21Feb/120
Time to make it rain!
Hope everyone had a good extended weekend, and you paid homage to past presidents and bought some furniture.... With that said, thesis going to be a good week for raiding. I'm confident that we will finally make some serious progression.
It's been a real struggle with the roster changes, and really do appreciate everyone who has played a role and stuck around.
One small issue... melee... As of now, we really only have one solid melee (Josh) and really need another. We do have some new people and am excited seeing them sign up and willing to raid. The issue is, however, is that they are priest(s) and ranged. And their alts are ranged as well. We do have a new paladin; and I'm hoping he signs up...
I'm going to reaching out to the group this week and see if we have another melee that wants to regularly raid.
Have a great week!
25Jan/123
Upcoming nerf
So... just as in WoTLK... we are getting a wide-raid nerf. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not, but at this point we'll take it.
About last night... I'm still concerned with certain aspects of the raid. Our DPS was there as well as healing. However, some of the mechanics are just not falling into line. At this point in our progression, we shouldn't be wiping on Gunship (or whatever it's called) and should be on Deathwing.
I'm hoping this nerf will get us through our troubled areas. It's important that everyone really starts tweaking their gear. I saw a few times where people weren't food buffed or flasked. There's no excuse for it. We have a guild bank filled with gold, food and flasks. If theres something you don't have... ask!
Ok all... See you tomorrow for our progression night.
13Jan/122
The family splits…
Happy Friday! We had a meeting in Ventrilo the other day; and wanted to give everyone who wasn't able to attend a brief synopsis of what transpired.
Unfortunately, a few of our raiders (and friends) are moving on to other Warcraft related objectives. Cless and Zotak are moving to a 25-man progression based guild. In the same breath; Chris and Erin will be transferring servers to play with some real-life friends.
I personally wish you all the best of luck and success. You will always have a home here in AJ! You will all be missed... Not simply because of the spot you fill in the raid; but because of the relationships we've encountered in-game.
With that said... We will be changing our raid schedule back to Tuesday's and Thursday's; starting January 19th.
Have a great weekend everyone!
5Dec/115
Old hag…
Well, we were able to easily down Hagara Stormbinder, but had some difficulty with Ultraxion. It's not a hard fight; it just required everyone to be perfect.
Good job, nonetheless... I'm confident we will have another notch in our Dragon Soul belt.
30Nov/115
And the winner is…
What a great night for AJ! We stepped into the new raid area (Dragon Soul) and came away with three bosses down (and two one-shots). Great job everyone... Here are the screenshots.
28Nov/114
Patch 4.3 – On live realms this week
We will soon be raiding in a new area, with new bosses and mechanics.
Video of some of theses new fights are already available since they were part of the PTR. Some of them looks really easy, but will probably be changed for a live patch.
Tomorrow, ton of guilds will jump in this new raid and new guides will probably be made at the same time.
Since we raid on Wednesday we should be able to have a preview of the strategy before-hand. We should use this fact to our advantage to have a nice 1st progression night.
I know we can do this ! Go AJ go!
For those that did not follow anything about the new patch, you can get all the information from mmo-champion right now.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2567-Patch-4.3-on-live-realms-this-week
PS : Enhance got buffed this patch, get ready people !!! <.<
18Nov/111
This is my moment.
Instead of singing the 'Friday' song; I thought I'd treat you to another Rebecca Black song... Enjoy.
Hope everyone had a good week. I got back from my trip, and my inlays will be here tomorrow so I'll be pretty much indisposed until after Thanksgiving. I talked to Josh a bit, and we are still hoping we have enough interest to raid. I also know I mentioned last raid, that maybe we should take an official break until after the Holidays.
Josh brought up a good point, and I didn't even think about it. The latest patch (4.3) will most likely be released in the next few weeks. How dare Blizzard release new content when we are all traveling and wrapping presents?!
Historically, we lose a few raiders during this time because they are too anxious to wait to beginning raiding. I don't want that to happen. So, we'll do whatever we can to keep the group together and progress. I will be gone the last two weeks of December with zero internet (my folks live in the sticks).
Anyway, have a great weekend everyone!!!
3Nov/119
Next on the hit list…
In pure AJ fashion last night, we finally got our first Firelands heroic kill with Shannox. If you've been with the guild long enough, the kill came as no surprise. It seemed as though we weren't making any progress, our 8th attempt (go Wendy!) we downed him quite easily.
Great job everyone with hanging in there. A special thanks to Zotak for sitting last night; really appreciate it and I hope your pug was good.
I mentioned this last night, but I highly encourage everyone to at least check this site to get a good base of what you may need to change. This helped me dramatically, and the healers confirmed this... My block was improved easily by 15%. Check the site out and let me know your results. I know Chris mentioned another site... Chris, let me know what resources you've found in the comments.
With our first heroic boss down, what do you guys think should be next? I'm thinking Rhyolith should be our next target. What are your thoughts?
Again, good job everyone!
2Nov/117
Friendly reminders
First off, happy hump day and happy raid day. Wednesday's are one of my favorite days of the week, not only because the work week is half over but also raid night.
We will be putting a lot more effort into heroics starting tonight; which means I totally expect Shannox to go down tonight. I think we had the pattern work out perfectly last week, and just need a little luck on our side to make it happen.
Next on our reading list is: Loot... and the Drama it Unfolds
Apparently, there was some minor loot drama on Monday. Before I say anything, I just want to remind everyone... AJ has never been about loot... ever. Our mantra has always been, "progressing as friends". While it's great to get those new shiny purple loots, it can be bittersweet if other people are effected.
In a 10-man group, drama should NEVER happen. At this point in progression, there are only going to be a handful of gear that everyone needs. We could break that down, but let's try to focus here guys (and gals). The way it's been and always will be is simple... If a piece drops you need, and more than one person wants it... whomever needs the upgrade more should get it. It's really that simple. Since this is a tight nit group; a little couth can go a long way. If you've already won a piece that night, try to roll with the punches and allow someone else to benefit from the raid.
As mentioned, this late in progression the pieces that drop are few and far between. Let's not lose focus guys.
26Oct/113
To raid or not to raid…
Without going into vast amounts of details, decisions, etc... I want to bring up some simple facts so everyone is on the same page. I spoke to another guildie about this; as well as my officers in the past. First off, I've been leading raids and a guild for many years and I know one simple thing... I can't make everyone happy. There's always going to be hurt feelings, disappointment and disagreement.
What I do want to do, is keep the same feel and pace we are familiar with; without causing additional drama. This is the period where most guilds fall apart (the lull between expansions). We'll be here, even if we don't raid...
Anyway, what I want everyone to do is this... Sign up early for the raids. The day before, we will be choosing who is primary and who is backup. If you sign up, you are expected to at least show up (even if you are backup) to make sure the primary is on and raiding. We will try and integrate people as needed to maximize the raid makeup as well as give people what bosses/gear they need.
At this point, there are a few of us who need minimal (or nothing). Also, if you raided on Wednesday and still need the second half; you will get preferential treatment for Monday. If there's nothing you need, please put yourself as 'tentative'.
I'll discuss this more in depth tonight. See you all then!
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