Guild Progression

Over the last few weeks, The Ancients raiders have been flying through the content. Here's a quick catch-up, gear, and recognition list; if anyone or anything is forgotten, please let me know.

Firstly: A bit under two weeks ago, a mix of our raiding groups 1 and 2 entered Zul'Aman for the second time. We got through the adds much better than the first time, and it showed on the boss, too... we downed Nalorakk within a shot or two, and congrats to Moonspirit on the Robes of Heavenly Purpose. Afterwards, we progressed onto Akil'Zon, the eagle avatar, and tried him a few times. We lowered him to 49% on our best shot, which, considering it was our first night at him, was a quite good effort.

Now, to get more recent: Last Thursday, The Ancients combined with guild Captain Sanders Shirt, as well as some pugs, to give Gruul's Lair a shot. It took a while to get started, but after an hour of getting more people and buffing up, we progressed to High King Maulgar. It was a long process, taking a fair few shots because of mage-tank problems, but we eventually got a replacement mage-tank who had done the fight before, and got the fight easily from there. I'm not able to congratulate anyone on the loot for this one, as I forget who got it. :P

Moving onto Gruul's, we had respawn problems, but managed to clear it. After, again, the buffing and tactic-explaining, we lowered him to 40% for a good first shot...then, our next try was an agonising wipe at 2%. By that time, there were respawns, so after also being on for quite a long time, we had to leave. Correct me if I'm wrong, because I didn't hear much about it, but as far as I know, the raid dissolved soon after, and Gruul, sadly, remained alive, even after a great effort from the raid.

Now, to the most recent, and maybe most beneficial achievement; The Ancients first full one-night clear! We could tell from the start - from Borg's enthusiasm in pulling - that we were aiming for a full-clear. But it went even better than planned...we progressed through all the bosses as we passed them, with lots of loot, BoJ, and void crystals. Zev complained, justifiably, of the lack of Paladin T4 Tokens from Curator, as the Warrior-Priest-Druid one dropped for what seemed to be the millionth time. Also, there was yet again no luck with the ring for Odayla and I... although, a few bosses later, at Netherspite, I got a leg armour replacement, with the Skulker's Greaves dropping, and nobody else wanting to roll on them. Maybe just because gemming and enchanting legs costs so damn much. :P

After just over three hours, we got to Prince, the last boss standing. No wipes so far, and many people having gotten gear already. We were just going for a perfect full clear...when a bad infernal placement wiped us. At 1 damned percent. Annoyed, but still determined, we rushed back up for a second shot, and downed him easy, for us first 1-night full clear! Grats to Odayla on the T4 Headpiece token.

And finally, one last piece of news: Zevon/Beanieone - the guild's fastest leveller, and maybe wit - is unable to play until November. Zev's been a great friend and rival to me for many months now. We'll miss ya until then, Zev :(

So, cyas till next post, guys.
Elf.

New Gear :D

Okay, so I haven't posted in a while, I realise that. Really, it's mainly because not much's been happening, considering Kara was called off last week and a flop the week before...anyways. I thought I may as well post to update with my new gear, since I've gotten some stuff recently which I may as well sum up.

Number one: Crossbow of Relentless Strikes! This is, actually, from about a month ago...but I forgot to make a post. I tend to do that often. Either way, its ownage is nice.

Number two: Midnight Legguards. Was lucky enough to get these from H SP, so I'm in the process of trying to find someone for Nethercobra at the moment. Ugh.

Number three: Vengeful Gladiator's Chain Armour. Managed to finally get this from arena points, still need to get it gemmed though. Although it's PvP, it's still better than the crafted Thick Netherscale Breastplate.

And I haven't gotten another piece yet, although I have been farming BM for the elusive Hourglass. Damn Temporus! *Mutters about drop rates and uses /doom towards Obe and Zev*...anyways. I'll be getting the Skyguard Silver Cross very soon, and although it's pretty damn lame for raiding, it beats my old trinket by a long shot.

Oh...and it seems Gruul's is on the GC for next week, which could be...interesting. And Borg...if you read this, ignore the gems part for now. Please! /scared.

Cyas all.
Elf.

My Current and Desired Gear

Okay, so just starting a list of the gear I want sometime in the future. I realise some of it could be a while, and this list will certainly take me a while to complete, but I may as well get started.

Head: Happy as it is, have Vengeful Gladiator's Chain Helm - this should last me a while, maybe even until late WoTLK :D.
Neck: Again, I shouldn't have to upgrade this until WoTLK, I'm hoping, since the AP and proc are nice - Shattered Sun Pendant of Might.
Shoulders: Beastmaw Pauldrons will do for now, hopefully will find something better before
WoTLK comes along.
Back: Blood Knight War Cloak - I like the +Agi and +AP, but I'd rather have something with, say, Intellect, instead of the Stamina.
Chest: Thick Netherscale Breastplate - quite happy with this, the AP is nice. This might be replaced around late Kara, I'm assuming.
Bracers: Felstalker Bracers. I get the feeling I should replace these, but I can't find anything better with LW, and so far none have dropped in Kara. They'll do for now, I suppose.
Hands: Demon Stalker Gauntlets have very nice stats, and I was thrilled to get my first piece of T4. (Grats to Lash on getting them recently :D) I'll leave these be until I get a better drop, or when WoTLK comes.
Waist: I recently got Girdle of the Deathdealer from H BM, and they seem good for now, but I'm not sure of the comparative stats of other items; I've seen quite a few better on trade. For now, though, the +Hit and +AP is good.
Legs: I'm trying to replace Retainer's Leggings as soon as possible. The +Hit works well, and I'm aiming to get the crossbow from BoJ before the legs, but I'm still hoping to have them replaced soon-ish.
Feet: Fiend Slayer Boots are a nice drop from Chess, and I've noticed that at least they beat the ones from Nightbane. They'll do until I get a drop from wherever I happen to go (Kara/Gruul's etc)
Ring 1: Violet Signet of the Master Assassin. Again, great stats, and I'd say I'd replace with one that doesn't have stamina, but there aren't many rings before T5 equivalent (as far as I know of) that can replace this.
Ring 2: Ring of Arathi Warlords is, from my knowledge, pretty much the same as the Violet Signet of the Master Assassin, except slightly lower stats.
Trinket 1: Okay, THIS is my main worry. Wasn't so bad compared to other trinkets I have had, but now that I have Bloodlust Brooch, but, just look at it. Bladefist's Breadth... -.- Essentially, it's just the +crit from a Level 58 Quest blue. I NEED to replace this.
Trinket 2: Bloodlust Brooch. I don't have any complaints about this one. Great AP, and the On-Use effect is great. Another one that, it seems, I can happily leave until either WoTLK or Gruul's, whichever comes first.
Melee Weapon: Vengeful Gladiator's Waraxe. The welfare epic for hunters. Great for now, but Legacy would be a nice PvE improvement on it - the PvP one has too many points towards Stam that could be going to extra Agility or Attack Power.
Ranged Weapon: Finally, the last one. Steelhawk Crossbow is great, but, since a ranged weapon is, obviously, a hunter's main dps output, I might replace it soon.

Items I'm Currently Going For -
Bracers: This is one I can't link; I'm hoping, for now, to get decent bracers off Rokad the Ravager, which are unlinkable (they're a random enchantment). Hopefully, they won't be bad, but as long as they have stats geared towards AP/Agil, and no Stam, they should beat my current ones.

Legs: Hoping to get the T4 ones - Demon Stalker Greaves - off Gruul the Dragonkiller. It's a long shot, I know, so if I don't get that first, I'll go for some Sunwell BoJ rewards after the crossbow.

Trinket 1: Ideally, I'd love Dragonspine Trophy, but if I can't get that, I'll be just as happy until then with the Hourglass of the Unraveller. Anything beats what I have at the moment.

Crossbow: I'm going for the Crossbow of Relentless Strikes, myself. At 150 BoJ, I know it'll take a while, but it will be worth it when I get it, since the stats are fantastic.


Woot! Finally done with the links and posts :D Feel free to ask me in-game, here, or on The Ancients forums if you want to suggest an item, do a dungeon run for gear, or anything similar. And I'm not sure yet whether I'll update this when I get new gear, or just make an individual post for the gear. Probably both, but we'll see when the time comes.

Cyas again,
Elfangor.