It's been a busy couple of weeks here at KoH central.

First off, the officers of KoH wish to extend a great big "GRATS" to those that participated in the KoH contest "Where in Azeroth is Kulvan".  We hope that everyone enjoyed the contest, we all had fun making it available to you.  For those of you that attended the ceremony/tie breaker, thank you for keeping us all amused by jumping off of the Purple Parlour balcony all of those times!

As many of you know, Akilleiun took home the grand prize of a Mekingeer's Chopper. 


No, Snow was not part of the prize...she's just faster than the rest of us.



Congrats also go out to Kraeg and Antipas for second and third places respectively. 


On the raiding front, it is my pleaseure to announce that we have begun raiding Ulduar in heroic mode.  We have done a couple of guild trips to see the Flame Leviathan now, however we have begun to press deeper into the instance.  On Friday, July 3, the Knights of Honor took a good hard look at the XT-002 Deconstructor and decided that he needed a "time out".


A special thanks goes out to our last minute fill-ins.  Without Winkk and a stolen Snuggy, we would have been in a rough spot on this guy.    Great work on the XT folks, stay tuned for more experience in Ulduar!


And finally, the officers wish to acknowledge the many new recruits that have joined our ranks.  In the last couple of months, we have seen a lot of recruiting, please welcome to the guild:
Shiverstone, Keylor, Winkk, Bellanes, Ninhilo, Nurture, Millenia, Dadgar, Warobi, Samora, Harbon, Taziki, Farqaad, and Frackles
We look forward to getting to know you all and we hope that you find a happy home here in KoH.

. . .  SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN . . . SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN . . . 

 

Sunday June 21st 2009...

 

It was a blustery cold day in Icecrown;  a fearless troop of twenty-five mighty Knights gathered before Ulduar to face the enemy. 

 

Glistening eyes pierced the blowing snow,  and the roar of the wind was loud in their ears. They moved in unison, with not a word spoken, to the entrance of the fortress.

 

Once inside they shook off the snow and gathered before their vehicles - the mighty Siege Engine, the fierce Demolisher and swift Chopper stood waiting. Nat lifted a powerful arm and gestured toward the awaiting masses; the event began and the KoH army surged forward.

 

Sharki took his machine and lead the charge into the heart of the battle - structures fell, enemy troops scattered, and the colossus were pulverized. The four towers were steam rolled one by one,  Storm, Flame, Frost and finally Life, fell to the force.

 

Then they faced it - the mechanical monster. Dav led the charge - Pyrite was burned and Warlocks were heaved great distances to stop the contraption.

 

Ten long minutes passed and then silence.

 

Suddenly a hearty WOOT pierced the heavy smoke filled air; KoH was victorious. The mechanical contrivance was crushed beneath their wheels.

 

Ulduar 25:  Flame Leviathan is down!

 

A huge thanks goes out to all 25 KoH'ers that (patiently) participated in our look, and one shot, of first boss in Ulduar 25.

 

Thanks go out to Sazz for leading us on to XT and giving that a couple of shots; we were totally on it and with a little more practice we got him! Woot KoH!

 

- Jaycyn

All of the officers would like to thank those that have participated in our most recent guild contest.  As many of you know, this is the final week of the contest to win a brand-spankin' new 2009 Mekingeer's Chopper through the KoH contest. 

I am impressed by the detail of some of the answers.  More importantly, I am extremely pleased to see that a bunch of Knights have been having so much fun with the contest. 

Just a heads up that the final scores will not be posted onto the guild website.  The grand prize (and a couple of consolation prizes) will be awarded in game on Monday, June 22 at 5:00 server time.  Anyone in the hunt for the prize should be online during this time, if we have a tie then the contest will be decided by a sudden death round! (oooOOOoooo).  If you are in contention for the prize and you cannot make this event, please inform Anniandre by Tuesday, June 16 when the last guesses are due.

KoH field correspondent Anniandre here.  I am reporting to you from the halls of Naxxramas this week.  Normally, you would find the ziggurat full of all kinds of undead nasties, however I have been informed that KoH has been busy this week and there's not much left in the place. 

There were a few note worthy items this week.  First,  would like to cheer for the brave knights that had a nail biting defeat of Thaddius on Saturday night.


-Thaddius

And the news doesn't stop there!  Jaycyn's Monday Night Madness was hijacked this week to enable our raiding team a view of the mighty Saphiron.  After some frantic scrambling for frost resist gear for the raid, KoH sauntered (yes, sauntered...it's better than strutting) into the Frostwyrm Lair and one-shotted the beast.  The chilly reception we recieved was noted...and disregarded.


-Sapphiron

With respect to Saphiron, great work everyone!  The raid was in fine fighting form as we pumped out over 62,000 DPS!  It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside to think about that damage.

With plenty of time left after Saphiron, the brave raiders decided to /wave and /hug Kel'Thuzad.  Sadly, our best efforts were not quite enough to take down the master of Naxxramas himself.   Do not confuse our defeat for a lack of trying, there were several amazing attemts (including the last attempt that left KT at 2% - 324,000 health).  Great job everyone! 

Our young brave warriors rallied in front of Naxx25 to begin the clearing to Kel'Thuzad... but destiny had a change of heart.. .On the evening of May 18th an unknown entity caused many WoW servers to crash.

What is KoH to do?!
No Hyjal ?!

No problem!
Saffie points Scarlet Crusade! A server is up!

Full force gnome and dwarf alike, make the journey through the perilous cave of troggs to reach our ultimate goal...



After weeks of trotting through the knee deep snow... he is finally found... Old Icebeard

Our first encounter with this vile beast proves to be more than we could handle...



We set out to hone our skills and increase our power levels... when we return, we are VICTORIOUS!



GRATS KNIGHTS OF HONOR!

Old Icebear will trouble us NO MORE!

It's been a frustrating and rewarding week for progression in Ulduar.  Progression runs are a time for those with the higest levels of gear to explore and learn new encounters so that they can teach them to other raiders in KoH.  Without the tireless efforts of these people (and the depeltion of their pocketbooks), we would not be able to zip through some of the content like we are doing in Naxx 25.

With the above being said, I present to you KoH's first kill of the XT-002 Deconstructor!



Thank you all for sticking through this encounter.  It was only a matter of time before we knocked over the Robotic Richard Simmons (if you don't get this joke, you will once you see him the first time).  One more boss remains in the Siege of Ulduar, keep your eyes on the calendar for Ignis and other Ulduar progression fun!

Just as a teaser...



More mystery awaits in the second wing, the Antechamber!

Did someone ask for progression?



On May 13, Razorscale got grounded.  This is a fun fight, there are some tense moments that keep the raid really moving.  Excellent work to those that were able to attend this progression run! 

Ok, maybe he is a little bigger than us....but you know what they say?
Oh, you don't.
Well, it's not important.

On May 9, a handful of fun seeking Knights strode into the depths of Black Wing Lair, Onyxia's Lair, and the Molten Core to cause a little trouble.  Really, I am serious! 

Thanks go out to all of those that attended, it was a blast getting to see this old content.  A very special thanks goes out to Sazz, thanks for leading us through!

For those that are seeking the achievements for conquring these dungeons and/or those that want to have that sense of nostalgia, please stay tuned and sign up as we head into more of the old raids.