Many "grats" go to the progression raid team that managed to complete the Trial of the Crusader 10!  Until this week, we have merely poked around in the instance.  However, over two nights, we managed to learn the four final fights and complete our first Tier 9 dungeon.

Very nice work everyone, we are all very happy that KoH was able to complete this accomplishment.

The pace in game these days may seem a little slower as real life continues to speed up.   In all reality, KoH has been having a really great month filled with new adventures.

First off, I wish to thank all that came out for the KoH raids on the horde capitals.  Not many of our members PvP, so this kind of an adventure would have been a great change to them.  By the sounds of it, everyone had a blast as we rode in to take out Lady Sylvanas and Lor'themar Theron.  Even though our attempts at Thrall and Cairne failed (hehe, raiding at prime time), I think it's safe to say that everyone had a great time.



On the raiding front, our 10 man teams have been making some headway into the Trial of the Crusader.  We haven't been raiding here much, most of our focus has been on Ulduar 10/25.  This will change due to our most recent progress.

 

Great work folks!

We have also been peeking at Onyxia since patch 3.2.2, and have been met with success on the 10 player mode.  A little practice and she'll be farmed in 25 as well.

What's this? Why is our Killy being chased by a giant snowball boss?

This one has been a long time coming folks!

KoH has finally taken down Malygos as a guild!



Thank you all for working towards this goal.  Grats to those that achieved the title "Champion of the Frozen Wastes". 

Amazing work everyone!  Even though this was our first take down it was executed flawlessly (except for the priest we threw into the lightning).  A special thanks to our Uber Boomkin and the stellar healers!

Perseverance [pur-s uh - veer - uh ns]

-noun - steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.

 

Victory [vik -t uh -ree]

-noun - a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.

 

For a couple of weeks, we have been taking a peek at Kologarn in heroic Ulduar.  Each time KoH took a stab at him, we would make a little progress into the encounter yet still fall short or taking him down. 

 

On August 21, KoH had a wonderful showing against Kologarn (one-shotted him).

 

With Kolo out of the way, we decided to take a look at a couple of the encounters close by.  Auriyia and the Assembly of Iron both became possible targets.  A brief visit to each of these bosses on August 21 gave us little more than an understanding of the fight mechanics.

One week later, KoH decided that another look was in order for these two bosses.  Auriyia managed to beat us back for a good hour and a half, we can chalk that up as a learning experience that builds character.  After being thrashed a bit, we decided to move over to the Assembly of Iron…about an hour later (once last try was called), our hard work paid off.

 

The entire guild has shown great perseverance over the last couple of weeks, and as a result, we have had some great victories.

Please keep up the good work folks…and keep having fun!

One more night of Ulduar and one more Watcher down!  On Friday evening, ten brave knights ran through Ulduar 10 to learn and take down the mighty Thorim.  As you can see, our mission was successful. 



Now we just have to find a way to get out DPS from hitting the red button on Mimiron!  The problem is, it even says "DO NOT PUSH THIS BUTTON".  Oh well, perhaps we can distract them with shinnies.

On a side note, we have begun running two ten man Ulduar runs.  I was informed that the second group made their way to Hodir and got a few good tries in.  Woot KoH!

Thanks to E for the great SS of Thorim.

This last week, a ten person progression team has been hard at work in Ulduar.  We had an adgenda this week: get a watcher down and start making progress on a second. 

Last week, we had started work on Hodir; after several tries, we were able to bring him down to 40ish percent.  With an understanding of the fight, the team headed into Ulduar to take another look at Hodir.  Three tries later, ole' frosty was surrendering to KoH.


-Hodir joins KoH

After Hodir, we took the last hour as an opportunity to learn some of Freya's mechanics.  For those that have not had the opportunity to visit the Conservatory of Life, it's a very cool place (filled with A LOT of trash packs).  We deftly maneuvered through the conservatory to take out the Elders then took a few stabs at the life warder herself.  It took us one try to get an idea of what the fight is about, one subsequent try to learn each of the three add packs...and in typical KoH style, once last try was called we whipped out the weed-whackers and took the plant lady down. 


-Freya comes around as well

Overall, we're extremely pleased with the progress in Ulduar.  Sunday's raid had all members of the team thinking about the problems we faced, we adjusted strategies, and we overcame obstacles.