Hi Guildies,

Icecrown Citadel arrived...

The guild has been under an era of streamlining and closer focus of late. The ranking system has been modified and the guildies are being honed into stricter, yet fluid roles. This has resulted in losing some and clearing out others. We have always kept our eye on recruiting top quality players and this is continuing. Some old guildies have returned and some have changed roles/characters. All with a single aim in mind.

To move this raid guild up a level and turn it into a war band worthy of the top 25 of our server's best. All that and keeping the camaraderie this guild is renowned for.

We have marched into Ice Crown Citadel and in a short time downed all 4 bosses of the lower spire in both 10 man and 25 man!!! This is a sensational achievement and testament to the players involved. And speaking of achievements, we've gained a few of those along the way as well...

Only last night we pushed the limits and ran 3x10 man raids into ICC. We only had 28 players online, so had to PUG 2 players. However, it is worthy of note that 28 players were online and 28 players raided ICC10. All 3 groups downed the 4 bosses of the lower spire, totalling 224 emblems of frost for the guild, along with gear upgrades and precious experience. Many thanks to those who raided off spec, stayed late and kept it together to succeed. It was a great night!

I am looking to continue 3x10 ICC whenever possible on our 10 man raid night. We will then strive to move onto 1x25 and 1x10, with the ultimate goal of 2x25 man raids. I have a few plans of how to involve those great players that can't raid all 3 nights, since we have pushed for that to happen in the name of progression. These raids are part of those plans.

The raid sign up's have improved dramatically and long may they continue to be high. The team has gelled further and that is bearing fruit in players ability and play style. Keep focused and committed to the guild as much as you can. I hope you can see and feel the progress we have made. I intend to keep it that way.

Cheers
Hack

Hi Guildies,

A big well done to all those that helped the guild finally down Anub and TotC 25 man! :)

The guild has become more stable into regular 25 man raiding again, along with latest 10 man runs. These have been TotC and Onyxia's lair. We are currently farming these instances to gear up so we are ready for Icecrown Citadel. We have also collected a fair few ilvl 245 craftable recipes, so plz /w me in game if you'd like something made.

Recruitment has slowed, as we are looking for high quality players to help fill in gaps and backup our raid schedule. These are ofc harder to find on an old server, but are worth waiting for, as our current core players are testament to.

Heiser and Elber have been promoted to Officers to help me and Riannon push the guild forward and keep it evolving successfully. They have already proved to be top quality players and loyal guildies.

I hope you're all enjoying the guild atmosphere and it's particular way of playing WoW ;) As always if you have any suggestions to help improve area's, please use the forums. There have been some excellent guides on there recently.

Cheers
Hack

Hi Guildies,

If you've been with us for a while, you wouldn't of failed to see the drama a month or so back....

Well, as always, the loyal and truely committed members of our fine guild rallied around and we've grown back up to strength. We now are selectively choosing recruits to fill any gaps we have. We have many new guildies which are raiding with us and getting to know the team.

I'm happy to see EC back raiding 25 man content with progression and an air of smoothness. I'm sure many of you guys do too. Thx to those who stayed with us patiently and those who helped the guild regrow. We are lucky to have a highly skilled core of players in this guild and it shows time and time again.

Things will be brought back to efficiency again and roles given out, etc. It's also been enjoyable to see many of you seeking challenges of hard achievements, and great to see so many willing to help others.

Cheers
Hack

Hi Guildies,

Long time since I posted any News, so here goes.

The Guild has gone through a few changes in the last 2 months. We've farmed Naxx 25 to death, gained many achievements both in 10 & 25 man raids. We've had success in Ulduar, although this has shown a needed stepped change in focus and this is on going. The members have also been changed a little, with new players in many important roles. Not least a new officer which has shown her mettle on many occasions.

Again this shows the guilds resolve, where others collapse. We were riding a rough road, but I feel we are now seeing some light.

Well the future....

I've been thinking about the imminent patch, and how the best way to use the changes to our benefit. Well keep your eyes peeled to the forums as updates/plans are announced. It's also been and is holiday season and that won't properly end until mid September at a guess. This has been a drain on the guild's raiding progression. However, come September after the sun has gone (yea right, what sun), it'll be gaming season again and we're better placed to raid the latest content that ever. We have been playing catch up for a long time, dealing with all the normal guild building issues all guilds face.

Well we're still here and it's time to lean up and hit the new challenges head on!

Hack ;)

Hi Guildies,

Well, what a fine weekend's raiding! Congrats to all those concerned :)

We have now cleared Naxx 25 and in only our 4th week of raiding 25 man... The guild still continues to achieve and grow stronger each week. We have a great core of raiders and we are now only recruiting suitable players of the correct classes. I am seeing the guild applications increase and we have had to turn players away at times. The plan is to continue with Naxx 25 & farm it until the guild is all geared up. We will interchange with EoE and achievements, to keep the challenge strong and the Guild ranking high. From there our sights will move to focus on Ulduar 25 man as a complete guild. The guild is also boosting players through Naxx 10 each week(all help with boosting gratefully received).

The loot system has had a major overhaul, and after a few initial niggles, has been a success. It will make guild gearing up and ultimately Ulduar 25 that much faster and solid.

Thanks for making Naxx 25 happen & let's gear up for Ulduar 25!!! ;)

Hack