War Machine have now officially downed 3 of the 12 “progression” raid bosses in Cataclysm so far (4 if you count Baradin Hold). Congrats all on getting through them – they’re a much harder breed of boss than we’re used to from Wrath of the Lich King!
Unfortunately I don’t have a screenshot from our Halfus kills so if you do, please let me know and I’ll post it.
Congratulations to all involved in the guild first kill of Conclave of Wind last night! Here’s the video of the successful kill:
This just leaves Al’akir to go in Throne of the Four Winds, and after a quick few attempts at him after the kill last night he looks to be a little easier than Conclave was.
A proper writeup is coming soon, but in the meantime here’s a couple of videos of the fight. The first one has strong language, so be warned.
This second video is Tankspot’s explanation, for those that prefer them:
Here’s Wowpedia’s take on Magmaw, and here’s a bit more detail from Tankspot on the fight. Good luck!
The first official War Machine raid for Cataclysm has been scheduled, and it’s Throne of the Four Winds and will be happening on Saturday 22nd of January at 8:30pm server time. Some of us have already had a couple of attempts at the first encounter, the Conclave of Wind, but in case you haven’t or need a refresher, here’s the Tankspot guide to the encounter.
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The Conclave of Wind is the first of only two encounters in Throne of the Four Winds, making the raid similar to the Obsidian and Ruby Sanctum raids of WotLK in length. The instance is made up of 5 platforms suspended in the air and connected by streams of wind – four smaller platforms positioned around a larger central platform. One platform is empty and is where the group will enter the instance. The other three outer platforms each contain one of the minibosses of the Conclave of Wind encounter, and the central platform houses the final boss of the instance, Al’Akir. Unlike the two sanctum raids however, we will be taking on the first 3 minibosses at the same time. Think of it like Four Horsemen from Naxxramas, but with one less horseman. The proximity mechanics of Four Horsemen apply to the Conclave of Wind as well (at least one person must be on each of the 3 boss platforms at all times), but the caveat here however is all 3 minibosses must die within one minute of each other.
Continue reading Raid Guide: Throne of the Four Winds – Conclave of Wind
With the launch of the latest World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm, War Machine was also proud to announce that we welcomed Bannox; our newest ‘Warlord’ (Guild Officer) who will be fulfilling the role of Recruitment Officer.
Bannox has been a welcomed asset to the guild since joining. He has been filling the role of Tank on our regular raid nights as well as helping new and old members of the guild with quests as we level alts, dungeon runs as well as the regular chat on guild channel and Vent.
I decided to ask Bannox a few questions so that we can all get to know a little bit more about who he is and what his thoughts are.
Continue reading Guild Interview: Bannox
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The title says it all, really. Well done all!
Here’s a video of our best LK attempt last night, with us getting him down to 25%. We’re so very close!
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Patch 4.01 officially goes live tomorrow so now would be the time to check out what’s changing for your class as there’s a lot to be aware of. Be prepared to regem and reglyph with the new glyph system as well. Reforging also makes an appearance this patch, so read up on that too.
The last boss standing in the way of 10 man Lich King is down for War Machine, making us 11/12 for ICC10. It was a close one though, with the team managing to kill her during her enrage. It was a fantastic job from everyone involved. Unfortunately we weren’t able to catch the kill on video, but I did manage to record what happened next:
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Tonight we’re trying our luck properly on Arthas. Fingers crossed.
We’re well on our way to having a shot at the Lich King himself now – these two videos are from last night’s 10 man run. On our second attempt at Putricide last night, we managed to get him down, but only JUST.
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And then for the last boss of the night we headed over to Dreamwalker and one-shotted her, which was pretty good considering we had some people that hadn’t done the fight before.
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So officially, War Machine is now 10/12 for Icecrown Citadel 10 man – only Sindragosa stands between us and Arthas.
We’ve had a lot of changes in the guild lately, some old members leaving and many new ones joining our ranks. Welcome to all the new people, it’s fantastic to have you with us. We strive to be a friendly, fun guild as well as open and approachable so if you have any questions, comments, complaints, etc, don’t hesitate to talk to either myself (Dakhan/Fhell/Alysse) or Rakshasi/Aurina/Cheesburglar/Chibiko either in-game, or e-mail us at dakhan@warmachineguild.net or rakshasi@warmachineguild.net.
Next Thursday sees the return of Teams Pie and Cake – new names to be determined – for our simultaneous two ICC 10 runs. Remember to sign up on the calendar event in-game with the character you’d like to bring if you are keen. Additionally, Thraul has been putting together a team for an ICC 10 alt run for Wednesday nights – check out the forum thread if you’re interested. And don’t forget about the ICC 25 man runs on Saturday nights!
Besides the scheduled raids, we are generally on during the week for runs of other raids, heroics to gear up, or just fun old school runs. Hit us up in-game and we’re sure to be able to put something together.
Just a week after downing the Blood Prince Council, we headed back in and not only downed the council again but brought down the Blood Queen herself!
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Well done to all the raiders – great clear especially going in blind!