I’m going to leave this up to Friday, September 10, at midnight. If you are interested in any of these items, please put the number of the item you want, the character in-game who it should be mailed to (if you win), and how much of the item you need (if applicable). At the end of the time, I will figure out who is interested in each item. If more than one person is interested in an item, it will automatically be rolled for by a program I wrote last time we did this. Most things that nobody wants will be sold on the AH for guild profit.

1. The Light and How to Swing It
2. Harnessing Shadows
3. The Emerald Dream
4. Perdiot Circle of Fire Resistance
5. Sardonyx Knuckle of Fire Resistance
6. Jasper Link of Nature Resistance
7. Perdiot Circle of Shadow Resistance
8. Larval Acid x2
9. Blindweed x11
10. Purple Lotus x2
11. Essence of Water x2
12. Living Essence
13. Wildheart Gloves x2
14. Magister’s Gloves
15. Wildheart Bracers x2
16. Shadowcraft Bracers
17. Lightforge Bracers
18. Magister’s Belt x2
19. Lightforge Belt
20. Bracers of Valor x4
21. Shadowcraft Belt
22. Girdle of Uther
23. Magiskull Cuffs
24. Serenity Belt
25. Master’s Hat of the Eagle
26. Sandals of the Insurgent
27. Pristine Black Diamond
28. Pattern: Big Voodoo Mask
29. Pattern: Chimeric Leggings
30. Pattern: Felcloth Robe
31. Pattern: Felcloth Shoulders
32. Pattern: Frostsabre Leggings
33. Pattern: Frostweave Robe
34. Pattern: Icy Cloak
35. Pattern: Mooncloth Bag
36. Pattern: Red Mageweave Gloves
37. Pattern: Red Mageweave Headband
38. Pattern: Red Mageweave Pants
39. Pattern: Reinforced Woolen Shoulders
40. Pattern: Robe of the Void
41. Pattern: Runecloth Headband
42. Pattern: Runecloth Pants
43. Pattern: Runecloth Tunic
44. Pattern: Runic Leather Belt x2
45. Pattern: Runic Leather Gauntlets
46. Pattern: Tough Scorpid Bracers
47. Pattern: Tough Scorpid Breastplate
48. Pattern: Tough Scorpid Boots
49. Pattern: Tough Scorpid Helm
50. Pattern: Tough Scorpid Leggings
51. Pattern: Turtle Scale Gloves
52. Pattern: Volcanic Leggings x5
53. Formula: Enchant Boots – Greater Agility
54. Formula: Enchant Boots – Greater Stamina
55. Formula: Enchant Bracer – Superior Stamina x2
56. Formula: Enchant Weapon – Demonslaying x1
57. Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume I
58. Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume II
59. Bottom Half of Advanced Armorsmithing: Volume III
60. Schematic: Goblin Jumper Cables XL
61. Schematic: World Enlarger
62. Tome of Arcane Brilliance x2
63. Codex: Prayer of Fortitude II x2
64. Codex: Prayer of Fortitude x2
65. Book: Gift of the Wild II x2
66. Recipe: Elixir of the Mongoose
67. Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power
68. Plans: Corruption
69. Plans: Hammer of the Titans
70. Plans: Masterwork Stormhammer
71. Plans: Thorium Armor
72. Plans: Thorium Boots
73. Plans: Thorium Bracers

Let’s try to get 20 people to copy their toons to the test server and give this a whirl. The client is linked a few posts down if you still need to download it. Just copy your toon and install it and you will be good to go. Hopefully we can get enough to give it a try.

Ok, so this past weekend fell a wee bit short of what I would consider a success. Right now we are having two fairly serious problems. If we don’t fix them, I don’t see us being able to continue playing as a raid guild.

Attendence

I’m not sure what is going on with people signing up then not showing up (or showing up late). It is insanely disrespectful to the people who are looking forward to these raids. Is it because people don’t really care about the game and just randomly decide to do real life stuff? Are people signing up, then forgetting? Are people just signing up because they think if they don’t they won’t be able to loot? Please, someone shed some light on this here. It seems pretty simple to me that if you say you are going to be somewhere at a certain time, you do it.

Lack of Enthusiasm-Drive-Focus-Whatever

A few weeks ago we split from raiding with the FO9 folks. Aside from having some shortages in certain classes, they have been able to largely pick up where they left off and are making good progress on Rag. We, on the hand, seem more content to just chat on vent about loot or whatever. I’d don’t have a problem with goofing around, but we don’t need to organize 40 people to goof around. If we want to goof around we should start scheduling Deadmines raids.

“You landlubbers are thougher than I thought, I’ll have to im-pro-vise.”

Seriously though, when we are on a raid people need to be paying attention. That’s what is killing our raids and making us wipe over and over again. I’d like to point out a postive example of what I’m trying to get at here. Two weeks ago we were in MC and we tore through the trash mobs and bosses alike. We were having like zero deaths and we were hauling ass. I hope you guys will agree with me that an experience like that is more enjoyable than this pass weekend’s experience. Most of the same people were at both raids. The only difference was the attitude of the players. So what’s going on?

I’m looking for feedback on the situation. Please post some comments.

The test realm is back up. I put a local mirror for 1.7. Blizzard has posted the 1.7 Patch Notes.

Update: Updated the local file to the new version Blizzard published. The new version fixes some crashes.

We’re looking for people to take on getting their faction up with the Thorium Brotherhood. So far we have:

• Enchanter – Beans
• Armorsmith – Simpkin
• Axesmith – Skier (low priority)
• Dragonscale Leatherworker – Pinpoint
• Tailor – Merkor
• Tribal Leatherworker – Runiska
• Elemental Leatherworker – Ithwail

We still need someone of each of the following to step forward and pick up the following profs:

• Swordsmith
• Hammersmith (low priority)

Please leave a comment if you a) want to pick up the responsibility or b) if you know someone who might be interested.

I put up a new Fire Resist Guide that outlines what you guys should be doing in free time in order to get us geared up. Feel free to ask questions in the comments if you have any.

Friday we did Lucifron and Magmadar (got a late start due to attendence). Saturday we did Onyxia and Gehennas (once again, late start due to attendence followed by poor performance in MC). Sunday we picked up the pace again and didn’t have quite as bad attendence as the prior nights so we killed Garr, Gehddon, and Shaz. Last night we killed Sulfron and Golemagg and made 2 attempts on Domo (the first one was awesome, the second one not so hot). Tonight the plan is to head back and kill Domo (and do some more core/DI farming).

Saturday night I gave enough of a lecture about the attendence and screwing around. Make sure if you are someone who is doing what they are supposed to you ride the backs of those who are slacking.

Here’s the loot thus far:

Calarn:

Aerith:

Fortywinks:

Sanctin:

Malekith:

Ismona:

Bleakster:

Cannaigne:

Heavensent:

Wishiwasevil:

Ragnarr:

Catbert:

Skier:

Unfinished:

Heavensent:

Bleakster:

Xleon:

Gnarlan:

Nistin:

Leroac:

Nistin:

Heavensent:

There’s a new version of CT_RaidAssist (1.3) out. Please download it.

We made some really good time last night. However, due to the lack of progress we made on Saturday night, we still have some stuff to clear. Let’s get it done tonight, Monday at 8 PM. Spread the word and see you in RedRidge.

Right now we officially have Onyxia followed by MC slated for Saturday at 6 PM EST and MC on Sunday at 6 PM EST.

Numerous people have said they want to raid Friday night. I have no problem with this, but I also don’t have a way to post a sign-up. So here’s the deal, if you want to start clearing MC Friday night, then start showing up in Lakeshire at 7:30 PM EST Friday night. If by the time 8 PM EST rolls around and we have decent numbers (> 30), we will start MC on Friday. If not, then we will just start on Saturday like we have planned. Please spread the word.

Update: I just posted the raids for next week as well. We will do Onyxia, followed by MC on Friday, then MC on Saturday and Sunday.