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As predicted in my last post, Vishyna and I were level 69 when we logged out Friday night. Saturday we logged in and got right to questing in Netherstorm. We hit 70 that afternoon. As soon as we hit 70 we ported down to Azeroth, trained our new abilities, crafted some new 70 gear and strapped on some other gear we had waiting for us.
I had several Solid Star of Elune cut and a Delicate Eternium Ring made for me (thanks Dereyn). I made my Heavy Clefthoof Leggings and Heavy Clefthoof Vest (I had already bought the boots from the auction house). I ran around to various quartermasters and bought some of the new PvP gear that is now available when you are honored with the respective factions.
As Vishyna and I were finishing up getting our new 70 gear all sorted and checking out our new stats, the call went out to drop groups - raid invites were going out.
Somehow her and I ended up in a Kara raid that was already cleared up to Shade. Yeah I know, the T4 gloves token drops from Curator, but our guild uses EPGP for it’s loot protocol and this being my first raid with them I wasn’t eligible for loot unless it went unclaimed (and there was another feral as well as a tree Druid in this particular raid). So I’m kinda glad Curator was already down. I would have been very unhappy if that T4 token dropped and I couldn’t have it.
Which brings me to Illhoof. We handily downed him and what should drop? Yep, the Stranglestaff. And the other feral - who a) asked me “how did you get +10 stam on all your gear” and b) already has the Greatstaff from SSC - snatches it up. Sigh.
Anyway, we finished a full clear of Kara with only two wipes on Netherspite (first because nobody got the green beam in time and Netherspite was healed back to full and second because someone stepped into the red beam before I could and got aggro). We had a Paladin main-tank and I was swapping between off-tank and DPS and occasionally main-tanking bosses. I didn’t get any loot and I had to sit out for Prince, but I walked away with 10 badges and I was 300 or so EP closer to being able to take loot.
Sunday me and Vish got down to starting some dailies with Recstrech. We did all sorts of Sha’tari Skyguard stuff including half of the new and improved Adversarial Blood (old version) and achieved friendly status with those folks. I was 5999/6000 with Sha’tar from turning in all of my signets and tomes so we went and finally killed Levixus for Levixus the Soul Caller which put me over into honored with them.
We farmed some netherweb spider silk for Vish. Did a few quests. Did the cooking daily which took us to Blade’s Edge to cook something over the corpse of an Abyssal Flamebringer.
Raid time rolled around and SSC was on the schedule. Vish and I assumed we wouldn’t be attending since we are in basic blues and greens (having not done any instances aside from Shadow Labs to get the first key fragment for the Kara attunement quest chain).
It was looking like they wouldn’t have enough people for a 25-man so we started looking for folks to help us with the Ogri’la prereq 5-mans. We tried to 3-man Grulloc with Rec and although we did quite well it wasn’t enough. Right then we were told to drop our group for a raid invite. WTF? We are nowhere near geared enough to do SSC. Nonetheless we are invited and end up getting drug along into SSC since we will be number 24 and 25 for the raid.
The Greatstaff drops on the first trash pull and our main bear tank takes it. After a few more trash pulls I’m told to get into my tank gear so I can take some of the pressure off of the other tanks. I tank my assigned mob just fine for a few trash pulls. We sneak past Hydross for a few more trash pulls. Pattern: Boots of Utter Darkness drops and nobody else can use it so I take it. Then I fall into the water. Along with about 7 other people. There’s a little gap up there you have to watch out for. I shifted into Aquatic Form and made it for dry land as quick as I could but those damn fish are nasty. I actually made it to where the Lurker fight takes place and got up onto the ring but I died as soon as I got out of the water. Those who died in the water have to run back but I am able to be resurrected.
So we finally make it to Lurker and give it about 5 tries before it’s too late and people have to start logging. Lurker is a really tough fight for anyone, let alone someone in blues and greens. For the first few tries I was in DPS gear and assigned a platform along with a Rogue to take out the Naga that swim up. We were having trouble with the guardians that spawn wiping out the healers and ranged DPS though. So I went bear tank for the last two tries to help soak up those guardians. On the first try I got spouted off into the distance as I wasn’t quite far enough under the water. On the second try the guardian owned me. Then the trash started respawning and people started logging off so it was time to call it.
Another 300+ EP closer to taking loot. I’m just short of 700 EP and the guild requires you to have 1,000 EP to become a full member and take loot. By the time the next raid is over I should be over that or very close to it.
Tags: Karazhan, Netherspite, Serpentshrine Cavern, Sha’tar, Sha'tari Skyguard, The Lurker Below