Dear Azerothian heroes and heroins.
It has come to our attention that wild animals are being mistreated in Firelands. A certain Mr. S. has reported multiple violations of animal rights within his kennel. Such acts must stop immediately. Mr. S. is a a fully licenced dog farmer, and tampering with his livelyhood violates D.E.H.T.A.s policy. From now on, it is forbidden to kill skull-level canine in Firelands. Failure to follow this rule will lead into a -10 DKP infraction. Normal-level dogs are still free to hunt among tortoise and firehawk-pests.
With cuddliness, D.E.H.T.A.
FBF complied, resulting in a Heroic kill.
Shannox HC
[Leggings of the Fiery Protector] (Illyria)
[Leggings of the Fiery Vanquisher] (Itza, Tac)
[Uncrushable Belt of Fury] (Zende)
[Feeding Frenzy] (Sorbus)
[Bracers of the Dread Hunter] (Denias)
[Necklace of Fetishes] (Ligur, Itza)
[Crystal Prison Band] (Eleador)
This week's episode of "Antiques Raidshow" takes us to Mount Hyjal and the Firelands, where an old (old, old, old) friend has decided to burn down the beautiful forests of the elves! In these enviromental friendly times, who would stand for that? (Let's just forget about the critter kill achievement, ok?). So, after strengthening our fire resistance over the summer, we felt confident enough to send an elite group of tree huggers to deal with the problem.
There he was...the Fire Lord. So big and intimidating...And now he's here. Still big. Still intimidating. STILL DROPS EPICS! CHARGE!
...still doesn't drop the tier piece you wanted. But hey, at least you saved him from the nerfbat that would've hit him sooner or later, right?
Ragnaros
[Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor] (Eleador, Odeliini)
[Helm of the Fiery Protector] (Sticker, Sraaz)
[Helm of the Fiery Conqueror] (Odeliini)
[Matrix Restabilizer] (Farek)
[Sulfuras, The Extinguished Hand] (Ligur)
[Vessel of Acceleration] (Yiamat)
A fire cat form? A SCORPION form? AOE FIRE CYCLONE!? Where was our druid trainer when these spells were taught? I almost didn't want to fight this guy so that he could've shown us how to do some of those things. But, considering the fact that we had just killed pretty much everything in the Firelands before him, mr. Staghelm might have been a bit reluctant to give us anything but the finger. So instead, we taught him a lesson in PAIN!
And it's a good thing we did, because those fancy spells of his turned out to be pretty lame after all. Apparently, his form is based on how many people are near him, and as we have become quite adept at running away from bad fiery stuff, the weakling offered little challenge to the swift-moving warriors of the Finnish Brute Force.
Majordomo Staghelm
[The Hungerer] (Fenkhar, Sticker, Sorbus)
[Jaws of Defeat] (Cerebear)
[Flowform Choker] (Ruiti)
[Mantle of the Fiery Conqueror] (Alfenster)
[Mantle of the Fiery Protector] (Matu)
[Mantle of the Fiery Vanquisher] (Sorbus)
Blizzard maybe releases new raid content every once in a while, but we at the Finnish Brute Force don't support this theory.We like the good old content. We just bring more people each time.The FBF hordes took over ye olde Asikkala stomping grounds again in mid-august. Now with circa 30 people.
Many flasks (namely +spirit -agility) were consumed, great feasts were devoured (+fat -vegetable) and even more bosses were downed!There was even a sigthing of a real T11 paladin protecting the flock in the middle of the night when the rest of us had already wiped.
One fool was also tricked into becoming an officer of the guild. Congratulations, Ruiti! We "wish him well" :-).
The spring approaches, but it's not time to change our ragged armors to training shorts just yet. After handling Nefarian in normal 25-man mode, we felt ready for the challenges and epics of the heroic versions of our beloved Cataclysm raid encounters. A tight six-pack's nothing compared to a shiny ilvl 372 breastplate!
I don't know about others, but Halfus had clearly scouted me well and was ready to strike at my weakest spot - my graphics card. The sheer amount of fire and angry dragons was enough to fill our hearts with despair, but after hearing the familiar "pulling...OH S#!@!", I think we all remembered why raiding is fun, and prepared for an evening of steady progress!
Halfus isn't as tough as he first seems, the kill reminded me a lot of our first normal mode kill back in December, when we were in blues. A few hours of careful planning, persistent training and articulate communication ("WTF! ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO HEAL THROUGH THAT!?") seemed to do little good, but then suddenly everything just clicked, and some lucky ones were ready to grab their first heroic pieces.
Halfus Wyrmbreaker HC
[Proto-Handler's Gauntlets] (Sticker)
[Malevolence] (Sticker)
[Storm Rider's Boots] (Tac)
[Helm of the Nether Scion] (Eidia)
[Bracers of the Bronze Flight] (Gramno)
[Robes of the Burning Acolyte] (Odeliini)
[Chest of the Forlorn Protector] (Marcius)
[Chest of the Forlorn Conqueror] (Zende)
[Chest of the Forlorn Vanquisher] (Sorbus)
Finnish Brute Force didn't raid before The Burning Crusade, so we never had the chance to experience the thrill of a first-time Nefarian kill together. Now, thanks to Blizzard's lack of imagination love for old content, and Nef's and Onyxia's ability to survive beheadings, we do! The siblings had learned from their previous defeats and joined forces, although not everyone was sure why Nef was trying to drown his dear sister in lava when we entered the room. Those of us with a sibling can probably relate, I know I can <3.
The admittedly epic battle took place in a pit that was clearly meant to be a new PvP arena in Cata, but I guess after the "success" of Ring of Valor the developers thought it would be best to keep the fires and lava in PvE dungeons, no matter how fun it would be to scorch your enemies with well-timed kidney shots.
As the descending magma exposed a familiar face we saw our chance and jumped right in! Onyxia was literally shocked to see a bunch of epic-hungry wackos charging at her once again, but not as shocked as we were when we realised she doesn't have any loot left. So, to the next dragon we ran!
Visibly worried about the purple glow in our eyes, Nef flew up in the air and filled the arena with lava again! Fortunately he was kind enough to leave some pillars as safe spots for us. Well, safe until he started to bombard us with firebolts and called some nasty friends to join the party. Try to figure this guy out. "You're hot and you're cold, you're dead then you're not"...
Things got tight on the small platforms, but no one slipped or accidentally kicked any gnomes into the lava, so we made it to the final phase. The rest of the fight went beautifully, just like the whole kill. Smooth add control and healers healing their asses off (no one died!). Add impressive dps and you've got two dead dragons.
Wait...Onyxia's corpse was nowhere to be seen! So remember, the Blackwing Descent might be merely a setback...
Until then, heroics! Yay!
Nefarian
[Crul'korak, the Lightning's Arc] (Fárek)
[Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield] (Zende, Marcius)
[Shadow of Dread] (Iipee)
[Helm of the Forlorn Conqueror] (Ligur, Odeliini, Iipee)
The National Weather Service of Azeroth has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Throne of the Four Winds region in southwestern Uldum until 10 pm Central Server Time. At 5:30 pm, the National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated the forming of a severe thunderstorm capable of epic-scale hail. The storm is currently holding still over the region. This is a dangerous storm. If you are in the warned area, prepare immediately for extreme hail, harsh wind conditions and ground lightning. Repeating, a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 10 pm Central Server Time for the following regions: Throne of the Four Winds in southwestern Uldum.
Avid stormchasers that we are, the brave team of FBF headed out immediately to ensure the safety and property integrity of the warned area. Much to our surprise, the forming thunderstorm was not the result of global warming or other expected phenomena. Instead, arriving at the general region we found a completely deranged Djinn orchestrating the storm. Luckily, our disappointment for the lack of an epic thunderstorm of the century was slightly alleviated by the possessions that the Djinn was (somewhat reluctantly, though) willing to relinquish.
Al'Akir
[Star Chaser Legguards] (Belnazar)
[Lightning Well Legguards] (Eidia)
Here in FBF we are loving and caring people. Indeed we adore cuddly little kittens, owlings, bears, wolfmen and gnomes. Nevertheless even we accept the fact that when a pet bites the master it must be put down.
With utmost regret we inform that Chimaeron had to relocate to a ranch in Mulgore. There on those greener pastures he makes countless new friends and can play all day.
And no, Timmy, you can't visit him.
Chimaeron
[Massacre Treads] (Itza, Ligur)
[Chaos Beast Bracers] (Belnazar, Eidia)
[Finkle's Mixer Upper] (Odeliini)
As much as we would've wanted to go play with our brand new armadillos, this huge, half-naked guy with two heads and extra eyes just looked too disturbing to be left alive.
The tricks of the Twilight Council had messed up our heads, but we quickly remembered that standing in suspicious ground effects is not usually good for your health and average item level. Cho'gall went down, and with oily hands we reached under his loincloth to find a mighty mace. Err... Oh yeah, and another damn belt.
Cho'gall
[Coil of Ten-Thousand Screams] (Preda)
[Battleplate of the Apocalypse] (Marcius)
[Hands of the Twilight Council] (Haidi)
[Kilt of the Forgotten Battle] (Eidia)
[Twilight's Hammer] (Alfenster)
[Mantle of the Forlorn Conqueror] (Zende)
[Mantle of the Forlorn Vanquisher] (Gramno, Fagina)
