Guildwatch: A long struggle with raid cancer
by Mike Schramm 
Apr 25th 2007 at 1:45AM
I would say that I'm sorry that Guildwatch is running a little late this week, but you didn't really notice, did you? No worries, we're here now, with all the drama, downings, and recruiting that any one man (or woman, or orc, or undead) can handle!
And please-- please!-- remember that this column runs on your tips, so throw any and all news you have about drama going on around the servers, guild progression, or recruiting notices in the box at wowguildwatch@gmail.com. You do it-- we just report on it, right after the jump.
DRAMA
- Ok, I'll go on record as saying is the best tip we've ever recieved here at GW, ever. Our tipster (who I believe wants to remain anonymous) sent us this link.. which doesn't work. But supposedly it's to a forum post over at Nihilum where one of their members admits to buying gold. After a little poking around, I found a Google cache of the page (Nihilum has updated their page and their forum location), and there it is, at the bottom. "Earl" says if you raid as much as Nihilum does, you have to buy gold just to keep the consumables going, and a member of Nihilum says "Earl speaks the truth." If that's not an admission of gold buying in that guild, Update: Apparently, "speaks the truth" is some hardcore guild code for "troll." So nobody admitted to anything here. Move along, folks.
- Another GMotD, from Opish of Haze on Durotan: "The Horde are coming-- hide your daughters."
- Most of our drama here is intraguild, but here's a little drama between Blizzard and a guild-- a few folks on Dethecus started a guild named Buckfutter (you know, after the SNL skit about Celebrity Jeopardy. right?), but Blizzard apparently didn't go for it and asked them to change their name. So the new name, they said, would be psychological in nature. That's right, they decided to call their guild therapists. Blizzard didn't like that either, apparently, despite their protestations to the opposite. Yup, Blizzard won't let anybody name their guild "therapists" in their game, goshdarnit.
- RIP Dependence on Duskwood-H. Previously one of the top guilds on the server, they've been having trouble in Karazhan trying to organize multiple teams and losing people while bringing in new people, and it all fell apart in a beautiful, terrible forums rant. Now that's tasty drama. Bonus points: they even declared the death on their guild page. Cause of death? Raid cancer.
- If there's one thing better than raid drama, it's ninja drama. An anonymous tipster says Bloodbath and Beyond (winner of this week's Best Guild Name award BY FAR) on Anetheron has just barely survived a grabby tank-- we're told he ninja'd the Chess Event chest, and was swiftly kicked, but not so swiftly-- he was able to take the guild bank with him.
- Forlorn Legacy on Windrunner-A has been rocking SSC and they've got the videos to prove it: Hydross the Unstable, Morogrim Tidewalker, and Fathom-Lord Karathress. Someday, I want to be called "Fathom-Lord Mike." That's right, people. Lord of the Fathom.
- Nathan (what's your guild, buddy?) sent a note that he's 3-manned the first few pulls in MC with two pallies and a hunter. Also, he's got a good GMotD for us: "It's gigglesnort Stormwind Fishing Day! Drop your pants, and grab your poles!" See, that's actually kind of funny.
- Vas Corp Por (which probably means something witty in Latin, but I'm not that smart) kicked the crap out of Karazhan the other night-- they rolled all the way to the Chess Event, and even one-shotted the Shade of Aran.
- My guild, Gothic Bunnies of Thunderhorn-H, would be disappointed if I didn't say that we downed the Maiden and the Big Bad Wolf (one shot!). That's our picture up above-- the ugly orc on the far left is me.
- Disbanded on Agamaggan-A has dropped High King Maulgar. You want video, you say? You got it.
- Arcturus's Team A (a.k.a. Team Pickles) killed the Shade of Aran.
- No Remorse on Kargath is happy to announce that they've finally dropped Moroes! Grats! I said my guild dropped Moroes last week (we did, after a lot of attempts), and No Remorse wanted to say that they're glad they're keeping pace with us Bunnies. Oh don't worry guys-- it's not that hard. Our raids are fueled by lots and lots of alcohol, if you know what I mean. We do have fun though.
- Learn to Play on EU Anachronos-A is a casual endgame guild looking for adult professionals who like to chat on vent and raid 3 times a week at 8pm GMT. They're all "former hardcore" guys, so it sounds like endgame without all the stress. Nice!
- Valiant Spirit on Khadgar-A is looking for players mid-60s to 70 to have some fun and maybe start getting some raiding experience. No "loot hawgs," so if you're just in it for the Professor Plums, look elsewhere.
- Crimson of Greymane-A wants a few resto druids to help out in SSC (they've already downed 4/6 there). Please be keyed for heroics, SSC (duh), Karazhan (although not completely necessary), and The Eye.
- Wandering Monsters on Blade's Edge-H is getting ready for Kara, and they could use a few more Druids, Warriors, and Healers (that's Priest or Paladins, they say).
- The Spirits Within on Archimonde is an off time EU guild that wants more "healing power" for Kara and Gruul's Lair.
- A New Dawn on Kargath-A is a semi-casual, mid-size guild that also needs healers to fill out a second group. They're especially looking for Paladins, but even though they don't say they want resto shamans, I'll say it for them. Everyone wants resto shamans, because we are awesome.
- BIND on Archimonde-H wants new members to roll with them into the endgame.
- Destruction on Steamwheedle Cartel is looking for everything but hunters to do level 70 5-mans and beyond.
- This is an RP guild, so I'll try to RP it up for you guys: FORSOOTH! Ye olde guilde Living Flame on Shadow Council are seekest brave young lads and lasses to advanceth into the Outlands and kill all sorts of wildlife! By the Light of Elune-- POOF! Crazy RPers. Seriously, they're good people, so look them up for RP fun.
- Unholy Sanctum on Rexxar-H wants healers and mages to put the beat down on Karazhan.
Filed under: Guilds, Instances, Raiding, Guildwatch, Bosses
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Narugh Apr 25th 2007 3:39AM
Another tip for Guildwatch. "X speaks the truth" is a classic reply to trolls. It is pretty common when people claim stuff about nihilum or dnt members. Another example is when trolls claim the end game guilds raid 10 hours every day, almost always someone in the guild that replies with "X speaks the truth".
Hybrys Apr 25th 2007 3:42AM
Ugh. I need to change my gmail label. I'm Nathan, and I was in on Sentinels at the time. The tank was pally Valako (Now seen on Malfurion), and the healer was Galdo, who recently deleted his character, as he moved back to Ireland. :(
I'm Hybrys from Sentinels, on Malfurion. ^^
PS: It really was fun naked fishing!
Sherp of Ahrotahntee Apr 25th 2007 3:49AM
According to my book Real Life: Year 1, "'Corp Por' is the phrase your character utters when trying to cast the spell 'Energy Bolt', a favorite among PKers" in Ultima Online.
It's not Latin, it's OLD SCHOOL!
Cthun Apr 25th 2007 6:07AM
@2, I'm on Malfurion too..horde though. Grats on MC 3 manned :d
Anarki Apr 25th 2007 4:25AM
I think you'll find in the Nihilum post by earl he says that IF you raid and farm as much as nihilum do you would have enough gold WITHOUT buying it. Basically he means these guys play all day farming and prepping then most of the night raiding.
At the end of the post he says that If a guild was as active as nihilum AND bought gold they would progress further.
Oli Apr 25th 2007 12:14PM
Vas Corp Por is an ultima online spell definately, cant remember the exact one but im sure I used to cast it quite a lot!
Junzim Apr 25th 2007 4:41AM
Vas Corp Por was Energy Vortex - a summoned beastie who went around randomly beating people up.
If you had the time to sit through casting a high circle spell, you could drop one into someone's house, watch them run outside and then beat the snot out of them before they banned you :D Good Times!
You can't say "I ban thee" when you're dead! l00t's up suxxors!
SwiftBlue Apr 25th 2007 6:26AM
/tar Cthun
/wave
We 3-manned it on our old server, though... Since we just transfered.
Hybrys Apr 25th 2007 6:27AM
Errr... ^---Hybrys
Mats Apr 25th 2007 7:44AM
Luke Smith (From Kotaku and 1UP fame), Scarab Lord and former raid leader of a cutting edge guild, said on the Warcraft Podcast Legendary Threat that he and others bought gold all the time to keep up with the required flasks for raiding. It was the only way to do.
Lythrdskynrd Apr 25th 2007 9:18AM
best guild drama in weeks
Shat Apr 25th 2007 9:58AM
Ugh, there's a Blood Bath and Beyond on EVERY SERVER. Don't glorify that unoriginal name. Seriously:
http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/#search.xml?searchType=all&searchQuery=blood+bath%2520and%2520beyond&selectedTab=guilds&p=1&sf=relevance&sd=a
Kabira-Fenris Apr 25th 2007 9:58AM
I read that thread concerning Nihilum before it was hidden, moved, updated, deleted, whatever, and I didn't really pay much attention to the "X speaks the truth" thing -- it was the other posts from Nihilum members, especially the one from the guy who didn't buy gold but didn't care that "maybe" someone else in Nihilum did, and other vague things like that. They defended gold buying, never quite admitted that anyone in Nihilum did it, but never ever denied it either.
Qstrike Apr 25th 2007 11:25AM
Constant Anarchy on Destromath (A) got Prince Malchazzar to 30% last week, and have already cleared up to maiden this week.
-Aedren
Lythrdskynrd Apr 25th 2007 11:53AM
oh and BTW we had over at Learn to Play got a *freakin fantastic!* application thanks to this weeks guildwatch
Nice!
BenMS Apr 25th 2007 8:42PM
Vas Corp Por: the first place I encountered this was in Ultima Underwold, circa 1991. They used a runic based spell system, where you combined two or three runes together to form a spell. Each rune had specifec meaning. Vas Corp Por translates to Great Death Movement. The name of the spell was Apocalypse. If you ever used it, I hope you had a recent save game, because not only did it kill every npc in the zone you were in, it also destroyed every way to get out of the zone. Oh, and by the way...
ULTIMA UNDERWORLD FOR LIFE!
kdubshine Apr 25th 2007 10:51PM
Vas Corp Por = Energy Vortex
Hal Apr 28th 2007 2:17AM
"i'll take the rapists for 600 alex"
Frank Jun 19th 2007 8:56AM
Just to let you know, "vas corp por" is by no means latin. These are words of power used in the ultima series (including ultima online), by mages, to cast certain spells.
Vas Copr Por = Summon Energy Vortex.
An Negate or Dispel
Nox Poison
Bet Small
Ort Magic
Corp Death
Por Move or Movement
Des Lower or Down
Quas Illusion
Ex Freedom
Rel Change
Flam Flame
Sanct Protect or Protection
Grav Field
Tym Time
Hur Wind
Uus Raise or Up
In Make, Create or Cause
Vas Great
Jux Danger, Trap or Harm
Wis Know or Knowledge
Kal Summon or Invoke
Xen Creature
Lor Light
Ylem Matter
Mani Life or Healing
Zu Sleep
This is a complete list of the words of power. As you can see - No latin ;)