Exodus scores world first Heroic: Alone in the Darkness
News is flooding in that Exodus of Ysondre-US has just scored the world first 25-man Yogg-Saron with 0 Keepers, a.k.a. Heroic: Alone in the Darkness. A quick look at their site proves it to be true, complete with screenshots.
This achievement, when Ulduar was first launched, was largely considered to be mathematically impossible. One or two nerfs to Yogg-Saron more or less proved that to be true. The recent nerf to the spawnrate of the Guardians of Yogg-Saron wasn't aimed at the encounter with 4 Keepers up. It was aimed at the encounter with few (or zero) Keepers up. Without the buffs those Keepers provide, the encounter gets more and more difficult. As someone who has only killed Yogg-Saron with all 4 Keepers in the last few weeks, I fear seeing the fight with zero. Major, major props to Exodus.
They were rewarded for their efforts withBowser's Flying Machine Mimiron's Head. I guess he didn't need it anymore. Congratulations, Exodus!
This achievement, when Ulduar was first launched, was largely considered to be mathematically impossible. One or two nerfs to Yogg-Saron more or less proved that to be true. The recent nerf to the spawnrate of the Guardians of Yogg-Saron wasn't aimed at the encounter with 4 Keepers up. It was aimed at the encounter with few (or zero) Keepers up. Without the buffs those Keepers provide, the encounter gets more and more difficult. As someone who has only killed Yogg-Saron with all 4 Keepers in the last few weeks, I fear seeing the fight with zero. Major, major props to Exodus.
They were rewarded for their efforts with
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Windswept Jun 26th 2009 12:01AM
i want a flying head
Kards Jun 26th 2009 6:56AM
lol@Bowser's Flying Machine. I enjoyed that.
casper the black ghost Jun 26th 2009 1:35PM
Hey I want one too!!
Lets make some forums posts and send some angry emails so blizzard will make the mounts available for badges in the next patch!
to the casual mobile scrub-man!!
j/k j/k yall BFFL
flawless Jun 29th 2009 9:19AM
http://wowriot.gameriot.com/blogs/World-of-Ming/Exodus-Exploits-World-First-Alone-in-the-Darkness-Ensidia-States-We-arnt-going-to-kill-it-like-that
NerdblurbSteve Jun 26th 2009 12:04AM
Awesome job. Grats all around.
ChanceC (XBL: NoPantsChance) Jun 26th 2009 12:10AM
Now this is impressive.
JoeRandom Jun 26th 2009 12:14AM
Amazing job, big GZ to Exodus!
A read-up on what exactly they needed to do in this fight can be found at wowhead:
http://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=3164#comments:id=717826
Utterly insane stuff.
qqmore Jun 26th 2009 12:33AM
gratz guys.
now leave this comment section quickly before the whiners get wind of the news.
Noscy Jun 26th 2009 2:13AM
Ewe catering for the Casuals, Blah blah, rant rant.
Grats to Exo, about time the US got a first :P
At least the luck Raider now can get head everywhere he/she goes all in a 3 sec cast, except indoors...
rrmarshall123 Jun 26th 2009 12:36AM
Sweet a US guild got a world first :D
Kikr Jun 26th 2009 12:42AM
Well, at least now we know where the head comes from.
Grats folks :)
Fjandinn Jun 26th 2009 1:24AM
Hopefully this should stop the Ensidia vs Method whining. Major gratz to Exodus.
Docp Jun 26th 2009 6:36AM
Not to diminish their success but the question is "was Ensidia or Method even trying to do this" I'm just saying if most people thought it was impossible then there's a solid chance they weren't trying, so whilst doing this is still a huge achievement, no question of that, this doesn't prove that this group is better than Ensidia, unless they were all trying for the achievement.
Fjandinn Jun 26th 2009 9:44AM
Every topguild would have eben working on this. Until very recently, it was the only thing in Ulduar not downed. Ensidia's and Method's fanboys and troll alts have been arguing their chosen guilds superiority for weeks, and now a relatively unknown guild sweeps past and does "the impossible". I doubt the other top guilds would have just been farming 1-keeper and Algalon.
Gnosh Jun 26th 2009 9:43AM
So wait, Exodus's kill is less impressive because other guilds pussed out and weren't even trying?
Fjandinn Jun 26th 2009 9:49AM
Hell no! Exodus' kill, if anything, is more impressive, as they haven't been in the spotlight constantly like Ensidia and Method. The other guilds have almost certainly been TRYING the fight, it's not like they've just been hanging around on Krasus' Landing on their Ironbound drakes.
Lorade Jun 26th 2009 1:30AM
I wonder if the head is a 100% drop or if they just got REALLY LUCKY.
Falcom Jun 26th 2009 1:38AM
Probably 100%. Seems like an apropriate reward
chris Jun 26th 2009 1:33AM
I edited wowwiki for evryones enjoyment
sheikah777 Jun 26th 2009 2:07AM
that flying mount is fricking legit!