The Classifieds: Me too
by Lisa Poisso 
Feb 10th 2010 at 9:00AM
The Classifieds brings you weekly updates on guild recruiting, rankings, splits and merges, progression and more. Have guild news or a Random Act of Uberness to share? E-mail TheClassifieds@wow.com.
Skilltastic death knight Raegwyn of EU Zuluhed-H isn't the only player who's become renowned for soloing older instances and bosses. Demonstrating the power of the light is Kurushimi, a paladin from US Staghelm-H who's working his way through the heroic five-mans of Northrend. Already under his belt (all heroic): Azjol-Nerub; Culling of Stratholme; Halls of Lightning; Drak'Tharon Keep; Halls of Stone; Old Kingdom; The Nexus; Utgarde Pinnacle; The Oculus; Utgarde Keep; Gun'drak. Back in Burning Crusade content, Kurushimi has also soloed Magister's Terrace, Doom Lord Kazzak, Doomwalker, Morogrim Tidewalker, Al'ar and High Astromancer Solarian. See more of the carnage on Kurushimi's YouTube channel.
There's plenty of new content to talk about this week, too, with world firsts and guild rankings popping like mad. Let's open up The Classifieds ...
Recruiting
- Raiding goodness <Aetherial Circle> of US Drenden-A is looking for shamans of any flavor (cited in ad: resto and cinnamon) and healers for both 25-man and 10-man ICC.
- Norwegian speakers preferred <Field Trip> (EU Azjol-Nerub-A) is seeking more members for heroic 10-man raiding.
- More EU recruiting <The Belonging Kind> (EU Bronzebeard-A) is looking for more 10-man raiders to build into 25-man content; ideal recruits will be age 23+, any level or class, raid DPS a priority; enjoy a casual atmosphere that won't push raiding over RL obligations.
- Rise and shine <Mourning Ritual> (US Area 52-H) is recruiting all classes to raid 10-man ICC (building toward 25-man) on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon.
- Gimmlette, GM of <Spectacular Death> (US Llane-A), has thrown down the gauntlet to all guilds across the globe: top (bottom?) their 0% (1,475 hit points) wipe. In this admittedly spectacular death, the guild was having a bit of trouble with XT-002 Deconstructor in Ulduar. "We aren't the most mobile of guilds," Gimmlette confesses, "so it can take a couple seconds to register that you have to run away when you see the bomb debuffs." Two-thirds of the way through the fight, a couple of people exploded; then the cascade effect began. By 10,000 hp, the tanks and one frantically healing elemental shaman were the only ones left up. It was a valiant effort, but it wasn't ... quite ... enough. (See photo, above.) The guild did take the boss down on the next attempt, earning Nerf Gravity Bombs in the process. Now, they're challenging other guilds document a wipe at even lower final boss health. "SD is a group of (cough) highly trained professionals (cough)," Gimmlette says, "and dares any guild to get closer than this and wipe." Is your guild up to the task? Send your screenshots and stories to TheClassifieds@wow.com.
- "Sex Advice From World of Warcraft Players" -- sound intriguing? Unfortunately, this limp feature at Nerve.com can't even manage to keep track of which "advice" has been covered from page to page. (We hope you're interested in vibrator etiquette, because you'll have several opportunities to grab hold of the proverbial buzz.) A fresh entree into mainstream media for WoW players? /yawn
- It's one thing to roleplay in game, but what about mounting an entire theatrical production? Grad student Tim Balzer did just that, devoting his entire master's thesis project to the effort. While the project never made it through to performance, it did ignite Tim's enthusiasm for getting actors on the stage in game -- and he's looking for volunteers who'd like to participate in a new production. Get in touch with Tim via Malumus on US Dark Iron-H, Ingineb on US Emerald Dream-H or at balzer (dot) tim (at) gmail (dot) com.
- If today's the day you were hankering to watch a full BB King/For the Horde world PvP raid featuring 40 gnomish Santa's helpers on reindeer, you're in luck! <Is a Subatomic Particle> from US Zul'jin-H recorded the fun, finishing up with a friendly Black War Bear victory parade around Dalaran.
- Speaking of PvP, QueueQ Premades invites newcomers to drop by and check out their cross-realm, premade Battlegrounds on the Bloodlust Battlegroup. Visit their web site or stop by the Vent channel (port 6735, no password) for more information or to queue up.
- Best wishes go to <Clan Wilkes> of US Garona-A on their third anniversary in WoW. The guild celebrated with a bash at the beer garden in Dalaran, followed by a run to Ahn'Qiraj for mounts, achievements and fun. Here's to three more years!
It's progress time! With the opening of the final stretch to the Lich King, the world-first boss kills and achievements are rolling in.
- The world-first kill of the Lich King was achieved in 10-man mode by <Blood Legion> of US Illidan-H, a high-end 25-man guild.
- The world-first 25-man kill of the Lich King went to <Paragon> of EU Lightning's Blade-H.
- <Might> of US Turalyon-A holds what we believe may be the first hard-mode achievement in ICC: Lord Marrowgar (25)-H. <Exodus> of US Ysondre-H is also currently listed as being tied for the number one position. (Because Marrowgar kills are tracked daily and not hourly, listings for this kill were not yet final at press time. Congrats to both guilds for pushing ahead!)
Rankings listed below were accurate as of Tuesday evening.- 25-man Progress Congratulations to top three Arthas-killers <Paragon> (EU Lightning's Blade), <vodka> US Alterac Mountains and <Blood Legion> US Illidan.
- 25-man Achievements Only eight of the 17 guilds who were tied at the top last week managed to stay there this week, boasting 1,375 points.
- 10-man Progress Kudos to world-first Lich King conqueror <Blood Legion> US Illidan, as well as <Ensidia> EU Tarren Mill and <For the Horde> EU Nazjatar.
- 10-man Achievements Nine guilds sit at the top of the charts with 1,340 points.
- 10-man Strict Progress Congratulations to world leaders <From Chaos> US Suramar, <Jaxx Money Crew> EU Sunstrider, and <Vox Immortalis> US Hyjal.
- 10-man Strict Achievements Kudos to <Vox Immortalis> of US Hyjal, leading the entire pack with 1,305 points.
Random Acts of Uberness
- <Knights and Weekends>, US Reckoning Battlegroup-A "These guys were just incredibly competent. We had no wipes, and I don't think we even had a death all the while we picked up the speed run from Arthas. It was also my first time on heroic through HOR, but that didn't faze them. We actually got PUGged into HoR first; then we went back and did the other two. If I had to leave my server for some reason, I would definitely move over to be with them. And of course, as a 'Weekend Warriors' guildie, becoming a 'Knights and Weekends' guildie wouldn't be too bad. :)" (Vickitt, US Scarlet Crusade-A)
The Classifieds brings you weekly updates on player and community news, guild recruiting, rankings and more. Have news, guild event screenshots or a Random Act of Uberness to share? E-mail TheClassifieds@wow.com. (If you're recruiting or seeking contacts from other players, please include your guild's web site address.)Filed under: Guilds, The Classifieds
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Boom Feb 10th 2010 9:14AM
In regards to wiping with a boss at low HP - we were on Precious in 10 man and wiped the raid only to have her fall to a DOT that was still active. DOTS, NEED MORE DOTS!!!!
Andrew R. Feb 10th 2010 9:21AM
I raid but I'm far from a hardcore player and I can honestly say that I don't care about guild rankings. It doesn't make a difference if is first or 21st.
And random acts of stupidity and ninja's that get caught would be far better.
loop_not_defined Feb 10th 2010 9:23AM
Just a reminder from last week:
Bemoaning the lack of drama will likely result in comment deletion. Continued insistence on the return of the drama could possibly result in banning.
N-train Feb 10th 2010 9:38AM
As someone who is fairly neutral on the whole thing, I would have more sympathy for the "we want drama back" people if it weren't for the fact that the vast majority of comments asking for drama back aren't constructive and don't add anything useful or new to the conversation, so you can't really blame the site managers for being fed up with it.
I noticed that especially the first time it was gone, there was just page after page after page of blue rated comments all saying what was basically the exact same thing. There have been some actual fair arguments and points made, but I think they get drowned out by the mass of mindless "give us our drama back!" and "this article is useless without drama" comments (hence why nothing was said on that weeks "1.Local" article).
loop_not_defined Feb 10th 2010 9:54AM
@Juneau
If comments were any indication of popularity, then World of Warcraft would be a flaming pile of trash that's been on a downward spiral since Beta. Obviously, that isn't true.
(cutaia) Feb 10th 2010 12:23PM
N-Train,
I agree. For a couple weeks, reading the comments here was about as interesting as reading a chalkboard after an elementary schooler had been punished.
Othragon Feb 10th 2010 9:59AM
Make a post about how a prot warrior solos stuff and i'll be interested in it. Everyone's aware that a skilled player running a DK or a Paladin can do this kind of stuff.
Eleph Feb 10th 2010 10:29AM
Went to 's website where they are having people apply; had to remember my old Guildlaunch account info to leave a post on their forums, as they don't allow guests to post.
Secondly, there wasn't a "standard" application form, which makes me wonder what they're really asking for.
Thirdly, I tried to post but it said they only allow members of their guildsite to post in the forums.
Makes it kind of hard to apply to your guild, guys! Don't you think?
Guess I'll stay right where I am. Even though is just what I was looking for.
Eleph Feb 10th 2010 10:30AM
The missing phrase in my post above (twice) is Morning Ritual. Guild recruitment. :P
Hillazon Feb 10th 2010 10:32AM
My guild's very first 25-man kill of Lady Deathwhisper was by a disc priest (me) and one resto shaman when she was at 15%. All the tanks and dps were dead.
So, fail heals but awesome healing dps?
KronosIII Feb 10th 2010 12:29PM
oh wow..........A prot pally that is able to solo heroics.......
move along nothing new here........
Nooneneo Feb 10th 2010 1:36PM
im just wondering as to why he's doing an instance that takes him 25-30min to solo as opposed to 10min-less with a full group, but hey maybe he doesnt like to be social XD
artifex Feb 10th 2010 5:58PM
Nooneneo: The video clips make it look like a very well choreographed dance.
I'll bet he does a lot of planning for most of these heroics and really enjoys them. Think about it: in his personal narrative of the lore, he can say he personally is saving the world.
My pally is going to enjoy being upgraded from bank alt...
Bryan Dare Feb 10th 2010 6:43PM
Whoa! News about someone from Staghelm?? Unheard of!
Good to finally see something about my own server, in all of its poorly-named glory. =)
esprituptohere Feb 11th 2010 11:40AM
There are plenty of off-topic or useless comments on this site every day that add nothing to the conversation taking place. Why is a comment asking for the return of drama deletion-worthy when so many others are not? I don't think ANY comment should be deleted for content reasons unless it is blatantly bigoted, threatening, or chock full of expletives or offensive language.
Hiratha Feb 12th 2010 12:27PM
I'm suddenly terribly depressed that I didn't have the presence of mind to screencap it - but back when my previous guild was working on the zerg method of Sarth3D we were all devastated when we wiped when he had something like 746 health..!