Guild Events

Note: Not a hordieFor a long time I’ve been jealous of the stories that a coworker tells me about his horde guild and their periodic guild events. They’ll pick a theme and use it to organize goals outside the usual grind-loot-kill scheme. They’re like an Azerothian flash mob, bringing smiles and high weirdness wherever they go. My favorite of his events was a costume party held in the old Naxxramas. Tauren Link (a la Zelda) was the winner, but my heart was taken by the pictures of Blood Elf Little Red Riding Hood.

The best I ever did was a series of naked instance runs with some 5-man friends. We started naked in Deadmines. Whatever loot dropped, we could keep. When it was done we went to Stockades. Then Gnomereggan. By this point the priest was still in a bikini, and while the warrior had some brassy shoulders, we were begging for the game to drop him a shirt. Disco was supposed to have died in the 70s. We got as far as Scarlet Monastery before the gas ran out.

My guild has decided that the entirety of October shall be an event, to be known as Hallow-main. Each of us picks an alt toon (or alt spec, if need be) to raid with for the month. Apparently we’re playing it straight, pushing as hard as we can with the means at hand. I have volunteered my Enhancement spec.

Verily, I will join the ranks of melee DPS.

In the forum thread where people say what they will play, I note exactly one volunteer healer. Somehow I suspect that those who would be healers already are healers. I may yet be called upon to take up the shield and mace. But if they allow it, my fist and tankard are on call.

Bachelor Once More

The bad stuff had been simmering away for a long time now. Last night the camel’s back broke. As a result, I have quit my raiding guild.

I still have topics to cover, and now I’ll have some time to explore them.