Storming The Citadel!

I don't think anyone in CoE knows about my blog yet. That could be a good thing for now. I'm still on my 2 week probationary period with them and I don't think I could handle getting kicked out because they worry I'll try to tank in a black dress. That being said, I'm in love with this guild.

CoE is everything I dreamed of in a guild: fun, lively, active, positive, and full of really amazing players. I have found quite a few of them to be rather spunky and wild, which is making me fall even more in love with the whole guild. Despite my lingering feelings of sadness for having left behind friends in the "old" guild, I feel like I made the right decision for me, as a player and a druid.

First things first: I really wish Dero would have just taken the belt. Better iLvL = Better Gearscore = sexier boomkin (hard to imagine a sexier Boombudgie than Dero, but it would make me happy if she'd take it). I'm happy enough just being included in the raids. It's the coolest feeling in the world to be able to see the new content and experience it with such fun people. Anyway, the belt is still trade-eligible for another hour or so tonight. I'm going to try and convince Dero to take it. I'm still in 2-week probation noob-ville, so I feel like she should have it, even if just to vendor.

This week has been really incredible! I saw things happen that I previously thought were impossible.

I mean, I tried to pug my way through ICC and never got Marrowgar down. I tried on both 10 and 25 man on a few separate occasions and never got anything but frustrated. On Wednesday, I saw Marrowgar get taken down on both 10 AND 25 man! I even got to see the Lady Deathwhisper fight on 25! Crazy fight.

And I'm not sure why, but on the few attempts I was present for, Lady Deathwhisper seemed to want to get rid of me right off the bat. Her ghosts would spawn and I was instantly blown up. I mean, one shot and I was just a pile of sawdust on the floor.

We got through the first wing of ICC on 10 man last night. It was so cool! I did realize that I'm REALLY rusty on raid skills like...

Don't stand in stuff on the ground that is either doing damage or will eventually do damage to you.

My reaction times are a little slower than they should be, but I chalk that up to lack of raid experience recently and I know I can improve on that. There are a lot of skills you pick up and build on with raid experience that I really need to work on. In an effort to stay with CoE and continue to be invited to their raids, I will be working on them as much as I can.

It's been a really exciting week. I feel totally revitalized so far as my enjoyment of the game goes. It's nice to break away from the stress and pressure of trying to solo-run a guild and just go out and have some fun. It was relaxing. I ended up getting a few achievements and experiencing some crazy new fights. I can't thank CoE enough for letting me tag along. It was great!