http://www.strangelyironic.net/ Strangely Ironic en-us Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:51:20 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Strangely Ironic News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.strangelyironic.net/images/logo.gif http://www.strangelyironic.net/ http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=142 As is the case for all guilds, eventually you hit a point in your raiding lifecycle where a core group of players can no longer commit the time they once did in order for the raids as a whole to be as successful as they should be. We have reached that point. As such, we have decided to discontinue 25M raiding for the moment until such a time as we can invest the time required to accomplish new content. We thank at this point those who have been involved in SI Progression Raiding, both pre and post BC. We cease raiding on a good note, having accomplished many things - including retaining our position on the Proudmoore E-Peen Ladder after BC. In the interim, we will enjoy the break and look towards ZA. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:51:20 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=141 SI has been extremely blessed to still retain some of its original core roster of players from when we begun. Some of those players have been integral to the success and longetivity of the guild as a whole. Today however we mark the passing of Balditik, who has passed on following the effects of cancer treatment. We offer our condolences to Baldi's family and his friends; a player and person of his type has been missed in the months he has been sick, and will be missed now that he has gone. Goodbye and RIP, Balditik Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:44:17 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=140 There's been many famous spouts in the history of the world. Spouts commonly are used to pour liquid; in the context of Warcraft, spouts have also been known to completely own unsuspecting people who are either afk or are on the phone. As part of today's history lesson, here's a photo of something that contains a spout: Once we established what a spout was and why it makes grown men cry, we proceeded to have a 0.0000001% wipe (cue: crying) and after a quick reclear of trash, ended up trumps: Larger image: Lurker Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:40:00 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=139 We ventured forth into Serpentshrine after a bit of a reshuffle and met face to face with our old foe, Hydross. Previously, he (or she) managed to use its elemental anger to dish out some damage, and we were not prepared. Add a week's worth of experience to the raiding group, and on a dry run we scored. Grats to everyone. Larger image: Hydross the Unstable Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:56:14 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=138 Blizzard actually gave the world a present this year; that being free attunement to all of their semi-uber instances to fast track everyone to the Black Temple and beyond. With that present came Void Reaver, a large angry fellow who strikes fear into everyone's minds. Many a Fel Reaver claimed L60's in Hellfire Penninsula, so it was time for some payback. And so Big Daddy Reaver, died: Congratulations all Larger image: Void Reaver Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:04:53 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=137 Sometimes, we're not all huff and puff. It's a well known fact that random singalongs occur in /guild ("Hey hey you you I don't like your girlfriend") and sometimes this brings out gold moments: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:54:07 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=136 So once again, we allocate a decent amount of time inside an instance and start developing routine and pattern. The end result is up there in the "Top 10" lists of quite a few players - the defeat of Magtheridon. The rogue pack did their best to make sure we couldn't defeat something without them, but we managed anyhow... Thanks go out to everyone who went the extra yards to make today a success, and as always thanks to the guys who come along and for various reasons aren't there for the final kill. Larger image: Magtheridon Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:00:36 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=135 We returned to Gruul's Lair after the reset, and had the neat result of killing Maulgar twice in 48 hours. It was a bit of a flashback to the old days of Naxxramas and the like. After some initial pulling concerns, Maulgar stood no chance. We headed up the tunnel of doom (some will claim love) and dutifully wiped on trash as is the SI way (thanks Nestra). Picked ourselves up, and learnt the ropes of this annoying encounter. Annoying if only for the deceptiveness of not reaching your growth benchmarks of 8-15% per growth. End result was Gruul's was conquered, even if it meant losing some rogues along the way: Special thanks to the reserves on hand as always; 25M content is making life difficult for those having to select the groups. Larger image: Gruul Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:11:29 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=134 Okay, so we cleared Karazhan and then took a little holiday. No biggie, a lot of people enjoyed the break from raiding and took a more casual approach to Karazhan. The result is that the 2nd group broke through and are now progressing beyond Aran, which is excellent news. We ventured forth into Gruul's Lair tonight after a few weeks of scheduling issues (well, warrior issues per say...) and the result was typically SI. Once we can actually invest some time into the place, we reap the results. Not before generalised QQ about lack of progression, mind you! Special thanks to all who attended on short notice - it was originally going to be a Karazhan night for the 2nd group. Special thanks also to the guys that missed out on the raid because they had to go during the raid (Balditik), were on reserve (Amnion, Zedrif, Florionbeel, Tomminz, Tenel, Troldol) or just plain missed out on the invite (Icet, Phalius). Larger image: Maulgar Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:04:01 GMT http://www.strangelyironic.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=133 The gang went back into Karazhan today, after a rapidly quick few days raiding earlier in the week. After spending a relatively short (compared to other bosses) period of time learning the fun of Nightbane, he was defeated. At this point, we'd like to thank every player that has stepped into the instance to help the guild progress and defeat this instance. Even if you pinch hit, or came along for some rep (bench warming) - your efforts contributed to this clear. We also ventured into the Servant's Quarters to clear the Beast, to stop the neysayers claiming we haven't killed him: Larger images: Nightbane Beast Well done guys! Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:08:18 GMT