Step 1) Bring your healing roster. Your ENTIRE healing roster. And make sure you have 5 shaman. Step 2) Threaten to dock anyone who "Allah Akbar's" the raid their age in DKP. Step 3) Seek strategic inspiration from the man who brought us Transformers. Everything must be AWESOME!
(for those wondering, we killed them using the reverse strat).
Congrats to Mowat and Myself on our Necks, Onipallo on his shoulders, Tekhar on his mace, Warschild on his T6 belt, and Claw on his PVP neck.
Special Recognition: -Zergg, Lithid, Unwound, Mpfive, Imago, Warschild, Tulani for major strategery. -Kimposible (Kimahrii's hussy warlock) for tanking the fire bitch far better than I did. -Ebnuszen, creator of Ebly Boss Mods.
After some last minute inspiration, we pull off a big win.
Congrats to Tulani, Aliengrey and Onipallo on their boots, Shred on his pants, and Blizzard for milking their Dragon model for for the 87th time (and the second time in the 6 boss Sunwell!).
Special Recognition: Zergg, Imago and Lithid for major strat ideas/fixes Yo: Epic offspec heals. Atonement: go go gadget pally-tank! Fadez: For messing up just a single breath call in two whole days of attempts. Pro, man!
It took twenty-six people (figure it out), but Brutallus ate floor. You'd think someone with two sword arms the size of 747 wings and the body of Barry Bonds would be the god of cleave. Not so. He just has this amazing habit of doing 33k dmg in 2 seconds.
Brutallus is the kind of fight that makes raiding worth it. It is demanding in every single way, from every single angle. You need good gear, perfect raid balance, an effective strategy, and perfect execution by every single player. If group healers don't keep up, we wipe. If DPS doesn't keep up, we wipe. If certain abilities aren't used at the perfect time, we wipe. To succeed, DPS has to scrape the threat ceiling, and healers have to land critical heals inside of a second, accounting for lag. Every little advantage counts. A lot of hot air was said about RoS back in the day - how it was the most amazing fight ever. It's a cool fight, but it isn't Brutallus. We walked over RoS in two hours. Brutallus required every bit of talent, edge and smarts Tyranny had over two days and major strategy changes, and we won because of it after two heartbreaking <1% wipes.
Hats off to everyone in the guild. This was a major victory for us. Take what you learned, and apply it as we move forward.
Oh yeah, we're recruiting some classes. Applicants must be good to raid during the summer. Fill out an app!
