Critical Mass

From Cataclysm beta build 12644…

Critical Mass
Compelling talent that adds utility for all playstyles, but not dps!  Sweet!

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I blame Sniff.

I guess you could say… for Halion…

(puts on sunglasses)

… shit just got corporeal.

Wait, am I mixing my memes?  Oh well, who cares.  US #39, but does it really matter when it’s pre-Cataclysm filler content?

Heroic Lich King dead at long last.  Months behind, etc etc.

400-plus attempts and a +25% buff … ugh.

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The kill is actually #51 US (just outside our usual top 50) making us 45th US guild overall.  It comes four months after our last notable kills in ICC, Sindragosa/Putricide at 5%, which is a testament to what a massive jump in difficulty this fight is.  It would have been nicer had ICC been a little more linear in difficulty instead of a gentle slope with a cliff at the end.  I suppose it also would have been nicer for us not to lose 4-5 of an absolutely essential class (Paladins) all at once early in ICC progression, leaving us struggling for much needed replacements.  We only started to look like we were capable of a kill during the 20% buff phase.  I wish it had been sooner.

My extreme gratitude to all who stuck it out to see it done, particularly to those who joined us late in progression, volunteered your retired characters and/or your time to help us over the finish line.

Folks were also nice enough to let me steal Invincible’s Reins.  Thank you all.

Started late on this; glad he’s down at last.  We were interrupted by bad attendance, holidays, power outages, disconnects, hotel internet, fail, and just about anything else you could think of.

But he’s dead!   Now we can go back to wiping to Sindragosa for All You Can Eat.