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Maybe this time....

Nabashin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:49:45 -0000

Posted 10/13/2009 09:49 PM by Nabashin.

<center>For whatever reason, I am cursed. Even since joining Pantheon, I seem to get disconnected from WoW during all the cool kills. It's not my internet, I just get kicked from WoW. So in keeping that awesome fashion, I missed our server first kill of Algalon, and in so, never got a video of the kill.
 
 
That being said, I made sure I got a video this week. Unfortunately, the week before was so heavy on my mind I failed to understand how to save my own life. So this video, though complete, is from the point of view of a dead body.
 
MAGNIFICENT!
 
 
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<center>If you prefer to download this video in its more pristine condition and watch it in an offline manner, feel free to download it here:
 
<a href="http://www.filefront.com/14718221/AlgKill.mp4/" target="_blank">AlgKill.mp4 at Filefront!</a>
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Code Word: Alpha

Phyrize — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:48:23 -0000

Posted 09/30/2009 04:48 PM by Phyrize.

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Once again, Pantheon battle's their way to the forefront to bring you a server first that, and I think I speak for everyone, had our heart's pumping at hyper speeds. After weeks and weeks of dancing around the ring with Algalon, we finally stomped out, Code Word: Alpha.
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With the server first, we also recieved the regular achievement as well....
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As with everything we do, we can't but help have some fun.... I guess the excitement of killing Algalon was too much for some to bear. Sarb and Kaj decided to run off Kologarn's bodyBridge to their demise.... Sarb is quick on the release, so he is spared the screenshot... but Kaj... you got caught on Phy's Candid Camera =P....
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Don't trust that new healer over there....

Nabashin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:46:22 -0000

Posted 09/01/2009 05:46 PM by Nabashin.

<center>I pride myself in being a good healer. I know how to heal, and when to use what abilities. I usually raid heal, because I like the challenge over just healing the tank over and over and over again. So when fights have parts like P1 in Yogg, where only a few people take damage, I grow restless and bored.
 
Then, shit happens.
 
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<center>Ignoring that, we have made further progress in Algalon. The fight itself is not overly difficult, its getting 25 people to learn and do their job in an hour, and then hoping you get those people again the next week, and they remember. As long as your DPS doesn't fall behind, once you make it through the first Big Bang, its all the same.
 
Here is our best attempt as to date:
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I plan on making updates on a weekly schedule, but things have been busy for me, between raiding, schoolwork, lack of cash flow, and teaching myself how to use Sony Vegas Pro 9 at 2 in the morning have made that difficult.
 
But I have not abandoned you. DO NOT FRET, NABA WILL RETURN.</center>

Who has a light?

Phyrize — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:49:18 -0000

Posted 08/16/2009 10:49 PM by Phyrize.

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In Nabashin's absence, I have taken it upon myself to update the front page. Unfortunately, I'm not as well versed as Naba, so this update shall be short and sweet...
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Today marks Yogg-Saron's demise with the assistance of only one ally. Soon though, we will not need assistance in destroying old Yogg. The Funny thing about how we managed this kill, is in the number of people standing at the end of what I dubbed "a glorious battle"....
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That's right two people alive.... Apparently though, I'm not as fast as our Shaman's are at Ankhing....
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On the lighter side, Congratulations are in order to our brothers and sisters who are the new proud owners of <a href="http://s.guildomatic.com/8753/host/ce/ce2b4337bda5f998f4c0e82b879a4b2c.jpg">Ironbound Proto-Drakes</a>.
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Grats guys.... /whew... I'm leavin this up to Naba from now on.... =P
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Paul Bunyan would be proud.....

Nabashin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:46:48 -0000

Posted 08/14/2009 01:46 AM by Nabashin.

<center>Hello fine readers! It is I, fair Nabashin, the new online megaphone for Pantheon Bloodline! With that, I am pleased to bring you news of the newest accomplishment for our guild:</center>
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<center>That is right, Freya with her three watchers has been felled, debarked, cut, sized, crafted, sanded, and finally polished into Druimann's fabulous new toy:</center>
 
<center>Dreambinder</center>
 
<center>Other things were looted as well of course, but that was the hard mode loot of the evening. That fight.... Ill tell you what. You know those Final Destination movies, where a group of people are having all these terrible things happen to them, and one of them keeps seeing it happen right before it does? Healing this fight is kind of like that. You sit there, minding your own business(in my case, slapping my Power Word: Shield button over and over again) while your DPS are killing the Snaplasher, and then WHAMO! Conservator shows up, no one can cast, and a tank gets its brain punched out the back of its skull. If it would have been the mass of little flowers, you might have been OK. Its random stacked on random, and it's frustrating as heck to do. I guess that makes it even better when you kill it though right?</center>
 
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<center>NOT FREAKING LIKELY! Shaorin, master slave-driver extraordinaire, forced us down the right wing of the Antechamber of Ulduar, where we opened the doorway, into a very odd room....</center>
 
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<center>Here we found not one, BUT TW.... oh, no, just one Algalon. At only an hour a week, it is imperative that we get the most out of each attempt, and get as many in as possible. Luckily, a good handful of our 25 man raid has beaten Algalon10, so it will only be a matter of time.</center>

<center>Well, that pretty much is it, we have beaten all the bosses, except Algalon25 of course, and are only 1 more light away from Glory of the Ulduar Raider, and 2 lights away from full completion. Even with the new Call of the Crusade, the first two bosses have gone down without much struggle. Hopefully the later bosses, and their hard modes, give us something a bit more substantial to chew on....</center>

Delicious Calamari

Tiluvar — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:17:49 -0000

Posted 05/16/2009 11:17 AM by Tiluvar.

Something I've learned from Yogg-Saron. If there is ever a group of people trying to kill you, make sure you don't let them punch you in the brain.

Of course, even after making that fatal mistake, Yogg was no pushover. I personally think that the encounter is quite fun. The constant debuffs from the Corruptor tenticles are a little more on the annoying side than the challenging side, but everything else is quite well done.

Obviously it hasn't been only Yogg-Saron. We made our way through every other boss on normal mode, and have started working on some of the hard mode achievements as well which are, shockingly enough, actually hard.

Marfin also managed to get his hands on the beginnings of the guild's first legendary item. Knowing our track record for legendaries, it seems unlikely that we'll ever actually complete it, but so far so good!

All in all, Ulduar has been quite fun so far, and everyone in the guild has done a fantastic job at standing up to the challenge and allowing us to maintain the natural order of guild progression on the server.

At the same time though, we've had to say goodbye to one of the almost permanent fixtures of Pantheon, as Cadusa has decided to take some time away from raiding. While we still have Rastar around to buff shadow resist or whatever it is that Shadow Priests do, Cadusa will certainly be missed. Just remember to enjoy the summer 24 times more than normal Cadusa, because you have to make up for the rest of us!

While we didn't make much of an effort to take a good kill shot of many of the other bosses (largely because they didn't take much of an effort to kill on normal mode) here are some random shots from our first week of Ulduar.

It's definately been a good few weeks, and with hard mode progress looming on the horizon, there's no shortage of challenges for now. If our current progress towards them is any indication, expect to see some hard mode kills pop up here soon.

That's all for now, I'm going outside.

Actually... nevermind, that cloud is giving me a weird look. I don't trust it..

Mortality, ur doin it rong

Tiluvar — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:15:03 -0000

Posted 03/18/2009 12:15 PM by Tiluvar.

As frustrating as it was at times, it was nice to finally complete an achievement that actually felt like an achievement.

While it is a really exciting challenge worthy of achievement points to kill critters, create bandages or bake cakes, doing something that actually encourages proper play and (indirectly at least) increases the almost non-existent death penalty in WoW is a welcome change to me!

In an effort to help out anyone that may still be working on this one, here are some tips that would have made our lives a little easier...

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<li>Don't blink into poison clouds</li>
<li>Don't walk into poison clouds</li>
<li>Don't auto-run into poison clouds</li>
<li>If you're in a poison cloud, move out of it</li>
<li>Don't stand near zombies</li>
<li>Learn to and/or practice jumping</li>
<li>Understand the difference between 40 yards, and less than 40 yards</li>
<li>Have your tanks practice Occlumency</li>
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While not all of these things actually resulted in deaths, they certainly caused everyone to panic, for a moment at least. It is quite a relief to have this one over and done with, before the removal of the <a href="http://www.tiluvar.com/files/blackprotos.jpg">Black Proto Drakes</a>.

Unfortunately, as you can see, we are still completely horrible at taking a proper screen shot. I think it's a psychological disorder though, because while mounted our ability to stand in formation increases by about 75%. The Amani War Bear and now the Black Proto Drakes have been our best coordination to date.

I'm sure if there was some sort of "Stand in a straight line with 24 other people" achievement we would have gotten it on the boat on the way to Northrend, or Kyradis would have bought 24 other accounts.. but since there's no shiny box announcing how truly awesome we are at lining up, we're just not interested, cause I mean if WoW doesn't tell us what's worth doing and what isn't.. how would we know!?

Anyways.. we're now immortal, apparently, so let's hope that helps in Ulduar.

Also. Edit is no longer raiding, which makes me a little sad. I will always have fond memories of us running through the flowery fields of 10 man Nax, hand in hand.. er.. uh, have fun in that scary place called "real life" Edit! and remember, girls are just like NPCs with daily quests that require Chocolate, Flowers or Shoes.

Content Finished! Feeling Pretentious!

Tiluvar — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:10:47 -0000

Posted 01/08/2009 11:10 AM by Tiluvar.

"As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such a twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air—however slight—lest we become unwilling victims of the darkness."

Well, that's it! Pack up your bags, leave your key under the mat and get the hell out! WoTLK is officially over. After several nights of wiping, my "angry voice", and way too many whelps, Sartharion and his three Drakes are dead!

We completed the "Heroic" kill a few weeks ago, but it wasn't much to write home about. It's tough, but the normal version is definately a step up, which makes no sense but hey, Neither does introducing another 2H weilding plate wearing DPS/Tanking hybrid when they already had Paladins and giving them 900 cooldowns all on a 5 second refresh that make them immune to death while still able to do 5000 DPS. THEIR ARMOR LOOKS BETTER TOO! *ANGRY VOICE*

...anyways, here's the Heroic 3 Drake Sarth, I could have got a good screenshot but YOU KNOW WHO ruined even that:

Alright alright, I'm way off topic as usual. Back to the point. We have now completed all current content and are eagerly awaiting Ulduar. Truly hoping that Ulduar brings us some true challenges. There are definately some good fights in WoTLK so far, but the difficulty just isn't there yet.

Hopefully we'll do something else newsworthy between now and Ulduar, Immortal perhaps? Line up properly in a screenshot? Unlikely.

WotLK - Issue 2

Valiora — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:28:56 -0000

Posted 12/25/2008 06:28 PM by Valiora.

We have seen the defeat of all of the current content with the downing of Sarthairon and the three twilight drakes; in time for the holidays at that. Speaking of holidays, while it's not this writer's particular thing, Merry Christmas to everyone!


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The new year is just around the corner, only a week away, and I'm sure we'll meet all the new challenges of the new year with the same intensity shown this year. Here's looking for good things to come....

Achievement Spam!

Tiluvar — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:29:50 -0000

Posted 12/03/2008 01:29 PM by Tiluvar.

Wrath of the Lich King has hit the live servers and.. wait, what? We're done?

Really? I don't even think I enchanted my stuff, are you sure we didn't miss a quest hub? Some secret underwater raid zone full of challenging raid level penguins? maybe we can just move Sunwell over here and call it Frostwell at least? no?

Wow well, I guess that makes this update a little boring, but an update it is nonetheless.

We may not have had much (any) trouble (mild inconvenience) with any of the raid bosses, save Malygos, and I fully expect other guilds who are able to press the space bar in a mildly coordinated rythm to soon be drowning in a wonderful sea of "epic" loot, if you can even call it that these days. It's starting to feel more and more like epic loot is actually just a prize you get for participation - Congratulations, you have assembled 10 adventurers - are you prepared!? ...to roll for epics.

All that aside however, we pressed our buttons on them first and in the World of Warcraft, that makes all the difference.

Our latest and greatest, and what I can safely say is the hardest plain (plain being non-achievementy) encounter in the game so far would be Malygos. It's a typical WoW fight though in the sense that once you figure it out, you one shot it and are left trying to figure out how you wiped to it twenty times. I'm sure it was Mos's fault. Edit is also Ret which is strange and scary and I think may have broken something, and Keff is no longer healing which saddens Protection Tiluvar very much. It's a topsy turvy frozen little world we live in.

Here's hoping that Ulduar will bring us some truly challenging content. Until then, enjoy the free loot while you can! cause you know what comes next.