[Ety wandered through the bustling Trade District and towards the giant arch of the front gate, he walked towards the stables and the familiar sight of his warhorse, Edgar created a crooked smile on his pale face. He mounted up and commanded his horse to move out through the beautiful landscape of Elywnn Forest towards Duskwood...]

Now I’m not one to read quest text, or pay attention to cut scenes in World of Warcraft for that matter. However, after talking to a friend about how the Lich King came to power and the whole back story behind it, I regret not paying attention through my time in Northrend.

The week started on a good note with another night of trying to beat the Dreamwalker boss in Ice Crown Citadel. Another three hours passed without any success, and my guild decided to give it one last try. We somehow managed to heal Dreamwalker to the minimal health and completed the boss. Cheers went out over Ventrilo and everyone received a great sense of accomplishment. We called it a night and retired back to Stormwind for a rest.

For those of you that do not know, I have only recently joined World of Warcraft, before this I used to be a veteran of Star Wars Galaxies since 2005. One of the main differences I found with the transition was the apparent need for better gear in WoW. Everything at level 80 is based around gear, which came as a surprise to me seeing as I had never been this focused on armour before. Also, as my guild is a raiding guild it gets a lot more complicated than some of the other guilds I’ve been in. With trying to sort out raid positions, who’s being left out, who to give loot to, it can get quite confusing.

Moving on from the hassle of guilds, this week I participated in a 25 man raid to Vault of Archavon. What surprised me was the amount of damage I was pumping out as a Rogue with not the best gear, showed how good Rogues are at single target dps.

The week moved onto a random 10 man heroic to VoA, the run went pretty well with only two wipes before finishing the dungeon. Later into the week I participated in the weekly ice crown run with my guild, as before we had Dreamwalker down after one wipe and moved onto the Blood Princes. This fight was the most complicated we had faced in the Citadel, which made it difficult for some people to understand tactics. The night ended with many wipes on the princes and another failed week of trying to down another boss. However there is always next week...

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