So Far, So Good!
June 8, 2009
A picture says a thousand words, yes? The Rats have officially joined the raiding world! Our 3-ish hour investment on Sunday paid off with a full clear of the Arachnids, and only several wipes! The boss we had the most trouble with was actually the first: Anub’rekhan…it took us a little bit to figure out spacing and then to recognize that kiting was actually inefficient compared to just tanking our way through Locust Swarm, but in the end we prevailed! The emo goddess of death, Grand Widow Faerlina, only wiped us out once, and then only because the tank was placed improperly *sniffle*. As for Maexxna, can you say First Try???
I knew you could 
And that without a single death throughout the fight due to fabulous healing from Lor and Majan. Special props go to Nehemiah, Kara and Krusr for giving us the strats we needed to get through the quarter! Just for giggles and grins we then went off to take out Patchwerk, just to test our gear and DPS numbers. The results?
The only souls beneath 2K DPS were your tanks, yours truly and Bojengle. Altogether a very nice run. Tuesday night will be Arachnid again, followed by Plague Quarter. If you haven’t signed up for one of these runs yet, do so soon…Tues night is already full, and Sunday is filling! Come join us at Naxx!
Enthusiastically,
- Hawk
And away we go!
June 7, 2009
After nearly two years of existence, today is the first day in which the Rats enter a Level 80 Raid instance. It has been a bit of a rocky road – we’ve gone through nearly 100 new members, that we have kept only about a quarter of. We’ve had a guild break-up and a guild reunion. We’ve had marriages, babies, surgeries, funerals, job changes and graduations – in a peculiar way, the Rats are a large, extended family. And we are happy to call each and every one of you a Rats Family Member.
So, today, Naxxramas! Just relax, enjoy yourselves, and be aware that above all we are here to have a good time – the ultimate goal is not 25-man Ulduar, but a post raid celebration after ANY particular raid run. We’re sure it is going to be a blast.
Sincerely,
The Rats Leadership Team
