Everybody loves twins!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hi there! Welcome back to the Order of the Raven website! Hope all is well for you. Things are great for us. In fact, things are AWESOME right now. You know what we did the other night?

Two chicks. Twins, man.

Remember that scene from Office Space...

Peter: What would you do if you had a million dollars?
Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.
Peter: That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?
Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.
Peter: Well, not all chicks.
Lawrence: Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.
Peter: Good point.

We didn't even have to pay a million dollars! We faced off against two hot Eredar Twins in the Sunwell and kicked their sweet, sweet asses back to... well... wherever hot Eredar chicks go when they die and drop phat lewts!

Oh yeah – "Yet Another Server First." ;)

Kill shot time!

Big grats to:

• Edelia and Tuon (?!?!) on [Stanchion of Primal Instinct] (lol @ double Druid drops!)
• Edelia on [Belt of the Forgotten Vanquisher]
• Himiko on [Equilibrium Epaulets]
• Creekstone on [Crimson Paragon's Cover]
• Matsumi on [Sin'dorei Pendant of Salvation]

Man, that's a lot of loot. And Tuon… what the hell man? Taking a Druid staff? LOL!

By the way... limited recruiting is still open. Think you've got what it takes to be a Raven? Head on over to our Recruitment page now and fill out our application!

Next stop: A fallen Naaru!

Posted by: Mayo

Felmyst kicks the bucket!

Monday, July 7, 2008

From the "Yet Another Server First" department, it's my great pleasure to inform you that Felmyst, the third boss in the Sunwell Plateau, has perished! Felmyst is the raised corpse of Madrigosa, who fights Brutallus before you, erm, get to fight Brutallus. Long story short, his crappy demon blood infused with her blue dragon corpse and made a scary, undead, freaky demon thing. Yeah.

There's really not much to say about this fight. In many ways it's like fighting Onyxia, except instead of a deep breath simply killing you, Felmyst's deep breath turns you into a zombie and you kill your guildmates. Neat, eh?

We did a little bit of work on the Eredar Twins after the Felmyst kill, and hopefully we'll quickly have yet another fresh kill to post here! As always, keep your eyes here for more news! Now, on to the kill shot!

Big grats to Tuon, Kandar, and Biggame on [Boots of the Forgotten Protector], and to Omelet on [Brooch of the Highborne].

Recruitment Update

As of Monday, July 7, 2008, recruitment is open for three raid spots: One resto shaman, one warlock, and one paladin who is well-geared and is able to fill-in as prot, ret, and holy. Not one role. Not two roles. All three roles. Since we're chin-deep in the Sunwell, Tier 6 level gear and experience is a major plus. If you feel you're up to the challenge, head on over to our Recruitment page right now and fill out the form. A Recruitment Champion will get back to you shortly.

Posted by: Mayo

Brutallus bites the dust!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Sorry for the late update on this one - I've been sick and pretty much haven't touched a computer for the last few days. That said, I'm pleased to inform you that on Monday, May 26, 2008, Order of the Raven had "Yet Another Server First" - Brutallus, the second boss of the Sunwell Plateau, kicked the bucket.

For those of you who have yet to see this gigantic, disgusting piece of demon, he's a massive Pit Lord who has lost his wings and has blades for hands. Must make it hell for him to scratch when he gets an itch. Maybe that's why he's so evil... hmmm... Er, anyway, this fight is a massive gear check. It requires some huge amount of dps, around 27,000 dps, to kill him before he hits the six (6) minute enrage timer. It's a nasty fight so it felt quite nice to knock this guy out.

And now for the kill shot:

Grats to Klipshi on [Slayer's Belt], Kandar on [Onslaught Waistguard], Seolla on [Belt of the Tempest], and Thance on [Heart of the Pit].

More good stuff to come!

Posted by: Mayo

Aggramar's first (alliance-side) Warglaive of Azzinoth!

Friday, May 9, 2008

Something special happened last night and for once it didn't even involve a naked Draenai dancing.

After something like 14 or 15 Illidan kills, Order of the Raven finally received its first legendary [Warglaive of Azzinoth] last night! A server first on the alliance side and a server second overall!

Big grats to Loktovar (pictured below with his shiney new toy), one of our longest-playing members, on receiving the main hand Warglaive! Guess this means we'll have to keep killing Illidan till the off-hand drops!

Recruitment Update

Just an FYI, we're still recruiting mature, well-geared, highly-experienced, high-playtime folks in the following classes:

• Warlock
• Restoration Shaman
• Holy Paladin
• Holy Priest
• Tank (feral druid, prot paladin - no warriors please)
• Mage (fire/arcane)
• Restoration Druid (only Tier 6 level please)

If you think you've got what it takes, head on over to our recruitment page and send in your application!

Posted by: Mayo

Kalecgos freed from enslavement & recruitment updates!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

First and foremost, I apologize for the lateness of this post. I've been meaning to make it since Saturday, mere hours after we beat the first boss in the Sunwell, but I've been busy. Now, on to business!

Kalecgos, one of the few blue dragons who survived the destruction rendered by Deathwing the Destroyer (formerly Neltharion the Earth-Warder), is lucky to be alive at this point considering what happened to most of the other dragons throughout Azeroth's troubled history. Unfortunately, he got himself caught in quite a bind on the Isle of Quel'Danas. See, Kil'jaeden is a jerk who really gets off on increasing his power, and when he found out that one of the legendary Blue Dragons was nearby, he sent his buddy Sathrovarr the Corruptor to try and take control of Kalecgos.

Bored yet? Fine fine. Long story short, the fine folks in <Order of the Raven> freed Kalecgos from the grips of the Burning Legion on Friday and in return he gave us a bunch of sparkly, purple items! Deathmancer, one of the senior officers of <Order of the Raven>, wanted me to make sure that all the members of the raid received recognition for this particularly fulfilling kill. As such, big thanks and congratulations go out to:

• Paladins - Mayo, Roderic, Wazuki, Omelet, Mithfir
• Priests - Ruddiger, Merena, Dempsy, Redken, Syome
• Warlocks - DM, Wymrory, Thance, Hexxus
• Shaman - Xunaria, Andrelise, Himiko, Tuon, Matsumi (Recruit)
• Mages - Tsaleigha, Semirage, Maegwyn, Lhivera, Seolla
• Druids - Edelia, Olama, Quikbeam
• Rogues - Loktovar, Crunge, Nayko, Museverte, Klipshi
• Warriors - Kandar, Creekstone, Darmeus, Kalarr
• Hunters - Komhaz, Methical, Biggame, Velincia

As for the loot:

Congrats to Tsaleigha on [Bracers of the Tempest], Biggame on [Gronnstalker's Bracers], Darmeus on [Onslaught Wristguards], and Tuon on [Starstalker Legguards].

And now... Recruitment Updates! Today we've got some pretty big updates, so pay attention.

<Order of the Raven>, the long-standing top PvE guild on Aggramar is pleased to announce that we have openings for a number of fine people to fill our ranks. The following are our current recruiting needs:

• 1 Holy/Disc Priest
• 1 Tank (Prot Paladin/Prot Warrior/Feral Druid)
• 1 Warlock
• 1 Mage (Not frost, please)
• 1 Elemental Shaman
• 1 Restoration Shaman

Each of those positions has the same requirements as we've always had: High playtime (5+ nights a week), high-end raiding experience (preferably Black Temple/Hyjal), the best gear that you can get your hands on (PvE, not PvP), excellent knowledge of raiding tactics and class mechanics, the willingness to (and ability to afford) wiping a whole lot while learning new content while also supplying your own consumables, and most importantly a positive attitude.

Additionally, if your class isn't listed but you feel you'd make a good candidate to try out for Order of the Raven, feel free to send in an application. We're always open to exceptional players.

If you feel you fit any of the roles mentioned above, or an exceptional player, head on over to our Recruitment page and send in your application now!

Posted by: Mayo

Bear mounts and the Sunwell and recruitment updates - oh my!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Hello friends! Long time no update! It's been a busy past few months, farming up Black Temple and Hyjal, doing alt ZA runs, and generally enjoying what really has been the first "break" OTR has been able to take in quite some time. Not that it was a real break - we didn't all hop on a plane to Hawaii to sit on the beach sipping margarita's and reminding the hapless waiters that we wanted no salt - NO salt. Indeed, we spent our time farming up phat lewts and hot epics in BT and Hyjal, but it really was quite relaxing to not have any pressure on ourselves.

But hey, that's over and done with! The Sunwell is open and we're knee-deep in all kinds of wonderful new stuff. On to the news and updates!

First and foremost, congrats go out to Kandar on being OTR's first recipient of an [Amani War Bear] from Zul Aman. Truth be told, most of us aren't terribly big fans of ZA, nor is there much in there gear-wise that is appealing when you're decked out in Tier 6 level gear, which is why we really haven't put a lot of effort into timed ZA runs until recently. Never the less, expect to see many more bear mounts in the coming weeks!

Next, an update on our current status. We've been in the Sunwell since day one, and I'm pleased to say that Kalecgos has us on farm status. Er… yeah. We've been doing good, picked up a couple of nice trash epics and smelting books, and last night we got Kalecgos down to less than 10% on both sides, so he should be dead very, very soon. It's a really great fight, and a very well-tuned fight on top of that. Blizzard did a good job with the Sunwell, and we in Order of the Raven are just happy to finally have something new to do!

Finally, a big recruitment update. That's right folks - here's your big chance to try out for a raiding spot in Aggramar's premier raiding guild! Here's what's up:

Recruitment is now CLOSED to Shadow Priests. Thank you to all of the Shadow Priests who have sent in applications - we really appreciate your time and the effort that you put into your applications.

Recruitment is now OPEN for the following three raid spots:

• 1 Restoration Shaman
• 1 Elemental Shaman
• 1 Feral Druid (tank not dps)

As always, we're looking for raiders with high playtime (5+ nights a week), high-end raiding experience (BT/Hyjal preferred, SSC/TK is ok), the best gear that is available to you (no blue or green machines need apply), extremely good knowledge of your class and the mechanics of the other eight classes, and most importantly a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and adapt to new content and new challenges.

Also as always, even if your class isn't listed as open for recruitment, we are always interested in receiving applications from exceptional players. If you feel that you meet these qualifications, head on over to our recruitment page now and send us your application!

Keep your eyes here soon for upcoming Sunwell kills! Till then, game on!

Posted by: Mayo

News and recruitment updates - January 2008

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Now that we've finally completed all of the content (and we really mean all of the content now - read on) in World of Warcraft, you're probably asking yourselves what the heck we're up to now. I'm sure you are. Even if you aren't, for the sake of this post just pretend you are. Yes... that's right... Scratch your head, look around the room for no reason. I see you there. There we go.

Anyway, we've been keeping ourselves pretty busy. We're actively farming Hyjal and BT to gear up for the upcoming Sunwell Plateau in patch 2.4, working on faster instance clears, and generally enjoying the first real "break" we've had in, well, a long time. Not that it's a real break. We're still raiding, we're still having fun. There's just no pressure now.

In a semi-related note, we went back to AQ40 two weekends ago and cleared the whole place. We finally killed Viscidus, the only pre-BC boss that never was killed on Aggramar. So, like I said above, we really have cleared ALL of the content in World of Warcraft now. Huzzah! Grats to all of the members of the guild who got their first C'Thun experience! Good stuff!

Recruitment Update

We are *still* looking for a hardcore, well-geared Shadow Priest to join our ranks. Not a holy priest. Not a discipline priest. A dark, evil, shadow priest who has good gear (Tier 4 / Tier 5+ please), good raiding experience (SSC/TK experience please), a great attitude, and the willingness to put in the time and effort to raid at a very high level with mature, highly-experienced players.

Think you fit the bill Mister or Miss Shadow Priest? If you do, head on over to our Recruitment page and e-mail a well-written application to us. All applications will be reviewed in a fair, confidential, and timely manner, or else your pizza is free.

That's it for now - keep your eyes glued here for more good things and perhaps more pictures of naked Draenai dancing!

Posted by: Mayo