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It's March! Let's update! - Ayr

3/5/2015

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Here we are champions, right in the thick of Blackrock Foundry Progression!  With 8 out of the 10 bosses down in Heroic, progression has been awesome thus far!  We have been a little silent as of late, though, while we work out the website and find time to do stuff, but there are some important things to make sure everyone knows!

WELCOME BACK KARN!!!

Karn is back to tanking two nights a week for the team on progression nights, with me (Ayr!) taking over the off-tank duties on farm nights.  It is fantastic to get one of the founding members back into the swing of things, and already progress has been stellar as the synergy has returned!  The double brewmaster dream is perfect for farm nights because LOLSTAGGER.

WELCOME TO HUGEIDIOT AND BIGMOSS!!!

Two recruits of impeccable capability and panache.  Hugeidiot joins the healing team as our bubble-friendly dist priest, and Bigmoss as the new padawan-hunter who is challenging all our other DPS to up their game on those meters (promotion to Jedi status is pending on his ability to find a Kaiburr crystal for a lightsaber, that he can’t equip)!

On a less excited note, we have had to say a raiding farewell to some of our other members.  While we understand that life happens, it doesn’t mean that we won’t miss you in raid and your place as part of the team was appreciated.  You’ll be missed, but good luck finding that group that fits your schedule personal goals better!!!  So, good luck Jaide, and Amen!  

To end this update - recruitment continues strongly so we can field a team for Mythics again as we are below the minimum required number of raiders on our roster.  Recruitment needs are updated on the forums, in-game barks, and on the website as well.  Now is the perfect time to get in and trial and continue to push to the edges of our abilities!








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Happy Trails Prema

1/16/2015

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Gang we lost one of our founders this week, Prema.  Prema has had to move on from the team for personal reasons but I wanted to take some time when I had it to share my thoughts.  

Prema was a big part of the soul of the team from its very beginning and was the glue holding much of this team together through its early days in Siege of Orgrimmar and Highmaul.  She was personally responsible for so much of the day to day activities of this raid team / family and was always in raid with a great attitude and positive spirit.  

I don't know that we can ever replace her on this team but in the coming days we'll have some adjustments to the leadership structure to try to help fill some of the gap.  

Prema - please don't stay a stranger and hopefully we'll see you back in the hallowed halls of the WAI one day soon!  Much love.

As a final tribute, in all its glory...here's a PerpyDerg for ya
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The Grind is Real

1/14/2015

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With another week of raiding upon us, we're still at 1/7M.  Plans for the week will be to deliver a crushing blow to all of the Heroic bosses on Wednesday with hopes of taking down Kargath and finally those Twin Ogrons on Thursday.  Next on our platter will be Brackenspore.  

On another note - it is with great sadness that I have to report one of our officers is retiring from the team.  Prema has some personal matters to attend to and will no longer be raiding with us.  We wish her well with everything she has in front of her and I personally hope that all of you will stay in touch with her as she has been a driving force behind the recruitment and coordination for this team.  She will be sorely missed.  

With that said, we'll be opening recruitment with an eye specifically for exceptional raiders with a strong need for the following classes:

Elemental Shaman
Mistweaver Monk
Hunter
DPS Warrior
Disc Priest
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Mythic Progression Continues...

1/8/2015

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We begin our first full week with Mythic efforts after a warm up in Heroics on Wednesday.   Planning on Kargath and Twins for the night.  We're still having some raid awareness and positioning issues.  These fights all demand a lot of personal responsibility from everyone to know the fights and do what they need to.  Some great informal guides on both fights are below.  We'll hopefully get a quick clean kill on Kargath and begin efforts on that first CTR Twins kill tonight.

Edit:  Raid roster finalized and published for tonight.   The link above is still showing last weeks.  I should have it published prior to raid.  Looking to bring in those that show they have the knack to not stand in bad!

The roster is a starting list only.  Failure to move out of bad and stay alive will result in benchings.
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Raiding Plans for this Lockout

1/7/2015

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Just a quick update to advise of our raiding plans for the week.  We'll plan to utilize Wednesday as our heroic clear day.  Let's have everyone ready to go in at 5:30p server with the intent of clearing as much as possible.  This will be the only day this week we'll plan on spending time in heroics as a team.  The rest of the week will be going after kill #2 on Kargath, taking down the Twins and beginning progression on Brackenspore.  Make sure you come with good food, good spirits, and good numbers!
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HM Night #1 - Highmaul  & Reminder of Your Raid Preparedness 

12/7/2014

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We're heading into heroics on Sunday.  Currently 6/7 on NM.  Time to get some more gear and see what kind of damage we can do to heroics during the first week's lockout!  See you all there at 5:30p PST!

Week before raid
 Study up – boss guides, MMO Champion class forums, whatever your preferred preparation method
 Read up on team strategy as posted in WAI Roster Mgmt spreadsheet
 Practice in LFR, Normal, or Heroic
 Log your practice sessions and review your logs for areas of trouble & opportunity

2 days before raid
 Make a list of upgrades so you’re prepared in advance of loot dropping
 Note your boss requests in the WAI Roster Mgmt spreadsheet

1 day before raid
 Reboot your PC and router (if that’s likely to be helpful)
 Gather personal consumables (food, potions, flasks, elixirs)
 Make sure RCLootCouncil is installed and enabled.

30 minutes before raid
 Check your gear for temporary items (Dalaran ring, Stormwind cloak, etc.)
 Repair your gear
 Double-check your gear optimization (best pieces, gems, enchants)

15 minutes before raid
 Get into CTR Mumble Raid 20
 Whisper Prema “Working” (without quotes) for auto invite
 Get to the instance and help kill trash

Raid time
 Check your food and flasks before each fight
 Check your talents and glyphs before each fight
 Get your raid buffs out and keep them up as needed
 Be quick to select your loot options after each fight
 Trash killing is social time, when trash is dead, clear Mumble for boss-killing time

Bring a cheerful attitude and the confidence of knowing you are well prepared to every raid.  This is a team effort; none of us can succeed or fail on our own.
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We're Live!  

12/6/2014

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Welcome to the one safe source for information regarding the Working as Intended raid team on US-Aerie Peak.  In the upcoming days, you'll find key information relating to updates, raid plans, and more.  Additional strategy and class specific information is part of our team member only section of the website.  For any raiders interested in joining our team, we'll be posting links to our recruitment details here as well.
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