Glory of the Firelands Raider

Jondayla, Moordenar and Kalus on their Corrupted Fire Hawks

<Fidelity> completed Glory of the Firelands Raider this week; the only remaining achievements required after Heroic Beth’tilac were Bucket List and Do a Barrel Roll!.

Do a Barrel Roll! only had the Brushfire and Fiery Tornado components left for most people, but we grabbed the Lava Spew component as well for (the now infamous) Whippy. The hardest part about the achievement was getting everyone to miss that very first tick of tornado. Yes, there were some brushfire mishaps, and the responsible parties performed the obligatory self-flagellation and we went again. Once the tornados were moving everyone was generally flawless… it’s just getting the hang of positioning yourself in the right place before they start coming out, and adjusting as necessary on the fly. It became a little joke when as soon as the tornados started moving I’d utter, “wipe it up”… so much so in later attempts, Jondy would yell across the room, “Don’t say it! Don’t say it!”. It was a great relief when we got it done and then proceded to go one shot Heroic Ryolith (so odd that the fight, RNG and all, seemed like a nice stress release after the achievement).

Bucket List was kinda sureal. It was as though Shannox had been to the doctor and had a list of can’ts and won’ts due to a bad heart condition. As I dragged Shannox around, guildies and puppies in tow… I was constantly being screamed at by guildies to STOP! YOU’VE GOT IT. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I knew that we could shortcut Beth’tilac, but for the others I just wandered around in complete bewilderment trying to follow my frantic guildies instructions, wondering why we didn’t actually have to go anywhere. I mean… Rhyolith and Alice? They are both like, RIGHT…. THERE.

Deep Breath.

The other achievement worth mentioning (if I haven’t already before) is Only the Penitent… purely for amount of frustration caused by doing an achievement that doesn’t even involve a boss. I might write a, “How not to drive your raid leader mad…” guide for this achievement… but right now the memory is too fresh, and I don’t want to break our swear jar… it can only hold so much coin. There are a surprising number of teeny tiny mechanics involved in getting this done, so make sure if you assign someone to research the achievement, make sure they get ALL the information. Yeah, I said it.

We’re stoaked to have our Corrupted Fire Hawks, and looking forward to tackling Heroic Ragnaros in the dying moments of patch 4.3.

Comments (1)

  1. 14:48, November 20, 2011Ianthee  / Reply

    A phenomenal achievement, most deserving of the highest congratulations (!!!), the Corrupted Fire Hawks the shiny trophy for incredible skill and determination, hold it loftily above your head (or as the case may be place directly under your hardened tooshies) you have every reason to be proud and cheer loudly (ticker-tape parade complete with confetti and ribbons falling from skies optional, yet, highly recommended). It would be a fair assumption to think Blizzard creators are geniuses in providing the hardest of raiders and the most knowledgeable of raid leaders with such challenging content. But, in assuming the swear jar is not made of rubber, stretching to accommodate extra coin, it is a little comforting to have confirmed they are also masochistic bastards. How awesome the Glory of the Firelands Raider achievement must feel for you all, thrilled to bits for you :D Sincerest congratulations!
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