Sarth 1D coming next friday at 5pm Server

Ok, We've done Sartharian every week for a while now, time we spiced it up.

Could everyone please watch the Sarth video's where they have 1 dragon up. They are easy to find on Youtube, also check the tankspot forums or wowwiki concerning the tactics.

We're going to need 3 tanks and ~2 healers + 5 dps.

Tanks: Brutegar, Cottonrocket, Becca, fyska, Lash, ?
Healers: Wad, Sayjinquan, Lash, ?
DPS: Cubex, Danaris, Aldie, Dantius, Zerk/Yuk, Aenicus?

I only included the people that have raided with us at night before, if you're interested, please, say so, this isn't an exclusive list.

Sarth 1D:
1)Kill 2 of the harder dragons, they each have a different buff they bring to the encounter.
2) Start the fight with Sarth
3) One tank takes Sarth, 2 other tanks + dps take on the mini-dragon when it comes down.
Now, you've got 1 tank on Sarth, 1 tank on the mini-me, 1 tank on portal.
4) portal comes up, all dps, #3 tank, + 1 healer goes into the portal, ppl outside communicate with those inside if there's a firewall coming so that dps can halt on in-portal until wave is clear.
5) nuke mini-me, then focus on Sarth, 2 tanks control adds, ranged dps downs adds then returns to Sarth.
6) Sarth Dead, get better and more loot, have more risk = more fun :)

Stampede Goes Raiding In April

Hi Gang,

Well Spring has come and a new season for our guild emerges. From the winter with the help of Wadataka and Meurtdehoof and the Misfits we've been able to involve most able players into Naxx and get gear upgrades.
However, the time has come for the Stampede to make its mark and set a couple of raid time periods aside. I am proposing Thursday Nights 5:30 pm ST and Saturday mornings 7:00 am ST. This is flexible and I really am searching for member concensus on the times.
If you would please submit a post to this with your preferred times so we can all see I would be grateful .

This will be only for one quarter of Naxx to start (Spider Quarter), or we could also do a run at WG doing 10 man vault Sat. Mornings.
This will be the opportunity for all qualified guild members to particpate.
I want to thank everyone for being patient and upgrading their talents and equipment. There has been a huge improvement in gear and ranks.
Congratulations on a job well done.

Below are three columns showing who and what they will be in our raids.
The number beside each indicates their position of status within the raid.

Tanks
#1 Meurtdehoof
#2 Lashtail
#3 Fyska
#4 Graynight
#5 Cottonrocket

DPS
#1 Cubex
#2 Meurtedehoof
#3 Mommakonda
#4 Aenicus
#5 Jinda
#6 Becca(also OT)
#7 Zerk
#8 Demonevil
#9 Yukaya
#10 Deadrush

Healers
#1 Wadataka aka Bandage to us
#2 Sinscribe
#3 Lashstar
#4 Sayjinquan
#5 Mahaliel

As the 10 Man Naxx requires 2 tanks Min. 2 Healers (3 is better) and 5 DPS (or 6) we are now well positioned to conquer Naxx. We have the people, we have the experience in most of us, now lets make some noise.

Regarding the current raid group split between the Stampede and the Misfits I am proposing that we consider asking them and the Sabrefang Knights and friends to create a 25 man raid group.

Looking for input and suggestions :)
Best Regards
Your GM Lash

What Are You Ready For?

This is a list taken directly from http://www.wow-heroes.com/ showing what the level 80s of the guild are ready for. Use this as a guide to what you should be running for gear improvement. If you are unable to perform at these levels, don't worry. Just practice on lower level runs until you feel comfortable and always ask advice of more experienced players. List updated as of 3/26/09:

Cubex - 25 Man DPS - 2008
Muertedehoof - 25 Man DPS - 2002
Invisigoth - 25 Man DPS - 1960
Sinscribe - 25 Man Healer - 1925
Lashstar - 25 Man Healer - 1896
Momakonda - 25 Man DPS - 1835
Aenicus - 25 Man DPS - 1800
Spoc - 25 Man DPS - 1776
Jinda - 25 Man DPS - 1765
Lashtail - 25 Man Tank - 1764
-------------------------------------------
Fyska - 10 Man Tank - 1660
Graynight - 10 Man Tank - 1625
Zerkofark - 10 Man DPS - 1615
Cottonrocket - 10 Man Tank - 1606
Demonevil - 10 Man DPS - 1575
Yukaya - 10 Man DPS - 1564
Deadrush - 10 Man DPS - 1523
Oxxykotton - 10 Man DPS - 1502
Mahaliel - 10 Man Healer - 1462
Capataz - 10 Man Healer - 1453
Bloodstained - Heroic DPS - 1423
Boheeka - Heroic DPS - 1381
Becca - Heroic Tank - 1379
Finduilas - Heroic Tank - 1339
-------------------------------------------
Paladius - Heroic Healer - 1186
Endorfin - Heroic DPS - 1170
Skreken - Heroic DPS - 1050
Crepitus - Heroic DPS - 962
Zephroes - Heroic Tank - 741

We have 20 separate accounts with 29 level 80 characters.
Class count: 6 Death Knights, 4 Paladins, 3 Hunters, 3 Warriors, 3 Priests, 3 Mages, 2 Druids, 2 Rogues, 2 Warlocks, 1 Shaman.
Congratulations to Aenicus, Jinda, Fyska and Boheeka for bumping up a rank and to Cubex for hitting the 2K mark. Soon to be 80: Banality (DPS), Doola (DPS), Hollowedsoul (DPS), Lisha (DPS), Magno (Tank), Missmarbull (DPS) and Spodium (DPS).

College Basketball III

March is the best month of the year. A week ago I was wondering if Arizona would even be in the tournament and now they're in the Sweet 16 for the first time since '05. Playing with house money from here on out.

Friends of TTS

Just to post for those that don't normally participate in the M/W/F raid schedule, we have some friends in Misfits that crave instances and are always willing to help people.

Brutegar - Tank
Aldie, Dantius - very fun people, dps is respectable for the short time they've been raiding.
Danaris - a DPS that has just about every instance on farm with us.

These guys really know their stuff and are excellent people. Look them up when you can!

-Wad/Bandage

What Are You Ready For?

This is a list taken directly from http://www.wow-heroes.com showing what the level 80s of the guild are ready for. Use this as a guide to what you should be running for gear improvement. If you are unable to perform at these levels, don't worry. Just practice on lower level runs until you feel comfortable and always ask advice of more experienced players. List updated as of 3/21/09:

Muertedehoof - 25 Man Raid Tank - 2002
Sinscribe - 25 Man Raid Healer - 1905
Lashstar - 25 Man Raid Healer - 1890
Cubex - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1860
Invisigoth - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1836
Momakonda - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1831
Lashtail - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1816
Spoc - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1784
-------------------------------------------
Jinda - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1658
Graynight - 10 Man Raid Tank - 1616
Cottonrocket - 10 Man Raid Tank - 1606
Aenicus - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1605
Demonevil - Heroic Instance DPS - 1567
Deadrush - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1499
Zerkofark - Heroic Instance DPS - 1485
Capataz - Heroic Instance DPS - 1451
Yukaya - Heroic Instance DPS - 1450
Bloodstained - Heroic Instance DPS - 1423
Becca - Heroic Instance Tank - 1379
Mahaliel - Heroic Instance Healer - 1351
Oxxykotton - Heroic Instance DPS - 1343
Finduilas - Heroic Instance Tank - 1339
-------------------------------------------
Boheeka - Heroic Instance DPS - 1271
Fyska - Heroic Instance Tank - 1231
Paladius - Heroic Instance Healer - 1186
Azeraa - Heroic Instance DPS - 1076
Endorfin - Heroic Instance DPS - 1066
Skreken - Heroic Instance DPS - 1050
Crepitus - Heroic Instance DPS - 962
Zephroes - Heroic Instance Tank - 741

We have 21 separate accounts with 30 level 80 characters.
Class count: 6 Death Knights, 4 Hunters, 4 Paladins, 3 Warriors, 3 Priests, 3 Mages, 2 Druids, 2 Rogues, 2 Warlocks, 1 Shaman.
Congratulations to Muertedehoof for passing the 2000 mark and to Mahaliel for bumping up to the Heroics rank. Soon to be 80: Banality (DPS), Doola (DPS) and Hollowedsoul (DPS).

College Basketball II

Have I ever said how much I love this time of year? My Wildcats advance past Utah to meet.......Cleveland State?!?!?!? Normally I'd be excited about seeing a #13 seed but these guys look like the most athletic team in the tournament. O well, I'm just glad Arizona wasn't one and done again.

Go CATS!

College Basketball

I'm starting a new "Off Topic" label for all things non-WOW.

Just wanted to say you probably won't see me much starting Thursday as I will be engrossed in the 4 greatest sporting days of the year: the 1st weekend of March Madness. Good luck to all of you who have teams in the tourney.

Bear Down Arizona...Go Cats!

Weekend Raiding Group

Hey all,

Just wanted to find out how many would be interested in a weekend morning raiding group. I am pretty much unable to go any night of the week but Saturday and Sunday mornings work really well for me. If this applies to you too, just leave a comment and we'll see how many people we can gather up. You must be Heroic ranked or higher and be doing average to above average in heroic instance runs. I'm guessing we won't be able to get full group together but wanted to see how many people we would have to pug.

Side note: Please don't switch if you are already raiding with the Mon/Wed/Fri raiding group that Wada and Maha lead. They have a good thing going and I don't want to split that up in anyway. Just seeing if anyone that isn't raiding yet has the same weekday troubles that I do.

What Are You Ready For?

This is a list taken directly from http://www.wow-heroes.com showing what the level 80s of the guild are ready for. Use this as a guide to what you should be running for gear improvement. If you are unable to perform at these levels, don't worry. Just practice on lower level runs until you feel comfortable and always ask advice of more experienced players. List updated as of 3/17/09:

Muertedehoof - 25 Man Raid Tank - 1929
Sinscribe - 25 Man Raid Healer - 1863
Lashstar - 25 Man Raid Healer - 1847
Cubex - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1840
Invisigoth - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1836
Momakonda - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1831
Lashtail - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1751
Spoc - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1716
-------------------------------------------
Graynight - 10 Man Raid Tank - 1575
Aenicus - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1563
Jinda - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1531
Cottonrocket - 10 Man Raid Tank - 1503
Deadrush - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1487
Bloodstained - Heroic Instance DPS - 1416
Capataz - Heroic Instance DPS - 1414
Yukaya - Heroic Instance DPS - 1406
Zerkofark - Heroic Instance DPS - 1382
Becca - Heroic Instance Tank - 1379
Demonevil - Heroic Instance DPS - 1365
Oxxykotton - Heroic Instance DPS - 1343
Finduilas - Heroic Instance Tank - 1331
-------------------------------------------
Boheeka - Heroic Instance DPS - 1271
Mahaliel - Heroic Instance Healer - 1209
Paladius - Heroic Instance Healer - 1184
Fyska - Heroic Instance Tank - 1159
Azeraa - Heroic Instance DPS - 1060
Skreken - Heroic Instance DPS - 1050
Endorfin - Heroic Instance DPS - 964
Crepitus - Heroic Instance DPS - 962
Zephroes - Heroic Instance Tank - 741

We have 21 separate accounts with 30 level 80 characters.
Class count: 6 Death Knights, 4 Hunters, 4 Paladins, 3 Warriors, 3 Priests, 3 Mages, 2 Druids, 2 Rogues, 2 Warlocks, 1 Shaman.
Welcome to Spoc who has joined our clan and congratulations to Demonevil who has bumped up to the Heroics rank. Soon to be 80: Banality (DPS), Doola (DPS) and Hollowedsoul (DPS).

Updated Guild Rankings Site

Hey guys,

Just wanted to drop a note on the updated guild rankings. We are using a new site www.wow-heroes.com (thanks to Wada for the suggestion). You will notice some differences in the "What Are You Ready For?" posts:

1) The number beside you character is the gear ranking that the site gives you. Please don't take this too seriously. For instance, there are a couple blues that I have on Sinscribe that I much prefer to epics that might give me a higher gear score. Please just use this number as an approximation and use the gear that you play best with.

2) The 3 groupings represent the actual rankings. The top group is our Devastator rank (those ready for 25 man raid). The second group is our Heroic rank (those ready for heroics and 10 man raid). The third group is our level 80 characters below a 1300 gear score. This group can certainly attempt heroics but would be wise to go with Heroic or Devastator ranked people.

I hope all of this makes sense and feel free to ask me if you have any questions. Happy gaming!

What Are You Ready For?

This is a list taken directly from http://www.wow-heroes.com showing what the level 80s of the guild are ready for. Use this as a guide to what you should be running for gear improvement. If you are unable to perform at these levels, don't worry. Just practice on lower level runs until you feel comfortable and always ask advice of more experienced players. List updated as of 3/14/09:

Muertedehoof - 25 Man Raid Tank - 1929
Lashstar - 25 Man Raid Healer - 1847
Sinscribe - 25 Man Raid Healer - 1839
Invisigoth - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1836
Momakonda - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1831
Cubex - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1778
Lashtail - 25 Man Raid DPS - 1751
-------------------------------------------
Graynight - 10 Man Raid Tank - 1575
Aenicus - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1563
Jinda - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1531
Cottonrocket - 10 Man Raid Tank - 1491
Deadrush - 10 Man Raid DPS - 1487
Bloodstained - Heroic Instance DPS - 1392
Yukaya - Heroic Instance DPS - 1388
Zerkofark - Heroic Instance DPS - 1382
Becca - Heroic Instance Tank - 1379
Capataz - Heroic Instance DPS - 1373
Finduilas - Heroic Instance Tank - 1331
Oxxykotton - Heroic Instance DPS - 1318
-------------------------------------------
Boheeka - Heroic Instance DPS - 1271
Demonevil - Heroic Instance DPS - 1227
Paladius - Heroic Instance Healer - 1184
Mahaliel - Heroic Instance Healer - 1165
Fyska - Heroic Instance Tank - 1159
Azeraa - Heroic Instance DPS - 1060
Skreken - Heroic Instance DPS - 1050
Endorfin - Heroic Instance DPS - 964
Crepitus - Heroic Instance DPS - 962
Zephroes - Heroic Instance Tank - 741

We have 20 separate accounts with 29 level 80 characters.
Class count: 6 Death Knights, 4 Hunters, 4 Paladins, 3 Warriors, 3 Priests, 2 Druids, 2 Rogues, 2 Mages, 2 Warlock, 1 Shaman.
Congratulations to Mahaliel and Demonevil for hitting 80. Soon to be 80: Banality (DPS), Doola (DPS) and Hollowedsoul (DPS).

Nexus

Next in ouir series of instance strategies:

Name: Nexus
Location: Borean Tundra
Number of bosses: 5
Special group make-up: Off tank helpful in heroic

When progressing through this instance, keep going left throughout the whole thing. I suppose you could go right but I have never seen it done and your party members would probably look at you weird.

Commander Stoutbeard: This is a heroic only boss and this is also the fight where an off tank is really handy. The tank will grab aggro from the boss and tank him by the hallway entry for the entirety of the fight. This prevents party members from being feared into further mobs. Meanwhile, the off tank should grab aggro from the 2 clerics and all dps should take these down as quickly as possible. The healer should stay between the tank and the dps to heal both groups. Once the dps is finished, they can rejoin the fight on the boss. Make sure to not get hit by his whirlwind and you'll be fine.

Grand Magus Telestra: Tank where she is standing. After a while she will split into 3 different versions of herself. Each version has a different color and you need to kill the purple one first, followed by the blue with the red one being last.

In some of the upcoming mob groups you will see a rift. This can be dps'd down by range without pulling the rest of the group.

Anomalus: Tank where he stands. When he opens up a rift, everyone needs to focus on it and bring it down before turning back to the boss. These rifts will span adds that should either be picked up by the tank or a designated dps.

For the next part, you will be making your way through a gauntlet of elites and annoying little plants. The plants will keep popping back up if you don't keep moving.

Ormorok the Tree-Shaper: Tank where he stands. The boss will shoot up ice spikes that must be dodged (you will see where they are going to pop before they actually do). The boss also does a spell reflect at times. You should have a designated dps help with any adds that attack healer.

Keristrasza: Tank where it stands. All dps and healer needs to stand on the side of the dragon (not head or tail) to avoid getting hit. The big thing in this fight is that you must jump or move continually (I prefer jumping). If you stay in one place too long, you will get a painful debuff that will only get worse and the healer will not be able to outheal it. Melee can jump continually as they hit boss. Casters can jump in between each cast. Healers need to try and rely on instant casts during the fith. There will be times when the boss freezes the party to the ground. This is the time to do any of the longer cast heals as you will be bolted to one place anyway.

As always, hope you enjoy and feel free to comment if I missed anything of utter import. Next up: Azjol-Nerub.

Utgarde Keep

Hello all,

Since we are starting to get a lot more organized and have many more players gearing up to tackle heroics, I thought I would start an ongoing series on instance strategy.

First some basics: Plate tanks need to have 535 defense minimum and preferably be at the 540 cap. Healers should have 1400 +heals at the very least. Dps should strive to be 1200+. Obviously these are rough guidelines but if you go any lower in any of the these categories, the difficulty gets exponentially greater. Also players need to be comfortable using crowd control and tanks should be comfortable with marking so the pace doesn't lag. When pulling trash mob groups, 99% of the time kill anybody with mana first.

I will not go over each pull as I think learning these things is half the fun, but I will give you tips on each boss as well as any other special things.

First instance up...the easiest of them all:

Name: Utgarde Keep
Location: Howling Fjord
Number of bosses: 3
Special group make-up: None needed

Prince Keleseth: Tank him where he is walking. Casters...make sure the tank/boss is between you and both doorways. Boss will call forth skeleton adds and they will come from these doorways. Tank should aggro them before the reach casters. Boss will also encase someone in ice. When he does this, all dps should hit ice casing immediately to break out your comrade.

Dalronn/Skarvald: Tank where they are standing. Everyone needs to focus on Dalronn (the caster) and bring him down to about 20%. Then everyone switches to Skarvakd (the melee) and do the same. Then try and bring both of them down as quickly as possible and at somewhat the same time or very bad things happen. Adds will come during the fight but these can easily be handled by an assigned AoE dps or led into tank's AoE.

Ingvar the Plunderer: Tank where he stands. Casters need to stand at range and tank should try and point boss away from everyone. When he starts to cast his smash (a cone AoE in front of boss), tank should strafe away or run through him. When he starts to cast his roar, casters (including healers) should stop casting until he finishes or be silenced. Once you kill him, run behind one of the pillars so you are out of line-of-sight. He will be resurrected and you get to start all over. For the most part it is the same, however, he also has a nasty little axe that will spin around so don't get hit by that.

As always, hope you enjoy and feel free to comment if I missed anything of utter import. Next up: Nexus.

What Are You Ready For?

This is a list taken directly from http://be.imba.hu/ showing what the level 80s of the guild are ready for. Use this as a guide to what you should be running for gear improvement. If you are unable to perform at these levels, don't worry. Just practice on lower level runs until you feel comfortable and always ask advice of more experienced players. List updated as of 3/7/09:

Cubex - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Graynight - 10/25 Man Raid Tank
Invisigoth - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Lashstar - 10/25 Man Raid Healer
Lashtail - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Momakonda - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Muertedehoof - 10/25 Man Raid Tank
Sinscribe - 10/25 Man Raid Healer
Aenicus - 10 Man Raid DPS
Becca - 10 Man Raid Tank
Cottonrocket - 10 Man Raid Tank
Deadrush - 10 Man Raid DPS
Finduilas - 10 Man Raid Tank
Jinda - 10 Man Raid DPS
Yukaya - 10 Man Raid DPS
Zerkofark - 10 Man Raid DPS
Bloodstained - Heroic Instance/10 Man Raid DPS
Paladius - Heroic Instance/10 Man Raid DPS
Azeraa - Heroic Instance DPS
Boheeka - Heroic Instance DPS
Capataz - Heroic Instance Healer
Cellindia - Heroic Instance DPS
Fyska - Heroic Instance Tank
Oxxykotton - Heroic Instance DPS
Crepitus - Reg/Heroic Instance DPS
Endorfin - Reg/Heroic Instance DPS
Skreken - Reg/Heroic Instance DPS
Zephroes - Reg Instance Tank

We have 20 separate accounts with 28 level 80 characters.
Class count: 6 Death Knights, 5 Hunters, 4 Paladins, 3 Warriors, 3 Priests, 2 Druids, 2 Rogues, 2 Mages, 1 Warlock, 0 Shamans
Congratulations to Bloodstained for hitting 80. Soon to be 80: Banality (DPS), Demonevil (DPS), Doola (DPS) and Mahaliel (Soon to be healer).

Explanation of the Guild Rankings

Lashtail here, in our guild we do use ranks like many other guilds as motivators to keep grinding on to develop your character and feel good about being in our guild.

Member : New person 2 weeks grace period no access to the Guild

to the Guild bank but hey you can join in any activity we do.

Stampeder : Full membership, access to the Guild bank(which has

restrictions on all levels)

End of Old World: Grind your way to lvl 50 for the last 8 levels before you

can join the Burning Crusade Outlands

Outlanders: Congrats your now lvl 58 and on your way to grinding up to:

Conquistadores : Level 70 to 80 handling normal normal instances,

congrats for conquering WOW, BC and Lich King Norm

Heroics R Us: Level 80s that are geared to handle Heroic Dungeons and

10 man raids, an elite rank.

Devastator 25: Congrats the highest rank for Grinders using wow-heroes to rate

your gear means you've attained Raid status for 10/25

man raids - uber elite

Officer: The best ambassadors representing our guild, the core policies

and spirit of the Stampede. They direct the GM's business in his

absence and protect the integrity of the Tauren Stampede.

So come join us and test your mettle in our herd world.

TROLL PATROL - Quest Helper Zul-Drak Daily

This Post is Inspired by Lash - and
Created by Zerk
and is available to all!
So Howdy All

An overview of this quest is that it is a timed 4 part quest (20 mins) and the other 3 parts change almost daily and I have seen 3 different iterations of the other 3 parts. This part of the quest Alchemist Finklestein is a random selection of items. That is why i made the list. Another simple thing is to see how many people are doing the water part of the quest as there are limited mob (quest objectives) and sometimes it cannot be completed in time, so you may want to come back or do the quest when there are less players doing the quest.

You should also be aware that this is an excelent rep (argent crusade) for casters as there are several pieces of gear that should be strived for. Lash says that it only takes 25 days to reach exalted just by doing the daily and getting the bonus reps and GOLD for completing the quests in less than 20 minutes and it is certainly do able for the clothies by themselves.

Now for the nitty gritty.

As you enter the building for the quest for Alchemy there are two rooms that contain the quest items. These items are to the left and to the right and I labeled the rooms south (left) and north (right). Now to understand my code. Look at the first entry. Abomination Guts. S4B4
S=South Room I labeled the shelving units clockwise as you enter the room 1 thru 4, the "TOP" shelf is not used so the second shelf down is "A" and the item # is left to right.
Therefore Abomination guts is southroom 4th shelving unit (clockwise) 2nd row down and 4th item from the left. The bags and crates are not listed. I hope you find this helpful and I hope we can copy and paste for easy printing.

Enjoy!

SOUTH ROOM
ABOMINATION GUTS	S4B4
BLIGHT CRYSTAL	S2B2
CHILLED SERPENT MUCAS	S1B3
CRUSHED BASILISK CRYSTALS	S2C2
FROZEN SPIDER ICHOR	S3B2
ICECROWN BOTTLED WATER	S1A1
ICECROWN BOTTLED WATER	S3A1
KNOTROOT	S4C2
KNOTROOT	S3A2
KNOTROOT	S1B1
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	S4A1
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	S3C4
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	S1A2
PRISMATIC MOJO	S3B3
PRISMATIC MOJO	S3C2
PRISMATIC MOJO	S4C3
PRISMATIC MOJO	S1C2
PRISMATIC MOJO	S2B1
PRISMATIC MOJO	S2A4
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	S4B1
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	S4A3
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	S2C3
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	S3B1
PUTRID PIRATE PERSPIRATION	S4B3
PUTRID PIRATE PERSPIRATION	S3B4
PUTRID PIRATE PERSPIRATION	S2A2
RAPTOR CLAW	S2B4
RAPTOR CLAW	S1A3
RAPTOR CLAW	S3C1
RAPTOR CLAW	S4B2
RAPTOR CLAW	S3A3
SPECKLED GUANO	S4C4
SPECKLED GUANO	S2B3
SPECKLED GUANO	S1C1
SPECKLED GUANO	S1B2
SPECKLED GUANO	S2A1
SPIKY SPIDER EGGS	S1C3
SPIKY SPIDER EGGS	S2A3
SPIKY SPIDER EGGS	S4A2
WITHERED BAT WING	S2C1
WITHERED BAT WING	S3C3
WITHERED BAT WING	S4C1
WITHERED BAT WING	S1B4

NORTH ROOM
AMBERSEED	N3A2
AMBERSEED	N2A1
AMBERSEED	N1C4
AMBERSEED	N4C1
AMBERSEED	N4A3
AMBERSEED	N3C2
AMBERSEED	N1B2
ANCIENT ECTOPLASIM	N4B2
ANCIENT ECTOPLASIM	N1B1
ANCIENT ECTOPLASIM	N2B4
ANCIENT ECTOPLASIM	N3C1
CRYSTALLIZED HOGSNOT	N1B3
GHOUL DROUL	N3C4
ICECROWN BOTTLED WATER	N1A1
ICECROWN BOTTLED WATER	N4B3
ICECROWN BOTTLED WATER	N3B4
ICECROWN BOTTLED WATER	N2A3
KNOTROOT	N2C3
KNOTROOT	N4A2
KNOTROOT	N1C1
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	N2A2
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	N2B1
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	N3A1
PICKLED EAGLE EGG	N1A2
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	N1A4
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	N3B2
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	N2B3
PULVERIZED GARGOYLE TEETH	N2C4
PUTRID PIRATE PERSPIRATION	N4C3
PUTRID PIRATE PERSPIRATION	N1A3
PUTRID PIRATE PERSPIRATION	N2B2
SHRUNKEN DRAGONS CLAW	N3B3
SHRUNKEN DRAGONS CLAW	N4C4
SPECKLED GUANO	N4A1
SPECKLED GUANO	N2C1
SPECKLED GUANO	N3A3
SPIKY SPIDER EGGS	N4B4
TROLLBANE	N4B1
WASP'S WINGS	N4C2
WASP'S WINGS	N3C3
WASP'S WINGS	N1C2
WASP'S WINGS	N2C2
WITHERED BATWING	N4C5
WITHERED BATWING	N3B1
WITHERED BATWING	N1C3

Rogue and DK post

I revised my rogue post to show my newest rotation (a lot more DPS with this one) so check that out. In addition, I'll be working on a Frost tank post based on my experiences with Graynight sometime in the next couple of days.

The Cattle Battle Groups

Hi there gang , here's a general list of members for grouping in instances
*Note this is a work in progress -

In order to gear up Cubex has recommended we split the Heroics group into two with one member of the Junior cows to come along if room and do the heavier Heroics. I need to know your regular play times(which I pretty well know) to develop times and the instances required.

Heroics R Us (lvl 80 geared)
Lashtail DPS
Meurtedhoof - Tank/DPS
Cotton Rocket -Tank
Sinscribe - healer
Lashstar - healer
Cubex - DPS mage
ZerkofArk- DPS Hunter
Jinda - DPS Feral Druid
Becca - Death knight Tank/DPS
Aenicus - Paladin Ret DPS
Deadrush - Rogue DPS

Junior Cows
Capataz - healer
Yukaya - Hunter DPS
ZerkofArk - Hunter DPS
Fyska - Druid Tank
Skreken - Warrior DPS
Zephroes - DK tank
Azerra - Hunter DPS
Paladius - Paladin Ret
Boheeka - Rogue DPS

Its that 70's Show
Westor -- Paladin tank
Hitbytruck - Priest healer/dps
Icanhazbrain- Warrior DPS
Spodium - Mage DPS
Buluva - Warrior Dps
Mahliel - Druid Healer
Bloodstained- DK Blood DPS

We're Still Stuck in the Sixties
Inovatrix
and more to be listed.

The Officer Corp

Meet the loonies:
Guild Master Lashtail
Officer Deadrush
Officer Spodium
Officer Meurtdehoof
Officer Becca
Officer ZerkofArk
Officer Mommakonda

The officers are there to mediate or expidite the Guildmaster's wishes in his absence or the policies of the Guild

Policies of the Guild

Policy 1 : have fun developing your character
Policy 2: Be respectful of the following:
2.1 People and their playing time
2.2 Being on time for scheduled events (online 15 minutes prior is best)
2.3 Volunteer efforts to help you by fellow guild mates
Policy 3: be respectful of the privilege of having and using guild bank (GB)

The Guild Bank (Deposits and Withdrawals)
Anyone can deposit gold or items into the GB. Anyone can withdraw items from the GB, the amount will vary according to the settings made by the Guild Master to prevent mass looting. If you see an item in the GB and you can use it take it. These items are the property of the guild. Store your personal items in your own bank please. The GB will be monitored daily and cleaned out monthly any dead items will be DE'd or vendored and the gold will be put in the guild gold bank deposit

Loot Rules for Groups
In this guild we are very basic, greens unless an upgrade are to be greeded, if you need use the need button. Blue and epic items are alway pass button. The party leader is to ensure all know whats being rolled for. Those classes that can use item have first privilege to roll on need basis. If no one needs then the group can:
(a) greed roll for personal gain
(b) Disenchant (if chanter is present) and roll for shard
(c) Party agrees to let the Leader take the item and vendor it with the proceeds going to the GB gold depository
In Raids, The Raid Leader will Master loot or assign an assistant to loot, Greens are all greed, Blues and above colours are held .. called out, those who qualify to use said item are to need roll. If no one needs again DE the item and roll for shards at the end of the instance. There will be a countdown from 5 to 1 for roll. At the end of the countdown the matter is settled the winning roll takes.

The Officer Corp:
The Guild Masters decisions are absolute. The Officers on line are to act on his behalf and the policies of the Guild. The Guild Master will work with the Officers to ensure our Guild gathers strength.

Guild Meetings
Once a month on vent see our calendar. This is where all members can have input to inspire each other, set Guild Goals general chat discuss policy changes etc.

Grounds for Member Removal from the Guild
1. Blatant and continual rudeness
2. Looting the Guild bank
3. Harrassing the members with demands or continual requests for gold or Instance run thrus
4 Ninja of items in parties

Member Concerns about Behaviour of another GuildMate
Any question or concern about questionable behaviour are to be directed only to the Guild Master or an Officer.

Max DPS

I wanted to share a website with those of you who don't know about it. Its www.maxdps.com.

Max DPS is a great site that can help you find out what your current raid dps should be or how to obtain gear that will help your DPS.

On the front of the page at the top is a list of the classes. Some of the classes have different specs to choose from when you mouse over it. Click your spec and you are taken to your class/spec's page.

At the top you will find the suggested DPS cycle, the skills you should be using during fights, for maximum DPS. For example I am a fury warrior so my DPS cycle is Blood Thirst then Whirlwind and Heroic Strike for a rage dump and Slam on BT crit.

Under the DPS cycle is a place where you can input your stats. Inputting your stats and hitting submit will show you a bunch of information including your buffed stats, white attack table (non-skills), yellow attack table (skills), and current stats including your total DPS. This will allow you to see what you need to work on to get your DPS up to par.

I used to always have trouble trying to find out which piece of gear was better than another. Under the input stats section there is a list of gear slots. Selecting a gear slot will show you a list of gear, the top of the list being the best piece of gear for that item slot and where the gear comes from. It also shows you the suggested gems to put into the gem slots for maximum DPS.

I encourage you all to take a look at this site. It has helped me to fine tune my gear to get the best possible DPS I can get.

Weclome to the Tauren Stampede

Hello and welcome to our blogsite

Lashtail here, the Guild master. Thank you for taking time to looking at our blog and hopefully join our guild. The Stampede was established in July 2005. This is a casual player PvE guild that is working its way up to doing 10 and 25 man raids. Most of our members are mature professionals. (though sometimes I wonder). We are a co-ed guild with quite a few female players. This is a master Grinder Guild. Our intent is to develop players characters up to raid qualifying equipment, or just lend a hand for people to finish group quests or instances for achievements/reputation. We have a 5 tab Guild bank, 20 person vent and a dedicated core of Stampeders. We look for people who can adhere to our core principle motto " Patience Prudence and Perseverence to Win" Join our merry band of hooligans and have fun. If your interested in joining and have questions email me leaderbull@hotmail.com

What Are You Ready For?

This is a list taken directly from http://be.imba.hu/ showing what the level 80s of the guild are ready for. Use this as a guide to what you should be running for gear improvement. If you are unable to perform at these levels, don't worry. Just practice on lower level runs until you feel comfortable and always ask advice of more experienced players. List updated as of 3/3/09:

Cubex - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Invisigoth - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Lashstar - 10/25 Man Raid Healer
Lashtail - 10/25 Man Raid DPS
Muertedehoof - 10/25 Man Raid Tank
Sinscribe - 10/25 Man Raid Healer
Aenicus - 10 Man Raid DPS
Becca - 10 Man Raid Tank
Cottonrocket - 10 Man Raid Tank
Deadrush - 10 Man Raid DPS
Finduilas - 10 Man Raid Tank
Graynight - 10 Man Raid Tank
Jinda - 10 Man Raid DPS
Momakonda - 10 Man Raid DPS
Yukaya - 10 Man Raid DPS
Zerkofark - 10 Man Raid DPS
Paladius - Heroic Instance/10 Man Raid DPS
Azeraa - Heroic Instance DPS
Boheeka - Heroic Instance DPS
Capataz - Heroic Instance Healer
Cellindia - Heroic Instance DPS
Fyska - Heroic Instance Tank
Oxxykotton - Heroic Instance DPS
Crepitus - Reg/Heroic Instance DPS
Endorfin - Reg Instance DPS
Skreken - Reg Instance DPS
Zephroes - Reg Instance Tank

We have 20 separate accounts with 27 level 80 characters.
Class count: 5 Death Knights, 5 Hunters, 4 Paladins, 3 Warriors, 3 Priests, 2 Druids, 2 Rogues, 2 Mages, 1 Warlock, 0 Shamans
Congratulations to Capataz for hitting 80. Soon to be 80: Banality (DPS), Bloodstained (DPS), Doola (DPS) and Mahaliel (Soon to be healer).