Mechanar in two weeks?

I believe Nate suggested Coilfang next--the Steamvault wing we haven't done yet--but I just noticed that there's one Steamvault quest that is dependent on having done Mechanar first. Questgiver David Wayne won't give you the Underworld Loam quest for Steamvault until you've completed Fresh from the Mechanar.

The complication is that you need a flying mount to get into Mechanar. Now, something that Ryan had mentioned is wanting to take a Sunday to do some group quests, either instead of or in addition to a short instance. Maybe next Sunday we could do some group questing with an eye to giving our 69s that last extra nudge to the magic 70? We could also whip right through the first part of SLabs to steal Dot's codex and get her back on the Wayne chain :-)

What does everyone think?

Edit: Mechanar has only two quests. One is the aforementioned quest from Mr. Wayne. The other is How to Break Into the Arcatraz, the next-to-last quest in a long chain that leads to the Arcatraz key, which we're going to need anyway. Might be good to take care of this quest chain on Sunday.

Celebrating the Moon!

The Lunar Festival is upon us! I considered several photos for this and decided I was best with a picture actually made in WoW (fyi that's Felnar, my priest,). Here's a guide to the festival. Enjoy!

The Master's Key: Entry Into Karazhan

Here's the stat guide for the Entry into Karazhan quest chain. Several of us are already on the quest chain but I thought a post was in order.

You... and Your Shaaaadow.

Shadow Labryrinth instance guide is here. Entry in to Karazhan is a quest chain that will be illuminated in the following post on The Master's Key. The Soul Devices can be acquired off of the Spy mistress at Shattrath (that doesn't abreviate well) or probably shared. I believe the other two can be picked up outside the instance but don't quote me on that. Everyone should have a key to the Shadow Labrynth door, it was in the chest at the end of the previous instance we ran.

The Sunday Instance: Murmur's Dance.

This Sunday the target is Shadow Labrynth. It'll be the first instance in the Master's key line that keys people for Karazhan. If we wish to enter only one person needs to be keyed so it's not a must. I'll put up a master's key guide for any who haven't done the quest line and a guide for Shadow Labrynth as well. The plan is Sunday at 1 as usual. I hope everyone can make it, we can try to reschedule if anyone needs us to.

The Guild Vault

The Guild Vault is constantly pushing capacity, which is great, but I've been throwing crafted goods in there from time to time that seem to go unnoticed.  There is a reasonable selection of high-level food items that provide additional spell power, spirit, stamina, or strength, depending on your class' needs.  Also, I've been adding Heavy Knothide Leather patch kits that provide a +10 Stamina enchantment to most clothing.  I'm bringing this up because if this stuff isn't consumed in the near future, it will all be useless for our mains, and will just end up clogging the vault.

On a related note, if anyone has any requests for materials or other items, please let us all know.  For example, if anyone comes across any Motes of Earth, Fire, or Air (or any other kind, really), I could use them for leveling my leatherworking.  Thanks!

Fighting Blind

This is a particularly nice WoW machinima so I thought I'd embed it for people. Unlike most Percula (the maker) uses the character models from WoW but reanimates them entirely.


The Craft of War: BLIND from percula on Vimeo.

My First 70!

This was going to be a Sethekk halls pic but apparently Dot and I forgot to snap one. So it goes. Here, at least, is a screen snapped during the run and one I very much like. :)

What's Lore got to do with it?

Project Lore is about as geeky as it gets but I thought it was worth a link. It's a WoW strategy site that features videos of instance run throughs. It's actually surprisingly good quality filming and occasionally pretty funny.

File Photo: Eye Lose!

Us at Auchenai Crypts. Woot!

How to improve your Sethekk hauls!

Here's the strategy guide for Sethekk Halls. Both lited quests are available outside the instance. I haven't really looked at the bosses but this should actually be slightly easier then Durnehold.

How to be a Steam roller!

Here's your weekly dose of Strategy goodness. That will run down the quests. There are two in or near the instance, one in Terrokar Forest and one that is actually a long chain that I'm not familiar with but will take a look at before we go. I'm also going to link this one for a quick view of the bosses. That should be more then enough strategy guide goodness.

The Sunday Instance: Who's at Vault?

*UPDATE*
So after consulting with Ryan it looks like it would behoove us to do Sethekk Halls then Shadow Labyrinth before doing Steam Vaults. This would allow The Master's Key to be aquired which allows entrance into Karazhan. While it's not positive we'll need the key it seems if we're already going to do these instances we might as well do them in an order that allows this quest to be completed.

To sum up. We'll be running Sethekk halls Sunday. Whew. I'll put up a guide soon

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So the next instance by difficulty is apparently Steamvault. This is actually in Zangermarsh at Coilfang Reservoir. I hope everyone can make it. :)

File Photo: A More Human Solution

Latest instance photo! I like Apostate's disguise the best.

An Escapist Strategy Guide

Here's the strat guide for Durnholde. It's a simple one that pretty much just runs through the mobs and bosses we'll meet. You can find a longer one at WoWWiki but it seemed rather scattered and I thought this would be perfect reference if we end up wiping in the instance.

The Sunday Instance: Everything Old Is New Again

Hello to everyone! Dot and I are back and ready to instance like it 2-0-0-9! The next instance on my little list (sorted by level) is Escape From Durnehold.


This one is a little different then the past ones, it's in "The Caverns Of Time" and will take us back to a 'historic moment' in Warcraft. I'll post a guide in a few minutes.