On Groups

In the past I've mentioned a few grouping situations where things have either amused or annoyed me, often in the same post. I don't think there will be much to amuse in this particular post, however.

On Saturday night, I accepted an offer to run Naxx 10 on my hunter. We cleared two quarters, then one of the tanks said she was a bit too tired to perform correctly any farther and asked for a readycheck to see how many would be available to run the next night (Sunday) at 6:30 server. The readycheck came back with sufficient numbers to confirm a run for Sunday.

I was on Tzia at 4:30 server, and confirmed the run with one of the tanks, who later logged off. 5:30 server came around, neither tank was on, and at 6:00, 6:30 all the way up to 7:30. No run showed up, neither tank was on. The run never materialized. I obviously became annoyed... I'm one that will show up ready to run a half hour minimum before a raid. If I'm 10 minutes early? I'm late.

This isn't the first time that this particular tank has dropped out and left myself and a guildie putting a run together... hell we did an OS 25 a week or two back, where the tank disappeared from organizing leaving guildmate and I in charge... the tank never came back, so we kicked her and ran the entire show with out her. And we cleared OS 25 just fine.

I said a few things in Bloodriver's Vent about the entire experience, and have come to the conclusion that I will not be running with anything that particular tank puts together. If she can't be expected to commit, why the hell should I waste a raid ID marker that locks me down for a week in a wasted run?

If I say I'm going to be somewhere... I'm there. I expect that from anyone I work with, in game or out. If unforeseen circumstances pop up that prevent it? Well, stuff happens, and that's excusable. But, when you flake twice? That's a pattern. And if I don't recognize a pattern when it presents, then I'm the dumb one.

I guess anyone reading can take away from this entire rant a simple fact: if you say you are going to be there to me, BE THERE. I expect nothing more, nothing less.

Ding 80 Paladin

Yep, you read correctly. Casavel is a level 80 paladin with 539 Def. She's just a point shy of being able to go directly into raiding. I'm not looking to raid with her just quiet yet, to be honest. All I want to be able to do right now is learn the heroic fights. Heroics will give me better gear... still wearing mostly Tempered Saronite.

I've been looking forward to 80 on Cas ever since Ticalos stopped playing. I had said, when he started appearing less and less in game that I would try and step up Cas' leveling and become the tank for the guild. In that time we've gotten another DK 80 that is willing to tank, and Vel is a Prot/Healy(Holy) dual spec. We have the tanks, and now Cas can be added as one more. I am willing to stand as a tank for Bloodriver, when we need it, or when Carpe Jugulum or The Unsung need a tank, and Shava isn't around on her 80 Paladin.

And, I have found out under a priest and a paladin healer (haven't worked under a shaman or druid extensively enough yet) to know I can handle anything that comes my way. If my healer is good? I'm good to go. I can handle moronic DKs, idiot hunters who don't know what threat is, and just about anything else.

I like this tanking gig I do believe. Have Shield, Will Travel too, I guess :)

76 Glitched Pally

Well, Cas hit level 76... and I helped out with Ahune the other night, then found out while trying to drink that she won't remain sitting for more than 3-5 seconds... even if sitting is initiated by drinking, eating, or hitting x on the keyboard. Without being able to drink... I really can't play her. I want to, don't get me wrong... I want to get her to 80... but until I can sit, stay sitting, and get her to finish her tea... that won't be happening.

I put in a ticket last night to Blizzard... no response... what a big surprise there, eh? And I put in the ticket around 9:30pm my time, logged off at 3:30 this morning. They had time, never saw it come down beyond "We are experiencing a high volume of tickets....". Blech.

Well, I guess, back to playing Tzia and putting the cash together for the Paladin's Regular Flying, Epic Flying, Cold Weather Flying, and Epic Flying Mount. 7k Gold... here I come. Bleh.