Three months back, it looked like this was unlikely to happen for our guild. We were starved for raiders to fill our 25 man roster and at best could only muster 10 man raids to run tier 14 content. Somehow when the
Throne of Thunder was released, we managed to get a 25 man raid formed with help from returning raiders, a couple new apps and the guild community.
It was rough going at first. The raid team quickly hit a wall on
Horridon that at the time seemed nearly insurmountable. Some were wondering that perhaps the time for 25 man raiding was past and we should seriously consider focusing completely on 10s. Instead, we kept at it. We camped
Terrace of Endless Spring to gear up our raiders and focused on actively recruiting great players that could make a commitment to our raiding schedule. We were finally able to
break down the
Horridon wall and
turtle punt Tortos that briefly stopped us in our tracks.
Last night we were able to reap the rewards for our commitment and, well, plain stubbornness, to 25 man raiding. The
Old Guard defeated the
Thunder King Lei Shen to fully clear the
Throne of Thunder in
25N. This is a great triumph for the
Old Guard, not only for completing the tier content in normal modes while it is relevant, but also rebuilding a solid raid team that can accomplish much as long as we can stick together.
We still have more to achieve in the
Throne of Thunder. Next week we hit the heroic switch...
