Memorable WoW Moments: Epic “Last Man Standing” 25 Man OS Finish

I’ve had my fair share of gut-wrenching wipes at 1 or 2%, nearly always in 25 man raids. Those are rough, especially when you’ve been chipping away at a tough boss, gradually getting closer and closer to success, only to wipe with just a sliver of their health remaining. Those wipes are very frustrating, especially when they occur on the last run of the night. Rewind to about 5 years ago. I joined a 25 man PuG made up of …

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MM DPS FTW!

Shortly before the server restart tonight I set a new personal best for DPS. 5302DPS for Tenebron in Heroic Obsidian Sanctum. Not too bad for a slacker Marksman Hunter. I shifted a few talent points around earlier tonight, swapped out a glyph, and managed some decent upgrades this week, which I think helped considerably. While browsing the auction house earlier tonight, I recalled I still hadn’t gotten a Glyph of Chimera Shot yet. Finally I found some up there for …

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Talk About Close Calls!

How’s this for an edge of your seat, nail-biter of a finish. This screenshot is from a 25 Man Sartharion 1D PuG I was in on last night. The last Flame Wave took out a good portion of the raid, freeing the adds and dropping the MT. I watched in horror as Sartharion started one-shotting the six or so that were left, while only at about 175K. 175K…150K…125K…come on guys!…100K…75K…50K…oh no, it’s gonna be a wipe at .5%….25K…I can’t believe …

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