This thing still exists?

I never really put much time or effort into this blog, but it feels therapeutic to summarize what's been going on in my WoW world.

The Main - Xarnen
It's been a helluva ride since I last posted. I was promoted to an officer within the guild, and have been actively busting my ass to grow and progress everyone. Sadly all of my efforts have been in vain, and slowly but surely the guild is spiraling into a place of uncertainty. We've gained and lost a few members who have created some minor drama within Bad JuJu (which in relative terms is major since we're MOSTLY drama-free). We've lost a few to burnout, class changes, and real life and it has made a major dent on success as a 10 man raiding guild. We've tried plugging in some other members, and with a good deal of previously cleared content, we've managed by just fine. We're back to pugging, and I hate it. We got off to a rough start with Ulduar because we were pugging with another guild and a bad raid leader. Exit the raid leader and absorb the guild, get on our feet a few weeks later and whammo progression occurs. A new boss every week after a handful of tries. BAM! We get past the keepers and take a first look at General Vezzax. BAM! 3.2 hits and we start looking at ToC, farming heroics for better loot and it starts spiral downwards. Members suddenly stop showing up, and come back and tell us that real life has taken over. It's all too odd that the timing of the patch, and the gradual disappearance of some key members of the guild. Pretty much our raiding has ceased to be meaningful, and at best progression comes as a pug. Sure, I personally have seen my gear skyrocket, but it's mostly due to all the e-z mode epics from the change to the badge system. I've cleared TOC-10 with a couple guildies in a pug, but it doesn't feel the same when you do with your guildmates. Needless to say, I'm pleased with what I have been able to individually accomplish with my character, but I'd trade it all for a full guild Yogg kill.

Reelacks
I've come to grow and depend on this toon. It's really a nice diversion from the pressures of being a guild officer and tank. Sure, I'm still an officer and do officery things when I have him logged on....but it doesn't feel that way. I can play and stand in the back and a good little Onxyia raider---more dots. I absolutely LOVE affliction. I may one day grind out the gold and get a dual spec to fiddle around with demo or destro, but I love the complexity and challenge of a more difficult to master dps rotation (ala cat dps). I learn a bit more each time I play him, and thanks to ez epics he's ready for Uld25/Toc10. Not that I'll get to raid much w him...but it's nice to know "I can". Plus it's handy to have a maxed out tailor/enchanter around.

Nenrax
FINALLY level 80. Maxed out in JC and Mining, and acquired many epic JC patterns. This toon will most likely never develop into much, but that mining prof may quickly turn into Engineering.

Exxiss
I've gotten him back on track a bit and decided to make him my skinning and ore bot. I mean what else are DKs good for? ;-) He's 64, well rested up, and well into the 300s in both gathering profs. A few more days of AT dailies on Xar, and I'll get the BoA chest and powerlevel him. Then Xar goes JC and ditches skinning with the stash I've made on leveling up mining. Then another farming circuit and usage of the leftovers and get the rogue maxed out on Engineering

Raxnen,
Fully BoA'd out, level 38, and steadily progressing on herbs/alc. Not much else to say tho I do like shadow priest. It gets easier every level and I can't wait to get shadowform. He'll still only level while fully rested and I play til the rested XP is burned through. Keeps the time invested to progressing earned fast and easy. It worked well for the rogue for more than half his levels and the warlock from 70-80. This one by far will be easiest since he's had BoA gear since level 1 I believe.

I won't make/play anymore toons until the next expansion. I don't know where I'll be at that time, so no real need. If I do make a new toon, it will be a goblin elemental shaman inscriptionist. Beyond that no clue. I still have my lol-a-din on the pvp server that I play if/when Cairne is down.