Leafshine: Lust for Flower

Zul'Drak and Viole(n)t Hold

So, how did my evening's instancing go?

Well:

Drak'Tharon fell easily to us, after some faffing around before we got going.

But that was only the start (beware, some bad language after the jump)

Sixth Son of a Sixth Screenshot

I've been tagged so often in the last few days that I feel like a rare spawn mob. I've been tagged by Phae and Bell and Gnomer and Northern Spiced Tuna Steak and possibly others…

What do I have to do? Find my sixth folder with screenshots in it and select the sixth screenshot in it. 

Well, guys, it's an old one. Let's go back to April 2005 when Leafy and some Shattered Ravens colleagues face this:

Yes, my very, very first Deadmines - and instance - run.

And it's still a big ship. :)

I'm tagging - anyone who hasn't been tagged yet. First six people to self-tag themselves in the comments will get linked. Have at it! 

Auto-Tagees

1. Averna of Nerf this Druid goes dancin' (You askin'? She's dancin')
2. Megalis of Vendor Trash can't decide if it's Naxx or Ironforge
3. Icedragon of Druid Main is busy doin' the BOOMkin in Shattered Halls
4. Xeonio of Rez the Weak (but only if they beg) is cutting the rug…

Leafy Ding 72

So, slightly earlier than expected, I've dinged 72. I had a little time to spare this evening, and ended up doing a Nexus run with some guildies whose healer had been called away. It was a pretty successful run - two wipes (neither on bosses), and all four bosses down. And I've done another couple of blue-for-epic swaps. 

My Signet of Unshakeable Faith, removed from Mr Moroes a long time ago, has made way for Tome of the Lore Keepers, a pretty clear upgrade. And Red Riding Hood's Cloak has been displaced by a quest reward: Mantle of Keristrasza. That makes four Epic to Blue upgrades in a week. Whoa.

There's no doubt about it: I'm going blue faster than expected…

Zul'Aman Night

And a chance to test the iPhone Typepad app..

Zul'Aman: Akil'zon Down

A happy, happy night. For the first time in two months my guild has progressed. We plucked, stuffed and roasted the eagle boss in Zul'Aman at our fourth attempt last night.

2/5 in Zul'Aman. That gives us 3 more bosses to get down before Wrath...

But Luckily Ratty & Mole Were Fine

Having a Wind in the Willows moment in Heroic Underbog...

Are Resto Druids Up To Heroics?

Recently, I spent a while arguing with a friend on the guild mailing list about whether resto druids could really hold their own in Heroics, and other instances. I've never had a problem healing standard 5-mans as Leafy, and Kara has been pretty straight forward as well. A couple of Heroic Setthek Halls runs I've done of late made me feel pretty confident, too. Now I'm beginning to wonder if he was right.

Bad Bear! Bad!

The Shattered Ravens are a pretty casual guild. We haven't cleared Kara yet (Illhoof, the Prince and Netherspite have yet to feel the business end of our shoes...) but we're having a poke around Zul'Aman anyway.

And y'know what? On our second visit there, and my first, we dropped Nalorakk on our first attempt, for a guild first. The victory pic is above. That's Psia of Chain Trap front and centre, and Andromache of The Witching Hour just in front of me... (Andro walked away with Fury of the Ursine for her trouble.)

Sadly, we went on to wipe repeatedly on Akil'zon (DPS Check: FAIL), but it was still a pretty satisfying first trip for me.