Rocketbear: Icecrown is all downhill from here.

I was disappointed that we didn’t get Saurfang. There’s been a lot of hype around us going back to 25s, and with that comes a bit of pressure to perform. I wanted to get the first wing clear in the first night – to prove ourselves, I guess.

But we do need to remember that we’re jumping into IC25 with mostly TOC10 gear – unlike most of the other 25 man guilds who have had a chance to dress in full 245/258 gear. So I’m trying to cut myself some slack.

Plus, it’s gated content, so I don’t feel terribly compelled to rush. It doesn’t feel like Ulduar at all, where we have 14 bosses and no limits. Gating the content makes it almost feel like there’s no need to rush at all, because nobody can really get anywhere until we’ve killed Arthas and opened up the hard modes for the real competition.

Once we have a few months to gear up with everyone else (while we wait for Arthas), then hard modes should see us on an even playing field, rather than lagging beind in 10 man gear. That’s what I’m looking forward to.

And to doing the 10 man versions too – which is something I NEVER cared for in Ulduar. This time around- I’m hoping to have time for both tiers, because I genuinely enjoy 10s now.

Good luck on your first trip inside

I’ve had the Rocket Man song stuck in my head since last night..

Rezznul: was it like those proto drakes in Storm Peaks that fly off with the rhinos?

Were you a little peckish, and decided to go hunting kodos?

Peckish! Ha!