No gimped version this time around. As far as we can tell, this is close to the one Blizzard wants in the game. Very intense, very dependant on people doing what they're supposed to.

Gurg et al can weigh in on the specifics. I'm just here to post this:


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GurgNote: This was a lot of fun, and satisfying to pull off. On the attempt prior to the kill, we had the heartbreaking equivalent of an 0.1% wipe (for the Visc-savvy, missed the final shatter by maybe a second). That hurt, but at least this is definitely repeatable. It's harder than Huhuran and I'm not sure we'll ever be able to do Visc with a thrown-together group of whoever happens to be available for the raid the way we can Huhuran and even Emps to some extent, nor without heavy consumables use. It definitely isn't parallel to Huhuran, and for Alliance guilds blows Emps out of the water. I enjoyed the challenge, and I actually quite like all the loot on Visc's loot table, but there's some risk:reward tuning still to be done.

whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

lets see that picture with juicyj

Grats guys. I knew you guys would get him soon :P.

I'm not quite ready to throw in the towel for Alliance, but it looks pretty dismal for us hehe.

What drop did you guys get?

Shiny purple and yellow legs

Oh Gurgthock you're almost as pretty as a warrior in DPS Plate :-*

Some Blizzard artist must be missing a color palette because one has certainly exploded all over Gurgthock.

For NR pants those look to be pretty damn nice Shaman (/Palydan) pants, even though they look like purple tights with kneepads.

Definately took a full-on concentrated 40 person effort to pull off. From a healing standpoint it felt more technical than the emps, which made it all the more satisfying to beat the attempt into the ground on our final try.

Gurg are you wearing gauntlets of elements?

The pants are nice, though it is a bit perplexing that the one piece of NR mail that drops in AQ fills the leg slot, for which we already have an excellent blue piece from Cenarion Hold. Oh well. If this had been a helm with the same stats, it'd have been perfect.

I edited the OP with a few thoughts on the fight, and I agree with Cardrian's comments above.

PS: # of sapper charges used in the fight = 0

:ssh:

How many alt shaman?

1

:ssh:

I had a migraine the entire fight, and promptly threw up shortly after the kill. So this was a big victory for me.

I was secretly hoping for more commentary on my colorful attire. :(

I was working on some witty commentary, but the best I could come up with is, do you choose gear based on what's most likely to turn you into a circus clown.

I compared him to a ball of wadded up Starburst - you know the big ball of candy construction you built as a kid - but no one agreed with me. I shrugged it off and blamed the failure of this witty and astute observation on the fact that it was 1 am at the time, and people were just too sleepy to laugh.

I saw that before you edited it. Your secret is safe with me.

Freaking F5er.

im a noob to AQ 40, as i have yet to do MC or BWL. but does this mean EJ has beat all of AQ 40? I thought c'thun was the last boss?