Just as it took a while before TBC to get enough guild members able and willing to enter Zul'Gurub and Ahn'Qiraj, it has taken us some time for Karazhan also. As we're not a hard core raiding guild, it is easy to see why; many of us work most of the day, and some of us at odd hours. Though this is totally fine, as the guild was formed mostly with adults in mind, some of our members have felt it best to leave the guild and seek a hard core raiding guild rather than stick with us and help to get the rest of us attuned and ready gear-wise for Karazhan. Though obviously this is a shame, we wish them well in finding a new guild that suits their requirements.
For those loyal members who remain, I ask you to please continue with us, as I am certain we are now very close to entering Karazhan as a guild group. I believe as we are mostly adults, and with the guild not targetted at being uber competitive, we'll be in a much better position to deal with raid boss strategies than other guilds. I also thank you for your loyalty and perseverance with us. :)
So how do you get attuned for Karazhan? You might have noticed I've kept the guild message of the day updated with a bit of information -- mostly pointing you to check out the information on the forums. But here is a bit of helpful information.
Firstly, you can check
here for a guide to getting the Master's Key, for access to Karazhan. But basically you need to do the following:
Gain level 70, and purchase a flying mount.
Obtain and complete the two quests given by the NPC outside Karazhan, in Deadwind Pass in Azeroth's Eastern Kingdoms (just east of Darkshire).
Obtain from the same NPC another quest to go speak to an NPC north of Dalaran.
Visit this NPC and obtain another quest to speak to the Naaru A'dal in the centre of Shattrath in Outland. He will ask you to obtain the first fragement of the key.
Throughout the next instances listed you need to obtain good gear -- a good first goal is to ensure all your gear is *at least* blue or better.
Gather a group for the Shadow Labs in Auchindoun, and obtain the first key fragment from near to the last boss, Murmur. When you have this, return it to A'dal who will give you a quest for the second and third key fragments.
Group for a run in Coilfang's Steam Vaults and obtain the second key fragment.
Now either you need to obtain the quest "Breaking into the Arcatraz" by doing other Consortium quests for the Prince at Stormspire in Netherstorm, or you need to get someone with an Arcatraz Key. Then enter Arcatraz as a group and obtain the third key fragment.
Return the second and third key fragments to A'dal in Shattrath. He will send you to speak to Medivh in the Black Morass, which is a Caverns of Time instance located in Tanaris, Kalimdor on Azeroth. To enter there you must have first completed the Escape from Old Durnhold quest, to break Thrall out of Durnhold Keep. Once you've finished the Black Morass, speak to Medivh for the Master's Key.
Return to Ad'al who will send you back to Karazhan where you can now begin Karazhan specific quests only available to you when you're attuned -- which you will now be. :)
So how can you get this far whilst working hard at work? Well you will need to decide that yourself. Whatever the case, you will need to make at least some effort to get the relevant quests and quest items needed for attunement, as listed briefly above. As well as this, gear is also important. I know some guild members weren't yet 60 when we were raiding pre-TBC, so it is even more appropriate for you to concentrate on going to lots of instances like Shadow Labs, Shattered Halls, Steam Vaults, Botanica, Mechanar and Arcatraz to get better gear and more experience with groups.
How can you get groups for these places? Though of course there is the LFG tool, which works well, there are far better ways to get groups for these instances. I recommend first getting to know your other guild members and make friends with them, because it is far better to go to instances with a friend or two than with strangers. You absolutely cannot expect me or anyone else in the guild to setup planned instances for you, and instead you need to be proactive. I most strongly recommend you use GEM to give other guild members days in advance to plan for certain instances. Some of us need that time to plan and make sure we are available, especially with having commitments to both our work and families.
Once again, thank you for your perseverance and loyalty. It's not been fun watching some of our members leaving, but there is a lot of good in those that remain, and I am comforted by that. I've been in a succession of guilds, and ours is really warm, friendly and stable in comparison.
Thanks again all and with kind regard,
Frimlin
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