Great zombie Jesus.  Almost 3 months, 600 attempts, 2 officers, 3 shaman, 1 nerf, and 4 fifths of MacAllan 12-year-old single malt scotch, M'uru is dead.  (The kill attempt for anyone who cares.)

SOAPBOX TIME

M'uru in its original form was very close to perfect.  A few percent reduction here and there would have given raids a little additional flexibility that wouldn't have required perfect synergy to even stand a chance.  Do I think the nerf was meaningful?  Sure it was.  Was it overkill?  Definitely.  We shouldn't be finishing phase 1 in 4 minutes flat.

I'm pretty sure we would have killed it last night without the nerf, and next week it won't be nearly the ordeal that it has been to this point.   We were getting tired of staring at that guy's bloody ass in a white suit.

Don't get me wrong; I don't hate this fight.  I hate the trend it sets.  If Naxx 2.0 is 4 wings of 3 M'urus a piece, we'll all quit and become a professional Minesweeper guild.  Because in all honesty, that would be more fun and less repetitive.

Big thanks to all my guildmates who stuck this out over the last 10 weeks, when I called the raid for the 17th time because the shaman union called in a strike, or when I called you retards (but didn't really mean it), or asked you to farm Gruul for a DST because we have the worst fucking luck with drops of anyone anywhere in the world ever.  Big thanks to our applicants for bringing A-game, and everyone who's put in time over the last few months and wasn't in the zone for a kill last night.

And to everyone who silently slinked off into the night without so much as a word?  Well, in the immortal words of Vess, that's doing it small, dawgs.

On to Kil'Jaden.

NOW RECRUITING SMART PEOPLE:




Every time I look at this picture, I'm filled with conflicting emotions: ghastly horror and diabolical glee. In related news, we almost killed M'uru. Yes, almost. Normally, that would be a terrible and embarrassing news post, like saying "we almost got Gruul down this week, and in only 13 grows!!!" and I almost feel like flagellating myself for writing it, but in this case I think we can all make an exception.

Circle any of the following that apply to your experiences with M'uru:


If you would like to join our wonderful cult guild and fill these vacancies, then we can finally kill M'uru and get on with farming leveling gear for the expansion that we will replace in a week. Wait, that's not what I meant. This is supposed to be an inspiring news post filled with whimsical delight. Fuck. Don't go. Please? Just join, okay? You can have my daughter's phone number when she's legal. And twenty camels.

Remember, if you're going to join us, there is one very important stipulation. If you join us, you must promise us that the first time you get some pussy, you will not vanish or go lolcasual. It is in fact possible to punch the kitty and raid.

Memorial courtesy of Oceansize.