Wednesday (2 May) - Bloody Battlegrounds

Wednesday (2 May) - Bloody Battlegrounds

Wild decided to peek in on the guild about five minutes before the RG2 raid leader typically started invites to the evening raid. Wild had signed up as tentative, and intended to participate in the raid only if they were short folks. Not only did they have a full raid, invites were already done and the raid was already in Dragon Soul. Now why does that never happen when Wild is in the raid? Gv, the hunter with the druid alt, was again filling in for Wild. Wild was half convinced he would be raiding when he logged in, so it was with mixed feelings when he saw that he wasn't needed. Bd, the raid leader, was quick to whisper Wild to let me know that when Wild was ready his spot was still there.

Philly moved in after Wild bowed out, but her night went poorly, to say the least. After a ho hum loss in an Eye BG that barely moved her leveling bar, she got tangled in one of those never ending Alterac Valley BGs. It was, perhaps, the worst battle I've ever had the misfortune to be a part of. From the horde perspective, anyway. It began normally enough, with each team rushing from our bases, taking objectives and killing reinforcements. In most of these battles, within a few minutes each side has taken over the other side's main base and then fight it out for the chance to attack and kill the main boss. In this particular battle the horde took the alliance base, and then shockingly lost it. It's pretty rare to lose that base once it's captured, but it does happen now and then. We always take it back. We did take it back, but only momentarily, and were stunningly destroyed and sent packing a second time. The alliance expanded back toward the horde base, operating like they had an actual plan, working in groups that our own scattered forces could never match. There were many pitched battles, and the horde fought fiercely. Many times we pushed them back, winning a number of battles despite being out manned each time, but unable to gain any traction. With what looked like the entire alliance army on the march toward our base, and our own forces unable to punch through, Philly decided to find out if the alliance had left their own base unguarded. Alliance were organized enough to have all of the main routes contested, but Philly managed to slip past during one pitched struggle. Philly made it safely to the bridge linking the alliance base, and all was quiet. Philly slipped in, and was "allowed" to get well inside when a troop of five alliance rushed from the keep next to the bridge and slaughtered her. So much for that bright idea. The AV eventually, mercifully, ended with the horde backed all the way to our base, completely surrounded by the alliance.

Philly did eventually win a BG, which she swore she would do before checking out for the night, and finished at 60% of the way to level 85. Philly maxed her honor points again and had to buy some more Justice Points to bring her total down. Philly is starting to feel like she's going to really, truly, reach level 85, but it will be a few more days.