Hey everyone, how we all doing?
I hope you're all well.

As you may have noticed I haven't been around much recently. This is down to a lot of things that I wont go into too much detail on, but the main one is work. My workload is getting bigger by the day, and I'm working later and later into the evening and also now into the weekend.
I hope that this settles down soon so I can get back into the game properly (still got that big 7 - 0 to reach )

But just in case it doesn't, I'm not leaving The One, I'm not quitting WoW, I just can't find the time or energy to play much.

Shekin

Last time I arrived in Brighton and reported like this, I was a mere level 39, this time however...
I'm a little higher level.

See you all in a week or so!

As you may have noticed I have not been on for a while. Things have become a little busy of late and I just simply haven't had the time to use my PC, let alone come on WoW. I'm hoping this will change in the near future but for the time being I will still be AFK.

Hope all is well in The One and see you all soon,

Geoff

Hello all,

I'm pleased to announce I reached exalted with the Netherwing as of late Sunday night and that I've obtained my Netherwing dragon mount.

I started the grind with the Netherwing faction the day after the patch and had been working steadily on it each evening for 1-3 hours a night. The quests were designed for solo play, so I had no trouble getting things done despite the fact I was playing in the early hours of the morning. The quest chain starts with Kindness (http://www.thottbot.com/q10804) offered by Mordenai in the Nethewing Fields in Shadowmoon Valley and it progresses through the chain for 7 more quests, which in the end you form a 5-person party to kill at 72 elite. Once you have done that, you will be bumped to neutral with the Netherwing. However, to continue past that point you will need to have the epic (300) riding skill. The drake that you get in the end is epic (280) speed.

When you reach exalted, you have a personal scripted encounter with Illidan before you are rescued to safety by a mature Netherdrake who gives you a ride all the way back to Shattrath. The whole quest line is well-written and is entertaining, so I wasn't bored silly with the whole grind. They have a random element, which is the collecting of eggs, so that always keeps you on your toes as you never know where or when you will find one.

Once you get back to Shattrath, you can choose among 6-7 colors (I picked the Onyx one, as it matched my outfit). As you can see from the screenshot, these things are HUGE and damn cool!

See you high in the friendly skies above Outlands!

Kalak

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Another month, another lengthy THB meeting. Here is a summary of hte main points discussed for your information. Big news is extra Karazhan runs per week.

Elsheindra

General

• Meeting chaired by Basil (Roses of Dawn, THB Co-Coordinator)
• Notes made during meeting by Elsheindra (The One, THB Co-Coordinator)
• Meeting time: 19:00 to 22:00ish Game Time

Attendees

• Co-Coordinators
  • Basil - Roses of Dawn
  • Elsheindra - The One (Guild Leader)

• Athena Airways
  • Athena
• Illidans Redemptions
  • Naetura (AKA Tasanala - Guild Leader)
  • Squishiest
• Phoenix Legion
  • Nobody available
• Spirits of the Wolf
  • Hilbert
• The One
  • Zuri
• Ye Olde Geezers
  • Jazhara (Guild Leader - left early)
  • Amara
  • Jungore (left early)

Meeting Summary

General

• Meeting chaired by Basil (Roses of Dawn, THB Co-Coordinator)
• Notes made during meeting by Elsheindra (The One, THB Co-Coordinator)
• Meeting time: 19:00 - 22:00ish Game Time

Proposed Agenda

1. Review of actions decided at May 19th's meeting
2. Review current status on THB Chatting Etiquette Rules Draft/vote on amendment
3. Decision on Circle of Elders and review Iron Monkeys application
4. Review of current Karazhan run status (do we need to add more runs yet?)
5. Procedure for handling removal of guilds from THB

Actual Agenda

1. Review of actions decided at May 19th's meeting
2. Review current status on THB Chatting Etiquette Rules Draft/vote on amendment
3. Decision on Circle of Elders and review Iron Monkeys application
4. Review of current Karazhan run status (do we need to add more runs yet?)
5. Procedure for handling removal of guilds from THB
6. THB representative structure (for discussion)
7. Proposal to rotate meeting chairing
8. Next meeting date
9. Location of archived meeting notes

Final Decisions/Major Points

1. GEM Role List Replacement (from last meeting): Tasanala prepared a web-based list but was told it wasn't fit-for-purpose as an in-game reference preferred. Shinytoaster has experience writing in-game mods, but probably has no time. For the moment, we'll continue to work with the GEM lists.
2. Ye Olde Geezers welcomed to THB.
3. Ye Olde Geezers to post their GEM role/rules accepted list when more people have had time to agree to the rules.
4. Continue to remind people to remove themselves from Karazhan "need attunement" list as they get attuned.
5. IR/PL/AA GEM role lists not showing/broken. IR/PL need to re-create theirs on the right channel. Mod allows you change the channel while editing but it doesn't actually "take."
6. Current Karazhan raid leader status: 2 leaders now, a new one "bedding in", and Fladnag hopefully up to speed soon.
7. Thanks to Athena Airways for arranging old-world attunement runs.
8. Raid leading is hard work and needs preparation. If people need advice then feel free to talk to those with experience.
9. Onyxia scale cloaks: Needed for BWL. Sign up for Onyxia runs if you're short on scales and talk to Tasanala. Note that the next BWL run is delayed by two weeks.
10. Majority of guilds agree to alter [Etiquette draft] to incorporate line that Blizzard's Terms and Conditions will be enforced on the channel. Basil to update the draft to include link to addendum, with that addendum page to contain links to the various Terms & Conditions.
11. Majority of guilds accept Circle of Elders as new guild in THB. Elsheindra to send out "welcome pack" after [Etiquette draft] updated.
12. Insufficient information available for a decision on Iron Monkeys. Remember to invite them along when groups short of people.
13. Majority of guilds in favour of starting up a second Karazhan run per week. Basil to ascertain dates the current leaders available.
14. Representatives to remind their guilds about raid lock-in: attending the first Karazhan raid group means you can't attend the other Karazhan raid.
15. Upcoming Gruul's Lair run is for light-hearted as will likely not succeed. Be aware that there will be repair costs and everyone can share them because no attunement required.
16. Representatives to remind people to sign up for Karazhan even if it's full. There's often a substitute of some sort invited. The more people we see signed up, the faster we'll get additional runs going.
17. Timing attunement runs, especially for MC/BWL/Onyxia, a few days prior to the raid leads to increased attendance.
18. Procedure defined for removing guilds from the alliance subject to to draft vote being approved by guild leaders. Gist of it is a request plus reasons are made to THB Co-coordinators who validate the reason. If the reason is validated, the two (or more) guild leaders in question enter mediation with third-party mediators. If the issue isn't resolved there, a request is made for a seconder to remove the guild. If seconded, a meeting of guild leaders is called to discuss/vote on the issue, using a net votes policy requiring a 2/3rds quorum (including requester, seconder, and guild under discussion).
19. A request for discussion/voting on current representative structure as current structure felt to be unnecessary and demoralising with the distinction between junior/senior representative. Discussion was deferred. Request for proposals on organizing of THB representatives requested for discussion at next meeting, i.e. senior/junior represenatives, etc.
20. A proposal was put forward to rotate meeting chairing amongst guilds. It was decided to discuss this further on the forum and then revisit at the next meeting.
21. Next meeting date: end of Julyish. Elsheindra to post post on possible dates/times.
22. Elsheindra to post category for archived meeting notes on THBL main page.