Welcome to 2008!

Team Pink kept running over the holidays but Teams Red and Blue were on hiatus. Team Blue is starting back up this week. Team Red has dissolved, with some of the players returning to the Karazhan waiting list.

If you're sitting on the "Waiting for Karazhan" list despairing, fear not! There are another two or three Karazhan teams currently in the process of being formed. Gimnlinox (Phoenix Legion) has posted a GEM event for the new "Team Black" which is accepting new people. The signup sheet is set for Thursday at 21:00 Game Time. I'm sure they'll need all sorts of classes, so sign up if you're interested.

If you're available on Friday and Saturday evenings, Team Orange might be right up your alley. Berohl (Ye Olde Geezers) is trying to organize a team for those nights. He particularly needs healers and tanks. Please contact him, especially if you're a healer or tank, and available on both those nights.

What stops us from having more Karazhan teams, given that so many people are listed on the "Waiting" list? Healers and tanks! Plus, keep in mind that some of the people signed up but haven't been around but didn't remove themselves from the list; some people are on teams but have alts listed but those alts will only be available on particular days; and some people work shiftwork which means they're only available some of the time. So a raid leader making a new team has somewhat less to work with than you might think!

Each Karazhan team needs two tanks and two to three healers, and you can see the difficulties! For three new Karazhan teams, we need 6 tanks (preferably three protection-specced tanks paired up with tanking paladins or druids) and 6 to 9 dedicated healing classes (combinations of holy priests, restoration shamans, restoration druids, and holy paladins). Ideally, each Karazhan team needs a priest, whether shadow or holy, to provide shackling, which is essential, especially for crowd control on Moroes.

What can you do to help? Spec a healer or a tank! They get geared quickly in Karazhan. Ask Karinaaru or Applebrandy about that.