No one can deny the power of the scout tank. After we finished off our normal round of targets (the first 2 bosses in Labs, Tox, and Palace), we decided to venture a bit further into Perah’Celsis’ Abominable Laboratory. Boy, am I glad we did! I had the distinct pleasure of tanking the 3rd boss, Sara Greenheart. As a swashbuckler this is a rare experience and the encounter was a blast! As usual we did this with our small complement of quality people – Flawless and Shorthanded, hard to beat.

Congrats to Gnomo and Devilicus on those great wrists. Also, congrats to Mastiqul on your beautiful new legs, Anarchous and Devilicus on your boots, Starla and After on your gloves, Ubba on the pokey tooth, Rama and Anarchous on your rings, After on the charm, and Talysha on your helm. Just typing all that out made me realize how awesome a night we had. Great job to all.

Since our decision to start playing EverQuest II again I’ve been wondering just how well we’d make out. It just so happens that our message of hardcore-skill but time-casual raiding has hit a chord with some of our veterans. We’ve seen players long missed return and our progress has been quite impressive. This weekend we journeyed once more to the Ward of Elements where we attempted to achieve another short-handed and under-geared victory. We brushed aside the first two bosses with ease as we always do and came once again into the company of Khost Alur. This mob had proved to be just a little too much for seven people in tier two armor in the past. This weekend, however, that was no longer the case! Read more…