Noob Enters KaraFollow

I need to be a better player. =P

I've only done about about 6 dungeons, all 5 man. Last night Kara was my first 10-man raid.

My friend told me to come while I was changing my hotkeys (remember I was having dexterity/execution concerns), and also setting up ventrilo (i've never owned a mic and can barely navigate the program interface).

By the time I enter, they are fully buffed and waiting at the first pull, and I didn't have vent running right. I immediately cast SoC by key-habit, and we wiped. No big deal, they know I'm new, and it's right at the entrance.

[Skip inept dps on my part for 2 hours - another thread on DPSing for me]

Now we're at Aran. My vent is working, they break down the fight, and speak "DON'T MOVE" when flame wreath readies. I made it through the first. The next was "DON'T MOVE..AND ELEMENTALS" so I turned by habit to look for adds. Wipe.

Then we wiped because another first timer moved. Then we won with 1 member standing.

I came away with Nethershard Girdle from Moroes, and the Trisfall Wand from Aran. I was very grateful for the group being patient. We also had 3 locks, so I got a chance to watch and learn.



Edited, May 14th 2008 9:00am by VeritanNoob

This is how I hope to pop my level 70 raid cherry. Lots of mistakes, slight frustration, lots of patience and being guided by someone who knows the drill.

I love it when I run a tough instance with a team that knows the drill. Grats on your entry. Can you link your Armory profile? I'd like to compare with mine so I know where I'm standing.

Ah, excellent!

I'm still a long way from Karazhan, but I figured I'd start out with some heroics once I have the spell damage and hit rating.

My first kara run was with a friends guild full clear with no wipes but i suck at rolling on loot so i didnt win anything but the experience was worth it .

Look up "The Horrors of Pollution," apparently its a quest that begins from a dropped item in the area. The Alla listing has it as a Horde quest but replies indicate its available for Alliance too.


Oh, and tonight I try to finish Kara for the first time. We cleared Aran night before last, and I'm hoping to be geared well enough to do some dps to the prince, and maybe come away with some more upgrades. I think T4 tokens drop for gloves and head.

Edited, May 15th 2008 10:07am by VeritanNoob

Yeah, I think the mobs that drop it are Elites. I use Wowhead for quest info, I like the format.

Incidentally, what's your spell hit at Inoperante?

From what I gather (click on the quest item to see the mob that drops it and where he spawns), kill the ooze, get the item, use it to initiate a quest, deliver the item to the NPC, get loot.


You're over double my spell hit, but I'm working on it. I didn't have much trouble with DoTs on Kara bosses through Aran (Suppression), it was the SB spams that gave me trouble.

Go to the Ethereum Staging Grounds in Netherstorm, and he (Congealed Void Horror) should be at the bottom near the cliff's edge, there is a single boulder that seems ideal for fighting.

Apparently he was buffed for me, I tried last night. I don't have a flying mount to pull him away for the unbuff trick. I couldn't channel health to my VW fast enough.