115 *NOR/News The Old Republic
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Where we’re going we don’t need roads. swToR is back into the swing of things in the new year, and the Progression raid team is back at it and going strong. We have started to track end game content in swToR thanks to everyone’s fearless leader Tundrra and team! The galactic season has drawn to a close but the PVP season is still going and there has been some peculiar goings on as of late. The progression raiding team is getting back into some hard raiding and has jumped back into the R4 operation. You can track their progress in theend game page that has been added to the NOR website. We had a couple of weeks of very close calls and some frustrating deaths. The R4 anomaly can be a frustrating fight to put it mildly. There are many mechanics in this operation that are more difficult than many nightmare operation mechanics. It takes a ton of coordination and teamwork and everyone needs to know what to do at all times of the fight. Losing a tank as a sacrifice is sometimes a must, and the back up needs to be on the ball, or everyone will be wiped out. Thankfully, NOR is most famous for having amazing healers, but there is a time limit before the bosses enrage and just tell you in no certain terms not today. However, like Pablo Neruda once said “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” Lady Dominique’s days are numbered and nothing will keep us from rising and succeeding.
With the latest game updates, Dantooine has become a place for many people to revisit, and a whole new strong hold to open up. This player housing is enormous and has so many places to put decorations that you could spend weeks and not finish it. Mostly because some of the areas in the stronghold are kept behind reputation unlocks for the area. Galactic season 9 has come to a close, and with it a lot of fun. The flashpoint focus has gotten some members back into flashpoints to finish the Master Mode flashpoint achievement. There is a Wednesday night team that has decided to run some of the more challenging short content. The PVP season is still progressing and has 40 days remaining at the time of this articles publishing, though the PVP scene seems to be a little on the quiet side right now.
Every once in a while everyone needs a little bit of whimsy in their life. NOR and swToR are not very different in that need. For our Superbowl Sunday afternoon fun run with the guild, Intisar had some sneaky tricks up his sleeve, but it was the best kind of shenanigans. You see, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away there was this little planet called Blah that a certain smuggler was from. Now on this planet there is a volcano that you can see from the landing zone. Most people see this and think oh pretty, not us, we had to climb it. If for no other reason than it was there. And, after a good dose of parkour, rescues and summons what we found was quite peculiar. Some think it was the end of all things, others that it was the world within worlds, personally, it had a look of the upside down. What is known for certain is that this was no ordinary volcano, it had some unusual textures, some missing textures, and was obviously a portion of a world we were never meant to see. So we did what all rational teenagers would do in that situation. We jumped, not because it was practical, but because one person suggested it, and then, well you know. We all decided to jump just because all of our friends did it. Over the years we have been on many adventures as a guild, we have had friends come and go, and they all touch us in some way. Every fingerprint a lasting mark on our being. I am very thankful for the friends I have made along the way, and look forward to many unusual and fun interactions like this where we discover things that maybe should not be, but we have a wonderful adventure along the way. And yeah, roads, those don’t always need to be followed. In fact some of the best adventures are off the beaten path.
Baron Gonzowill
*NOR/BA-swToR
