We made two attempts on Soa. The balls were apparently hitting people for 17k.

Since there was still a bunch of raid time left we though it would be a fabulous idea to go back in and do HM!!! Knowing the pulls (yes, some require a bit of strategery~) and the mechanics of the bosses ahead of time made the entire process go muuuuuuuuuch quicker.

Bonethrasher dededeed

Barz and Zurm

Foreman Crusher

Two more bosses remain to be mugged for their stuffles on HM. The raid is faaaar more polished than EV however a few fun bugs still remain. Touching the green goo will give the 'lava bug' providing for endless entertainment as people die randomly later on. :D

*edit* Finished up KP 8H last night

G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator (MVP to Sera & Reyvak)

Karagga (Fillur's first solo MT for Team Xellykins *tear*)

Hyg & Fillol driving the speeders they won w/ haxed RNG (Fillur's from 8H Soa & Hyg's from 8H Karagga)

Fillur got a new ride, that son of a bitch....no more loser cruiser for you!

Estrode dead

Inquisitor Garau dead

Now I am not going to hype it up and try to make you think that these kills are remotely close to as difficult as King Molinar... But we faced 2 bosses that we have never seen before, nailed down the strats in only a few pulls, and finished with time to spare, all pretty impressive in my book.  I would go out on a limb and say there are few guilds out there that would be able to accomplish that feat, it even brought the Iron Bra to give her first emotional speech.... Great job all!!! 

Inwar Darktide is next....

This year was a special one for Conviction and its community.  We saw the building of a couple factions within namely FFXIV and Rift.  We saw many successes in Final Fantasy as Zettai took the helm and developed as a great leader within the community.  We also saw Rift develop into a progression "mid-core" raiding machine with Nadili taking up the reigns and turning things around there.

I feel now that we are truly a multi game community, something we have worked for together for the past few years.  SWTOR is incredibly fresh but we have seen a number of great accomplishments thusfar while taking the game casually for the most part until the holidays are over.  

Most importantly we have seen many old faces from the younger years of the Conviction community come back to enjoy this new game together.  That just shows the strength and values this community holds.  

For this next year and chapter in Conviction, lets all try to remember whats important at the end of the day and thats the community we have with the people that are involved.  No in game accomplishment can overcome what we have as a community and nothing will ever come in between the bonds that have been built.

We are Conviction, we are 4 lyfe.

Indy

Grats Quiz, three straight releases at first 50.

Ive never been one to inspire with words or elegant speeches but I will do something better than that and provide a message from the heart.

Star wars is a long time coming, we have been looking forward to this game since its been announced back in our LOTRO days. This was going to be the game we left LOTRO for....obviously there have been some twists and turns that got us to this point but it has been an amazing journey and we have met some incredible people along the way.

We need to remember whats important when we are deep into SWTOR and we start progressing once again. At the end of the day after the raids or pvp is over with and everyone is logging for the evening what do we really have? Is it a digital piece of gear that you spent 5 dkp on or a few killing blows in a warzone or maxing out your dps...no...its the memories that are created. In a year from now you wont remember that upgraded weapon or that time you put the team on your back to get max dps in a warzone it will be the times we shared together...the quotes...the wipes...the successes...the failures. No single achievement or amount of credits acquired is greater than what we know simply as Conviction.

This is apparent with something that took place a couple weeks ago. The call was put out that we were to raise some money for someone very dear to us in the community that has fell on tough times over the past years but has always been the most generous and caring individual in the community. The membership answered and raised 750 dollars towards a new computer for this person we all know and love as Aegorn. No killing blow or piece of legendary guild can replace a moment that brings tears to peoples eyes knowing they did something great for someone in this community.

So when the time comes and we start pushing deeper into this game, remember whats important...is it that extra 5k you can get from selling that piece of gear or is it helping another comrade in this community and showing them that you are looking out for them.Its the little things that go a long way as we progress as a community...the most important thing we have is each other and the history we create together as a team.

Tomorrow when the game officially launches, so does another chapter in the Conviction History book.

Its time to adventure once again into the Unknown, but one thing is for certain...history will be made.

There are no words.....history will be made....

Eligible members:

Must be an active member for no less than 4 months

Your name is not Nabooru

To enter is simple.  All you have to do is post in this thread in greater than 50 words your greatest raid moment being a part of Conviction.

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The winner will be chosen at random December 20th and announced on the forums.   

Get your stories in and win some ram.

****leadership has all rights to disqualify any entry based on whatever reason it sees fit at considerable discretion****