Belated Congratulations & General Updates

February 6th, 2010

Two of Lethon’s First Shadow’s Edges.

In typical Da Kine style, we’re quick to achieve but slow to report! To add to our list of not-so-recent achievements (at the beginning of January), Kusaruh and Dridarok were two of our members who crafted [Shadow's Edge] — two of the first of these axes on the Lethon server.

Kusaruh has been a long-standing member of Da Kine (over two years), who was awarded the first two bloods from Rotface and Festergut.  His continuous contributions to Da Kine are especially evident in his hosting of our in-guild raffle for prizes such as [Reins of the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth] and other coveted in and out-of-game goodies.  Suffice to say, we truly appreciate Kusaruh’s efforts, and are cheering him on towards his [Shadowmourne].

Current progress:  Quest – Unholy Infusion (in progress)

Dridarok has also been a long-standing member of Da Kine (coming up to two years), who originally joined us on his druid, before switching to his now-fury warrior.  Dridarok is well recognized by Da Kine for his dependability, humour, and loyalty.  In recognition of Dridarok’s respected position within Da Kine, he was awarded our second set of bloods, and is currently well on his way to wielding his own [Shadowmourne].

Current progress:  Quest – A Feast of Souls (910/1000)

Progression through ICC continues on both 10 and 25 man raids

Da Kine has continued to progress through ICC, with our 10 man raids having cleared all of the Plague and Blood wings, and up to the newly-released Sindragosa (which our weekend 10 mans are seeing for the first time at the time of this writing).  Our 25 man raid has continued to progress, and we hope to see Valithria Dreamwalker down this week.

Recruitment

We are still recruiting several classes, as outlined in the most recent previous update.  If you’re interested in applying to Da Kine, please feel free to drop by our forums and drop off an application, or just stop by for a chat in our General Discussion!

Imua Da Kine!

25 Council Kill & Recruitment Update

January 21st, 2010

Progression:

Da Kine was happy to knock-out the Council encounter this week, leaving only Putricide and the Blood Queen to be cleaned up on 25 man. Our 10 mans have had great success, completing the Plague Wing last week, and looking forward to their first experience with the Blood Wing this weekend.

Recruitment:

First off, thank you to all of our recent applicants. We really do appreciate you taking the time and effort to apply to our guild.  That being said, we have filled some positions within our 25-man raid roster but still have a few spots open to worthy applicants.

If you are looking for our unique blend of progression raiding without the hardcore atmosphere, take us into consideration.

25-man progression raiding is scheduled Monday through Thursday, 7:00pm to 11:15pm PST, however applicants are not required to be available for all days. 10-man raiding and other content (such as retro-raids, guild PvP and other activities) is typically scheduled between Friday and Sunday.

Our current class openings are as follows:

Shamans: HIGH (Enhancement) – MEDIUM (Resto)
Druids: MEDIUM (Moonkin)
Warlocks: MEDIUM
Priests: HIGH
Paladins: MEDIUM (Holy)
Non-specific: HIGH (Non-Druid Healers)

Applications can be directed to our recruitment forum. As always, stellar applicants for any class will always be considered. If you’re looking for more information on any of these openings, please feel free to contact any of our officers (listed below), or drop us a line on our forums!

Contacts:

GM: Crackseed
Raid Leads: Shkarn / Structure
Class Leads: Amaraz [Paladin], Leilei [Priest], Zeezle [Shaman], Leshrac [Warlock], Tog [Druid], Ryoushi [Hunter], Azahara [Warrior], Zarasch [Death Knight], Russ [Rogue], Narcis [Mage]

Da Kine is Recruiting!

December 30th, 2009

Unfortunately, the holiday season is coming to a close, and Da Kine members are preparing to overcome their respective food comas and jet lag.

As Da Kine eagerly awaits the release of more Icecrown Citadel content*, we are looking to bolster our current 25 man roster with more capable individuals who are looking for our unique blend of progression raiding without the hardcore atmosphere.  We accomplish this unique blend through a clever (if we do say so ourselves) use of scheduling that allows us to maintain forward progression while giving our raiders the flexibility to raid on their schedule and maintain actual “real lives” (crazy concept, we know).

* Current progression is 4/4 ICC, 2/5 ToGC (due to a temporary raiding hiatus during the summer)

25-man progression raiding is scheduled Monday through Thursday, 7:00pm to 11:15pm PST, however applicants are not required to be available for all days.

10-man raiding and other content (such as retro-raids, guild PvP and other activities) is typically scheduled between Friday and Sunday.

Our current class openings are as follows:

Hunters: HIGH
Shamans: HIGH (Enhancement) – MEDIUM (Resto)
Druids: MEDIUM (Moonkin)
Warlocks: MEDIUM
Priests: HIGH (All specs)
Paladins: HIGH (Holy)
Non-specific: VERY HIGH (Non-Druid Healers)

Applications can be directed to our recruitment forum. As always, stellar applicants for any class will always be considered. If you’re looking for more information on any of these openings, please feel free to contact any of our officers (listed below), or drop us a line on our forums!

Contacts:

GM: Crackseed
Raid Leads: Shkarn / Structure
Class Leads: Amaraz [Paladin], Leilei [Priest], Zeezle [Shaman], Leshrac [Warlock], Tog [Druid], Ryoushi [Hunter], Azahara [Warrior], Zarasch [Death Knight], Russ [Rogue], Narcis [Mage]

Lethon’s First Val’anyr

August 4th, 2009

<Da Kine> is proud to have achieved another server first, with the first forging of Val’anyr, Hammer of the Ancient Kings on Lethon US.

While congratulations to all raiders is certainly involved, it goes without saying that our utmost congrats go to our one-and-only Tog, an incredibly deserving candidate for this legendary upgrade.   Tog has been an active and contributing member to Da Kine in both raiding and non-raiding content for almost two years, and although all of our healers deserve legendary weapons, Tog’s ongoing dedication to the guild, its members, and above-and-beyond efforts in organizing our raid healing makes us proud to award him our first [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings].

With patch 3.2 just around the corner (in fact, possibly later tonight), we’re happy to have achieved this 25-man feat before new content will see us with less raiding time in Ulduar (not that we’ll mind the break!).

Our only question now remains whether or not Tog’s new toy will actually help him raise his professions.

Imua Da Kine!

Onward to Algalon!

July 23rd, 2009

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Da Kine’s first set of Rusted Proto-Drakes arrived this weekend, from one of our Ulduar groups’ completion of the Glory of the Ulduar Raider achievement.

Algalon1Da Kine has been fortunate to have enough members to run multiple 10-man raids on the weekends (and sometimes weekdays for non-25 man raiders), and we’re thrilled to be seeing success from all of our members in their endeavors, whether it’s killing bosses or just having a good time with friends.

With the completion of the Glory of the Ulduar Raider achievement, Da Kine forged its first Celestial Planetarium Key and stepped through the doors to the Algalon encounter.

Algalon259 minutes of face-stomping, tank-destroying, big-banging good-times later, we unfortunately used up our time alotment, and Algalon had Scotty beam him up, but not before brutally destroying the remaining living members of the raid.

Congratulations to all of Da Kine, and here’s to more drakes to come!

Imua Da Kine!

That Cache was Rare

July 17th, 2009

After a couple nights of practice, our 25 man managed to finish Hodir’s speed kill with around 20 seconds left on the timer — overkill? Who cares!

Congratulations to everyone involved.

Imua Da Kine!

No News is Good News!

July 9th, 2009

Either that, or we’ve just been too busy to keep everyone updated.  With summer fully under way, <Da Kine> has been busy both in-game and out.

Our 10 and 25 man raids have experienced great successes with Hard Mode encounters, with our 10-man only having a couple left before Algalon (Mim/Vezax), and our 25 man having completed Flame Leviathan’s Orbituary, and XT002 Deconstructor’s Heartbreaker, with excellent progress on Hodir’s Cache.

In the non-in-game front, several <Da Kine> get-togethers have occurred over the last few months, with more planned for this summer.  Those who have been able to participate have had a fantastic time hanging out with their fellow guildies and sharing a beer or two (or twelve).

As a last update, the current state of our recruitment is as follows:

We have a high need for the following classes to join our 25 man raiding ranks:

  • 1 WARLOCK
  • 1 HUNTER

For more information, please feel free to check out our informational post on the Lethon Forums, or you can apply on our Recruitment Forum.

Imua Da Kine!

And the party goes on and on…

June 26th, 2009

June 17, 2006. 20+ fresh faced level 1 Horde rolled out of various starting zones and began plundering the new server of Lethon. Within a few hours a guild charter had been signed and put into action and Da Kine was born.

3 years later we have those memories and thousands more that weave the tapestry of our guild’s history. New faces and old alike continue to enjoy the game under the Da Kine banner. While we have seen many fond faces leave us for various reasons, we have had the pleasure of many new ones to take their place and push this awesome guild forward.

Our raiding spirit continues, even through various rough periods, both within the guild and through the size of our server – and still we have perservered. It is a testament to the members of this guild, both raider and casual, that we continue to thrive today – and hopefully for many more years into the future, even if the game of choice may change.

Imua Da Kine!

Da Kine is Recruiting!

June 11th, 2009
We're Recruiting!

Da Kine is currently on the lookout for a few exceptional people to join our 25-man raid group, for work on Hard Modes as we progress towards Algalon.

While exceptional applicants of any class will always be considered, we’re specifically looking for:

  • Holy or Discipline Priest (High)
  • Hunter (Medium-High)

If you think you might be interested, please drop by our recruitment forum, or just click on the image above and drop off an application!

(New forum accounts can take up to 24 hours to activate, we apologize for any inconvenience.)

Yogg-Saron, Saron… Whatever will be, will be…

June 11th, 2009

Yogg-Saron Kill Shot

Da Kine has made great strides in both 10 and 25 man content over the last couple of months, and we’re proud to have Yogg-Saron down in both raids. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Just as important has been DK’s efforts towards achievements and hard-modes in 10 and 25 man content, which we’ve been working on knocking out left and right.

Now if a certain noob (me) would get the kill-shots completed in a timely manner, our front page would actually reflect our ongoing progress!

Well done, everyone!

Imua Da Kine!