Botanica....the wipe

I decided to hit Botanica again to get some rep so I can start running heroic Mechanar. This time it was a guild run with Chicken, Amalore, Lucianie, and Bllew. It started a little crazy with the pulls, but nothing major. A quick jump here and a bad pull there. Since it was the beginning it doesn't really matter so I wasn't too upset.....then the big pulls and bosses.

Bllew is a Feral Druid who came in for DPS (since I am the meatshield of course). I couldn't hold aggro cause my guild thought it would be OK to just pick a random target and kill it. I mark the skull and Chicken (in pretty much all epics for spell damage) decides to grab the 'X' and moonfire spam. So now I have to go grab the elite from the soon to be dead Chicken. Uh oh....I didn't have time to grab the skull and such. In reaction to the tank "bailing" Bllew decides to just go bear form and tank it all himself. I can understand this since there are still two other guys who need to be kept safe. The problem is he doesn't stop doing this and no one wants to listen so I can actually do my job! I am running to grab aggro from the X while Chicken moonfires the X before I can assert any type of aggro, Luci is lagging to tank the diamond with the Felguard all the while Bllew is DPSing the skull and being forced to change into bear form to save the squishies as I am, chasing other elites.

This doesn't happen once, but SEVERAL times. I told Bllew to calm down and let me tank. Pick a target and kill it. When I said this Chicken just grabbed a 4 elites mob taking away from the initial aggro factor. I about lost my mind. I told em he can hold it if he wants to pull it. Boomkin tank I guess. By the time he hit the flower boss I was ready to flip my lid. I had asked GUILDIES to work with me a bit cause I was tired of running around the map trying to grab aggro from everyone at once.

I expect this behavior from a pug, but from guildies? You have got to be kidding with me! After re-reading my post and seeing what Bllew did I really can't be that upset with him. He did what he was supposed to do and was forced to constantly adapt in my often missing presence. I want to say I won't run with them again, but I am sure I will.

This group is a powerful group and works great together.....when we all want to apparently. Chicken, Bllew, and Luci on DPS with a Felguard as an extra tank. With Amalore healing the holy bejesus out of things makes for a good run. Chicken and Luci make a HILARIOS team on vent too. Great group of guys (and Luci) who also kick ass at WoW with only one bad run.....It makes it really easy to just let it go. Heck, half the time you can't run cause your laughing too hard anyways!

......This Bot run though......oooogh.......I never want to speak of it again.......disturb me it does........