Feats of strength

I hear a lot of rumors that some of the classic WoW dungeons will be removed in cataclysm. Kind of like how Naxxramas was "moved" and revamped in Northrend, except some dungeons may not be available at all. I hear lots of people say on trade chat, "LFM Black Temple run, get your achi before it gets taken out in cataclysm!"

Now I don't know if Black Temple will get taken out or not, but even if it did I don't really want to do BT. My old guild (the ex-ex-guild, the fail guild) tried that with a few 80s and a few 70s, and wiped miserably at the Illidari council. For some reason I just didn't find that dungeon to be very fun. I think maybe it was because it was just a little too overwhelming to find your way around that place. And the mobs weren't quite as easy as I thought. When you're ICC epic'ed out you tend to feel rather invincible and nearly being killed by a boss in a level 70 dungeon hurts your ego a bit.

I do know that Wailing Caverns might be taken out. I read on the official WoW site that the player's actions in WC (rescuing Naralex) will change the Barrens into a lush teeming jungle or something. Well, one would suppose that maybe WC will no longer be a dungeon then since you've already accomplished the objective?

Anyways, I've decided to try and clear all the old-school dungeons before cataclysm comes out. While I was levelling up I never got to do most of them. When I turned 80 I did go back and solo most of the lower level ones. A couple nights ago my bf and I did WC together, which was pretty fun. I remember back at level 17 spending 3 hours to clear that place with a full group, only to DC right before the Naralex part. Heh, this time around it took 30 minutes, most of it spent running.

Last night we decided to try Zul'Gurub. I knew even though it was for level 60s, it was a 20man raid dungeon so I'd need some help. My bf came along and our rogue/priest combo made it all the way to Hakkar without any incidents - I even got the rare razzashi raptor mount from Bloodlord Mandokir!!! This is one sweet-looking mount!

At Hakkar we ran into some problems...he mind controls the person with the highest threat, apparently. So I kept getting mind controlled, run off and kill the priest, then the boss would reset because no one would be left to hold aggro on him. After 3 wipes or so we enlisted the help of our friend, an 80 DK. The 3 of us downed Hakkar in about 2 minutes!

I think this week we'll try Scholomance and Stratholme. I've always wanted to complete the tier 1 set (shadowcraft) just for shits and giggles, and I know they drop in those places. Hehe, won't my guildies be surprised when I show up for ICC in full tier 1...