Stars snag world-first legitimate Alone in the Darkness
by Eliah Hecht 
Jul 7th 2009 at 10:20PM
World-first Heroic: Alone in the Darkness? "Didn't Exodus already get that?" you may ask. Well, they did get the achievement, but they used an exploit, and were slapped on the wrist to the tune of a 72 hour suspension. Which means: the stage was open for a legitimate world-first!
In a break from the tradition of European guilds getting major world-first accomplishments, Chinese guild Stars (playing on the Taiwanese servers) has apparently completed the achievement legitimately. They got that nifty Mimiron's Head mount, too.
In case you're scratching your head wondering what this is all about, during the Yogg-Saron fight (the last boss of Ulduar), the four Keepers of Ulduar (Freya, Thorim, Hodir, and Mimiron) help you out. You can choose how many of the Keepers you want to activate for the fight, and if you use fewer than all of them, it's hard-mode. "Alone in the Darkness" is Yogg-Saron with zero keepers: as hard as it gets.
Congratulations to Stars on a truly impressive feat.
Filed under: News items, Raiding, Bosses, Achievements
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Extrox Jul 7th 2009 10:28PM
That's awesome, huge props to them! With everything they went through, they deserve it.
Jon Do Jul 8th 2009 11:11AM
Dude... That is amazing...
If I understand correctly, Stars spotted the Euros and US a *week* because of a week lag in Wrath release to Taiwan!
Not to mention that they've had to re-roll because of the blackout of WoW in China (The9 issue/controversy).
clra2 Jul 7th 2009 10:30PM
haha nice! gratz to Stars. I understand Chinese so i found the chatter in their video pretty funny. Especially that guy who screamed "F!@#ing YES!!" at the end.
jam Jul 7th 2009 10:30PM
Gz!
Karilyn Jul 7th 2009 10:33PM
Incoming Ensidia claiming Stars cheated too.
valden Jul 7th 2009 10:55PM
if you go to ensidia's website they are congratulating them, not searching for a way to prove they are right.
Snark Jul 7th 2009 10:59PM
Thank God Ensidia congratulated them. Now we can all rest easy.
/sarcasm
Seriously, after that whine fest last time, my respect for Ensidia couldn't get any lower at the moment.
jam Jul 7th 2009 11:01PM
Nah, what's actually incoming: Ensidia haters predicting Ensidia will "whine" about something.
In reality, they won't whine, and they didn't even whine when it looked like Exodus got the kill with legit means.
But of course, you all will ignore these facts and bash Ensidia anyway, thinking it makes you look cool. :-)
mrdonut125 Jul 7th 2009 11:19PM
You mean like how they were wrong about Exodus exploiting?
Oh wait, they were right. They didn't even make a fuss about it either, they congratulated them and then pointed out that there was an exploit.
jbodar Jul 7th 2009 11:31PM
@Snark
They congratulated them because they provided video to show they weren't using an exploit and showed it's a legit kill. Something Exodus could not do.
Kneeber Jul 8th 2009 12:39PM
no kidding people. Obviosly half of you didnt read there site. They gave congratulations to Exodus and in the forums had a little excerpt of the bug...other than that they werent spamming "BAN EXODUS CHEATERS!!!!" Exodus deserves nothing but respect they are #1 in the world. Get off your high horse.
Nihilas Jul 7th 2009 10:34PM
AHAHHAHH that Fucking Yes at the end was the funniest thing Ive ever heard, pro guild, pro comedy video. Omfg that was SO funny.
Omg, I might die, ITS NOT FAIR.
Alsong Jul 7th 2009 10:34PM
Que Ensidia's bitching in 3...2...1...
The Claw Jul 7th 2009 11:01PM
The only 100% predicatable sour grapes comes from the gloating Ensidia-bashers on this site.
jam Jul 7th 2009 11:03PM
"The only 100% predicatable sour grapes comes from the gloating Ensidia-bashers on this site."
Sad but true.
jbodar Jul 7th 2009 11:38PM
Do you mean "cue"? Que means "what" in Spanish which just makes no goddamn sense.
Pan Jul 7th 2009 11:56PM
I doubt he meant "cue" either unless he's talking about a billiards stick. I believe the word you're both searching for is "Queue".
Bellar Jul 8th 2009 12:36AM
Nope, cue in this case is correct.
cue 2 (ky)
n.
1. A signal, such as a word or action, used to prompt another event in a performance, such as an actor's speech or entrance, a change in lighting, or a sound effect.
micgillam Jul 8th 2009 9:51AM
@Pan
If you're going to correct people, make a point of not giving wrong information to people that are right in the first place.
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Magresda Jul 7th 2009 10:39PM
Not a single post about raid progression can go by without endless bickering between fanboys of various guilds... /sigh
Huge props to Stars for this, truly an amazing accomplishment.