I've been slacking again and not reporting on the progress of The Garrisons 10 man teams in Dragon Soul. In order to get though the huge number of pictures, I've decided to divide up the posts by Team. Here are the kills from Team Grumpy.

Grumpy have been very busy with 7 new kills, including 6 in Dragon Soul. Grumpy aren't that far off completing the instance with Christmas out of the way (bah humbug!) they are back on three nights a week which should see them finish in short order. I'm not convinced the spirit of optimism will last long with Grumpy, who I'm positive will find something negative to complain about.

The Garrison. Who said we were old?

As we reach the end of 2011, I think it's only right that I spend some time looking back at how The Garrison has done over the past year.

The Cataclysm

While Cataclysm actually came out towards the end of 2010, we didn't really have that much time to play it that year, as as such all of TGs achievements have come during 2011. I've really enjoyed the revamped world and the new zones, as I think they've bought the game forwards filling in blank spots in the map and smoothing out some of the dead zones around the world. The content also seems well balanced between PvE and PvP, with the new world catering to both. 

Raiding

We are on the fourth and final raid of Cataclysm with Blackwing Descent, Bastion of Twilight and Firelands all falling to The Garrison raiders. The Garrison has kept four raiding teams going throughout the year. Fluffy have been pushing for 1st Alliance ranking on Dunemaul, while Grumpy and Don's Johnson's have kept a healthy competition going between them. The Muffins have also been progressing through content, providing a much more casual form of raiding in keeping with TGs inclusive ethos.

The next goal for all teams will be completion of Dragon Soul, and hopefully some time on heroic modes. I can see it being a while until Mists of Pandaria is released, so there should be plenty of time for a good go at completing it.

PvP

Being a raider, I don't spend much time covering PvP on the front page, but I feel that I should make sure that everyone knows we have some excellent PvP players in the guild. Covering both battlegrounds and arena, we have teams like NubCorn, Languages and Toothless Fairies taking the fight to the Horde. Hopefully in 2012, I can cover a bit more of their action on the frontpage, as we can look forward to higher ranks and more victories.

Achievements

The Garrison was the number 1 ranked guild for achievements on Dunemaul for a time, helped by people taking time to run guild instances at record pace. We also reached guild level 25 in rapid time, but like a lot of guilds on Dunemaul missed out on getting there first by some creative Blizzard accounting on the first day. I would also be remiss for not mentioning the somewhat insane amount of time some people have spent in 2012 getting personal points to new highs.

Players

Ultimately, The Garrison is made up of people who enjoy playing the game together. Over the past year we've seen a few long standing members leave for various reasons, but we've also been able to welcome a lot of new players to the guild. It's been good to seen TG continuing to grow, although in a much different form to the previous 25 man raiding guild from TBC and WotLK. Change is always difficult, but it's been great to see the new people getting on so well, and a lot of people working together in all content to help continue making TG a successful guild.

The Future

The next year will probably bring a new expansion, which will hopefully continue to provide new challenges for all players in The Garrison. There are also a number of new games available, SWTOR and GW2 in particular, where hopefully new TG communities can be established. We will undoubtedly lose players as they find other things to do with their time, but will always be welcome on the forums or in game to let us know how they are doing. I'm sure will we also find new people who fit into the TG community and become invaluable parts of our online experience.

The Garrison. Who said we were old?

The Garrison has four teams working through end game content. This is a (admittedly infrequent) update of their progress.

Team Grumpy

Since the last update, Team Grumpy has finished off Firelands chasing off Ragnaros, who claims it's only a setback.

Don's Johnsons

Since the last update, The Johnsons has finished off Firelands chasing off Ragnaros, who claims it's only a setback. Deja vu!

It's been excellent to see more Garrison teams finishing off Firelands in time for 4.3 to come out. With a bit of luck we can maintain and improve progress when the Dragon Soul is released in a few weeks.

Team Fluffy

Fluffy are currently working on heroic Ragnaros, which is still proving to be the most difficult fight of the expansion. Fluffy would also like to welcome a couple of new members to the team, Syntech and Jericho.

The Muffins

The Muffins make more casual progress in Firelands, killing Shannox, Beth'tilac and Rhyolith. Casual raiding has always been an important part of The Garrison, and hopefully a weekly trip into Dragon Soul will allow Muffins to continue to make progress in the next patch.

The Garrison. Who said we were old?

Team Grumpy, one of The Garrison's progression teams is looking for a priest to fill in their ranks. Grumpies got to 6/7 progression before the recent nerfs and with Ragnaros undoubtedly going down soon, are looking forward to heroic modes. If you are an awesome and absolutely not grumpy person interested in joining Team Grumpy, please read the recruitment post and contact team's captain Rudrig.