Almost there! Once again, another post for another boss kill. <Proper Villains> just killed 16-Man Nightmare Raptus. The mechanics are mostly the same and big props to the healers for a fantastic job. The kill shot: Spin! So many Spins!

I'm sure everyone can guess why I'm posting again. <Proper Villains> has successfully downed Nightmare Calphayus on 16-Man. This fight was fun! A lot of burst DPS with massive circles. The usual screenshot: Burn! Burn it hard!

Since I reported on Bestia, I may as well report the next one. 16-Man Nightmare Tyans in Dread Palace is dead. I'm very happy <Proper Villains> is pushing more content now that we have our 16-man team a little more settled. The kill image: Where to Stand 101

I imagine that since 16-Man and 8-Man now vary to a significant level in the challenge provided (and fun), it should be kept separate. There aren't even that many 16-man guilds doing progression these days, so we'll have to see how it pans out.

I'm happy to announce, <Proper Villains>, after experiencing a lot of growing pains, has killed our first boss in Nightmare Dread Palace after our switch to 16-man progression. Congrats to everyone and thanks for your hard work! I've always wanted to do 16-man. Screenshot: The Spit, It Consumes Us

If you are looking to give back the wealth you've accumulated from the server, why not consider general server population itself? There are active players on this server who lack a guild membership and the benefits it brings. Why not found a general purpose guild much like today's foundations? <Legacy of Werko> if you are so inclined. Seed the guild bank with all your remaining capital and inventory. Set up basic repair stipend for all members. Allow general members to invite other members. I understand 50M won't last forever, but it will provide for 1000 people at 50K stipend. If you have trusted friends, leave them in charge of selling remaining inventory, otherwise open it up for rate-limited item withdraws. Even if this isn't hugely successful, it should improve the quality of life for many players who are less involved on the server but still desire some form of guild for leveling and enjoying the game.

Today marks a glorious day for the Ebon Hawk. We are now caught up with current progression. We now have: From Beyond, Dragonslayer, and Eternal Warrior! Congrats to everyone and their hard work. Let's focus and push NiM Dread Fortress hard. We have the talent, all we need is the drive and determination!

Killed Hateful Again! It's been a long time since I got to post a progression screenshot, I didn't manage to snap one last week, but I got one this week. Look at my terrible UI! http://i.imgur.com/tDUO2B1.jpg Anyways, I'm very happy about this kill! Looking forward to seeing everyone else's kills soon!

This is most saddening, I've been shooting at you since launch on Shien. It will be hard to find another sniper sponge as swell as you. Cheers!

I called it when i said you guys would definitely be the next guild on the server to clear this. Congrats all around! I know you guys worked super hard (Since you guys were in SnV for hours many days while I was leveling).

Since my departure and return, this instance has always been on the back of my mind. The Ebon Hawk always had very strong progression guilds, to see this instance finally killed is fantastic. I hope all the other guilds currently progressing on this server will make an effort to clear it as well. When we progress as a server, we all win.

<Empire> is: 3/5 Dread Fortress HM: http://i.imgur.com/wRMOvTs.jpg 3/5 Dread Palace HM: http://i.imgur.com/sdurXBV.jpg Guild Site: http://www.empire-shien.com

Thank you all. I will no longer be maintaining this thread. If someone would like to take over for me a paste bin of the thread from when I last updated it is here: http://pastebin.com/EL9QKuhq If you have sent me materials and they have not already been crafted I will return your mail tonight. If you have sent me materials and they have been crafted they will be mailed tonight. I wish you all the very best and I hope to bump into you all in your future endeavors.

The thread has been updated. I hope everyone had a good holiday. We picked up a few new schematics over the break which is great. Keep up the good work everyone! We're still missing some 27's in the barrel/hilt and enhancement categories I think.

The thread has been updated. Congratulations to everyone who learned new schematics for the server. Happy Holidays. I'll see you all next year. Keep up the good work!