Guild Plans and Raid Prep

Watching Transparent’s party curse even in death, I quietly collected the quest item with a wry smile.
Should’ve been nicer, huh?

[Sky Ark Trace (1/5)]

[All/PatchNote: Shall we move on?]

[PatchNote has invited DontOrderMe to a party.]

[You have accepted the party.]

[Party/DontOrderMe: You’re CameToDie, right?]

[Party/PatchNote: Yup.]

Knew it.
No way a random would jump in to help like that.
Confirming it was him felt oddly satisfying.
But a streamer slaughtering like that—does he not care?
Is he just that chill?

We hopped on PatchNote’s carriage and moved to the next spot.
Unlike my expectation of a long trek, most traces were nearby, making the quest a breeze.
Probably thanks to PatchNote’s cash-heavy mount speed.
Alone, this would’ve taken ages.
Back at NPC Haley, I left a quick thank-you before leaving the party.

[Party/DontOrderMe: Thanks for the help, made it easy.]

Between the gear and now the Transparent mess, I owed him a lot, feeling both grateful and guilty.
He didn’t have to step in.
Honestly, I had PK disabled, so Transparent couldn’t even touch me.

[Party/PatchNote: No big deal.]

[Party/PatchNote: Oh, wanna do the raid together?]

[Party/PatchNote: Haven’t cleared it on my main yet.]

[Party/PatchNote: Planning to go with this.]

Sudden invite?
I paused.
A DPS like him would boost our clear chances, so I was all for it.
But I’d promised to raid with guildmates, and I wasn’t sure if they’d be okay with it.

[Party/DontOrderMe: Can I tell the guild you’re CameToDie?]

[Party/DontOrderMe: I promised to run with them.]

[Party/PatchNote: No problem.]

[Party/PatchNote: Just invite me to the guild.]

[Party/DontOrderMe: Huh?]

Invite him to the guild?
His guild tag vanished as he typed.
Did he just leave his old guild to join ours?
Is that allowed?
Hesitating, I decided to ask the guild.

[Guild/DontOrderMe: CameToDie wants his main to join our guild.]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: Everyone cool with that?]

[Guild/Beta: What..? For real…?]

[Guild/QuitMyJob: Oh, we finally get to know CameToDie’s main!!]

[Guild/Beta: Our SoonToDie’s pulling people in like a pro ㅎ]

[Guild/Beta: Who do we invite?]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: PatchNote.]

[Guild/PotteryMaster: What? PatchNote?]

PotteryMaster freaked out at the name, spamming chat excitedly.
Blinking at the flooded chat, I realized PatchNote was a famous streamer.
Guess lots of people watch streams these days.
Was I the only one out of the loop?

[Guild/PotteryMaster: Wow lolol PatchNote is CameToDie? ㅠㅠ I watch his streams and guides religiously ㅠㅠ!!]

[Guild/PotteryMaster: So jealous ㅠㅠ SoonToDie, trade bodies with me ㅠㅠ]

…That big a deal?

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(5) *I Came, I Got, I Conquered*

(1)

While I stared at PotteryMaster’s fangirling, PatchNote chimed in.

[Party/PatchNote: I might stream—okay with that?]

[Party/DontOrderMe: I’ll ask.]

Man, what do I do?
Scratching my head, I asked the guild, and everyone was hyped.
Their warm reactions made me feel oddly out of place.

[Guild/PotteryMaster: Wait for me, almost done with quests, take me too ㅠㅠ]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: He’s streaming, cool with that?]

[Guild/PotteryMaster: What..? Tell him it’s an honor ㅠㅠ]

[Guild/OneHitForTheLord: Take me too…]

PotteryMaster said he’d drop everything to watch PatchNote’s stream.
Superfan, huh?
One tank, one healer, three DPS.
Another healer would’ve been nice, but oh well.

[Party/DontOrderMe: They’re all cool, and one says it’s an honor.]

[Party/PatchNote: Glad to hear ㅎㅎ]

[Party/PatchNote: I know a healer—mind if I bring them?]

[Party/DontOrderMe: Of course, we needed another healer, perfect timing.]

[Party/DontOrderMe: Set a time or go after quests?]

[Party/PatchNote: Hmm… I’m busy now, evening work?]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: He says evening, everyone free?]

[Guild/Beta: Hell yeah.]

[Guild/PotteryMaster: Hell yeah 2.]

[Party/DontOrderMe: See you tonight.]

[PatchNote has joined RunawayTrain Guild.]

[Guild/Beta: CameToDie’s true form, PatchNote, has joined!!! Congrats!!!!]

[Guild/PotteryMaster: Totally awesome ㅠㅠ Love your vids ㅠㅠ]

[Guild/PatchNote: Thanks ㅎ]

Leaving the party, I continued the quest.
It must’ve been the last one, as I unlocked *Ark of Despair*, opening *Iskaria’s Despair*.
Confirming raid access, I stood and flopped onto my bed for a break.

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**[Free Board] Iskaria’s Despair Review**
*Author: DodolDodolPyo*

Man, the background’s gorgeous—vibrant, dreamy vibe.
Boss modeling’s top-notch too.
Really felt like gaming.
There’s this new “Critical Point” mechanic, like a boss rage gauge.

It’s tough—pass it, and you wipe lol.
Cute undead adds like kittens pull agro, and they suck to deal with.
Right from the start, they blast DPS and slam tank busters lol.
It’s a burn skill—torches the tank, debuff included lol.

*(Comments: 42)*

– Lmao what is this game lolol
– Tank burning, what? Lolol wanna toss firewood lolol
└ Fiiiireeee!!!
– Just ran it, did the devs even test this?
└ Bet they did lolol made it brutal, balance patch later, all in;;;
– Background and boss modeling are nice, agreed, but difficulty’s infuriating.
– What’s Critical Point?
└ Like a rage gauge, fail to clear before it hits, instant wipe lolol 99999999 damage, done?? Lolol
└ How do you tank that lolol tank HP’s 300k max, what’s with that damage lolol
– Damn, ran into a troll, 12 tries, no clear;;; Anyone beat this?? Lol
└ Watch Hwarang’s stream, he barely cleared, said he’d never do it twice.

*(View More)*

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[Guild/PotteryMaster: I’m ready now!!]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: Sending party invite.]

Everyone was set.
While they finished quests, I hit the arena to grind PVP rankings and warm up.
Normally, I’d enhance sub-gear, but with the new raid, Valhalla gear’s obsolete.
Need Iskaria gear now.

Checking posts from players who ran *Iskaria’s Despair*, I sighed.
Tight DPS checks and brutal damage.
Tanks and healers are screwed.
DPSing, surviving, healing, and handling mechanics—need eight hands.

[Guild/Beta: Lolol tank firewood? Why’s it burning?]

[Guild/OneHitForTheLord: I wanna be alone, everyone log out…]

[Guild/Beta: Lolol OneHit, what’s that lolol]

[Guild/Beta: No way to stop burn debuff, just raw heal through it lol screwed lol]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: Good luck.]

[Guild/OneHitForTheLord: You’ll sub-tank, right, SoonToDie? I trust you.]

[Guild/DontOrderMe: Making a DPS sub-tank? Too much, you take it.]

[Guild/OneHitForTheLord: Lord… one of your lambs is burning to your side…]

[Friend PatchNote has logged in.]

[Guild Member PatchNote has logged in.]

Seeing PatchNote log in, I sent a party invite.

[PatchNote has joined the party.]

[Party/PotteryMaster: OMG… Welcome…!!!!!!]

[Guild/PotteryMaster: Huge deal ㅠㅠ So awesome ㅠㅠ]

[Party/Beta: Wow!! Welcome!!@!!1]

[Party/PatchNote: Hey.]

[Party/PatchNote: Can you invite YearRound to the party?]

[Party/DontOrderMe: Sure.]

What a pitiful nickname.
Double-checking it, I sent the invite, and it was accepted instantly.

[YearRound has joined the party.]

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