I don't think I have to remind anyone how exceptional it is for a casual guild to progress from Attumen to Illidan, much less to do so on a three day schedule with a raid roster that changes from day to day, sometimes even from hour to hour. I don't have to remind anyone ... but I'm going to anyway, because I am so very proud of us right now. (And because the last time I tried to cut corners, I recieved "WTB [Epic Speech]" tells for two weeks afterwards. =P)

Is the accomplishment diminished by the 3.0 "nerf"?

No. Not at all.

Sure, it may have taken us a little longer to down Illidan with our pre-3.0 talents, or if he weren't suffering from the mysterious malady that has afflicted all of our Outland foes with 30% less health (I'm not 100% sure about this, but I suspect it's the 'expansionitis' I've heard so much about...), but we all know his days were numbered either way.

It took us two solid days of attempts to defeat the Illidari Council in all their pre-3.0 glory. We spent a grand total of two weekends on Archimonde. We killed Lady Vashj and Kael'thas at a time that most guilds were writing them off as "too hard" and charging ahead into Mount Hyjal and Black Temple.

What we're celebrating today isn't just Illidan's defeat at our hands (or paws, as the case may be!). It's the long road that we've taken to get here, the commitment we made to each other to kick off the journey and the friendships we've built along the way.