Recruitment is still open to all classes however we are MOST interested in the following classes:

Hunter
Restoration Shaman
Holy Paladin
Holy/Disc Priest
Warlock
Death Knight
Feral/Balance/Restoration Druid
Rogue

Even if your class is not listed above do not hesitate to apply. All outstanding applications will be considered and given opportunities. Players looking to re-roll any class including monk are also encouraged to inquire. The opportunity to play, experience, and trial with vodka via MoP beta is also possible for those with access. Please contact an officer via our forums or in game regarding any questions.

vodka Sales
In the upcoming weeks vodka will be selling heroic firelands and heroic dragonsoul clears. Whether you desire loot or titles, mounts or achievements we can deliver a unique sales experience. Not only will you get what you want but you get a chance to be a part of vodka and have a great time with our guild. We promise you will have fun and be able to take part in the action all in a timely and efficient manner. For more information please contact an officer in game or PM killars on our forums.

Dragonsoul Challenge Update

With the event now concluded I wanted to say congrats to Method for their outstanding performance and success. I know both guilds had a blast participating and the event itself was wildly successful bringing in 33k+ viewers and raising $25k+ for charity. For those that missed out or just want to watch it again you can check out the video below:




An event that started out as a fun way to challenge and entertain both guilds transformed into a much larger success then I could have ever imagined. I want to thank all the fans/viewers for their support. I also wanted to thank all the people that helped make this happen as well as all the sponsors. Without a doubt it can be expected that more events like this will be coming to fans in an even bigger capacity. Expect more guilds, more challenges, better viewing experiences, and even more prizes.

The Dragon Soul Challenge is a head-to-head speed clear competition between vodka and Method. With no buff and no stopping, the first guild to fully clear 25 player Heroic Dragon Soul wins. Both raids will occur simultaneously on 4/21/2012 at 2:00 pm EST[8:00 pm CET]. We invite all fans of World of Warcraft to view and participate in all the action at http://athenelive.com/dschallenge.

While both guilds will feature high quality streams from a variety of player perspectives, the primary stream will showcase players from both guilds and be casted by Athene and Kinaesthesia. This should make following all the action easy and the viewing experience more entertaining. The primary stream chat itself will be interactive throughout the event and our casters, players, and sponsors will all be present to chat with and answer your questions.

There will also be a pre-raid event 30 minutes beforehand staring at 1:30pm EST[7:30 pm CET]. During this time, our casters will share insight about the upcoming raid. Expect interviews with players from both guilds as well as viewer Q&A. There will also be additional information about our sponsors and the charity we are supporting.

It is important to mention that 100% of all proceeds from this event will go directly to charity. Information about Save the Children can be found here: http://www.savethechildren.org/. The fundraiser itself can be found here: http://www.opsharecraft.com/. We encourage both viewer support and direct donations.

The event itself is sponsored by Razer, Curse, Lowerping, and other groups. Each sponsor will have a representative present to talk with and ask questions. Viewers can expect giveaways throughout the event both at random and as a result of direct donation to the charity. Prizes include:

-5 x Cataclysm Collectors Edition’s signed by the WoW development team
-4 x Razer Naga EPIC Mice, 2 x Carcharias Headsets, 2 x Nostromos, and 1 x Anansi Keyboard
-5 x Curse T-shirts and 10 x 1 year Premium Accounts
-10 x 1 year Lowerping Accounts codes and 20 x 3 month Lowerping Account codes
-2 x 30min coaching sessions with Landsoul

As a reminder the pre-raid event starts at 1:30pm EST[7:30 pm CET] with the raid itself to follow at 2:00pm EST[8:00 pm CET] at http://athenelive.com/dschallenge. For a good time and a good cause be sure to show up!

With the end of one expansion vodka is already looking towards the future. With the start of a new expansion comes new challenges and new opportunities and there is no better time than now to become a part of vodka.

Our guild recognizes that we have a lot of room for growth and improvement and that hard work and preparation starts now. None the less vodka still has a lot to offer potential applicants. Vodka is a guild with focused goals, strong leadership, and a fun and friendly community atmosphere. If you are looking for a guild with stability through the good and the bad then this is the place for you. If you are looking for a guild that will help you develop and improve as a player then this is the place for you. If you are looking for a guild that does more than raid then this is the place for you. This is a place that you can call home as our guild community fosters a variety of interests for players to enjoy both in WoW and other games.

If any of the above interests you we strongly urge you to click on recruitment and apply. We understand with a new expansion many players are interested in “main switching” or playing a Monk and these are all things we are willing to consider. If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact an officer via our forums or in game. Expect a timely response on your application.

A long overdue update but vodka did manage to take down both Deathwing encounters thus completing the current tier and Cataclysm expansion. Props to all the guilds especially KIN Raiders for taking down these encounters before us.

As for the Spine of Deathwing encounter there really is not much to say other than the fight is not difficult or fun. Actually with the right strategy and raid composition the fight is rather simple and systematic. It is a shame that the only way to kill the boss is with a stacked raid of specific classes until you obtain a substantial amount of gear. None the less after countless attempts and dozens of strategies we finally got the dragon to roll over.



Madness of Deathwing was an encounter that left a lot to be desired. Seeing as how the fight is a ramped up version of normal mode with a few twists it was rather simple and straightforward. For us the feeling was more boring and monotonous rather than epic and exciting as we worked through and finally took down the destroyer. Certainly not an end boss to remember despite having cataclysmic potential.



I wanted to thank all the members of our guild for making it through another tier of progression. This may be a tier of raiding to forget between Looking for Raid farming and subpar encounters but I know the good times and memories will stay with us. In particular shout out to those who played alts for the good of the guild and our hunters for keeping the bench warm throughout progression. I know many of our members have been enjoying the time off from raiding but soon we will be back at the weekly grind and I look forward to the future expansion and things to come for our guild and the game.

Below you can watch our Madness of Deathwing kill video. Videos from the rest of the bosses are coming soon so be sure to check back! In addtion many of our members will resume streaming live raids in the upcoming weeks so tune in to watch all the action!

With week two now in the books it is time for a quick recap of the action. As of right now vodka is currently 6 of 8 through heroic 25 player Dragonsoul. Without a doubt most of these encounters have been an absolute blast, creative, and well-tuned. It is a shame they are being nerfed already. The guild favorite seems to be Yorsahj. While the long hours and lack of sleep have made this week a challenge what has really made this tier more painstaking then ever is LFR. The ability to farm gear upgrades using this feature has absolutely ruined the competitive raiding experience because it becomes a necessity. Nothing makes the bosses more stale or the game less fun then mindlessly running countless LFR clears to help your guild and hopefully this is something blizzard can address in the future.

After anxiously waiting through the server maintenance delays we were finally able to log on as soon as our server was up to start raiding. We quickly dispatched of Morchok and headed straight for Warlord Zon'ozz. Not sure there is much to say about Morchok other then it is likely a well-tuned but straightforward entry level heroic mode.

Warlord for us was as expected simply because we had a solid strategy which we were confident in. It really just came down to execution for us as the enrage is not even that tight. After making some adjustments we were able to take him down balls in hand.

When a "hardcore" raider is looking to describe the perfect heroic mode I think Yorsahj would match that description exactly. This is a fight that is not only tightly tuned but has interesting and challenging encounter mechanics. You need a combination of well thought out strategy and execution to take him down and that to us is fun. I don’t think our guild has enjoyed a fight more in a long time and when we finally took him down it was awesome to see everything just come together. Tasting the rainbow never felt so good.

Hagara for its place in the instance is a very easy and under tuned fight. Really it’s the idiot check of the raid instance and I guess on our first go around we failed. Holding hands and dodging ice spikes can be hard I guess but after we went full retard we took down the boss. For us this was a major disappointment not only because the boss lacked the proper tuning but we failed to easily take it down despite having the proper tactics from the get-go.



Ultraxion…well after seeing it briefly on PTR we knew what we were in for. This was going to be Baelroc 2.0 with insane healing requirements and an enrage you cannot extend. While it was not as bad as Baelroc was last tier we still had a number of soul crushing low percent wipes. After many hours and many pulls we came back fresh off a break and crushed him on our first pull. It felt good but I think for us it was more damn we should and could have killed this so much sooner saving ourselves the headache.



Warmaster Blackhorn was an encounter we were looking forward too as it had the potential to be quite challenging. After breaking down the individual mechanics and deciding how to deal with each of them we were able to adjust our dps balance to fly through the encounter. The fight was enjoyable but ended up being far easier than we expected. It wasn’t long before we shot him out of the sky. Without question it is amongst the best encounters in the zone.



The Spine of Deathwing encounter has proven to be quite the challenge so the race next week should start to heat up as guilds become unbanned and join the battle to take down the final two Deathwing encounters first. Enjoy the screenshots for now as we look forward to another action packed week.

P.S. Stay tuned for some awesome videos!