First Expert

Was doing Icewatch dailies when I saw someone needing Support and DPS for an Expert. Hit my LFG macro and got an invite. A guildmate said the main requirement for T1 dungeons is 50 Hit for melee or 50 Focus for casters. Both my weapons have +26 Hit so I was "good" by this standard. Now the real test.

The Queen Bug -- serious annoyance!

It went fairly well. Both Warriors were from the same guild and had been through a number of Experts already. The Priest and other Rogue were from the same guild and worked well together. All in all, it went well. Only two wipes. Picked up some Gnarhide Wraps off the Queen along with 8 Plaques of Achievement and 2 Forlorn Souls. Had no idea what either of those were.

Turns out the Plaques are armor currency, akin to Justice or Valor Points in WoW. Wasn't sure where to spend them but I correctly guessed the vendor would be in the Catari Command Center. Was a little dismayed to find a full set of gear will cost 1000 Plaques: belts, boots, and gloves cost 100, helm and shoulders cost 150, chest and legs cost 200. That's a lot of goddam farming.

I noticed ZAM didn't have the vendor, Narnlie Leighton, filled out so I spent twenty minutes entering all the armor then uploaded a screenshot. Hope more people do the same since there's no addon to help populate data.

Anyway. Time to research what faction gear is available so I know where to spend Plaques.