by melcene, 68 days agoWith yesterday being our third successful OS10 run as a guild, we can now chalk OS10 up to being on FARM!
For those who are confused, "Farm status" is a term used by players in reference to instance dungeons and bosses, in particular endgame raid content. An instance is said to be "on farm status" if the guild or raid group is capable of completing the content easily and repeatedly, thus farming loot for the benefit of its members.
Usually, a raid is considered to be on FARM after 3 successful completions.
And Congratulations on having two-thirds of Naxx10 complete in our first run at it as a guild. We may be heading back tonight to try to get the rest under our belt, hope it goes well!
by Vtothet, 68 days agoGreetings,
Over the last few weeks since we've picked up from casual attempts at OS10 to a day of full blown raiding I've noticed some things happening that should be addressed.
Participation-
Kudos to everyone that has been showing up. Syreld and Eao (multiple personalities included) have been paramount with not just assistance but providing much needed input and insight to help push through tricky spots in Naxx. Other honorable mentions are Shadowfighter and Nama. Thank you again for the support.
Patience-
This one goes without saying and everyone has been on it. It is understood that many of us (myself included) are very new to raiding and to say that it takes time to get down is an understatement. We wiped several times on both Thaddeus and Heigan, but it speaks volumes about everyone's character how we were right back ready to go again with little to no bitching, griping or complaints.
Coordination and Cohesion-
Not everyone gets along and some people feel strongly about the way they play (me). This being said, its good to see that people set that aside and are generally good natured and willing to cooperate with one another. For the most part, everyone on Vent helps do their part in keeping SA in play; if someone misses something, their buddy calls it out to them.
While these are all good things and more, there are some things which we as a guild can work together to fix.
Hit Time-
When a raid time is assigned, it is generally based off of everyone's availability. When a raid leader asks for availability in a thread on the guild site, they ask because chances are they've got THEIR own things going on at the moment and can't write 10 names and times down, let alone remember them (I have an alarm built into my UI for lunch and dinner time). Once a hit time is established, invites are generally sent out 30 minutes prior. This doesn't mean 30 minutes to finish quests or instances, but 30 minutes to get into group, clear bags and repair, pick up reagents, water and food, log into Vent if you're not already there and get to the raid site. As a growing guild, we have people in all parts of the country, and at least one in a different one that I can think of off the top of my head. If the west coast guys are slacking off, then the east coast guys, like Kennit for example, will be forced to wait on everyone else, which can be an inconvenience to RL. Wife aggro FTL. Also, we're human beings, and human beings have needs. Mine are Monster energy drinks, Oakley Sunglasses and background ambience (Tool). However, some of you may have more simple needs, like food and restroom breaks. If at all possible, have a sandwich and drink ready while we're tossing out invites, and hit the head as well. All these little things make the raid run smoother.
Buffs-
As I'd mentioned earlier, make sure you grab reagents if you're going to be a part of one of our 10 mans. I'm a pally and carry no less than 200 symbol of kings and 5 symbols of divinity. If you're a pally, use greater blessings. No 10 minute buff bs. Our priests, druids and mages buff us for 60 minutes a pop. The least we can do is make sure our 30 minute buffs are constantly rolling. Also, feasts are appreciated (I love seeing 40k HP) but we need to make sure EVERYONE is present before laying the feast down. If we have a straggler, wait.
Vent and Addons-
While we do not mandate (yet, hehe) the use of third party add-ons such as decursive or deadly boss mods, they are helpful (I was recently converted myself) to assist players in knowing wtf is going on in a complicated fight. Vent, while not so important in regular 5 man groups, is paramount to communicating with each other when the shit has hit the fan in 10 man raids. If my healer is down and we're about to down a boss, I need to know to pop Lay on Hands to give me that little bit more fight to keep us going. Communicate Communicate Communicate.
If anyone has anything to add, please feel free to do so.
by melcene, 71 days agoCongratulations to Zeppelin on winning the Website Banner Contest!!! With a new banner, I've also updated the look to our site a bit. Hope everyone likes.
Our close runner-up, and Honorable Mention was Maladi with the following entry:
A thank you to Eao and Apok (though he's gone) for being our additional entrants. Though there were only four entrants, we had some great banners entered.
As promised, there will be prizes! Maladi and Zeppelin, please contact me so I can get you your T-shirts.
by Vtothet, 74 days agoGreetings,
Our first ever guild run of Naxx10 started yesterday with the Arachnid Quarter with minimal wipeage, and although there was a lull in the Construct Quarter we managed to clear up to the final boss, Thaddeus. What we need now is information regarding member's availability on the best time we can complete this raid.
Please keep in mind our raid lock for Naxx10 expires Tuesday the 15th 8:59am server and now that we're getting a taste of raiding with OS10 cleared we may want to keep the momentum going for these two raid instances.
Please view the post in thread to make your selection on the poll for availability.
-VT
by melcene, 89 days agoCongratulations to our two newest officers: Maladi and Eao! These two certainly deserve it, as they give their time and resources freely to the guild, and are very knowledgeable. They should make great additions to the officer team!
Eldann
