Steel Legion

With the influx of all the new recruits, we will surely be back to 25 mans very soon.  However with the new recruits, we need to set up some guidelines for those recruits on how to make it to raider status.    Just as a reminder, recruits are not eligible for gear, unless no one else needs it (if they do get gear it is still EPGP out).  So to make raider status, you will need to satisify a few requirements.  This are just the requirements right now, they are subject to change in the future.

1.  Earn and maintain a 250 EP level.  If you don’t know what that means, click on the right for EPGP system.

2.  Come to raids, Raid Ready.  Raid Ready means have food, flasks, gear enchanted and gemmed, and fully repaired.  I would expect that if it is purple it should be gemmed and enchanted correctly.  Blues, lesser gems or lesser enchant would be sufficent.

3.  Item level for you main spec should be at least 476 for MV, 480+ for HoF.  Again with LFR Heart of Fear out, this is obtainable fairly easy through LFR, Valor Points, and crafting.

4.  Perform well.  Meaning don’t die to the same stupid fire everytime.  We will wipe many times before a bosses dies, but if you are always dying to the same shit over and over, then you are doing it wrong.  Also you should be doing relativly good DPS, or Healing based on your iLevel.  This is why we look at World of Logs.

If you need help with any of these things like DPS rotations, cheap enchants or gems, ask in guild chat that is why we are in the guild for.  Also special thanks to Gabe and Juju who have really been the real recruiters lately.

25 mans have a lot better chance at getting the correct loot out faster, but we need everyone to step up there game up to the correct level.

** In other news (Don’t want to post above yours mala )

• Recruits are welcome to sign up on the Forums, use your in game name you raid with us as. Feel free to ask questions in there as well since others might not always be online when you need something answered
• We are in a grey area right now with ‘Class Officers’, but those that remain and anyone who wants to step up to help can do so as well. If you know your class and all its specs, research each facet of it, feel free to post tips and guides on the Class Forums. Sure you can link EJ and similar, however to some that is a rather long Greek post, so get the basics and core info covered.
• Also to new comers, the guild makes use of its guild bank each and every raid night. We try to keep it stocked with items needed for setting out feasts, plus have mats to make extra flasks/pots if needed. The mats do not show up by magic so if you have some to spare and want to help out the guild feel free to drop ‘progression’ mats into the bank. By this i mean current MoP herbs, MoP cooking mats that go into any of the feasts(check wowhead if you are unsure), and MoP enchanting mats. The guild bank is not everyone’s personal trash can for odds and ends just taking up bag space… that’s what the vendors are for. If you have items you want to put in but can’t find a spot they would belong, ask Malatov or one of the officers.

Put on your fishing caps and cast your line out, time to give away another Vial of the Sands.   For every stack of fish (20) you will get some points.  On March 22 nd the contest will end at midnight.  Please email or trade Malatov the fish prior to then.  On the following Wednesday we will let people roll there points, highest roll wins.  So even one stack of fish gets you a chance at a mount, although playing the odds is usually better.

Point wise

1. 1 stack of Fathom Eel or Highland Guppy-20 points
2. 1 stack of Lavascale Catfish- 30 points (they are harder to get).
3. Every set of the stacks (a stack of all 3 fish or 60 fish) -30 bonus points

If you get over 500 points, you can add 10% to your total points.   As an extra bonus is we get more than 10 people over 500 points (that is over 3000 fish!), I will toss in a bonus prize for 2nd Place (your choice of a Vial of the Sands, Chopper Mount, or one of the 6 Pets from the Blizzard Store).  So if you got your 500 points help out a friend.  Good Luck on your fishing time!

Happy Groundhog Day!!  That damn rodent saw his shadow, so that means another 6 months of raiding Dragon Soul!  Just Kidding, MOP will be out soon (hopefully), big annoucement in another month. Well we have been downing Deathwing for quite some time, but always on 10 man.  Tonight we had a good showing of raiders and had a full 25 person raid.  It has been awhile since we have had enough for a full 25 man (usually we 19-20 man the first 4 bosses).  Started with a little less, but managed to 1-shot the boat with 24 of us.  Then a couple of attempts on the spine and changed the strat a little bit, and down the spine went with 25 of us.  After our mid raid break we came back and flasks were getting low, food buffs were out, but we said we would go one time without all buff to see the fight on 25 man.  Little did I know one time is all we would need.  That 1 shot was pretty fucking epic!