Revised March 9, 2010
Direction
and Goals
Dragon Blades is a 25 man raiding guild. The only
official raids are 25 man. 10 man raids are at the
player’s discretion. The basis of being raider status in this guild is built
around you attending the 25 man raids. We strive to be one of the best raiding
guilds on Azjol-Nerub. Notable achievements are: The
legendary sword, Thunderfury (more personal pride
than guild pride). Server first ZA Warbear.
Archimonde and Illidan
killed. Brutallis in Sunwell
killed. Sarth 3D accomplished.
1.
Guild Structure
1a. Ranks
1. Guild Master –
Has ultimate authority of the guild. Thespore
2. 2nd in
Command – Has all the same authority of the GM without the glory. Brutaryis.
3. Officer – Officer
core of the guild. This rank also includes any alts of
the GM, 2nd
in Command, and Officers. Handles the basic workings of the
guild, its policies, raid leading, and other daily operations. Gizard, Aerdian, Soulrotz, Eatmycrit, and Punkstar.
4. Recruitment Coordinators – Please contact
these people in regards to applications, guild membership, and related matters.
Daeir and Skaergaard.
5. Raider – Main
Raiding core of the guild.
6. Casual – also
known as MCI. This rank consists of friends and family of Raiders and/or Officers who may or may not be interested in raiding.
New members may also be placed in this rank in preparation for entry into the
main raiding core.
7. Initiate –
Entry-level rank. Applicants are invited into the guild at this level for
evaluation.
8. Redshirt –
Probationary rank before guild expulsion. Don’t find yourself here.
2. Applications – Applications
must be submitted to the Dragon Blades Applications Forum for consideration for
both Raider and MCI.
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/board,8.0.html
3.
Acceptance to the Guild
3a. Applicants –
Applications will be posted in a feedback forum for a peer review. All comments
of the review will be confidential. If an applicant is viewed as desirable then
a guild invite will be issued upon our next scheduled raid. The applicant will
enter the guild as an Initiate. With the acceptance of the invite to the guild,
you agree to and will follow all Dragon Blades policies and conduct yourself in
an appropriate manner.
3b. Initiate (Raider) – The applicant will be
evaluated in a trial period for the next 3 weeks for those apply for Raider
status. Initiates should expect to have a raid spot a minimum of 1 or 2 times
during their initiate period for evaluation purposes, but are not guaranteed
anything more than that. During this time you will have limited biding
privileges in accordance to the Bidding policy (lower in this document). Once
the applicant’s trial period has passed, a vote will be put to the guild Raider
members for a short period with the options of “Yes, No, or Extend”. An option
of “Casual” can be added to a Raider applicants vote if a sufficient number of
members like the applicant but doesn’t think they are quite ready for a raid
spot.
3c. Initiate (Extended) – At the end of the 3-week
trial period as a raider initiate, the applicant may have received a majority
of votes for extending their trial period. Following this vote the applicant
will be extended as an Initiate for 1 more week. After the extended initiate
period another vote will be put forth with the options of “Yes, No, or Casual”.
3d. Initiate (Casual) – The applicant will be
evaluated in a trial period for 1 week following their guild invite. At the end
of the trial period a vote will be put forth to all guild members of “Yes or
No”. Casual initiates cannot be
extended.
3ei. Casual – If the vote consensus is “Yes”
for a Casual applicant or a Raider applicant has been voted in as “Casual”,
they will be notified soon after and a promotion to the rank of Casual will be
issued at the beginning of the next scheduled raid. With acceptance of this
rank the applicant accepts all the policies inclusive of the Casual rank.
Casuals can be permitted to raid, but are allowed in only after Raiders and
have limited bidding privileges per the Bidding policy.
3eii. Casuals may apply for a promotion to
the Raider rank. They will have to resubmit an application for raider and
another Initiate period will begin in accordance to the Initiate (Raider)
policy. The officers may decide to wave the waiting period under certain
circumstances, and a vote will be offered without the 3-week waiting period.
3f. Raider – If the vote consensus is “Yes”
for a Raider applicant at the end of the trail period, they will be notified
soon after and a promotion to the rank of Raider will be issued at the
beginning of the next scheduled raid. With acceptance of this rank, the guild
member agrees with and will adhere to all of the policies stated in the Raiding
section. They will have all the privileges given by Dragon Blades policies for
this rank.
3g. All application feedback is considered
private. No one shall disclose anything discussed in the feedback thread with
the applicant.
See the feedback rules at:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,8170.0.html
4.
General
4a. Forums – The Dragon Blades forums are a great
place to get information. So great in fact, we ask that you log on regularly to
have the most up to date information regarding our policy discussions,
schedules, help, and much more stuff.
Check it out at:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php
4b. Inactivity – If anyone fails to logon to
the game for more than 2 months and/or fails to notify the Guild Leaders via a
post/updates in the forums, may be removed from the guild.
4c. Applying to Other Guilds – We know that it is
your choice to raid with our guild. However, if you apply to another guild
extend us the courtesy of leaving our guild first. If you apply to another
guild without first leaving the Dragon Blades you will be removed from the guild,
No Questions Asked.
4d. Guild Bank - The guild bank is a depository
for Raiding supplies. The first 4 tabs are materials that can be requested for
crafted items, enchants, or gemming of gear. These items are restricted to
player Mains, but can be requested for MS and OS. Tab 5 is for general purpose.
All raiders have access and are encouraged to take the items on this tab for
raiding.
4e. Ventrilo – We have a Ventrilo
server for the use and enjoyment of the guild. Dragon Blade members are encouraged
to use Vent at anytime, like when questing, hanging out, or PvP’ing.
Current login info is posted in-game under "Guild Information”.
5.
Raiding
5a. Raiding Times – Dragon Blades is a casual
raiding guild. Casual is defined as there is no requirement for raid attendance
and we only raid 3 days per week. Invites go out at 18:00 server time and stop
at 18:15 server time. You are considered late if
you are not in the raid by 18:15 ST.
Tuesday 18:00 –
22:00 ST
Thursday 18:00 – 22:00 ST
Saturday 18:00 –
22:00 ST
5b. Attendance
– We
realize that real life issues take precedence over a video game. However, your
raider status and DKP tax are based upon your attendance. We do ask that you
make 2 raids a week. Do not save your main to any current 25 man content during
our raid week, Tues – Sat.
5c. Main character – You are required to declare
a Main Toon if one is not apparent. If you switch
mains you are required to post in the forums. You are required to raid on your
main. Alts will only be allowed in a raid if requested by an officer or raid
leader.
The thread for Main Declaration and Main Switching
can be found here:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,11425.0.html
5d. Talent Specs – Specs are defined as Roles. The
only roles in a raid are Tank, DPS, and Healer. Due to our loot policy we
require that raiders declare a Main-Spec for your Main Toon.
Your Main-Spec should be maximized for PvE raiding.
You will be brought into the raid as your declared Main-Spec unless asked to
switch to your Off-Spec role. Failure to declare a Main-Spec could result in
suspended loot rights. To be eligible for Off-Spec loot you also have to
declare an Off-Spec also. It also must be maximized for PvE
raiding. You can only declare 1 Off-Spec and are eligible for loot for that
Spec. We still have to consider at what point is it
better to have a shard rather than just give away gear that will never be used
for the Raid. It is also understood that if you declare an Off-Spec and receive
gear, you will get it enchanted and gemmed for use of the Raid when asked. The
table in the MS/OS declaration thread is the official record of your Main and
Off-Specs. If you change your Specs please post in the thread. Please see
Section 9, Bidding lower in the document for more
details on Main-Spec and Off-Spec rules.
The thread for MS/OS declaration can be found
here:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,14623.0.html
5e. Ventrilo -
We require that all people participating in a raid to be logged onto Vent. You
don’t have to speak, but you must be able to here instructions. If you are not
able to hear what is being said on vent then you will be replaced per the Raid
Leader.
5f-1. Required Addons – There are several addons that we require for raiding.
DBM – Deadly Boss Mods
(Big Wigs can be used as an alternative)
Decursive – (for any class
that can de-buff) or any addon, like certain raid
frames, that
help
manage debuffs your class can dispel.
Pallypower – for Paladins
only
Grid, Xperl, or Pitbull – For healers. Unit and Raid frames mod
5f-2. Un-allowed
addons – There are several addons
that we are not currently allowed during raids. We have found that several addons contribute to the disconnections and latency issues
several people have had.
Recount - May be only used if you have set to not
sync with others. At your console, type /recount sync to toggle it on and off.
LibHealComm-4.0
GuildPositions
Gearscore
AtlasLoot
QuestHelper
Carbonite
5g. Other Useful Addons
Ora2 – Raid management tool.
Recount – Damage meter plus a little more
Grid, Xperl, or Pitbul – Unit and Raid frames
Omen – Threat meter
5h. Enchanting, Gemming, and Talents - We require you to have all of your gear
enchanted, gemmed, and talented to optimally fill your role in a raid. If you
have some questionable gemming, enchants, or talents you may be asked to
justify why you chose what you did. If a suitable answer is not given then you
will be instructed or referred to someone who will help you optimizing your
raiding potential. If you are not sure of how to gem and enchant your gear feel
free to ask an officer or another senior raider.
5g. Preparation
– All raiders are expected to be at the door to the instance by 18:15 ST with
proper food, flasks/elixirs, and reagents. It is your choice to either use 2
elixirs or a flask, but they must be proper for your role. It is expected that
all raiders use their flasks / elixirs / food for all bosses that are not
considered to be on farm status.
See the prep discussion at:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,14376.0.html
For a listing of suggested foods for your class
see: http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,14416.0.html
5h. Strategies
– We ask that you read the strategies and discussion posted on our forums
regarding our current tier of content. Knowing the encounter can mean the
difference between endless wipes and a successful raid. It is the
responsibility of every raider to be familiar with bosses in our current
progression.
Read up on strats and
the discussions for our current raid progression in ICC at:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/board,63.0.html
5i. Bench
– Many times we will have more than 25 raiders available. When
that happens a bench will be formed. All requirements to be in the raid
are also applied to people on the bench. There are many reasons being on the
bench, for example class/role balance for an
encounter. A bench is staple of a successful raiding
guild. If on the bench you must be prepared to enter the raid at any time, this
means having all your consumables ready and able to enter the zone within a few
minutes of being called on. Benched Raiders are allowed to drop the raid to do
quests, but you must remain in vent to understand what is going on in the fight
as to be ready to fill your role immediately upon entering the zone. Those
sitting on the bench and in compliance with the bench policy earn points at the
same level as those attending the run.
5j. Top 25 vs. the Bench – Members with the
rank of raider will be given a raid spot (the top 25) before a casual rank.
Attendance, play consistency, and ability will all be taken into consideration
when assigning raiders to the top 25. On bosses that we consider “on farm” we
will do our best to rotate in those on the bench and those who are less geared,
casual, or have not had the opportunity to get into many of the raids. It is a
benefit to the guild to have as many people as geared and experienced as
possible. Initiates should expect to
have a raid spot a minimum of 1 or 2 times during their initiate period for
evaluation purposes, but are not guaranteed anything more than that.
5k. Leaving
the raid early – If you have to leave the raid early, inform an Officer or
Raid Leader at the beginning of the raid, when invites are issued or while the
raid is forming. Failure to do so will result in punishment per Section 9.
5L. AFK Policy
If you disconnect or go AFK for more than 15
minutes, you may be removed from the raid and replaced. You keep any points
earned up till then.
DO NOT go AFK between a start of a Boss and the last
trash pack prior.
Ninja AFK’s will not be tolerated. If you must go
AFK tell an officer or the raid leader and tag yourself as afk.
Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the raid.
6.
DKP
DKP, Raid points, or DBRP as mentioned in this
document all refer to the points earned that serve as our currency to bid for
gear/items.
6a. Accrual
Raid Points earned are added to your total at the
end of the night, not during the raid.
Those sitting on the bench and in compliance with
the bench policy earn points at the same level as those attending the run.
Raid Points are per person, not per alt. If you
have multiple alts and use them in a raid, you have one pool of Raid Points.
You ARE allowed to go into the negative on raid
points. So if you have 10 points now, and you win a min point item, you are
going to have -10 points, and have to work your way out of the hole.
You are allowed to go negative to any amount, but
only on through minimum bidding.
Current Raid Point Totals:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rxSsWOdi82RaSaijYi7yG8g.
6b. Taxation
– In an attempt to encourage attendance and help curtail extreme high dkp a tax system is in place. Everyone is subject to the
tax. Any points over your protected point total will be taxed by 20% on a
weekly basis. Exceptions can be made by the Officers to suspend the tax for up
to 1 month if an extreme situation dictates the action, ex. A family member is
sick and you have to take a break in raiding to concentrate on family for a
period.
The number of points you can protect is 3 times
your 30-day total. So if you have a 300 30-day total, you can have up to
900 points banked and no taxes be taken at all. Any points you have that are
over the 'protected' total will be taxed at a rate of 20% a week. So if
your protected point total is 300, and you currently have 400 points, your tax
at the end of the week would be 20 points (100 unprotected points, times 20%).
See the tax discussion thread at:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,14330.0.html
6c. Donations
– DKP can also be earned by any guild rank from turning in materials, such as
Northern Spices, Flasks, Elixirs, etc. The materials must be mailed to the toon Fortknox and received by
17:30 ST on every Tuesday of the week.
DKP prices for materials can be viewed at:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,14040.0.html
Points earned can be viewed in the donation thread
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/board,30.0.html
7.
Loot
7.a All
BoP drops in a raid will be up for bid during the
raid.
BoE Blue items are sent to the guild bank for sale
or otherwise distributed to the membership as needed (priority to those on the
run who can use). The expectation is gear will likely be sold or sharded, and spells/recipes given to those that can use.
Recipes/patterns/etc are
bid out, starting at 0. The guild may hold BoE patterns, if no one on the
run is interested, to distribute to another guild member. If you win a pattern
dropped in a raid, you must have the required profession level to use it, and
it is understood that you will be available to craft that item for guild
members as needed.
Items won must be used, not sold or DE’ed. You may not roll on an item for your alt that is not
in the raid.
7b. Crafted Items – Items required for Crafted
pieces (aka runed orbs, etc) which drop in raids will
be retained by the loot master and deposited in the Guild Bank after the raid.
Guild Members can request the materials in accordance to the below policies:
Runed-orb request thread:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,14671.0.html
Crusader-orb request thread:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,15123.0.html
Primal Saronite request
thread:
http://www.thedragonblades.com/SMF2-0/index.php/topic,15588.0.html
8.
Bidding
8a. Bidding Priority – Raider refers to anyone of
Raider Rank, while Others refers to any Casual, Alt, or Initiate. MS stands for
Main-Spec, OS for Off-Spec. Roles are defined as Tank,
DPS, or Healer. If your class does not have different roles OS cannot apply to
you. You cannot bid over someone whose bid rank has priority over your bid
rank.
Bidding priority for gear is as follows:
MS gear – the minimum bid for an MS piece of gear
is 20
OS gear – the minimum bid for an OS piece of gear
is 0
8b. Bidding Procedures – All bidding is done in
Guild chat. Any bids typed in raid will be null. Please refrain from typing in
guild when bidding is going on. Both MS and OS bidding will be conducted at the
same time. Multiple minimum bids resulting in a tie will be decided by a
/random 100.
The Bid Supervisor will initiate bidding by
linking the item in /guild and request bidders. The process is free-form. There
is no set order to the bidders. Bids do revolve around the highest bid
placed; a new bid must be at least 10 Raid Points higher than the current
highest bid, or the maximum points possessed by the bidder (see example
below). The bid supervisor during this time should help ensure tracking
clarity (via Vent, /raid, or /guild) to let it be known who is the highest
bidder and what that bid is at currently.
Example: Bob bids 300 for his T20 shoulders.
Fred wants the shoulders too, and has 304 points. As long as Fred bids
all 304 points, he may place a bid that is less than 10 points higher than
Bob’s bid (an acceptable bid is 10 points higher or your maximum points).
If Fred bids 304, then Bob would need to bid at least 314 or his maximum points
(if they are less than 314 but more than 304).
After a brief period with no new bids, the Bid
Supervisor should state the highest bid and who has it, and asks for any final
bids (“[linked item] to [player] for [amount] – last call”). Upon
conclusion of the bidding process, the item is awarded to the winner, and the
winner’s points are deducted by the amount of their winning bid. Once the item
is awarded or another item is linked for bid, no more bids are accepted.
If a player is caught bidding more than the points
they possess, a point penalty may be assessed, up to 100 points, at the
discretion of the officers regarding the severity of the error. The
player may immediately lose the right to bid on the item, and may lose the
right to bid on any additional items for the raid or possibly future raids
(again, depending on the decision of the officers). Depending on the
impact of the false bid, the next-highest bid may be used or the entire bidding
process may start over.
BoE gear can be held by the ML (Master Looter) and
rolled on after the next raid boss kill, or at the Raid Leader’s discretion.
To bid on any item, you must have been actively
involved in the encounter (begin combat to end combat) that resulted in the
drop.
8c. Proxy Bidding – Proxy Bidding is not allowed
and is viewed as cheating the system. Proxy bidding is defined as a person
bidding on an item, with their DKP, for the purposes of giving the item to
someone else or alt. If anyone asks you
to bid on an item for them, tell an officer immediately. Otherwise, you will be
held as accountable as the person who proposed the proxy. Punishment will be
dealt per the policy, section 9, to the participating parties.
8d. Bidding with PuGs in the
raid - If the raid is not fully
comprised of DB members then Pug Bidding will be in effect. Pug bidding is
similar to how we start normal DKP bidding. The ML will link the item and ask
for rolls. Anyone who needs the item for Main-Spec will /roll
100. If one of the PuGs wins the roll he will receive
the item. If a DB member wins the roll then normal bidding per DB bidding rules
will commence. If no one rolls for Main-Spec then the item will go to an
Off-Spec round and will be handled in the same manner. If no one chooses to bid
on the item after the roll, then the person with the winning role will receive
the item and be charged for it accordingly.
9.
Punishment
The Guild Officers may decide to assign punishment
to anyone for infraction of Raiding Policy. Punishments may include but may not
be exclusive of…
Riding the bench for a given period
DKP subtraction
Loot rights withheld for one or more bosses
Raiding privileges suspended for a given time.
Demotion of rank
Guild expulsion