This
is the Code of Conduct for the Dragon Blades Guild – Please read it, study it.
You will be expected to stick to it.
You
are expected to behave in a mature manner; be courteous and polite to all guild
members. We do not tolerate bad behavior and players not worth dealing with. Be
ready to politely withdraw and avoid conflict, but be ready to help whenever
help is appreciated. Remember you should not be ashamed of yourself or your fellow
guildees. Be an active player, grow your character, get new gear and get
experience in reasonable matter. Dragon Blades are ok with having casual
players, but more than 3 months of inactivity will get you removed from
guild (exceptions are granted by Thespore, please contact him in those cases).
Please
remember, all the time, that we play World of Warcraft for fun and we want to
enjoy it. Also please remember that we all have a thing called "real
life".
Our
Guild can help you in many ways, but do not take the guild for granted and do
not misuse the guild as substitute for your own experience in game. It's your
character and it is you who must grow and get experience. World of Warcraft is
collective and cooperative game, so cooperate/group with others players as much
as you can. Whenever you need help, do not hesitate to ask. Whenever you are
available to help, do not hesitate to state it clearly and loudly. Do not
expect to receive help if you are not willing to give help.
Be
aware that getting help is not
guaranteed. People sometimes have other things they need/want to do so be
patient. If you cannot get a guild member your own level to accompany you on
your difficult quest or instance, do the same as all other players
do - join other players/parties (PUG) and get your quests/instances done.
Initiate - fresh new beginner in guild, if
proves as ready to be member, will be promoted no less than 2 week after
becoming a Initiate. See also note in Recruiting
new members
MCI - MCI will remain
strictly family and friends. When at a raid and bidding on loot, they
will be unable to bid more than 300 of
their points for any given item.
Raider -
As a raid tagged member, you are an adequate player, and adequately
geared to raid. This does not mean you can't improve, and in most cases,
you probably will require improvement. Areas of raiding where we expect
to see improvement are:
a) Researching your class - Read up on theorycrafting to understand the best
combination of gear, spec and role.
b) Gear - Research where the best gear choices can be found and make efforts to
achieve these items, whether it be from arena, pvp, badges, rep or raiding.
c) Understanding bosses - Learn what needs to be done at bosses we are
learning, or even farming, if you're new to the encounter.
Any one of these reasons could be the reason your in this rank. If you
want to know why, then you should seek someone in your class that is a Veteran
or Officer and ask them for help. Another thing you should do is to
read www.elitistjerks.com
and learn about your class. So in the end, use this to improve
yourself. We (Officers and Veterans) are going to be evaluating you
constantly and when you improve and start to perform up to the same standards
as our other players, then you will be given the opportunity to bump up.
Lastly, this rank has priority over MCI only for raid invites. The
Raider rank also will be unable to bid more
than 500 of their points on any given item.
Core Core are
our solid (core) players. These players are on top of thier Utility
function, they research thier class, and they keep up on raid/mob
strategies.
Core fall into the same raid priority as Vets and Officers. They
have no cap on their points usable when bidding on items. Additionally,
Veterans and Officers will evaluate the Raid ranked players for promotion to
Core.
Veteran
Vets are our "class leaders" and players that we rely on for review
of strategy. Veterans will be able to vote on new members promotion to a
full member rank. They have the
same raid invite priority as Core and Officers, and face no cap on their points
when bidding.
Officer No
real change here. We are the only ones with input on veteran
promotions and officer promotions if we see a need for it. Officers have
the same raid invite priority as Cores and Vets, and face no cap on their
points when bidding.
2nd in Command – Brutariys - The backup to the GM. Also in charge of any poo-eating requirements. May or may not be a tyrant.
GM
- Guild Master – Thespore
Redshirt – This is a probationary level. This is one step above
being removed from the guild. All Officers and above have the right to place
individuals on “Redshirt” status if they deem necessary for the good of the
guild. The length of time and any further actions will be determined by
consulting with other officers, 2nd in Command or GM. While in Redshirt status you can see guild chat but can’t
‘speak’.
Sign up for raids. This is done
online at http://www.thedragonblades.com/newraid/
Required MODS:
This is a short list of mods that you will need for your trial raid with us.
Omen http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8459-OmenThreatMeter.html#info
Deadly boss mods/Big Wigs
DBM found here http://www.deadlybossmods.com/
Big Wigs found
Here http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/3299/
For Paladins you need
Pally Power http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/3738/
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Know and understand the policies of the
guild. Not knowing a rule doesn’t mean
it doesn’t apply to you. Don’t get
surprised; know the rules.
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Register on and visit the Dragon Blades
website often. This will enable the GM to send guild information from time to
time; and the website contains tons of strat info, raid breakdowns, etc.
There are no dues, fees or personal
services imposed on guild members although donations ($1.00) will be accepted
to help fund the guild website. This can be done thru the “Donation” button on
the website.
The
Dragon Blades welcome your ALT characters into the guild, but there is an
important condition - it must be known what is your MAIN character and what are
your ALT characters in guild. Please leave a note under your player notes
telling that these are alts of ____. Your ALT characters will get the same rank as your main.
Please Note -
Recruiting is currently restricted. Perspective Applicants should apply on the
DB forums and wait to be contacted by our guild recruiting officer.
All
applicants must fill an application completly in the Application Forum. Members
are encouraged to give Feedback on perspective applicants in the Applicant's
Feedback Forum. This Forum is restricted only to approved members and
applicants will not be able to view this section. The requirement is an
instance run should be performed with the individual prior to the invite unless
the individual is already known.
Freshly
recruited members will get the rank of Initiate - he/she will be promoted after
a roughly three week trial period if the majority of Veteran and above members
feel you will be a valuable addition.
The
Dragon Blades utilizes a bid based loot system. The details on this is posted here. The GM or
his alternate will decide if a raid falls under DBRP.
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Do not be offensive, harassing,
obscene, or rude. Take arguments, etc into private channels or ask an Officer
to assist with the problem.
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Do not spam, misuse chat channel, say
(/s), yell (/y) nor guild channel (/g)
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Do not beg for items, money, quest help
or anything else
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Do not ever try to ninja anything,
misuse other members skill - Intentional
Ninja equals instant boot.
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Do not let farming or grinding take
over normal PvE activity
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Do not cause repeated party/raid wipe.
Please listen to instructions from raid leader. Repeated failure will cause you
to not be invited to future raid runs.
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Remember you wear the guild tag above
your head at all times, what you do in PUG raids or elsewhere effects how we
all are perceived. Keep us proud.
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Do not ever sell items you acquired at
guild run, or made from mats acquired during a guild run.
Breaking any "Do Not" could
have consequence of having you removed from guild.
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Do learn to play your character to
maximum extent.
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Do invest properly in talents, skills.
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Do get best equipment (armor, weaponry)
for your character you can.
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Do listen to those giving you valuable
advice.
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Do obey the Guild Code.
The
Dragon Blades does not require its members to participate in Guild Raid or
Party runs, however for the betterment of all, we ask you at least try to
attend 2 raids per week. Also, those who do run more raids, help, etc., are the
ones who will advance the most. As general rule of thumb there are Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday raids starting at 6ST, running until 10ST or so.
Online Raid Signup is currently utilized for organizing guild DBRP runs. Use
it or risk being left out.
Any
conflicts (in or out of Guild) are to be resolved by GM and/or at least two
Officers. During a raid/party raid run, the Officer in the run will resolve. If
no Officer in the run, consult the Officer online to resolve.
Whenever
you do not understand something, ASK!