[Chath]

Discuss your talents and tell us how long you have been this particular spec:
Fury (SMF). I created Chath during the Cata content patch before the actual release. I have been fury (with a particular knack for SMF) since level 10. I love the SMF "fast and hard" playstyle. When people ask me why I don't roll TG, I say I'm a blood elf and I'm not strong enough.

Ventrilo and do you have a mic:
"Yes and Yes

Do you have an authenticator?
No, I am on a Mac with a locked network.

Typical Weekly Playtime:
I'm on quite a bit. I'm flexible with raid times, though Friday and Saturdays are always up in the air.

Time Zone:
Central

Previous Guilds:
HORDE ONLY
1. Game Over- Left because guild was too afraid of Cata raids.
2. Hordes Finest- I'm a bit embarassed to mention this.
3. Ancients- Guild leader moved guild to Stormreaver.
4. HEADHUNTERS- Guild leader deployed.
5. Death Comes Knockin- Orthar kicked me because I caught him ninjaing gear and giving it to his wife. I guess he couldn't deal with being caught. I retain no hard feelings however.

Previous Raiding Experience (Only content completed within 6~12 months of release matters, we don't care that you can solo Kara at 85):
AS AN ALLIANCE PALLY..(boo.)
BC- Kara, Mag's Lair, SSC, Hyjal Summit, BT
WRATH- ICC 10/25, Trials (10), Vault 10/25, Naxx 10H/25, Uld 10
CATA- Defender of a Shattered World, FL 6/7N, Baradin Hold, DS raid finder and 4/8 DS normal...erm and 2 of the rare world bosses if that counts for anything.

Why are you applying to us:
I am a solid player and looking to play with other solid players. By "solid" I don't just mean skilled but also the fact that you stick together. I have had nothing but bad luck so far in raiding guilds. When a guild I'm in seems to be getting ahead, something happens (poor leadership etc.) Ask Hivetyrant...we suffered through trying to down Shannox with Ancients. He did the smart thing and left. I'm tired of damn raid finder...I seem to have no luck at winning stuff I actually NEED. Though I know my item level is slightly lower than what you may accept (verge of 390), know that I am a good team player and have a strong mastery of my spec.

Link us your Armory:
http://us.battle.net...en/Chath/simple

I reforge to keep my hit/expertise at cap, as well as my haste below 2.50 speed

Screenshot of your UI, preferably in a raid environment:
Eh...can't figure out how to do this. I use the WoW interface. I prefer the uncluttered feel.

World of Logs Report:
http://www.worldoflo...0tv9ho7t1khhic/

Do you know anyone in guild? If so please list your pals.
Hivetyrant. I don't know him well, but was in Ancients with him. Hopefully if he remembers me, he'll say that I'm at least decent.

Tell us a bit about yourself:
I'm finishing up my BFA in Fashion Photography from Columbia College Chicago. Yes, I have really enjoyed this new transmogrification stuff. I only have one online class left, so I find myself in an odd transition period between getting a job and graduating.
I want to see more content in endgame...and actually get through it. Though I know you may not necessarily be looking for another melee dps, know that I play very intelligently. Before I finish I would like you to know this---no matter if you accept me or not, I will always enjoy inspecting Heresiarch guild members in The Valley of Strength.

[Hesher]

I start with the main thing coming to my mind when seeing this. Why are you Fury when Arms out preforms Fury in this tier? And aside from your reasoning to rolling SMF over TG, what are the benefits to being SMF over TG?

[Chath]

Hesher, on 09 February 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

I start with the main thing coming to my mind when seeing this. Why are you Fury when Arms out preforms Fury in this tier? And aside from your reasoning to rolling SMF over TG, what are the benefits to being SMF over TG?

I'm open to TG, but haven't gotten my hands on any of the 2 handers from DS yet, despite attempts at rolling on them. SMF coupled with high hit and slightly more haste allows me to crack off a ton more specials, plus the benefits abilities that stack with attack power better (20% damage increase). This means higher bloodthirst and heroic strike hits, at least in what I've seen. With the 2 set bonus from this tier, it's been pretty nice. As for arms- the same reason as TG...not been able to get my hands on decent 2 handers from DS. Though generally a crapfest, I've outperformed Arms in raid finder, as well as normal runs. Not sure if it's people not understanding the stance dance or poor rage management. I'm open to Arms, however.

[Guinthel]

Chath, on 09 February 2012 - 12:06 AM, said:

Hivetyrant. I don't know him well, but was in Ancients with him. Hopefully if he remembers me, he'll say that I'm at least decent.

If a half-way decent play thinks your decent does that make you a quarter decent? Bah who am I kidding I'm only here for the post count.

[Chath]

Guinthel, on 09 February 2012 - 02:05 AM, said:

Chath, on 09 February 2012 - 12:06 AM, said:

Hivetyrant. I don't know him well, but was in Ancients with him. Hopefully if he remembers me, he'll say that I'm at least decent.

If a half-way decent play thinks your decent does that make you a quarter decent? Bah who am I kidding I'm only here for the post count.

So I should judge my self worth by the amount of people who reply to my application posting?

[Miller]

As I'm at work I just had time to glance over the app.

Looking at your armory I don't see any horrible errors, maybe a few reforge errors, but some may be caused by the gear you posses having a good bit of mastery on it. Which mastery is the equivalent of herpes for SMF. That said your gear setup looks better for a TG spec, and picking up two of the 378 2-hander axes out of End time would give you a noticeable dps increase, after a short time of relearning the rotation priority.

The comment to hesher about attack power, while sort of true in regards to slam, TG will have overall more strength with being able to have 2 2-handers, and more strength equals more damage to all your abilities.

And lastly for now, judging by your professions, we have ourselves an alt. Now that begs the question what is/was your main?

[Deceax]

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Do you have an authenticator?
No, I am on a Mac with a locked network.

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I'm on quite a bit. I'm flexible with raid times, though Friday and Saturdays are always up in the air.

Since we don't raid Friday and Saturday that shouldn't matter.

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HORDE ONLY
1. Game Over- Left because guild was too afraid of Cata raids.
2. Hordes Finest- I'm a bit embarassed to mention this.
3. Ancients- Guild leader moved guild to Stormreaver.
4. HEADHUNTERS- Guild leader deployed.
5. Death Comes Knockin- Orthar kicked me because I caught him ninjaing gear and giving it to his wife. I guess he couldn't deal with being caught. I retain no hard feelings however.

That sounds about right for Drenden guilds. I can understand wanting to come to a guild with a bit more stability.

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Hivetyrant. I don't know him well, but was in Ancients with him. Hopefully if he remembers me, he'll say that I'm at least decent.

A recommendation from someone who can't raid without spilling soup on himself doesn't say much

I like the fact that you are 525 in two professions. Even though they are just gathering profs it makes me think you put some time into this character. Damage from the WoL report looks decent enough although I don't know enough about warriors to really critique rotation etc. The fact that you didn't eat any of the crap on the ground on Morchok or die to the ice wave on Hagara shows you are at least somewhat competent in situational awareness.

One question. Do you have a tank set/spec that you are comfortable with?

[Chath]

Miller, on 09 February 2012 - 07:35 AM, said:

As I'm at work I just had time to glance over the app.

Looking at your armory I don't see any horrible errors, maybe a few reforge errors, but some may be caused by the gear you posses having a good bit of mastery on it. Which mastery is the equivalent of herpes for SMF. That said your gear setup looks better for a TG spec, and picking up two of the 378 2-hander axes out of End time would give you a noticeable dps increase, after a short time of relearning the rotation priority.

The comment to hesher about attack power, while sort of true in regards to slam, TG will have overall more strength with being able to have 2 2-handers, and more strength equals more damage to all your abilities.

And lastly for now, judging by your professions, we have ourselves an alt. Now that begs the question what is/was your main?

This is my main and will always be my main. In terms of reforging, I do what I found to be best, so I don't consider it to be any errors. I'm sticking to what works the best for me since I've gotten great results. I've tried the axes/maces from the Dragon Soul 5 mans, but am still not a huge fan of the Titan's Grip/Raging Blow priority rotation...just individual taste. The game wouldn't be fun to play unless I had at least some personal customization that made me different from others.

To answer Deceax's question, no I don't have a tank set, though I have several pieces that I've picked up throughout Dragon Soul heroics

[diablorojo]

Chath, on 09 February 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:

Guinthel, on 09 February 2012 - 02:05 AM, said:

Chath, on 09 February 2012 - 12:06 AM, said:

Hivetyrant. I don't know him well, but was in Ancients with him. Hopefully if he remembers me, he'll say that I'm at least decent.

If a half-way decent play thinks your decent does that make you a quarter decent? Bah who am I kidding I'm only here for the post count.

So I should judge my self worth by the amount of people who reply to my application posting?

Score: gunther 1 - Chath 0

[Chath]

After careful consideration, I hereby withdraw my application. I don't believe this guild would be a good fit for me.

Best of luck to you all in heroic Dragon Soul.

[Deceax]

Well that was fast.

[diablorojo]

Deceax, on 09 February 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

Well that was fast.

Yea lol was just thinking that Sobe should add something in his pseudo-app about the 'post count' thing that no outsiders seem to be bright enough to pick up on. Then again anyone that gives up this quick would never be able to raid here so maybe just leave it be

[Hesher]

Officers didn't even get to comment on this before the guy withdrew. Kinda funny.

[Deceax]

App summary.

[Miller]

Wrath maybe you should change what we are looking for to a ranged. Something like looking for warlock, ele shaman or boomkin. An exceptional app from a dk wouldn't be too bad either. But since blizzard hates melee and designs all fights to be better with limited melee, 2 melee and a tank that is dpsing is probably enough. Range heavy groups just tend to do better.

[Sobeyet]

Miller, on 09 February 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:

Wrath maybe you should change what we are looking for to a ranged. Something like looking for warlock, ele shaman or boomkin. An exceptional app from a dk wouldn't be too bad either. But since blizzard hates melee and designs all fights to be better with limited melee, 2 melee and a tank that is dpsing is probably enough. Range heavy groups just tend to do better.

You just don't want other people rolling on Gurth.

I think Wrath's recruiting macro does mention that range is preferred. While that's true (and will probably continue to be so in MoP), you can't be that picky on Drenden, particularly towards the end of an expansion. I'd rather take a strong melee app over a meh ranged app, we can work around it in raids as needed.

And since Hive is going resto shaman and AJ is going hunter, our overall balance is a bit better. Maybe MoP will be a little better for flexibility with account-wide achievements, I've put too much time into my hunter to give it up at this point but I'm more willing to work on alts if there's an emergency.

[Wrathblood]

Yeah, I'd ideally like a ranged dps, but atm we're actually pretty well distributed other than maybe being a little heavy in actual and potential shadow priests. I'd also prefer a good dk to a good warrior, and a good lock or boomkin over either, but the most important word in that sentence is "good", and as Sobie said, at this point of the expansion, with D3 and MoP close, I'll take what I can get to get us through the end of DS.