Nights

Applications•Application: Handlestash, affliction warlock

• • Handlestash
  • June 24
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  ***** Basic Info *****
  
  Character Name: Handlestash
  
  Desired Role: DPS
  
  Class: Warlock
  
  Level: 80
  
  
  http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Emerald+Dream&cn=Handlestash
  
  How did you hear about Nights? I've seen them roaming around ED for donks. Most recently, I met Barlos, a rogue that did some triumph token grinding with me.
  
  Why are you interested in joining us? I mostly want a guild to party with. Not sure how much raiding I'll do since I'm newlywed. More of a casual player these days.
  
  Why did you choose this class? I wanted a caster class since I've always been tank, melee, or heals. And this class cannot tank or heal, which is always what I end up doing. So it kind of forces me to see another perspective. Oh yeah, and locks are scary.
  
  Why did you choose this spec? I like affliction for the DoTs. The numbers are getting huge now though, especially below 35%.
  
  
  ***** Raid Experience *****
  
  Do you agree to abide by the loot policy?: Yes, the shadow points system looks very fair and well thought out. Cheers to who came up with it.
  
  We raid Tuesday - Wednesday with invites beginning around 7:40pm (server) and finishing around 11:00pm. Can you regularly attend both days? I *might* decide to raid again. But not likely. I'm more interested in casual play. If I was around and needed, of course I could fill in and know about 1/2 of the new content.
  
  What kind of attendance can we expect from you upon being invited to be a raid with Nights? If I said yes to a raid, I would be there, no exceptions.
  
  Please list the last 3 guilds you were in and describe the reasons you are no longer with them:
  1. The Scarlet Dawn, they were very close knit and I felt a bit like an outsider. They were very good and taught me a lot though.
  2. Hallowed, they broke up when guild leader had a baby. I made a lot of fun friends in there, but also clashed with some of them as is bound to happen in a 25 man dynamic.
  3. Remnant, I tanked a lot of progression for them. I liked the 10 man strict aspect but we were a new guild and player stability and reliability (attendance) became an issue to me. A lot of time was wasted each week due to tardiness, etc.
  
  Why do you raid? I like raiding and seeing all the content. I like that some (very few these days, granted) of the encounters present a good challenge. It's a nice break from the easy stuff. I also enjoy the social aspect of raiding. I've always tried to keep a fun atmosphere while maintaining a reasonable level of focus in raids.
  
  In your opinion, what makes a raiding guild successful and what makes a raiding guild unsuccessful? A raiding guild can't forget that it's a game and supposed to be fun or noone will want to play. Of course there are a lot of people who have completely lost sight of that years ago and take it more seriously than their real lives, or lack there of. A successful raiding guild doesn't get discouraged on wipes and learning curves to new content because they know what to expect with progression. If we always one-shot every new encounter, there wouldn't be that feeling of satisfaction when you finally get the hang of them.
  
  ***** Miscellaneous *****
  
  References: Upon request. I have plenty of wow friends but never feel like I have "enough" to the point I don't need to work on making new ones. The reason I want to join this guild is make new friends to play with. Not necessarily interested in raiding right now, but that may change in the future.
  I have alts: Dwarrowdelf, a prot/fury warrior who was my main raider. Mohd, a prot/holy paladin (can't get enough tankage!!). Shem, a holy/shadow priest that I raided a fair amount on, but ended up faction/server switching to play with a co-worker on Stormscale in Satori.
  
  What do you hope to get from a new guild that your current guild doesn't provide? More friends and activity outside of raid times. I am getting my warlock "raid ready" maybe subconsciously with the intent to raid but I wish to remain casual for now. I think there are a fair amount of people or alts gearing up that I could play with in Nights. I could also shoot some heals or tanking if needed, but want to focus on my lock.
  

• • Lothiradin
  • June 25
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  Once again the most important detail of the app is neglected.
  Moar Gnome! :D