03-17-2009, 05:34 PM
Quote:After an extremely frustrating weekend in a Naxx 25 PuG, I want some accountability from raiders while getting my Emblems of Valor. The problem is that my guild is too small, and can only muster sufficient players for 10 man runs.
Long story short, I'm on good terms with two guild leaders who have a similar number of raiders, and I'd like to propose a raiding alliance. I remember reading that some members of the Lounge were part of one, Avarice Alliance. I was wondering how that works, logistically. Is there a communal message board? What mods are used to coordinate across guilds? How do you decide who gets to come to raids?
I've thought up some guidelines already, and was wondering if they were any good:
-The Heroic runs are not learning runs. If you have not been in every encounter in 10-man, please do so with your guild before signing up.
-The Heroic runs are not free-passes for gear. If you're not pulling your weight due to insufficient gear, please run some Heroics and Normal raids before signing up.
I haven't thought about whether we should use a loot system, or just fair roll, main before off. Ep/Gp sounds pretty good, though.
Any input is welcome, please share your thoughts!
We do use a communal board with a raid calendar thanks to the generosity of a former Lurker. In game we make use of the mod Guild Event Manager to communicate in a shared channel. For raids we utilize raidleaders (volunteers) and class leads to make roster choices. There is generally a minimum gear check and after awhile, a minimum skill check for rostering.
We use a modify loot system wherein players earn points and can bid need, offspec, sidegrade and toy. Need is based off your role (eg I am a tank I collect tank gear), offspec is a secondary role (dps gear for me) and sidegrade covers those things that I would take but are only used situationally (items with +block for trash) and toy is a setting for things you would like to have but wouldn't use in a raid or just want to collect. Need is full points (we set point values based on items), offspec is a percentage and sidegrade and toy are lesser.