01-26-2006, 06:58 PM
I will likely be online. But as mentioned I will attempt to stay out of things as much as possible. I'm willing to chime in in guild chat or something on things that I might see as major pitfalls but as mentioned I don't want to be in the middle or the heart of this. There is another issue for me though. When we first started to ally with CA on Stormrage I had more panic attack issues. When the Basin folks started to be in guilded/GEM more often I had more panic attacks. When we added House Harpell in I had to log out a couple of times becuase of people showing up in the chat channels and it overwhelming me. Sure I'm in a leadership position there now but the adjustment period is longer for me. I still struggle more than people know at times.
Had I wanted to be at the heart of it I would have taken guild leadership back from Alram on any of the occasions he offered it back to me. No, Terenas will remain the server where I can just sit back and relax and put arrows in things. :) That is very easy to do when I trust the people that are making the hard choices so much and when I know how much time and effort can bet put into those choices.
The modification to the BoP's is cool with me too. The rules I had were also there to speed things up on runs (and really the wording is Darian's but it was just putting into words what we basically already do). Early on speed isn't the big concern so more discussion is better. What you have up there is basically how the the early 5 mans started for us on Stormrage (though you only had roll or pass). All the BoP's were passed on. When the new dice were added we knew each other well enough that BoP items basically became, if you need it (i.e. you will wear it a lot) you roll need. If you don't need it but would use it you roll greed. If you would only sell it or DE it you pass. If everyone passes you roll greed and you can sell it or have it DE'd. Lately it's pretty much been DE and roll for the shard as that is almost always more valuable. The BoE's can always be discussed after they are picked up so rolling greed on them isn't a huge deal. A lot of my BoE wins get sharded anyway or see one turn on the AH then get sharded if they don't sell. The raiding is what added in the one item of this type or that type deals.
My goals - Have 5 mans be easier to get for everyone, including the lower level alts. Have spontaneous raids be easier for everyone. Have a shot to get into ZG soon and MC later if we find another guild to ally with or if we get big enough in our own two guilds.
My schedule - I can be available more on Terenas if I'm available less on Stormrage. I'm probably still playing the game too much as it is so Stormrage will likely see a cut back either way.
Leadership - I'm OK with the two raid leaders at the start I realize they have been burned before and this is to help comfort them. After we get more comfortable, one raid leader is more than enough on the smaller raids. In places like ZG and MC you will have class leaders to deal with the little things that each class has to deal with. The raid leader designates the strats, the key people and arbitrates any issues. Now some guilds have a position that is raid leader. We aren't that formal. The raid leader is the person who organizes the raid pretty much. They have final say on stuff but they follow the guidelines that get layed out.
So the sooner we can get away from two raid leaders the better. I lead raids, I follow raids. Basiners lead raids, Lurkers lead raids, CA folks lead raids, House Harpell folks lead raids. People from all 4 guilds join and follow them. Doesn't matter what guild you are from. To me the two raid leaders says well we don't really trust you guys I just want that gone as soon as possible.
Oh and what I've done on Terenas lately hasn't been leading. That's just been providing info that I have and you guys asked for. I've never tried to dictate how things should work, just the ways I've seen them work and let us do what we thought was best after that.
Tactics: Not worried about it beyond wether they like to designate an MT and an MA. If they prefer to have warriors pull or have hunters pull. I know that our guild seems to prefer to have the hunters pull. In the smaller raids on Stormrage the warriors prefer to pull (I prefer to pull with my warrior, I pull with my hunter on Terenas because you guys seem to prefer that). In MC it is hunters that pull (mainly because of range). In ZG we still usually have the warriors pull though not always, I want a hunter pulling the bat packs because of how fast they move and how many there are. The instant arcane shot + range makes that better than the wind-up and shorter range of the warrior. But we don't need much more than basic philosophies.
Just some thoughts.
Had I wanted to be at the heart of it I would have taken guild leadership back from Alram on any of the occasions he offered it back to me. No, Terenas will remain the server where I can just sit back and relax and put arrows in things. :) That is very easy to do when I trust the people that are making the hard choices so much and when I know how much time and effort can bet put into those choices.
The modification to the BoP's is cool with me too. The rules I had were also there to speed things up on runs (and really the wording is Darian's but it was just putting into words what we basically already do). Early on speed isn't the big concern so more discussion is better. What you have up there is basically how the the early 5 mans started for us on Stormrage (though you only had roll or pass). All the BoP's were passed on. When the new dice were added we knew each other well enough that BoP items basically became, if you need it (i.e. you will wear it a lot) you roll need. If you don't need it but would use it you roll greed. If you would only sell it or DE it you pass. If everyone passes you roll greed and you can sell it or have it DE'd. Lately it's pretty much been DE and roll for the shard as that is almost always more valuable. The BoE's can always be discussed after they are picked up so rolling greed on them isn't a huge deal. A lot of my BoE wins get sharded anyway or see one turn on the AH then get sharded if they don't sell. The raiding is what added in the one item of this type or that type deals.
My goals - Have 5 mans be easier to get for everyone, including the lower level alts. Have spontaneous raids be easier for everyone. Have a shot to get into ZG soon and MC later if we find another guild to ally with or if we get big enough in our own two guilds.
My schedule - I can be available more on Terenas if I'm available less on Stormrage. I'm probably still playing the game too much as it is so Stormrage will likely see a cut back either way.
Leadership - I'm OK with the two raid leaders at the start I realize they have been burned before and this is to help comfort them. After we get more comfortable, one raid leader is more than enough on the smaller raids. In places like ZG and MC you will have class leaders to deal with the little things that each class has to deal with. The raid leader designates the strats, the key people and arbitrates any issues. Now some guilds have a position that is raid leader. We aren't that formal. The raid leader is the person who organizes the raid pretty much. They have final say on stuff but they follow the guidelines that get layed out.
So the sooner we can get away from two raid leaders the better. I lead raids, I follow raids. Basiners lead raids, Lurkers lead raids, CA folks lead raids, House Harpell folks lead raids. People from all 4 guilds join and follow them. Doesn't matter what guild you are from. To me the two raid leaders says well we don't really trust you guys I just want that gone as soon as possible.
Oh and what I've done on Terenas lately hasn't been leading. That's just been providing info that I have and you guys asked for. I've never tried to dictate how things should work, just the ways I've seen them work and let us do what we thought was best after that.
Tactics: Not worried about it beyond wether they like to designate an MT and an MA. If they prefer to have warriors pull or have hunters pull. I know that our guild seems to prefer to have the hunters pull. In the smaller raids on Stormrage the warriors prefer to pull (I prefer to pull with my warrior, I pull with my hunter on Terenas because you guys seem to prefer that). In MC it is hunters that pull (mainly because of range). In ZG we still usually have the warriors pull though not always, I want a hunter pulling the bat packs because of how fast they move and how many there are. The instant arcane shot + range makes that better than the wind-up and shorter range of the warrior. But we don't need much more than basic philosophies.
Just some thoughts.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.
It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.