Gredge

Hi Ashin and SoH Guild, I am using Wilds Strike as a filler and using it for the bloodsurge proc. Just as a basic rotation for TG I am using BT > FILL > FILL > BT. Filler priorties are: CS > RB > WS (proc) > DR > WS > HT. I will pool my rage and not HS unless it will cap me when I am close to another CS. That way I keep everything inside a CS where it does the most damage. I will only HS when I have the rage as well. For the DK I don't have any logs right now. I will see about getting them. I have been playing Mastery DW Frost. I will post some when I get them.

And his name is Shadjr? On Ner'zhul? lol

No feral Kitty? Boomkin is boring but thats just my opinion. Tho the Chris Farley dance is amazing.

LOL.

@Dar, I think tanking was pretty easy in T13, lol. I tanked on pretty much all of my alts in Cata (DK, Druid, Pally). I think Druid tanking is significantly changed for T14. I have only dabbled but from what I have read on TheIncBear.com/MMO seems more to it and I actually need to try...pfft...as a bear?! @Ashin, Yeah I remember Uther saying somethign similar. lol. and why would anyone be in a 10 man...bleh. I might have to get back into it but I don't think it'll ever be like TBC/Wotlk days.

Yeah Uther and I have been raiding together since T4. I miss the old SBV and Def to unhitable! lol. Was working on that for Heroic Anub (alt run) for a while. Miss those days. Tanking seems easy now from back then. That's why I stopped actually. Give anyone mastery and they could tank. lol. And I call everyone dude. My boss get's annoyed that I call her that, lol. I don't know why Iol

@Ashin Yes i have tanked Progression before. I tanked along side Uther that applied as well. I tanked all of TBC and Wotlk including H LK. It was never a tank issue but more of a healing issue and shadow traps/dying to spirits in shadowmourne. Cata I did tank a little bit for progression when I tank wasn't there. That does include H Madness for the Kill. I haven't really FOCUSED on tanking at the moment. I would have to really read up on it and see where it is that I need to use CD's, but I can get some logs through LFR and treat it as "real" raiding if I was in the guild. I haven't tanked progression this tier but I will talk with Xav and a few others and see where I need to start working on and CD timing. I know the basics but I definitely need to look more into it. I think right now I would like to wait to see if a spot opens up, but I will defintely be reading up in case we have to come down to talking tanks. @Negido, I would appreciate that. Not much of an IT guy here. Accounting/Business major, lol. @ Kanta Lol, na. I was at work so I think I was just going afk and missed a few things. And when I write like "wtf" and "o.o" it's more of just like this dudes crazy. lol. Not freaked out yet. You'll have to try harder.

I was talking with Uther and he brought up a good some questions. If I was to play my DK is that fulltime or could I switch back to the warrior at a later date? If I got some tank gear would you guys need a Warrior Tank? I was prot even when I leveled. The skill isn't as good but im sure it's like riding a bike. And I run heroics as prot all the time, just don't have the timing/movement down for raiding. Just a couple ideas/questions. I mean after talking with you guys a little bit in chat and seeing how you interact with people applying to the guild it seems like just a great fit here. I don't want to jump the gun but I am willing to play the DK for a period of time just not permanately.

Hi and thank you.

Sounds good. I will be hanging out in chat (as I am now) and looking around and hopefully get to know everyone.

@ Ashin Waiting wouldn't be an issue but making my DK a main is not going to work for me. I would like to say I would make the DK my main but I love playing my warrior too much. I am gearing the DK for class stacking/utility on fights if it was ever needed, but making it my main wouldn't make this game as fun for me. He's my alt and I would prefer to keep him that way. This guild sounds perfect for me but I would be bored with the DK in a few months (I have been down this road before and I got bored. he was my main through T8 & T9). @Staticaddict I try and use my HL when I can but inside a CS when enraged with CD's as much as possible. With the slight timing difference I do delay a HL. With a 6 sec window and 20 sec CD on CS I probably HL a few times less per fight. But I read at the beginning of the expansion to try and get it into a CS + Enrage (i even save my Beserker Rage for a CS). It was my understanding that the damage increase was more than just using HL on CD...I might need to look at it again. It made sense at the time so I have just stuck with that. I also save HL for movement utility on some other fights tho. But you are right that it does account for a good amount of additional damage off the GCD.

The lag shouldn't be an issue. I have created a toon (RobBurgundy) and it seems fine. Im sitting at around 70ms. I was talking to a couple people in guild and they feel it's definitely server lag...Well that's what they say. I was on Arthas during peak hours and didn't have this issue (still have 85's over there). They only had about 10k people on it at the time. About taking another Fury Warrior. I saw it was "low" on WoWProgress. I thought that meant there is still a position available if the applicant can present his/herself as a viable asset to the guild. I would prefer sooner than later but with your raid schedule and progression, I am willing to wait longer if needed. Just please keep me informed on the situation.

Well hello. Ya sorry I was trying to get all essential raiding information out first and forgot to put in some personal info. lol. A little bit about me. Been married for just over a year to my Amazing wife! Working towards my MBA to hopefully open up my own shelter for Homeless Vets out in Az. Thats a few years down the road. Right now working in the Credit Dept and will be taking over the Controller position soon when I finish my degree. I would say my best quality as a whole is interpersonal skills. I am usually easy going. I try not to let the games get to me or the people that play them. At the office and deal with a lot of people screaming and yelling and act like it's all my fault because they don't pay their bills. Gotta just let that stuff roll off your shoulders and not take it personal. Everyone tells me I handle it well every time i get one of those "crazy fuckers". I think it's fun personally, lol. A challenge to get them to like me at the end of the converstaion. Im at about a 80% success rate I think, lol. In game I would say my best qualitiy is Situational Awareness. I can avoid bad and almost always do. I do get complacent or when I die to dumb shit (as you can see on logs) it's most likely due to a wipe and I'm trying to wipe quickly. Lag issues: No, not on wireless...Would never be. lol. My wfie does play WoW too sometimes while I am online but it's just about the same when she's not so I don't know what could be interfering. There isn't anyone else on my connection...unless they are hacking it somehow Im on the West Coast. But I haven't had any issues before to Chicago/Ny until Area52 I know one guy in guild thinks it could be just server lag but I don't know if that's it. Could be since it has been here.

PERSONAL & CHARACTER INFO ===================================================================================== Character Name: Gredge Class: Orc, Warrior, Fury (SMF/TG Have weapons for both), Arms offspec Age:28 Armory Link: http://us.battle.net...Gredgë/advanced COMPUTER SPECS: Comcast ISP @ 25download 4up Old i7 @2.8GHz, 16GB Ram, EVGA 650 GTX Ti, 1TB HD @ 7200. MACROS: I use almost all my abilities as macros. I read a long time ago that it assist in lag issues etc and won't glitch if there is a script...idk what it was but ever since then I have been using macros for every ability. EXAMPLE OF MACROS I USE: CS + Berserker Rage SW Macro RC + Die By the Sword Stance Dance Timers on Demo Banner, Skull Banner, Shattering throw (and tells someone else to shatter 1.5 seconds before mine comes off CD) Bloodbath + Trinket if NOT crit on use Reck + Deadly Calm + Skull Banner + On use Crit Trinket Vigilance Macro on MT/OT Charge/HL Shockwave/Stopattack for Heroic Kings (Stuns on Subutei) CANCEL BOP AURA! A must sometimes. KEY BINDS AND ABILITIES: I use the Razer Nostromo and the Razer Naga. My abilities on my bars might show 1-10 with Alt, Ctrl and Shift. Gives me about 42 binds I can use from the Nostromo alone. PROFESSIONS: I am max blacksmithing for the extra sockets to gem with Crit (Crit > Str) or Mastery for Prot. I also have JC maxed for the epic gems. I was a little disappointed that we only get 2 gems this tier. I am thinking of switching to BS/Eng for the synapse springs and the Nitro boots with Glider to cloak...PRO! And synapse springs is on a 1 min CD along with most of my other CD's. ALTS: 90 DK Farmgergredge on Frostwolf (Frost DK that is my main Alt I am looking to gear up) http://us.battle.net...gredge/advanced 90 Druid Bagherra on Frostwolf (farm toon at this point) 85 DK Gredgesdk on Eredar (Still there from when I was on that server) 85 Druid Gredgesdruid on Baelgun 85 Pally Gredgespally on Baelgun 85 Priest Hogglle on Frostwolf (shadow)…I have a lot...10 85's, 3 90's. Availability: I am usually on every day after work (5pm PST). I don't usually log off until 10pm and on the weekends I am on from about 1pm - 10pm. EXPERIENCE/GAMEPLAY ===================================================================================== VANILLA: MC/BWL/AQ40/Naxx - Did not actually "raid". I pugged out a few bosses in MC and BWL. I hit 60 a few months before TBC was released. TBC: SSC - Pugged up to Lady Vashj phase 2 3 generators down. TK - Pugged up to Kael. MH - we pugged up to Azgalor. BT - pugged up to mother Sharas. Sunwell - Didn't step into Sunwell for current content. WotLK: Naxx - 10Man:2 achievement's away from the Plauged Proto drake, 25Man: Not even close... Ulduar - 25 Man: Main was DK Yogg +1 ToC - Main was my DK. Killed Heroic Anub'arak with 25+ Attempts ICC - 11/12 Heroic (Spirits killed us in Shadowmourne.) Cata: BoT - 2/5 Heroic. Council got us. BWD - Killed Heroic Nef TofW - Didn't get H Al'Akir. FL - Heroic Rag pre nerf using Tri-Force start. DS - Heroic DS cleared at 10% MoP: MV - Seen 6/6 Heroic. Have 5/6 Kills on Heroic HoF - Seen Blade Lord, Garalon, Wind Lord and Amber Shaper Heroic, 0 Kills. 6/6 Normal. TotES - Have seen Tsulong and Lei Shei Heroic 0 Kills. 4/4 Normal These were not just 1 attempt either. I have about 15-25 attempts for each boss we didn't have kills on in Heroic. WORLD OF LOGS: Not trying to make an excuse but I have had some lag issues lately. I mean I would hit buttons and see that action go off, but nothing has happened then I see it's been reset as if I never hit the button. You might see spike damage in the logs. I don't know if it's server lag or what. I have downloaded Leatrix and Razer Boost. It’s helped but still happens. I also close any programs running beforehand, and load directly from the file location not thru the launcher, turn down graphics, etc. Im still high on latency on this server but I don't know if that is the issue. Didn't have issues on Arthas, Baelgun or Frostwolf so I don't know what's going on. Guild Logs: http://www.worldoflo.../guilds/223487/ My Logs: http://www.worldoflo.../guilds/172511/ Stoneguard - http://www.worldoflo...e/?s=952&e=1227 Feng - http://www.worldoflo.../?s=1965&e=2341 Gara'jal - http://www.worldoflo.../?s=3895&e=4251 ADDONS: Weak Auras - for buff timers, debuffs, debuffs on boss, procs, etc. ElvUi - for the look and it’s lightweight. Skada - with all the extras to look over on deaths, damage done to adds if we're supposed to switch, interrupts, etc. DBM - timers help. Like to know when I can swithc to Berserker stance, if I need to call for a dispel or anything. Great crutch. Lets me clean up my UI and focus around myself so I can keep an eye out where shit is coming from..that whole "raid awareness" and "not standing in bad". SCREEN SHOT: http://i50.tinypic.com/161gg0.jpg As you can see, everything is focused around my character in the center so I can move accordingly. GUILD HISTORY ===================================================================================== BY MOST RECENT: <Criticism> on Area 52. My friend asked me to join so we could raid together again. I have been with them for about a month? Was playing D3 and doing some LFR for a few months prior to joining because I thought I was going to quit raiding this expansion... And of course I didn't hence the application. <Criticism> just isn’t a good fit for me now. Drama, favoritism, loot whores etc. I was told this doesn’t happen here and I am tired of it. <Warfare> on Frostwolf. For the last year and a half I raided with these guys. I couldn't make their 4 days a week anymore at the start of MoP. I felt it was a part time job at and I didn't have the time to spend with my wife or work towards my MBA. <Capital Vices> on Eredar for like 2 months. I was with them through DS progression. It wasn't a good fit and I had to move to California which they didn’t approve because I needed some time to get situated. I chose to leave. I took this chance to join my friends guild <Warfare> that was in need of an arms warrior. <Crisp> on Baelgun for about 9 months through FL and DS. I was with them until I had to step down for a little bit due to school exams (was getting a C in Business Stats) and missed a couple weeks so I could catch up on schoolwork and raise my grade. I was also getting married and took off some time to enjoy the honeymoon and wedding in Hawaii. <Backlash/Forlorn> on Arthas. This is my friends guild and I raided with them casually from T4 - T11. We were originally on Aegwynn in Backlash then transferred to Arthas and we became known as Forlorn. I grew tired of the immature assholes in that guild and the drama people had. Even the GM quit and xferred, lol. WHY I WANT TO JOIN: Well I feel you guys are around my current progression and I feel I could benefit and fit in with this guild. You are a few bosses ahead but I know the fights, have seen them on heroic just not killed. I want to better myself so I am looking to upgrade not downgrade with guild progression. I feel I am still lacking in gear (493 equipped) but the skill is there and I could keep up with your guildies. I also reforge/enchant correctly, upgrade the right gear and bust my ass to be better. I try to stance dance as often as I should and min/max where I can. CLASS - WARRIOR ===================================================================================== I have been playing a warrior since day 1. I played prot thru vanilla/TBC/Wotlk. In Cata I switched to DPS and haven't gone back. I still enjoy tanking from time to time but I love to throw up big numbers more. Warriors have been pretty solid the whole time either tanking, dps, or pvp. I don't think I can have a main as any other class. I still learn new things from time to time as well with Warriors. I am learning the timing and utility with warriors for each fight. I know when to Stance dance to increase rage generated. I know how to utilize my heroic leap either for a dps gain, movement or both (like Tsulong to leap in the beam and charge back to minimze downtime on the boss). I am always on MMO and reading up and talking with other warriors. I watch streams of warriors on Twitch (sinner, landsoul's channel, swifty, Soy, etc) to see if they see anything new especially on the PTR). BASIC STATS: Priority on stats weights: Hit 7.5% > Exp 7.5% > Crit > Str > Mastery >= Hit > Haste. (might change come 5.2 with buff to haste) TALENTS: Tier 1 I am using Double time for the movement. It comes in handy on fights I gotta get to new adds or back to the boss quickly. i.e. Sha adds, tsulong adds or getting back on boss. Tier 2 - Second Wind. When I get low it helps to make sure I am staying alive. Helps healers out where it can. Like on heroic bladelord when running and they couldn't top us all off. Tier 3 - helps on interrupt fights Tier 4 - Dragon roar for our biggest dps increase. I sometimes use shockwave when needed on H Four Kings Tier 5 - Vigilance right now for a tank cd. Safeguard doesn't work as well 20% but I use intervene Tier 6 - Bloodbath for DPS boost. BURST ROTATION: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Pot + Battle Shout "Pull Now" Charge in 1.BT (hopefully crits and procs trinkets) 2.(Berserker Rage if BT didn't crit)/Bloodbath/(Trinket if the /use doesn't give Crit) + Dragon Roar, 3. Recklessness/Deadly Calm/ Skull banner/(Trinket if the /use gives Crit) + CS 4.(Berserker Rage if I don’t have 2 stacks of RB) + RB 5. BT 6. RB 7. RB If neither the first BT or the first CS crit, I just skip the first RB (step 4). HS when I can thru CS debuff. SUB 20%: So you want to have 120 rage when CS is up and use 4 Execute during the CS window. Below 20%, you NEVER use WS (even during a Bloodsurge proc, may change in 5.2) or HS. I still use Heroic Throw and Dragon Roar to help pool rage of course. We have to pay attention to Enraged Debuff. It is CRUCIAL at this point. If you have to dump rage between two CS', you want to do it while Enraged. But you save Berserker Rage for the CS. Nothing deals more damage (as a warrior) than that 4 Execute during an enraged + cs. NASTY! PREPARATION: ===================================================================================== In Game: Have Flask of Winter’s Bite 300 food for 60 attempts min 100 Str pots & 20 health pots (just in case) Correct enchants, regorging, and macros set up make sure I do my dailies for the coins have my offspec gear with me be on time and at the location for raid. Not flying in last second. OUTSIDE OF WOW: I am looking at assignments, boss quizes, research on Fatboss/Icy Veins/YouTube/MMO/EJ, reading the journals, and making sure addons are updated. P.S. Im at work so I hope I didn't miss anything and this all makes sense. I hope to hear back soon and thank you in advance for your consideration to the guild.