Fury/Protection Warrior Application
Posted: 22 Nov 2012, 23:09
1.) Main Level 90 Toon Name (Please state class & race):
My main character is AstrĂ¡l, a Night Elf fury warrior. This has been my main character since Trial of the Crusade/Icecrown Citadel.
2.) Other Level 90 Alt Toon Names (Please state class & race):
I have yet to level my alts, mainly because they are Horde. As was this character until very recently.
3.) With regard to your Alt Toons, please tell us about any raiding you undertake or plan to with other guilds on these characters:
I have never been a fan of raiding with alts. Though diversity among characters boosts knowledge and understanding of various other classes of whom you will raid with, the basics of abilities can be learnt via inspection or forum. Playing a single character, especially only raiding with a single specification, is the best way to truly know your class. Being able to react instinctively with the correct abilities in order to benefit the entire raid rather than boosting your damage output for minimal raid wide improvement. So in other words, I would and have only ever focused on one character at a time.
4.) Your Main Toon professions and level, please explain why you selected these professions for this Toon:
My professions include engineering and mining. I chose engineering because fury is played in accordance with your cool downs, engineering gives an extra proc which I see as a far better attribute than a far lower statistical improvement. Furthermore it adds a fair few "handy" tools which can be used happily in and outside a raid situation. As for mining, it was to supply myself and my previous guild with materials. If deemed necessary it can be changed to something more beneficial.
5.) Do you have previous Main Toons which you may have been 'well known for' but no longer play:
This character in itself has been known as: Gumpwar, Blackout, Dression and Astral. My most well known character was played as a very well geared alt (this goes against my previous point I know!) called Gummpy, I did among the first successful 25 man ICC pugs on this character (leading) on a weekly basis (warrior was for guild). And gathered a fairly respectable reputation as a skilled Tank and leader in Terenas Alliance. I believe it was one of the top 3 on the server for a period of time.
6.) Please give us a brief summary of your raid experiences and level of progression (60/70/80/85lvl, normal/hc):
Since Wrath I had consistently been a raid and guild leader for Abyssal. As I started in Wrath I have no prior progression. The main progression raid I did in Wrath was ICC, however we frequently went back to old content, especially Ulduar (as, to be honest, the hard modes were still more difficult than 80% of heroic ICC). ICC's progression in itself was 8/12 Heroic with Abyssal. In Catalcysm I played more casually, but still somehow remained a high ranked fury warrior on Terenas. I had cleared all the raids normal mode by the end of the expansion. Thus far in MoP, 1/6 (my guild aimed far higher but I missjudged many players on the level they were willing to raid at).
7.) Main Toon previous guild(s) and reason why you left/are planning on leaving?
I was horde, in the renamed Abyssal (now Assemble) which was rebooted for Mists of Pandaria Raiding. As said, many players didn't play with the necessary commitment, and we mutually decided to collapse the guild and go our separate ways as far as raiding was concerned.
8.) Your Main Toon talent build, please include a link to your armory page here: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/t ... l/advanced
The reason I currently use a PvP Neck and Wrist are because, since Blizzard no longer reduce the stat bonuses of PvP pieces, they hold equal stat attributes to equivelent PvE gear (in this case raid finder) (Crit/hit/Exp) Though this will clearly get frowned upon, and simply for principle I plan on replacing them as soon as I get better - I have tested the equivalent raid finder pieces (haste/mastery/hit etc..)
9.) Why do you want to join Bloodlines?
Your guild has grown incredibly fast, and will clearly become a contender for top sooner or later. The last time I spoke with a Bloodline member was in Cataclysm, who was interested in creating a guild alliance with my own (ironically). And to be honest... I should have taken the offer. Now I wanted to be a part of that which is successful, rather than the other way around.
10.) Can you play from 2000 to +-2300 and minimal 3 raids per week?
Certainly, with the rare occasion where I have to be out, as any player has.
11.) Your internet connection? (lags/DCs?)
I have fiber optic internet connection, so it is highly stable unless the cat tackles the router. I have had a minor GFX driver glitch, freezing my computer from time to time, however rarely on World of Warcraft. (I7, 8G RAM, 2TB HDD, ATI 7770HD.
12.) Do you know/have Mumble program?
Yes my previous guild thought about using it instead of Ventrilo.
13.) Do you have microphone and are you willing to communicate vocally with the rest of the raid group?
I have a turtle beach headset, and i'm very confident with communication via games.
14.) How old are you?
I'm eighteen.
15.) Would you be willing to respec your talents if asked?
If for the benefit of certain encounters, certainly. If to improve my damage output, then I would have to test it for myself thoroughly as I usually keep up to date with the best builds anyway.
16.) Skill level of your 1st Aid & cooking?
0 and 0. The one thing on WoW I have never had the motivation to do is these, I'd rather buy my food from the auction house. However if its required, i'll level...
17.) A few words about you...
British, studies high level English language, but somehow am not a grammar Nazi. Active outside the virtual world, healthy lifestyle. Jack is the best drink on the table...
18.) Do you have any questions for us?
How the hell did your guild get so succesful while mine remained in limbo? xD (jk jk..) - I'd like to know if any of the names said above are familiar to anyone, I have known a lot of players on Terenas over the years.
19.) Any sponsors in the guild you might have?
Nope. Me myself and I.
My main character is AstrĂ¡l, a Night Elf fury warrior. This has been my main character since Trial of the Crusade/Icecrown Citadel.
2.) Other Level 90 Alt Toon Names (Please state class & race):
I have yet to level my alts, mainly because they are Horde. As was this character until very recently.
3.) With regard to your Alt Toons, please tell us about any raiding you undertake or plan to with other guilds on these characters:
I have never been a fan of raiding with alts. Though diversity among characters boosts knowledge and understanding of various other classes of whom you will raid with, the basics of abilities can be learnt via inspection or forum. Playing a single character, especially only raiding with a single specification, is the best way to truly know your class. Being able to react instinctively with the correct abilities in order to benefit the entire raid rather than boosting your damage output for minimal raid wide improvement. So in other words, I would and have only ever focused on one character at a time.
4.) Your Main Toon professions and level, please explain why you selected these professions for this Toon:
My professions include engineering and mining. I chose engineering because fury is played in accordance with your cool downs, engineering gives an extra proc which I see as a far better attribute than a far lower statistical improvement. Furthermore it adds a fair few "handy" tools which can be used happily in and outside a raid situation. As for mining, it was to supply myself and my previous guild with materials. If deemed necessary it can be changed to something more beneficial.
5.) Do you have previous Main Toons which you may have been 'well known for' but no longer play:
This character in itself has been known as: Gumpwar, Blackout, Dression and Astral. My most well known character was played as a very well geared alt (this goes against my previous point I know!) called Gummpy, I did among the first successful 25 man ICC pugs on this character (leading) on a weekly basis (warrior was for guild). And gathered a fairly respectable reputation as a skilled Tank and leader in Terenas Alliance. I believe it was one of the top 3 on the server for a period of time.
6.) Please give us a brief summary of your raid experiences and level of progression (60/70/80/85lvl, normal/hc):
Since Wrath I had consistently been a raid and guild leader for Abyssal. As I started in Wrath I have no prior progression. The main progression raid I did in Wrath was ICC, however we frequently went back to old content, especially Ulduar (as, to be honest, the hard modes were still more difficult than 80% of heroic ICC). ICC's progression in itself was 8/12 Heroic with Abyssal. In Catalcysm I played more casually, but still somehow remained a high ranked fury warrior on Terenas. I had cleared all the raids normal mode by the end of the expansion. Thus far in MoP, 1/6 (my guild aimed far higher but I missjudged many players on the level they were willing to raid at).
7.) Main Toon previous guild(s) and reason why you left/are planning on leaving?
I was horde, in the renamed Abyssal (now Assemble) which was rebooted for Mists of Pandaria Raiding. As said, many players didn't play with the necessary commitment, and we mutually decided to collapse the guild and go our separate ways as far as raiding was concerned.
8.) Your Main Toon talent build, please include a link to your armory page here: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/t ... l/advanced
The reason I currently use a PvP Neck and Wrist are because, since Blizzard no longer reduce the stat bonuses of PvP pieces, they hold equal stat attributes to equivelent PvE gear (in this case raid finder) (Crit/hit/Exp) Though this will clearly get frowned upon, and simply for principle I plan on replacing them as soon as I get better - I have tested the equivalent raid finder pieces (haste/mastery/hit etc..)
9.) Why do you want to join Bloodlines?
Your guild has grown incredibly fast, and will clearly become a contender for top sooner or later. The last time I spoke with a Bloodline member was in Cataclysm, who was interested in creating a guild alliance with my own (ironically). And to be honest... I should have taken the offer. Now I wanted to be a part of that which is successful, rather than the other way around.
10.) Can you play from 2000 to +-2300 and minimal 3 raids per week?
Certainly, with the rare occasion where I have to be out, as any player has.
11.) Your internet connection? (lags/DCs?)
I have fiber optic internet connection, so it is highly stable unless the cat tackles the router. I have had a minor GFX driver glitch, freezing my computer from time to time, however rarely on World of Warcraft. (I7, 8G RAM, 2TB HDD, ATI 7770HD.
12.) Do you know/have Mumble program?
Yes my previous guild thought about using it instead of Ventrilo.
13.) Do you have microphone and are you willing to communicate vocally with the rest of the raid group?
I have a turtle beach headset, and i'm very confident with communication via games.
14.) How old are you?
I'm eighteen.
15.) Would you be willing to respec your talents if asked?
If for the benefit of certain encounters, certainly. If to improve my damage output, then I would have to test it for myself thoroughly as I usually keep up to date with the best builds anyway.
16.) Skill level of your 1st Aid & cooking?
0 and 0. The one thing on WoW I have never had the motivation to do is these, I'd rather buy my food from the auction house. However if its required, i'll level...
17.) A few words about you...
British, studies high level English language, but somehow am not a grammar Nazi. Active outside the virtual world, healthy lifestyle. Jack is the best drink on the table...
18.) Do you have any questions for us?
How the hell did your guild get so succesful while mine remained in limbo? xD (jk jk..) - I'd like to know if any of the names said above are familiar to anyone, I have known a lot of players on Terenas over the years.
19.) Any sponsors in the guild you might have?
Nope. Me myself and I.