Still here….

We are still here and kicking. We have tapered down to just raiding 10 man ICC. We had a solid second 10 man group but it was made up of 5 officer and raiders from the primary 10 man and the few people we got to fill the slots, geared up and left. we are focusing on relearning our classes with 4.0.1 and awaiting Cataclysm to drop on December 7th.

We are still recruiting for the second 10 man. The plan for Cataclysm is to raid GDKPs for the first bosses in the expansion and shift that 25 man down to 2 – 10 man groups to progress.

Currently our primary 10 man group is:

• Merkavah – Pally – Tank
• Konjo – Shammy – Heals
• Anatibb – Druid – Heals
• Kniluak – Pally – Heals/DPS
• Eldritch – Hunter – DPS
• Shadowpn – Shadow Priest – DPS
• Peyu – Warlock – DPS
• Deathwail – DK – Tank
• Angeleyes – Rogue – DPS
• Bloodscribe – Shammy – DPS
• Dagreenguy – Hunter – DPS

The second 10 man is needing the open slots filled:

• Nitzerib – Pally – Tank
• Off-Tank – OPEN
• Raid Heals – OPEN
• Raid Heals – OPEN
• Tank Heals w/ DPS Off spec – OPEN
• Garrote – Rogue – DPS
• Anikonjo – Mage – DPS
• Isilwen – Warlock – DPS
• Yahtil – Hunter – DPS
• Ranged DPS – OPEN

Other than that its all the same with the guild. Keep bumping the WoW forum recrutment thread. Make sure we help our current guildies if they need help to fill these spots if possible.

Now Recruiting

If you are reading this then you have either seen one of the officers in Trade chat adverting or ran a GDKP raid we have hosted. Which ever way you came across us, thanks for taking the time to get more information.

With the new guild changes coming in Cataclysm we are trying to solidify our ranks so when it is released we can push forward with a good group into the expansion and the new content it will bring. We have been running and participating in GDKP runs on this server for about 3 months now and are ready to get a solid 25 and or 10 man ICC non GDKP run set up and farm ICC until the expansion.

What we can offer you:

We are still running 2 TOC 25 man GDKPs a week as well as 1 ICC 25 man GDKP a week. This is an easy way to make gold  and get geared. We always take Guild members before we PuG the rest of the slots. They are scheduled and are on the guild calender a week in advance. We will continue to do these until we have a core 10 man group, then we will do a regular 10 man guild only run every friday night at or around 7 server time. We have a great structure and guild set up for when our ranks grow to larger numbers. All of the officers are maxed in the current professions. We are laid back and friendly. We also under stand that recruiting adult players means you have jobs, kids, spouse, and or all of them.

What we expect from you:

Raider – If you are joining to raid we want you to show up when you say you will and if you can’t just let us know in advance. We expect you to do your research on the fights we are doing before raid time. Do your best.

Social Leveler – If you are joining us to level up we want you to ask for help if you need it but understand that all of the 80s in the guild are not at your beckon call. If you ask a question that is easily found on Wowhead.com or Wow.com then you will be refered to there. We are not going to level your toon for you or do your class/spec research for you. In Short – Dont be LAZY.

What we expect from all our Members:

Be curtious to ALL Guildies. Respect rank. Dont be a douche we are recruiting adult players because we want to have our members to ACT like adults. Most important, have fun.

for Players that are 80 and are ready to raid, fill out the application, and send an in-game mail to “Merkavah” or “Fathercobain” for an invite while we are reviewing your Raider application.

For player who want a social leveling invite you do not need to fill out the raiding application, simply send “Merkavah” or “Fathercobain” an in-game mail to receive an invite. If and when you decide to raid we will have you fill one out then to get promoted to a raider.

Again – Thank you for taking the time to check out the guild and we hope to hear from you soon.

Merkavah/Fathercobain

GL of the <Thirteenth Legion> US – Area52 Horde

Area 52

Well we have had time to get our feet wet here on this server and we have found out some pretty finite trends here so far.

PuGs everywhere…..

This is something that is really new to us because on Aggramar raid PuGs never went anywhere because they were filled with under-geared and under skilled players. Most of them didn’t have a guild because of a social disorder of some sort. Naxxramas was only mildly PuG-able there because of its simple fights and the fact that most people out geared it pretty early into the expansion. That is not the case on Area52. The Gearscore addon along with the Achievement system is used as a guideline to get you an invite. That, coupled with a visual inspection, will see if you are worth taking. Once you get an invite your performance is monitored and if you are sub par then you get removed and your spot is easily filled; this is a high population server that is full of Horde. The groups are stacked to appeal to peoples’ concerns about not having a decent chance to get gear; for example there is only a few of each class and spec in each group. All in all it is easy to PuG groups to get gear and that decreases the need for being a member of a guild to this end.

GDKP….

This is what myself and the other two officers have found to keep our interests and get us into end game content. We gave it a shot and got with a very organized and knowledgeable Raid Leader who is in the same spot as us. He has a guild with his wife and his alts and has no need to invite anyone or form a guild because this makes him good money, gear and gets him to endgame content. However this is not without its downfalls.

(We will get players who are geared and know the fights but they are the biggest douche bags to ever login to this game. I call them “Feral Raiders”. They remind me of the packs of dogs or cats that roam together and turn on each other over a chicken bone. These are players that are socially retarded, have no respect for authority and show no appreciation for the big picture. They have a sense of entitlement that makes me sick. They got carried through a raid and got the achievement and got the gear and when it comes time to raid they don’t pull their end. They are rude in the raid to the raid leader and other raiders, and my personal favorite: they feel the need to tell me how to play my class.)

The facts of the GDKP as of now for us is that we raid 2 25 man ICC raids a week. We are 6/12 in group one and 7/12 in group two. My Gearscore on my Shadowpriest is 5.5k and my Gearscore on my Pally Tank is 5.7k. I make about 4k gold per week in payoffs at the raids.

This is a great system, but for a game that has such a huge social aspect, it feels very cold. We are social with the people that run them, but other than the conversations we have in passing its a single serving like friendship. (Fight Club reference)

The Future…

When Cataclysm launches and the new Guild Leveling system is in place I can only guess at what impact it will have on this server. I would assume that either a ton of small guilds will form and push 10 man content and reap the benefits of the new system, or there will be a spawn of Giant guilds who will run a tyrannical rule over its members and cater to the players who only want to leech off the guild because of its benefits and will eat garbage just to stay. Now I am sure that there will be a few exceptions to these possibilities, but I doubt they will be the predominate norm on Area 52.

What does this mean for us???

Well I think with as tight knit as the few of us are now in the guild, we would favor finding 10 really nice people who mesh well with us as well as continue to GDKP 25 man and spend off nights working on 10 man content. With the hope that someday we find 25 people that can raid and drop the GDKP runs and do 25 man guild-only runs.

Hopefully you have read this and not skipped past this and gone to the application. We are looking for like minded people to raid with. We have very few requirements for our raiders:

• Be on time.

• Be prepared – At least look at the fights on youtube and know your role in the fight.

• Don’t be a public whiner – Complaining in raid chat or guild chat does nothing but bring the moral down of others in the group and in the guild. Officers are here to listen as well as Guild leadership. Take it up with them and give them a chance to correct it.

• Be Respectful – Not of only the management but of the members too.

• Share our Goal – Understand that this guild is set up to have ALL of us put in so we can ALL get something out of it.

• Have Fun –  This is the most important one. You pay to play this game, you need to get the most out of it and you can’t do it alone so enjoy the fact that it is a social experience.

If this sounds like the type of Guild you’re looking for, then please go ahead and fill out the application and we’ll get with you to chat in-game for further details.

Thanks and have fun!!

Where we’re at…

At this point as a guild, we are continuing to recruit people to fill all 10 positions so that we can progress through 10 man raid content without having to PUG any spots. We need guild members to commit to participating in our scheduled raids so that we can progress.

We would love to be able to bring our guild to the point where we can run ICC content with an all guild group. To do this, however, we need committed, dedicated members who are willing to stick with it until we get it right. If we can achieve that, we’ll be able to quickly upgrade everyone’s gear so that we can start doing higher content; including ICC raids.

Core 10 man

We are very close to filling our 10 man core group for raiding. We have 2 tanks, 2 heals, and 6 dps with one being able to log on a healer if needed. This is where we will continue to recruit for all positions to fill up for a 25 man group as well as replace raiders who cannot meet our attendance requirements.

Please take the time to refresh yourself on the rules and procedures on this site. They will all be in effect on the first raid night of  March. Now is the time for questions if you have any, not in the middle of a raid. All of the tactics on the fights are up on my website, www.Eviscerated.net.

All raiders that are not ranked as officers will be promoted to the lowest raid rank and will be urged to move themselves up from there on their own merits. This guild funds its member benefits by everyone contributing so look at what is required of you and help us out.

At the moment our progression will be set at ToC 10 man normal. Repairs will be paid for all raiders who are in these raids. We will start by raiding in ToC 10 man until we can fill the last of the gear slots emblems couldn’t. It is important that we see how we gel as a team and test everyone’s raid chops for strengths as well as weaknesses. I will still be scheduling the Wednesday raid to be the same as whatever the weekly raid is and we can stay and clear more if the raid wants to. We had a raid night in the past that was mainly all of the dragon raids, 10 man Malygos, Os 10 and 25, and Onyxia’s Lair 10 and 25, that was mostly just for fun and to get the other officers used to running raids. On these nights you are welcome to bring friends or alts who need gear. These nights will also serve as a training session for members who would like to raid that haven’t in the past. We will also be working on older content for titles and achievements as requested.

The vent information is on the Guild Information tab so have any bugs worked out before the raids.

In Cataclysm, Guilds will have benefits in-game for doing things as a guild and it is important that before it is released that we are ready to go with a solid 25 man team so we can take full advantage of these perks.

The officers and myself are debating on whether we should open up recruitment to a no-application based system now that we have a core group. As with other things we are putting it out to the rest of the guild to hear your thoughts on this change.

In closing, we are very happy with everyone we have recruited and are glad that all of you have had patience while we got off the ground. This Guild was founded as a democracy and we value the opinions and concerns of all of our members. All of us pay to play WoW and we want to give you the best experience we can so it is enjoyed by all of us.

Thanks again,

Merkavah , Guild Leader of the Thirteenth Legion

Recruiting Update

We have recruited 7 new 80’s that are a perfect fit for the raid team but we are still needing healers. We don’t hang on a Gear Score nor are we an elitist driven guild. Right now we are running 10 man PuGs in OS, EoE, Onyxia’s Lair, and Ulduar. When we recruit the last 2 healers we need in our core 10 man team we will be doing the Hard modes in 10 Man Ulduar and running 10 man ToC to get the last few pieces of gear we need to start 10 man ICC.  We are currently accepting all classes and specs and specifically we are looking for:

• Players between level 70 and 79 who want to raid.
• New level 80s who need gearing guidance to get ready to raid.
• Players geared to raid that need experience.
• Experienced raiders.

In order for our current raid group to continue 10 man content from Ulduar and up we are looking to fill the following spots:

• Tank (1) – Any Class
• Healer (2) – Priest or Druid
• Ranged Dps or Melee Dps (1) – Any Class

Being a new guild that just moved to this server, we are looking to fill these spots ASAP in order to progress through content. Once we fill the one tank position and two healer positions we will start our raid schedule and PuG the remaining positions until they are filled with qualified and geared raiders.

Before you Apply for membership read the Information post first to make sure you can meet the requirements. If you are interested in applying to the guild please first read our Guild Information links on the top right and then fill out an application. If you have any questions about anything you read please use the comment section below and we will address them. You can get recruitment and guild updates via Twitter or RSS.

Recruitment Update

We are currently accepting all classes and specs.

Specifically we are looking for:

Players between level 70 and 79 who want to raid.
New level 80s who need gearing guidance to get ready to raid.
Players geared to raid that need experience.
Experienced raiders

In order for our current raid group to continue 10 man content from Ulduar and up we are looking to fill the following spots:

Tank (1) – Warrior or Paladin (off or main tank)
Healer (1) – Priest or Druid
Ranged Dps (2) – Mage or Hunter
Melee Dps (1) – Any Class

Being a new guild that just moved to this server, we are looking to fill these spots ASAP in order to progress through content. Once we fill the one tank position and one healer position we will start our raid schedule and PuG the remaining positions until they are filled with qualified and geared raiders.

Before you Apply for membership read the Information post first to make sure you can meet the requirements.

If you are interested in applying to the guild please first read our Guild Information links on the top right and then fill out an application. If you have any questions about anything you read please use the comment section below and we will address them. You can get recruitment and guild updates via Twitter or RSS.