395 Ret Paladin Raider Application.

[rileyj562]

Name (first name only if you prefer):
Age: 19
Character Name: Sonsma
Class: Paladin
Level: 85
Main Spec: Retribution
Off Spec: Prot/Holy respectively
Trade skills: engineering*in progress*
Mining *in progress*

Have you read and understand the following posts?
- Read This Before Applying
- Ranks
- About Us


Which of the following best describes your raiding goals? The rest of your application will be judged based on the answer to this question.
1. Raid whenever you have time in whatever group is most convenient
2. Raid consistently in a normal mode group and maybe some heroics
3. Dedicated to progressing through heroics at whatever rate the group is capable of
4. Hardcore heroic progression
5. None of the above, please explain:

3 best describes my raiding goals, Heroic Progression at the groups capability.

What is your raid experience? Please list as much as you think is relevant.
Where to begin, I have been raiding since Vanilla with experience in MC, BWL, AQ20/40, ZG, NAXX, Etc, Ive also raided throughout BC content, Karazhan, SSC, Hyjal, TK, BT, Gruul/Mags, then took a short break from WoW and didnt raid WotLK encounters, then continued raiding in Cata content with experience in To4W, BoT*few heroics*, BWD, and FL *few heroics*.


Why did you leave your previous (current) guild?
I am no longer available to make the early morning monday raids and am looking for a group that is dedicated to progression/heroic fights and experience.

Does anyone in our guild know you?
Yes, Ancajima, and Paaul.

How did you find out about our guild?
Ancajima, Paaul.

How many alts do you have and is this your main?
Currently 5 alts, and yes this is my Main Character.

What are your play times?
Usually Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Saturday/Sundays *sometimes*

Which of our raid times would you be able to make?
Tuesday / Thursday 7:30pm - 10:30ish server
Wednesday 7:45-11pm, Monday 7:45-11pm server *most of the time*

Would you be willing to sit out if it is necessary without a fuss?
Yes, if that is what is needed for the progression of the group as a whole, then there wouldn't be an issue with me sitting one out.

Have you spent proper time and money into your gear / enchants / gems?
Yes, i am fully gemmed/chanted on this toon.

Raiders are expected to use consumables during raids. In the following categories what consumable would you use and why?
- Flask/Elixirs: Flask of Titanic Strength, for +300 strength of course
- Well Fed: Beer-Basted Crocolisk, for +90 strength and +90 stamina.
- Potion:


If you are DPS, what is the (spell) hit your character needs to be viable in a raid?
I'm Melee, so my (melee) hit needs to be at 8% cap.

What is the basic gemming strategy for your character?


What is the basic reforging strategy for your character?
Red is Pure Strength, Blue is Strength/Hit mix, Yellow is Strength/Mastery mix.
Reverberated Shadowspirit Diamond for the Meta slot.

What is your favorite boss fight and why? What boss haven't you fought that you're looking forward to the most?
My favorite boss fight is H Morchok, I like when he splits, its awesome, good encounter. The boss I'm looking forward to most is Heroic Yor'sahj, 4 bloods ftw.

What boss mod(s) do you use?
Deadly Boss Mods.

What website(s) do you use to read up on encounters proactively?
Youtube How to Videos and In-Game dungeon journal fight mechanics.

Please link your armory profile:
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/d ... sma/simple
I just recently got my head chant too but its not showing.

Anything else we missed or you want to tell us?
Nope I think that pretty much covers it.

[Benvolo]

What is the basic gemming strategy for your character?


What is the basic reforging strategy for your character?
Red is Pure Strength, Blue is Strength/Hit mix, Yellow is Strength/Mastery mix.
Reverberated Shadowspirit Diamond for the Meta slot.

You put your answer for the gemming strat as the answer for the reforging strat. So we need to you how you reforge your gear.

[draven]

greetings, thanks for the app. you also missed a few other questions in addition to the one that benvolo mentioned.

[rileyj562]

What is the basic gemming strategy for your character?
Red is Pure Strength, Blue is Strength/Hit mix, Yellow is Strength/Mastery mix.
Reverberated Shadowspirit Diamond for the Meta slot.


What is the basic reforging strategy for your character?
Basic Reforging strategy for Retreibution Paladin is Strength > 8% melee hit > 26 Expertise *soft cap* > Mastery
Reforge everything until 8% hit capped, then focus on getting the 26 soft capped expertise rating, then reforge any other stat into mastery.

sorry about that, any other questions i might have missed, please let me know.

[Aezelkvalae]

Your reforging strategy is hectic and confusing at best. On one piece you have haste/mastery as the base stats, and you don't reforge it, seeming to indicate you plan on stacking those two stats. However then on another piece of armor you have crit/haste and you reforge the haste to mastery, indicating that you are valuing crit and mastery the highest.

You don't seem to be quite sure how you want to set up. There are few different contradictions in your gear like this. However, I'm being nitpicky, there isn't anything too horrendous.

I realize crit and haste value very closely to each other for ret but, you do need to pick one or the other to stack generally to get the most benefit.

[rileyj562]

i know it looks hectic atm, i just got a few new pieces and my interface was acting up so i havent gotten around to resetting it so I can properly reforge my new gear.
i am shooting for the mastery stack but its in progress atm.

[Benvolo]

invited by benvolo to member rank

[draven]

Name (first name only if you prefer):


Have you read and understand the following posts?
- Read This Before Applying
- Ranks
- About Us


Raiders are expected to use consumables during raids. In the following categories what consumable would you use and why?
- Potion:

[rileyj562]

Name (first name only if you prefer):
Jake

Have you read and understand the following posts?
- Read This Before Applying
- Ranks
- About Us

Yes, i read those threads.

Raiders are expected to use consumables during raids. In the following categories what consumable would you use and why?
- Potion: I will use Pots when absolutley needed, but thus far they havent really been needed, but am no stranger to them when they are needed, as i said before ive been raiding since vanilla so i have used them but not on a fight-fight basis.
I also carry str pots and such at all times.

[draven]

thank you

Raiders are expected to use consumables during raids. In the following categories what consumable would you use and why?
- Potion: Healing Pots?

there will be some instances where healing potions are appropriate, but the vast majority of the time you should use golemblood potions, as they will increase your dps substantially, especially when combined with other buffs such as heroism.

edit: heh, looks like you updated your post while i was replying. heroic progression generally requires using potions on serious kill attempts, and at times pre-potting, which is using a potion just before you enter combat so that your are able to use another one later in the fight.

[rileyj562]

yeah srry i wasnt really sure of the question... lol srry but yes i carry golemblood pots and use them in a macro with my other CDs.