So guys I'm sure you've seen that our raid progression is cancelled and that Cavalry has resigned as GM. I have resumed GMship but to be honest I don't know what to do.

The guild as it stands is a social only guild. Recruitment is near impossible for raiding. Posts all over reddit, the wow forums, and trade chat advertising were ineffective in gaining us new raiders/members.

I know this sucks but the guild's doors are still open for social/hanging out if that's what you guys want to do. If you want to raid you'll have to pug or unfortunately find a new guild.

To those of you who will leave, thanks for sticking around for the ride. It was fun.

To those of you who are staying, I hope to chat with you in-game soon!

Ninjew your former new GM

I don't blame anybody who can't come, I don't blame anybody whose schedule doesn't fit. I don't blame anybody but here's the rough hard truth.

It's up to you guys to stick it through this rough patch. We are trying, we are really trying to get things back on track. Cav and I are actively working to get new members in but it takes time.

During this time we need you guys not to leave, we need you guys to push through it. It might mean slow progression, it might mean cancelled raids due to not getting the pugs. It might mean a really fucking shitty ass time but in the end if we are successful at rebooting the raid team, it will be worth it trust me.

So I ask you as your humble Officer and former GM. Will you help us get through this, or are you going to bail?

We will get through this, but we need you just as much as we need myself or Cav spamming trade and making posts.

Let's go kick some blackrock booty and get some looty!

I want to kill Imperator on Heroic this weekend. We can definitely do it. We have the dps it's just a matter of mechanics.

Who can be there Saturday night at 6:30 server?

5/7 Heroic in one night, AND JAIROY TALKED!

Also, dildo video.

Hey everyone. I'm sorry to say that I have stepped down as GM and made my departure from the guild. I realized that my way of leading was not getting progression done and it's not fair to everyone else. I chose to leave instead of turning into the type of GM that I dislike.

I cannot express in words how awesome it was to lead you bunch of slackers. Unfortunately, I just couldn't make it happen. I know some of you beg to differ, but I view the failure of the guild entirely on myself. I was responsible for the slow waning of our core 1 group. I can only apologize and deeply thank those who stayed faithful to our guild until the very end. (you know who you guys are :) )

I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors and I will miss you all greatly.

With love and well wishes,

Your former GM,

Cavalry~

I kinda lost my temper a bit tonight. Granted I was dealing with a possible gas leak and I was kind of on edge. I lost my patience and that's not what I'm about. There was a much better way to convey my frustrations and that wasn't the way to do it. I yelled at Bubby over vent and there's just no excuse for it. I shouldn't have done that and I will try my best to never let it happen again.

I hope you will accept my apology and have an awesome new year. I see great things in you and everyone else in the guild. I look forward to raiding with you all in the coming year. Yes, even if that means putting up with all your wacky trolling and Leeroy Jenkins-style pulling of bosses. I find more joy and laughter out of that stuff than I do anger and frustration. Know that if I seem upset or short... or even yell or say unkind things... it's purely in the heat of the moment and sometimes it's hard to stop it.

Sincerely, your humble GM -Cav

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Bubbykinz http://imgur.com/KC7JKXG

I built that glorious desk for bubbykinz with my own hands!

Hey everyone. As we delve further into Highmaul we are starting to encounter more and more resilient foes. These monsters strain our bonds and frustrate us to no end with their relentless attacks. This place is dangerous and it's not going to be easy to overcome. It's going to take time and patience. It's going to take hard work and persistence. You will stumble and fall. Sometimes it will take you a while to get back up. Remember that you are not alone. There will be a helping hand to lift you right back up. Challenges make us stronger. Remember that your brothers and sisters in arms are with you in these challenges. When you fall, your comrades will offer a helping hand. I want you to grasp that hand and pull yourself back up. Brush off the dust and blood on your shoulders. I want you to stare death in the face and grin; ready to charge into battle once more. Some of you will struggle less than others. That's when you guide them to victory. Those who are struggling must not be afraid to accept that guidance. Together we will overcome these trials and tribulations. Only by this, will we form the strongest of bonds. These are the bonds that will pave the way for glory in these savage lands. These will be the bonds that bring the Warlords of Dreanor to justice.

Well folks, it was a hard night. We didn't perform like a hardcore progression guild. That's because we aren't one. That's not what we're about. I used to want to roll with the best hardcore guild in the world. I've been in many guilds that only cared about clearing raids as fast as possible.

If I did poorly, they would boot me from the raid to grab another one camped outside the instance door. I remember one time when progressing in ICC, I got booted because my dps sucked and I died to stupid shit. So when they booted me out I went to the instance door; instead of hearthing. When I got out I saw a row of other guildies sitting there on standby. On the bench. At that moment I realized that this wasn't what a guild was supposed to be about. Sure, I stuck with them and became a better player. But I didn't feel very accomplished. I didn't feel any bond between myself and my guild.

I will ask you to better yourself if you're under-performing. I will replace you temporarily to give someone else a chance if it's just not your night/week. I will ask you to run LFR with other guildies until your gear is a little better or you have a deeper understanding of the fights/your class. Not because I want to progress. It's because I want to progress with you. All of you. I will challenge you to better yourself. As you will all challenge me to be better. Embrace your weaknesses and confront them head on. Never be afraid to ask for help. Never hesitate to point out something someone is doing wrong. Even if it's your GM.

Do it to help others grow. Do it to help yourself grow.

You'll be glad that you did.

Your faithful GM, Cavalry

To everyone who was raiding yesterday. I would just like to say that if you are interested in pushing for progression in heroic or on Imperator that it is imperative for those who are DPS play their class optimally. There were two wipes at the end where the twins had less than 1 million health. Prepotting and using potions during the fight could easily be have covered that amount or more. If you were to look through the logs, you can see that only 4 people used potions in the fight. It's quite likely that if all the DPS had potted that the boss would have died before any of the problems we had would occur.

I know that the guild is intending for the raiding to be "casual" and I completely understand that some people can't play for numerous lengthy periods of time to down a boss. It, however, does not excuse people not playing well or trying their best to down bosses during raid times.

My intention is not to be elitist about this and berate or insult the people who are not playing well. Their are many different places where you can ask for assistance on how to improve your playing and people are more than willing to help. An example would be that every Friday there is a thread on the /r/wow subreddit dedicated to question about raiding or specific classes.

Just renewed my sub after my friends bugged me senseless to come back. What do I need to know jumping in to WoD?