11-30-2010, 03:56 PM
I think a lot of the problem is that no one is in charge of recruitment. I’m sure no one wants to be Guild Recruitment Officer, but there are definitely some people who are qualified for the spot. And we have a full to bloated rank labeled “Class Leader” with near to zero actual Class Leaders in it. I know Abe likes it that way, but I’ve always felt that our lack of leadership structure is one of our greatest flaws. Really the only fix for it would be someone going OCD on our guild ranks and people stepping up and acting like leaders. We have it in us, but I’m not sure what the catalyst would be to get that started.
As for WL DKP, I’m surprised to see so many people in favor of full DKP. I still don’t agree, but how about something like 3/4 normal DKP instead of the 1/3 I proposed before? I just don’t see WL as the magnanimous, self-sacrificing, for the good of the guild position that you guys are making it out to be. I’ve managed the thing for like a year now, so you’re just going to have to trust me that the vast majority of people who end up on WL are there because we have someone better than them in the raid filling their spot already. Second to that are people who don’t want to actually put the time in grinding on whatever boss we’re working on and next comes people who are unreliable in some way (showed up late, can only stay half the night, DC issues, etc). A far distant fourth are people who sit for the good of the guild (letting in a trial or some such).
The other thing is that I don’t want to have to be crazy stringent on WL DKP requirements. I’ve been in guilds that made you be on your main, in front of the raid entrance the whole night. And if you missed a single ready check, not only were you not getting any DKP, but you were getting berated by the GM too. I don’t want to be that kind of guild. You want to get on an alt, get on an alt. You want to close WoW and just hover in vent, that’s okay too. Hell, if you want to just give me your phone number and tell me to call you if we need you while you go play XBox, that’s perfectly fine by me. I do not care what you do when you’re on WL. All I care is that I know how to reach you and that you’re online and in raid within a couple minutes of me telling you we need you. Forcing people to stay on their mains so they can sit in group six is retarded. Just as stupid of an idea is random ready checks to make sure someone didn’t go grab a bite to eat.
As for WL DKP, I’m surprised to see so many people in favor of full DKP. I still don’t agree, but how about something like 3/4 normal DKP instead of the 1/3 I proposed before? I just don’t see WL as the magnanimous, self-sacrificing, for the good of the guild position that you guys are making it out to be. I’ve managed the thing for like a year now, so you’re just going to have to trust me that the vast majority of people who end up on WL are there because we have someone better than them in the raid filling their spot already. Second to that are people who don’t want to actually put the time in grinding on whatever boss we’re working on and next comes people who are unreliable in some way (showed up late, can only stay half the night, DC issues, etc). A far distant fourth are people who sit for the good of the guild (letting in a trial or some such).
The other thing is that I don’t want to have to be crazy stringent on WL DKP requirements. I’ve been in guilds that made you be on your main, in front of the raid entrance the whole night. And if you missed a single ready check, not only were you not getting any DKP, but you were getting berated by the GM too. I don’t want to be that kind of guild. You want to get on an alt, get on an alt. You want to close WoW and just hover in vent, that’s okay too. Hell, if you want to just give me your phone number and tell me to call you if we need you while you go play XBox, that’s perfectly fine by me. I do not care what you do when you’re on WL. All I care is that I know how to reach you and that you’re online and in raid within a couple minutes of me telling you we need you. Forcing people to stay on their mains so they can sit in group six is retarded. Just as stupid of an idea is random ready checks to make sure someone didn’t go grab a bite to eat.