07-16-2009, 11:13 PM
Dear Engyll,
Sup Shar here. As the only shadow priest in our guild the task to judge you and prey upon your weaknesses falls to me. As with any professional critiquing, I'm going to be following the Stewie "Compliment Sandwich" model.
Pros: App was filled out properly, you used phrases and terms that can be considered at least somewhat "advanced" relative to the 'Cess Pool that is WoW. For the most part your gemming and enchants are fine.
Cons: Your spec upsets me. Imp Shadowform is a must have for almost every HM in Ulduar, including Thorim, Mimiron, Hodir, even Freya to some extent. You will never need shadow affinity in our raids. Maybe threat was an issue in your old guild but I can assure you shadow priests are the least likely to pull threat at any time if played properly. The slight (though still relevant) DPS you lose for only 2/3 shadow weaving is probably equaled out to the utility of inner focus, though personally I prefer the DPS boost. If you are one of those badasses that inner focus/Divine Hymns then I'll allow it.
Your pants with the hit/stam gem are really awful, especially considering you are almost 1% over hit cap assuming you have a shaman (which you will.) Also your helm with spell pen and even more hit has to go.
You have little if any Ulduar gear, either 10 or 25 man. That said your haste is fine, your spell power (for your gear) is fine, but your crit is probably a little low. Crit is definitely the preferred stat in my opinion for the majority of hard modes, where a lot of movement or damage modifying elements come into play. You have practically no Ulduar 10 or 25 man achievements, either, which leads me to believe you have very little experience on hard modes. Luckily shadow priests have an incredibly easy job of raiding these days. Now that our rotations have been practically spoon fed to us due to forced cooldowns, all we have to worry about is surviving and moving.
Pros: You seem like a smart, albeit inexperienced Ulduar player. With no other shadow priests I am definitely willing and capable of taking you under my wing, Sith style, and explaining every fight and how to improve at all times. Most of the gear I was using before the better Ulduar 25 stuff is being sharded in our raids right now. I don't think gearing you out to be almost on par with me will be a problem.
Conclusion: If you are willing to put in the effort to consistently show up and perform for 90% of our raids, regem your stam/hit/spell pen, and really learn the fights and ask questions, your inexperience and lack of gear are very tiny issues. Honestly we are looking for someone who cares about progression, won't emo out if we wipe or have to replace you for a better suited class/player, and who adapts quickly to our raid makeup and synergy. If you think you can meet all those expectations, you'll have a permanent raiding spot in a HM Ulduar guild, assuming you don't absolutely abysmally suck. Fair Warning though, broseph, if we give you more than one week of "second chances" during your trial, you may be gkicked and your transfer would be pretty worthless. If after all that you are still interested, let me know here and I'll pretty much approve your invitation with Abec.
Sup Shar here. As the only shadow priest in our guild the task to judge you and prey upon your weaknesses falls to me. As with any professional critiquing, I'm going to be following the Stewie "Compliment Sandwich" model.
Pros: App was filled out properly, you used phrases and terms that can be considered at least somewhat "advanced" relative to the 'Cess Pool that is WoW. For the most part your gemming and enchants are fine.
Cons: Your spec upsets me. Imp Shadowform is a must have for almost every HM in Ulduar, including Thorim, Mimiron, Hodir, even Freya to some extent. You will never need shadow affinity in our raids. Maybe threat was an issue in your old guild but I can assure you shadow priests are the least likely to pull threat at any time if played properly. The slight (though still relevant) DPS you lose for only 2/3 shadow weaving is probably equaled out to the utility of inner focus, though personally I prefer the DPS boost. If you are one of those badasses that inner focus/Divine Hymns then I'll allow it.
Your pants with the hit/stam gem are really awful, especially considering you are almost 1% over hit cap assuming you have a shaman (which you will.) Also your helm with spell pen and even more hit has to go.
You have little if any Ulduar gear, either 10 or 25 man. That said your haste is fine, your spell power (for your gear) is fine, but your crit is probably a little low. Crit is definitely the preferred stat in my opinion for the majority of hard modes, where a lot of movement or damage modifying elements come into play. You have practically no Ulduar 10 or 25 man achievements, either, which leads me to believe you have very little experience on hard modes. Luckily shadow priests have an incredibly easy job of raiding these days. Now that our rotations have been practically spoon fed to us due to forced cooldowns, all we have to worry about is surviving and moving.
Pros: You seem like a smart, albeit inexperienced Ulduar player. With no other shadow priests I am definitely willing and capable of taking you under my wing, Sith style, and explaining every fight and how to improve at all times. Most of the gear I was using before the better Ulduar 25 stuff is being sharded in our raids right now. I don't think gearing you out to be almost on par with me will be a problem.
Conclusion: If you are willing to put in the effort to consistently show up and perform for 90% of our raids, regem your stam/hit/spell pen, and really learn the fights and ask questions, your inexperience and lack of gear are very tiny issues. Honestly we are looking for someone who cares about progression, won't emo out if we wipe or have to replace you for a better suited class/player, and who adapts quickly to our raid makeup and synergy. If you think you can meet all those expectations, you'll have a permanent raiding spot in a HM Ulduar guild, assuming you don't absolutely abysmally suck. Fair Warning though, broseph, if we give you more than one week of "second chances" during your trial, you may be gkicked and your transfer would be pretty worthless. If after all that you are still interested, let me know here and I'll pretty much approve your invitation with Abec.