Merry Graverobbers guild info - User contributions [en-gb]

Trialling

2026-03-16T17:53:45Z

Tim:

The guild normally runs a 4-week trial for new members. This may be longer or shorter if the officer team feels they have seen enough information to decide or feels someone needs more time. We will usually aim to give feedback halfway through the normal trial period (at the end of the second week) and will communicate if a trial is being extended. We may run a longer trial if you join the guild at an unusual time, e.g. during a raiding break, or very late farm where bosses are killed quickly and in a single day.

If a trial is passed, the player will be promoted to raider. If it is failed, assuming good conduct, they will usually be demoted to social and will be welcome to remain in the guild in that capacity.

== What to expect ==

You should expect to be treated like a raider for the duration of the trial period. Ultimately, to assess you, we need to see you play and interact with the guild, so expect to be heavily rostered. We do not specifically deprioritise trials on loot, though will consider reliability when making loot decisions, for which trials are generally an unknown quantity. Nonetheless, trials can expect to be roughly equivalent with raiders in terms of loot priority.

We recognise that it takes a bit of time to get used to a new raiding environment – which is why our standard trial is a relatively long 4 weeks. In our experience, this is plenty of time for someone to get used to the guild and start performing to their normal level. This also gives us enough time to assess social fit, which is important to us.

== What should I prioritise? ==

We will make a holistic assessment of our trialling members, considering quality of play, mechanical performance, throughput, social fit, preparedness, reliability, attendance, etc. As a rule, we suggest that you focus on mechanical play far more than throughput, as recent raids tend to have tight performance checks but light throughput checks. Don’t try too hard to fit in – have fun chatting on discord, but don’t overdo it when you don’t really know people yet.

Splits

2026-03-11T20:39:41Z

Tim:

As a guild, we run a single split for the first few weeks and expect all raiding members to have ''one'' split character.

== Splits FAQ ==

''Wtf is a split?'' - as the name suggests, we split the raid, in our case, in half. We mix half mains, half alts, with the mains getting all of the gear which drops, then we do it again, with the characters reversed. So we end up with twice as much gear on the mains (at the cost of none on the alts for that week). We can effectively spend a bit more time doing two runs and get twice the gear for our mains.

''So I don't get gear on my alt?'' - not on week 1 or 2 at least, beyond what the mains don't need. Don't linger too much on this thought, I don't think almost anyone does raid content on alts in the very early weeks. And the mains will pay the alts back later in the tier, because they already have much more of the gear they need.

''This sounds like a lot of effort'' - yes, but really only for officers. We'll figure out which characters join which raid and deal with loot, which are the time consuming bits.

''What if the raid is really hard?'' - looking at tiers like Sepulcher which had a massive wall at heroic Anduin, this actually still works fine even if we can't do the whole thing as a split. We can split the first x bosses, then merge the mains for the harder stuff (and immediately reap the benefits).

''What content might we do as a split?'' - impossible to say until NA launches and we see difficulty, but we won't bang our heads against the wall for the sake of splitting an extra boss. From previous tiers, all of normal is splittable and often all but the last couple of bosses in heroic, but ultimately, as much heroic as makes sense - which might be up to the last boss or might be much less.

''Is this worth our time?'' - absolutely yes, it’s simply the best way to spend our time to gear our characters. It gives us a huge leg up in gearing, which gives a burst of early progress because we aren’t so vulnerable to gear checks – which gives more mythic vault slots and snowballs. We have done splits for several tiers now, and they have always paid off.

== What do I need to do? ==

Have an alt geared and ready to go for the new raid. At the moment (Midnight season 1), we’re asking that split alts be at least '''237 item level'''.

Your alt will need to be the same role as you – if you’re usually a DPS player, you’ll need a DPS alt. If you’re usually a healer, you’ll need a healer alt. This is to keep things simple. Your alt doesn’t need to be the same class, as long as they can fulfil the role and you can play the character to a high standard. You are welcome to mirror if you aren’t confident on another class, or if it's just easier for you. There generally isn’t a problem swapping between ranged and melee for the purpose of splits, but you may want to check with officers to make sure the split characters aren’t too melee heavy.

Otherwise, simply turn up to the raid on the correct character – officers will let you know which raid to bring your main, and which raid to bring your alt to.

Remember, per our raid [[Schedule]] we always add an extra raid day for the first two weeks of a tier - this is partly to accommodate splits.

Officers

2026-03-11T20:38:45Z

Tim:

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.

== Officer ranks ==

There are three officer ranks:

Guild Master - overall responsibility for the guild, but ultimately to be thought of as another officer.

Officers - these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.

Council - these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.

== Officer list ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Officers
|-
! Officer name !! Responsible for !! Discord tag
|-
| Tim (guild master) || HR, recruitment, loot distribution || Tim9675
|-
| Vul (deputy GM, raid leader) || Raid leadership, rostering, healing team || vulegend
|-
| Ben (officer) || Consumables, split loot distribution, guild bank || boffneboy
|-
| Calatir (officer) || Tactics prep || vulegend
|-
| Rob (council) || Guild bank || subreze

|}

Officers

2026-03-11T20:38:06Z

Tim:

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.

== Officer ranks ==

There are three officer ranks:

Guild Master - overall responsibility for the guild, but ultimately to be thought of as another officer.

Officers - these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.

Council - these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.

== Officer list ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Officers
|-
! Officer name !! Responsible for !! Discord tag
|-
| Tim (guild master) || HR, recruitment, loot distribution || Tim9675
|-
| Vul (deputy GM, raid leader) || Raid leadership, rostering, healing team|| vulegend
|-
| Ben (officer) || Consumables, split loot distribution, guild bank || boffneboy
|-
| Rob (council) || Guild bank || subreze

|}

Addons

2026-03-11T20:37:09Z

Tim:

We require all raiding members to have:

'''Addons'''

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/northern-sky-raid-tools NorthernSky] the engine for some boss coordination stuff - we think this will still be relevant in 12.0, but are still assessing.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/big-wigs BigWigs] OR [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/deadly-boss-mods DBM] for timers.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

We do not enforce a specific bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs or DBM, according to your preference - though we generally recommend BigWigs for having more up to date timers early in the tier. Please configure your bossmod not to spam chat or do any marking - though we'll usually communicate when something needs to be disabled for a specific boss.

'''Updates'''

Please keep all addons up to date - ideally updated before each raid. There may be times when a specific version is bugged - we will communicate this if it happens and specify the version to use.

Addons

2025-07-14T12:42:27Z

Tim:

We require all raiding members to have:

'''Addons'''

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/northern-sky-raid-tools NorthernSky] the engine for the boss coordination WeakAura pack for raid management we use.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/big-wigs BigWigs] OR [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/deadly-boss-mods DBM] for timers.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

We do not enforce a specific bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs or DBM, according to your preference - though we generally recommend BigWigs for having more up to date timers early in the tier. Please configure your bossmod not to spam chat or do any marking - though we'll usually communicate when something needs to be disabled for a specific boss.

'''Weakauras'''

[https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc.

[https://wago.io/NSUndermine NorthernSky-Undermine] the specific WeakAura pack for this tier.

[https://wago.io/n7l5uN3YM Kaze] not mandatory, but strongly recommended for reminders from the note.

Please do not try to pick specific auras out of the NorthernSky pack. We realise that people may have other preferences, but this has led to problems in the past with things not working, so help us avoid the wipes.

'''Updates'''

Please keep all addons and WeakAuras up to date - ideally updated before each raid. There may be times when a specific version is bugged - we will communicate this if it happens and specify the version to use.

Addons

2025-07-14T12:39:23Z

Tim:

We require all raiding members to have:

'''Addons'''

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/northern-sky-raid-tools NorthernSky] the engine for the boss coordination WeakAura pack for raid management we use.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/big-wigs BigWigs] OR [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/deadly-boss-mods DBM] for timers.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/northern-sky-media NorthernSkyMedia] media for the boss coordination WeakAura pack we use.

We do not enforce a specific bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs or DBM, according to your preference - though we generally recommend BigWigs for having more up to date timers early in the tier. Please configure your bossmod not to spam chat or do any marking - though we'll usually communicate when something needs to be disabled for a specific boss.

'''Weakauras'''

[https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc.

[https://wago.io/NSUndermine NorthernSky-Undermine] the specific WeakAura pack for this tier.

[https://wago.io/n7l5uN3YM Kaze] not mandatory, but strongly recommended for reminders from the note.

Please do not try to pick specific auras out of the NorthernSky pack. We realise that people may have other preferences, but this has led to problems in the past with things not working, so help us avoid the wipes.

'''Updates'''

Please keep all addons and WeakAuras up to date - ideally updated before each raid. There may be times when a specific version is bugged - we will communicate this if it happens and specify the version to use.

Loot

2025-06-14T11:17:49Z

Tim:

We ask everyone to list their loot preferences on [https://wowaudit.com/ wowaudit] and keep their loot needs up to date. We also ask that all DPS players complete a weekly [https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/droptimizer droptimizer] sim at max item level with settings specified on wowaudit (usually 5 or 7 min Patchwerk), which should also be submitted through wowaudit.

In game, loot is assigned through loot council – please check [[Addons]] to ensure you have the necessary addons to manage this.

The loot addon will automatically pass on items, allowing them to be picked up by the loot master, who will ask you to select from several options for each item.

The options are:

== Loot options ==

* "Best in slot" – this is an item you will wear for essentially every boss in the raid. Hopefully goes without saying that only a single item per slot should be tagged “best in slot”. If you wear a crafted item in this slot, or your best item comes from outside the raid, no item should be tagged BIS. If there’s a very good reason you need multiple sets (e.g. a single target build and an aoe build), you can DM an officer to explain, but you’re only likely to get one item at an initially elevated priority in that slot.
* "Major upgrade" is relative to what you currently have. This should be an upgrade we’ll be able to see in the meters a reasonable DPS bump minimum for DPS mains (or rough equivalent performance boost for tanks and healers).
* "Minor upgrade" is for any performance-improving item which doesn’t meet the bar for being “major” – stat improvements, rolls for tertiary on tier, etc.
* "Raid offspec" is for offspecs you’re going to play in the raid. For example, if an outlaw rogue plans to play sub for a boss, daggers could be a raid offspec pick. You should only pick this option if there’s a clear use case of a boss where you’ll gain a meaningful benefit from playing a different spec.
* "Non-raid offspec" is for other offspec gear, e.g. gear you would use for M+, PvP, or similar. Transmog gear is not non-raid offspec gear – there’s a transmog button in the addon, but we aren’t looking to capture data about it here.
* "Transmog" is for items which don't represent a performance increase in any context, but make the transmog counter go up. This is only an option in game, you can select pass on wowaudit. Items in this category are raid rolled between people who want them.
* "Pass" is, obviously, for anything you don’t want to use in any content.

== Gearing philosophy ==

Our goal as a guild is to kill bosses as quickly as possible. We do this by getting the right items to the right people, to keep the pull count as low as possible. We hope that raiders always share this philosophy and are up front about when an item is better for someone else. We also want to know if an item is critical for your performance, as long as this is done with the intention of advancing the guild’s progress, not gearing your own character as much as possible.

Our decisions can only be as accurate as our data, so please make it your mission to help us understand what you need. Loot is a tool that we want to make the best use of.

We welcome occasional questions about loot decisions (though don't want to get into auditing every loot decision) - but most decisions are taken on a range of factors, especially consider performance during the tier, attendance, upcoming bosses, etc.

Loot

2025-06-14T11:16:48Z

Tim:

We ask everyone to list their loot preferences on [https://wowaudit.com/ wowaudit] and keep their loot needs up to date. We also ask that all DPS players complete a weekly [https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/droptimizer droptimizer] sim at max item level with settings specified on wowaudit (usually 5 or 7 min Patchwerk), which should also be submitted through wowaudit.

In game, loot is assigned through loot council – please check [[Addons]] to ensure you have the necessary addons to manage this.

The loot addon will automatically pass on items, allowing them to be picked up by the loot master, who will ask you to select from several options for each item.

The options are broadly the same in both readycheck and in-game:

== Loot options ==

* "Best in slot" – this is an item you will wear for essentially every boss in the raid. Hopefully goes without saying that only a single item per slot should be tagged “best in slot”. If you wear a crafted item in this slot, or your best item comes from outside the raid, no item should be tagged BIS. If there’s a very good reason you need multiple sets (e.g. a single target build and an aoe build), you can DM an officer to explain, but you’re only likely to get one item at an initially elevated priority in that slot.
* "Major upgrade" is relative to what you currently have. This should be an upgrade we’ll be able to see in the meters a reasonable DPS bump minimum for DPS mains (or rough equivalent performance boost for tanks and healers).
* "Minor upgrade" is for any performance-improving item which doesn’t meet the bar for being “major” – stat improvements, rolls for tertiary on tier, etc.
* "Raid offspec" is for offspecs you’re going to play in the raid. For example, if an outlaw rogue plans to play sub for a boss, daggers could be a raid offspec pick. You should only pick this option if there’s a clear use case of a boss where you’ll gain a meaningful benefit from playing a different spec.
* "Non-raid offspec" is for other offspec gear, e.g. gear you would use for M+, PvP, or similar. Transmog gear is not non-raid offspec gear – there’s a transmog button in the addon, but we aren’t looking to capture data about it here.
* "Transmog" is for items which don't represent a performance increase in any context, but make the transmog counter go up. This is only an option in game, you can select pass on readycheck. Items in this category are raid rolled between people who want them.
* "Pass" is, obviously, for anything you don’t want to use in any content.

== Gearing philosophy ==

Our goal as a guild is to kill bosses as quickly as possible. We do this by getting the right items to the right people, to keep the pull count as low as possible. We hope that raiders always share this philosophy and are up front about when an item is better for someone else. We also want to know if an item is critical for your performance, as long as this is done with the intention of advancing the guild’s progress, not gearing your own character as much as possible.

Our decisions can only be as accurate as our data, so please make it your mission to help us understand what you need. Loot is a tool that we want to make the best use of.

We welcome occasional questions about loot decisions (though don't want to get into auditing every loot decision) - but most decisions are taken on a range of factors, especially consider performance during the tier, attendance, upcoming bosses, etc.

Rostering

2025-06-14T10:41:00Z

Tim:

We will normally roster for the week ahead on Tuesday, or several hours before the raid on Wednesday. Rostering is completed through [https://wowaudit.com/ wowaudit], where you can input and update your [[Loot]] preferences. If you have any questions about the roster, or any requests, please message the [[Officers]] responsible - ideally before rostering is complete.

Please ensure that you report [[Absence]] as far in advance as possible to make rostering as simple as possible.

Onboarding

2025-06-14T10:40:26Z

Tim:

Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you.

== To do ==

* Sign in to [https://wowaudit.com/ wowaudit] where we manage [[Loot]] needs and [[Rostering]]. If you can't see the guild, let an officer know.
* Set up your warcraftlogs profile to enable you to view our [[Logs]].

== Important reading ==

* [[Mission Statement]] - what the guild aims to achieve, and how.
* [[Rules]] - what we require of our members.
* [[Trialling]] - how our trial process works.
* [[Officers]] - who you should talk to with specific questions.
* [[Schedule]] - when we raid.
* [[Absence]] - how to report that you'll be missing a raid.
* [[Addons]] - the addons we require that every member uses.
* [[Splits]] - what they are, why we do them, what's required.

== Additional reading ==

* [[Ranks]] - the guild's structure, what each rank means.
* [[Invites]] - how to get alts invited, rules around friends joining.
* [[Loot]] - how we handle loot allocation, what loot options mean.

Officers

2025-05-22T14:11:28Z

Tim:

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.

== Officer ranks ==

There are three officer ranks:

Guild Master - overall responsibility for the guild, but ultimately to be thought of as another officer.

Officers - these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.

Council - these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.

== Officer list ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Officers
|-
! Officer name !! Responsible for !! Discord tag
|-
| Tim (guild master) || HR, recruitment, loot distribution || Tim9675
|-
| Vul (deputy GM) || Healing team, recruitment || vulegend
|-
| Wotanes (raid leader) || Raid leadership, rostering, guild bank, boosting || wotanes
|-
| Ben (officer) || Consumables, split loot distribution || boffneboy
|-
| Leafy (council) || Recruitment || leafy7229
|-
| Rob (council) || Guild bank || subreze

|}

Logs

2025-03-13T11:54:54Z

Tim:

We log each of our raids using [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/ warcraftlogs]. During progress, we expect everyone to play for the kill without much thought of their throughput percentiles - accordingly, we unlisted log progress, and do not permit anyone to public log our raids.

We will often switch to public logs for late farm, if we're doing log runs for fun, or boosting.

To see the guild's warcraftlogs page, you will need to:

# Ensure your character is in the guild, and of at least trial rank. You'll need to log out at least once after joining and may need to wait for the battlenet API to update this.
# Log in to warcraftlogs, visit your [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/profile profile], then click the small "Update" button under the "Claimed Characters" table.
# Check that the guild is now listed under your "Guilds" table.
# Check the Guild's [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/guild/reports-list/3613 reports] - you should now be able to see our logs.

Officers

2025-03-10T22:07:24Z

Tim:

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.

== Officer ranks ==

There are three officer ranks:

Guild Master - overall responsibility for the guild, but ultimately to be thought of as another officer.

Officers - these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.

Council - these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.

== Officer list ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Officers
|-
! Officer name !! Responsible for !! Discord tag
|-
| Tim (guild master) || HR, recruitment, loot distribution || Tim9675
|-
| Vul (deputy GM) || Healing team, recruitment || vulegend
|-
| Wotanes (raid leader) || Raid leadership, rostering, guild bank, boosting || wotanes
|-
| Ben (officer) || Rostering, loot distribution, recruitment || boffneboy
|-
| Kenny (council) || Social events|| kennyxoxo
|-
| Leafy (council) || Recruitment || leafy7229
|-
| Rob (council) || Guild bank || subreze

|}

Addons

2025-03-04T16:12:07Z

Tim:

We require all raiding members to have:

'''Addons'''

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/big-wigs BigWigs] OR [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/deadly-boss-mods DBM] for timers.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/northern-sky-media NorthernSkyMedia] media for the boss coordination WeakAura pack we use.

We do not enforce a specific bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs or DBM, according to your preference - though we generally recommend BigWigs for having more up to date timers early in the tier. Please configure your bossmod not to spam chat or do any marking - though we'll usually communicate when something needs to be disabled for a specific boss.

'''Weakauras'''

[https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc.

[https://wago.io/NorthernSky NorthernSky] the engine for the boss coordination WeakAura pack for raid management we use, especially assignment of things through the MRT note.

[https://wago.io/NSUndermine NorthernSky-Undermine] the specific WeakAura pack for this tier.

[https://wago.io/n7l5uN3YM Kaze] allows us to

Please do not try to pick specific auras out of the NorthernSky pack. We realise that people may have other preferences, but this has led to problems in the past with things not working, so help us avoid the wipes.

'''Updates'''

Please keep all addons and WeakAuras up to date - ideally updated before each raid. There may be times when a specific version is bugged - we will communicate this if it happens and specify the version to use.

Addons

2025-03-04T16:02:11Z

Tim:

We require all raiding members to have:

'''Addons'''

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/big-wigs BigWigs] OR [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/deadly-boss-mods DBM] for timers.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/northern-sky-media NorthernSkyMedia] media for the boss coordination WeakAura pack we use.

'''Weakauras'''

[https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc.

[https://wago.io/NorthernSky NorthernSky] the engine for the boss coordination WeakAura pack for raid management we use, especially assignment of things through the MRT note.

[https://wago.io/NSUndermine NorthernSky-Undermine] the specific WeakAura pack for this tier.

[https://wago.io/n7l5uN3YM Kaze] allows us to

We do not enforce a specific bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs or DBM, according to your preference - though we generally recommend BigWigs for having more up to date timers early in the tier. Please configure your bossmod not to spam chat or do any marking - though we'll usually communicate when something needs to be disabled for a specific boss.

Please do not try to pick specific auras out of the NorthernSky pack. We realise that people may have other preferences, but this has led to problems in the past with things not working, so help us avoid the wipes.

Onboarding

2025-03-04T15:22:23Z

Tim:

Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you.

== To do ==

* Sign in to [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] where we manage [[Loot]] needs and [[Rostering]]. If you can't see the guild, let an officer know.
* Set up your warcraftlogs profile to enable you to view our [[Logs]].

== Important reading ==

* [[Mission Statement]] - what the guild aims to achieve, and how.
* [[Rules]] - what we require of our members.
* [[Trialling]] - how our trial process works.
* [[Officers]] - who you should talk to with specific questions.
* [[Schedule]] - when we raid.
* [[Absence]] - how to report that you'll be missing a raid.
* [[Addons]] - the addons we require that every member uses.
* [[Splits]] - what they are, why we do them, what's required.

== Additional reading ==

* [[Ranks]] - the guild's structure, what each rank means.
* [[Invites]] - how to get alts invited, rules around friends joining.
* [[Loot]] - how we handle loot allocation, what loot options mean.

Main Page

2025-03-04T15:21:32Z

Tim:

<strong>Merry Graverobbers guild info.</strong>

These pages contain information about the guild, including rules, requirements, expectations, and useful information about how the guild is run.

== Mission statement ==

See the guild's [[Mission Statement]].

== New to the guild? ==

See the [[Onboarding]] pages.

== Looking for something? ==

You can use the search, or view [https://info.merrygraverobbers.com/index.php?title=Special:AllPages All Pages]

Mission Statement

2025-03-03T16:08:47Z

Tim:

'''The guild aims to''':

* Achieve cutting edge every tier, as quickly as possible, without going to extremes which make the game unfun (e.g. permanent early extend).
* Continuously and incrementally improve each tier. This may mean a gain in world rank, and/or any number of less measurable improvements.
* Foster a fun, chill raid environment that avoids unnecessary drama.

'''Overarching principles''':

* The guild's successes are everyone's successes. We expect that everyone consider loot and rostering decisions especially from this perspective. We kill bosses as a guild, we gear as a guild, we succeed as a guild.
* Officers will communicate clear objectives for content outside of raid, and hold membership to a high but achieveable standard for reaching it.
* Guild members should always aim to treat one another fairly and with transparency, including officers (in both directions).
* We place a high value on commitment and reliability.
** We aim to recruit people who will be with the guild for the longer term (multiple tiers, no guild hoppers, care with repeat quitters and returners).
** We roster based around attendance/availability as the most significant factor, especially for long bosses.

Mission Statement

2025-03-02T13:57:35Z

Tim: Created page with "The guild aims to: * Achieve cutting edge every tier, as quickly as possible, without going to extremes which make the game unfun (e.g. permanent early extend). * Continuously and incrementally improve each tier. This may mean a gain in world rank, and/or any number of less measurable improvements. * Foster a fun, chill raid environment that avoids unnecessary drama. * Communicate clear objectives for content outside of raid, and hold membership to a high but achieveabl..."

The guild aims to:

* Achieve cutting edge every tier, as quickly as possible, without going to extremes which make the game unfun (e.g. permanent early extend).
* Continuously and incrementally improve each tier. This may mean a gain in world rank, and/or any number of less measurable improvements.
* Foster a fun, chill raid environment that avoids unnecessary drama.
* Communicate clear objectives for content outside of raid, and hold membership to a high but achieveable standard for reaching it.

Guiding principles:

* The guild's successes are everyone's successes. We expect that everyone consider loot and rostering decisions especially from this perspective. We kill bosses as a guild, we gear up as a guild, we succeed as a guild.
* We will always aim to treat guild members fairly and with transparency.
* We place a high value on commitment and reliability.
** We aim to recruit people who will be with the guild for the long term (multiple tiers, no guild hoppers or repeat quitters and returners).
** We roster based around attendance/availability as the most significant factor, especially for long bosses.

Ranks

2025-03-02T05:17:01Z

Tim:

The guild’s rank structure is:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Ranks
|-
! Rank !! Description
|-
| Guild Master || Overall responsibility for the running of the guild.
|-
| Officers || Guild leadership, these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.
|-
| Council || Guild leadership, these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time-consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.
|-
| Veterans || Long-standing raiders who have contributed productively and reliably across multiple tiers.
|-
| Raiders || Permanent members of the raiding team, who have passed trial.
|-
| Trials || New members who are still being assessed for promotion to raider.
|-
| Officer/raider alts || Alt characters of their respective ranks. GM, officer and council alts fall under “officer alts”; veteran, raider and trial alts fall under “raider alts”. Social alts occupy the social rank.
|-
| Social raiders || Social members who may occasionally raid as a backup.
|-
| Socials || Members of the guild who are with us socially and will not participate in our mythic raids.
|}

== Promotion from raider to veteran ==

The officer team will discuss this at the end of every tier. We don't make the requirements public to ensure it isn't gamed, but we'll look at a combination of attendance, performance and attitude. To set expectations, usually veterans have been in the guild for several years, across multiple tiers.

== Promotion from trial to raider ==

See: [[Trialling]].

== Can I become an officer? ==

This is a "we'll ask you" situation. The officer team tends to be stable, with spots arising infrequently - but we'll communicate with those we feel may be suitable when availability arises.

Main Page

2025-02-22T18:38:59Z

Tim:

<strong>Merry Graverobbers guild info.</strong>

These pages contain information about the guild, including rules, requirements, expectations, and useful information about how the guild is run.

== New to the guild? ==

See the [[Onboarding]] pages.

== Looking for something? ==

You can use the search, or view [https://info.merrygraverobbers.com/index.php?title=Special:AllPages All Pages]

Onboarding

2025-02-22T18:04:12Z

Tim:

Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you.

== To do ==

* Sign in to [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] where we manage [[Loot]] needs and [[Rostering]]. If you can't see the guild, let an officer know.
* Set up your warcraftlogs profile to enable you to view our [[Logs]].

== Important reading ==

* [[Rules]] - what we require of our members.
* [[Trialling]] - how our trial process works.
* [[Officers]] - who you should talk to with specific questions.
* [[Schedule]] - when we raid.
* [[Absence]] - how to report that you'll be missing a raid.
* [[Addons]] - the addons we require that every member uses.
* [[Splits]] - what they are, why we do them, what's required.

== Additional reading ==

* [[Ranks]] - the guild's structure, what each rank means.
* [[Invites]] - how to get alts invited, rules around friends joining.

Onboarding

2025-02-22T18:03:45Z

Tim:

Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you.

== To do ==

Sign in to [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] where we manage [[Loot]] needs and [[Rostering]]. If you can't see the guild, let an officer know.
Set up your warcraftlogs profile to enable you to view our [[Logs]].

== Important reading ==

* [[Rules]] - what we require of our members.
* [[Trialling]] - how our trial process works.
* [[Officers]] - who you should talk to with specific questions.
* [[Schedule]] - when we raid.
* [[Absence]] - how to report that you'll be missing a raid.
* [[Addons]] - the addons we require that every member uses.
* [[Splits]] - what they are, why we do them, what's required.

== Additional reading ==

* [[Ranks]] - the guild's structure, what each rank means.
* [[Invites]] - how to get alts invited, rules around friends joining.

Rules

2025-02-22T18:03:13Z

Tim: Created page with "We don't have a huge, formalised set of rules, simply be excellent to one another. A few specific rules/standards of behaviour: == General stuff == * We won't tolerate actual discrimination - "gamer words" are off the table. * We expect honesty in how you interact with other members of the guild. Especially during raids, we appreciate when people take accountability for their mistakes - nobody is annoyed when someone knows what they've done wrong and commits to fixing..."

We don't have a huge, formalised set of rules, simply be excellent to one another. A few specific rules/standards of behaviour:

== General stuff ==

* We won't tolerate actual discrimination - "gamer words" are off the table.
* We expect honesty in how you interact with other members of the guild. Especially during raids, we appreciate when people take accountability for their mistakes - nobody is annoyed when someone knows what they've done wrong and commits to fixing it.
* Be even-tempered in your interactions with other guild members. We aim for a chill environment.
* Putting other guild members on /ignore is strictly forbidden under all circumstances. This is because it breaks any addons or weakauras which require communication between players, which are numerous. If you have an issue with another player, deal with it socially, or talk to an officer - using in game tools to block messages from any raider in the guild is absolutely forbidden.

== Raid stuff ==

* Be on time, and ensure you inform us in advance of any [[Absence]] or lateness.
* Remember, our goal is to kill bosses as a guild - this means that you won't win every loot piece and will occasionally find yourself on the bench. Try to be selfless in how you approach progress and recognise that these decisions are taken to advance the guild, not punish you.
* If you make a mistake, try to call on discord how it might be fixed. Do not discuss errors more generally while a pull is still ongoing. If you made a mistake, wait until the wipe is called to report it, unless we can immediately do something about it. This ensures comms are not clogged during hectic periods.
* Keep comms clear when the raid leader needs to communicate - we realise (and even encourage) banter during farm, but don't want to lose pulls to people not being able to hear important calls.

== Preparedness ==

* The guild will generally provide all needed consumables except augment runes (which we never manadate until the permanent version becomes available). Nonetheless, please ensure you have your own consuambles ready to use if necessary.
* We expect raiders to work on their characters outside of raid, especially during early progress. We usually ask everyone to at least fill their M+ vault in the first few weeks (though the majority of raiders will do far more M+ than this), and will set expected levels of gearing on a week-by-week basis. As a guild, we aim to go hard for the first few weeks, gear as much as possible as quickly as possible, to allow us to focus exclusively on progress as soon as we can. The game is fairly seasonal now, so our expectations for M+ drop hugely as soon as the raid team are approaching best in slot gear.

== Helping out ==

* If you think we can do something better, let the relevant [[Officers]] know, from tactics to any area of guild management. We won't always get everything right, but can't improve things without feedback.
* Try to take feedback in the way it's intended - the goal of mutually improving, as a guild. We spend a lot of time analysing logs, and give feedback because we want to improve things. Please try to be introspective during these discussions.
* It's generally courteous to ask in guild for M+ groups before pugging. There is a group forming [https://discord.com/channels/219918588536946688/327852859225800704 channel] you can ping when looking for players.

Onboarding

2025-02-22T17:14:39Z

Tim:

Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you.

== To do ==

Sign in to [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] where we manage [[Loot]] needs and [[Rostering]]. If you can't see the guild, let an officer know.
Set up your warcraftlogs profile to enable you to view our [[Logs]].

== Important reading ==

* [[Trialling]] - how our trial process works.
* [[Officers]] - who you should talk to with specific questions.
* [[Schedule]] - when we raid.
* [[Absence]] - how to report that you'll be missing a raid.
* [[Addons]] - the addons we require that every member uses.
* [[Splits]] - what they are, why we do them, what's required.

== Additional reading ==

* [[Ranks]] - the guild's structure, what each rank means.
* [[Invites]] - how to get alts invited, rules around friends joining.

Onboarding

2025-02-22T17:14:14Z

Tim: Created page with "Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you. == To do == Sign in to [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] where we manage Loot needs and Rosterin..."

Welcome to the guild. These pages contain masses of static information about how the guild runs, and should answer most of your questions. This page will link the critical information you'll need to know, and the search option will likely answer a lot of questions. If you have any questions you can't find the answer to here, please ask the officer who recruited you.

== To do ==

Sign in to [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] where we manage [[Loot]] needs and [[Rostering]]. If you can't see the guild, let an officer know.
Set up your warcraftlogs profile to enable you to view our [[Logs]].

== Important reading ==

[[Trialling]] - how our trial process works.
[[Officers]] - who you should talk to with specific questions.
[[Schedule]] - when we raid.
[[Absence]] - how to report that you'll be missing a raid.
[[Addons]] - the addons we require that every member uses.
[[Splits]] - what they are, why we do them, what's required.

== Additional reading ==

[[Ranks]] - the guild's structure, what each rank means.
[[Invites]] - how to get alts invited, rules around friends joining.

Logs

2025-02-22T16:33:27Z

Tim: Created page with "We log each of our raids using [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/ warcraftlogs]. During progress, we expect everyone to play for the kill without much thought of their throughput percentiles - accordingly, we unlisted log progress, and do not permit anyone to public log our raids. We will often switch to public logs for late farm, if we're doing log runs for fun, or boosting. To see the guild's warcraftlogs page, you will need to: - Ensure your character is in the guild,..."

We log each of our raids using [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/ warcraftlogs]. During progress, we expect everyone to play for the kill without much thought of their throughput percentiles - accordingly, we unlisted log progress, and do not permit anyone to public log our raids.

We will often switch to public logs for late farm, if we're doing log runs for fun, or boosting.

To see the guild's warcraftlogs page, you will need to:

- Ensure your character is in the guild, and of at least trial rank. You'll need to log out and may need to wait for the battlenet API to update this.
- Log in to warcraftlogs, visit your [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/profile profile], then click the small "Update" button under the "Claimed Characters" table.
- Check that the guild is now listed under your "Guilds" table.
- Check the Guild's [https://www.warcraftlogs.com/guild/reports-list/3613 reports] - you should now be able to see our logs.

Loot

2025-02-22T16:18:27Z

Tim:

We ask everyone to list their loot preferences on [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] and keep their loot needs up to date. We also ask that all DPS players complete a weekly [https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/droptimizer droptimizer] sim at max item level with default settings (5-minute Patchwerk), which should also be submitted through readycheck.

In game, loot is assigned through loot council – please check [[Addons]] to ensure you have the necessary addons to manage this.

The loot addon will automatically pass on items, allowing them to be picked up by the loot master, who will ask you to select from several options for each item.

The options are broadly the same in both readycheck and in-game:

== Loot options ==

* "Best in slot" – this is an item you will wear for essentially every boss in the raid. Hopefully goes without saying that only a single item per slot should be tagged “best in slot”. If you wear a crafted item in this slot, or your best item comes from outside the raid, no item should be tagged BIS. If there’s a very good reason you need multiple sets (e.g. a single target build and an aoe build), you can DM an officer to explain, but you’re only likely to get one item at an initially elevated priority in that slot.
* "Major upgrade" is relative to what you currently have. This should be an upgrade we’ll be able to see in the meters a reasonable DPS bump minimum for DPS mains (or rough equivalent performance boost for tanks and healers).
* "Minor upgrade" is for any performance-improving item which doesn’t meet the bar for being “major” – stat improvements, rolls for tertiary on tier, etc.
* "Raid offspec" is for offspecs you’re going to play in the raid. For example, if an outlaw rogue plans to play sub for a boss, daggers could be a raid offspec pick. You should only pick this option if there’s a clear use case of a boss where you’ll gain a meaningful benefit from playing a different spec.
* "Non-raid offspec" is for other offspec gear, e.g. gear you would use for M+, PvP, or similar. Transmog gear is not non-raid offspec gear – there’s a transmog button in the addon, but we aren’t looking to capture data about it here.
* "Transmog" is for items which don't represent a performance increase in any context, but make the transmog counter go up. This is only an option in game, you can select pass on readycheck. Items in this category are raid rolled between people who want them.
* "Pass" is, obviously, for anything you don’t want to use in any content.

== Gearing philosophy ==

Our goal as a guild is to kill bosses as quickly as possible. We do this by getting the right items to the right people, to keep the pull count as low as possible. We hope that raiders always share this philosophy and are up front about when an item is better for someone else. We also want to know if an item is critical for your performance, as long as this is done with the intention of advancing the guild’s progress, not gearing your own character as much as possible.

Our decisions can only be as accurate as our data, so please make it your mission to help us understand what you need. Loot is a tool that we want to make the best use of.

We welcome occasional questions about loot decisions (though don't want to get into auditing every loot decision) - but most decisions are taken on a range of factors, especially consider performance during the tier, attendance, upcoming bosses, etc.

Loot

2025-02-22T16:17:00Z

Tim: Created page with "We ask everyone to list their loot preferences on [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck] and keep their loot needs up to date. We also ask that all DPS players complete a weekly [https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/droptimizer droptimizer] sim at max item level with default settings (5-minute Patchwerk), which should also be submitted through readycheck. In game, loot is assigned through loot council – please check Addons to ensure you have the necessary addons to manag..."

Rostering

2025-02-22T16:05:35Z

Tim: Created page with "We will normally roster for the week ahead on Tuesday, or several hours before the raid on Wednesday. Rostering is completed through [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck], where you can input and update your Loot preferences. If you have any questions about the roster, or any requests, please message the Officers responsible - ideally before rostering is complete. Please ensure that you report Absence as far in advance as possible to make rostering as simple a..."

We will normally roster for the week ahead on Tuesday, or several hours before the raid on Wednesday. Rostering is completed through [https://readycheck.io/ readycheck], where you can input and update your [[Loot]] preferences. If you have any questions about the roster, or any requests, please message the [[Officers]] responsible - ideally before rostering is complete.

Please ensure that you report [[Absence]] as far in advance as possible to make rostering as simple as possible.

Addons

2025-02-22T15:32:01Z

Tim:

We require all raiding members to have:

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

[https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc.

We do not enforce a bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs, DBM, or nothing, according to your preference. Please configure your bossmod not to spam chat or do any marking - though we'll usually communicate when something needs to be disabled for a specific boss.

We do enforce a WeakAura package. This is normally Northern Sky, but is decided on a tier-by-tier basis. This will be communicated on Discord, and updated here once we have picked for season 2 TWW.

Addons

2025-02-22T15:30:46Z

Tim: Created page with "We require all raiding members to have: [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution. [https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note. [https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc. We do not enfo..."

We require all raiding members to have:

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rclootcouncil RCLootCouncil] for loot distribution.

[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/method-raid-tools MRT] for a range of raid management functionality, but especially the shared note.

[https://wago.io/exrYkN05u Octopals] a WeakAura that reports which WeakAuras you have installed and at which version, to allow officers to check for versions, compatibility issues, etc.

We do not enforce a bossmod – you are welcome to use BigWigs, DBM according to your preference.

We do enforce a WeakAura package. This is normally Northern Sky, but is decided on a tier-by-tier basis. This will be communicated on Discord, and updated here once we have picked for season 2 TWW.

Splits

2025-02-22T15:22:23Z

Tim:

As a guild, we run a single split for the first few weeks and expect all raiding members to have ''one'' split character.

== Splits FAQ ==

''Wtf is a split?'' - as the name suggests, we split the raid, in our case, in half. We mix half mains, half alts, with the mains getting all of the gear which drops, then we do it again, with the characters reversed. So we end up with twice as much gear on the mains (at the cost of none on the alts for that week). We can effectively spend a bit more time doing two runs and get twice the gear for our mains.

''So I don't get gear on my alt?'' - not on week 1 or 2 at least, beyond what the mains don't need. Don't linger too much on this thought, I don't think almost anyone does raid content on alts in the very early weeks. And the mains will pay the alts back later in the tier, because they already have much more of the gear they need.

''This sounds like a lot of effort'' - yes, but really only for officers. We'll figure out which characters join which raid and deal with loot, which are the time consuming bits.

''What if the raid is really hard?'' - looking at tiers like Sepulcher which had a massive wall at heroic Anduin, this actually still works fine even if we can't do the whole thing as a split. We can split the first x bosses, then merge the mains for the harder stuff (and immediately reap the benefits).

''What content might we do as a split?'' - impossible to say until NA launches and we see difficulty, but we won't bang our heads against the wall for the sake of splitting an extra boss. From previous tiers, all of normal is splittable and often all but the last couple of bosses in heroic, but ultimately, as much heroic as makes sense - which might be up to the last boss or might be much less.

''Is this worth our time?'' - absolutely yes, it’s simply the best way to spend our time to gear our characters. It gives us a huge leg up in gearing, which gives a burst of early progress because we aren’t so vulnerable to gear checks – which gives more mythic vault slots and snowballs. We have done splits for several tiers now, and they have always paid off.

== What do I need to do? ==

Have an alt geared and ready to go for the new raid. At the moment (TWW season 2), we’re asking that split alts be at least '''635 item level'''.

Your alt will need to be the same role as you – if you’re usually a DPS player, you’ll need a DPS alt. If you’re usually a healer, you’ll need a healer alt. This is to keep things simple. Your alt doesn’t need to be the same class, as long as they can fulfil the role and you can play the character to a high standard. You are welcome to mirror if you aren’t confident on another class, or if it's just easier for you. There generally isn’t a problem swapping between ranged and melee for the purpose of splits, but you may want to check with officers to make sure the split characters aren’t too melee heavy.

Otherwise, simply turn up to the raid on the correct character – officers will let you know which raid to bring your main, and which raid to bring your alt to.

Remember, per our raid [[Schedule]] we always add an extra raid day for the first two weeks of a tier - this is partly to accommodate splits.

Schedule

2025-02-22T15:21:31Z

Tim:

The guild normally raids:

* Wednesday, 19:45 - 23:00
* Sunday, 19:45 - 23:00
* Monday, 19:45 - 23:00

Additionally, for the first two weeks, we will raid:

* Thursday, 19:45 - 23:00

All of these are listed in server time.

Please ensure you're online and ready for an invite at 19:45 on our raid days. We will aim to pull by 20:00.

Normally, after progress is over, we will reduce this schedule for farm, once we're confident we're able to kill every boss in a reduced timescale. In previous tiers, we have often reduced to 2 raiding nights immediately after progress, then 1 once we're into extended farm. We will check for preferences when deciding which raiding nights to cut.

Schedule

2025-02-22T15:21:13Z

Tim: Created page with "The guild normally raids: Wednesday, 19:45 - 23:00 Sunday, 19:45 - 23:00 Monday, 19:45 - 23:00 Additionally, for the first two weeks, we will raid: Thursday, 19:45 - 23:00 All of these are listed in server time. Please ensure you're online and ready for an invite at 19:45 on our raid days. We will aim to pull by 20:00. Normally, after progress is over, we will reduce this schedule for farm, once we're confident we're able to kill every boss in a reduced timescale...."

The guild normally raids:

Wednesday, 19:45 - 23:00
Sunday, 19:45 - 23:00
Monday, 19:45 - 23:00

Additionally, for the first two weeks, we will raid:

Thursday, 19:45 - 23:00

All of these are listed in server time.

Please ensure you're online and ready for an invite at 19:45 on our raid days. We will aim to pull by 20:00.

Normally, after progress is over, we will reduce this schedule for farm, once we're confident we're able to kill every boss in a reduced timescale. In previous tiers, we have often reduced to 2 raiding nights immediately after progress, then 1 once we're into extended farm. We will check for preferences when deciding which raiding nights to cut.

Splits

2025-02-22T15:16:45Z

Tim: Created page with "As a guild, we run a single split for the first few weeks and expect all raiding members to have ''one'' split character. == Splits FAQ == ''Wtf is a split?'' - as the name suggests, we split the raid, in our case, in half. We mix half mains, half alts, with the mains getting all of the gear which drops, then we do it again, with the characters reversed. So we end up with twice as much gear on the mains (at the cost of none on the alts for that week). We can effectivel..."

As a guild, we run a single split for the first few weeks and expect all raiding members to have ''one'' split character.

== Splits FAQ ==

''Wtf is a split?'' - as the name suggests, we split the raid, in our case, in half. We mix half mains, half alts, with the mains getting all of the gear which drops, then we do it again, with the characters reversed. So we end up with twice as much gear on the mains (at the cost of none on the alts for that week). We can effectively spend a bit more time doing two runs and get twice the gear for our mains.

''So I don't get gear on my alt?'' - not on week 1 or 2 at least, beyond what the mains don't need. Don't linger too much on this thought, I don't think almost anyone does raid content on alts in the very early weeks. And the mains will pay the alts back later in the tier, because they already have much more of the gear they need.

''This sounds like a lot of effort'' - yes, but really only for officers. We'll figure out which characters join which raid and deal with loot, which are the time consuming bits.

''What if the raid is really hard?'' - looking at tiers like Sepulcher which had a massive wall at heroic Anduin, this actually still works fine even if we can't do the whole thing as a split. We can split the first x bosses, then merge the mains for the harder stuff (and immediately reap the benefits).

''What content might we do as a split?'' - impossible to say until NA launches and we see difficulty, but we won't bang our heads against the wall for the sake of splitting an extra boss. From previous tiers, all of normal is splittable and often all but the last couple of bosses in heroic, but ultimately, as much heroic as makes sense - which might be up to the last boss or might be much less.

''Is this worth our time?'' - absolutely yes, it’s simply the best way to spend our time to gear our characters. It gives us a huge leg up in gearing, which gives a burst of early progress because we aren’t so vulnerable to gear checks – which gives more mythic vault slots and snowballs. We have done splits for several tiers now, and they have always paid off.

== What do I need to do? ==

Have an alt geared and ready to go for the new raid. At the moment (TWW season 2), we’re asking that split alts be at least '''635 item level'''.

Your alt will need to be the same role as you – if you’re usually a DPS player, you’ll need a DPS alt. If you’re usually a healer, you’ll need a healer alt. This is to keep things simple. Your alt doesn’t need to be the same class, as long as they can fulfil the role and you can play the character to a high standard. You are welcome to mirror if you aren’t confident on another class, or if it's just easier for you. There generally isn’t a problem swapping between ranged and melee for the purpose of splits, but you may want to check with officers to make sure the split characters aren’t too melee heavy.

Otherwise, simply turn up to the raid on the correct character – officers will let you know which raid to bring your main, and which raid to bring your alt to.

Absence

2025-02-22T15:08:27Z

Tim: Created page with "Rather than have everyone sign up for raids, we run a system of assumed attendance. We assume that everyone will attend every raid – and you’ll need to inform us as early as possible if you’ll be missing. Please inform us by posting in this channel: [https://discord.com/channels/219918588536946688/749425429202337842 Sicknotes] - just post in the channel, do not DM an officer unless you want to add context to your post. You do not need to provide a reason for your a..."

Rather than have everyone sign up for raids, we run a system of assumed attendance. We assume that everyone will attend every raid – and you’ll need to inform us as early as possible if you’ll be missing. Please inform us by posting in this channel: [https://discord.com/channels/219918588536946688/749425429202337842 Sicknotes] - just post in the channel, do not DM an officer unless you want to add context to your post. You do not need to provide a reason for your absence. We enforce this to ensure there can be no miscommunications, missed messages, etc.

If you are going to miss a raid, let us know with plenty of warning – ideally before we complete our rostering for the week. We realise that people will inevitably miss raids due to unforeseen circumstances, emergencies, etc., but anticipate that these should generally be rare. We take an extremely dim view of anyone missing raids without communicating with us.

Generally, we heavily prioritise reliability in our raiders – a fantastic player who’s only available 80% of the time is effectively worthless to us, because we lose any benefit they might yield during the raids when they’re missing and someone else has to fill in for them. Accordingly, we track attendance and make rostering decisions heavily based on availability.

Invites

2025-02-22T15:05:43Z

Tim: Created page with "If you are an already known member of the guild, you can message any officer, council member or veteran for a guild invite on an alt (See: Ranks). == Can my friend join as a social? == Yes, as long as you're willing to vouch for them. Generally, we just expect socials to be reasonable, chill people. Please note that social is not a backdoor to a trial. == Can I recommend my friend as a raider? == Absolutely, though they'll go through the same due dilligence proce..."

If you are an already known member of the guild, you can message any officer, council member or veteran for a guild invite on an alt (See: [[Ranks]]).

== Can my friend join as a social? ==

Yes, as long as you're willing to vouch for them. Generally, we just expect socials to be reasonable, chill people. Please note that social is not a backdoor to a trial.

== Can I recommend my friend as a raider? ==

Absolutely, though they'll go through the same due dilligence process as everyone else. We will consider a recommendation, however they will still need to meet our requirements. You can speak to an officer involved in recruitment about this (See: [[Officers]]).

Ranks

2025-02-22T14:55:20Z

Tim: /* Promotion from trial to raider */

The guild’s rank structure is:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Ranks
|-
! Rank !! Description
|-
| Guild Master || Overall responsibility for the running of the guild.
|-
| Officers || Guild leadership, these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.
|-
| Council || Guild leadership, these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time-consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.
|-
| Veterans || Guild leadership, these are people who generally give advice or help with smaller guild management tasks, but who usually won’t have significant overall specific responsibility for an area of the guild.
|-
| Raiders || Permanent members of the raiding team who have passed trial.
|-
| Trials || Prospective raiders who are still undergoing the trial process.
|-
| Officer/raider alts || Alt characters of their respective ranks. GM, officer and council alts fall under “officer alts”; veteran, raider and trial alts fall under “raider alts”. Social alts occupy the social rank.
|-
| Social raiders || Social members who may occasionally raid as a backup.
|-
| Socials || Members of the guild who are with us socially and will not participate in our mythic raids.
|}

== Promotion from raider to veteran ==

The officer team will discuss this at the end of every tier. We don't make the requirements public to ensure it isn't gamed, but we'll look at a combination of attendance, performance and attitude. To set expectations, usually veterans have been in the guild for several years, across multiple tiers.

== Promotion from trial to raider ==

See: [[Trialling]].

== Can I become an officer? ==

This is a "we'll ask you" situation. The officer team tends to be stable, with spots arising infrequently - but we'll communicate with those we feel may be suitable when availability arises.

Trialling

2025-02-22T14:54:01Z

Tim: Created page with "The guild normally runs a 4-week trial for new members. This may be longer or shorter if the officer team feels they have seen enough information to decide or feels someone needs more time. We will usually aim to give feedback halfway through the normal trial period (at the end of the second week) and will communicate if a trial is being extended. We may run a longer trial if you join the guild at an unusual time, e.g. during a raiding break, or very late farm where boss..."

The guild normally runs a 4-week trial for new members. This may be longer or shorter if the officer team feels they have seen enough information to decide or feels someone needs more time. We will usually aim to give feedback halfway through the normal trial period (at the end of the second week) and will communicate if a trial is being extended. We may run a longer trial if you join the guild at an unusual time, e.g. during a raiding break, or very late farm where bosses are killed quickly and in a single day.

If a trial is passed, the player will be promoted to raider. If it is failed, assuming good conduct, they will usually be demoted to social and will be welcome to remain in the guild in that capacity.

== What to expect ==

You should expect to be treated like a raider for the duration of the trial period. Ultimately, to assess you, we need to see you play and interact with the guild, so expect to be heavily rostered. We do not specifically deprioritise trials on loot, though will consider reliability when making loot decisions, for which trials are generally an unknown quantity. Nonetheless, trials can expect to be roughly equivalent with raiders in terms of loot priority.

We recognise that it takes a bit of time to get used to a new raiding environment – which is why our standard trial is a relatively long 4 weeks. In our experience, this is plenty of time for someone to get used to the guild and start performing to their normal level. This also gives us enough time to assess social fit, which is important to us.

== What should I prioritise? ==

We will make a holistic assessment of our trialling members, considering quality of play, mechanical performance, throughput, social fit, preparedness, reliability, attendance, etc. As a rule, we suggest that you focus on mechanical play far more than throughput, as raids in TWW tend to have tight performance checks but light throughput checks. Don’t try too hard to fit in – have fun chatting on discord, but don’t overdo it when you don’t really know people yet.

Ranks

2025-02-22T14:49:29Z

Tim:

The guild’s rank structure is:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Ranks
|-
! Rank !! Description
|-
| Guild Master || Overall responsibility for the running of the guild.
|-
| Officers || Guild leadership, these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.
|-
| Council || Guild leadership, these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time-consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.
|-
| Veterans || Guild leadership, these are people who generally give advice or help with smaller guild management tasks, but who usually won’t have significant overall specific responsibility for an area of the guild.
|-
| Raiders || Permanent members of the raiding team who have passed trial.
|-
| Trials || Prospective raiders who are still undergoing the trial process.
|-
| Officer/raider alts || Alt characters of their respective ranks. GM, officer and council alts fall under “officer alts”; veteran, raider and trial alts fall under “raider alts”. Social alts occupy the social rank.
|-
| Social raiders || Social members who may occasionally raid as a backup.
|-
| Socials || Members of the guild who are with us socially and will not participate in our mythic raids.
|}

== Promotion from raider to veteran ==

The officer team will discuss this at the end of every tier. We don't make the requirements public to ensure it isn't gamed, but we'll look at a combination of attendance, performance and attitude. To set expectations, usually veterans have been in the guild for several years, across multiple tiers.

== Promotion from trial to raider ==

See this.

== Can I become an officer? ==

This is a "we'll ask you" situation. The officer team tends to be stable, with spots arising infrequently - but we'll communicate with those we feel may be suitable when availability arises.

Ranks

2025-02-22T14:26:42Z

Tim: Created page with "The guild’s rank structure is: {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto" |+ Ranks |- ! Rank !! Description |- | Guild Master || Overall responsibility for the running of the guild. |- | Officers || Guild leadership, these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild. |- | Council || Guild leadership, these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time-consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant speci..."

Officers

2025-02-22T14:18:10Z

Tim:

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.

== Officer ranks ==

There are three officer ranks:

Guild Master - overall responsibility for the guild, but ultimately to be thought of as another officer.

Officers - these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.

Council - these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.

== Officer list ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Officers
|-
! Officer name !! Responsible for !! Discord tag
|-
| Tim (guild master) || HR, recruitment, loot distribution || Tim9675
|-
| Vul (deputy GM) || Healing team, recruitment || vulegend
|-
| Wotanes (raid leader) || Raid leadership, rostering, guild bank, boosting || wotanes
|-
| Ben (officer) || Rostering, loot distribution, recruitment || boffneboy
|-
| Noctyl (officer) || - || noctyl
|-
| Kenny (council) || Social events|| kennyxoxo
|-
| Leafy (council) || Recruitment || leafy7229
|-
| Rob (council) || Guild bank || subreze

|}

Officers

2025-02-22T14:16:43Z

Tim:

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.

== Officer ranks ==

There are two officer ranks:

Officers - these are people who generally have direct responsibility for an area of managing the guild.

Council - these are people who generally give advice or help with minor, less time consuming tasks, but usually won't have significant specific responsibility.

== Officer list ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Officers
|-
! Officer name !! Responsible for !! Discord tag
|-
| Tim (guild master) || HR, recruitment, loot distribution || Tim9675
|-
| Vul (deputy GM) || Healing team, recruitment || vulegend
|-
| Wotanes (raid leader) || Raid leadership, rostering, guild bank, boosting || wotanes
|-
| Ben (officer) || Rostering, loot distribution, recruitment || boffneboy
|-
| Noctyl (officer) || - || noctyl
|-
| Kenny (council) || Social events|| kennyxoxo
|-
| Leafy (council) || Recruitment || leafy7229
|-
| Rob (council) || Guild bank || subreze

|}

Officers

2025-02-22T03:59:20Z

Tim: Created page with "The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need."

The guild has a large officer team with delegated responsibility. If you need to speak to an officer, please try to direct your query to the correct person, according to what you need.