I don't believe we're in need of a sign up sheet as it stands right now. It's hard for me to meet the controversies of what positions get filled and when, in a raid, as my class is most soley built on the tank role and I'm accustomed to that role...and I usually fill that role! Therefore I often get to be in raids. Pray Dreadwind never goes resto? Or the other..way...around. 

Our method of inviting right now falls into the hands mostly of officers present. I sit in equal council with other officers and we throw back and forth the roles that need to be filled and who's available to fill them. It does go by who's there, and it is also touched by who &quot;sacrificed&quot; or &quot;suffered&quot; depending on circumstance. Also important above all is I'm making sure to fill the raid with the most efficient class combination for the targets that are in store for us. The last thing I watch for is to make sure someone who was present and ready but didn't get an invite gets a good shot for the next time. In the end, someone gets bummed out, but no one player to date should be feeling so left out that they were treated unfairly. 

As an example, we had some members suffer through a tough raid on Tuesday where we were undermanned for the Huntsman. Huntsman took at least 2 hours to get past, because the formula wasn't there until later in the evening. It wasn't because the players present were bad, they just didn't have the power in class make-up. For the following day, I wanted to see them rewarded for the frustration. The following day came and Meshach, Jamsheed, Xeine, and Zeph were all present as well and wanted to play together. That was four slots that they made a claim for and it was difficult to assure all those places with the attendance we had. What tipped the scale was that they represented the exact classes we needed for the vacant roles. I believe it was Zuwani who was left out in that instance. I later heard some spots were hoping to be saved but I just couldn't have held out with the 6:45 time arriving and players there and wanting to go.

A lot of guilds have a consistent team that goes to Karazhan each night. A group that usually has already recieved most all the best 5 man instance gear they can obtain as well as a good deal of heroic equipment. So our guild should feel pretty good about the way we do Karazhan. It's more of a &quot;Try to get all who are keyed a shot when we can&quot; thing rather than focusing on one &quot;elite&quot; group.



Something I'm a little concerned with is the way we look at the inexperienced members who may, at the moment, be on the lower end of the totem pole for equipment. It's a little cold, and since we're supposed to be a guild of friends and we chant the team spirit themes with our pom poms.....we should warm up to the opportunity of helping those not as fortunate as us in the Karazhan progression. What I mean by that run-on sentence, is that it's good for us to want to leave those earlier bosses for a group less experienced so that they can bleed the blood in the mud our veteran Karazhan players have, but at the same time it's up to us veteran players to help and be present to spark the success of those raids if we feel they're struggling. Hmm, yet another run-on. Damned! Ridiculous comma splices!

We don't have a varsity and junior varsity. We do, however,  have some more experienced and reliable know-how players and some needy ones. Mainly, we have bunch of guys who're in this video game crotch kicking squadron together! Do we have some players in the guild who likely arn't able to contribute to a raid fully as dependable stand-alones? I think honestly the answer is yes. It's like when inviting for a raid on one of our most challenging targets we might be prone to select say Jamsheed over Hornarii or Anhcks, Shamrohk over Alphatrion?(Ha!) ect. Giving up our position for early stuff to guys who need it is always great. 

The thing that Temblor shows concern about here is worry that the gesture causes one to lose a position for later targets, I know. We'll get that hammered out.

So, we should be enjoying this stuff together, even if we're in a raid dealing with encounters that don't relinquish us upgrades specifically for ourselves or our &quot;stronger group of players who've recieved the benefits of Karazahn early&quot;. It's like &quot;Those guys look like they could use me for that job they need to fill, on my way to help!&quot;. 

So, in summary: I think we're doing ok, and no real huge problem has surfaced that I think calls for a change, in my opinion. Our officers are pretty smart (Because holy christ, I know I'm freaking smart!) and should be able to handle the invites! The main thing I'm hoping for is that first we make sure that we get everyone on the same page of wanting to be present to get the things killed and provide the best formula for it. After that, then we can do the noble stuff and potentially sit out so that those who need gear from some bosses can be there. 

As for a sign-up-by-boss list, I'm not sold on it myself, but that doesn't mean you guys can't eventually sell it to me.

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