We've moved our main progression team raiding to Tuesdays and Wednesdays to maintain our raiding momentum, and to minimize external influences that might negatively impact our attitudes and therefore our performance.  This should have minimal impact on scheduling, but if we have overlooked something, please let us know.

The guild achievement run that is normally done on Wednesday will be done on Sundays Fridays from now on. 

Hello all DB members.  We believe we have enough members that are geared and interested in putting together a second raid team.  We're going to have our first 'pilot' run on Sunday March 13th, at 8:00pm server time, until approx. 10:00pm server (or later if everyone is interested).  What we do week to week will depend on availability on the majority of the team and how the first run goes of course.  Please be online 15min prior to the run when we're setting it up.  If you will be late for whatever reason, talk to one of the raid leaders or post it on the website.

Raid Leaders: Gorotto and Shotarrash

Raid Organizer: Yourmagesty

We have picked the majority of the team already based on their raid readiness, interest and availability.  We do have the following slots available, please speak to one of the raid leaders/organizers if interested.

* Ranged DPS

* Melee DPS

* Melee DPS

* Backup Tanks and healers would also be great.

You may be asked to jump into a heroic with us so we can get a feel for how much raid awareness you have.  As for gear, we require a certain amount of initiative and time spent gearing up your toon for raiding (ie. correct enchants, fully gemmed, proper gear).  A minimum of all ilvl 346 is also required (Epics are even better).  If you need help with this, again one of the raid leaders listed above can help you out fill missing slots.  We do however expect you to know how to play your toon/class and play it well, and encourage everyone to contribute to strats, changes, and ideas.

We expect our raiders to read up on the fights.  We will announce it in the In-Game calendar where we will be going each week/night so you will have some notice.  Please refer to tankspot.com, DB forums or google to find strats and videos on the fight.  We require that everyone reads the following posts from the DB website and understand them as we will abide by the same rules.

Raid Availability (Make sure you post here) - http://www.daemonbrigade.com/pages/information/127121-raiding-eligibility

Raiding SOP - http://www.daemonbrigade.com/pages/information/101774-raiding-standard-operating-procedure-sop

Some things to take note,

* We may pug in players from trade chat or other guilds if necessary to fill spots.  DB Players will always have first priority, unless of course you're not geared, available, or ready for the run.

* I have no problems with bringing in alts from Team A on our runs, but the other mains will have first priority and the same rules will apply.

Note: for the first run on Sunday March 13th, please read up on the first couple bosses of BWD and BOT, we will announce where we will be actually going at the start of the run (we're waiting to see who comes then we'll base our decision on that).

EDIT: Team B will be on hold at the moment.  There is not enough interest, or dedicated/geared raiders at the time being.  This may be revisited at a later date.

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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
...Vince Lombardi

Thalarion and Valarion down!  Grats guys!

Edit: Kill Video here

Halfus Wyrmbreaker

Grats on getting Halfus down!  We'll have the videos and discussion thread up soon (here).  The keyword was focus and practice; relax and have fun!  Great job everyone, thanks for coming.  Doing it again on Sunday, Crim will post the time on the calendar and the website.

Edit: Solo added thread link to vid and logs.

Lots of new information or just consolidated information here: http://www.daemonbrigade.com/information

Raiding SOP

http://www.daemonbrigade.com/pages/information/127121-raiding-eligibility
A lot of people are interested in raiding now that we're in a position to think about it seriously, and these are - and have been - the rules for raiding, just updated for Cata and put into a more consolidated form.

I know in the past there have been concerns about guild and raiding rules not being applied equally, and regardless of the legitmacy of those concerns, I agree that the potential for bias was much higher before.  That's why we have decentralized the disciplinary system to reduce bias and increase efficiency in all areas of the guild.  (Grievance policy located here: http://www.daemonbrigade.com/pages/information/127119-grievance-policy-and-procedure or post in the suggestion forum.)

Ranks

http://www.daemonbrigade.com/pages/information/127083-ranks-promotions-and-expectations
We discussed a bit at the last non-quick guild meeting about ranks, and how they were a work in progress and I'd like to have them related to the numbers in game.  Well, I can't relate them to the numbers in-game as well as I'd like, so I've come up with the solution outlined at the link above.  I think this should allow for enough flexibility in the system that people who contribute a lot, no matter how they contribute, should be equally rewarded.  I encourage comments and suggestions; please post them as comments to that document.

Guild Meeting

We're having a guild meeting to go over this and some other things, so please be there if you can: Tuesday at 6:30p server time.

Click here to go to our thread on Magmaw.  Please participate and add your comments and suggestions on this thread!

Daemon Brigade Fishing Tournament

Sunday Feb. 13th 2011 @ 4pm ST

The Daemon Brigade will be hosting a fishing tournament for members of the guild with a prize of 500 gold.

This will be a timed fishing tournament.  The individual delivering the most of a specific fish (TBA) will be the winner and receive the prize.

Process and Rules.

1.  Sign up on the in-game calendar before 9am ST, Sunday Feb. 13th, 2011.  A minimum of 10 registrants/participants is required.  If there are not at least 10 registrants, the tournament will be cancelled.

2.  Be online and ready to go at 3:55 pm ST.  If at least 10 registrants/participants are not online at that time, the tournament will be cancelled.

3.  At 4pm ST, the target fish will be identified and posted in the Guild Message of the Day.  Once announced, go get your fish.

4.  All entries must be mailed to Solo.

5.  All entries must be received at 6pm ST.  Please note, the current in game mail systems takes 1 hour for delivery.  Therefore, this means you must mail your entries by 5pm ST.  All entries, received later than 6pm ST, will not count towards your total.

6.  You will recieve a reciept email with the number of fish that has been delivered and counted as well as your current total count.

7.  By 6:30pm ST, a winner will be determined and announced.  In the event of a tie, the participants with the most fish will /roll.  The individual with the highest roll will win the prize.

8.  All fish received will become the property of the guild to be used for other purposes.

 This is a great opportunity to help out the guild, hang out in vent and drink with your buds on a Sunday afternoon.

Daemon Brigade is finally jumping in the raiding game! We are starting on Tuesday February 8th. Those who have been chosen have been contacted but do not fret if you have not been contacted, if these people are not prepared by this time they will lose their spot. So even if you have not been contacted if you are geared and online and signed up on the website with your schedule posted you have a chance at a spot. Oh ya... and we'll be doing Blackwing Descent so know the fights.

Here are the requirements to raid:

   -Geared for Blackwing descent according to wow-heroes.com

   -Appropriate flasks and food buffs

   -Signed up on website with schedule posted

   -Proper gems and enchants

And here are some requirements to keep on raiding once we have started:

   -75% attendance (no more than 2 absences a month)

   -Be online and prepared 15 minutes before the raid starts

   -Failure to fulfill your role in the raid, being it cc's, interrupts, etc etc. will be resulting in a kick from the group. You will have the opportunity to perform better before you are kicked.

   -Have to be able to give and take constructive criticism.

These are the people who are the raid group as of now:
Edit: Scores and readiness added as of Sunday, February 6th, 9:15am.

Tank: Crimsonskull - 4298

Tank: Deadlykiss - 4462

Healer: Solo - 4534

Healer: Varrinek - 4043

Healer: Tuadina - 4146

Melee: Warrmon - 4241

Melee: Shadowphang - 4156

Range: Mosrael - 3854 - NOT READY

Range: Legasy - 4233

Range: Angus - 4074

If these people are not geared an ready by Tuesday they are at risk of losing thier position in the raid.

Those who post in the forums might have noticed that you have forum titles, like "Textually Active" and such.  If you have no clue what I'm talking about, forum titles are the "titles" that appear below your name in forum posts.  We set a title and a minimum number of posts to achieve that title and it appears like magic.  Well, I noticed that one of the lower ranks I had was "Apathetic" and it was made originally to guilt people into being more active, but looking at it now it seems a bit negative.  So I've changed it to "Texterbating."  I also changed "Slightly Interested" to "Interested."

I really like forum titles, but I need a better naming system.  I want some suggestions!  Let me know titles you think would be good, or other forums that have titles you like.  Post in the comments!

I'm sick as all hell guys, so I'm canceling the officer meeting tonight.  I want to reschedule for Wednesday at 8:30p if everyone can make it; please let me know.