Hello, Iron Edge!
I am applying for the main raid.
Character: Shaolinbro
Armory: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/Kazzak/Shaolinbro/advancedClass/Spec: Rogue (DPS)
Member Type: raider
Personal Info:My name's Eric, I'm 22 years old and currently live in Germany.
I am a university student, currently finishing my bachelor's degree in financing.
I'm a very competitive but also social person, both IRL and in-game.
I enjoy improving myself, surrounded by people with similar mindsets.
Phoenixflame's dog is cute
Class/Spec:Currently playing and learning subtlety.
I prefer playing that because of the depth and high skill-cap.
Playing mutilate for example makes me feel like I have too much free time, similar issue I had when maining my tank monk, I want to be able to push myself.
My gear for every spec is similar, I try to balance all of them so I can swap depending on what's needed. (Sub 954, Muti 954, Outlaw 949 - gear not optimized for Outlaw)
Sure.
The stats I go for (enchants, etc) obviously always depend on current state of my character in terms of sims.
The main focus of sub-rogue is Mastery, Versatility - since it's important to just amplify the finisher damage. Currently Crit is more important for me, as I don't have the legendary shoulders yet.
Priority for sub rogue is very difficult to lay out in a few words. But to keep it short, I want to use all my amplifications (Finality, Nightblade, Master of Subtlety, Nightstalker, Symbols of Death, Shadow Dance) as overlapped as possible to ensure a massive DfA.
This means keeping Nightblade up, preparing finality in advance (if possible), and trying to let SoD and DfA timers overlap 100% of the time to maximize damage rotation. (using Shadow Dance in 2nd half of DfA is also a neat trick to save 1 extra GCD for Shadowstrike)
Alts:I have 2 relevant alts, that I used to progress previously.
Brewmaster Monk: Shaolinbro-Ravencrest
Affliction Warlock: Shaolinbrowl-Ravencrest (used for Coven only)
I used them to clear 9/11 Mythic Antorus. Then took a break.
Professions:Herbalism, Alchemy.
Money. 2h Flasks. I'm a cheap dude.
Raiding Experience:I never was a fan of raiding until Legion.
I was hardcore raiding in EN as an arms warrior, but hardcore was - well - at that point in time too much. It meant off-raid: Farming all materials for flasks/pots; and in-raid: Using everything up.
That was a 24/7 job I wasn't willing to take.
I got back to WoW with Antorus, I mained Tank monk, which made me help strategize a lot. I was a big asset for the raid in terms of strategizing - stayed after raids to talk to officers about my opinion, helped them get another view, and on every boss my improved tactic was implemented, which usually resulted in kills after a short period of time. (Progress on my monk shows progression on a weekly basis)
Since I knew how ranged/DoT-heavy Coven was, I geared a warlock for that particular fight.
Previous Guilds:<no> - Ravencrest
The progress in the guild was fun, but it had one big draw-back.
Horrible environment. Elitist leaders. Forcing people to play certain roles.
For example, when gearing my WL I noticed how much fun I had compared to tanking, and I gave the officers 3-4 weeks in advance, asking them if I could possibly swap, because we had enough skilled tanks to deliver what I do, and I could still strategize on my WL for them.
Their response was very direct: Play tank monk or leave. - Well, their roster disbanded a week after I left.
Availability:I'm usually available very often, especially at the evening/raid times.
I spend most of my time playing games.
When I have to prioritize RL I'm obviously telling officers about my change in situation, etc.
Communication:I'm half 'murican - my English is good enough to rephrase messages so that others understand what I'm trying to say.
I do have a microphone and I do use it a lot, I am a vocal person, but quiet when I need to be.
Computer / Connection:Above average computer and internet.
Fps: Stable 120-160 on setting 8. During big raids stable 60.
Ping: 18-28 ping in-game. Very stable German internetz
Addons/UI:DBM. For ability timers.
ElvUI. Because I like my stuff organized.
WeakAuras. Because it's good. Externals, Bres, etc. etc.
Skada. I want to see who has the biggest D.
(I want to check how people died, why, what time intervals, etc.)
Exorsus. LootCouncil. Classic progression stuff.
https://imgur.com/a/9iCfSX3Other Games:osu! - mainly this. Fun. High skill cap.
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
MTGArena - Closed Beta
Overwatch
Why Iron Edge?You have a picture of a cute dog on your application page.
Your environment seems welcoming, which is my current focus in a guild.
I want to progress and achieve cutting edge.
What can I offer Iron Edge?- strategize a lot, try to find improvements in every way
- level alts just for the raids progress (as long as I have fun doing so)
- fun person, play a lot, am very community focused, which means I usually talk to people a lot
Where did I hear about Iron Edge?wowprogress
Last Words?I am aware that my rogue is currently not as geared as necessary.
I do put in a lot of time into my rogue, to learn, to improve, to optimize gear.
I hope to join, not to insantly join progress, but to be accepted in the progression raid if needed/possible. And also to be accepted as soon as my gear is considered good enough.
I also want to join in consideration of that - I don't want to take a month to be able to join a progression raid. My character is 110 for a week, and has already a good amount of gear. I'm putting in dedication, in hopes of feeling welcomed.
I also accept being locked in as a social for 1-2 weeks until I have proven to be a good asset for the raid.
Apply as a Social
Name, age, location, work/school, etc.
Healer
Tank
Why are you playing your current class/spec? Is it simply because it's strong or because you think it's fun?
Any relevant alts you have and their levels.
What professions do you have and why? Any cool/special recipes?
What previous raiding/PvP experience you have, Setups, Ratings etc.
Previous guilds and reasons why you left them.
Times at which you are available. Include things like work shifts, upcoming exams, holidays, etc.
Are you proficient in english? Do you have Discord and can you listen? Do you have a microphone and do you use it?
Do you have a decent computer? Do you have fps issues? What's your internet connection like? Is it stable? Do you have high ping to Kazzak? Do you lag? Do you disconnect every hour?
List any addons you use for raiding and why you use them. Also include a screenshot of your ui (this is mandatory) and list any relevant key bindings that are not shown.
What other games do you play?
Why do you want to join Iron Edge?
Friends? Wowprogress? Openraid? MMO-Champ? Battle.net? Trade spam? Somewhere else?
(Write the name of the owner of the dog in the picture above!)