Raider Application - Hunter (DPS) - Hoassnig (XR)

[Applicant]

Hello, Iron Edge!

I am applying for the main raid.

Character: Hoassnig
Server: Stormscale
Armory: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/Stormscale/Hoassnig/advanced
Class/Spec: Hunter (DPS)
Member Type: raider

Personal Info:

Hello! I am Thomas Greenhalgh, aged 26. I am an English Teacher in a high school in the united Kingdom and have done this for 4 years now.

Class/Spec:

Marksmanship is my main spec, with beast mastery as my second. I favour marksmanship as it has very competitive single target dps and is very mobile.

I will begin with stats.
Firstly, I prioritize weapon damage, then agility and critical strike damage. Next, I would look for items with multi-strike on them, as well as critical strike, in order to maximise my dps.

For my rotation, I would keep chimera shot on cooldown, as well as focusing shot for single target dps fights, while dumping focus with aimed shot. I use steady shot to build focus in order to ensure that I always have enough focus to spend my thrill of the hunt procs or a chimera shot, should it be off cooldown. My main dps cooldowns are Stampede and Rapid Fire. I aim to cast these as many times as possible in a boss fight to maximise their usage. I also try to line up my cooldowns with bloodlust, or another raid cooldown such as ring usage to further exploit their potential.

However, I am always open to suggestions and comments. Being a teacher allows me to be great at taking constructive criticism and I am looking forward to your other raid members being able to take me through other strategies and ideas to aid me further.

Alts:

I have an Alliance alt called Blazeybones on Ravencrest who I used to raid heroic with in Mists of Pandaria. He is level 90, as I decided to focus solely on maximizing my potential with my hunter.

Professions:

I have 700 Jewelcrafting in order to craft Immaculate gems that allow me to make some gold and socket any items quickly and during a raid with the best possible gem. I recently opened up a profession slot as I feel that this will be beneficial to guilds who are looking for a specific profession.

Raiding Experience:

I have currently cleared Hellfire Citadel 13/13 on Heroic difficulty. I have several clears on heroic and I am currently 2/13 Mythic (Hellfire Assault and Kormok).

Previous Guilds:

I have only been in one guild on this character and they are called the German Sausage. I have got to 13/13HC with them and 2/13 Mythic, however, I am looking progress at a faster rate and they do not have the same drive that you seem to have. I am not a guild switcher - I want to be a part of a family in a guild.

Availability:

I am available on the nights that you have mentioned. If there is a commitment that i must fulfill that will not allow me to raid, you will be informed a long time in advance.

Communication:

I have all of the above! I do use my microphone, although i keep comms clear during the pull to ensure maximum focus. I can communicate when it is needed though.

Computer / Connection:

I have no connection issues whatsoever!

Addons/UI:

My addon list:
DBM - Very useful for timers from bosses.
Dominos - customisable and easy to keybind.
Grid - Customisable raid frames, allowing me to see raid buffs and debuffs clearly.
Need to Know - Great for helping me to track procs. As seen in my UI, this helps me to focus my eye to the centre of the screen.
Shadowed Unit Frames - Good for displaying buffs and debuffs.
Skada - Helps me to keep track of damage and healing.
Tell Me When - Tracks my cooldowns and displays when certain cooldowns are going to be available again.
Tidy Plates - Allows me to see add aggro and display buffs to bosses and adds.
WeakAuras - Easily modified and shows buffs and debuffs clearly.
Exorsus Raid Tools - Brilliant addon for helping to coordinate positions for bosses such as Kormok in Mythic where each member needs a certain position to soak.

These are the main ones!

here is the screen shot of my ui: http://imgur.com/gallery/KPch7Uo/new


Other Games:

I tend to just stick to WOW at the minute, but I also dabble in league of legends to improve my gaming ability overall.

Why Iron Edge?

I believe that your guild has the dynamic that I am looking for. I have done a lot of research prior to putting in this application and I have found that your guild prioritizes progression, friendliness and drive. I also like that you raid twice a week as that highlights how focused you are and how you are efficient. This is a guild that I would love to join.

What can I offer Iron Edge?

I believe I would fit right into a guild that embodies these things. I can offer competitive dps, a willingness to learn and improve, as well high knowledge of mechanics and fights. I have good experience and I am a regular player who maintains 100% attendance, therefore I can always raid when you need me to!

Where did I hear about Iron Edge?

Wow progress is where I heard about you.

Last Words?

Thank you for considering my application to your guild and I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Please feel free to whisper me to chat in game. My battletag is: Adder#2280.

[Gaeios(Graxlos)]

Hi there, remember to make an account on the forum so you can answer any questions we have to the application.

[Vejeta]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the apply, only things I'd like to say is do you have any logs to show? We currently have a lot of hunters iirc we are at 5 already so excuse the pun but survival of the fittest comes to mind.

Good luck on the application.

Vejeta

[Rash]

Very nice application, decent gear too!

There's definitely a lot of competition in the hunter space right now, so let's see what our ranged officer has to say.

[Supremacy]

Howdy,

Gear is on the low side honestly, experience in Mythic as well. As Vej said ''Survival of the fittest'' I fear you would have quite the difficulty keeping up with the more experienced and geared Hunters we have.

A bit of a bonus question as I did not see anyone raising it, sup w/ no second spec? And I mean you don't even have the duel specs learned from my point of view. Truth is as a Hunter you don't need a second spec now that MM is king, but you never know what we may need.

[RomeoMustDie]

Oh an English teacher, thats all i need. (#yoda)

[Xormn]

Pardon me if i state the obvious, but in the title of the app, there's an "XR".

Does that mean you intend to join cross-realm, without transfering and joining us on Kazzak?

[Supremacy]

Pardon me if i state the obvious, but in the title of the app, there's an "XR".

Does that mean you intend to join cross-realm, without transfering and joining us on Kazzak?

Not sure if srs

[Lycanus]

dont know if troll or not...

[Phoenixflame]

Xormn, lay off the glue sniffing man

[Gaeios(Graxlos)]

He says that he wants to join the guild and raid with us. I think migration is implicit.

[Atlanteans]

Hey Hoassnig, thanks for your application  I'm not an officer, so keep that in mind, but I do feel the need to weigh in on your application at this point and I have a question or two I'd like to ask if you don't mind.

Firstly, you seem like a nice guy and seem to have the kind of attitude that I think Iron Edge could potentially benefit from in the long run (Legion) in terms of prioritising progression.

However, despite feeling that it is a shame I feel this way, I must speak candidly about our current roster situation. I do not believe the acceptance of your application is good for you or the guild at large (at least in the short run), because I do not believe we have a raiding spot to offer another hunter. As to why, I think given the fact that we have ~5 hunters already, that you are quite under-geared relative to the other hunters (lack of legendary ring is a massive deal at this point imo in terms of dps requirements for Archimonde, and we can't help you get it faster or upgrade it faster - so before anyone says we could help gear you, which may be true for the rest of your gear, I must object given this fact, plus we are already gearing quite a lot of trials atm) and that you lack mythic experience relative to the guild and the other hunters, I would expect the acceptance of your application to be seen as over-recruitment especially by our current, long-standing hunters and definitely by our new trialists. Could I ask what your honest feelings about this are, Hoassnig?

In terms of your progression, do you have any pre-wod or pre-hfc progression which could compensate for the lack of current mythic progression? It seems you have only recently reached the point where you've begun clearing heroic fully (only a few clears), did you start raiding late or is this your first time progressing to mythic raiding?

Also, I do have a quick question about your UI. It seems your debuffs appear in the default position in the top-right of your screen, beside your map. Let's say you're in phase 1/2 Archimonde mythic, and you accidentally pick up doomfire stacks. How would you know you had them? How would you know how many stacks you had, and whether you would need a cooldown? Would you really have to look all the way up to the top-right of your screen? Also, how would you apply misdirection to raid members if needed?

P.S.  Xormn, you did indeed state the obvious, and I am indeed stating the obvious by pointing out that you were indeed stating the obvious. Just wanted to state the obvious for the sake of stating the obvious, don't mind me - just stating the obvious because I find it funny. Although, I do believe pointing out that your comment was funny is again stating the obvious. My bad 

[Xormn]

I'm glad I amused you all, but this is not the first application I've seen that title is meant for cross-realm.

Since it's such a joke and I will see replies themed "chill out bruh", I'll let you all find them yourselves.

[Supremacy]

I'm glad I amused you all, but this is not the first application I've seen that title is meant for cross-realm.

Since it's such a joke and I will see replies themed "chill out bruh", I'll let you all find them yourselves.

Xorny, I ever tell u how much I love u? xD

[RomeoMustDie]

I'm glad I amused you all, but this is not the first application I've seen that title is meant for cross-realm.

Since it's such a joke and I will see replies themed "chill out bruh", I'll let you all find them yourselves.

Xorny, I ever tell u how much I love u? xD

get a room please