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Delusions of Grandeur <DoG> is a 25 man Horde raiding guild on US-Firetree and is one of the longest running raiding guilds on Firetree (Founded April 2007).

Adult Guild
We are almost entirely an adult guild. 90% of our members are 18+ and we tend to recruit other adults. We focus on 25man raiding, while maintaining a fun atmosphere. We have some PvPers, some achievement nuts, some altoholics but almost everyone is a raider.

Raid Times

Main 25man Raid Times:
Tuesdays - 9:30pm-1:00am EST
Wednesdays - 9:30pm-1:00am EST

How we raid:
We raid for fun and progression. We have a mix of extremely experienced raiders going back to vanilla and relatively new but skilled players who have risen to the challenge. Mattymoo (GM/RL) is not a screaming GM, but we do critique each others performance in raids to encourage the best play out of our members. Our raid week is 8 to 12 hours on average.

What is expected of raiders?:
-Treat others as you'd expect to be treated
-Signup in advance for raids using the in-game calendar, and honour those signups
-Keep progression raid lockouts available for guild runs
-Have Ventrilo with headphones and a clear mic
-Inform the Raid Leader or an officer a minimum of 15 minutes before having to leave a raid early
-Come to raids with optimum buff food, flasks, pots, reagents and repair gold for the duration of the raid
-Come to raids having watched videos or read strategies for all bosses
-Work on gear outside of 25man raid nights (gemming, enchanting, crafting, 5mans and 10/25man pugs if you can't make the guild run)
-Have fun!

Raid Invite Policy:
Raid invites are at the discretion of the officers. Being a guild member does NOT guarantee a raid spot. Officers attempt to act in the best interest of the guild's progression, not individual players needs. No one has a guaranteed raid slot. Officers reserve the right to replace raid members who are under-performing, having connection issues, being disruptive etc.

Things that the officers consider when forming the raids:
-raid class/spec/role composition
-player's gear level
-player's performance (pure DPS/HPS etc.)
-player's raid awareness
-player's knowledge/understanding of fights
-player's previous attendance
-vetting of new recruits
-having a bad day/connection problems/fatigue (It happens to all of us!)

Loot Distribution System:
EPGP, which stands for Effort points/Gear Points. You gain effort points (EP) by raiding and killing bosses and you gain gear points by receiving gear (GP). Your current DKP standing is calculated by dividing your effort points by your gear points. People interested in a piece of gear receive it based on who has the highest EP/GP standing. There is a minimum threshold of EP before you qualify for gear, which generally works out to a new recruit raiding for 2 weeks before being eligible. See our Raid Forum for accumulation details/gear costs.

EPGP is being reset for Cataclysm. Everyone starts fresh.

Tuesday Main raid earns you normal Effort Points (500/boss, 500/hour).
Wednesday Main raid earns you 200% EP (1000/boss, 1000/hour).

Standby Raid Spots:
A small number of standby spots will be available on Tues/Wed nights. People in these slots earn 50% of the EP that the raid is earning that night so long as they:
#1- Are logged in to WoW (main or alt)
#2- Are in Ventrilo
#3- Are immediately available to swap in or replace someone in the main raid.

Recruitment Policy:
1) No random invites
2) Friends & family are always welcome. This is regardless of their class/spec/gear/raid availability or amount they play. This is also assuming that they are old enough/mature enough to follow the guild rules.
3) If someone inquires about being recruited to DoG, and you do not know them, direct them here or to an officer.
4) Alts always welcome after completing trial period (see below).

Recruit Trial Period:
New raiding recruits go through a very informal trial or probationary period (2-3 weeks). This time is for the guild to get to know them and for the recruit to see how they like the guild. Recruits are eligible for raid spots based on the invite policy above. If the recruit does not fit with DoG's raids, they will be offered the social rank and are welcome to stay or part ways.

Guild Ranks:
High Warlord - GM Rank = Mattymoo.
Super Banking General - Full guild bank access = Desmuri.
Banking General - Moderate guildbank access, for maintenance.
General - Guild officers, some guild bank access.
Grunt - Raiders (new raid recruits start here with a public note indicating app date), no bank access.
Alt - No bank access.
Peon - Social/Friends/Family rank, no bank access.

Bare Minimum Addons for Raiders:
-Deadly Boss Mods OR Deus Vox Encounters
-Omen Threat Meter
-Raid Frames (Vuhdo/Grid/Xperl etc)

Optional Addons (very useful):
-EPGP (DKP Reloaded) - Keeps track of all members EPGP and displays in a list
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