Ginvited.  Closing app.

Welcome to Downfall!

Wewt for Shakos. Good hunter is good.

I really like this app.  Shakos raided with Salmon last night and really impressed me.  Seems nice and knew how to play his class in raid.  This could be a very promising option for Salmon. 

Thanks Talisdar, would be good to raid with you again, and no I didn't play in Vanilla. I hit 60 i think a week before BC came out on my druid.

Shakos / Latro is a very good wow player, skilled, great dps, great kiting skills.  Like Tek/Fjun said a damn good wow player and a good sense of community and does what needs to be done to help the guild out.  I am glad to see his app on our site.  Also I will vouch for him for what its worth.  He would be a great catch for Downfall!  Good luck getting in buddy!

Hello sir or madam, and welcome to the Dowfall recruitment process. If you fancy a quick invite, have thin skin, or like purps over people then don't waste your time reading what follows, just press on now.  If you are a skilled player, or even a player in need of a little molding, and you have time to dedicate to dead bosses, and to a community of people that do more together then play a video game, then here's a few things for you.

Recruitment Process

Step 1 Application : Well you've already completed this step by taking the time to complete our lengthy application.  Some think it's silly, we have documented proof that it easily weeds out the douchebags before wasting too much of our time.

Step 2 Who are you? : Type /join dfrecruit in game.  This will put you in our global chat channel for recruits.  You'll find lots of Downfall members in that channel often shouting for people for random heroics.  This will get your name out there, let people get to know you.  The more people you get to know, the more people will begin to comment on your application, and thus keep it "alive"

Until you start to get comments from those who excel in your class, or those who have nice/not so nice things to say about you as they get to know you, it's up to YOU to keep your application active, it's not just a matter of posting and never coming back, we are a website oriented guild, get used to using it.

Step 3 Be There : Be online during raid times, its even better if you're on from start to finish, since people will DC mid raid.  If you're apping to raid, it's a long and gruelling process.  We DO need consistant skilled players for both 25 man raids, and you're not the only person trying to get that spot.  What we like to see is our apps posting on the raid events that they are available to fill in on a given night.  Then if you've posted that you're going to be on that night, make sure to shout our a reminder in dfrecruit just as raid is about to start just to let us know you're on. It may be weeks, it may be months before you see action, but you may end up with a spot the first time you join the recruit channel.

All questions regarding raid invite status for Kitten Brigade should be directed Zariyah in game, or alt Sainttaryn.

All questions regarding raid invite status for Salmon should be directed Ataraxia.

Please do not bother the other raid leaders, they have lots to do already.

Well that's what you can expect for the next few weeks/months.  We've had applicants that have waited over 3 months for an invite, we've invited people within a few days, every situation is different. So get you're name out there, get some comments, and good luck to you!

/facepalm

But in all seriousness you look like the most capable Hunter app I've seen personally. I usually want to stab people for their glyph and talent choices.

Well the name Shakos is just a combo of my first and last names that I have been using forever Shawn Koscielny, although before I transfered you might have known me by my original name Latro.

As to the geming issue if it is to generic in your opinion, what would be your suggestion for re-gemming?

I will list the reasons as to why I have the current gems selection that I do although I'am always open to suggestions.

The gem selection for hunters has been unchanged in my understanding sense obtaining Naxx gear. When under hit cap, (which I am not, I am over the hit cap yet there is little I can do about that at the moment.) Hit provides always the most beneficial DPS return about a 3.255 dps per point return. 

Gemming straight agility gives the hunter not only crit but a valuable attack power as well 1 agi=1.15 ap. (1.18) .012% crit this is why gemming straight agility is so beneficial. Gemming AP(attack power) is an 0.613 Dps inc per point as apposed to agility which has an 1.519 DPS per point value. (These values are determined by using Zeherah's Hunter Dps analyzer)

If you are looking for  hybrid gems to fit socket bonuses the truth is they just dont work out to being any dps upgrade that I have experienced personally as well as through a hunter DPS spreadsheet. Hunter socket bonuses besides red revolve around yellow, and blue. and are typically not worth going with unless you are starved for hit and the focused aim talent in your marksman tree is already maxed out.

As I said originally I am always open to constructive criticism, if you don't agree with any choices gear-wise or spec-wise or gem wise please say something. I will back up why I have made that decision based upon my own research and testing. But I'am far from perfect and will take whatever suggestions that are made seriously.