We got Afton in on the recommendation of the LF1M raid.  Sounds like she kicked ass and chewed bubble gum.  We like bubble gum.  Welcome aboard :)  App closed.

Bump...give this woman a Ginvite already!!!!! 

Fun Times in IRC:
[15:27] Dragonfork: aidin hates me this I know, for my repair
bills tell me so. many times my health is low, aidin laughs when i
explode. yes aidin kills me, yes aidin kills me.

"Afton" is to "people whom you should invite" as "waffles" are to "answers you should choose in the waffles vs. pancakes debate".

AFTON=AWSOME

Nuff Sed

nonono.. let me be more specific

 Nicest most compliant helpful hilarious interesting thought provoking female hard working wow player ive ever met.

Id love to see her in guild. 

No trees were harmed in the making of this message.

However, innumerous electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

I respecced and got pyro and blastwave. I also got belt of blasting made.

Had a chance to run with Afton tonight. Was a pleasure to have in raid. She knew her stuff, and even got some phat lootz!

Check over the parses, I'm sure there's all sorts of great advice to help her out (insert Karli wall of VERY GOOD text here). I noticed through each fight she steadily improved. (First DF raid jitters maybe? lol) Look forward to seeing you in more raids!

http://wowwebstats.com/5xlpsnbghjefm?s=8038-8098

I know Gruul/Mag is a little "old" but it's also a great raid to sign up for to get your face in the crowd! 

Oops...guess I better get it posted...lol 

Am I allowed to sign up for SSC/TK runs? I know you'll bring people in the guild before me, but I'd like to be considered. =P

Moar chicks FTW!!

Spell penetration is fine when it's passive (i.e. [Hatefury Mantle] but gemming and enchanting for it is just not worth it.  And as fire, threat is much harder to manage.  When you're arcane, mana is your cock-block.  When you're fire, it's threat.  Or at least, if you're doing it right it is.

Side note:  a 50/11/0 build is kinda nice in that you can still do well in raid and lolpvp, but builds using icy veins are proven to be more dps (50/0/11 or 40/0/21).  Not only that, but arcane missiles is a pretty draining "filler" spell for the AB debuff time, and considering your gear is still very low on int i would not recommend you use the arcane/fire build.  I do cringe at an arcane/frost combo (namely because I'm fundamentally against frost, but moreso because they pair arcane with fire).  But, frostbolt x 3 is a far less mana intesive filler than 1 x AM 1 x Scorch, so it's something to keep in mind.

But, I wouldn't even think of being arcane w/o a 2 piece T5 bonus to be honest. 

Hello there, I'm Karli, Hamfist's (our Sunwell/BT/Hyjal raid) lone female dps-er.  No Cisper, Holy Nova does not count.

Anywho, beings that 1) you play a mage and 2) you are a chick, that makes me especially interested in your app.

Okay so first off, I promise I am nice.  Bratty, but nice.  And this is actually a rare opportunity for me to tell a short story.  Once upon a time, I was doing dailies in the netherwing mines, and saw a mage walk by from <Mayhem>.  Knowing that Mayhem is relatively progressed, I inspected the mage and one of the first things that caught my attention was the belt off of Anetheron, which I had been drooling over for ages.

Imagine my surprise when I see said belt gemmed with *gasp* a [Radiant Talasite].  I think I must have cried a little inside. 

So like....it's nice to finally meet you .  

Alrighty back to your app.  To put it kinda bluntly, you still have a lot of upgrades to get.  At this point in the game, raiding mages need to take things that are a 2 spell damage upgrade, even if it takes you hours to get it.  I can already think of a few things you could and should snag if you want to remain competitive:

• -Some new bracers, purchased with pvp points, badges, or crafted (haste)
• -A new cloak (pvp points, or even the Kara one off Prince for the hit)
• -T5 helm off Vashj, which I know would be difficult, but it would give you the two piece T5 bonus and allow you to go arcane and drop all your not-so-great spell hit stuff.
• Something other than the Eye of Mag for your first trinket.  I would suggest the [Serpent-Coil Braid] if you can manage to snag it, but if not, something like the Blessings Deck works well, especially in AoE fights.  I like to wear [Sextant of Unstable Currents] during single target trash pulls or very short boss fights.

Please put Subtlety on your cloak, the penetration is probably making more than just me shake my head in shame.  

Okay, next thing:  spec.  First starters, your crit is especially low for a fire mage.  Mine creeps up close to 40% with raid buffs, even at hit cap.  This is namely due to the fact that you don't have much gear with both hit and crit, and while it's awesome that you're at hit cap, you should work on upgrading those particular pieces that have hit only and/or only hit gems.  An item like [Boots of Blasting] or [Belt of Blasting] can be crafted and have a lot of +dmg, crit, AND hit.   Crit is really a fire mage's bread and butter, so if you don't feel like you've been keeping up on the meters I would suspect this is the one thing you'll want to keep an eye on to help you improve.

I'm with Dufe here, the points you put into Improved Fire Blast are really not worth the trade off for Dragon's Breath and Blast wave.  Fire Blast should never really be seen as a "regular" part of a spell rotation, only as a situational filler.  It's just not damage-per-mana efficient enough to justify.  And the damage potential from aoe is just ridiculous for a mage these days in Hyjal, so it truly is a waste to not spec into them.

Alright so now that the whole "bla bla bla mage" stuff is out of the way, let's get on to other things.  As you may or may not know, Downfall has a uniquely high number of female players, notably at the raiding level.  Several of our top healers are women in their late teens to early 30s, and our other 25 man raid has a female main tank.  So, in a nutshell, girls are generally welcome here with open arms.  

Grov's a cool guy, and I would trust his referal any day.  So that being said, mass points for being a girl end-game raider.  Now let's work on your gear and maybe get you a little more knowledgeable about some of the inner workings of your class and give you a chance to show your stuff.

Last but not least, please feel free to browse through the mage guide I wrote in our handbook.  It might have some stuff that could help you out.  /node/106

If we can't guarantee you a raid spot right away or in the near future would this be ok?