Old-school warrior

Tiras — Mon, 09/08/2008 - 19:10

Character Info

Name:

Tiras

Server:

Gorgonnash

Race:

Human

Class:

Warrior

Role:

Tanking

General Questions

Which days are you available for organized guild events? (Raids, RBGs, etc):

Monday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Which addons do you consider essential and why?:

They're absolutely necessary, and if not everyone has them and knows how to use them, it can hold the raid back.

PvE

Raid Experience:

I used to main tank molten core (full clear), black wing lair (full clear), AQ20 (full clear), AQ40 (killed huhuran). I'm also attuned to Naxxramas, not that we had much success in there before the expansion came. I have main tanked every heroic, Karazhan, Gruul's lair, and Magtheridon's lair. I have some off tank experience in SSC (mostly Hydross and Lurker) and TK (mostly Void Reaver). I have never been to ZA, no one seems to want a warrior tank for it, the preference is Paladin main tank with druid offtank, I've noticed.
As fury dps, I have raided KZ, gruul's, and magtheridon, also most heroics.
On my rogue, I have raided all heroics, KZ, and Gruul's lair.

Personal

What timezone are you in?:

California, USA

Tell us a little about yourself.:

I'm a wanna-be musician, I play bass. The rock band I was helping to form is sort of on hiatus until february, so I'm trying to start playing with a local reggae band. I also have some talent drawing with pencils. I'm trying to learn how to render in 3-d animation.

Open/Closed:

Closed

Never having anyone to

Tiras — Sat, 10/18/2008 - 20:27

Never having anyone to interact with while I was playing didn't help either. /shrug

Classic. The app system

garreth — Sat, 10/18/2008 - 18:21

Classic. The app system works!

I won't be on much, anymore.

Tiras — Sat, 10/18/2008 - 18:15

I won't be on much, anymore. I'm working now, and also I am not too happy with the changes brought about with this new patch, and I don't think I will continue playing much, if at all. Sorry if I have inconvenienced anyone!

I'll be on. : )

Tiras — Tue, 09/23/2008 - 17:44

I'll be on. : )

Might need an OT for BT

Atar — Tue, 09/23/2008 - 08:22

Might need an OT for BT tonight. Be around incase you're needed. I know you're super undergeared for BT, but what the hell right!

I've been watching you in Felsteel's raid too. You seem to be putting the time and effort to be in DF. Keep up the good work.

I gotta give you credit my

Alprazalam — Mon, 09/22/2008 - 21:32

I gotta give you credit my friend. You work good as an off tank and a main tank. Keep coming and raiding with us man, you make a good member of the team.

Atar's cousin, although we don't claim each other in RL.

Haha D&D was fun last

Tiras — Wed, 09/17/2008 - 11:04

Haha D&D was fun last night.

Adwarf - I have both... I actually made a map of my neighborhood for source- it's pretty fun, if I do say so myself.

24 more badges, and my tank set will finally be full epics! It only took about a year! O_o Nightbane and Magtheridon hate my guts.

I knows him, he is good. and

Adwarflol — Tue, 09/16/2008 - 16:11

I knows him, he is good. and 1.6 or source?

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Special with a CoH

living with you is like living in a living nightmare!

I ran with Tiras in

Atar — Mon, 09/15/2008 - 11:24

I ran with Tiras in Felsteel's Kara on Saturday. Seems to be a nice guy and performed really well. I think he'd be great for those 5man/10man/25man filler spots.

Snagged Tiras up to tank

Aidin — Sun, 09/14/2008 - 20:54

Snagged Tiras up to tank some malt today. While I wanted to let Sid MT, he's a bit behind in gear, so we put Tiras up to the challenge. Great job today Tiras!

Stance-dance ftw? :) ATJ did

Tiras — Sun, 09/14/2008 - 10:42

Stance-dance ftw? :) ATJ did a really good job too, I thought. Pally and warrior tank in kz is awesome. I'll be online monday, I'd be glad to help finish it up!

nice tanking man good run

Deleyna — Sun, 09/14/2008 - 02:12

nice tanking man good run

Tiras, Great job tonight, he

Felsteel — Sun, 09/14/2008 - 00:47

Tiras, Great job tonight, he steped up and became our MT when our original just couldnt handel some of the bosses(sorry atj, you still done a great job). id love to see you back monday night MTing for us again and hope you become a core member of our team.

Felsteel

So, I decided to work on

Tiras — Thu, 09/11/2008 - 20:46

So, I decided to work on improving my tank set as much as I could, and finished grinding mats for a Gyro-Balanced Khorium Destroyer today. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find anyone with the recipe... Does anyone in Downfall happen to have it?

*EDIT* Got it made by a guy named Baconbutt. What better name to stamp on it, eh?

Hit up Dragonspear or Shihli

Aidin — Thu, 09/11/2008 - 21:27

Hit up Dragonspear or Shihli pretty sure they most engineering patterns.

Tiras jumped into a Kara I

Torvo — Wed, 09/10/2008 - 21:03

Tiras jumped into a Kara I was organizing last week and showed himself to be a highly competent Tank/OT. I'd love to see him in the guild!

I'm not sure how to go about

Tiras — Wed, 09/10/2008 - 18:55

I'm not sure how to go about linking my prot gear, but I have 15k HP with shout, around 490-500 defense, 25% block, 30% dodge, and 20% parry. All my gems are +12 stamina.

I applied to this weekend's raid, although I didn't see a TK/SSC raid. Did I apply to the right ones, which Aidin mentioned?

bump. You're killin'

Aftonio — Tue, 09/09/2008 - 22:46

bump.

You're killin' me, Smalls!

Sounds fair to me! I'm

Tiras — Tue, 09/09/2008 - 15:06

Sounds fair to me! I'm willing to help, whenever someone needs a tank or rogue/warrior dps. And I wouldn't expect to get anywhere near MH/BT/SW with tier 4 prot gear, lol. No worries!

Thank you for your

Aidin — Tue, 09/09/2008 - 06:01

Thank you for your application to Downfall. We are not currently recruiting for our 25 man MH/BT/SW raids. This does not mean that your application is or will be rejected. What it does mean, is that you will now be faced with a few tasks.

Downfall is a community first and foremost and a successful raiding guild second. First you need to ask yourself what it is you want from Downfall. If it's a spot in end game raid, and nothing more...then you may want to seek entry into another one of the many guilds on Gorgonnash.

If you desire a strong sense of community then get ready to work for it! When we talk about community, we aren't talking about the type of community that jumps when you say OMGRUNMYALTTHRUVC!!!! We're talking about a group for people who love this game we pour our lives into, people who will run things with you when they have time, people who may have their own special way of contributing to the community.

Now that you have applied (and if my wall of text didn't lose u 2 paragraphs ago), don't just sit there and hope someone will come hunt you down and say "HERE'S YOUR INVITE!!" because that simply will not happen. Those who gain entry into Downfall work for it. Members have waited upwards of 3 months or more to be part of our community. How do you ensure that you have every option to be the next addition?

Here's an idea:

Stay active on this thread, it's your application. You will receive feedback and recommendations. Don't take anything personal, if you can't take constructive criticism, you will never make it in guild chat. Applications are open to the entire community, not just officers, so if you were a douche to a member in the past, be ready for it to bite you in the ass.
If given goals to meet, make them.
Sign up for events you can make and which you are geared for. No need to sign up for MH/BT/SW, as those aren't testing grounds for new members. Focus on the Sunday Gruul/Mag run by yours truly or the Saturday SSC/TK run by Grasen.
If you sign up...show up. No one likes an app who signs up for all raids and never shows. Be sure to send a tell to the raid leader so he/she knows you are available and ready to rock.
Download the raid pack. DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT show up to a Gruul/Mag or SSC/TK without our required add ons. If you do not understand what you are looking at, then research it. If you still don't understand, post you're question and someone will help you. (If you think only bad players use mods, we can say our goodbyes right now)
Do everything you can to get your name out there, and show why you should be part of our community. Run 5 mans, Run 10 mans, participate in forum discussions.

If and when you are accepted into Downfall, you are strictly on a trial basis. If we invite you because you convinced us you were the worlds greatest healer/tank/random dps class, and you looooooooooove to run 5 mans...but you never run a thing, you never sign up for fun runs, and you burn out and don't sign on for 1+ months, don't be surprised if you find yourself guildless on log in one day.

It's very simple, don't say what we want to hear just to get in, because it will haunt you in the end. Be honest, and we will be fair.

With that said....GOOD LUCK ON YOUR APPLICATION!

I like the app and how you

Felsteel — Tue, 09/09/2008 - 01:04

I like the app and how you present yourself, awesome. Im forming a new 10-man kara/ZA, i already have my MT and OT but i have NO back ups. Drop me a line and let me know whats up.

TIRAS! <3 This man would

Aftonio — Mon, 09/08/2008 - 21:30

TIRAS! <3

This man would be a great addition to the community. He is an awesome tank and a great person. He's always willing to help in one way or another. :]

You're killin' me, Smalls!

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Poll

What do you think about no flying for an entire expansion?

YES) It makes me feel more immersed in the game lore.

15%

YES) It encourages more PvP! (Please explain how in comments)

YES) I miss riding my ground mounts.

MAYBE) If you make all of my flying mounts able to be ground too.

MAYBE) if ground mounts are sped up to 200% speed (or higher)

26%

NO) I don't have enough time when I'm on to be riding everywhere

NO) I have spent too much time getting various levels of flying to be wasting it.

11%

NO) It encourages more PVP! (please explain in the comments)

NO) I love flying.

19%

Total votes: 74