As of late I have been noticing some people not signing up for raids on our website.  Now, there could be a whole variety of reasons for not signing up, but it is so important for us that if you know or are reasonably certain that you will be able to come to a raid event that you sign up!  Why is this important?

Signing up lets us know what sort of event we should plan, whether it is Naxx, Ulduar, whatever.  It lets us know that people are interested in raiding with us, so that we can try to create a raiding schedule that suits the wants or needs of our guildies.  If we get enough interest it might even make it so that we are able to run two raiding groups a night, depending on who we have signing up and what they are ready for raiding wise depending on if they meet certain criteria.  Liz and myself are always striving to improve the guild for the benefit of the guildies, but we can't do that if we don't get adequate input from said guildies as to what they are interested in doing. 

If there are doubts as to whether you are ready for certain content, ask!  Lizana and myself are readily avaiable to answer your questions, as well as any of our officer staff that we have.  We want to improve you to be the best possible player that you can be, but we can't do that without knowing what you are ready for raiding wise and without knowing just what you are interested in.  So please sign up and express your interest in our raiding!

“Everything will be ok.” This is the statement that we want everyone to think when you join their group. Everything will be ok, Seven Sins is here to help. We want each of our guildies to be able to go into any sort of situation, whether it's a simple 5 man, a group quest, a raid, whatever, and be able to inspire awe in people, because they know that a person in Seven Sins is someone who is knowledgeable, experienced, willing to help other people out with questions, and who is going to just plain kick ass in whatever role they happen to take.

Since the very beginning we have wanted our guild to progress; we have wanted the guild to push themselves as far as they can go and then a bit farther; and we have wanted people who were frequently with us to be rewarded. We want people to be knowledgeable in their chosen class. But at the same time, we are a guild and we are here to help. We are not here in order to play your character for you. We are here to hang out and be a family, but our overall goal has always been to progress in the game, both with our individual characters and with the guild as a whole.

A good guild member is one that not only shows up for guild events but is also someone who actively works to improve themselves and the guild. Your fellow guild mates are not only your friends and your “co-workers”, they are also your competition. You should always evaluate your current performance with everyone else in the guild to see where you stack up and how you can improve. To be a successful guild member is to never be complacent in your job; the commitment to improve your character is what makes the difference between attempting a boss and true progression. There's always room for improvement, no matter who you are, from our best geared 80s to our brand new level 1 alts; everyone has new things to experience and new ways to try old things. The phrase “good enough” is something that should never be said by a Seven Sins guild member. There's no such thing. The drive to improve your character beyond “good enough” is what separates a Seven Sins member from the other guilds.

To accomplish these goals and to bring the guild to where we have envisioned we are capable of being, some changes must be made. Over the upcoming weeks changes will be made across the guild as a whole. Some of these decisions will not be popular decisions. Some people may feel left out or picked on. This is not the case. Everything we are doing is for the guild as a whole. We think of each one of you as family, and we hope for the same respect back to us. We ask that you give these changes time to take hold to improve everyone as a whole, because only when everyone is strong will the guild be strong. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free at any time to ask us. We are here to help this guild. That is our job as GMs .

Thank you for your time and understanding,

 

Qygibo and Lizana

Last night Lizana and myself tested out a new site, at http:/www.gsdkp.com in order to see how we liked the site.  And as it turns out, we absolutely love it, and here is the link for our guild's new dkp tracker:  http://www.gsdkp.com/news.php?acc=16819

What does it do?  Basically it's easier than tracking an Excel spreadsheet of all the dkp (I will still do a weekly update on this site, but seriously, check out the new site).  It allows everyone to see what their dkp is after every boss fight, lets everyone know what items dropped and who they went to, and is instantly updated.  You don't need to register in order to view the dkp listings, just put that link into your bookmarks! 

Also, while I am on the subject, we are modifying dkp rules a slight bit, please read up on them in the forums.  The DKP rules are a stickied thread in the Raiding subforums, please make sure you read up on them so that you're aware of the changes.

EDIT:  I've udpated the DKP manager that's avaialable on this site, if your name isn't on there it means you haven't registered with us on this site!  Also, I know I've been sporadic in updating that portion, and here's why.... the new dkp site only shows who actually has raided and has dkp.. the one on this site.. shows EVERYBODY.  Alts, people we haven't seen in ages, EVERYBODY.  Let me tell you, that's a pain to sort though.

I am for one excited that we are!  So far we've been having a pretty nice run in Naxxramas since we started it up on 12/2, and I know that we are bound for more and more success!  What we need help with from you:

• Recruitment:  We need healers, first of all!  Any class of healer will be welcome within our ranks, as long as they love late night raiding.  A few other classes that would be great to have:  warlocks, druids, priests... well, basically what we're short on.
• Reading our loot rules:  Our loot rules have been posted on our site for quite some time now, under Raiding in the forums.  Please read them!  It will help you in terms of answering a lot of your questions that you may have about how our loot works and understand why we have chosen this particular system that we use, so that you are prepared when it comes time to raid.
• Knowing what YOU need:  Know what you need for an upgrade, or to do your job better, or so on. And if you don't know?  Don't be afraid to ask!  We are willing to help you or to point you in the right direction!  Just don't be afraid to talk to your guildies or more importantly, to your raid/guild leaders-- we don't know what you want/need unless you tell us.
  

... in WoLK?  I have made a new thread in our forums, and I'd love for you all to log into the forums, read and respond to this thread.  I want to know your thoughts!

Welcome to Seven Sins on Suramar.  This goes to all new people reading this as well as all those who are still with us in the guild.  I say this because in recent times people may have noticed we've had a few more departures than usual.  Some of them are fine--schedules change, and a guild like us that runs late night sometimes doesn't fit into people's schedules anymore.  Some of them are due to other reasons:  wanting to see the very end game content and such--and if that's your thing then that's fine as well.