The first you need to do is make sure you fully understand our bylaws. Filling out an application to join one of the We guilds is accepted as your signature that you agree with the bylaws that govern our guilds. If you did not take the time to fully read through the bylaws I highly encourage you to do so now. You can access the bylaws part of the wiki here: Bylaws.
The next thing that I would suggest you do is post on an introduction. This just helps us get to know you a little better.
New to We No: We No Introduction
New to We Know: We Know Introduction
Awesome, now that all of that is taken care of make sure you check the forums regularly. Other then being a cool place to hang out and discuss thing it is also a source of vital information. The officers of either "We" guild really care about your opinions and we like to have a family atmosphere. One of the best things you can do to let them know what you are thinking is to post your thoughts here. If you have been a member for a week or so, and still do not see "guild only" topics in the forum, contact your sponsoring officer.
The next part deals with using some of the vital software that keeps our guilds ticking like a fine time piece.
The use if the following add-ons are HIGHLY recommended as they will help you connect with people and find groups for the things you would like to accomplish in game. Want to do an UBRS run? No problem...schedule the event and if people need to run the same event they will be able to see it and know what you are planning.
We No
We No Currently uses a small add-on called group calendar to schedule and sign members up for all of the events for the guild. You can obtain this add-on here: Group Calendar
Once group calendar is installed you can configure it by doing the following:
Click the Sun/Moon emblem in the top righthand part of your mini-map.
Click the channel tab at the bottom
Check "Manual channel configuration"
Type "wenocal" into the "Channel Name" field
Click the apply button
You should see the calendar start to sync. Once the sync is complete you can view everything that has been scheduled on the "Calendar" tab.
Also, don't forget to ask your sponsor about the wenobatsignal.
We Know
We Know currently uses WeRaid schedule raid runs. The looting system for We Know is DKP and there is a rotation for the raids. See your class lead for information on how to sign up for these runs.
CTraid Assist
This is another highly recommended add-on. It enables us to set raid targets to make assisting and healing much easier. It also enables our casters to see when your buffs are expiring, when you are resurrecting someone, and much much more. Your raid leader will thank you for keeping this up to date. You can see a lot more with the full version (CT Raid) but you can get by with only CTRA and it can be found here: CTRA
KLH Threat Monitor / Omen (Ace2)
The last thing you should pickup is KTM. KTM enables you to see exactly where you are on agro gain compared to everyone else in the raid. Whether you are healing or DPSing agro control is extremely important. KTM only works well if everyone has it so it is important that you do your part and keep this updated. You can find KTM here: KTM
Check WoW AddOns for a list of additional addons suggested by the guild
The second piece of software that you should pick up is called Teamspeak (Teamspeex for Mac). This is a voice communication program that lets group / raid leaders get information to the group quickly and effectively. You can obtain teamspeak for free from goteamspeak.com. This is probably the single most important utility that will not only help make your membership in the We guilds a success but also help you get to know other players. Virtually all raid information is provided over teamspeak so it really benefits you to join the channels even if you can only listen. We No has made this mandatory for all of our guild raids.
Looting
Understand that you can click the little "x", the "greed" button or the "need" button when a group is looting an uncommon item. The "x" means pass. ONLY "need" it if you REALLY need it. Usually this means that it is an upgrade to something you are wearing. "greed" if you want to disenchant or sell. Pass if you don't want it or want to be nice to others in your guild. Rolling "need" when you don't need something is the easiest way to get kicked out of a group and hated. Ask if you have questions. The loot rules become more complex when you enter higher level instances. If you don't understand the rules, keep asking until you do.
Don't Beg
People will give you stuff in our guild and will help you with quests. However, if they're busy or helping someone else, you might not get help right away. It's OK to ask if anyone wants to help you with something, but don't keep asking over and over. Don't beg for gold in guild chat, especially if you've just joined the guild. If you've been recruited to the guild, the person who recruited you is your "sponsor". If you're level 1 and need some stuff to get started, the recruiter should be able to twink you (give you some gold) or find someone who can. As you play the game and build your reputation inside of the guild, you will find that people will help you more and more. It's not that people don't like helping new players. It has more to do with investing a lot of time helping someone that may not stick around.
Talk
There are a small number of personalities that tend to get more than their share of airplay on guild chat, but one of the keys to getting to know people is to talk on guild chat and don't be afraid. If you're new, you may find that people don't respond to everything you say since many people are scanning for comments from people they know. Don't be discouraged. Ask for advice and let people know what kind of person you are. However, be careful not to be rude, don't "attack" people, watch your language... use common sense. If another player gives you advice about your behavior, listen and think about it before arguing. If you have a question directed at an individual, use /w <name> and whisper it instead of using guild chat.
Group
Group with other guild members. This is the best way to get to know people and build trust. Many very strong relationships are built between players who group together when they are lower level. Finding a few people at your own level to quest with regularly will greatly enhance the game and also help you get through the tough parts. See the three munchkineers Seanpile, Kazpah and Edeel as a good example of this sort of action.
Officers
This is not really a courtesy, but advice. Try to find a high level officer or admin from your class and ask them for advice. It will save you a lot of time if you spec your talent tree properly and know how to play your character. Some nice higher levels officers may even take you on training runs. But don't expect them to 'run you through' an instance. The best way to learn the game is to play the game.
XP
If you want xp from grinding/killing, group with people your own level or your xp rewards will be low. If someone high level is going to help you have them help you with quests. The best quests to do with help are quests where you have to kill bosses or kill some number of a particular monster/mob. Be careful of grouping with too many people for quests where you have to collect items that drop off of mob since you will progress that much slower. The general thing to remember is that there are several times as many quests than you need to get to level 60. You don't have to do them all. Doing quests quickly is a much faster way to level than grinding through mob (although some people may disagree with this.) The main thing to deal with is your quest log getting full. Clear the main quests in an area, move to another area, clear the quests there, etc.
Quest Chains
One last note on quests. You can look this up on the web and I'm too lazy right now to find you the link, but there are several long quest chains (the first one you encounter is the Defias chain.) Make sure you do the important ones. The Onyxia chain that starts with Dragonkin Menace in Burning Steppes is the beginning of a very important chain that ends up in a raid to kill one of the baddest bosses on Azeroth. There are sections of all of these chains where you just travel and travel. Save these parts for when you're alone with no friends to play with.
Page Last Updated: Sep 18 11:56am by R. Emory Lundberg