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*Withdrawn* Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Posted by yelloxman » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:10 am
Who Am I: My name is Young, currently a college student Hardware/Internet: I am currently running on a Toshiba Satellite (laptop) and it's running WoW quite well. I am soon to upgr...

Re: Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Posted by yelloxman » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:13 am
First, I would say I did most of my progressive raiding on my hunter for Malygos/Sarth 3 drake, as well as some T5/6 content prior to Sunwell release. Although not much, I did some...

Re: Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Posted by yelloxman » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:35 am
After a very thoughtful consideration of any possible future events, I find that it would be best for me to withdraw my application to avoid any conflicts. Thank you all for your c...

Re: Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Posted by yelloxman » Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:50 pm
1) -For Shannox, our guild's strat was to down rageface first, dps shannox down until 60%, then down riplimb before finishing Shannox. For this fight, I actually ran destruction, p...

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*Withdrawn* Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:10 am
by yelloxman
Forum: Closed Apps

Who Am I: My name is Young, currently a college student

Hardware/Internet: I am currently running on a Toshiba Satellite (laptop) and it's running WoW quite well. I am soon to upgrade to better computer.

Armory: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/b ... ser/simple

What made you decide on your Spec, Gems, and Enchants: First, spec. I chose my specs because they seem to have the most utility in the raid scene and have also proven to be the highest dps specs for warlocks. My gems and enchants are currently set up to first help achieve hit cap, then to match any socket bonus/gem combination that prioritizes stat weight.

Professions: Tailoring / Enchanting (506/531 respectively).

Guild/Raiding History: I raided most of the way through Hyjal/BT with my hunter prior/during the Sunwell time (prior to any nerfs). During Wotlk, I joined Ugly and progressed through Naxx, Sarth 3drake, and Malygos. Afterwards, I quit for a moment and restarted on Dragonblight with a couple friends. There, I made my warlock and pushed through Ulduar with my friends (up to General). When TOC came out, I decided to leave my friends and join a more serious realm competitive raiding guild, Revelations. There, we full cleared TOC and pushed through ICC, downing 1st 4, blood prince, fester/rot, and began putricide attempts (prior to any % buffs). However, the guild disbanded before we got any further and I rejoined my friends and went 11/12 in 10man ICC. After ICC, we stopped playing for a while until I restarted in Cataclysm. I had missed all of the T11 content except a final BoT full clear 2-3 weeks prior to the release of Firelands. With Discovery (last guild), I was able to get through Shannox and Beth, while doing attempts on Rhyolith and Baleroc. However, I became caught up in my schedule and decided to give up my raiding position to someone that was able to reliably make it to their raid nights.

My Alts: Silentfx (85 warrior)

Why I Am Applying to Escaper: Ever since I first started on Bonechewer, I have held Escaper on a very high mantle as the #1 horde guild on the server. When I started back on Bonechewer again with my warlock, I heard that Escaper had quit raiding. My original intentions were to apply to Escaper and now that I see the group trying to make a rise, I would like to be part of it.

Why Escaper Should Want Me: Although I'm not perfect, I do try to improve my game in any aspect. If I notice I did very poorly on a particular boss, I would reevaluate myself and see how I could reposition corresponding to the strategy or how my timing should change for particular cooldowns. I believe I have been a solid raider in the past and wish to continue with Escaper.

What I Need To Improve: Aside from gear, I have noticed that clipping dots during situations has become quite important. I have watched several videos of top guilds and by watching a Warlock POV, I have realized how I can improve my rotation via clipping dots during certain situations. I would like to learn those times and how to change the rotation to fit accordingly.

The Hardest Lesson I Learned in WoW: Every small thing adds up to make a huge difference. I had first thought that a mere 10agi or some spell power would not make a big difference. However, after being in the raid scene for quite a while, I have noticed that every small bit thats missing eventually adds up to become a huge downfall.

My Role in Raiding: I will be a solid ranged dps both for AOE control and single target. Changing my spec from one to the other changes what kind of ranged dps I become. Some fights might benefit more from dots while others might do better with burst phases via cooldowns. Also, simple things like dark intent, healthstones, and a quirky battle rez can always help the raid in any way.

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Re: Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:13 am
by yelloxman
Forum: Closed Apps

First, I would say I did most of my progressive raiding on my hunter for Malygos/Sarth 3 drake, as well as some T5/6 content prior to Sunwell release. Although not much, I did some progressive raiding for the TOC/ICC phase on my warlock (exclusively 25 mans) and though not very progressive/competitive, kept a consistent raiding schedule + recruitment for ICC 10 in my friends guild.

Second, I did Shannox and Beth the first week Firelands was released. We got Shannox down late into the week so we continued the next week, doing attempts on Bale and Rhyolith; this leads to the third part of the question:

I had a critical school program that was taking up a lot of my time. Although this was only going to make me miss a week of raiding, I decided that the guild would benefit more from a ranged dps that would be more consistent than me (even for a week).
This might leave doubt in your minds for the future but for the most part, I will not be missing raids. The previous guild's times were a bit early for me, and Escaper's raid times are a much better fit for anything I have to do. Further, my schedule has cleared up after that program so I will be able to dedicate myself to raiding. If there is going to be something of that sort again, I will make sure to address any officers and allow them to determine what is best fit for my future and the guild.

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Re: Manakaiser - 85 Warlock
Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:50 pm
by yelloxman
Forum: Closed Apps

1) -For Shannox, our guild's strat was to down rageface first, dps shannox down until 60%, then down riplimb before finishing Shannox. For this fight, I actually ran destruction, putting a bane of havoc on Shannox while dpsing rageface and switching it to riplimb after rage was down. For the most part, I just tried to maintain as much dps as possible between the 3 entities and made sure to stay out of fire + traps.
- For Beth, I ran affliction and was one of the people to go up to Beth. I tried to keep dots up on the big spiders on the ground and made sure I had a full rotation of dots on Beth before jumping down. After jumping, if the bottom people needed help with any adds, I would aoe the spiderlings.
- For Bale, I was one of the people to absorb the shard debuff, which we stacked up to around 8-10. After switching around shards, we just dps'd boss down.
- For Rhyolith, we had a hunter and rogue mainly driving the boss while the rest were on adds. Sometimes, the boss would require extra help so I would switch over to help with the legs but mainly stuck do dpsing the adds down.

2) I mainly run affliction but switch around to demo when the fight permits. I currently went demo to help aoe adds in BH.

3) EJ is something I highly rely on to get my warlock information. I do look up some "pro" players to see how they are gemming/enchanting + gear choice in regard to spec and if I really cant find any answers, I go as far as to asking them in game (considering they are not busy and willing to help) or on their fourms.

4) I always try to have at least 1 flask + few pots with me in case of any situation.

5) The purpose of me joining Escaper is to help the guild progress. If that requires me to sit out so the guild can run a different raid composition to down a boss, I would be glad to sit out.