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Do you want to consider making the change from casual to hardcore raiding? There're some important ways you need to take first.
Guild selection is the first and most important way you'll take. If you are already in a guild, you might want to take some time to talk with the GM and Officers and find out whether or not they are planning on focusing on guild progression and raiding. Now you need to find the right guild. The Wow Realm Forums or the Horde or Alliance guild recruitment forums are a good place to start your search. Once you've a list of prospective guilds you'd like to join, you can check them out at Wow-heroes and see their ranking, get an idea of where they are on progression. You're going to have a hard time getting into a guild that regularly clears Ulduar if you're geared for Naxx. Before you apply to any of the guilds you've set your sights on, you should visit their websites, which will allow you to se what their raid schedule is like, loot rules and other important information. You need to decide on a guild and apply once you have done your homework. This post will help you out in filling out a "Killer Hunter Application" You should take the application process very seriously as this will give the officer or GM their first impression of you. You should be honest on your application and answer all the questions to the best of your ability. There is a chance they get a large number of applicants if a guild is very popular. The more applicants they get, the more reasons they look for to disqualify an applicant. As a result, you should make your application stand out.
Getting into raids is the second way you will take. You got accepted to a raiding guild! Now go sit on the bench. This is a likely scenario so be prepared. If the guild uses DKP or a system like EPGP to determine who gets a raid invite and who doesn't there is a very good chance that you might have to do some work to get a raid spot. If so, you should make an effort to be online and ready to go well before invites go out. Most guilds will award points for simply being ready for an invite. If you didn't get an invite, keep yourself available in case they lose a member and a spot opens up. It is better for you to let them know you'll be available if they need you, whether you're fishing or playing an alt.
Be prepared is the third way you will take. You should watch boss strategy vides, farm enough mats to make your own consumables or have them made, buying them off the AH is acceptable, just have them. If you're not sure exactly what consumables you might want to bring, there is nothing more embarrassing than running out of ammo in a raid. Tank Spot is an excellent resource for boss strategies, as well as Boss Killers. Knowing the fight beforehand will give you an edge, and it saves the raid leader the trouble of explaining every single fight in great detail to you. And also you should make yourself available to your guildies, showing them that you want to be part of the team and aren't just hoping to have some epic loot just fall into your lap. For example, a Druid earned her raid spot by dropping a fish feast after every wipe. If you've a profession that others can benefit from doesn't hesitate to use it to your advantage. Alchemists offer to craft potions, flasks and elixirs for raid members as long as they supply the mats. They offer to sell them for a discount if they don't want to go through the trouble of getting the mats themselves. The more face time you get with the other members of your guild, the more likely your name is to come up when discussing raid spots. At the very least, you'll make some great friends this way.
Keeping that raid spot is the last way you'll take. This especially applies to progression guilds. Progression guilds wipe a lot. Or they are just freakishly lucky and down every boss on the first try. If you've got a good attitude and are fun to raid with, chances are you'll continue raiding. If you piss and moan over your repair bills, slow progression or a lack of drops, people aren't going to want to listen to it, and subsequently your raid invites will dry up faster than core hound slobber. You must remember the previous two items throughout your raiding career and you can't go wrong.
Guild selection is the first and most important way you'll take. If you are already in a guild, you might want to take some time to talk with the GM and Officers and find out whether or not they are planning on focusing on guild progression and raiding. Now you need to find the right guild. The Wow Realm Forums or the Horde or Alliance guild recruitment forums are a good place to start your search. Once you've a list of prospective guilds you'd like to join, you can check them out at Wow-heroes and see their ranking, get an idea of where they are on progression. You're going to have a hard time getting into a guild that regularly clears Ulduar if you're geared for Naxx. Before you apply to any of the guilds you've set your sights on, you should visit their websites, which will allow you to se what their raid schedule is like, loot rules and other important information. You need to decide on a guild and apply once you have done your homework. This post will help you out in filling out a "Killer Hunter Application" You should take the application process very seriously as this will give the officer or GM their first impression of you. You should be honest on your application and answer all the questions to the best of your ability. There is a chance they get a large number of applicants if a guild is very popular. The more applicants they get, the more reasons they look for to disqualify an applicant. As a result, you should make your application stand out.
Getting into raids is the second way you will take. You got accepted to a raiding guild! Now go sit on the bench. This is a likely scenario so be prepared. If the guild uses DKP or a system like EPGP to determine who gets a raid invite and who doesn't there is a very good chance that you might have to do some work to get a raid spot. If so, you should make an effort to be online and ready to go well before invites go out. Most guilds will award points for simply being ready for an invite. If you didn't get an invite, keep yourself available in case they lose a member and a spot opens up. It is better for you to let them know you'll be available if they need you, whether you're fishing or playing an alt.
Be prepared is the third way you will take. You should watch boss strategy vides, farm enough mats to make your own consumables or have them made, buying them off the AH is acceptable, just have them. If you're not sure exactly what consumables you might want to bring, there is nothing more embarrassing than running out of ammo in a raid. Tank Spot is an excellent resource for boss strategies, as well as Boss Killers. Knowing the fight beforehand will give you an edge, and it saves the raid leader the trouble of explaining every single fight in great detail to you. And also you should make yourself available to your guildies, showing them that you want to be part of the team and aren't just hoping to have some epic loot just fall into your lap. For example, a Druid earned her raid spot by dropping a fish feast after every wipe. If you've a profession that others can benefit from doesn't hesitate to use it to your advantage. Alchemists offer to craft potions, flasks and elixirs for raid members as long as they supply the mats. They offer to sell them for a discount if they don't want to go through the trouble of getting the mats themselves. The more face time you get with the other members of your guild, the more likely your name is to come up when discussing raid spots. At the very least, you'll make some great friends this way.
Keeping that raid spot is the last way you'll take. This especially applies to progression guilds. Progression guilds wipe a lot. Or they are just freakishly lucky and down every boss on the first try. If you've got a good attitude and are fun to raid with, chances are you'll continue raiding. If you piss and moan over your repair bills, slow progression or a lack of drops, people aren't going to want to listen to it, and subsequently your raid invites will dry up faster than core hound slobber. You must remember the previous two items throughout your raiding career and you can't go wrong.
