The Cunning Linguists

R&P - Revision History

(Added lines appear in bold, while removed lines appear crossed out)

Version 4.0.3.0 to 4.3.0.0 ~ Effective 11.23.11

~I. Goals and Mission Statement~

B. Leveling - We also seek to recruit members of all levels so that guildies at similar level ranges might have the chance to enhance the 1-85 1-90 experience by playing together instead of strictly solo questing.

C. PVE and Raiding - We also seek members who are interested in less than cutting edge content as well., including achievement Achievement runs of early Wrath raids and fun runs of "outdated" content are all in the works for the future.

~II. Ranks~

8) Head Librarian - This rank is reserved for raid leaders. They must know the raids they are leading (or at least have researched them properly); they must be able to communicate strategies effectively and adjust them if necessary; they must be able to lead and organize the group; and must be a fair, unbiased participant in the loot council. Head Librarians are also expected to notice problem areas with raiders' performance and to help determine solutions when possible. They shall report any continued issues with raiders to the Authors and the Master Linguist. These members have increased benefits due to the difficulty of the tasks given to them. Co-Author - This rank is reserved for the alts of Authors. It gives them access to important guild management controls -- such as the Guild Message of the Day -- while playing alts, without compounding their access to the guild bank.

~VI. Event Schedule~

~VII. Raids~

1) Raid IDs lockouts: It is expected that raid-ready members of the guild will save their raid IDs lockouts for any planned events. This includes the weekly raid quest, both current progression content and fun runs.

If you will be unable to attend any particular guild run, though, then you should feel free to use your ID lockout on a pug.

2) Gear requirements: Our goal is that gear score average iLevel will be used only as a general baseline for raid entry; as such our list will be rather forgiving. These numbers are also, by no means, set in stone. If we feel the majority of a group overgears content enough to warrant bringing folks who are below the baseline, this can certainly be allowed.

Current gear score average iLevel "minimums" for 10-man raids are as follows:

4000 346 - Blackwing Descent/Bastion of Twilight/Throne of Four Winds
353 - Firelands
374 - Dragon Soul

NB: Gear scores listed are based on the WoW Heroes ranking system.

~VIII. Loot Procedure~

Each drop will be rolled upon in the following order:

  1. Main-spec (Raiders may receive are eligible to win one main-spec item per raid. Continue for exceptions.)
  2. Off-spec (Raiders may receive one off-spec item per raid) Second Chance Main (If nobody is eligible for the first roll, raiders who have already received a main-spec item will be free to roll on that spec again.)
  3. Second Chance Main (If nobody is eligible for the first roll, raiders who have already received a main-spec item will be free to roll on that spec again) Off-spec (Raiders are eligible to win one off-spec item per raid. Continue for exceptions.)
  4. Second Chance Off (If nobody is eligible for the first three rolls, raiders who have already received an off-spec item will be free to roll on that spec again.)
  5. Free Roll (For BoEs only. If no raid member has a main or off-spec use for a BoE, it will go up for free roll.)
  6. Disenchant (When running with puggies, everyone will roll for shards. If a guildie wins the roll, the shard will be sent to the guild bank.)
  7. Vendor roll (When all else fails.)

Tallies of won items are done on a night-by-night basis, and are never held over for the duration of multiple raid nights in any given week. BoEs that are received via a main/off-spec roll will be counted as a won item in that category. Enchanting materials, vendor items or BoEs won as free rolls will not be counted.

The following exceptions to this standard loot practice will exist:

Vanity items are items that do nothing for your character but make you feel awesome. Special mounts, pets, shirts and tabards are all examples. All raid members will always be eligible to roll on these types of items, regardless of what they've received so far that night. It is expected that these items will only be rolled upon by people who intend to use them, though. Winning these items will not be counted towards nightly allotments.

Current expansion legendary items are not up for rolls. Through officer discussion, these will always be given to someone who has consistently shown up for raids and who have greatly proven their skill. The guild leader will also be exempt from receiving these items. Legendary "fragments" will not be counted towards nightly allotments. Full legendary items will.

Raids two or more tiers below the current level of content -- or raids from previous expansions -- will always be run using standard Group Loot and basic expectations of DBAD. Examples of "need" rolls on these raids include: Tier pieces/tokens to complete collections, reputation items you plan to use, pieces for equippable old-school legendaries, etc. Standard gear and vendor trash shall be greeded or passed. or standard gear for the purpose of transmogrification. There are no tallies of won items in such raids.

~IX. Vent Mumble Rules~

TCL's vent Mumble channel currently has a maximum capacity of 50 15 users.

Its main purpose is obviously to facilitate our guild raids so scheduled raiders will always take priority in the event that the server is full. However, for the most part it can be used for general socializing, as well as by guildies who find themselves in 10-man pug groups that don't have another vent voice chat server to use.

In regards to behavior on vent Mumble, people should feel free to have fun on vent, even during raids, as long as they aren't being distracting to raiders or becoming overtly annoying.

The vent Mumble information is as follows:

Server: tcl.ventrilo.org
Port: 3785

Server: central1.mmo-mumble.com
Port: 56277

We also have a backup Ventrillo server which receives less upkeep and is occasionally down due to non-payment:

Server: vent78.light-speed.com
Port: 9765

Version 3.3.5.0 to 4.0.3.0 ~ Effective 1.5.11

~I. Goals and Mission Statement~

B. Leveling - We also seek to recruit members of all levels so that guildies at similar level ranges might have the chance to enhance the 1-80 1-85 experience by playing together instead of strictly solo questing.

C. PVE and Raiding - Achievement runs of early Wrath raids "outdated" content and fun runs of old-school raids are all in the works for the future.

D. PvP - Admittedly, PvP is not a large focus of The Cunning Censored Linguists. However, we would still like to recruit members who are interested in the occasional Arena match or Rated Battleground premade in addition to PvE content. With enough interest, we might even add in scheduled PvP events.

~II: Ranks~

1) Probationary: This is the rank which recruits invited by Well Read members start at. It is essentially the same as the Illiterate rank, but indicates that this player will undergo a more intensive period of scrutiny.

1) 2) Illiterate: This is the rank that all other new recruits start at.

7) Dewey Decimal - This rank is given to members who are knowledable enough to assist others who may have questions about their class or spec. Benefits are slightly increased to compensate for time provided.

9) Authors - These are the officers of the guild. They are voted in during guild elections. They are responsible for all the duties of Head Librarians when needed. In addition to this, they assist the Master Linguist in the daily management of the guild and are trusted to properly handle problems if they arise. They serve as a council to Master Linguist when it comes to important decisions, have the ability to promote or demote members and will have sole access to Tab 6 7 of the guild bank.

~III. Elections~

Guild Elections will be held every three four months; specifically in January, April, July and October. May and September.

~V. General Behavior~

A. DBAD:

B. Ninja behavior:

Outside accusers will be left with the burden of proof in these scenarios and will be asked to provide said proof within forty-eight (48) hours of making their accusations. If they agree to provide this, the alleged ninja will be placed on a probationary hold as an Illiterate temporary hold as a Probationary, either until the officers have had a chance to review the presented materials or for 48 hours, whichever comes first.

E. Criticism:

If you would prefer for a third-party to handle your concern, you can ask an officer to hold a Gais assist you.

~VI. Event Schedule~

The current raid schedule is as follows:

~VII. Raids~

Current gear score "minimums" for 10-man raids are fairly relaxed and are as follows:

1450 - Naxxramus/Obsidian Sanctum
1800 - Eye of Eternity
2000 - Ulduar
2200 - Trial of the Crusader/Onyxia’s Lair
2400 - Trial of the Grand Crusader
2600 - Icecrown Citadel
2800 - Ruby Sanctum
4000 - Blackwing Descent/Bastion of Twilight/Throne of Four Winds

~VIII. Loot Procedure~

As of this revision, TCL does not utilize any type of DKP system. As we do not yet have a roster that allows for consistant guild-only runs, we We currently do rolls with extremely limited Loot Council involvement.

Special mounts, pets, shirts and tabards are all examples. All raid members will always be eligible to roll on these types of items, regardless of what they've received so far that night. It is expected that these items will only be rolled upon by people who intend to use them, though.

Legendary Current expansion legendary items are not up for rolls.

Raids more than 2 tiers two or more tiers below the current level of content -- or raids from previous expansions -- will always be run using standard Group Loot and basic expectations of DBAD.

Version 3.3.3.0 to 3.3.5.0 ~ Effective 7.13.10

~II: Ranks~

6) Library Clerk - This rank is given to members who require additional access to Tab 1 of the guild bank. This includes those who are responsible for auctioning or disenchanting items, as well as any one else the officers determine would need more access to Tab 1. Authenticators are required for members of this rank.

9) Authors - These are the officers of the guild. They are voted in during guild elections. They are responsible for all the duties of Head Librarians when needed. In addition to this, they assist the Master Linguist in the daily management of the guild and are trusted to properly handle problems if they arise. They serve as a council to Master Linguist when it comes to important decisions, have the ability to promote or demote members and will have sole access to Tab 6 of the guild bank. Benefits are increased for these members. Authenticators are required for members of this rank.

~VII: Raid IDs Raids~

1) Raid IDs: It is expected that raid-ready members of the guild will save their raid IDs for any planned events. This includes the weekly raid quest, current progression content and fun runs.

If you will be unable to attend any particular guild run, though, then you should feel free to use your ID on a pug. Similarly, content that the guild is not actively working on can be pugged freely, however, please consider inviting any appropriately geared guildies whenever possible.

2) Gear requirements: Our goal is that gear score will be used only as a general baseline for raid entry; as such our list will be rather forgiving. These numbers are also, by no means, set in stone. If we feel the majority of a group overgears content enough to warrant bringing folks who are below the baseline, this can certainly be allowed.

Current gear score "minimums" for 10-man raids are fairly relaxed and are as follows:

1450 - Naxxramus/Obsidian Sanctum
1800 - Eye of Eternity
2000 - Ulduar
2200 - Trial of the Crusader/Onyxia's Lair
2400 - Trial of the Grand Crusader
2600 - Icecrown Citadel
2800 - Ruby Sanctum

NB: Gear scores listed are based on the WoW Heroes ranking system.

~VIII. Loot Procedure~

3. Free-roll (If nobody is eligible for the first two rolls, raiders who have already received a main/off-spec item will be free to roll on that spec again)

3. Second Chance Main (If nobody is eligible for the first two rolls, raiders who have already received a main-spec item will be free to roll on that spec again)

4. Second Chance Off (If nobody is eligible for the first three rolls, raiders who have already received an off-spec item will be free to roll on that spec again)

4. 5. Disenchant (When running with puggies, everyone will roll for shards. If a guildie wins the roll, the shard will be sent to the guild bank.)

6. Vendor roll (When all else fails)

~IX. Vent Rules~

The vent information is as follows:

Server: tcl.ventrilo.net tcl.ventrilo.org
Port: 3785