Mythosaur

This guy sucks, he tried to kill my panther Aziz.

There is no set second tank right now. The goal was and is to evaluate between the two of you, it seems now that neither of you actually want to tank. which raises another issue all together. You both showed interest around the same time, and the thought was surely one of you would work out and be able to tank.

There has been a lot of confusion the past few weeks and for good reason, things have been heavily shook up, consistent people have gone inconsistent, long time players have left and several people have switched toons or specs, or have heavily implied interest in one of those things. Having 3 tanks right now is not a bad thing, it certainly came in handy last night.

After Ward rolled MS on a relic for his monk I took that as final solid interest ion switching, apparently that is the wrong sentiment. 

At this point neither of you are 100% ready to tank, which is not only understandable it is expected. you are close though, bit more time and a bit more experience and it can work out. I believe either one of you are capable of doing it, however you will need to commit, and have no more swapping between toons. So at this point I will leave it to you three@Wardpelican  @Smerffy  @Papabehr. Choose among yourself who you want to me the new OT along side Papa. Let me know what you decide.

Ultimately play what you want, if neither of you want to tank and are just "doing it for the good of the team" then we can find an additional option, as much as I would like to not have to do.

Most likely will not be on tonight due to illness. I will try and be there, but just a heads up. 

Rl always come first, mental/physical health above the rest. Take your time, get you stuff done, and we will be here when you are ready to subject yourself to this crazy shitshow again

Let us know when you want to raid!

That MC/TO was dope, bring him back.

Vastly under-geared, especially with the new raid about to come out. Weapon at 826? Is it possible you logged out on an offspec?

I will be at raid on Star Wars night, No Excuse!

Enjoy the movie

More like bottom prospect then.

Thats fine, enjoy the wedding man.

Also, welcome to my state, remember, laws stop at the border.

I will not be raiding tonight as I have a family event to attend. Just to reiterate as well, raiding is optional this week. Next week we will be back in crushing everything that we can and pushing further into Mythic!

Enjoy your turkey.

Go Cowboys!

Great raid week everyone!

Thank you for the weak aura link, very helpful.

Once you open a raid night, like last nights full heroic clear you can select individual fights in the top. To view these percentages you would click on the Rankings button in the menu bar, same place you select the fight.

This takes you to a chart which analyzes the DPS/Damage done/healing/ anything you want to see, It defaults to DPS. On the right hand column labeled "Rank%" you will find your percentage.

This is the number we look at to determine where you fall, this number is found by looking at all other players of your class and spec and ranking them, then giving you the percentile you fall into.

Hopefully that helps.

It's Halloween time and zombies are on everyone's mind, so what better time than to do a post-apocalyptic screenshot contest, brought to you by ATR Gamers gaming community, based on their favorite holy paladin's new young adult dystopian novel, Rise of the Chosen. 

Rules:
Take a book related screenshot anywhere in World of Warcraft, Battlefield, Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, or Overwatch, and provide a short description. Some things we'll be looking out for: 

1. Location
2. Appearance
3. Specific details

Excerpt available free on Amazon in the Look Inside section for an idea of what to enter with.

Prizes: 

• First place: Pick any mount or pet from the Blizzard shop (maximum $30 value) or a $30 ThinkGeek gift card plus VIP access for ATR Gamers. 
• Second place: Pick any pet from the Blizzard shop (maximum $15 value) or a $15 ThinkGeek gift card and an ATR Gamers T-shirt. 

All you need is a screenshot to enter. The description must include how it ties in with Rise of the Chosen.

One screenshot per entrant. Must have a valid email and mailing address for the gifts to be sent out. The contest will run from October 18th, 2016 to October 31st, 2016.

All entries can be submitted via http://www.annakoppauthor.com/rise-of-the-chosen-ss-contest.

Good luck and have fun!

Volatile is an understatement. Sims are one thing, real world warcraftlog results tend to be a little more stable as a goal. But if you want to swap gear and food per boss go for it, more power to you!

Well said @Imcute, going forward we will try and foster a more civil environment.

Go Sox!

Bad snugg, no more melee.

I will be missing raid for my wedding anniversary.

Raid Times

• Raid start at 7:30 PM EST/Server time every Wednesday and Thursday
• This does not mean log on at 7:30, or still in Dalaran at 7:30. It means in raid group, in the raid instance, ready to pull trash by 7:30.

Roster

• The first week players from previous expansion guaranteed a spot in the group, if those players stayed to the end of the last expansion.
• While we will not be sitting based purely on group comp, we will be trying to keep and eye on it to allow the best possible chance for boss kills.
• Will try to keep a good rotation of players on and off the bench, everyone who wants to play should be able to.

• Minimum item level for raid will be 840, if you believe you will not be able to make this by raid, please let an officer know and we will work with you.

• You should have also completed your class hall campaign and unlocked your third relic slot, again if you feel you will have not completed this, please speak with an officer and we will work with you.

• We expected everyone to be able to do mechanics, we understand that mistakes happen but recurring issues and failed mechanics will be penalized.

Penalties

• If you are late to raid you will start the night on the bench and your spot will be filled by another raid member.
• Your rank in the guild, your top level dps, or your role will never guarantee you a raid spot.

• At no time, without permission, are you able to afk during raid. This includes "downtime" between bosses, trash, during loot, etc.

• The penalties for being afk; during trash, being back late from break, or other infractions are as follows.
  • First offense: Warning
  • Second offense: 5% EP deduction
  • Third offense: 5% EP deduction and moved to bench

• As a note: You are able to be benched when the raid is not full, flex allows us to run 10-30 players. While we do not want to have to sit people we will in order to maintain a healthy and productive raid environment.

Loot

• ATR uses an EPGP loot system for our main raid team.
• All players will start with an EP value of 2000 and a GP value of 100.
• You will need the EPGPLootmaster addon to be able to bid and receive gear.

Addons

• ATR requires the following addons for raid, installed and at latest version;
  • Deadly Boss Mods https://mods.curse.com/addons/wow/deadly-boss-mods
  • EPGPLootmaster https://mods.curse.com/addons/wow/epgp_lootmaster
  • EPGP https://mods.curse.com/addons/wow/epgp-dkp-reloaded

Logs

• Players will be expected to perform to a minimum standard in the logs. This will not be enacted for the first few weeks.

• Once reliable logs have been established we will be looking at the percentile in which players are currently ranking.
• For your class, spec, and item level you will be expected to be in the 40th percentile.

• This allows raiders to be below average for the spec and item level combined, this is a reasonable expectation and we do not foresee anyone failing to meet this standard.

In Raid Behavior

We will be monitoring the level on conversation in raid this expansion. We are not trying to stop the fun, or keep from people enjoying themselves.

Still, any bullying or overly negative attitudes will not be tolerated. Feedback is welcome, and we fully support constructive criticism, but telling someone they suck and need to "git gud" is not acceptable.

Speaking of speaking in raid, we all enjoy the chatter during trash, to an extent, and everyone likes to have a great time. During boss attempts however, talking should be left to raid leaders and those designated for call outs. When we have too many cooks in the kitchen it can cause chaos and ultimately lead to more wipes and more disgruntled players.

Repeated infractions can and will lead to the previous listed penalties.

Rules are subject to change. Notice will be given when they are.

CHANGE LOG

September 19th 2016: Added "In Raid Behavior" Section.

I would like to give @Mannykaiser the benefit of the doubt, however; I agree with @Varibash the warriors name needs to be changed, we ave a very real zero tolerence around here for hate speech. 

Bash mentioned last night when it was happening, this is something the officers will need to discuss.

I will get you added right now,

Spreadsheet on the front page of this topic is now updated and ready to go! If your item level is wrong it will auto-update as the armory updates, please be patient.

The item level in this sheet is inaccurate, the auto updated one will be put in shortly.