1. Your age, gender, and time played:
38, Male, 434,640 minutes give or take on this toon (301 days 20 hrs for the math impaired)

2. List any alts and off specs you have gear for AND CAN PLAY COMPETENTLY:
I can play resto druid well and have adequate gear, but not quite ideal as I still could use some offspec pieces.

3. Armory links (mandatory):
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee ... n=Deotrain

4. Any WWS or WMO links or other clear indication of your performance in a raid (recommended):
I don't have any WWS or WMO links, sorry. I was in your 7-24; 7-25 Uld pug.

5. We are a raiding guild and are usually in the top 100 guilds in the US; it is expected you have raiding experience and know ALL encounters and hard modes currently in game! In your opinion, what is the most difficult boss encounter you have ever defeated and why?:\
I have to say Cthun. To me it was the first Boss you couldn't carry the 15 "that guys" in the raid. Cthun had a knack for eliminating those "special" people.

6. Previous guilds/servers and reason for leaving, also include any references we may contact:
I was in a guild called Served from Khazgoroth and transferred with most of them to Duskwood to form Loot Train. Loot Train disbanded at the end of vanilla.
Shenanigans-Arygos I left to join up with some friends in a guild they were starting. You can contact Clarity, Moodar or Shortbusman from Shenanigans.
Members Only-Arygos This guild broke up due to dramas.
Cry Havoc-Arygos I left Cry Havoc after being in the guild for about a month. It was apparent the guild was taking a dive, so I transferred here to raid with a friend (Breno) in MensWearhouse. You can contact Saxed/Qwanisha or Croeus on Arygos or Breno on Scilla.


7. It is assumed you will be available from 8-12 ST (Server Time is EST) Sunday through Thursday. If you can’t, please explain why you couldn't make our scheduled raid times (or why you even bothered applying):
I can make these raid times and then some.

8. Explain what specifically puts you at the top? We raid to be at the top and expect it of all our members. Do you take pride in topping meters, never letting the tank die, never pulling aggro, etc.? What separates you from the rest? Be specific, this will be a major indicator of the kind of player you are:
I've always been the type to come prepared and give my full attention for the entire night. I would hope I'm not separate from the rest of you in that I'm apping to a guild full of people who always bring their A game.

9. Post a screen shot of your UI (Thumbnail Please) or a comprehensive list of mods that you use for raiding. ARE YOU A CLICKER?


I like to click soothe animal and claw, what druid wouldn't have these spells easily clickable

10. If you have thoroughly answered the following questions and you are confident you are what we are looking for, you have a good chance of being trialed, but we'd like to know why you want to join us? What made you choose us over the other guilds out there?

I din't know of WLPH prior to transferring to this server. What I like about you is evident from your front page, you have fun with this game and you also are accomplished. Your forums are full of life, which evidences an active guild. The guild I was in prior to transferring here had very little involvement with the server and their own forum was absolutely dead, WLPH is quite the opposite. Better question is "Who wouldn't want to be in WLPH?"

Sign up if you will show up! Main goal is 1 keeper.

1. Leelou/Rakimacy/Lmgdao

Wont be home from work until about 1030 or so. Good luck.

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cut n paste strat

Algalon's Abilities:

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Quantum Strike - Deals 15,675 to 17,325 Physical damage to the current tank. Algalon uses this all the time with roughly 3 second intervals so healers need to keep the tank topped up at all times.

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Phase Punch - Deals 8,788 to 10,212 Arcane damage to the current tank. When the tank gets hit by this, he will receive a debuff that will cause him to 'phase out' and lasts 45 seconds. Once the tank gets 5 stacks of this debuff, he phases and Algalon will completely ignore him for the duration of the phase shift (which is roughly 10 seconds long). This seems to be cast once every 15 seconds and can not be avoided by any means.

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Cosmic Smash - Algalon summons a red column (similar to the Shadow Fissures in the Kel'Thuzad fight) on a random player. After roughly 4 seconds, a meteor crashes down on the spot, dealing 41,438 to 43,562 Fire damage to anyone still standing in the red column. This also causes some splash damage which seems to be based off player distance from the fissure once the meteor hits.

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Big Bang - Every 90 seconds, Algalon will begin casting this 8-second spell. Once cast, everyone takes 76,313 to 88,687 Physical damage. The method to avoid this will be described later.

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Ascend to the Heavens - Deals an insane amount of damage to the entire raid. Algalon uses this after 8 minutes in combat as a form of 'Berserk', guaranteeing a wipe.

During the fight, there are also several kinds of adds that are summoned:

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Collapsing Star - Algalon summons four of these 15 seconds after initial aggro and summons more throughout the fight. These are bright balls of light that don't do anything but wander around, but lose 1% of their maximum health every second. When they die, they explode dealing 16,088 to 16,912 Shadow damage to the entire raid and leaving a Black Hole behind.

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Living Constellation - About every 50 seconds, Algalon summons three Living Constellations. These cast an Arcane Barrage-like spell that deals roughly 3-4,500 Arcane damage to a random player every few seconds. They have normal threat tables and can also be damaged, but they can be killed instantly by being kited into a Black Hole. They are also stunnable.

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Dark Matter - These are located inside Black Holes. They only have a basic melee attack but hit quite hard (2,500 on a Hunter). They are merely a nuisance and should be avoided. These also spawn from Black Holes once Algalon hits 20%.

Anyway, onto the guide:

Algalon only has two phases, but a lot happens during these phases that the raid needs to keep alert for throughout the fight.

Phase 1
Algalon will transform the arena into space and immediately begin attacking whoever has highest threat. Algalon hits very hard and fast and will cast Quantum Strike very often on the tank so healers need to make sure he remains at full health at all times. All DPS merely attack the boss the best they can. Algalon can be positioned anywhere as he has no frontal cleave or cone attacks.

After 15 seconds, Algalon will use Phase Punch on the current tank every minute and summon four Collapsing Stars. Once the tank gets 5 stacks of the Phase Punch debuff, Algalon will switch to the second-highest on his threat table, so your off-tank should be ready to taunt and your healers should be ready to change targets as the off-tank will be taking a lot of damage very quickly. Algalon will be Phase Punching the tanks throughout the fight and need to keep switching.

For the stars, 1-2 DPS should be assigned to killing the stars one at a time. If they are left alone, they will all explode at the same time and wipe the raid. DPS need to make sure healers are ready before a Star is killed as the entire raid will take roughly 16k damage, and if the tank is too low on health when a Star explodes, he'll die and will very likely cause a wipe. After each star is killed, a Black Hole is left behind (explained later). Stars will keep spawning throughout the fight until Phase 3 and should always be killed.

Every 25 seconds, Algalon will begin casting Cosmic Smash on a random player. A red fissure will appear that everyone has to quickly move away from or they will die instantly. After the Cosmic Smash hits the spot, it will cause some splash Fire damage which seems to be based off the player distance with the impact point.

50 seconds after the initial pull, Algalon will summon three Living Constellations that will damage random players in the raid and have normal threat tables. When a Living Constellation enters a Black Hole, it dies instantly and the Black Hole disappears. A single DPS or probably a healer should get aggro on all three of these and run behind any Black Holes they find. The idea is to kite the Constellations into the Black Hole to kill them instantly. Death Knights are an ideal choice for this as they can stand behind Black Holes and use Death Grip so the Constellations land in the hole.

Every 90 seconds from the initial pull, Algalon will begin casting a 8-second cast spell called Big Bang that is almost guaranteed to kill anyone it hits. To dodge this, everyone needs to enter a Black Hole created by a killed Collapsing Star. Once inside the Black Hole, players will take roughly 1,500 Shadow damage per second and there will be elite adds called Dark Matter scattered everywhere. Players need to avoid getting hit by these the best they can until Algalon has finished casting Big Bang. Afterwards, everyone is teleported out of the Black Hole and the fight progresses as before. Not sure of this, but each Black Hole seems to have their own separate 'realm' so players need to make sure they enter the same one if possible. Entering a Black Hole also resets all threat of the player, so it is advised the currently Phase Punched tank to stay outside and eat the Big Bang. This way, the off-tank can taunt to gain all the threat he had and DPS don't have to worry about getting aggro.

This phase continues until Algalon reaches 20%.

Phase 2
Once Algalon reaches 20%, Collapsing Stars and Living Constellations will despawn and will no longer spawn anymore. Any currently open Black Holes will also dissapear. Algalon will continue to cast Quantum Strike, Phase Punch and Cosmic Smash however.

Algalon will then summon four Black Holes in a square pattern. Every 30 seconds, four Unleashed Dark Matters will spawn, one from each Black Hole. The off-tank needs to pick these up and tank them to the side for the rest of the fight and DPS need to burn down Algalon before these adds pile up and become too much to handle.

When this phase begins, swap tanks as the current tank will very likely have the Phase Punch debuff and the off-tank will have a hard time surviving if he has to tank the adds and Algalon together. If you swap once the Black Holes spawn, you'll be given about 45 seconds to defeat Algalon before a forced tank-swap which should be long enough. Players also need to keep alert about Cosmic Smashes as Algalon will still be using this.

Once Algalon reaches 1-2%, everything despawns and you win!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PST CRUCIBLE AROUND 11:45PM FRIDAY NIGHT WITH YOUR ROLE (HEAL/DPS/TANK)

NO SIGN UPS THIS WEEK

NOTE: I will probably be reserving Soul of the Dead off Saph.

Slated to start around 12pm Server, once the PUG Ulduar is finished.

Loot will be given out based off the tally system:
Main Spec Items - 1 Tally
Off Spec Items - 1/2 Tally
totems, sigils, relics etc are free.
If you fuck up on a boss: cross charges on thaddius, die to void zones etc it will cost you a tally. The person with the least amount of tallies wins. Tiebreaker will be the roll value. This ensures loot is fairly spread out to people, as long as people are rolling on loot.
If you want to roll main spec on another spec other than the one you are raiding as, you can, but it must be stated before we kill the first boss.

Your're the only one here I know who likes/appreciates good jazz. I picked em up today.

After much debate, this is what I will be piecing together over the next couple of months. Just thought Id share. For what Im looking for, this seemed to achieve the best cost/performance ratio. Open to any suggestions, just don't forget I pay for things with little gold $1 coins called Loonies... Ive also opted for this company, because they have a local shop which Ive been buying all my goodies at for the last several years. Being able to buy everything in one place, locally, is worth more to me than saving a few bucks on an item purchased online.


Motherboard - Asus M4A79T Deluxe Socket AM3 AMD 790FX - $245
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CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (125W) Quad Core Socket AM3 , 3.2GHz - $295
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RAM - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz DDR3 (x2 8GB total) - $220
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HDD - Seagate Barracuda (ST31000528AS) 7200.12 SATA 3.0Gb/s 1000GB (1TB) 32MB Cache (OEM) - $105
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... HD.443.877
-To replace 3 current drives totaling 950GB

CASE - NZXT Tempest Crafted Series- $145
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=CS.664
-Fans included? Check. Sold.

GFX - Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 4890 1GB OC (2nd) - $225
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... 99.243.272
-Already have one of these, the second card is for a Cross-Fire setup

PSU - Enermax Galaxy EVO 1250W CrossFire X - $305
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph ... cid=PS.830
-Seems so wrong that the power supply is the single most expensive part in the rig... oh well.

1. Your age, gender, and time played:
18, Male, 112days.
2. List any alts and off specs you have gear for AND CAN PLAY COMPETENTLY:
Prot, 32k hp 21% dodge/parry. No alts will becoming over to the server for now.
3. Armory links (mandatory):
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee ... W%C3%B8lfe
4. Any WWS or WMO links or other clear indication of your performance in a raid (recommended):
I do not have one currently =/ I would be able to get one on Tuesday, if the App hasn't been approved/denied by then. I do usually pull around 5k plus dps depending on the fight... On a fight like Ignis this Week I did 5.3k
5. We are a raiding guild and are usually in the top 100 guilds in the US; it is expected you have raiding experience and know ALL encounters and hard modes currently in game! In your opinion, what is the most difficult boss encounter you have ever defeated and why?:\
In this expansion it would have to be hardmode Mimron (10man) For me because I'm usually the Bombot tank and guy who loots the cores.

6. Previous guilds/servers and reason for leaving, also include any references we may contact:
Genesis: Me and a bunch of friends were in a guild called Devour and we just weren't happy there so we decided to reform our old guild Genesis... but I don't think this guild will get any hardmode content down... The core member ship is very talented but there's just not much to recruit on this sever anymore.

7. It is assumed you will be available from 8-12 ST (Server Time is EST) Sunday through Thursday. If you can’t, please explain why you couldn't make our scheduled raid times (or why you even bothered applying):
I can make all times currently.

8. Explain what specifically puts you at the top? We raid to be at the top and expect it of all our members. Do you take pride in topping meters, never letting the tank die, never pulling aggro, etc.? What separates you from the rest? Be specific, this will be a major indicator of the kind of player you are:
I would call my self a skilled player. I always know strats a head of time, I am prepared for the fight and I'm always reading up on my class and trying to improve my dps or tanking.

9. Post a screen shot of your UI (Thumbnail Please) or a comprehensive list of mods that you use for raiding. ARE YOU A CLICKER?

I click my shouts :O
10. If you have thoroughly answered the following questions and you are confident you are what we are looking for, you have a good chance of being trialed, but we'd like to know why you want to join us? What made you choose us over the other guilds out there?
I heard from a good friend to check you guys out because you were recruiting a dps warrior and that you've been around for a while and have always been in top progression and that's what I'm looking for now. Plus the site was too funny

Thanks for taking the time to review my app.