Forged Alliance

Name: Colton
Age: 22
Character Name: Draker
Class: Paladin
Level: 85
Main Spec: Retribution
Off Spec: Protection
Trade Skills: Mining, Jewelcrafting

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Which of the following best describes your raiding goals? The rest of your application will be judged based on the answer to this question.
1. Raid whenever you have time in whatever group is most convenient
2. Raid consistently in a normal mode group and maybe some heroics
3. Dedicated to progressing through heroics at whatever rate the group is capable of
4. Hardcore heroic progression
5. None of the above, please explain:

What is your raid experience? Please list as much as you think is relevant.
I progressed through ICC, Herioc & non-herioc. Downed LK on my mage Drakes

Why did you leave your previous (current) guild?
When I went to raid with them for the first time in DS they seemed very unorganized.

Does anyone in our guild know you?
Yes, Colton - He's my RL friend.

How did you find out about our guild?
Colton - Said you guys were organized & were well progressed through Dragon Soul.

How many alts do you have and is this your main?
7 level 85's, & Yes this is my main.

What are your play times?
During the week- I get on at night. Weekends- Unlimited

Which of our raid times would you be able to make?
All of them.

Would you be willing to sit out if it is necessary without a fuss?
Yes, Not a probem. It's understandable.

Have you spent proper time and money into your gear / enchants / gems?
Indeed, I make sure I have the proper things for my gear before they are equipped onto me.

Raiders are expected to use consumables during raids. In the following categories what consumable would you use and why?
- Flask/Elixirs: Flask of Titantic Strength - Increases Strength by 300 for 1 hour.
- Well Fed: Mastery/Stamina is most beneficial to me.
- Potion: Honestly don't see the point on using potions. Not really important to me.

If you are DPS, what is the (spell) hit your character needs to be viable in a raid?
My Spec as Retribution which is melee, consists of an 8% hit cap.

What is the basic gemming strategy for your character?
Hit capped>Strength>Mastery

What is the basic reforging strategy for your character?
Hit capped>Mastery>Critical Strike

What is your favorite boss fight and why? What boss haven't you fought that you're looking forward to the most?
Im going to have to say that Flame Leviathan is my favorite because the amount of damage output from stacking the pyrite! & of course to down Madness!

What boss mod(s) do you use?
DBM, Omen Threat Meter

What website(s) do you use to read up on encounters proactively?
Icey Veins

Please link your armory profile:
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/d ... ker/simple

Anything else we missed or you want to tell us? Hope to see you soon!

greetings, thanks for the app. everything looks pretty good, except you are missing your leg enchant, and i think it would be beneficial to be expertise capped, which you are not close to. i'm not particularly familiar with ret, so i may be wrong on that.

Cobaltdraker101 wrote: - Well Fed: Mastery/Stamina is most beneficial to me.
- Potion: Honestly don't see the point on using potions. Not really important to me.

i would assume strength / stamina is best, but you'll generally get that from feasts anyway. using potions isn't important until you wipe at 0.5% on a boss you've been working on for hours and realize that if you had used a potion, the boss would be dead. that happens more frequently than you would think.

anywho, you should be aware that the tuesday / thursday group is generally full, and i think the tuesday / monday group might be set now as well, so i'm not sure if we'd have a spot for you other than the sunday group. if that's ok with you, track someone down online and we can get you an invite.

Cobaltdraker101 wrote: - Potion: Honestly don't see the point on using potions. Not really important to me.

nty

Cobaltdraker101 wrote: - Potion: Honestly don't see the point on using potions. Not really important to me.

You don't see the point of having 1200 extra strength for 50 seconds of a fight(assuming you double pot), when your primary stat is strength?

The fact that you have 7 level 85's and haven't picked up on how big of a difference that makes is a bit concerning.

Cobaltdraker101 wrote:- Well Fed: Mastery/Stamina is most beneficial to me.

No. Strength/stam. Again, BASIC class understanding of what your primary stat is.

Cobaltdraker101 wrote:What is the basic reforging strategy for your character?
Hit capped>Mastery>Critical Strike

Hit capped > Expertise Capped > Mastery > Crit/Haste(equal value). <---Fixed.

I'm being nitpicky but, you're apping as DPS. Your job is to do the most damage you possibly can, and it seems like you don't fully understand the basics of how ret works.