Ishyna - Feral Druid /w Resto Background - Blackrock

[Ishyna]

About You

1. What is your name?
Joseph

2. How old are you?
27

3. Where do you live / What time zone do you play in?
E.Tennessee. Im in EST (3 hours ahead of server). I prefer PST server b/c I am a night owl.

4. How may we contact you?(Please do not use phone numbers as this forum is public.)
In game as Ishyna, or you may Aim me as Terosque

5. Tell us about yourself... Why do you enjoy playing WoW?
Ive been a gamer for a long time. My parents ran a local BBS when I was 11 were we played WC2 and Doom/Heretic. I fell in love with MMO's when I found DAOC, and soon after WoW. I enjoy wow b/c it is currently the most dynamic and diverse game on the market, arguable for any genre.

6. Are you applying to any other guilds at the moment?
Negative


Character Information

1. Character Name:
Ishyna

2. Class:
Druid

3. Time /played:
174 days

4. Time /played @ Level 80:
167 days

5. Achievement Points:
4960

6. World of Warcraft Armory URL (Remember to log out in PvE gear):
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-shee ... &cn=Ishyna

7. Why did you choose your current professions?
I chose JC b/c before the Dragon's eye nerf it was the best Prof for min/maxing. I chose Chanting b/c I like being able to DE BoP gear if needed. In Cata I will likely be dropping one (Chanting most likely) to pick up Engineering, depending on how the new prof bonus's work out. I like the boots/armor bonuses.

8. Give us a short review of your main spec. Why did you spend talent points the way you have?
My main spec is Feral tank. Its fairly standard Feral tank. I didn't take Infected wounds b/c there is always a DK around spreading FF and 2/3 mangle for the occasions I'm in cat as an OT. The later of which I sometimes consider dropping for Imp LoTP, or dropping it and King of the Jungle for Master Shapeshifter for added threat. But threat is never an issue unless its on the pull, for which I prefer King of the Jungle. Some feral's don't take Feral Aggression but i consider that a huge mistake. It is nearly 4% less phys dmg the boss deals and you cant always expect Furries to keep that up.

My Off-spec is usually PvP Restokin or Feral Cat. It changes with the situation however. I have every glyph for all 5 specs (including pvp resto and pve resto) in my bank for quick respecs: Moonglade -> Squire -> Summon back in under 60 seconds.

9. Do you have any issues changing your spec if it benefits the raid or would benefit you?
Not at all. I respec often already.

Technology

1. What are your computers specs?
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600
CPU Speed (GHz): 2.92
System Memory (GB): 8
Video Card Model: ATI All-in-Wonder HD 2G
Video Card Driver: atiumdag.dll
Desktop Resolution: 1920x1200
Hard Disk Size (GB): 139.73

2. Do you have Ventrilo and a working microphone?
Yes

3. Are you shy? Do you have a problem speaking on vent?
Not shy at all.

4. Please post a screenshot of your user interface (in raid):
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq16 ... WowSS1.jpg
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq16 ... WowSS2.jpg
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq16 ... WoWSS3.jpg
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq16 ... WowSS4.jpg

5. Link to your combat parses (WoL/WWS/WMO):
I do not have any. All of which would be from a tanking perspective currently =/

6. Do you have any sort of connection issue?
Negative

7. Please post your ping test from http://www.pingtest.net/ (Use the Los Angeles test server).
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq16 ... LAPing.jpg

8. Please post your speed test from http://www.speedtest.net/ (Use the Los Angeles test server).
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq16 ... APing2.jpg

Character History

1. Please list your guild history and reasons for leaving (most recent guild first):
I am currently in Inquisition. I am leaving b/c the guild is in complete disarray and it is making raids difficult to enjoy. Prior to Inq I was in Midwinter on the Ysera server. When TOC patch launched I quit the game and spent some time traveling. When I returned I came back to Blackrock to play with RL friends (who now have quit on me *sadface*).

2. Have you played any notable roles in your previous guilds?
Currently in Inq I run the DKP and most raids. On Inq runs I'm "The voice". I call out the swaps, call people out for being in the wrong place, call for buffs/debuffs, etc. General hand-holding.

3. Please list at least 3 other players (that are in Eminence, on Blackrock, or on your current server) that we can contact for a reference.
Rassmiss and Calcal would be good references from Inq on Blackrock. I raided with Crift good while before I left Blackrock for Ysera. I also raided with Scuzz ages ago in vanilla wow (Snuff them all out!), tho I doubt he remembers me then. (Ishena, human rogue). My arena partner was Abodarta in S5 and we raided together on occasion (Tho he was more a PvPer at the time).

Raid Experience

Don't just list the raids you've done. Tell us a bit more about your actual experiences. If you previously raided on another character, please also link us to your old character's armory profile so we can verify your achievements and faction reputation.

1. Original WoW Raiding Experience:
Blackrock was my original server. I joined Inq and did MC with them, moving up thru til AQ launched. I moved to one of the "new" severs then, and ran thru MC to AQ all over again. Took a break til BC launched.

2. Burning Crusade Experience:
I joined Humility on Auchendoun and played with them thru Hyjal until we moved to horde, and then once again to start Serious Casual and join with Elitest Jerks on Mal'ganis. Some of them still raid with EJ (Rioht and others). I raided all content up until Sunwell. I moved back to Blackrock at that point to once again (sigh) join my RL friends. It was with the Humility/Serious Casual folks that I learned the greatest deal about wow. They showed me where to get the information I needed to min/max to my hearts desire, how to use WWS to help increase my game, and overall how to constantly seek more efficient methods of doing "my job".

3. Wrath of the Lich King Experience:
Hooking up with Inq again I played with them from start of wrath as their MT thru til Ulduar. This was when I jumped over to Ysera and joined Midwinter. I did the hardest progression of my WoW career in Midwinter until I got the opportunity to travel in Europe. When I came back I missed the game too much to not pick it back up, but I didn't want to go back to Midwinter. Their progression is exciting, but taxing. You spend 20-25 hours a week inside a raid instance (which is fine) but then another 15-20 theory-crafting on forums (which was mandatory) and an hour after each raid discussing the WWS. I enjoy hardcore progression, and knowing how to maximize my rotation/gear and execute it during a dynamic fight, but I don't want my hobby to become "homework". I spend 3 to 6 hours a week reading WoW related material b/c I enjoy learning and improving, but 15-20 hours takes the fun out of the game and I don't want to go back to that. I now have a great deal of respect and pity for those top 100 world guilds, in equal amounts.

Other

1. How long have you been playing WoW?
6 years

2. Why did you roll your class and do you enjoy it?
I've thoroughly enjoy Druid. I chose it b/c it has such diversity and that keeps me engaged in the game.

3. Do you have an interest in PvP & Arena?
Yes. I hit 2200 S4 (Pal/DK), and 2100 S5 (Druid/Hunter). I haven't pvp'd in a while, but if I found a good team that had a consistent schedule I would love getting back into it.

4. Why do you want to join Eminence?
B/c I dont want to leave my server, I still have friends here. And your one of the only guilds with excellent progression and the raid times I want.

5. Do you know anyone currently in Eminence?
Crift and Abodarta

6. Are you the original owner of the account?
Yes


Additional Information

My MS gear is currently feral tank (obviously), but that doesn't mean tank is the only role I'm interested in coming on board with. I have a good feral cat set (5800 with 1401 natural armor pen) if needed, and I LOVE feral cat. It has one of the most challenging and engaging "rotations" in the game which makes it very enjoyable. The difference in a good cat and a bad cat is night and day. In Midwinter (this wasn't mentioned above) I was equal parts Resto and Boomkin. I have to admit, I do not enjoy boomkin or its RNG, nor have I built any Boomkin gear (b/c of that fact) but I very much enjoy resto. My resto set is Sub-par however (5500?) and mostly an eclectic arrangement, but If you folks find that you don't need a skilled feral but find yourself in need of a skilled Restokin then I'm willing to start gearing myself up in that direction to post another app at a later date.

As a disclaimer, I want you to know that I am a dedicated wow player. I spend a great deal of my time in and out of the game improving my avatar and my knowledge of the game, but I don't want to go back to "Midwinter" progression. Im willing to spend 6 hours a night every night on a progression boss no problem. And Im willing to spend a several hours a week strategizing on that particular encounter outside of raid. But I Don't want to go back to spending hours a night meticulously combing through WWS reports to improve an already wonderfully successful raid for the sake of 10 more DPS. That doesn't mean I don't want to improve my DPS by ten, but if it comes at the expense of game enjoyment, I'd prefer to enjoy the game. Reviewing a WWS for an hour when i feel there is improvement to be made is ok, but not for several mandatory hours every week when I'm likely to find nothing. If thats the kind of guild you are or want to become I humbly decline. Those guilds have my respect, but are not the direction I want my game to go in.

[Mindfade]

This is a well thought through application. We will get back to you soon.

[yatta]

Gear looks fine, but gemming as a bear doesnt take much thought. I disagree with some of your thoughts on bear spec, but every feral druid has their own style, so i dont really care about that. What I look for in any tank is the ability to make smart decisions. If you have any examples of this, anywhere from a 25man raid to 5-man to PVP, it would help me gauge if your a good tank or just another druid who macros maul to every ability.

ATM we have 1 full time tank, 1 recruit war tank, and 2 other OTs. Most likely you would be a dps who would go tank for certain fights and we are pretty full on melee dps, however I know some could be benched. So if you give us a link to your cat dps gear or log out in it one night, that we be great. We really need another resto druid and we are dying for a boomkin, but Im getting that you have more fun playing feral and having someone play another spec for the good of the raid, usually ends up with that person burning out or losing interest in the game. Unless you really really want to play your resto/boomkin, I would stick to feral for you app.

[vitaminc]

Recognized the name from classic. Been in a few GDKP runs with you as cat?

Gearing up for resto/boom isn't exactly easy especially if you dont win anything from voa...

it would help me gauge if your a good tank or just another druid who macros maul to every ability.

Anything I would do to reduce my chance of carpal tunnel...

[Ishyna]

I'm not sure what I can say to give you examples of smart decisions. I believe I make smart decisions of course, but everyone says that, and sadly most believe it. I'm more than capable of doing things like casting Brez while the boss throws spell at a raid member, and I'm good about keeping innervates up on CD (tho your healers are probably well outside needing external vates). Like any good tank (and good raider for that matter) I can anticipate fights and react accordingly.

I guess a good example is once when our other tank Disco'd while I had soul reaper and no CD's up, so I max distance feral charged the valk when reaper poped and gave healers the time needed to top me off before LK reached melee again. Now granted these circumstances are rare, but when they do occur I think on my feet well (Or at least I've deluded myself into thinking I do =] ). Im not going to take a Brez if I see that the boss is about to cast spore, and Ill be sure to let the healers know when I am coming up. I don't maul when Im glyphed for it when Blood beasts are spawning. I'm not going to hit mangle the second after another tank taunts. I try to zerk when I have ToT Incoming and boss has full lacerate stack. I wont root/charge a Bloodbeast if people are going to be standing next to it and I have bash down. If I see a blistering zombie is about to pop and its wandering into center of raid Ill taunt it back towards me and away from the clustered folks. I guess these are a lot of little things, and your looking for a bigger example. I'm not saying its not out there, but off the top of my head I'm afraid I don't have a perfect answer for you.

One thing I can say though is that I'm REALLY excited about the changes to rage, threat generation, and the feral (and for that matter all tank) rotations. One of the things I dislike about tank atm is not as challenging as the other roles in a raid. They are more gear dependent and less skill dependent than other classes currently. That doesn't mean a skilled tank in wrath is wasted, skill is still very valuable in a tank, but I currently feel it goes further with other roles. A skilled healer/dps in sub-par gear can make up for it, but an under geared tank is less able to cope with it. With the changes I mentioned above tanks will have much more accountability in a raid, which will let the better tanks stand out more. And I feel I will be one of those tanks.

And while yes I have fun playing feral, I have just as much fun resto. The only spec I don't enjoy is Boomkin, b/c when it goes wrong it really goes wrong. In Cata Boomkin will be a worthy "rotation" b/c the RNG mechanics of Eclipse will be gone, and it is still a somewhat challenging rotation (Not to mention has a lot of utility). But in its current form Boomkin is the only spec I dont enjoy. I will log out in my Feral Cat gear now, and if you want to take a look at my Resto gear I can do that also for you later. But as I mentioned before, my resto gear is ~5600, and only 2T10 so its not super great (tho I can afford 1 more peice atm).

[Ishyna]

**Wall of text crits you for 651 damage (87246 overkill).**

Sorry about that, just start free writing.

[Appointed]

As stated we'll look over the app and see if there are any other sources we can contact. As for that whole "being good" thing thats something you have to prove by playing...nothing else really.

[yatta]

Actually those are really good examples of thinking on your toes. +1

[Scuzz]

trial

[Appointed]

Done...Welcome.