Guild:Doom Crickets (Lothar US)

Doom Crickets is a casual raiding guild. This guild was formed on Lothar. It is dedicated towards developing members in however they enjoy the game. For more information you can contact Divynia, Triedge for recruitment or /who g-Doom Crickets to speak to a current member.

People > Players > Progression
We are not a social guild, and we are not a hardcore raiding guild. We are something in between probably best categorized as a "casual raiding guild," made up of people who really enjoy hanging out and playing together.

To establish this environment, we have developed a basic philosophy to illustrate our guild's ultimate goal: People > Players > Progression. Does this mean progression is taking a back seat? Absolutely NOT. We believe that by recruiting like-minded people we enjoy playing with, we can help develop strong raiders and sustain progression better over the long-term.


 * People : First and foremost, we focus on having the right people in our guild. They are honest, reliable, respectful, positive, team oriented, helpful, AND FUN. None of us get paid to play WoW. In fact, quite the opposite - we all pay to play. So everyone should be able to expect to have a positive and fun experience in-game with their guildies.


 * Players : We want to help develop the talent within the guild. When we have the type of people we have outlined above, we want to assist them and band together as a team to accomplish goals. This could include getting a player geared for a raid, forming a rated battleground team, improving DPS, learning PvP, etc. The point is we want to help our players establish goals and then work with them to achieve them.


 * Progression : And by this we mean number of Raid bosses downed in a Guild Group. Progression is important, and we want to successfully down every boss Blizzard can throw at us. However, it is secondary to our People and Player goals outlined above. This is part of what differentiates us from a "hardcore" raiding guild. Since it is not our primary focus, we will likely progress through content more slowly than other guilds, at least at first, but we believe we will have a friendlier and more fun environment. We believe focusing on People and our Players will lead to Progression, and that the rate of Progression will increase exponentially over the long-term. What this means is that we don’t recruit based on average iLevel and Raid progression (we recruit based on the People section outlined above) and that we won’t reorganize Raid teams just to down bosses faster. Instead, we will work to develop players to get assistance with gear and/or tactics and then celebrate our shared successes as a guild.

This philosophy illustrates the core foundation of the Doom Crickets, and it is what makes us unique. To be successful, however, we do need YOU to help make this happen.

If you want to raid more outside of our existing schedule, we would more than encourage you to plan something on the calendar. Additionally, we would love to work with you on becoming a Raid Leader. Speak with any of our leadership team if you have such an interest.

Please review our Guild Charter for more information.

Leadership
Theses positions combined compose the Doom Cricket Council.


 * Divynia, Guildmaster : Guild leader, overall direction and strategy.


 * Nixia, Raid Coordinator : Arguably one of the most difficult scheduling tasks known to WoW, Nixia is devoted to coordinating our raid efforts. His primary responsibilities include managing our raid roster and RaidID dynamics, giving direction to players on how to best get into raiding, determining what classes/specs we need, and helping to develop our Raid Leaders. Check out Nixia's posts and talk with him if raiding is something you want to be apart of.


 * Weldrock, Council Member : Weldrock helps to manage the guild website.


 * Paternostro, Council Member


 * All council members share the following responsibilities.


 * Ensure all of our players enjoy being a part of our guild and help each player identify and achieve their in-game goals.
 * Communications is one of the most crucial aspects of any team internally amongst members and externally to grow our membership, and overseeing our recruitment functions.
 * Dispute resolution for any issue brought by members or identified through another means.

Ranks
Our guild's ranking system is something we want to be proud of and contain ranks players can truly work towards. We hold our members to a high standard, and making your way to the top is meant to truly be an achievement.


 * Ranks are earned for players, not for characters. Once a rank is earned on one character, that rank is given to all characters owned by that player.
 * All former members of our previous guild will begin as a Warbird.

Council

 * Council members are the leadership of the Guild and are described more in the Leadership section.

Minister of Doom (Raid Leader)

 * Raid Leaders work under the guidance of the Raid Coordinator, and are responsible for planning tactics and approach, coordinating players, and leading the raid through the encounters.
 * PvP Leaders are responsible for planning tactics and approach, coordinating players, and leading the team through Battlegrounds/Arena or other PvP activities.

Doom Cricket
The highest honorable rank a player can achieve. A Doom Cricket has fully demonstrated their commitment to the guild, and their actions exemplify the foundations of the Doom Cricket Oath. To achieve this rank, a player must
 * Be regularly active in the guild forums, posting weekly and responding to applicable threads in a timely manner
 * Have a sociable and friendly behavior towards all players and making an apparent effort to play with new members
 * Help other guildies reach their objectives
 * Exhibit mastery of their class(es) and game mechanics
 * Be consistently reliable, following through on commitments and communicating absenteeism ahead of time if a commitment must be missed
 * Demonstrate patience when helping others develop their skill
 * Work to advance and develop guild goals
 * Survive “The Ritual.”

Vicious Rabbit
As players who seem to have fully accepted the Doom Cricket Oath, Vicious Rabbit have been proven in battle and work hard to advance the guild's goals. To achieve this rank, a player must
 * Be active in the guild forums, posting weekly;
 * Have a sociable and friendly behavior towards all players;
 * Help other guildies reach their objectives;
 * Know their class(es) and game mechanics very well;
 * Demonstrate patience when helping others develop their skill; and
 * Work to advance current guild goals.

Warbird
Warbirds are friendly team players and have begun helping the guild build its strength. To achieve this rank, a player must
 * Show activity in the guild forums;
 * Have a sociable and friendly behavior towards all players;
 * Work to advance guild goals.

Death Ant
As a Death Ant, a player has begun to show their commitment to the guild. To achieve this rank, a player must
 * Register an account on the guild website;
 * Post a bio in the forums; and
 * Have a sociable and friendly behavior towards all players.

Slug
As a fresh recruit to the guild, a Slug has just begun their journey to earn the high honor of being called a Doom Cricket.

Raid Schedule and Progress

 * All times below are ET / Server Time. Players are expected to be ready for the first pull at the times indicated.  It is recommended players be online and ready for invites at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.
 * Guild members are asked to not pug any of the raids below until after the scheduled guild run is completed.

Tuesday, 8:00 PM
We will run Baradin Hold if we control it, otherwise we will split up and do heroics for those interested.

Wednesday or Thursday, 8:00 PM

 * Blackwing Descent : 1 of 6 bosses downed, currently working on Omnotron Defense System
 * Bastion of Twilight : 2 of 4 bosses downed, currently working on Ascendant Council