The Dambusters

I have decreed that Windward Isle off the East coast of the Jade Forest now belongs to The Dambusters! Any enemy units who enter this zone will be attacked on discovery, leaving all resources on the island to us. This island is NO LONGER a frequent tradel destination for hordes questing for reputation and Onyx Eggs, they are all ours.
Mark your territory and defend it with your lives!

Here’s a map of the island for your information:

http://www.wowpedia.org/File:WorldMap-TheJadeForest.jpg?c=1

Our very own Illia (Alt of Zhini) made us all proud around 26 hours into the new expansion by getting the achievement for ‘Server 1st level 90 Monk’

Click the links to view his characters.

He has been a committed member of the Dambusters for a long time, always willing to help people out and depositing large sums of gold into the guild bank which have helped us to create competitions to reward our members.  We should use the example of commitment and hard work shown by Illia as inspiration, this achievement could not have happened to a nicer guy and I would like all Dambusters to appreciate people who play with skill but also with a kind heart.  This is the attitude (ok that amount of crazy dedication is not possible for everyone) that we want to maintain in this great guild.  We have already taken our place among the fore-running guilds on the server so very early in the expansion with so many active members so lets keep up the great work!

Proud to serve as your leading friend!

/Salute

The time has come for Bigticket to air our wares on the public Twitter highway.  Any thoughts, ideas, questions or opinions you wish to share with your guild leader can be directed to @ScottCramb on Twitter.com.

That doesn’t mean this blog or the guild website will be any less frequently utilised, it’s just another branch of onlineness (YES it is a word, read the link hehe) for our guild to extend to for the convenience of our members.

Looking forward to discussions on the tweeter on a more regular (140 character or less) basis.

/Salute

Amazing effort by the famous Dambusters Guild in the last few weeks. We really set the bar when it comes down to guild activity on the server and it shows when we have 20+ online every night of the week.

I would like to take a moment to thank all our members for the stunning effort you have put into the guild over the past 2 weeks while I have been absent on holiday with the lovely Pocahunter.

The prizes will be distributed as follows:-

1st      Cristiel    7000g

2nd     Pavelbure    6500g

3rd     Pocahunter    6000g

4th     Spyrot    5500g

5th     Goldguy    5000g

6th     Skent    4500g

7th     Quorocker    4000g

8th     Diputs    3500g

9th     Boffelballe    3000g

10th    Lifewing    2500g

11th    Skrolx    2000g

12th    Nevra    1900g

13th    Kuja    1800g

14th    Maryhinge    1700g

15th    Zsap    1600g

16th    Xabier    1500g

17th    Egmag    1400g

18th    Aldion    1300g

19th    Biggooliess    1200g

20th    Jovielos    1000g

There have been some meteoric rises to the top recently including Pavelbure in particular who only recently joined the guild at very low level.

Lets continue the trend and get server first level 30 guild next week!

I take great delight in the knowledge that this guild never spams trade chat for members.

We have an open invite policy in place at the moment.  There have been times of strife in the past where recruitment has been halted due to potential misfit characters’ attempts to re-enter the guild after being removed for drama causing, but happily those occasions have been few and far between.

In the main, our recruitment comes from the spread of words between people around the server and this information is something I would like to ensure all Dambusters members and possible friends from other guilds who read this article are aware of.

There is nothing to be ashamed of by ‘trade spamming’ for recruits and most guilds do so.  It’s especially difficult to compete with the longer standing guilds on a server when you start afresh so anything a leader can do to advertise their guild is worthwhile.  At times like these when some raiding guilds are trying to finalise their 2nd, 3rd and even 4th raid teams it’s common to see them spamming their glorious achievements on the trade chat to entice potential raiders out of their current guilds with the promise of a good raid team.

The Dambusters have never adopted these policies since the very beginning, instead relying on the spread of good reputation among friends.  People who ask in trade are welcome for an invite to the guild, but their progress within the guild is entirely dependent upon their ability to show a team spirit and social awareness that is synonymous with the famous Dambusters of Xavius!

Be proud of your guild Dambusters, remember when you see the other guild’s spam trade, that your guild needs no trade spam to recruit, you can be sure we have the most active community in the server regardless of spam advertising and the guild will go from strength to strength come Mists of Pandaria!

/Salute to all Xavians!

Hi Dambusters.

Our friend and long serving guildie Xabier has gone inactive due to family commitments leaving the guild bank with a nice boost out of sheer generosity.

This donation is far from unusual due to the great community spirit that has been prevalent around the guild since it’s inception in the summer or 2009.  To celebrate this stunning act of kindness, and to further encourage such selfless people who feel the desire to donate their hard-earned gold to their friends, I have decided to dish out a giveaway to the top 20 active players on the 20th of September.

Increments for winning ‘total activity’ standings will be:-

7000, 6500, 6000, 5500, 5000, 4500, 4000, 3500, 3000, 2500,

2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1000

Get some game time in over the next couple of weeks and lets see some worthy winners!

Exemptions from prize gold:-

Bigticket & alts

Any alts of a player already in the top 20 (character in the highest winning standing will get the prize) and the list will extend beyond 20 in these circumstances

Hey Dambusters,  just a quick note of advice before you log into the patched game today.  As with all patch days, there might be some upheaval with any add ons you are using, most of the more common add ons should be updated already but since the patch is only 4 weeks in length, many add-on developers could decide the small amount of time is not worth their fullest efforts.  So to prevent any headaches, it is advisable to open your WoW folder and find the ‘Interface’ and ‘WTF’ folders.  Copy these folders and paste them onto your desktop as a backup incase something goes horribly wrong after you update all the add ons on Curse.

There will most likely be the usual disclaimer to accept before logging onto the server page with the patch.  Remember to click the ‘Addons’ button at the bottom of your character select screen and ensure you re-tick ‘Load out of date add ons’ as it will default to un-ticked.

In addition, a Dambusters guild future notification is forthcoming so keep an eye on this page as well as the Facebook page and Website for our plans in Mists of Pandaria!

/Salute

After a period of sustained uncertainty around the Dambusters raiding crew we have finally appointed our new Raid Leader!

Spyrot has stepped up and been able to take on the role with an enthusiasm and maturity I was searching for in our next RL.  He has proven that in the ‘post-raid season’ there is still a team to be gathered inside this guild.  Some characters have been there and killed Deathwing numerous times before and some have only begun raiding in the team, but the future of Dambusters core raid team looks bright again.

Please feel free to contact Spyrot  if you would like to be considered for entry to the raid team.  I am sure he will have his own criteria to set for his teams so make sure you listen to what he has to say and respect him.

General requirements of a Dambusters raid member can be reviewed here.

/Salute to the Air Raid team!