Burning Sensation

A little bit about us...

Burning Sensation is focused on end game raiding. We're not as hardcore as they come, but we are not casual. You come to raid, you die many times, and you see all of the end game content. If you don’t show on time consistently, if you don’t bring consumables and your A-game, then you go buh-bye.

Burning Sensation was created after someone inappropriately touched a squirrel or two during raids, and was inflicted with something that made it hurt when he went tinkle. Worse, merely healing others would pass along this ailment! After finding no cure with penicillin, those with this burning affliction rallied together. We are Burning Sensation, we’re full of BS, and there's no cure.

Ok, so that has nothing to do really with what we are about, but it does reflect the kind of sense of humor you’re going to need to have to be a part of our guild. If you find that offensive, don’t bother applying. We will not bend to meet your needs, there are too many other competent Horde guilds on Draka you can go to.

Our strict overall rules

If you break one of these, you’ll get a strike (at least) or be removed from the guild.

All these rules break down to using common sense.

1. Treat your fellow BS members as you would like to be treated; better yet, treat them as you think they would like to be treated.
• It is ok to disagree with each other, but do it respectfully.
• • Do not cuss another BS member out.
• “Hazing”, “Razzing”, and “Taunting” someone else is great as long as they are ok with it, but if they ask you to stop, then stop.

2. No excessive whining.
• Yes sometimes things suck for you, but no one wants to deal with that in gchat etc.

3. Don’t gloat.
• There is a difference in being excited about getting X item, and rubbing someone’s face in it; if you don’t know this difference, don’t apply.

4. No begging/pestering. Includes begging for gold, items, dungeon runs, raid spots, etc.

5. No leeching during guild runs. If you are afk while in a raid (sitting out or not) expect to be removed from the raid and docked EP.

BS Ranks

Guild Leader
• Works directly with the officers to keep the guild going in a positive direction
• Can make the “final” decision on anything.
• Is responsible for making sure you are heard regarding concerns you present, while not all things have action taken, you will be listened to.

Officer
• Usually 2 Officers at anytime.
• Keep the guild going in the “end game” direction.
• Handles the “large” issues on guild direction.
• Stays on the same page as the guild leader to make executive decisions for the guild at any point in time.
• Handles discipline issues that involve Class Leaders or players when Class Leaders are not available
• Appointed by Guild Leader

Class Leader
• 1 Class Leader at anytime per class (doesnt necessarily have to be a Main of that class).
• Handles inviting/removing members to their class.
• Handles discipline issues within their class.
• Decides mods needed / required by your class.
• Determines what enchants you’ll need on your gear as a minimum
• Keeps their class concerns kept up to date during meetings
• Appointed by Officers / Guild Leader

BS Raider
• about 3-4 Raiders per Class.
• Raids
• Appointed by respective Class Leader

BS FaF
• Friends and Family who are not raiders.

Moochie
• BS Raider Trial Member (2 weeks minimum)
• Accumulates EP but is lower priority than normal raiders for gear


The goal is to have ~36 total people raiding. So 4 per class total.

BS Raider Rules

You will be expected to follow these rules if you are a BS Raider in addition to the basic rules.

There will be 3 25-man raids a week. There may be more, but the 3 are considered official and will count against you if you miss.

Requirements
You must attend 80% (averaged) of official raids.
• This will be evaluated by your class leaders.
• If you are being sat out, you will not be counted absent if you are fully ready to go at raid time. YOU MUST BE READY whether you are going or not, unless it is one of the times you choose to take off (in which case, you are not gaining EP).
• Barring an emergency, you need to be here the full raid time, or you will be counted absent.

You must be at the zone, fully repaired within 15 minutes of invites starting.
• 1 second after 15 minutes you are marked as missed for the Raid and it will be counted against you.

You must have all required consumables for your class (if needed - at this time we provide food and flasks):
• Flasks, Pots, Food, Bandages, Reagents, etc

You must have at least white enchants on your gear.
• You do not have to have the top tier enchants on all your gear but you will be required to have enchants set forth by your Class Leader.

Your computer must be able to handle 25-man instances consistently.
• If you have computer problems, you are given several weeks to get the issue resolved
• • After this time you will be bumped down to the Friends and Family or removed from the guild depending on the Class Leader’s discretion.

You will be expected to behave maturely.
• There will be no shit talking / degrading one another (except Luscian).
• There will be no moaning on why it is taking so long to get a fight going.
• • You will be disciplined if you complain as to why a fight is taking so long to get going.
• You will be expected to kill chatter 5 minutes before a fight / during a fight on vent (use common sense)
• • Talking is fine if it is relevant or the fight does not require concentration. (Nothing should be said if it doesn’t pertain to the fight during a fight)

Raid Invites
• Raid invites go out to all members of rank moochie or above; there are no sign-ups.
• • Every time you are ready for a raid, regardless of if you are going to be sitting or not, you will receive EP.

BS Friends and Family Rules

There are a lot of people who are real life friends of those in the guild, or spouses, girlfriends / boyfriends etc, who would rather just not play than be without their friend / mate / etc…

Our Friends and Family rank is especially for these people...

While there are very few rules, there is one incredibly important one.

Requirements

DO NOT EXPECT TO RAID ON THE OFFICIAL RAIDS
• There will be times when we ask does anyone want to come on x raid, at which time FnF can definitely pipe up
• FnF are free to join unofficial 10-man raids
• If an FnF members whines one time about not being able to raid, they will be immediately removed from the guild
• If you are serious about raiding and you are not a BS Raider then put in an application or find another guild.
• FnF can accumulate EP, but will always be lower priority for gear than raiders, offspec included.
• This rank is for FRIENDS and FAMILY who do not care if they raid, who would maybe love to, but will not MOAN about not raiding

Loot Rules

We use EPGP.

10 Man
• Will be discussed prior to raid. Usually, if the raid is mains, we use EPGP as normal. For Alt runs ask prior to raid.

25 Man
• Master Looter will be used. In the rare case that it is not, PASS ON ALL LOOT.

Greens/Blues
• Disenchanted for materials for gbank (if boe, may be put in gbank "ask if need" tab).

Purples
• Highest PR rating has first choice for main spec. If no one desires the item for main spec, it may go to offspec roll. If no one purchases or offspecs an item it is DE'd for the guild bank.
• FnF loot rules: If no BS Raider needs an item, FnF may purchase it via EPGP.
• Alt loot rules: Alts are 3rd class citizens (below both raiders and FnF). Alts can accumulate EP and spend GP in raids, however they only compete with other alts.

Ranged weapons hunters have priority on no matter PR. Melee have priority on melee weapons (not hunters).


Our EPGP System

EP is Effort points - you earn these for attending raids.
GP is Gear Points - this increases when you win gear.
PR is Priority Rating - this is the ratio of EP to GP, and is used to determine priority for gear.

So as you attend raids your EP goes up. When your PR ratio is high, you win gear, then your GP goes up (which reduces PR), so it may be a while before your PR is high enough to win gear again.

Decay - At the start of every raid, both EP and GP are reduced by 20%. This means you cant horde points; you must maintain attendance to stay high PR. Decay makes the PR a good measure of RECENT participation and gear won.

Raiders are not allowed to pass on upgrades in effort to hold on to PR for later loot. What is an upgrade may be determined by Officers. This may be a judgement call as determined by the Officers.

The addon is called EPGP(DKP reloaded) and it can be found on Curse. It displays the current standings, but it is not required by anyone but officers. The GP value of items is also determined (and displayed in tooltips) by the addon. The GP cost is weighted by item level and slot multiplier.


The Strike System

Pretty simple: 3 strikes = you're out.

The first strike will be a warning via whisper, in-game mail or a PM on the forums, etc. Your Class Leader is not singling you out to make you feel bad only to let you know some rule has been broken or that some behavior needs to be changed/improved.

The second strike will come from your Class Leader, Officer or Guild Leader. Again, while this is not made to make you feel embarrassed, it's a more severe warning that whatever is going on is not acceptable in this guild.

The third strike will also come from any of the leadership positions and will include the removal of your character(s) from the guild. It may not be something that you can help, like being late to every raid, or it maybe something you can help, like being a jerk to everyone.

Regardless, when you’re removed from the guild that is the end of the story.

Leaving the Guild

If you decide that BS isn’t worth the BS you have to put up with, you of course can leave any time. There will be no negative treatment for your leaving (if there is, please contact a leader so that the person who does so can be disciplined).

If you leave under good graces, you may be considered to come back (considered like any other applicant) if for whatever reason you leave under doesn’t work out, or you come back to the game etc.

If you /gquit in anger, you’re gone for good. There are no re-invites. Make your choice, and make it wisely; give us a chance to make things right before you make a snap decision.

If you leave, even under good graces, your EP goes away, and if you are allowed to return at some point in time, you will begin at zero the same as any Moochie.

Guild Bank

The guild bank will be open for raiders for the betterment of the guild. This includes mats for enchants, gems, etc. Also consumables like pots/flasks/food are there for raiders.

Donations are welcome, but not required. There is an EP bonus once a week for donations of certain materials, also. Please do not fill the bank up with junk, though. Use common sense, and remember that raw mats are far more useful than crafted items (esp when it comes to things like glyphs and gems). This is not the place to dump all the crap you make when skilling up a profession.

Recipes for the Guild

When we get a new recipe for the guild, it will be looted to a long time member, usually an officer or class leader, first. After someone in the guild has it, we open BoP recipes up to free rolls for those that are interested, but BoE recipes are AH'd for gbank gold.

Changes to the Charter

Changes to the charter will be made when needed to facilitate a new rule and / or condition. The reason for the change will be discussed by officers / class leaders. An Officer’s ruling is the final say. While the officers and Guild Leader do hear and listen to your concerns, they will do what they feel is best for the guild overall.

Complaints

If you have a complaint please express it to your Class Leader, and if it is about your Class Leader, express it to an Officer or the Guild Leader.

You will remain anonymous if it is a discipline issue, unless it is pertinent to the situation at hand, and will only be discussed within the Class Leaders and Officers.

Your Voice

While reading through this you may think that your voice carries no weight, but your voice is important to us. You can always speak candidly with the officers. Voice your concerns and opinions, please. Bear in mind, though, that not all concerns can result in a change in policy, obviously.

Your happiness and enjoyment of the guild is important to us as well, however any decision is going to affect many other raiders, and so must be weighed carefully.