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Phoenix of the Sun: Home of the Rampage, any night of the week.

Phoenix of the Sun is a social and mature guild. At PotS the person behind the character is more important than the characters they play. Many of us know each other in Real Life and we regularly have guild meets in different countries.

PotS is a home for both casual and raiding members. We raid frequently and make progress 'PotS' style: at our own pace.

If you're interested in joining us. We encourage you to read the information below carefully. If you think you are PotS material after reading this information, then we encourage you to Register at this board and write an application.

Guild Information Index:

• Guild Codex
• Raid Codex
• Phoenix of the Sun Ranking Structure
• Who's who in PotS?

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Phoenix of the Sun.

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The Phoenix of the Sun Codex - Updated 18 October 2014


1. The Golden Rule: To have fun.

2. All rules, except the Golden Rule, are subject to change.

3. Amount of playtime is not a requirement for membership. Keep healthy and happy your personal lives and relationships. No game is worth the decay of your real world lives. However, we hope you play as often as you can, it's your guild and any form of involvement is welcome be it through guild chat, posting on the forums or making an effort to participate in activities and raids. Those who show little or no involvement with the guild or disappear without any explanation for many weeks may be let go. A simple notice on the boards will do in case of extended absence.

4. Members of Phoenix need to have an account on this forum. We strongly suggest that you read this forum daily to keep up with what going on within the guild, and participate in some discussions. Use the forums to suggest events and it's a great place for posting your ideas. This really does help bond us together and give us a much more family spirit.

5. Phoenix requires its members not to be part of more than one WOW Alliance guild as we hope Phoenix will be everything you could possibly want in a guild.

Should you want to leave PotS, we expect you to be honest about this and either inform the officers or leave Phoenix before you apply for another guild. If you apply for another guild while you're still a member of PotS without letting the officers know, you will be removed from the guild.

6. Be Honourable in all you do. Your actions reflect on the entire guild. Whether you are with other guild members or not you are expected to follow these rules, to help others in need, and don't be a dick. This is an adult-oriented guild, and childish behaviour is undesired.

7. Be Polite. Rudeness, spamming, excessive profanity, and other similar activities will not be tolerated. That being said, I hope we become friends enough to joke with each other where appropriate, without taking undue offence. Whilst we enjoy colourful and sometimes adult humour please be aware that many of our members have young children that may be watching.

8. We like all our members to follow all Blizzards policies which can be found here. In line with Blizzards security system we also like our members to protect PoTS and their fellow members; therefore you must have an authenticator before joining. At PotS we take pride in accepting the person behind the character and as a result of this we would ask that you do not allow others to play your character during your time with us. We feel this is important, as it is you who are recruited and not your character.

9. If you fail to live up to this codex you may get an official warning on the member section on this forum. If you fail to make amends and/or get three official warnings you will be kicked out of the guild and banned from the member section on this forum. Any serious breach of the codex can lead to immediate dismissal.

10. If you leave the guild and then decide to return, each case will be judged on merit. If you left the guild on good terms with solid reason, then chances are we'll ask you to reapply and start afresh. If otherwise, then there's a good chance we may decline any new application.

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Raid codex - Updated May 2023

We are a social guild that raids, not a dedicated raiding guild. This means raiding is optional; we have no mandatory attendance, no 'skill trials' and so on. Anyone who wants to raid is welcome to sign up, with a couple of caveats that will be covered below. As a social guild our overriding goal is to have fun, so signing up for a raid should be with the intention of having fun together whatever the progress may be. If we kill a lot and progress fast that's great, but if we progress slower that's also fine as long as we have fun in the process. It's important to remember this core value. We all make mistakes - be prepared for that to happen and don't yell at anyone.

We are not a Mythic raid guild. We use the flexible size system and typically start in Normal before progressing into Heroic. This lets us raid without having to leave anyone out, whether we have 12 signups on a night or 24.

1. Raid Nights and Signups
We typically have 2 raids per week, with signups on the ingame calendar:

-Thursday 20:00 to 23:00 (server time)
-Monday 20:00 to 23:00 (server time)
Note: Sometimes these days might change if there's a specific reason for a switch, but those are the usual slots.

Invites will start 10-15 minutes early so we can all get in and be ready to start on time. If you're going to be late you can let us know on Discord. If you know in advance that you'll need to leave early that's fine, just let the raid leader know. Similarly if you're getting tired or not feeling well (headaches happen!) it's perfectly ok if you need to leave before the end. You can usually also join a raid after it's started, as long as there's space. We're flexible in that regard

Raids might be cancelled to let people make other plans if signups are really low so do try to sign up in advance! You can also say on Discord if you'll be there, if you can't access the calendar to sign. If needed we will aim to cancel on the morning of the raid day to give plenty of notice.

2. Main Character vs Alts
We ask that everyone tries to pick a main character to sign up with for consistency. If you're not enjoying your class and want to switch to something else that's fine, though it's best to check with the raid leader first (eg. It'd be tricky if 6 people all decided they want to tank!).

Although we try to focus on Mains we know it can be beneficial having alts available, especially for covering key roles like tanks/healers. For instance, if you prefer to focus on playing a dps Main but you have a different alt you'd be happy to use if extra healing is needed that's absolutely fine - in fact it's encouraged! There can also be opportunities to help gear key alts during reclears. If you're in any doubt when it comes to alt use, just contact the raid leader.

Despite the flexible size we are still limited to 2 tanks and need sufficient healing. There are likely to be times where someone is asked to play a different role or class in order for the raid to work - we might be social but 5 tanks and 0 healers wouldn't be ideal!

3. Requirements to Raid
There are very few requirements to join, the main thing is to turn up with a positive attitude. There are really only a few key points:

• Item Level. Raids will usually have a minimum ilvl on the calendar. This is typically set quite liberally and is purely to prevent people being way too low to survive mechanics. There might be slightly tighter ilvl set when working on end bosses but this is generally only an issue for someone returning late into a patch and needing to catch up. If you've been actively playing this is pretty much never an issue. Just ask the raid leader if you're close or not sure. At the start of the raid it might be set around 15-20 ilvl below what drops.

• Discord Communication. It is important for everyone to be on Discord for voice comms. It's ok if you can't speak as long as you can hear clearly. That said we do ask that you're not using separate comms at the same time - it's not fine for a group to have guild Discord muted while chatting together exclusively elsewhere. We raid as a guild group, not separate sub groups.

• Gear Enchants/Gems. We might not be pushing for the Race to World First but that doesn't mean we can't still arrive prepared. Try to have your gear fully gemmed/enchanted before joining a raid, it all adds up!

4. Looting
This varies expansion to expansion as Blizzard change system but currently we just use the simple ingame Need/Greed system. If an item drops and you need it as a wearable upgrade, hit Need. The only thing we ask is that you try to know if you actually do need an item before rolling on it - don't Need and then plan to figure out if it's useful the next day, as that would take it away from someone else. If you do win an item and then realise you don't need it, let us know asap before you equip it so we can redistribute. The bottom line is try to respect everyone else and be sensible with Needs.

5. Addons, Videos etc.
Some people find a lot of addons useful, others don't. The main addon that's highly encouraged is a boss mod (usually DBM) to help a lot with timers and alerts. Anything else is pretty much personal preference - we don't enforce weak auras, though many find them handy. GTFO can also be handy for alerts for bad stuff.

If you're not sure which addons might help and want to explore more options just ask, we have guildies quite familiar with addons who'd be happy to help.

It isn't essential to watch videos before a new raid. If you like to do that, that's great, but we know that many people enjoy going in and seeing things themselves without spoilers so it's fine to start a raid without knowing tactics as long as you're prepared to learn as you go

6. Damage Meters, Logs and Sims
One thing we ask is not to link damage/healing meters. If you use meters for your own reference and you've topped dps that's awesome but they're not to be used in any kind of negative way. Don't link meters to show how far ahead of others you are, or to show how far behind someone else might be. On the same note, please don't private message people to say they're doing things wrong - if you think someone might need a pointer you can let the raid leader know.

Similarly our raid logs are for reference and personal use if desired. It's great if someone wants to look through their logs to see if anything can be improved or to learn from, but they're not to be used for showing anyone else's performance in a negative light.

What we do encourage is if you want to see if the logs can help you but you don't fully understand looking through them yourself you can always ask for help. Someone will be more than happy to help you go through your logs if you want and ask for it but it's not mandatory. The same thing for sims and talents - if you want any help simming options you can ask if you want!

7. If in doubt...
If in doubt, ask the raid leader or any other officer. We're here to help

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Phoenix of the Sun Ranking Structure - Updated 18 October 2014

As like many other guilds, Phoenix of the Sun has a ranking structure in place to reward it's members for contributions and loyalty to the guild. Contribution comes in many different forms, here are some example:

• Helping out your fellow guildies in quests.
• Active poster and contributer in forum discussions.
• Providing equipment/items to those members that need them or to the guild bank.
• Organising events and taking part in events.
• Assisting new recruits where possible.
• Helping resolve problems between members either in-game or on the forums.
• Being an active member of the guild over a long period of time.

This is the ranking structure:
You will notice the three ranks after 'Member' follow a similar pattern to that of reputation in the game.

Bad Moo: Vesen.

Recruit: Players currently on an introductory trial with the guild.

Member: Full members of the guild.

Honored Member: Those who have been active for a long period, or have provided solid contribution to the guild.

Revered Member: Those that have provided solid and stable contribution over a long period of time and have been very loyal to the guild.

Exalted Member: Those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty and have consistently provided solid contribution over a long period of time.

Officer: The Officers are the joint leaders of the guild. They manage the guild, resolve disputes, provide help and assistance where needed. They are in place to ensure everything is running smoothly and to make and shape guild policy.

PotS Friend: This forum rank is for players who are inactive or who left on good terms. They deserved the Pots Friend rank during their time in Phoenix of the Sun. They still keep in touch with the guild outside the game by posting on the forums, chatting on Discord or joining Guild-meets.

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Who's Who in PotS? - Updated September 2016

This is a list of Phoenix of the Sun's officers' forum Usernames. They might have a number of characters ingame.

Guild leader

• Cersej

Officers

• Bobstar
• Uinseann
• Vellor
• Lucero
• Sepharus - Moo
• Kuryana
• Thoridon - Supreme ruler of the universe and the most bestest officer ever until someone sees this and edits it out.- lol you wish :p
• Cersej - MUCH MUCH Better than Thor.
• Feryla - Thor Lite™
• Zanthuril

Recruitment Officer

• Cersej
• Thoridon

Website Administrator

• Uinseann

Raid Leader

• Thoridon

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