mylene
Mar 20, 2008, @ 03:43 AM
Howdy,
After much, much pestering from Ninazu (for my own good!), I find it's time to put in a formal application to what she has termed "the nicest guild I've ever been in" (loosely, it was past 1AM and I can't remember the exact wording!). Then again, any guild willing to put up with Wiyld can't be half-bad either... :D
So, here it is: Mylene is my main, level 70 NE priest (per the thread title). She was "born" on the day Dalaran went live; and as I have no alts above level 30 on this server or any other, she's very much been my "work in progress"/focus for quite some time. Consequently, I've seen all the ups and downs, pros and cons of the class and have oddly, grown to enjoy it overall.
As for expectations, you'll see that I'm still toting the Acumen tag; I don't like jumping around guilds and wanted things to "cool off" (for myself at least). It also has the side-effect of keeping the unsolicited guild invites from "the kiddies" at bay. While I've been content with BG'ing and arenas since 2.3, the time has come, I've felt, to move forward... not necessarily straight back into raiding, but into a friendly green text'ed chat environment.
Why HotC? I've grouped with a few members over the past couple of months in various premade BG "rompings", and always felt that the atmosphere was enjoyable. I've mentioned that Nina and Wiyld were two good friends I made during our tenure in Acumen together, as well as fellow buckeyes (!) (Soulsaver/Aureliuz too, but I know he was bitten by the raid bug and has moved on; however, all three have said good things about HotC). Ultimately, it's the overall guild motivation that seems most appealing. Before Acumen, I was in the very friendly confines of Pak'Cafan, and have been associated with them since their start way back in '99. While it would be easy for me to rejoin them, sometimes the easy road isn't always the best, or most rewarding choice. However, HotC doesn't appear to be all that dissimilar in a shared focus on longevity and community/friendship building, just a bit more attuned when it comes "game time", and perhaps that's where I really belong.
As for the "nitty gritty": I know you're looking for a holy priest to suppliment your raiding, and I'm not sure I can fill that gap. While I raided holy pre-tBC, my best PvE gear nowadays is my shadow gear, which sits a little over +1300 shadow damage. Strangely (or perhaps not so), I haven't been spec'ed shadow since 2.3, due to discipline becoming a much better survival tree for arenas and BGs. Fortunate planning before 2.3 hit allowed me to purchase a good chunk of PvP healing gear, so it *can* be suppliment to boost my +healing to 1700ish, but suffers terribly in the mana regen department. Now, I wasn't totally dismissive to holy when doing my shadow rampage, and did pick up "unclaimed" healing odds and ends from heroics and kara, but that set only tops 1400ish +heal with the upside of much better regeneration. Finally, the sad kicker is that no, I'm not attuned to BT/Hyjal either.
This leaves the humble application as a FnF one. I'm not too sure I'd be comfortable "jumping back into the fire" without getting to know more people either, and I'm sure that works both ways. I do hope though that over time, I can get to know a few more HotC people and see "if the shoe fits!"
Sincere Thanks,
-Mylene
After much, much pestering from Ninazu (for my own good!), I find it's time to put in a formal application to what she has termed "the nicest guild I've ever been in" (loosely, it was past 1AM and I can't remember the exact wording!). Then again, any guild willing to put up with Wiyld can't be half-bad either... :D
So, here it is: Mylene is my main, level 70 NE priest (per the thread title). She was "born" on the day Dalaran went live; and as I have no alts above level 30 on this server or any other, she's very much been my "work in progress"/focus for quite some time. Consequently, I've seen all the ups and downs, pros and cons of the class and have oddly, grown to enjoy it overall.
As for expectations, you'll see that I'm still toting the Acumen tag; I don't like jumping around guilds and wanted things to "cool off" (for myself at least). It also has the side-effect of keeping the unsolicited guild invites from "the kiddies" at bay. While I've been content with BG'ing and arenas since 2.3, the time has come, I've felt, to move forward... not necessarily straight back into raiding, but into a friendly green text'ed chat environment.
Why HotC? I've grouped with a few members over the past couple of months in various premade BG "rompings", and always felt that the atmosphere was enjoyable. I've mentioned that Nina and Wiyld were two good friends I made during our tenure in Acumen together, as well as fellow buckeyes (!) (Soulsaver/Aureliuz too, but I know he was bitten by the raid bug and has moved on; however, all three have said good things about HotC). Ultimately, it's the overall guild motivation that seems most appealing. Before Acumen, I was in the very friendly confines of Pak'Cafan, and have been associated with them since their start way back in '99. While it would be easy for me to rejoin them, sometimes the easy road isn't always the best, or most rewarding choice. However, HotC doesn't appear to be all that dissimilar in a shared focus on longevity and community/friendship building, just a bit more attuned when it comes "game time", and perhaps that's where I really belong.
As for the "nitty gritty": I know you're looking for a holy priest to suppliment your raiding, and I'm not sure I can fill that gap. While I raided holy pre-tBC, my best PvE gear nowadays is my shadow gear, which sits a little over +1300 shadow damage. Strangely (or perhaps not so), I haven't been spec'ed shadow since 2.3, due to discipline becoming a much better survival tree for arenas and BGs. Fortunate planning before 2.3 hit allowed me to purchase a good chunk of PvP healing gear, so it *can* be suppliment to boost my +healing to 1700ish, but suffers terribly in the mana regen department. Now, I wasn't totally dismissive to holy when doing my shadow rampage, and did pick up "unclaimed" healing odds and ends from heroics and kara, but that set only tops 1400ish +heal with the upside of much better regeneration. Finally, the sad kicker is that no, I'm not attuned to BT/Hyjal either.
This leaves the humble application as a FnF one. I'm not too sure I'd be comfortable "jumping back into the fire" without getting to know more people either, and I'm sure that works both ways. I do hope though that over time, I can get to know a few more HotC people and see "if the shoe fits!"
Sincere Thanks,
-Mylene