Rilbur
Oct 15, 2005, @ 07:25 PM
Some of you may know of me, some of you may not. My main character is Rilbur, the level 60 warlock. I am moderately to highly skilled at my class, and regularly attended Molten Core with my old guild, Alliance in Defiance. AiD is currently undergoing a rather major revision, as Grim attempts to recreate, in a sense, the AiD that was. As a result many people, including myself, have been asked to leave, and I am now guildless. As far as I know, there were no hard feelings on any side of the equation, I simply didn’t fit in with the guild he wanted to run.
Rilbur has two sets of equipment. My regular equipment is mostly dreadmist, with a little felheart, for armor, with Rod of the Ogre Magi for a weapon. When I switch out to my FR gear I have 144 FR, though my stats drop severely as I’m using wizardweave robes / leggings to achieve that amount, and several other blues which don’t contain the best attributes. I have another 40 FR worth of librams, which I only need to obtain burning essence x2 to get (though one of my librams is currently “on loan” to an old friend, but he’ll return it shortly). Additionally, do to my currect spec I can get +60 FR by summoning my felhunter, though I don’t know if I can stack that with the pally aura.
Rilbur is an enchanter / tailor, with 300 skill in each. I don’t have any really rare recipes, but I do have a few useful ones, such as +9 to 2H weapons, +100 mana or HP to chest, and several of the highest + to stats for gloves / bracers. For tailoring, I have one of the lesser FR recipes, the Cloak of Fire (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=19993). I also have a few other high-end tailoring recipes, but nothing truly useful. I have maxed out my cooking and first aid skills, and regularly make use of my heavy runecloth bandages to heal myself and others when in raids.
My current spec is demonology and destruction, but its likely to change soon, as I didn’t design the best possible spec. I’m uncertain how I will respec, and am more than willing to respec in such a manner as to assist the guild. I currently have improved imp and health stone, which can be useful for tanks, master demonologist and demonic sacrifice, which allows for a large number of useful self-buffs ranging from reducing aggro (with my imp out, so I usually get this buff in parties as well as the paladin’s Blessing of Salvation, which renders it difficult to impossible to steal aggro), increasing damage, +to all resists, and improved health/mana regeneration. I also have soul link and enslave demon, which are moderately useful, but likely to go when I next respec.
I am primarily a PvE player, though I usually manage a decent showing if I choose to duel. I rarely, if ever, choose to duel or PvP however, mostly because my computer is decidedly sub-par, and battlegrounds / Ironforge are virtually unplayable. For most raids and instances, this is not a major issue, though it can cause problems on Onyxia during deep breath and Ragnaros when he does his AoE knockback. Otherwise, when I lag out I can usually just pick right back up without any noticeable issues. The noticeable exception is that I can not go to BWL, which is not yet an issue for your guild.
Rilbur is a moderately rich character, with over 150 gold currently in inventory either on him, or my bank character creatively named Rilbbank. I recently bought Eye of Flame (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=15481) but its not soul bound yet, as I felt my Wizardweave Turban (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=19318) was sufficient for non-Rag FR, and I was hoping to get the Felheart Horns (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=28095) (with its superior stats) before the next Ragnoros Attempt by AiD, at which point I could hand it over to a mage who could make better use of its stats. As this demonstrates, I am willing to spend large amounts of time and game-money to succeed in guild goals, while working on personal goals afterward. At the moment, I have very little in the way of personal goals that are not directed towards guild efforts as I have my epic mount already, though this has proven problematic as I am no longer in a guild, which leaves me with very little in the way of a goal for Rilbur.
As I have previously mentioned, I am somewhere between moderately and highly skilled at my class. While I am not yet a top-tier warlock player, I feel the operative word to be “yet” and am working hard at it. I am capable of thinking on my feet and in an adaptive manner, and more than willing to experiment as necessary. I have a unique way of thinking which allows me to often see things others do not, with the converse that I often don’t see or understand what others feel are obvious. This usually works out to the better, as with a little bit of explaining I am usually able to expound what I see, and with a little effort on the part of the guild I can usually understand what they see, which can allow for a synthesis that is, as the cliché goes, “a whole greater than the sum of its parts”.
And, speaking of my way of thinking, that is a major point. I do not think like most people do, which I freely admit can cause problems. I tend to be humurous, with many – if not all! – of my comments having what I feel to be some aspect of humor about them. Unfortunately, sometimes my humor is difficult to understand, and some people may take offense at it. However, I am always willing to accept suggestions as to what to avoid. Indeed, whenever anyone has mentioned my behavior as being sub-standard, I have always asked what I did wrong, why was it wrong, and then tried to improve, be they a guild officer or not – and frequently made a joke out of it. For example, when I first hit level 60 I was drooling over all the “phat lootz” that were being linked, and often commented that I’d love to get that item. When someone pointed out I wanted anything purple, I turned around and made a joke of my behavior, trying to caricature my greed for the amusement of the guild, or at least the few people who recognized the humor in the “Rilbur wants everything!” joke.
I’d say more, but this is already turning into an essay of epic proportions, and if you actually read this far I commend you for your dedication! Thanks for taking the time to review my application, I hope to hear from you soon, and will answer any questions you feel like asking.
Rilbur has two sets of equipment. My regular equipment is mostly dreadmist, with a little felheart, for armor, with Rod of the Ogre Magi for a weapon. When I switch out to my FR gear I have 144 FR, though my stats drop severely as I’m using wizardweave robes / leggings to achieve that amount, and several other blues which don’t contain the best attributes. I have another 40 FR worth of librams, which I only need to obtain burning essence x2 to get (though one of my librams is currently “on loan” to an old friend, but he’ll return it shortly). Additionally, do to my currect spec I can get +60 FR by summoning my felhunter, though I don’t know if I can stack that with the pally aura.
Rilbur is an enchanter / tailor, with 300 skill in each. I don’t have any really rare recipes, but I do have a few useful ones, such as +9 to 2H weapons, +100 mana or HP to chest, and several of the highest + to stats for gloves / bracers. For tailoring, I have one of the lesser FR recipes, the Cloak of Fire (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=19993). I also have a few other high-end tailoring recipes, but nothing truly useful. I have maxed out my cooking and first aid skills, and regularly make use of my heavy runecloth bandages to heal myself and others when in raids.
My current spec is demonology and destruction, but its likely to change soon, as I didn’t design the best possible spec. I’m uncertain how I will respec, and am more than willing to respec in such a manner as to assist the guild. I currently have improved imp and health stone, which can be useful for tanks, master demonologist and demonic sacrifice, which allows for a large number of useful self-buffs ranging from reducing aggro (with my imp out, so I usually get this buff in parties as well as the paladin’s Blessing of Salvation, which renders it difficult to impossible to steal aggro), increasing damage, +to all resists, and improved health/mana regeneration. I also have soul link and enslave demon, which are moderately useful, but likely to go when I next respec.
I am primarily a PvE player, though I usually manage a decent showing if I choose to duel. I rarely, if ever, choose to duel or PvP however, mostly because my computer is decidedly sub-par, and battlegrounds / Ironforge are virtually unplayable. For most raids and instances, this is not a major issue, though it can cause problems on Onyxia during deep breath and Ragnaros when he does his AoE knockback. Otherwise, when I lag out I can usually just pick right back up without any noticeable issues. The noticeable exception is that I can not go to BWL, which is not yet an issue for your guild.
Rilbur is a moderately rich character, with over 150 gold currently in inventory either on him, or my bank character creatively named Rilbbank. I recently bought Eye of Flame (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=15481) but its not soul bound yet, as I felt my Wizardweave Turban (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=19318) was sufficient for non-Rag FR, and I was hoping to get the Felheart Horns (http://www.thottbot.com/?i=28095) (with its superior stats) before the next Ragnoros Attempt by AiD, at which point I could hand it over to a mage who could make better use of its stats. As this demonstrates, I am willing to spend large amounts of time and game-money to succeed in guild goals, while working on personal goals afterward. At the moment, I have very little in the way of personal goals that are not directed towards guild efforts as I have my epic mount already, though this has proven problematic as I am no longer in a guild, which leaves me with very little in the way of a goal for Rilbur.
As I have previously mentioned, I am somewhere between moderately and highly skilled at my class. While I am not yet a top-tier warlock player, I feel the operative word to be “yet” and am working hard at it. I am capable of thinking on my feet and in an adaptive manner, and more than willing to experiment as necessary. I have a unique way of thinking which allows me to often see things others do not, with the converse that I often don’t see or understand what others feel are obvious. This usually works out to the better, as with a little bit of explaining I am usually able to expound what I see, and with a little effort on the part of the guild I can usually understand what they see, which can allow for a synthesis that is, as the cliché goes, “a whole greater than the sum of its parts”.
And, speaking of my way of thinking, that is a major point. I do not think like most people do, which I freely admit can cause problems. I tend to be humurous, with many – if not all! – of my comments having what I feel to be some aspect of humor about them. Unfortunately, sometimes my humor is difficult to understand, and some people may take offense at it. However, I am always willing to accept suggestions as to what to avoid. Indeed, whenever anyone has mentioned my behavior as being sub-standard, I have always asked what I did wrong, why was it wrong, and then tried to improve, be they a guild officer or not – and frequently made a joke out of it. For example, when I first hit level 60 I was drooling over all the “phat lootz” that were being linked, and often commented that I’d love to get that item. When someone pointed out I wanted anything purple, I turned around and made a joke of my behavior, trying to caricature my greed for the amusement of the guild, or at least the few people who recognized the humor in the “Rilbur wants everything!” joke.
I’d say more, but this is already turning into an essay of epic proportions, and if you actually read this far I commend you for your dedication! Thanks for taking the time to review my application, I hope to hear from you soon, and will answer any questions you feel like asking.