Raid Signups
Dev Null uses phpraid to manage raid signups and invites.
We attempt to schedule raids approximately one week in advance. All raid scheduling is done using phpraid but we also try to list our raids as in-game guild calendar announcements for informational purposes.
When you sign up for a raid select which of your characters you want to bring (the Prefer radio button) and which you are willing to bring if necessary to make an effective raid (the Good button). Make sure to select the left-most radio button next to the character you most want to bring. If necessary please use the Comments field to give us any additional information that will help us to properly form the raid.
You can never give us too much information in the "Comments" field. Information such as your chance of attendance (i.e. "RL may interfere, 75% chance of showing up") is particularly welcome. You may also cancel a signup at any time, even after approvals, if you discover you can't attend. There is never any penalty for cancellation before raid time.
Raid Approvals
The raid approval process takes place in our open "Raid Approvals" forum which all guild members may read. When approvals are finalized they are posted to phpraid.
Raid approvals take place the day before the raid. They may be posted any time between noon server and raid pull time on that day. For example, a raid scheduled for 8pm July 4th will have approvals posted between 12pm and 8pm on July 3rd.
Once approved you are guaranteed a raid invite if you are online during the invite period. We typically schedule raid invite times 15 minutes before raid pull times. Typically no later than 5 minutes before the scheduled pull time late characters will be replaced from the queue. Bear in mind, however, that nothing is guaranteed if your approved character is not online at invite time. If you know you will be running late by a few minutes it is helpful to include that information in the Comments field when you sign up.
We track people who are sat during raid approvals to make sure no one person gets sat too often compared to everyone else. If you sign up for a raid after the end of approvals (raid pull time on the day before) you will not be considered "sat" for this purpose but may still be drawn upon to replace late cancellations or substitute for characters who do not show.
Sometimes a character will be "sat with cause" which indicates for one reason or another that they are not prepared for raiding. If you are sat for cause you are not given additional priority for future raids like people who are sat because of the number of signups. Officers and other guild members are always happy to work with you to correct any deficiencies (typically problems with gearing) that are preventing your approval for raids -- we want everyone to get a chance to raid!
Raid Approval Process
Our policy for raid approvals is as follows:
- All eligible raiders who signed up before approvals began start with equal priority.
- People who have had frequent recent raid attendance will have lower priority than people who have signed up but been sat.
- People with poor raiding habits (see Raiding) may take lower priority than people with good habits for some raids.
- Raid composition requirements affect approvals.
- Officers have final discretion on raid approvals.
If you have ANY questions about approvals please don't hesitate to contact an officer.
Raid Invites
Raid invitation periods are part of each raid's information on phpraid. Typically the invitation period begins 15 minutes before pull time.
At 5 minutes to pull time no-shows will be replaced with appropriate toons if possible. We draw first on queued players and then if necessary on in-guild pickups. We do track no-shows. While real life always takes precedence, if at all possible please cancel your signup rather than simply failing to attend.
In some cases we have the flexibility to allow certain players to show up late for a raid. For example a DPS toon who will be delayed until 5 minutes after pull and states as much in their signup comments may be granted leeway and their spot left unfilled while the raid works on initial trash. Such accommodations are at the discretion of the officers leading the raid.
We expect raid members to be inside the instance and prepared for the first pull at pull time.
Item Level Requirements
You must have a minimum equipped item level as shown in armory to participate in some raids, as follows:
- Firelands: 350
- BWD/BoT/To4W: 339