FTG Guild

Raiding

How raiding works in <FTG> - our schedule, raid team, current prog, loot system, attendance expectations, standards, and what we expect from you.

Raid Schedule

Tuesday, Thursday, Monday

6:30 PM Server / 8:30 PM Eastern

Invites go out early. Be online and ready before 6:15 PM server, or notify an officer if you're running late.

Beyond the core schedule

PvP fight nights, Kara alt runs, and other casual content happen outside these three nights — announced in Discord as they come up, not on a fixed schedule.

Raid Team

Mowanza character avatar

Raid Lead

Character
Mowanza
Class / Spec / Role
Druid - Feral/Guardian - Tank

Raider Role & Expectations

Raiders are FTG's established core raiders. They are expected to be dependable, prepared, capable of fulfilling their assigned role, receptive to feedback, and committed to the success of the team.

FTG is a focused-but-fun progression guild, not a hardcore, speedrunning, or parse-oriented guild. We expect players to learn mechanics, improve over time, and carry their share of the responsibility, not to play perfectly or top the meters every fight. Raiders are expected to:

  • Be reliable: Sign up consistently, arrive ready, communicate schedule conflicts, and respect the time of the team.
  • Come prepared: Maintain appropriate gear, enchants, and consumables; understand encounters and assigned responsibilities before progression attempts.
  • Prioritize the team: Follow raid strategies, handle mechanics and assignments, and adapt when the raid needs something different, even when it comes at the expense of personal performance.
  • Learn and improve: Accept constructive feedback, take responsibility for mistakes, and make a reasonable effort to correct recurring problems.
  • Work well with others: Communicate respectfully, contribute to a focused and enjoyable environment, and handle disagreements or roster decisions constructively.

Holding a core role does not guarantee a spot in every encounter or raid. Composition, attendance, performance, encounter requirements, and the needs of the team may affect roster decisions. Being benched is part of raiding; how a player responds matters.

Trial Raiders & Core Status

New raiders complete FTG's three-week Trial Raider Evaluation Process. The trial assesses reliability, communication, preparation, performance, coachability, teamwork, and compatibility with FTG's approach to progression.

Completing the trial does not automatically guarantee a core spot. Leadership will review the player's overall readiness and determine whether to grant Raider status, extend the trial where appropriate, or conclude that the core role is not the right fit.

Existing raiders: Players who were raiding with FTG before this evaluation process was introduced will not be required to repeat a trial solely because the process is new. Leadership will establish their Raider status based on their demonstrated reliability, preparation, performance, teamwork, and overall contribution. Existing membership or tenure alone does not guarantee permanent core status, but the new process is intended to clarify expectations, not retroactively penalize players for rules that did not previously exist.

See the full trial standards.

Current Progress

14/14 - Black Temple and Mount Hyjal cleared, farming for gear.

For boss-by-boss progression, individual and team parses, kill history, compositions, and detailed raid performance, see our Warcraft Logs guild page. WCL is the evidence for our raid history and results; we keep this page updated with our current progression and major milestones each tier, while WCL acts as the complete historical record of how we're performing. If you want to see raid history, how consistently we are, or dig into the numbers, that's the place to look.

View WarcraftLogs

Loot System

FTG uses a personal loot list plus loot council, managed through our TMB (thatsmybis), loot list tool.

  • You maintain a ranked list of items you want, per phase.
  • When an item drops, priority follows collective priority based off everyones lists.
  • Loot council manages distribution of big ticket items, first-drop judgment calls like priortizing gear for tanks, using the same reasoning every time, documented so decisions are consistent across the raid.

We previously ran an EP/GP points system. That system has been temporarily retired in favor of exploring the list-and-council approach above - see the loot changelog for the full history of how our loot rules have evolved.

Attendance & Reliability

Roster is posted ahead of each raid. Sign up if you plan to attend, and notify an officer if you're running late or need to drop. We don't track a rigid attendance percentage - but repeated no-call/no-shows or early leaves do affect roster priority over time. Be online and ready 15 minutes before (raid starts 6:30 PM ST / 8:30 PM EST).

Raid Readiness

Come prepared: consumables, fully repaired gear, and a working knowledge of the fight before you're in it. If you're unsure, ask - preparation is required, we spend a great deal of time preparing and you should too.

Not required, but useful, especially if you're new or still dialing in your UI: see our recommended addons page.

Conduct

Loot, attendance, and prep are covered above - for how members are expected to treat each other, communicate, and what happens when that doesn't go well, please see our Guild Rules for more info.