Twilight Circus is a Horde guild on the Garona server with a primary focus on 20-man mythic raiding. We invite you to learn about our unique raiding system which allows us to focus on progression while fostering new talent. We are looking for new raiders in a few key positions. If you have the right attitude and skill, there is a good opportunity for you to be involved with us on progression content.
Raiding Schedule:
- Tuesday 9pm-12am (CST)
- Thursday 9pm-12am (CST)
- Sunday 9pm-12am (CST)
Guild Ranks:
One of the things that makes Twilight Circus so unique is the diversity of our members. We have several guild ranks to help define our different types of members and to reward those who are more dedicated, hard-working, and skilled.
- Friends\Family - Close friends and family of guild members who enjoy socializing and being a part of the guild. Please see the Friends and Family section below for more details.
- Recruit - Those going through the recruitment process to become a Member or Raider. If you are interested in joining, you can find a list of our current openings here.
- Member - Guildmates who are not as interested or committed to raiding at this time.
- Raider - Our raid-eligible rank. Raiders show the skill and preparedness necessary to raid.
- Officer - An active member who helps run and maintain the guild.
What we expect of our raiders:
Please be online 10 minutes early for events. Please be logged in to your correct character and have all proper materials (flasks, gems, enchanting materials, etc.) that you need for the evening. In addition, please make sure your equipment is fully repaired.
You must have and be able to use Mumble for voice communication. At the bare minimum, you will only need to be able to listen, so not having a microphone is okay. Download Mumble here.
Our ultimate goal is success in our raids. Being friendly, open-minded, and respectful towards both our own members, as well as the rest of the server population, is non-negotiable. You do not have to be decked out in BiS gear to be a part of the guild, nor have any experience in the latest raids or fight mechanics. As long as you have excellent situational awareness, exhibit a willingness to learn, accept constructive criticism, and demonstrate that you are driven to improve and contribute, the Circus is the place for you.
Attendance and Communication:
Our Raider rank has attendance requirements in order to reward our most dedicated guildmates with guaranteed play-time. Since both attendance and communication are important to the success of our raids, they are key metrics used to maintain raid eligibility. Knowing that our raiders have lives outside of WoW (vacations, business trips, etc..), we allow you to miss raids and still keep your raid eligibility as long as you give advance notice. Fail to communicate your absences in advance, however, and you will be warned on your first offense and possibly demoted to Member rank if absences continue with no advance warning.
Regardless of your reasons for absence, and regardless of whether you have given advance notice or not, if you miss a substantial amount of raids, you will be warned first and eventually demoted to Member (as an example, you will not be demoted for missing two weeks due to vacation and giving us advance notice, but you would be considered for demotion if your job changed your work schedule and you are now going to miss one night of raiding every week for the foreseeable future). In addition, if you go on hiatus or take a break from raiding, you will automatically be demoted to Member. When you are ready to participate in raids once again, you will need to re-earn your spot in exactly the same way that anyone else would.
We expect you to communicate your inability to make events in a timely manner. The preferred method of communicating your absence is the AFK guild forum. The more notice you give us, the better. If you find yourself in an emergency and you just cannot let anybody know of your absence in advance, please just contact us the next time that you are able. If we have to chase you down to find out why you were absent, your raid team will not be happy with you. Please use common sense and understand that all we ask for is your cooperation and communication.
Choosing which rank suits your play style and commitment level is an important part of being in the Circus. Hypothetically speaking, if you were ever asked what color your nose would be if you were a clown, you should say, "blue with a gold jester hat" because that would imply you have read and understand the guild policies.
Loot:
We use a form of loot council. Instead of a set council however, the council for a particular piece of loot is formed from the raid leader(s) and all people interested in the loot. A decision is made on where the upgrade makes most sense. This may involve not only current gear and guild rank, but also things like specific roles on upcoming fights or a general gearing strategy (Example: We are hitting berserk, so tanks/healers are doing their job -- We need to gear the DPS). It is important to remember that loot is for the team, not the individual. The idea behind this honor system is to get the interested loot parties to agree what is best for the team so that it does not always seem like a council of elders is making the decision, but final decision/veto power does go to raid leaders. In a case where multiple people are equally eligible and interested, a roll will decide the winner.
Exceptionally rare loot (eg. boss mounts, legendaries, cosmetic items) is handled a bit differently. We require our Raiders to have raided with us for at least one full raiding tier before they are eligible for such things. For example, if you are a Raider on our team for the first and last boss fight of a tier, that would make you eligible. If you come in during the middle of a tier, you will have to wait until the end of the next raiding tier to be eligible.
BoE epics have come in two forms over the years. For the personal loot variety, the owner of the item has 100% control over the fate of that item. However, those that drop on the master loot table are treated similarly to other loot drops. Alts and off-specs are not eligible for free BoE epics. If no main spec character in the guild needs the item, it can be purchased at a 50% guild discount. If nobody wishes to purchase the item at discount it will be liquidated for guild bank funds. This policy helps to keep complimentary guild bank repairs, in addition to providing commonly used materials in an effort to alleviate farming.
Guild Events:
In addition to our formally scheduled raid nights, guildmates often organize additional events on off-nights. Some of these include social events like races or scavenger hunts. Others involve guild PvP events like battlegrounds or wargames. Auxiliary raids are often organized for various reasons (eg. a focus on achievements, or gearing alts). These events are always fun, and by default, normal guild policy and rules apply. However, the organizer of these events is given the power to specify their own custom rules. As an example, a raid designed to gear up alts might choose to adjust the standard loot policies to make more sense.
Friends and Family:
After our members settle in and decide how much they love being part of the Circus, they often ask whether their friends, family, and/or co-workers can join. Since our priorities include having fun, keeping our members happy, and making our guild an even bigger and more awesome family, we have methods in place to allow this.
If you want to play on a more casual basis, we have a Friends\Family guild rank that is perfect for those looking for a place to socialize and make friends. Please talk to your friends in the guild for more information on how to join in this way. However, if you want to be part of our raiding ranks, then you will still need to apply as anyone else would here. Please note that we do not allow existing casual members to invite their own friends and family, as this domino effect on the guild roster could quickly get out of hand.
We ask that regardless of your guild rank, you are respectful to all citizens of the server while wearing our guild tag.
Recruitment:
Please see our recruitment needs here.