We interrupt for this message

“I know you don’t like to put up this kind of stuff on your blog…”

The whisper came from my beloved guild leader. He sounded apologetic.

I assured him there wasn’t any problem, even though The Pink Pigtail Inn normally is a commercial free zone.

“Most bloggers do that kind of posts when they’re in need, like we are now. I’m sure the readers will forgive me. And besides I’ve give my word to our recruitment officer that I’d do it”.

Successful recruitment
So here I go once again, putting up a recruitment post. How could I refrain from it? After all I was very successful last time I did it, back in March.

One of the regular readers of PPI, a mage, read it and ended up transferring servers in order to join us. He turned out to be absolutely awesome, both as a player and as a guildie. (A way much better mage than I am to be honest, but I’m old enough to handle it.) He was the kind of player who just fits in so well right from the beginning that you think you’ve been playing together forever, rather than a few weeks. A lost jewel, finally coming home.

I think he was as happy about the transfer as we were. Recently we had a discussion thread in our forums where people wrote under the header: “I love Adrenaline because...”

And this is what our PPI recruit wrote:

“...People actually use the planner properly and are generally reliable

...We get a raid team 99% of the time we have a scheduled raid

...We progress well despite "only" raiding 3/week

...There is enthusiasm for alt runs/achievement runs

...You can almost always find help with whatever you need

...On the rare occasions we do have bad raids, the leadership deals with it sensibly

Some of you may take this stuff for granted...but believe me, it’s not in every guild!”

This sums pretty well what makes Adrenaline such a good home for people with a certain kind of mindset. Our raids are generally well structured and efficient (the focused silence was a bit scary before I got used to it), but outside of them, the environment is lighthearted and relaxed. And the schedule isn’t worse than that you can combine it with family life, friends and career.

What we need
I guess it’s about time now that I tell you what we’re looking for. We’re looking for tanks – one or two, preferably a warrior and/or a DK. This is indeed a demanding position, so you need to be up for it, looking at gear, experience and mentality.

Unfortunately Blizzard hasn’t done anything yet about the barrier between the continents, and the faction changes aren’t coming anytime soon as far as I know, so you have to be an Alliance player on the EU side (We’re residing on the Stormrage realm, which is flagged for normal PvE).

Our main focus is 25 man raids, three nights a week, where you’re expected to attend at least two. The other nights we’re often running 10 man runs and alt runs for whoever is up for it. We’re doing some hardmodes in Ulduar, so you shouldn’t be completely opposed to achievements and hardmodes. Yogg-Saron is still on his feet in 25 man, but I would be surprised if we didn’t get him rather quickly, as soon as we’re back to normal raiding after the summer vacations are over.

Well, I’ll try to keep this message short. But if you would like to become my guildie or know someone who you think could be a good match, check out our recruitment post on the Blizzard forum. You can also visit our website and our forums where there’s an application form.

End of message. Blogging will soon go back to normal. Promise.

/Larísa

PS
If you’re wondering about my whereabouts, I’ve had a blast exploring Paris. This was followed by a week of new PC problems (a never-ending story as it seems), which have kept me away from blogging. When you read this I’m climbing some mountains. Elnia has surely done a great job keeping the inn going, so I don’t think you’ve missed me too badly.