Do You Think I'm Stupid?

Dear Potential Pick-Up-Group Member,

I see that you are interested in joining my raid group in hopes of killing some bosses.  Well, that's very exciting! I'm happy that you and I share a common goal of progressing in World of Warcraft's endgame environment.  But, perhaps we could address the following issues together?

You Don't Match the Roles Required:



Oddly enough, your rogue does not count as a tank or a healer.  So when I asked for a tank or a healer, why did you think that your rogue would do the job? Blizzard might be full of lies but at the very least I know they're telling the truth on this one.

You Are Not the Correct Level for the Content:

Now I know that this seems painfully stupid for me to point out, but you're not going to be able to zone into the raid instance let alone hit any of the monsters inside.

You're Not Ready for the Content:

Depicted above is a screen shot from the (supposedly defunct) WoW-Heroes website.  Gearscore is a poor means of qualifying who is or isn't ready for raiding.  But, the WoW-Heroes website makes a lot of the information clear and easy to read.  Your Holy Paladin has a manapool as small as 62k mana.  At the same time, your paladin has spellpower and spirit levels well below introductory raiding standards.

While this is sometimes a difficult thing to swallow you just might not have the gear to raid competitively.

You Don't Seem to Give a Shit:

You're level 85, you're the class and specialization I require, and you're wearing gear that is appropriate to start raiding.  So why haven't you enchanted any of it? Those little x's in the above picture signify items that are currently missing enchants and list some upgrades.



Sometimes enchants are expensive.  Other times, you have an item that doesn't deserve a higher end enchant.  But there's no reason to not put something on the item in order to increase your contribution to my raid.

A Mage with zero enchants is missing out on the following stats:

Intellect: 325, with 500 intellect over 12 seconds through Power Torrent.  An additional 40 intellect if you have an offhand.  Critical Strike:  60.  Stamina: 100.  And as much as 50 of a rating stat or a runspeed enchant. 



So why would I take you over somebody who has taken the time to enchant their items? They will, fairly obviously, contribute more to the raid than you will.

(The above also goes for gemming.)

Bottom Line

Please, don't whisper me for an invite if you don't fill a role I've specified, if you're not the correct level, if you're not ready for the content, or if you don't give a shit about your character.

Oh, and don't fucking lie.  When you say "385 iLvL 13/12" and I look your character up and see something horrific then you've wasted my time.