05-04-2005, 10:12 AM
PvP > PvE
This is something that new applicants need to think real hard about before applying. Yes, we do raids and instances but PvE raid attendence is never mandated.
This means that if you schedule a raid for next Wednesday and half the healers are PK'ing in Battlegrounds, you don't get to complain and no officer in this guild is going to start mandating attendence. I personally would rather look at the guildlist and know everyone is having fun and doing what they want than see people dragged into something they'd rather not do.
Good PvP needs good gear and good gear means some trips to instances but if you feel you need the best gear in the game before you can safely begin PvP then you're looking at the wrong guild. We can and will pick fights at times where it would be easier to just level. If we wanted to play an easy game we would not have joined a PvP server.
Individual Independence & Self-Reliance
Sometimes people think of a guild as a support structure for themselves and I'm here to tell you that The Purge is not this. We're all friendly, casual players but there's not always going to be a group ready to go for you and if you're getting your ass kicked in Ungoro Crater there's not always going to be a team standing by to bail you out.
Be independent and self-reliant. There's a guildlist and allied channels to help you find groups with and provide helpful PvP suggestions through but be prepared to stand on your own two feet. Strong teams start with strong individual players. Strong players know how to handle a serious corpsecamping without requiring a bunch of people to drop what they're doing and come help you.
Relax, take a load off
We're casual. I think the majority of our members put in 10-30 hours a week. This sort of ties in with #1: organizing a serious week long Molten Core run may not be as practical as the guild roster suggests because not everyone on the roster is here for hardcore PvE raiding. A lot of us burned out on deadlines and schedules from EQ raiding and choose to play WOW in a more relaxed manner.
Along the same lines, guildchat is a mild affair. When someone says you suck, odds are pretty good they mean it in a light ribbing sort of way, not a bitter GeneralChat sort of way. Joining The Purge should mean giving up your defensive ways. If someone is truely being vicious in guildchat, we'll deal with that.
<The Purge> guildtag = Some people go out of their way to hate you
For some reason, Alliance don't like getting stabbed in the back while fighting mobs. Similarly, Horde who have friends in the Alliance are always strangely upset when we burn their friend to the ground with fireballs. Consequently, some people go out of their way to target Purge members.
If you enjoy PvP (cornerstone 1!) then you will find this to be exciting and interesting and will ultimately make the game more enjoyable.
If you do not enjoy PvP then perhaps there is a better guild for you, which the Alliance will be friendlier with. If you're really into that sort of thing.
This is something that new applicants need to think real hard about before applying. Yes, we do raids and instances but PvE raid attendence is never mandated.
This means that if you schedule a raid for next Wednesday and half the healers are PK'ing in Battlegrounds, you don't get to complain and no officer in this guild is going to start mandating attendence. I personally would rather look at the guildlist and know everyone is having fun and doing what they want than see people dragged into something they'd rather not do.
Good PvP needs good gear and good gear means some trips to instances but if you feel you need the best gear in the game before you can safely begin PvP then you're looking at the wrong guild. We can and will pick fights at times where it would be easier to just level. If we wanted to play an easy game we would not have joined a PvP server.
Individual Independence & Self-Reliance
Sometimes people think of a guild as a support structure for themselves and I'm here to tell you that The Purge is not this. We're all friendly, casual players but there's not always going to be a group ready to go for you and if you're getting your ass kicked in Ungoro Crater there's not always going to be a team standing by to bail you out.
Be independent and self-reliant. There's a guildlist and allied channels to help you find groups with and provide helpful PvP suggestions through but be prepared to stand on your own two feet. Strong teams start with strong individual players. Strong players know how to handle a serious corpsecamping without requiring a bunch of people to drop what they're doing and come help you.
Relax, take a load off
We're casual. I think the majority of our members put in 10-30 hours a week. This sort of ties in with #1: organizing a serious week long Molten Core run may not be as practical as the guild roster suggests because not everyone on the roster is here for hardcore PvE raiding. A lot of us burned out on deadlines and schedules from EQ raiding and choose to play WOW in a more relaxed manner.
Along the same lines, guildchat is a mild affair. When someone says you suck, odds are pretty good they mean it in a light ribbing sort of way, not a bitter GeneralChat sort of way. Joining The Purge should mean giving up your defensive ways. If someone is truely being vicious in guildchat, we'll deal with that.
<The Purge> guildtag = Some people go out of their way to hate you
For some reason, Alliance don't like getting stabbed in the back while fighting mobs. Similarly, Horde who have friends in the Alliance are always strangely upset when we burn their friend to the ground with fireballs. Consequently, some people go out of their way to target Purge members.
If you enjoy PvP (cornerstone 1!) then you will find this to be exciting and interesting and will ultimately make the game more enjoyable.
If you do not enjoy PvP then perhaps there is a better guild for you, which the Alliance will be friendlier with. If you're really into that sort of thing.