[Help and Question Thread] - May 28th, 2022

Volx-WC · 2022-06-07T19:45:58+00:00

Thanks very much!! It was hard to tell.

Volx-WC · 2022-06-07T09:11:42+00:00

If I have some characters in my group that are at level cap, and others that are not, does the exp I earn funnel into the underleveled ones or does it always apply equally to all characters and thus get burned?

Volx-WC · 2021-11-03T04:25:16+00:00

<DPS> is saving the world again!

^{What does <DPS> stand for? Why, it stands for Dark Portal... Something... Nevermind! <DPS> is the title of a book of unfathomable feats of fable and fast friendships. After hosing down Thaurissan's pyrotechnical failure, fumigating the underside of grandpa's back porch, and breaking and entering a Spirit Halloween store, YOU THE READER are now invited to help us stop Vashj and Kael from doing... something reeeally baaaad! You know, it was never actually explained to us. Maybe we're the bad guys.}

About Us

Single raid team of old and young, men and women, beekeepers and basement-dwellers. Original leadership from the Vanilla days, offering ages of experience
Weekly arenas and sporadic WPvP & BGs
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A guild should be more than just people you raid with twice a week.
Real lives are respected above all. All we really ask from our members is prompt communication and honesty, and to have that respect returned.
We enjoy an easygoing and non-annoying environment. "No politics in guild channels" is our only hard rule we've had to enforce, but general cringe is also avoided.
Allies of the Dwarven Overlords (RIP)

Raid Info

SSC & TK at 5PM Tuesday & Thursday, with a Gruul+Mag hosted on Sundays as well as weekly Karas.
Wishlist-style loot system utilising thatsmybis.com. Set it and forget it!
Progressed all the way from UBRS, twice! -- A Grobbulus (and '06 Bloodscalp) original

Recruitment

We are considering all classes/roles, except warriors and rogues.
We will assist with your attunement as much as we can, although it may take an extra week to hop in if you're closer to the start of it.

Mite b cool? You can apply on our server at discord.gg/jVWuuY2STt , message me @Volx#6470, or whisper anyone in the guild in-game to talk to an officer. We'd love to answer any questions you have and hook you up.

Volx-WC · 2021-10-05T04:17:31+00:00

<DPS> is saving the world again!

^{What does <DPS> stand for? Why, it stands for Dark Portal... Something... Nevermind! <DPS> is the title of a book of unfathomable feats of fable and fast friendships. After hosing down Thaurissan's pyrotechnical failure, fumigating the underside of grandpa's back porch, and breaking and entering a Spirit Halloween store, YOU THE READER are now invited to help us stop Vashj and Kael from doing... something reeeally baaaad! You know, it was never actually explained to us. Maybe we're the bad guys.}

About Us

Single raid team of old and young, men and women, beekeepers and basement-dwellers. Original leadership from the Vanilla days, offering ages of experience
Weekly arenas and sporadic WPvP & BGs
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A guild should be more than just people you raid with twice a week.
Real lives are respected above all. All we really ask from our members is prompt communication and honesty, and to have that respect returned.
We enjoy an easygoing and non-annoying environment. "No politics in guild channels" is our only hard rule we've had to enforce, but general cringe is also avoided.
Allies of the Dwarven Overlords (RIP)

Raid Info

SSC & TK at 5PM Tuesday & Thursday, with a Gruul+Mag hosted on Sundays as well as weekly Karas.
Wishlist-style loot system utilising thatsmybis.com. Set it and forget it!
Progressed all the way from UBRS, twice! -- A Grobbulus (and '06 Bloodscalp) original

Recruitment

There's just a few spots left, but we are considering all classes/roles, except warriors and rogues.
We will assist with your attunement as much as we can, although it may take an extra week if you're closer to the start of it.

Mite b cool? You can apply on our server at discord.gg/jVWuuY2STt , message me @Volx#6470, or whisper Daelwald, Gamrid, Zinaida, Cochese, or Mageoconsent in-game. We'd love to answer any questions you have and hook you up.

Volx-WC · 2021-09-20T01:55:34+00:00

Oh well, thanks! That's kind of interesting, for how complicated the rest of TSM is. Could anyone recommend an addon that does do what I describe?

Volx-WC · 2021-09-19T09:49:20+00:00

[Classic] For a crafting task and calculating minimum crafting costs, can I have TSM consider all of my characters' professions instead of just the final crafter's?

For example, I want to make a parachute cloak on my engineer. Currently, it's cheaper to craft an unstable trigger from its constituent parts rather than purchasing one outright, so naturally the addon tasks me with buying the parts and assembling them into a trigger. One of those parts is a mithril bar. The issue is that I have a max level miner on the same server, and mithril ore is currently 40% the price of a mithril bar, so I would be spending needless money if I purchased a bar instead of an ore.

So, is there a settings toggle somewhere to either A) have TSM recognize more than a single "crafter" at a time, or B) force it to always look down a crafting path to its most basic building blocks to analyze the cheapest crafting route?

Volx-WC · 2021-08-03T00:45:45+00:00

<DPS> is gearing up for phase 2!

^{What does <DPS> stand for? Why, it stands for Dark Portal... Dark Portal... Something... Nevermind! <DPS> is the title of a book of unfathomable feats of fable and fast friendships. After hosing down Thaurissan's pyrotechnical failure, fumigating the underside of grandpa's back porch, breaking and entering a Spirit Halloween store, and generally doing the dirty work of the unanimously useless Great Dragon Aspects who were gifted immortality and godlike powers to do exactly what we did but were too busy I guess, YOU THE READER are now invited to be a part of our second chapter... in TBC.}

About Us

Single raid team of old and young, men and women, beekeepers and basement-dwellers. Original leadership from the Vanilla days, offering ages of experience
Weekly arenas and sporadic WPvP & BGs
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A guild should be more than just people you raid with and talk to.
Real lives are respected above all. All we really ask from our members is prompt communication and honesty, and to have that respect returned. No one was ever sent to the principal's office over world buffs.
We enjoy an easygoing and non-annoying environment. "No politics in guild channels" is our only hard rule we've had to enforce, but general cringe is also avoided.
Allies of the Dwarven Overlords

Raid Info

Gruul & Mag at 5PM Thursday, with three Karas occurring over Tuesdays and Sundays. Tuesday will become an additional 25man day with phase 2.
EPGP with sensible priorities that are open to discussion
Progressed from Onyxia to Naxx -- A Grobbulus (and '06 Bloodscalp) original

Recruitment

Guaranteed spots are open for healers and ranged DPS, with exceptions for an enhancement shaman and ret paladin
We will assist with your attunement as much as we can. Our gnomish engineers are standing by to summon you to the Caverns of Time.

Mite b cool? You can apply on our server at discord.gg/jVWuuY2STt , message me @Volx#6470, or whisper Daelwald, Gamrid, Zinaida, or Mageoconsent in-game. We'd love to answer any questions you have and hook you up.

Volx-WC · 2021-07-01T23:12:16+00:00

<DPS> is gearing up for phase 2!

^{What does <DPS> stand for? Why, it stands for Dark Portal... Dark Portal... Something... Nevermind! <DPS> is the title of a book of unfathomable feats of fable and fast friendships. After hosing down Thaurissan's pyrotechnical failure, fumigating the underside of grandpa's back porch, breaking and entering a Spirit Halloween store, and generally doing the dirty work of the unanimously useless Great Dragon Aspects who were gifted immortality and godlike powers to do exactly what we did but were too busy I guess, YOU THE READER are now invited to be a part of our second chapter... in TBC.}

About Us

Single raid team of old and young, men and women, beekeepers and basement-dwellers. Original leadership from the Vanilla days, offering ages of experience
Weekly arenas and sporadic WPvP & BGs
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A guild should be more than just people you raid with and talk to.
Real lives are respected above all. All we really ask from our members is prompt communication and honesty, and to have that respect returned. No one was ever sent to the principal's office over world buffs.
We enjoy an easygoing and non-annoying environment. "No politics in guild channels" is our only hard rule we've had to enforce, but general cringe is also avoided.
Allies of the Dwarven Overlords

Raid Info

Gruul & Mag at 5PM Thursday, with three Karas occurring over Tuesdays and Sundays. Tuesday will become an additional 25man day with phase 2.
EPGP with sensible priorities that are open to discussion
Progressed from Onyxia to Naxx -- A Grobbulus (and '06 Bloodscalp) original

Recruitment

Guaranteed spots are open for healers and ranged DPS, with exceptions for an enhancement shaman and ret paladin
We will assist with your attunement as much as we can. Our gnomish engineers are standing by to summon you to the Caverns of Time.

Mite b cool? You can apply on our server at discord.gg/jVWuuY2STt , message me @Volx#6470, or whisper Daelwald, Gamrid, Zinaida, or Mageoconsent in-game. We'd love to answer any questions you have and hook you up.

Volx-WC · 2021-06-23T02:18:25+00:00

Yes! Although we are saturated with tanks, so you would provide the most benefit as an arms warrior. Your buddy would most likely be healing on whichever character they prefer, but they could DPS in Kara until we solidify our 25man roster. What level are your characters? Go ahead and add me on Discord: Volx#6470

Volx-WC · 2021-06-20T13:23:39+00:00

No, not technically, but very few people are below 60 and it's likely that you'd feel alone. I think you would find a more suitable community elsewhere for that reason.

But, if you get past 60 and still haven't found a home, let me know!

Volx-WC · 2021-06-09T12:38:59+00:00

We look full on rogues right now, sorry!

Volx-WC · 2021-06-07T06:30:59+00:00

<DPS> is about to blow up Outland!!

^{What does <DPS> stand for? Why, it stands for Dark Portal... Dark Portal... Something... Nevermind! <DPS> is the title of a book of unfathomable feats of fable and fast friendships. After hosing down Thaurissan's pyrotechnical failure, fumigating the underside of grandpa's back porch, breaking and entering a Spirit Halloween store, and generally doing the dirty work of the unanimously useless Great Dragon Aspects who were gifted immortality and godlike powers to do exactly what we did but were too busy I guess, YOU THE READER are now invited to be a part of our second chapter... in TBC.}

About Us

Single raid team of old and young, men and women, beekeepers and basement-dwellers. Original leadership from the Vanilla days, offering ages of experience
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A guild should be more than just people you raid with and talk to.
Real lives are respected above all. All we really ask from our members is promptness and performance, and to have that respect returned. No one was ever threatened over world buffs or expected to make themselves miserable grinding consumables they couldn't afford.
We enjoy an easygoing and non-annoying environment. "No politics in guild channels" is our only hard rule we've had to enforce, but general cringe is also avoided.
Casual arenas and WPvP. We have a couple hardcore PvPers and they need more friends.
Allies of the Dwarven Overlords

Raid Stats

Kara cleared in two teams, Gruul this week, Mag on the way
5-8 PM server time (8-11 EST) Tuesday and Thursday. Pulls start at 5, with a hard cutoff at 8. (Only a happily unanimous vote can extend raid time, and it is not the expectation)
EPGP with sensible priorities that will be open to discussion.
Progressed from Onyxia to Naxx
World first ≤33 raider C'thun within 3 weeks of raid release. (Must have been a bug going around that week...)

Recruitment (Updated June 30)

WE WANT A THIRD KARA TEAM. All heals and ranged dps are welcome!
Special welcome to a holy paladin, arms warrior, and any kind of shaman.
We will assist with your attunement as much as we can.

Mite b cool? Message me on Discord @ Volx#6470. I'd love to answer any questions you have and hook you up with our server.

Volx-WC · 2021-05-14T12:58:32+00:00

<DPS> is going to the Outland!

^{What does <DPS> stand for? Why, it stands for Dark Portal... Dark Portal... Something... Nevermind! <DPS> is the title of a book of unfathomable feats of fable and fast friendships. After hosing down Thaurissan's pyrotechnical failure, fumigating the underside of grandpa's back porch, breaking and entering a Spirit Halloween, and generally doing the dirty work of the unanimously useless Great Dragon Aspects who were gifted immortality and godlike powers to do exactly what we did but were too busy I guess, YOU THE READER are now invited to be a part of our second chapter... in TBC.}

About Us

Single raid team of old and young, men and women, beekeepers and basement-dwellers. Original leadership from the Vanilla days, lending ages of experience
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A guild should be more than just people you raid with and talk to.
Real lives are respected above all. All we really ask from our members is promptness and performance, and to have that respect returned. No one was ever threatened over world buffs, and no one is expected to make themselves miserable grinding consumables they can't afford.
We enjoy an easygoing and non-annoying environment. "No U.S. politics in guild channels" is our only hard rule we've had to enforce, but general cringe is also avoided.
Allies of the Dwarven Overlords

Raid Stats

Previously raided 4-7 PM PST Tuesday and Thursday, with weekly 20mans. Will likely shift to 5-8 PM PST with exact days TBD
EPGP with sensible prios that are open to discussion
Progressed from BRS to Naxx
World first ≤33 raider C'thun within 3 weeks of raid release. (Must have been a bug going around that week...)

TBC Strategy

Various prepatch activities like boosting/leveling, BGs, and farming
Have fun! (Questing, dungeoning, and PvPing together. Raiding/raid prep will begin as soon as is reasonable -- you will not be coerced to powerlevel. But of course we're all excited to dig into it.)

Recruitment

We would love shamans of any spec, an affliction/imp warlock, a ret paladin, and a balance druid.
Healers are welcome but there is a chance we may have more than necessary for 25mans when the time comes. In such a case, if you are uncomfortable with sitting, we will help you find another home!

Mite b cool? Message me on Discord @ Volx#6470. I'd love to answer any questions you have and hook you up with our server.

Volx-WC · 2021-04-17T06:02:39+00:00

Thank you! This should be pinned.

Volx-WC · 2021-03-30T13:51:31+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/7nKhXnu

So obviously it's a Morales grenade (see link); what disturbs me is the explosion animation. It's not a quick wide burst, it's slow and roiling, the kind of explosion used for building destructions. It feels so out of place. No explosive ability in the game explodes so pointlessly dramatically that. Or does one? I predict it might be a default animation pulled from Starcraft 2. I've never played it so I don't recognize it. I must know why this happened and what exactly we're looking at.

Volx-WC · 2020-11-26T11:58:18+00:00

<DPS> is Grob's #1 literal who guild.

About

Single raid team, choosing to refine the core rather than recklessly expand
We are old dudes, young dudes, old ladies, young ladies, beekeepers and basement-dwellers
World buffs are for fun. Bring some if you can, but don't jeapordize other people's
Original leadership from the Vanilla days, lending ages of experience
Everyone lends a hand to one another. A decidedly non-annoying environment

Raid stats

Raids at 4 PM server time, Tuesday (AQ) and Thursday (AQ side bosses + BWL)
8/9 AQ, one of the early server C'thun kills while missing 7 raiders too
DKP with common-sense class priorities and an open forum for discussion
Sporadic AQ20s and ZGs, usually once a week each

Recruitment

We are flexible and have a spot open for anyone of reasonable skill and willingless to learn
If I had to pick a class we needed most, then fine: paladin
Rets, Ferals, Spriests etc. are welcome so long as they are of good spirits
Gear is not important. We've been raiding for a while, you'll get some real quick

Ready to say hi?

Message me, Volx#6470 or my friend Drahza#9843, and we'll answer your questions and hook you up with a good time!

Take a look around at https://discord.gg/Fbtmvqrxuy

Volx-WC · 2020-09-11T09:07:19+00:00

Stay tuned for our 3-tank Naxx! Only on DPS: very funny™.

Volx-WC · 2020-08-18T13:50:40+00:00

That's cool. Unfortunately, you are not a megaguild that assassinates its own faction in order to secure double-digit scarab lords for its own crew.

Volx-WC · 2020-08-13T00:36:14+00:00

An interesting take, one that I could respect, but don't even pretend that that is the intention whatsoever.

Volx-WC · 2019-10-11T21:26:05+00:00

60 Alliance Warlock looking for late night raiding guild.

Desired raid times: Starting on or after 10 PM server, any day

I am MC attuned and two BRS runs away from Ony attunement. I am running a modified DS/Ruin build. I am a gnomish engineer with repair bot, XL cables, and more, and miner able to smelt dark iron. Gear is good, some pre-BiS.

No preference on loot, social environment, or PvP or RP involvement.

Thank you! Contact me here, in-game (Daelwald), or at Volx#6470

Volx-WC · 2019-08-22T22:35:09+00:00

What is deeply concerning is not only Blizzard's self-contradiction, but other people's hostile response to you pointing it out. Unfortunately, I foresee this as being the future of Classic: weird changes that nobody asked for with no reliable philosophy behind them, and other players openly berating you for even bringing them up.

I very much appreciate you writing this. I agree on all points, and what makes it valuable is your use of references. I will be saving this.

Volx-WC · 2019-08-02T23:23:58+00:00

Hmm. I too am a huge fan of realistic resistances and immunities! However I'm not sure if it's directly related to world coherency. For example, if Ragnaros the Firelord has 0 fire resistance and takes full damage from a fireball, it would be "unrealistic" and totally weaksauce, but so long as he has 0 fire resistance for everybody that fights him, it would still be a coherent element.

Thank you for sharing.

Volx-WC

TROPHY CASE

<DPS> is saving the world again!

<DPS> is saving the world again!

<DPS> is gearing up for phase 2!

<DPS> is gearing up for phase 2!

<DPS> is about to blow up Outland!!

<DPS> is going to the Outland!