Sword of Azeroth
Charter
Sword of Azeroth was established in January 2007 with the idea that the game should be an enjoyable, drama free escape from real life.
We are a society of friends, old and new, who enjoy banter in good fun but have zero tolerance for drama.
We expect our members to treat everyone with respect not only within the guild environment but within the game.
We are guild focused on setting an example that raiding can be fun and enjoyable while successfully progressing through endgame content.
We encourage and help one another to reach our goals and expect this of all our members.
Rules
A few thing we just want to make sure we´re all agreed upon, hence the rules.
Every action of a guild member is a reflection on Sword of Azeroth. We will not tolerate anything that will negatively impact the guild.
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General
- Obey the Terms of Service (ToS) as outlined by Blizzard.
- No begging.
- No spamming the chat channels, this includes and is not limited to addons that spam our guild channel.
- No stealing kills, mining, herbs or skinning. If in doubt ask.
- Respect other players.
- PVP Raiding:
- Do not spend hours camping and killing the same NPC(s) in a low level starting area. If you are bored, try it in an area closer to your level where you might get honor fighting other players.
Guild
- Any character who hasn´t logged into the game for 14 days or more will be removed from the Guild. Please let an Officer know if you are going to be absent for any lengthy period time.
- Offensive chat of any nature will not be tolerated nor will drama between Guild members.
- Be willing to help others.
Guild Ranks
- Only Guild Officers have the ability to invite and promote members. Promotion is only granted after discussion amongst the Officers.
- Applicant - This is the probationary, getting to know you, getting to know the Guild rank. This gives the candidate and the Guild a chance to determine if there´s a good fit.
- Casual - After a period of no less than 2 weeks, but based upon individual circumstances, an Applicant will be promoted to Casual. This rank is designed for newer members as they get to know the Guild better and determine how they wish to contribute to the Guild.
- Member - Guild members who have shown dedication and commitment to the Guild will be promoted to this rank by Guild Leaders.
- Raider - Guild members that have shown dedication by attending 50% of the scheduled raids.
- Core Raider - Guild members that have shown dedication by attending 80% of the scheduled raids.
- Officer Alt - This is the highest non officer rank within our Guild however this rank does have the ability to read officer chat.
- Officer - This is the first officer rank.
- Senior Officer - This rank has proven its dedication and commitment to the Guild.
- Guild Leader - Assistant GM.
Guild Recruiting
- Only Officers may invite to the Guild, but any member can refer someone for invite.
Instance Runs
- A member can roll NEED on any item as long as they have informed the party before doing so on items that are direct upgrades.
- In an all Guild run any blue or higher, BOE items that are not needed as upgrades for members must be deposited to the Guild Bank. This includes Orbs.
- In an all Guild run any blue or higher, BOP items should be disenchanted, if possible, and the shards deposited to the Guild Bank.
Groups/Parties
- Rolling for loot:
- Always roll GREED.
- If the item is an upgrade, ask permission to roll NEED.
- DO NOT NINJA.
Guild Bank
- Do not take items from the bank just to sell them. People contribute items in the hopes they can be used not just sold for quick gold.
- All ranks have deposit and view rights. Item withdrawal is based on Guild rank as follows:
Consumable 1 Consumable 2 Blues Raid Epics Deposit Repairs Applicant Casual 
Member 
Raider Core Raider Officer Alt Officer Senior Officer Guild Leader - All deposits are being accepted in the last tab of the guild bank.
- The amount for guild repair funds available varies based on rank.
Account Security
- Account Security is your responsibility. All of your SoA toons will be removed from the guild if we find out that account security has been compromised. If your account is compromised and the guild suffers any loss due to that compromise we expect you to do whatever you can to repay the guild as quickly as possible. At risk accounts include the following:
- Buying gold from any online source.
- Sharing your account with anyone, including family members or friends.
- Not the orginal owner of your account.
- Not using secure or popular websites to download addons/game mods.
- Not changing your password frequently.
- Not keeping your computer free from viruses, malware, etc by running weekly scans and updates.
- We realize there is always an exception and that occasionally accounts do get hacked at random but more often than not the above reasons are the culprit.
- We strongly recommend purchasing a Blizzard Authenticator (this is required for all officers).
Raiding
- We use a Karma System based on time in the guild and/or guild participation; raid participation over all; raid participation for the current raid; upgrade need and previous loot distribution. We are fair to everyone in the group based on those facts. Our Raid Leader/Loot Master will call out the item and all those persons able to use the item are encouraged to type the word "Need". It will then be determined by the Raid Leader/Loot Master who is eligible to roll on that item or if the item is to be awarded, and to whom. This unfortunately is not a group debate but based upon the above listed information. Any items not needed by anyone in the raid group will be awarded for disenchanting and the shards placed in the guild bank to fund future raids, lotto, etc. Because we are making every attempt to be fair to everyone in our raid groups we have decided to NOT implement a DKP (Dragon Kill Point) System. The Karma System is designed to award fair distribution of loot but still take into consideration the commitment made by those to the guild and to SoA raiding.
- If you need/greed on gear make certain that it is an item you need or want. Once awarded your Karma will be deducted. Once deducted, no changes in Karma will be made UNLESS the loot was accidentally assigned to the wrong person (or as we like to call it ´monkey-error´). In addition, any loot/tokens should not be sold to another raid member, traded for services, etc. The loot is yours. We work hard to incorporate a fair looting system and harder to keep track of it all as no premade system exists that shares our philosophy on common sense. That said if we find that any of the above is going on you can be removed from the guild.
- Those of you interested in SoA raiding:
- All raids are organized via the Calendar. We encourage all members to sign up for any raids you are interested in. Provided the qualifications for that raid instance are met you may be assigned a raid spot. Signing up on Calendar does not guarantee a raid spot. It lets raid leaders know you are available and have met the necessary requirements for that raid instance.
- Download most recent Omen Threat Meter and Deadly Boss Mod.
- Meet the Class Stat Requirements. E.g. Taking a main tank with 200 defense or a caster with 32 spell hit is unfair to the rest of the raid group. (Tank and caster stats were used solely for example purposes.) We will do our best to assist those interested in raiding with heroic runs, etc for gear but please remember that priority on raids will go to those meeting the class stat requirements.
- Our raiding times may vary but usually are scheduled from 9pm server time to 12am server time. We recommend being on and available at 8:45pm so we can start invites. If you sign up for a raid please be committed to this time table. We understand that Real Life sometimes happens and that is the priority, that being said we expect our raid group to be prepared and willing to stay for the entire raid.
- Come prepared with flasks and buff food. The guild manager, raid leaders and officers make every effort to supply these for the raids but it is always a good idea to be prepared. Flasks are provided via a cauldron, we require all raiders to contribute a nominal fee, and this fee is based on 50% of the current market value (currently 50 gold for 1 (for alchemists) and 100 gold for 2.