WoW Armory URL: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.x...s&cn=Rachen
Character: Rachen
Armory: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.x...s&cn=Rachen
Hello, my name is Eric, I just turned 21 yesterday!
I live in Tucson, Arizona and I am currently in my Junior year at the University of Arizona for a degree in Computer Science.I started raiding in WotLK in Naxx with a very casual raiding guild. Nothing special to note, I quickly found out I had the potential for much more in this game, so I moved forward to find a better progressed guild, still being new the game and its mechanics. I started playing Shadow at this point, progressing through Ulduar at a pace slower than I had expected. I stayed in this guild for 3 months before I was offered a position in a guild far more serious in the raiding scene, the guild I am currently in now, Symbolic Logic. Apparently they were renewing what was once before, a competitive raiding guild, and some of the people I was currently raiding with were previous members they wanted back. I accepted the offer in hopes I would have a chance to experience the cutting edge of content and progression (what I had been searching for from the beginning). So now I am here... as you may already know, my current guild is falling apart slowly, trying to stay competitive; however, with the few remaining "original" members and the current (horrible) applicants I don't see us progressing much further, at least in the competitive nature I would hope for.
As for my experience in the current content: I have 12/12 Heroic experience in 10 man, and 11/12 Heroic experience in 25 man, only putting in 30 or so attempt on Heroic 25: Lich King due mostly to lack of attendance.
I keep up very well with my class changes and what to expect in current and future content patches. I believe myself and my damage to be very competitive with other shadow priests (according to World of Logs), and I min/max every aspect of every fight: normal mode, hard mode, 10 man, and 25 man. If you would like a good idea of how I play and my current UI setup I recommend some of the youtube videos I have put up recently: http://www.youtube.com/ejvalmont. Videos include: H:LK 10m, H:Putricide 25m, H:Saurfang 25m, H: BloodQueen 25m, H:Sindragos 10m.
Here is screen-shot of my UI for quick reference: http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9549/66616793.jpg
There is nothing special with my UI. I like to keep it nice and organized. I use Grid, Stuf Unit Frames, Recount, Omen, Prat, MSBT, ForteX, and many other addons that do other small features on my UI. My keybinds are probably not what the average user might use, however if you reference anyone who plays with me, it hasn't affected my performance thus far, not do I foresee it a problem in any scenario.
World of Logs: http://www.worldoflogs.com/guilds/25678/
As you might be able to tell from my videos, I have very good computer set up:
Intel Core i7 CPU
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
6 GB DDR3
GeForce GTX 285
Dual HDD, making Fraps turn out very nicely
My internet connection is very good and very reliable. I just logged on your server (with SmoothPing), and I am at 95 ms, which is nice compared to the 150 ms I am used to on my current server. Not to mention, I will soon be getting an internet upgrade which may improve my latency even more!
As for me personally: I am a very dedicated raider. I have almost 100% attendance which can only be tarnished by unavoidable RL circumstances. I plan my week around the fact that I will be online during set raid times, and you will likely find me online much more than the standard scheduled hours. I am active in alts, having a decently geared arcane mage (Rachenlol), and a prot warrior (Barol) who has nothing more than pug gear (you might find my mage in pvp gear as I have been getting into pvp on my down time). I genuinely enjoy playing this game and progressing to the fullest extent possible as I am very competitive. I love to strategize boss fights, come up with new ideas for encounters, and build onto strategies that are already in place in hoping of being as efficient as possible.
If you wish to speak with me more, I will most likely be online on Altar of Storms on any three of toons: Rachen, Rachenlol, or Barol. My email is pvsaxplaya@hotmail.com. If you don't find my online, I have email on my Blackberry, so I will most likely be able to be online or at least respond very quickly if you send me an email.
Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon!