I've been given the go-ahead from GM/Plexa/Heyoka to create this thread. With the new scroll of resurrection and the recent release of Mists of Pandaria beta starting, me and several friends decided to come back to the game. I noticed that several people in the WoW:Cataclysm thread were looking for places to play together, so I've decided to take some initiative and create a new WoW guild for TL members to come and enjoy.

This OP will be edited frequently, as more information is discussed. Additionally, feel free to ask or discuss anything in this thread.

While the guild name is still up in the air, I've temporarily created a horde guild named <imba> on Lightning's Blade (US-PVP) until we become more established. We'll be starting fresh from level 1 on Sunday, March 25th. I'm hoping the guild can appeal to everyone, PvE and PvP players, questers, achievement whores, and everyone in-between. There are no requirements to join, and everyone from TL is invited.

Initially, I'm hoping we can gather a fair sized group of players to do dungeons and battlegrounds as we level, eventually leading up to rated battlegrounds, arenas, and raids. In the future, we can use this thread to discuss raid time / schedules, but obviously that is getting a little ahead of ourselves. Organizational roles such as officers or bank managers will be discussed in the near future.

My hopes are to build up a stable guild for Mists of Pandaria, the upcoming expansion. Obviously the pre-expansion lull is here with no further content being released but we can take this time to organize ourselves and create a new TL based WoW guild (hopefully with more success!).

About my WoW experience:
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I have a fairly extensive WoW history, having played from beta to early Cataclysm. I GMed and was raid leader for a PvE guild named "Aftermath". In Vanilla, we cleared all content including Naxx40 (Kel'thuzad), in TBC we cleared Kil'jaeden, and in WotLK we killed heroic LK / Ruby Sanctum. Typically bouncing between 20th - 80th US in progression.

I've also been Gladiator on Rogue, Holy Paladin, and Mage. Also had Rank 1 Season 6.

The basic TLDR Info
New Guild starting with level 1 characters on Sunday, March 25th.
Server: Lightning's Blade (US-PvP)
Guild: IMBA*
Faction: Horde
Mumble(Voice): 76.74.238.52 port 2412
Contact Info: "Masq" on TL, or "MasqIPY" on AIM, or ask anyone in IMBA.

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FAQ / PMed Questions
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Q: What is a scroll of resurrection and how do I get one?
A: The scroll of resurrection FAQ can be seen here (http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/scroll-of-resurrection-faq). It's a free 7 day trial, and an account upgrade to the Cataclysm expansion. You also get a free level 80 or a free faction+server transfer. You can get one by asking in this thread.

Q: Hey Masq I saw your post about a new WoW guild and I am very interested. Are we allowed to start a new toon today? Thanks!
A: Although we won't be offically starting until Sunday, you can start whenever you like. Just /who IMBA and ask for a guild invite.

Q: Since you're all starting from level 1, am I allowed to transfer over a high level character?
A: Of course

Q: No one is online to invite, what should I do?
A: You can either send a request to join (using guild finder) or try again another time.

Q: Do you guys use any voice program like Ventrilo or Skype to communicate?
A: Yes, we have a mumble our members can use to play WoW, SC2, LoL, Minecraft, or just to chat. You can download mumble at (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mumble/files/latest/download). Our server info is: 76.74.238.52 port 2412

NEED SCROLLS
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IF YOU NEED A SCROLL OF RES, PM ME WITH YOUR EMAIL!

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

March 24 2012 06:58 GMT

Hey Masq can we start our new toons right now? I promise I will not get too far! I just want to mess around a bit as I have not played WoW for a long time.

Thanks for setting this up, always fun to play with fellow TLers. Starting fresh from lvl 1 is a good way to start a new guild, smart move.

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we can bring over our higher level toons? but wouldnt that defeat the idea of everyone starting at lvl 1? I got a 85 and many other 50-60 lvl toons with lots of gold and stuff, but i think it would be more fun to start from nothing like when I first played WoW. More challenging imo.

Masq

Canada1792 Posts

March 24 2012 07:04 GMT

On March 24 2012 15:58 Golgotha wrote:
Hey Masq can we start our new toons right now? I promise I will not get too far! I just want to mess around a bit as I have not played WoW for a long time.

Thanks for setting this up, always fun to play with fellow TLers. Starting fresh from lvl 1 is a good way to start a new guild, smart move.

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we can bring over our higher level toons? but wouldnt that defeat the idea of everyone starting at lvl 1?

Hey Golgotha,

You can start ahead of everyone if you want, but obviously you're going to miss out on the social aspect of everything due to being ahead of the curve. People CAN bring over higher level toons if they wish, but again, you're going to be missing out on the social aspect of playing with everyone and leveling up together.

I would suggest starting at 1, but for those that absolutely hate leveling, transferring is an option as well.

Spicy_Curry

United States10573 Posts

March 24 2012 07:14 GMT

Why lightnings blade? The top guild isnt even that good. Also I believe Nurfed left that server, however I forget the reason.

Masq

Canada1792 Posts

March 24 2012 07:22 GMT

On March 24 2012 16:14 Spicy_Curry wrote:
Why lightnings blade? The top guild isnt even that good. Also I believe Nurfed left that server, however I forget the reason.

I chose lightning's blade specifically because I played here in the past. The community is average, the economy is average, and there are never queue times. I also have extra gold I can spread around for new players to help with bags and such. The top guild not being that good is a good thing, easier realm firsts

And regarding Nurfed, I don't remember why they left either, but I PvPed with several of them.

Golgotha

Korea (South)8418 Posts

March 24 2012 07:30 GMT

haha you make a good point. I sent a request to Imba, I'll be messing around a bit online.

Masq

Canada1792 Posts

March 24 2012 23:03 GMT

Updated with mumble information. Mumble IP: 76.74.238.52 port 2412

We have about 10 players currently. Hoping to gather some more players for tomorrow. So if you're interested, feel free to come at chat with us.

Haato

Mexico81 Posts

March 25 2012 16:56 GMT

Can we ask for resses in this thread if we plan on reactivating to join this guild?

Boonbag

France3318 Posts

March 25 2012 17:12 GMT

can someone res me on EU ?

AskJoshy

United States1625 Posts

March 25 2012 20:09 GMT

#10

Why not name the guild Team Liquid like we did for Cataclysm? =o

LunaSaint

United Kingdom620 Posts

March 25 2012 20:28 GMT

#11

Boo, wish I wasn't EU server. ):

KayBee

Sweden156 Posts

March 25 2012 20:59 GMT

#12

On March 26 2012 05:28 LunaSaint wrote:
Boo, wish I wasn't EU server. ):

Amen to that .. I would love to start over again with a few others. : /

Masq

Canada1792 Posts

March 25 2012 21:03 GMT

#13

On March 26 2012 05:09 JoshSuth wrote:
Why not name the guild Team Liquid like we did for Cataclysm? =o

I assumed TL wouldn't like the guild named after them. As I said before the name IMBA is just a temporary name and I have no problem changing it if thats what people prefer.

Masq

Canada1792 Posts

March 25 2012 21:04 GMT

#14

On March 26 2012 01:56 Haato wrote:
Can we ask for resses in this thread if we plan on reactivating to join this guild?

yes, send me a PM with your email and I can throw a res your way.