Cactaur Raid Group forming WED/SUN nights

** Edit ** We are looking 3 additional members - a healer and 2 DPS (one melee at least). I will shuffle around if necessary!

Hello, Akrista Inverse here!

After searching to join a raid group that fit my schedule, I found myself stuck between raiders wanting 3-5 nights a week and extremely casual options offering no concrete schedule.

As such I have decided to see about running my own group. My raid group will be structured and ran as follows:

1. I am looking for players who enjoy the game and want to push content but are not interested in being on the bleeding edge. Some nights we may help members of our FC, some nights we may not push current content the entire time. I'm not looking to create another source of stress for myself or the members of my group.

2. I tried having a 'casual' raid group with no set schedule and no roster in 2.X. It did not go well. While my approach to the game is focused on fun and enjoying the social aspect, I understand now that a raid group is raid group is a raid group. There's no need for being a tyrannical hard a** but you can't be too soft and loose either. We will be raiding 2 nights a week trying to create group chemistry and learn the fights. While my patience for wipes, frustrations and unavoidable problems will be at its peek, my tolerance for petty drama, biased complaints and generally being lazy and not putting forth effort will be zero.

3. My plan is to do the story raids and extreme primals in 3.X, pushing to savage Alexander and what lies beyond ONLY if we have an 8/8 desire to do so and the subsequent experience does not ruin our fun. Frustration and triumph is part of raiding but constant failure and anger leads to broken raid groups every time.

4. While you do not have to join our FC to be part of this group, we will always make an effort to help members of our FC when not raiding. I left my old company because I felt the core raiders were ignoring and brushing aside other FC mates. I will not allow this raid group to sew similar seeds. There's plenty of time and game for everyone to have fun :o

5. I'm in charge. I'll always be open to suggestions, constructive criticism, etc, but will not tolerate childish behavior and the slop that some people bring to this community. I nearly let such things ruin this game I enjoy so much before. I'm not going to be an a** hole but... if you want to join, just know - I'm in charge :p

Raid times will be Wed and Sun at 7pm CST. We will go 2 hours (9pm) leaving some room for more attempts if we're feeling it. The weeknight is open to change but Fri/Sat are out of the question for me.

Please visit the following forum to see a long winded post about what to expect with us! http://atef.guildwork.com/forum/5591...atef-manifesto

Players for LS invite

Akrista Inverse
Ai Shiteru
Than Mazus


-- Current Roster 5/8 --

Main Tank - PLD
2nd Tank - DRK
Healer - SCH
Healer - (looking for WHM/AST)
DPS - (looking for DRG/MNK/NIN)
DPS - (looking for anything)
DPS - SMN
DPS - MCH (That's me! I will go heals if you want to bring 3 DPS and one of them is a BRD/MCH)

I'm interested in joining and would like to speak with you regarding the particulars in game. You weren't on at the moment when I tried a moment ago (7:02 pm. EST).

Great! I'd be happy to talk to you next chance I get! I should be on quite a bit this weekend... I was very busy yesterday and didn't get a chance to log on until about 9pm CST :(

No problem at all, I should be on most of today and the weekend as well. If I'm on and don't answer, just shoot me a friend request at Maldren Stratovarius.

A friend of mine and myself are looking for this type of group. We are currently on coeurl but willing to transfer. We are SMN and AST. Would you be able to accept us both?

Absolutely! My only caveat is that you both be open to shuffling jobs. We want to keep everyone in their desired role (tank/healer/dps) but if we need to diversify, please be open to that. Otherwise I'm happy to discuss with you this move or answer any questions you might have. I wouldn't want you to be excited, spend your money to transfer, then find out things aren't going to work out.

Just let me know please! :)

I'm the AST friend he was referring to. I just got AST to 60 last night and I'm starting on my 50 WAR now. I'm totally fine with switching roles if necessary especially with the new token system for gear.

Groovy :)

Our DRK and AST/WHM are returning to the raiding scene after a not so great experience in the 2.0 - 2.1 scene. We figured while everyone gears up and gets to 60, we could work our way through Coil and start to feel each other out. Please don't be afraid to ask any particulars!

Also, as to the role switches, our other AST mentioned she'd be OK with going WHM. I am stepping off from SCH and filling a DPS role for now.

I might have to respectfully decline then. I don't mind shifting to meet the needs of the group from time to time, but it seems shifting might be a frequent of the group, which I'm not keen for. Thanks for the information though.

Our initial intention isn't to constantly be switching roles. We just want to shuffle around at first to get a good group dynamic. If your friend came as an AST for example, we wouldn't want 2 of them, so the other healer offered to go WHM. But I understand either way. Best of luck on your world!

We're still looking for a healer (WHM/SCH preferred) and another DPS (DRG/MNK/SMN preferred)! Please let us know if you'd like to join up.

I know Lyni declined earlier but you may be able to help restore our interest.

First things first, it might be possible that I am switching back to SCH. AST is fun and all but I don't feel the buffs are currently worth the loss in potency.

With that in mind, my biggest concern with this group is the swapping of roles. I've seen it happen before where someone swaps roles to accommodate another player and subsequently loses interest in the game because they aren't playing the role they enjoy. I'm fine with subbing as a WAR for one night if our current WAR is unable to make it that night, for instance, but I would be unable to permanently switch to WAR.

If you can confirm that this won't be an issue and that we can join as a SCH and SMN, then we will reconsider joining. I thank you for your input and hope you are enjoying your experience in Heavensward so far.

I think I should begin by saying I would like to keep everyone in their desired roles (a healer/caster DPS/tank for example). The only change might be switching 'jobs' to fill said role.

For example, our current committed healer would like to play AST but is gearing up and leveling her WHM as well. If you came as SCH then we wouldn't have a wrinkle but if you did in fact want to switch to play AST for starters or at some point I would want you to be open to working it out with the other healer. That's really the only 'swapping' I was referring to: working things out so we don't have the same classes stacked (two of the same healer in this instance). For the purposes of limit breaks and raid utility I would like our jobs to be as diverse as possible. In this situation it seems like no one would have to compromise very much but I wouldn't want to harbor an attitude where players are not willing to adjust a little left or a little right for the benefit of the entire group.

So the short answer is - no, it won't be an issue if you wanted to come SCH, SMN - I won't be a huge stickler for you leaning to the classes you want to play! If we have two of the same healer and four BRDs, I'd be OK with that ~~~~so long as it doesn't hinder our experience or progress~~~~

I also added a link to the original post. It shows 4 different long winded write ups I tried to hammer out on my ideals and what not for raiding. Please feel free to reference them if you reconsider!

Do you have a voice chat that we could talk to you in?

I do! If you wouldn't mind making a character on Cactaur and getting to where you can send and receive tells, I'll give you that info.

I will be on most of the morning today, the 2nd of July - if you'd like to try and get together.

I will be at work until at least 3pm today. Will you be on any time after that? I'll make a character when I get home to exchange info.

I will do my best to be on and available!

We two people drop due to work schedules changing -- looking to replace them! We need another healer and a MCH/BRD.

damn, wish I had seen this earlier since I main DRG and my schedule is horrid too

I can't guarantee Wednesdays tho so you probably would've passed anyway lol :p

Yeah, I'm willing to work around a few things but Wednesday/Sunday are pretty set in stone. Let us know if things change up for you!

Still looking for another healer (AST/WHM) and a MCH/BRD.

I was told about this forum Friday but I was out of town until today.

I play a White Mage on Cactuar and been interested in finding a coil and Alexander group for a while but haven't had the confident to look for one until now lol. I'm interested in joining and if your still looking for a WHM..if not then I wish you luck! :D!

We actually have our WHM spot filled now Ose but if things change I'll be sure to look you up!