Hey everyone! As @Owyn mentioned, I'll be taking over organizing and leading the Tuesday night PROPS team. I've got a few ideas on how to organize the group, and I'd like to get your feedback on them.
So without further ado, here are the main facets I'm adding. Take a moment to read through each of them. These will become the rules and law of the group, so this is the time to add your voice and influence the team's direction! I've added spoilers with my comments and reasoning behind some of them if you're curious on why I'm pushing us a certain way.
Objective
Strike Team Alpha is a Master Mode progression group.
MM operations require dedication and skill from every team member. There are no backpacks in these fights! While the team will push for the hardest operation content in the game, there will be plenty of opportunities to train and prepare both current and new members for the challenge. If you want to get into MM operations but don't think you're good enough, this is the group for you. Anyone who has the commitment to learn and improve is welcome!
Schedule
The group will raid on Tuesday night from 9:00pm ET to 11:00pm ET, or 11:30pm ET. The raid will extend an extra 30 minutes only if we are close to pushing a boss and all team members can stay later.
Team Members
The team will consist of 8 primaries and additional alternates. The primary raiders are expected to be available 3 out of 4 raids per month. If they cannot consistently be available, they will step into an alternate position and allow an alternate to become a primary.
Roles
Raid roles (Tank, DPS, Heal) are not fixed per member. In fact, this team will actively encourage role swapping. Members are expected to learn different classes, specs, and roles.
Practice Week
One week during each month, the group will stop its current progression in Master Mode and go into a Veteran Mode operation. During this week, alternates who have not raided in a while will be given priority over primaries.
Additionally, every member is expected to change one facet of their raider. They may choose a different spec for their class, switch to another class entirely, or switch to a different role.
The purpose of practice week is to:
1. Provide opportunities to train new alternates who want to become primaries
2. Encourage primaries to learn new specs, classes, and roles and grow their skill as a raider
Communication
The team will use the current primary VOIP tool for Remnants of Hope. (At the time of writing that is TeamSpeak). This will be used for raid nights, and other ROH members may join and listen in. Keep in mind that if you join and are not part of the raid team, you will need to remain quiet during boss fights.
In addition to the VOIP tool for raid nights, every member (primaries and alternates) must supply one method of instant communication to the leader of the team. Instant means that you will receive a notification immediately and be able to respond within 5 minutes. Some example methods could be:
Discord handle (with mobile app notifications)
Phone number for texting
Skype or any other instant message app
Another member who has your contact information
Last minute changes happen all the time. Someone may get caught at work or have a family emergency come up. At that time, it is the member's responsibility to tell the leader and the leader's responsibility to find a replacement ASAP. If the leader has a way to instantly reach all primaries and alternates, they'll be able to find a replacement faster than through the forums. This will mean more opportunities for alternates, fewer canceled raid nights, and fewer late starts.
Be sure to read through everything! Now is the time to add your voice to the discussion and influence how the team is led and where it should be going.
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