The Panic Attacks

Question: Can I raid?
Answer: If you just joined, and you are still an Applicant or Member, then the answer for now is no, unless we are short players. Players with a rank of Warlord or higher will be scheduled for raids; Champions and Veterans will be brought along to fill in empty slots when they are available.

Question: When do you guys raid?
Answer: Our primary raid times are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:00pm to 12:00am server time. All players eligible to raid are required to post their availability on RaidNinja, a web scheduling tool, for each of these main raid nights.

Question: How do I become a Member?
Answer: Once your application is approved, you will be promoted by a Staff or Leader.

Question: What if my application is not approved?
Answer: You will be removed from the guild, and will be sent a mail in-game by a Staff or Leader explaining why you are not being accepted into the guild.

Question: How do I become a Veteran or a Champion?
Answer: You cannot. Veteran and Champion are closed ranks that recognize contributions to the guild through progression raiding in the previous iteration of the game, The Burning Crusade. For a complete explanation of ranks, refer to the General Rules.

Question: How do I become a Warlord?
Answer: Warlords are geared to raid at the guild's current progression level and committed to participating in our scheduling system, so they raid consistently every week. If your stats are at your class minimums as posted in your class forum, get in touch with your class leader for a promotion. A full list of class leaders can be found here.

Question: I'm a Warlord, but I can't sign up on RaidNinja! WTF?
Answer: Most likely scenario is that your RaidNinja privileges have not yet been updated. This must be done by a Leader. Double check that you have properly set up your account and character (step-by-step instructions), and if you still can't sign up, throw a post up in the First Aid forum and the issue will be fixed shortly.

Question: How do I become a High Warlord?
Answer: First of all, you must be a Warlord for one month to qualify for High Warlord status. The next step is for a Staff or Leader to nominate you to be a High Warlord. There is nothing you can really do to prompt this other than playing with the guild, keeping up with raiding, and demonstrating that you are one of our best, smartest, most reliable, and most trustworthy players. When you are brought along to a raid, you are exemplary, you have a positive attitude, you play by the rules. When you aren't brought along to a raid, you farm the DKP you missed and in turn help the guild, and you don't complain about having to sit, despite your leet skillzorz. If you are nominated, the Staff and Leaders will vote. If six Staff/Leaders support you, you will be promoted.

Question: How do I become Staff?
Answer: Staff rank is reserved for people who we trust completely, and is almost always associated with filling a vacancy in a class leader or raid leader role. With bank privileges, promotion/demotion authority, and several other informal responsibilities, we will only promote someone to Staff who we'd consider among the most trustworthy people in the guild. Needless to say, advancement to this rank takes a long time, and is not in the cards for the majority of the guild.

Question: I am awesome. Would I have a guaranteed spot in your raids?
Answer: Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a "guaranteed raid spot" in TPA. To the extent that some people in the guild are generally considered as a must-brings unless we ask them to sit for a particular reason, this privilege is earned, and not dished out to a newcomer right off the bat. High Warlord is the rank to seek for this, as they have priority over other raiders, and part of rising to this rank is a minimum requirement of 30 days in the guild at Warlord rank. (See above: "How do I become a High Warlord?" and "How do I become a Warlord?")

Question: Do you guys have arena teams?
Answer: We don't have an official guild arena team, but many of our Members have teams of their own, including players inside and outside the guild. Guild chat is a great place to form a solid team.

Question: Who is the GM?
Answer: The GM title is held by Phatdad. A full breakdown of Staff/Leader responsibilities can be found here.

Question: Can I take something out of the guild bank?
Answer: Refer to the Guild Rules for info on how we run our guild bank.

Question: Who do I go to about problems with a guildie?
Answer: If someone is giving you grief, and you feel like we should step in, talk to a Staff or Leader, and we'll see what we can do.

Question: Who do I go to about problems with the website?
Answer: Any website-related questions should be directed at Carpathios or posted in the First Aid forum.

Question: How do I join the guild?
Answer: Apply here.