Rules Compilation

:: RULES COMPILATION ::

a) GENERAL RULES
FORUM SITE, VENTRILO AND DKP REGISTRATION
Once accepted you are required to register in both the guild Forum and DKP site. Keep normal names and if possible use the same name as your main toon name.

GUILD CHAT BEHAVIOR
It's absolutelly forbidden racial, abusive, inflamatory, political and/or religious talk in the guild chat. Those talking can taken to a whisper channel. Our officers will act accordingly if someone break these rules and can be banned from the guild without further notice. Just remember, keep it fun and clean, and we will all have endless hours of fun!!

RANKS HIERARCHY
Our ranking system obeys a simple hierarchy of raiding attendance and guild duties. It serves us to select raiding spots in order to protect our raids, raiders and overall progression as a guild.
Ranking progression is evaluated and decided by the Class Officers, Officers and the Ring Master according to your attendance.

1. Paraiba - Our joke rank. You will understand it in time... hehe.
2. Initiate - Our trial rank. You are in a trial period and in probation. Your advancement depends on the approval of your actions, behaviour, raiding responsibilities, skills and full accomplishment and understanding of our rules by our Class Officers, they will evaluate your progression and check if you match our criteria or if Circus is not the best place for you.
3. Alt - Alt toons fall into this category and should be treated as Friend ranked toons.
4. Friend - You are not a raider, can't commit to it or due to any other constraints can't maintain raiding attendance, but your presence and acts still says you are a great guildie and/or a great friend wich status can change.
5. Raider Alt - This rank is not for alts of members in the Raider rank or above, but a special rank to some special toons designed to help us in not so common raid situations, for wich we don't need an extra raider, but just a fast swap to get past that one challenge. Ie: A prot pally for Morogrin murlocks fight. Those toons falls under this category and are to be taken as Raiders.
6. Raider - Seasoned members. They show raiding responsibility and understand the rules and needs of our raids. Due to constraints tho they can't maintain more than 60% of raiding attendance and so can't be counted as a steady spot. However they are still raiders ready to raid everytime they can. Again great friends wich status can change.
7. Core Raider - Veteran members. Core raiders and 1st option when a spot is open. They have their gear always shinning, chanted and gemed. Have 100% or nearly 100% raiding attendance. In short a core member of our raiding force.
8. Class Officer - Are also veteran members and are counted as Core Raiders. Class Officers will make sure every member of the class they're leading is up to our raiding expectations. They are the ones assisting 'em on proper speccing, on proper role applying and proper gearing up. So, the Class Officers are the ones that will train the fellows of the same class to be a Circus ready raider.
9. Officer - Are the founding fathers and the political power of Circus. They are veteran members and also counted as Core Raiders and main authorities to apply Circus' rules.
10. Ring Master - Ultimate power in Circus.

TIME AWAY
All users that stays off line for more than 25 days will be kicked out the guild. To avoid it leave a message telling if you are going to be out, if you plan taking some time out the game, a vacation or anything. Just let us know you won't be just a number. Keep in mind you may be demoted down to Friend rank.

ADD-ONS AND MODS
Circus requires every member to have installed a complete raid frame UI with threat meter, a boss mod plus Group Calendar and Ventrilo WITH a working mic. Yes, we require you to talk when needed.

Suggested Raid Frame packages:
* CTRaid_Assist
* oRA2 and Grid

Threat Meter:
* Omen Threat Meter

Suggested Boss Mods:
* Deadly Boss Mods
* BigWigs

Others:
* Ventrilo
* GroupCalendar

b) LOOT RULES
POINT SYSTEM
The point system, also referred to as DKP, awards raid members for attending raids, and gives a bonus to players who can attend on time and stay the course of the raid. The points are spent on items that drop throughout the raid. Generally, the person with the highest points that wants that item will be awarded the item.

GAINING POINTS
Points are gained based on the duration of the raid. There is also bonus points awarded to those who can be in the raid 15 minutes before the official start time, and also for those who are able to stay 'till the end of the raid. The points will be added to your total and will be viewable on a DKP page. The points awarded are as follows:

* 25 DKP for Being Early/On Time
* 5 DKP for the 1st hour
* 10 DKP for the 2nd hour
* 15 DKP for the 3rd hour
* 25 DKP for staying until the end of the official Raid time
= for a total of 80 DKP for a full raid.

NOTE: Only 25-man raid instances awards DKP and only 25-man raid instances loots cost DKP. All 10-man content don't award DKP or have it's drops priced. The loot distribution on those places are a exclusivelly decision of the Raid Leader and most the time it's a common /roll.

SPENDING POINTS
Purple items that drop throughout the course of the raid are given point values based on the item's strenght and desirability. Attendees to the raid may submit a tell to the loot master of the raid when he/she calls for tells on an item. He/she will then find out who has the highest points that is eligible for the item and award it to that person. The winner will spend points based on the item's point value. Blue BoE items that drop will be sent to the guild bank. Refer to bank rules for more detail on how to acquire those items.

NOTE: Recipes/Schematics will be assigned to members with Officer rank previlegies (Game Master, Officers and Class Officers) that can learn it on the spot. If none of those are present, it will be opened to all the next rank of members and so forth and a priced normal drop. This will be done so we're sure it remains in possession of a member that will not leave the guild.

RESTRICTIONS
Some items may have protections on it and be given priority to a certain class or subclass. Items such as a Nathrezim Mindblade, or an Aldori Legacy Defender fall under that category. If there is no interest from the players in the priority class, then the item will be opened up to other classes. Players who have enough points to pay for an item will get priority over those that don't.
BoE purple items can only be "claimed" by players with enough points to pay for it. If no players can claim it, it will be banked until such a player manifests interest on it.

STAND-BY
A raider that is not in the actual raid layout but are available to come once/if needed ASAP, will be awarded DKP points as if he/she was raiding. It's your responsibility tho notifying the Raid Leader of the given raid you applied that you are on a stand-by position.
NOTE: By "Stand-by" We (the officers and GM) mean, your Main Character will be at the door of the instance (you can be playing an alt or logged off the game as long as you are easily reached via Ventrilo). Being with your main doing PvP, BG, other instances or other form of PvE will not be considered as "Stand-by".

DKP TAXES
To avoid the build up of enormous pools of DKP we wil be taxing the DKP every 1st Tuesday of every month by the total of 25%. This will affect everyone and it will decrease the gaps between the leaders and tailgaters in the DKP pool.
Given the fact that drops are based on luck, it will prevent a member with terrible luck and no DKP payment from getting ahead from everyone by a landslide.

NEGATIVE DKP
If for any reason you find yourself at negative DKP you have two options to get back at zero DKP. The 1st is donating the same ammount of negative DKP you have as gold to the guild bank. The 2nd is farming. The list of needed mats and how DKP they're worth are posted on our forums.

c) RAIDING SPOTS
USING GROUP CALENDAR
Using GroupCalendar is extremelly easy. Once you download it (always check www.curse.com for the last version) just set it to automatic and wait 'till it fully syncs. Once you can see the events posted in the calendar you can start applying for the raids. Remember to check it everyday to see if you have or not been selected to a given raid you applied to.Raid events that award DKP can only be schedulled by Raid Leaders, if you are not a Raid Leader or if you have not been selected to lead a given raid don't schedulle raid events. Events like Arena Matches, Heroic Runs, Birthdates and 10-man content can be schedulled and put in the calendar freely. You can find a small and easy tutorial on how to use the add-on in the same .zip file in wich you got the add-on.On the "attendance" tab of each event you can check the status of that current event. Who have been selected, who's in stand-by position and who's not coming.

REGARDING SPOT SELECTION
Depending on the Raid Leader objectives/challenges for a given raid, layout will change from time-to-time. The Raid Leader is the main authority in selecting raiding spots in order to bring in the most consistent group for the given challenge he decided the raid to face. The selection is his duty and decision, and he will base his choices with trust and fairness based on a few factors only:

1 - Correct use of Group Calendar when applying.
2 - Raiding attendance, in other words Rank Hierarchy.
3 - Raiding history and responsibility.
4 - Overall progression, gear and experience; More advanced raids may required better geared and experienced raiders.

REGARDING GROUP CALENDAR AND PENALTIES
Group Calendar has been implemented a good while ago and we require members to use it. If you can't come, go to Group Calendar (GC) and sign up telling us you are not coming. If you are not sure you can make the time or even show up YOU ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SIGN UP AND mark yourself for either present or absent.

-) Penalized:
-A- Abscence on raid without using GC to inform us/Marked as coming and not showed:
1st time: -25 DKP.
2nd time: -50 DKP.
3rd time: -100 DKP.
4th time: Demotion.
5th time: Ban.

-B- Not being ready for raid (No reagents, not repaired, no mods, not parked in front of the instance):
1st time: -25 DKP.
2nd: No DKP Gain (you will still be required to raid if needed).

-C- Refusing to raid:
Demotion.

-D- Needing an item when instructed NOT TO:
Instant /gkick (no excuses tolerated).

-) NOT Penalized:
Wipe, D/C, lag, etc, etc.

A FEW MORE
Once in a raid remember to keep the vent clear, don't go AFK except when really needed (there's other people waiting for you), and IF you HAVE to, let the Raid Leader know about it. We do take timed breaks in course of the raid. Come repaired and with all the buffs/pots required. HAVE FUN!!! THAT'S ALL ABOUT IT!!! Be pontual, FOCUS ALL THE TIME and follow the leader's orders!!!