A word on raiding

[Icthus]

Raiding and Redeemed

I have played World of Warcraft for over two years. I have leveled, played alts, PvP’d, crafted, and done end game raiding. Needless to say, I have done most of what can be done in WoW. I have found raiding can be one of the most decisive activities any guild can do. Raiding tends to bring out the ugly side of a guild. People get greedy, they get anxious, they feel left out and they simply feel ignored. I do not want this to happen to our family. So, I thought it would be good to set down some guide lines for our members to see understand and to know where the guild stands.

First, we raid as Redeemed. Whether you are actively in the team or simply leveling up, Redeemed is a group of Christlike people trying to glorify God. We achieve all we do with the help of every member. Does this mean all members will raid, no. This does mean that every person who enters our guild will have the opportunity to be a part of something special, yes. If you raid with Redeemed you raid for Redeemed. You do not raid to get PHAT loots. You raid because you want to be apart of something special and see Redeemed reach levels of success that most people never thought a Christian guild could reach. This means you should celebrate when someone gets a drop over you because the team gets stronger. It means you should rejoice when Redeemed moves deeper into instances, if you were there or not. It means we should be genuinely happy for each other, because our joy comes from being together in fellowship, not from becoming elite players.

Second, raiding is not about exclusion. Redeemed raids to glorify God and become closer to each other. If we exclude people it is wrong. We want to help everyone be apart of raiding if they want to be. This means that we will establish a process for being a raiding member of Redeemed. It will not happen over night, please be patient. Just because we have 10 people running Karazhan it does not mean they will only raid it together. They are the first wave of what will be more to come. It is our hope to create teams of experienced players to help inexperienced players enter Karazhan and have an excellent experience with less wipes and less gold spent.

Third, raiding should never take over the guild. We are having 30 and 40 people online every night, we have 180 accounts in Redeemed. Ten people fit into Karazhan. We would be foolish and short sighted to make it our focus long term. Redeemed focus will be about our community. Sometimes, we all need to be reminded. You have been reminded.

Redeemed has achieved something few guilds ever really do, unity and peace.