Progress works best when communication is clear, calm and respectful.

• Treat guild members and other players with respect. Harassment, discrimination and personal attacks are not accepted.
• Keep unrelated chatter to a minimum during pull timers, progression pulls and tactical discussions.
• Questions and tactical suggestions are welcome. Keep feedback constructive and bring supporting information where possible.
• Use a recognisable Discord name that matches your main character.
• Play the character and role agreed with your raid team. Discuss planned swaps with your raid leader first.

Real life comes first, but a raid team can only plan around information it has.

• Respond to every raid sign-up in Discord by the team deadline.
• If you become unavailable or expect to be late, update your sign-up and tell the team as early as possible.
• Be online, repaired and ready before invite time. Join the correct voice channel for the raid.
• Attendance expectations may differ by team and should be agreed with the raid leader.

All three teams are valued equally. Roster decisions reflect each team's goals, the encounter and the available players — not a guild hierarchy.

• Mythic uses a fixed 20-player raid size, so rotations and standby are a normal part of progression.
• Line-ups consider mechanics, composition, attendance, preparation, performance and fair opportunities across the season.
• A bench decision is never personal. Raid leaders should communicate recurring issues and give players a clear path to improve.
• If you are on standby, stay reachable and ready to join unless your raid leader says otherwise.

Our scheduled raid time is limited. Arrive prepared so the team can use it well.

• Review the strategy, assignments and encounter resources posted by your raid leader before progression.
• Keep your UI and required raid addons updated before the raid — not during invites.
• Bring current consumables that are not supplied by the guild, including flasks, food, potions and runes where applicable.
• Repair your gear and apply appropriate enchants and gems.
• Use Warcraft Logs, Archon, Raidbots and reliable class resources to review your setup and performance.

Keep these addons enabled and on a current Retail version. Ask your raid leader if you are unsure about the team's setup.

• Deadly Boss Mods (DBM), BigWigs or EXBOSS — one current boss mod is required.
• Northern Sky Raid Tools (NSRT) — required for assignments, reminders and raid checks.
• RCLootCouncil — required whenever the guild loot process is used.
• Any additional encounter-specific addon will be communicated in Discord before it is needed.

The required level of character investment follows your team's progression goals.

• Keep your main reasonably aligned with the current season's gear and upgrade curve.
• Players progressing into Mythic are expected to use relevant weekly content, including Mythic+, for gear, crests and Great Vault choices.
• Prioritise meaningful upgrades and keep equipped gear appropriately upgraded, enchanted and gemmed.
• Review Warcraft Logs and Lorrgs where useful, and ask for help before a small issue becomes a recurring one.
• No one is expected to know everything. Openness to feedback and visible improvement matter.

Protect your team's scheduled lockouts and loot opportunities.

• LFR is always fine.
• Do not pug the current Normal, Heroic or Mythic raid on your team character before the team's final scheduled raid of the reset without officer approval.
• If you miss a raid, are not rostered or want an extra clear, ask your raid leader before joining a pug.
• Alts are unrestricted unless they are being used as an agreed raid character for your team.

Trials are a two-way check: the team evaluates the player, and the player should decide whether the team is the right fit.

• Trials usually begin in Heroic or a suitable reclear and normally run for around two weeks, depending on available raid opportunities.
• We look at reliability, preparation, mechanics, survivability, communication, utility and role execution — not only damage or healing parses.
• Progression bosses are used for trials only when it is fair to both the player and the team.
• Raid leaders should give direct, actionable feedback. Trial players are encouraged to ask where they can improve.

Tradeable raid loot is handled through RCLootCouncil when the raid leader activates the guild loot process. The goal is the strongest overall benefit for that team and its progression.

• Answer every RCLootCouncil prompt honestly and add a useful comment: item-level gain, sim result and other relevant context. For tier items, state whether the item completes your 2-set or 4-set bonus, or affects your Catalyst plan.
• BiS — use this only for a genuine best-in-slot item for the season and intended upgrade track, not simply the best version from the current difficulty.
• Big Upgrade — use this for a major improvement, for example around +10 item levels or +3% performance.
• Minor Upgrade — use this for a smaller but still useful improvement.
• Off-Spec — use this when the item is only intended for a secondary specialization or role.
• Pass — use this when the item is not an upgrade or when instructed by the loot council.
• Decisions consider the size and value of the upgrade, set bonuses, attendance, preparation, recent loot and likely long-term use.
• Trials take part in the same process. Trial status may be considered, but it is not an automatic exclusion from loot.
• Do not trade an awarded item until the loot council confirms the decision.
• Tradeable BoEs go to the guild bank unless an officer confirms otherwise. They help fund shared raid costs such as consumables.