I'd like to join... please?

[Drachaeus]

I've now been playing World of Warcraft for almost a year and in that time I've left all guilds bar one which disbanded whilst I was on a brief hiatus from the game.

Let's see now... I originally was a member of an Apple fan website guild. Had a really cool name, Army of Tau, which was actually a sortof play on the website's shortened name "ATAU", which stood for Apple Talk AUstralia.

I left them because the guild leader rolled need on Whitemane's Chapeau from me after I'd expressely joined the Scarlet Monastery run he was on with the sole desire and expectation that should it drop, I would get it.

I found that... disheartening.

Then I joined up with Knights of Exile. Lovely bunch of people. Unfortunately the guild leader felt that guild relations with other guilds was more important than his guildies; after a demand that I apologize to an allied guild member for leaving his raid after he continually lead us to wipe after wipe after wipe, I decided that since there was nothing I should apologize for, I would rather leave the guild than be forced to apologize.

Hmm... who was next? I think I started my own guild in there somewhere. Actually, that was before Knights of Exile now that I recall. I'm not cut out to be a guild leader; it requires patience, understanding and diplomacy.

Then I asked a friend if I could get a recommendation to join Redefinition. I made an app, ran with the guild master a couple of times, felt I developed a decent rapport with the guild class leader (I only had my 60 warlock at the time) and yet... two weeks went by and no invite.

Five minutes after I accepted an invite to The Demonic Reich from another friend in that guild, I got the invite to Redefinition... sigh, isn't that always the way? And boy, was that ever a regrettable decision!

The less said about my time in The Demonic Reich the better. My momma always said, if yah ain't got nuttin good to say 'bout someone, don't say anytin' at awl!

Then I went guildless for awhile. PUG'd a lot. I actually enjoy PUG's 'cause I tend to find I meet most of the people I have on my friends list from PUG's. Of course, there is a reason I have Extended Ignore as one of my add-ons too and that's also from PUG'ing a lot

Hmm... ah yes, that's when I rejoined Knights of Exile. I missed them, and still do. Everything was going dandy until they merged with Shadow Legion. Curse the day! Not only did it bring in a host of people I didn't gel well with, but it also meant choosing a new tabard. Designs were submitted and voted on. Despite the majority of the guild not voting for the chosen design, and despite the design being an insult to the guild members, the white bunny rabbit on a pink background with white frilly sides was chosen.

And so after a /gquit I ran guildless again for awhile until I met one of my favourite WoW people of all time: Affinity. She invited me to The Scar of Windrunner which was full of lovely people too... sadly, after a few weeks of absence from WoW, I came back online to find that the guild had disbanded due to internal politics. I was very disappointed.

And last but not least, I joined Unsorted Files. Some good people in there but I'm the type who likes to joke around a bit and poke fun at people (and myself) all in the name of jocularity and comraderie. After being 'told off' for being 'negative', I figured that obviously the guild leader had no sense of humour and so I decided to leave there as well.

So, as you can see, you probably don't want me to join Thorns of Gold at all. I'm a horrible person. I think I smell too. Probably because of all the chinese lunchbox specials I eat. Must be the ginger.

Oh, and now the boring bits. I'm almost 31, I own and operate my own video rentals store seven friggin days a week, and sit and play WoW on my 17" iMac for most of those seven days because, dammit, I'm the boss!

Although on WoW for most of the day, realistically I can only group or raid after work finishes which for Sun-Thur is 9pm and Fri-Sat 10pm. Having said that, most nights it dies down from around 8pm onwards so I can technically 'get away' with playing at work

That's about it, really. Nutshell complete.

[beowulf2947]

That's a lot for one post <phew>. Anyways, you should fit in fine here at TOG. You will need to state that you have read and agree to the TOG AUP and FAQ. Check this post for more info. Welcome to TOG !

[Drachaeus]

Originally Posted by beowulf2947

That's a lot for one post <phew>. Anyways, you should fit in fine here at TOG. You will need to state that you have read and agree to the TOG AUP and FAQ. Check this post for more info. Welcome to TOG !

Heh, sorry, I'm beginning to ramble in my old age

I have read and agree to the TOG AUP & FAQ, as well as the WTF, the RTFM and the zOMG! I'm not too sure about the BBQ, however...

[CannonFodda]

Welcome to TOG, your application has been reviewed and approved.

You will now have full access to all parts of the TOG website
• All TOG member only forums
• All member only areas of the website
Undoubtedly you want to get started and the best place to start is to visit the main forum for the game in which you are interested, have a read of the sticky posts and other threads that catch your attention.

Introduce yourself and ask any further questions you may have.
You will find other TOG members most helpful if you take the time to ask any questions you may have.

The social heart of TOG can be found in “The Lounge Room”, where any topic is being discussed and debated. If you want to know the other TOG members across the whole of TOG visit the Lounge Room.
Want to know when the next real life get together is of TOG members, again the lounge room is the place to be.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy TOG for as long as you choose too, feel free to spread the message to your friends and family who enjoy gaming and don’t forget to have fun yourself!

All the best!

The Older Gamers!

[ausgamer]

Welcome to the TOG's mate

Enjoy your stay

Cheers

[Hatha]

Welcome to TOG

Don't forget to visit the Dark Portal forum.

From here you can find the forums for all of the WoW guilds in TOG.

Welcome to TOG

[Aide]

Welcome to ToG

[Drachaeus]

Thanks for all the welcomes... but... where is my complimentary basket of condiments, wine and cheeses? And the home-made apple pie? When am I getting that? Hmm?

Pfft, some welcome :P