Welcome to the Pirate Cove!

by Dalg, 1628 days ago

Thank you for sailing into the home port of the Dread Pirates. We are one of the oldest guilds on the Elune server. We have a guild bank and helpful people who can aid you as you quest your way through the World of Azeroth and beyond. We are a friendly, helpful, family-oriented guild.

The Pirate Code

If you wish to join the Dread Pirates:

Inquire in the game.

If you wish to join the Dread Pirates forum:

Click the "Apply to the Dread Pirates Message Board" link on the left and follow the directions. Please register using your Main Toon's name as your Forum Username. If GuildLaunch won't let you use your Main's name, put an ' or a - after it and try again.

Dread Pirates ~ Pirate Code

Dread Pirates is an honorable guild. We have one basic principle - RESPECT. This basic principle translates into an easy to follow code of conduct. Members are expected to act with honor, to treat other players with respect and courtesy, display good social etiquette, and not bring dishonor to the guild. The following lists are examples of unacceptable behaviors. Any member who violates the code of conduct will be given a warning once, severe violations will warrant removal from the guild, at the discretion of the officers and guild leaders or guild master.

No foul language or sexually explicit language on public channels and voice channels (guild, trade, looking for group or general chat, ingame voice chat, Ventrilo, etc.) or aimed at another player.

Our guild members are expected to communicate to other players in a polite and mature manner. Guild chat is expected to remain rated G, so profanity or foul language on public channels will not be tolerated. (e.g. "/shout I hate this!@#$% zone. Blizzard is a!@#$% piece of!@#$%"). The same applies to direct insults to other players (e.g., "/whisper Tom You are a !@#$%"). If you wish to say something for the adults, be creative and avoid cursing. Bear in mind that you may receive a warning once, but if caught doing it again you WILL be removed from the guild.

No harassment of other players

Dread Pirates strive to become a well-known and respectable guild in Elune. All members are expected to display respect and courtesy towards other players both in and out of the guild. Any harassment of other players for any reason will not be tolerated. Dread Pirates are to be courteous to members of the guild regardless of the level of their peers or the rank of fellow guild members. No Dread Pirate is to ever make another member feel inferior due to level, rank, gear or time played. No one in this guild is better then anyone else.

No intolerance of others due to RL (real life) race, gender, sexuality and/or religion.

Any display of out-of-character racism by a guild member will result in them being kicked faster than they can blink. Enough said. In-character racism is allowed for role-playing purposes i.e., only when it involves races within the context of World of Warcraft game play. e.g., horde races vs. alliance races. Any gender based insults whether in or out of character may cause harm to others, and are not allowed. There will also be no slurs against any person’s sexual orientation. Role-playing is not an excuse for gender based intolerance. Additionally, please keep all RL religious jokes out of guild chat.

No begging for money/items/buffs/food/drink/instance free rides in guild or in any of the public channels or areas.

Nobody likes beggars. If you need something, you can ask if anyone has extra ONCE. If no one responds, please go out and earn it like everyone else. It is perfectly acceptable to request aid from the guild to assist you with a specific instance or quest. However, we do not want our members to expect to get money/items for free just by sitting in town and begging other players. You may ask for buffs from other players in a polite manner. If they buff you, please thank them. If they refuse, thank them anyway and do not keep asking. The same applies to food/drink, but only in the case where you really need it, and cannot easily acquire it yourself. Examples of what NOT to say: "Can anyone spare some items or money please?", or "buff me". This is considered being a public nuisance and you WILL be removed from the guild. Do not beg for gold in guild or in public channels, this is rude and makes not only yourself but the guild look badly.

No arguing in public channels with guild members over loot or other issues

The Dread Pirates guild promotes harmony and fairness amongst its members. Any member who displays greed, and causes ill-feelings or arguments is not welcome in the guild. In such cases, the matter will be discussed by officers and/or the guild leaders, and a course of action decided upon. If anyone has general issues, please post to the message board so everyone can discuss it. If anyone has a problem with another member, please feel free to contact an officer or the guild leaders. Also, we are a guild with pride and honor, and this guide line applies to non-guild members as well.

Need before Greed

When grouped with other Dread Pirates, there is a standing "need before greed" rule. We recommend Master Looter be employed as the looting method. (This helps prevent mistakes.) If an officer is present, he/she should be the master looter. In the absence of an officer, the member with the highest guild rank should be master looter. When determining distribution of items, the overall benefit to the guild should be considered first. For example, if a rogue is in a group with a warrior and a shaman and an epic BOE shield drops from a mob, the rogue should only roll for the shield if both the warrior and the shaman decide not to use the item personally. As much as it is tempting to obtain the item and sell it in the AH, or to send it to an alt, need is first based on the toons present. Also, if your character could use the item but you already have equal or better, check first to see if anyone else needs the item. If you wish to roll on every item when in a group, even when you do not need the item, the Dread Pirates is not the right guild for you. Wanting to sell an item in the Auction House because you are low on money is not a reason to roll, unless no one else in the group can use the item. All looting rules should be laid out and agreed upon by all members of the party so that there is no chance of miscommunication amongst party members.

Abandoned Toons

Toons that are not logged in for over three months may be removed from the guild. We understand real life comes first. If you are going to be away from the game for extended periods of time, please leave us a message on the forum. If one of your characters is removed by accident, please send a message to an officer for an invitation back into the guild.

Promotion System

The ranking system is something that we use to have a little extra fun within the game, to help out the guild, and to motivate members to have an increasingly positive influence on the guild as a whole as they increase in game level and guild rank. Promotions are based upon your achievements, your willingness to help others, and your efforts to strengthen and improve the guild.

Our guild is structured as a pirate fleet containing ships. Each ship's crew is under the command of a Dread Captain. You should join a ship's crew as soon as you can. You might be asked by a Dread Captain to join their crew. If you don't want to wait for them to ask, you can ask one of them. You cannot be promoted above Farm Boy without belonging to a ship.

• Farm Boy - Joined guild.
• Valet - Must have signed on with a ship.
• Sailor - Must have applied and been accepted on the website, must be a ship's crew member in good standing, and must be Friendly reputation with the guild.
• Brute Squad - Must be a ship's crew member in good standing and must be Honored reputation with the guild.
• Pirate - Must be a ship's crew member in good standing and must be Revered reputation with the guild.
• Dread Pirate - Must be a ship's crew member in good standing and must be Exalted reputation with the guild.

Notify your captain when you are qualified for a promotion by posting in the Guild Discussion forum of this board. Currently, the captains are:

Djay, Captain of the Dark Dream
Lafitte, Captain of the Battle of New Orleans

Other notes:

• Remember, it is your responsibility to notify your captain that you are eligible for a promotion.

• Upon entering the guild, you will be assigned the rank of Farm Boy (from the beginning of the movie Princess Bride). Our apologies if you are, in fact, a Farm Girl but there are certain limitations to the user interface that we can’t overcome.

• Although all of your characters will belong to the same ship, following their joint promotion to Valet, each of your characters will be promoted based upon its own guild reputation.

• There is no penalty for not getting promoted.

Have fun storming the castle!
~ The Dread Pirates