Going to be completely honest, I don't know why I was one of the first to get "core raider." I haven't been in the guild that long and don't usually tend to provide any insightful ideas for encounters. Nonetheless, it was nice to feel appreciated but I quickly realized it didn't exactly mean that much. Many of the promises or rewards that were spoken of for core raiders weren't implemented, I just had an extra 100 gold of guild repairs I didn't need. Core raider now didn't feel much different compared to when I first got it before the new year.
I'm not entirely sure how to solve the problem either. Coming from a 10 man guild everyone was basically a "core raider." With a 25 man guild there is guaranteed to be more conflicts, and adding a rank above the others would only amplify that in my opinion. I think the boss wishlist is definitely a step in the right direction. In the end I think it all depends on what kind of guild we want to be. Based on what a lot of people say, and what I feel too, I definitely think the sense of community created should be maintained. Despite our progression I don't think we should be labelled as hardcore. While my first impressions of this guild were that it was pretty hardcore (due to being interviewed by an officer, who shall remain unnamed, before I was accepted; rip) we only raid two nights a week and while we do progress, it's not a fuss if we don't down certain bosses. Just because we are chopping three from the beginning doesn't change this. It's almost like skipping the first wing on lfr and doing the rest. I guess what it comes down to is that I don't think we should have some sort of hierarchy among the raiders. We already have gms, assistant gms and officers to take care of us plebs. We're all raiders anyway, why differentiate us? Like everything else in life, there are going to be people who are better than you at a particular task. but that doesn't make them a better person or more deserving in any way.
have this happy sounding song to cheer you all up (the band name is great ok pika)
