Name / Alias: Marko

Country of Origin: Serbia

Age: 31

Main Character Name: Markhos
Main Character Class: Rogue

Main Specialization: Assassination
Off Specialization: Subtlety, Outlaw

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Warcraft Logs Link: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/character/id/85671641

Previous PvE Experience: Started WoW in DF season 1. Stepped up from social raiding to a mythic team on Echo of Neltharion progress in s2. Raided full DF s3, team disbanded on Tindral after some 250-300 pulls. Raided Awakened full tier and in TWW season 1 I’ve finally achieved my first CE so far.

History of Previous Guilds: Second Wind – approximately from the beginning of DF s2 until season 3 end. Albino Toilet Boys – in awakened season. Second Wind again until mid-tier in TWW, and now Once Again.

Why did you leave them?: I left Second Wind first time because the team disbanded on Tindral despite the manifesto that said we would raid until the end of tier, aiming for CE. Then I joined Albino Toilet Boys which is a guild from Balkan, played Awakened Season there and stayed for the beginning of TWW. They were pursuing HoF and it was needed to play 3 characters 3-4 times a week. It was stressful, time-consuming, and I wasn’t ready for such a commitment, I didn’t know what it takes, truth being told, on some bosses I’ve messed up some dps-related things, there were better rogues with many years in the guild behind them, and I decided to step back from that, but still I am satisfied because I’ve learnt a lot there and met some good people and high-quality players. Then I came back to Second Wind but the team was showing signs of giving up as soon as we got to Silken Court which kind of pissed me off and at that time I was switching working shifts anyway so I decided to look up for a late night raiding guild which Once Again is. Here I have achieved my first CE. Unfortunately I feel like I’ve never blended in with the core group of members, somehow 9 out of 10 times when I ask for some keys, no one replies, when I post something in public chat, no one replies, and so on. I was brought only for reclears and I never got the chance to prog last two bosses (I have previous experience on end bosses). I am fine with that but we were forced to use weird gems setup (the ones that trigger other’s ring effects). I am fine with that as well if that’s what it takes to kill the boss but why we needed to use non-optimal gems in first place? I asked one of the officers for feedback on my trial and never got a response even though he said he will respond later. Also, my working hours changed. There are some other things as well but I do not wanna go into much detail because it takes time and space.

How did you find out about Violent Circus?: On wowprogress.

Why do you think this guild is fit for you and what are your expectations from us?: From what I’ve seen in the guild description, your guild aligns with what I look for in World of Warcraft: strong raiding environment, many raiders are long time members, I don’t like drama either, I’m hoping to find players serious about content but without unnecessary toxicity and your guild seems like that. The guild gives some old school vibe and it may sound weird but it reminds me of my old Guild Wars 1 guild I’ve been a part of many years, some 15 years ago. I also look to grow more as a player. Idea of me as a WoW player, or better to say, my target as a WoW player is to play in a 2-day raiding guild in some 300-500 WR range.

What can you bring to the team?: I prepare for raid encounters carefully and that includes watching WF rogue players on Twitch, watching on Youtube POV of my spec on a specific fight, participating in class discord discussions and of course watching boss guides on Youtube. I bring solid rogue gameplay, I’m a mature player with a team-focused mindset, I show up prepared, take criticism well and I’m always down to run some keys with guildmates. I have a few characters raid-ready for splits if necessary. I am open to play all 3 specs if needed. I strive for getting better and better and if you go through all of my logs you can notice that.

Availability(How often are you available, etc.): To answer this most precisely I will say when I am not available and that is from Monday to Saturday from 8:00 in the morning to 18:00 in the evening.

Anything else you would like to add?: In some of the logs I was required to use different gems which hurt my dps a little, especially on last two bosses if we add that I never progressed them but joined on reclears where I was told to focus on living the most. Thanks for your time to read my application, cheers!