Ascension

As we start to round down the last few numbers for the raid group we plan to take to Cataclysm we took some time this week to have a serious raid to gage where we are at in respect to some other guilds.  As a guild that went from a ranking in the thousands at the start of the expansion to US 60th at the end of WotLK we have come a long way and I'm happy to announce we have the strongest raid group yet going into Cataclysm.  Although I understand that doing a farm fight with 30% buff in a quick time has nothing to do with a guilds ability to perform in a progression race, we ranked in the top 20US guilds for multiple dps-critical fights which means at the very least we have a balanced group of 25 people who can stand in one spot and hit a rotation for a couple of mins which is a contenting base-line.  To many raiders surprise we also logged the fastest Festergut (H) kill in the US which, as the 'Patchwerk' of ICC, shows we are definitely punching at a competitive level so we just need to figure out how to do that whilst not standing in Defile :P

For those who may be looking to be a part of our raid team in Cataclysm here is what we are aiming for:

1. Ascension is looking to contend for a place among the top Oceanic guilds and looking for a top 50 US spot
2. On that note however we are not looking to compete with the insanely good Oceanic guilds like Adept / Tsunami, we're just not that kind of guild.

Some other information:

• We currently raid 12 hours a week (we may increase this during progression) however we -do- have a hardcore attitude, you must take responsibilities for your own fuck-ups
• Trials are not extended memberships, we fail plenty of trials so you must be confident you can perform at a US 50 level
• We focus completely on 25man raids, 10mans are of no interest to us as most people go out on Friday / Saturday nights as a result our 10man ranks are poor and shouldn't be used to profile the guild
• We aim to have about 33 raiders in this guild in Cataclysm
• We are currently recruiting good players, class is not a huge concern at the moment if you can prove you are an exceptional player with exceptional experience and combat logs