The BlackHand are Looking for Raiders - Splitpaw

The BlackHand needs you!

Updated 09/11/12



Preamble

The BlackHand (TBH) is once again opening its doors for new blood, new blood with the desire to raid. We are currently adding to our forces to progress on the SkyShrine and soon, CoE raids.
We would like you to be part of this.

Raid Times and Raid Information

TBH currently raids twice a week (Sunday and Thursday) and all these start from 2000 UTC.
For raiding (and general purpose grouping, etc), we use the TeamSpeak 3 voice programme and have our own server.
While raiding, you will gain DKP for attending and then one additional point for every additional hour spent on a raid. These can then be spent using our auction system, Master 1 donation system or our in-game raid auction: with all three being integrated with our community website, along with a full list on how they work.

Current Progress

In SkyShrine we have the following clear:

Dracur Prime: Sevalak Awakened: 2/3
Betrayal of the Underdepths: 6/12*
Sleeper's Tomb: A Temporal Leap: 3/6*
Fortress of Drunder: Sullon's Spire (Challenge Mode): 4/5*

* Some kills in these zones were obtained with the help of another Guild.
We are missing the below regular raiding classes to push further and that is where you come in.

What we Seek

We are seeking active players - those willing to raid with us whenever we announce a raid. We require members who want to help lay the table, not just eat there. We want members who can contribute to the guild moving forward and hitting the highest goals. We want players who can be seamlessly integrated into the TBH community. I.e. those who will join in on guild chat, who will quest with and who will group with our members for instances and for general help.

Ideally we need the following for SkyShrine and soon, CoE progress:
High Priority
1 x Coercer
1 x Illusionist
1 x Defiler

Medium Priority
1 x Bruiser
1 x Fury
1 x Guardian
1 x Inquisitor
1 x Paladin
1 x Templar
1 x Warlock
1 x Warden

Low Priority
1 x Beastlord
1 x Dirge
1 x Mystic
1 x Troubadour
1 x Wizard
Applications for all other classes will undergo serious consideration.


Requirements
In order to raid Skyshrine, new applicants should to be level 92. Armour and Equipment should be of decent quality whilst spells and combat arts need to be Master quality at this stage of the game. Resists are required to be 35k un-buffed at the bare minimum, with the ability to reach 40k on certain resist when required. 285 achievement points minimum are also preferred. Should you not have your mythical buff, you may still apply but will need to make obtaining it your number one objective.
Experience is a plus, but we will happily take on those with little experience so long as they have the desire to succeed and to help push the guild along.


About us

TBH was created in 1999 on the Sarym server of EverQuest 1. Since then we have expanded into many games, imposing ourselves on the game and sometimes even the history of the game itself. Currently, we have active branches in only EverQuest 2 but we have also dabbled in other games with Age of Conan, Aion, Ascheron's Call, Darkfall Online, Dawn of War, Enemy Territory, Eve Online, Hellgate: London, Lord of the Rings Online, Mortal Online, Rift: Planes of Terra, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft and most notably Anarchy Online (to name but a few,) having had our members proudly bear the TBH tag.


Games (and guilds) come and go, but the one thing we pride ourselves on creating is the TBH community, where all members of these games can interact and get to know one another through our website and our TeamSpeak 3 server which members use daily and through this, some have known each other for years. The main focus of the TBH community has always been friendship, camaraderie and integrity which we use to push the guild towards its goals and to compete at the highest levels. This is why we shall always prevail.
In short, we are not a hardcore guild and we are not a guild that kicks people for a poor performance, rather we improve them and their performance for the benefit of the guild.

We have a large following from Britain and the Scandinavian countries, but also have members from Australia, Europe, Asia and the United States all of whom have contributed in making this a great guild; most notably when all our members pooled their efforts together to achieve our server firsts of guild level 60 and 90

We are currently a level 90 guild and have a fully decorated T3 Guild Hall.

Contacting us

Should this appeal to you, you can post an application on our website http://tbheq2.org/ Alternatively, you may contact our Officers (the Core) and Seekers by the guild recruitment tool or by sending an in game tell to Alidore, Andarielle, Atless, Jasonxxx, Neut or Nikitaa - they will be happy to answer any questions or queries you may have.

We hope to hear from you soon!

03/04/07 - Original post updated with the latest required classes. Why not check us out? It could be the best decision you ever made

We are still looking for the above classes

18/04/07 - Original post updated with the latest class requirements. Keep those applications coming! We are building for the future and we really want you to be part of this

19/04/07 - Updated contact details.
- Updated original post with class current class requirements.
The Blackand has prevailed on EQ2 for the last two and a half years. Help if prevail for another two and a half years by becoming part of our community

28/04/07 - Updated original post with the latest required classes.
- Updated contact details.
TBH is currently progressing well through the EoF zones; there has never been a better time to join! Thinking of transfering server? Why not check out our website, we could be what you've been waiting for!

11/05/07 - Latest class requirements updated! Thinking of taking raiding to the next level? Give one of our core officers a tell and find out if we can accomodate you. We are waiting to hear from you!

Jolemai wrote:

so, you mean you need a complete new raidforce *gg*

Anyelino@Runnyeye wrote:

I guess you could look at it that way. The guild does have quite a lot of members but because we aren't a hardcore raid guild we don't force people to join for raids and because of this can't be sure that people will turn up for every raid. This is the reason we are looking for the extra people so that we have the numbers and classes when we run raids.

We have also had a few people change server or move to other games so those people need to be replaced, which seems to be the case with many guilds at the moment.

15/05/07 - Wish list updated!
- Contact details updated!

Very well said Gawfang.
If you like to raid but want to enjoy the game in a less than hardcore way, then we could very well be the guild for you. We do realise is that there is such a thing as "real life" and that it can take priority quite often so even if you do have commitments, please drop us a line - we could be just what you are after.

22/05/07 - Wish list updated!
- Contact details updated!

Are you a level 50 player interested in raiding one day? Come look us up, TBH will be more than happy to get you to a raiding level in no time.
Are you part of a small guild and fed up of only doing pick-up raids? Give one of our officers a call, TBH will be more than happy for you to join our raidforce.
There's never been a better time to join TBH, so why wait?

14/06/07 - Original post updated with current class requirements.
- Original post updated with current officer contacts.
The Blackhand is beginning a new era. We have new leadership, many new recruits and our guild has a hunger to prevail where it had never before. Come join the resurgence of The Blackhand! We only need a few classes now to round off our raid force.
We are waiting to hear from you!

20/07/07 - Original post updated!

We are a casual raiding guild. One where everyone is part of the whole TBH community, a family if you will. Those of you burnt out by the hardcore scene, or those of you that simply don't have the time to raid all day, every day, then we might be the ideal guild for you. Everyone is welcome.
Drop us a line and see what you think, you might be pleasantly suprised.

30/07/07 - Updated

Only level 50 and thinking of raiding one day? Join us for we will assist you in getting to level 70 and we shall introduce you to raiding along the way.
Now is a better time then ever to try out our fine, family guild.

[p]06/08/07 - Original post updated![/p][p] [/p][p]Not knowing where your next raid will come from? Fed up of having to do pick-ups with strangers and/or random players? Then consider joining TBH. Help us out by becoming part of our new era and we'll help you out by giving you stability and the raiding you crave. [/p]

20/09/07 - Original Post updated!



We are still in the process of rebuilding our raidforce and with RoK fast approaching, now is the time to be part of something big. We still desire take down EoF and scatter it before us, but this can only be achieved with your help.

Willing to take any class, we need to to help us go to the nest level. Drop by the website or send us a tell in game, it might be the best idea you ever had

09/11/07 - Original post updated!


New members are still required to help us achieve out goals! Should any of the above appeal to you, drop us a line: we'll be happy to chat to you

21/11/07 - Class requirements updated!



With RoK only a week old, there an endless opportunities to group and quest with our members. Raiding will have resumed by the end of the week and we are still seeking new members to fill up the holes in our roster.

So, if you want to group, quest and raid RoK, then we are the guild for you!

01/12/07 - Original Post Updated!



Still looking for more specialised classes to help with the final push through EoF and the initial assault on RoK raiding. Our Core will be more than happy to talk with you if you have any questions: please drop us a line

11/12/07 - Wish list updated!

- Contact list updated!



We are just about ready for RoK raiding. All that we need is just a few select classes now to round of our raid force. For more infomation, visit our website or talk to one of our Officers - you know you want to!