While we are fully prepared for Ulduar, Nurfed would still prefer to bolster our roster for future endeavors, as well as to broaden our internet family. As such, we are currently recruiting the following, in order of priority:

• Retribution Paladin
• Feral Druid
• Enhance Shaman
• Warlock
• Restoration Druid
• Elemental Shaman
• Death Knight
• Restoration Shaman

If you are not one of the aforementioned classes, please bear in mind that we will always welcome exceptional players into the fold regardless of any other qualifications. Should you be confident that our guild would benefit from your presence, I implore you to send in an application. We’d love to hear from you!

First and foremost, though, we are seeking mature, dedicated, and amicable players who are able to communicate effectively and who have a decent sense of humor. Patience and understanding are key elements in the success of any high-end raiding guild. As for character progression requirements, you should be entirely decked out in Tier-7 quality items or their equivalents. If you could not at least master Naxxramas, then we presently have no desire to regress in order to gear you up.

Please allow me to offer a modest history on our quaint little guild. Nurfed has been together for well over six years now, having been founded during the early days of Shadowbane. We have been a prominent figurehead in the WoW community since its inception, even dating back to the alpha version of the game. We were the first guild to access Upper Blackrock Spire in vanilla beta, and we have been at the cusp of raiding progression ever since. While obtaining numerous highly ranked world kills throughout the life of the game (Nefarian, C’Thun, Horsemen, Kael’thas, Illidan, etc.), we were also the guild who received the very first legendary item in existence, and we’re rumored to have a host of NPCs named after us. But that’s just a filthy lie.

More recently, we accomplished multiple top 10 world kills in Sunwell Plateau (with a world 13th kill on M’uru — arguably the most difficult encounter ever implemented in the game), and we continue to preside at the top for being one of only a handful of guilds with the Heroic: Glory of the Raider achievement. It is worth noting that we have been particularly indifferent to the current crop of content; Ulduar, however, seems to promise a renewal of our interest in the competitive PvE aspect of the game.

We are a very tight-knit (i.e. friends in real life) and elite group of players, primarily comprised of ‘professional’ gamers who enjoy raiding and PvPing during their downtime. We only have 40 total guild members, and we will always hover around that number. Every one of our players feels it is a privilege to be part of such a uniquely talented guild, so turnover is rather uncommon for us. Generally, the only time a person leaves this guild is to pursue other goals outside of WoW, and we will always wish them well in that regard.

With all of the current dungeons on farm, we clear Naxxramas, Malygos, Sartharion, and Archavon on Tuesday evenings beginning at 8 PM EST. Even during the height of progression, we raid only 12 hours per week at the absolute maximum. As such, we require an extraordinarily high level of individual player skill as opposed to the ability to devote a monumental portion of your life to the game.

Much of the guild is also very active in the Arena, and we are currently sporting the #1 rated 3v3 and 5v5 teams on Bloodlust, which is often reputed as being the toughest battlegroup in all of WoW. Each season we also manage to secure various Gladiator titles (Vengeful, etc.), meaning our players are ranked in first at the conclusion of them. Many of our members also attend various LAN tournaments and functions, as we allow our players to participate on other teams’ rosters (e.g. SK-Gaming and Pandemic).

Further details on our guild can be found at our WoWWiki page. If you think you’re interested in joining, click here, or if you’d rather send us your custom application, mail it to guild@nurfed.com. I appreciate your taking the time to read our brief advertisement, and I hope to hear from you soon!