There are many ways to recruit for your team. Within the guild is a great place to start. Websites such as Wowprogress.com, ElitistJerks.com, etc all have recruiting portions. Having some server 1st or 2nds will get the quality raiders flocking to you instead of you searching for them. This is not a guide on the above methods.
This is a guide on using Trade chat as effectively as possible. Is this the absolute best way to get new raiding recruits? No, but is it something most raiding teams eventually do? Yes.
Keep in mind this guide is not for the top 3 guilds on your realm or the world first guilds. It is for everyone else trying to fill in a spot here or there on their raid team.
Any person on a raid team shares these 4 metrics within a certain tolerance: schedule, culture, goals, skill. Your job with your macro is to articulate all of this in an interesting way in 255 characters or less :/ Here’s how:
What does your team offer?
If you have 8 people who love what you’re doing then finding an additional body or two isn’t going to be laborious but you have to make sure they know what you’re offering. Here are some examples that may help paint the picture of what your team is like without extensive Q&A with each applicant.
If you have 8 people who love what you’re doing then finding an additional body or two isn’t going to be laborious but you have to make sure they know what you’re offering. Here are some examples that may help paint the picture of what your team is like without extensive Q&A with each applicant.
Do you have more experience than your team currently? (RL has 5/7 HM exp.)
Family friendly? (no cursing etc)
History? (same team together since BC)
Culture? (laid back atmosphere – personality > skill)
Do you have a niche? (All adults? All teens? All from vanilla days? All new and hoping to learn with others? Saturday nights only? No voice chat required?)
Family friendly? (no cursing etc)
History? (same team together since BC)
Culture? (laid back atmosphere – personality > skill)
Do you have a niche? (All adults? All teens? All from vanilla days? All new and hoping to learn with others? Saturday nights only? No voice chat required?)
Goals:
Learning to raid with others who would like to learn?
Clearing regular content and giving a shot at some hard modes?
Clearing reg ASAP and moving onto hard modes?
Out to have fun, if bosses die that’s a bonus?
Last tier content and maybe some current tier if we’re up to it
Only HMs and expect apps to have the same exp and drive?
Learning to raid with others who would like to learn?
Clearing regular content and giving a shot at some hard modes?
Clearing reg ASAP and moving onto hard modes?
Out to have fun, if bosses die that’s a bonus?
Last tier content and maybe some current tier if we’re up to it
Only HMs and expect apps to have the same exp and drive?
Days/Times:
This is probably the number 1 question you’ll be asked. A lot of people are quite flexible on the goals, experience, etc. They just want to be on a team they know are going to show up and raid at a time/day that works for them. Make sure this is in your macro to save yourself lots of time.
This is probably the number 1 question you’ll be asked. A lot of people are quite flexible on the goals, experience, etc. They just want to be on a team they know are going to show up and raid at a time/day that works for them. Make sure this is in your macro to save yourself lots of time.
Progression:
Depending on the goals you’ve set you may want to peak the channels interest by saying what you’ve already accomplished on your team before needing to fill this spot. Even if it’s last tier be up front and honest so you don’t get “mr. fancypants” feeling as though you’ve done the bait and switch. You’ll have more fun if you’re with like-skilled and minded players any how.
Depending on the goals you’ve set you may want to peak the channels interest by saying what you’ve already accomplished on your team before needing to fill this spot. Even if it’s last tier be up front and honest so you don’t get “mr. fancypants” feeling as though you’ve done the bait and switch. You’ll have more fun if you’re with like-skilled and minded players any how.
Summarizing:
Now that you’ve made a quick list of your goals, progression, culture, and schedule it’s time to put that all into a < 255 character macro. Here are some common abbreviations used to make this happen. (As i’m writing this the latest tier is Firelands so that will be in my examples)
Now that you’ve made a quick list of your goals, progression, culture, and schedule it’s time to put that all into a < 255 character macro. Here are some common abbreviations used to make this happen. (As i’m writing this the latest tier is Firelands so that will be in my examples)
LFM: Looking for member
rDPS: Ranged damage class
mDPS: Melee damage class
shieldTank: shield tank means not a dk or druid.
x/y [instance name]: 3/7 means 3 of the raid's 7 bosses are on farm in ____ instance
Patience:
Keep in mind you’re going to get lots of tells. It’s on you to armory them, ask the personality questions that matter, maybe even age if that’s a determining factor for you. Don’t just ginvite and hope for the best. Do your homework on each person. Why did they leave the last raiding team? What kind of progression are they hoping for in this team? Drill them and make sure it’s a good fit for you and for them.
Keep in mind you’re going to get lots of tells. It’s on you to armory them, ask the personality questions that matter, maybe even age if that’s a determining factor for you. Don’t just ginvite and hope for the best. Do your homework on each person. Why did they leave the last raiding team? What kind of progression are they hoping for in this team? Drill them and make sure it’s a good fit for you and for them.
Some macro examples that may work for you:
<Guild Name> LFM 2 rDPS for weekend raiding team(6/7HM). Please have HM exp and great class research. Sat/Sun 6pm server. Be patient, calm, and love wiping. PST for interview
<Guild Name> LFM 1 tank for start up raiding team. We’re just learning and having fun and expect the same. Tue/Thur @ 11pm server. Have vent, mic, and want to collaborate. No experience needed! PST for interview
<Guild Name> LFM resto Druid/Sham for 7/7 team looking to go HM this week. We take the content seriously and expect the same. Must have 95% attendance. Mon-Thur @ 4pm server. RL has 7/7 HM exp. PST for interview.
Etiquette:
Spamming is like posting a job classified (yep, just dated myself) it should be easy to understand, properly formatted, and not abrasive. With these things in mind:
No CAPS – IT ACTUALLY MAKES YOUR SPAM HARDER TO READ IF IT’S ALL IN CAPS
No misspellings – Misspelling things just makes you a quick target for trolls and someone easy to ignore for your applicants.
Grammar – yeah yeah, Nazi blah blah. Make sure you use the right There, Their, They’re, Your, You’re, To, Too, Two and people will take you a bit more seriously. (great grammar in this sentence right? right guys? right?)
Put your spam in one channel, most likely you’ll be using trade chat. Do not spam it twice in a succession. Just spread out your macro evenly when you think your prospective raiders will be on and likely to be viewing the channel. It can take a while to find that perfect fit for your team but keep at it and don’t despair. Getting 10 or 25 people with the same goals, skill, schedule, and culture is no easy task. It’s why we, the raid leaders, are so sought after. We make the show happen no matter what. Slow and steady wins the race.
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