Guild Introduction: Synth

1. What games are you looking to join us in?
Star Wars: The Old Republic

2. Do you have characters on our servers already? If so list the ones you have which you plan to guild.

Name: Synth
Class: Commando
Level: 34 at the time of this posting
Primary Spec: Hybrid for leveling (whatever's needed end game)
Off-spec:

Tell us about your gaming history...

3. What previous and current MMO's have you/do you play?

In no particular order:
WoW
CoX
AC
EQ
Shadowbane
SWG

4. Describe what makes a good gamer, in your opinion:
A healthy obsession mixed the ability to not take failures too seriously

5. On a scale of 1 to 10 tell us how good a gamer are you, and why?

I'm probably somewhere around a 6 or 7 in the grand scheme of things. Not like I'm about to be broadcast on MLG any time soon, but I know enough to criticize players far more skilled than I from the comfort of my living room couch

6. Have you been in any other guilds on servers which we play on? How about in other games or on other servers? Which? Why did you, or why are you leaving them? Basically we're looking for a basic history that you've had with guilds previously.

I've always been in a guild on any game I've played previously. Did a strict 10-man guild in my latest days of WoW. My history with my guild only really ends when my gameplay ends. I'm a serial MMO player, I don't believe that any MMO is meant to be played forever, although I suppose some would consider the 3 years I may invest into a good MMO too long.

7. What do you like to do with your time in WOW or SWTOR?

Everything. The questing is definitely some of the best I've seen so far in an MMO, Flashpoints are more interactive than previous MMO dungeon incarnations. I feel like it's tough to say what will be my favorite thing in this fledgling game.

Talk to us about Natural Order...

8. How did you hear about Natural Order?
My Mouse Guard GM. That's right, I said Mouse Guard GM. What, you got a problem with that? My mouse will bite your nose off.

9. Is there a current member of Natural Order who could reference you in a good or bad way? (Who?)
I've been grouping with Zee and Majorcats quite a bit. Both could speak for me

10. Have you read all of the posts in the About Natural Order section of the forum? (this is very important to us)
Oh, suppose I should go do that... hold on a second.... ok, done. I'm sorry I didn't read it all sooner. Please don't send me to the Gulag!

11. What are your expectations? What do you think you will gain from joining Natural Order, and why are you applying?
I'm honestly not sure yet. SWTOR is still in its early days. I know I'll end up wanting to participate in raids at 50 and I'm generally uncomfortable in any MMO without a guild.

12. What do you think you can bring to the guild? Why are we going to be happy you joined us?
Those of the guild I've met so far I've really enjoyed in a group setting. I like people that treat their game's seriously while still not killing the fun of the game and I'm definitely seeing a lot of that. As to what I can bring, I'd say generally more of that. I know how to have a good time and I also know how to put my serious face on for attempt #27 of boss #3 that we've killed 100 times before.

13. Are you interested in "end game activities" with us in any of the games we play (such as 25 man raiding in WOW)? What days are you available for these sorts of activities (generally between 9pm and 12pm Eastern Standard Time)?
I'm looking forward to Operations in SWTOR once we can all hit 50

14. If you are interested in raiding with us in WoW, are you willing to build a secondary set on this character, and respec as necessary (generally to dps) if the raid needs it, without bitching excessively?
I know it's WoW specific, but I'ma answer for SWTOR anyway. Absolutely. I'm all about filling the necessary role for the sake of advancement.

Tell us about you...

15. Do you meet our age requirement?
Yep

16. How old are you, if you don't mind us asking?
29 and fearing my next birthday

17. If we had a party in real life, what would you bring?

I completely forgot to answer this... um... some Yuengling and a healthy appetite

18. Do you know what parachute pants are?
Can't touch this.

19. If the answer to 18 is yes, did you ever own any?
No. But I did own a couple MC Hammer casettes

20. If the answer to 19 is yes, do you still own them?
I'm starting to think maybe I should go see if I can get a pair on e-bay

21. If the answer to 20 is yes, dear god why?
Curse this peer pressure!

22. Pick one: Moist or Cornbread.
I pick C. I knew there were going to be trick questions.

23. Are you married?
Happily for 6 years now

24. If so does your spouse or partner play games, too? If they don't, how do they feel about you playing games?
We've gone through the expirement of her playing several times but it never sticks. She's one of the most supportive people I will ever know of ALL of my weird hobbies. Did I mention I play with yo-yo's? I play with yo-yo's.

25. Do you have kids? What ages?
None yet

26. What activities or hobbies do you have other than gaming?
Did I mention I play with yo-yo's? I play with yo-yo's

Now for the Natural Order SAT...

Read the following dialog.

Mary: Did the family go into town to look for their lost dog?
Joe: I heard they checked the pound, but he wasn't there!
Mary: Yeah after they didn't find him they were very despondent.
Joe: Oh yeah lol

27. Fill in the blanks above with the following options...

there
their
they're
they were
they are

28. Which one or more of the following in the dialog is not a punctuation mark
E

a) .
b) ?
c) lol
d) !
e) none of the above

29. Please name all of the required AddOns for Natural Order raiding:
no add-ons for SWTOR yet

30. Do you like Kipling?
C, my wife's the bibliophile

a) Yes.
b) No.
c) I'm a vegetarian.
d) I don't know. I've never kipled.

31. What is the name of the voice over IP application that we use during raids?
Mumble

32. How spicy do you want your food prepared, on a scale of 1 to 10?
Depends on the cuisine. Thai? 10. But they sometimes turn the volume up to 11.

33. Who is the current President of the United States?
Colgate

34. Divide 546 by 47 to two places, without using a calculator
E and B, although I cheated and just knew it was somewhere between 11 and 12 and assumed there were no trick questions.

a) 10.45
b) 11.62
c) 12.34
d) I used a calculator
e) I was told there would be no math.

35. What is a hectocotylus? (it's ok you can Google this one)
Please put that back in your pants. I hate seafood.

36. What is the most important number as far as we, Natural Order, are concerned?
Euler's Number