Policies and Guidelines

Welcome to the Policy and Guidelines section of the Leftovers web site. Here you will find the basics of how we operate as well as links to more in depth explanations of our various policies.

- Who we are

Leftovers is a public raiding group on the Silver Hand World of Warcraft server. Our goal is to provide fun and successful end game raids for players who are not part of big raiding guilds. To find out more about us and our history, click here.

- Leftovers leadership structure

There are currently three levels of leadership within the Leftovers community: Class Leads, Charter leads, and Emeritus leads. Class leads act as the final voice of Leftovers when needed. Charter leads are in charge of leading raids under the charter system and ensuring that raids are run according to the policies and guidelines set forth here. Lead Emeritus is a former class lead. Emeritus status is given to preserve the knowledge and history of the leftovers community. The list of current leads can be found here.


Communication:

Our primary channel for communication on all levels occurs in /leftovers. Here we do everything from basic chatting, to discussion of talents, looking for other leftovers for groups. It is the mainstream for of communication as a community.

In order to keep communications during raids organized and efficient, Leftovers has set up chat channels for use by raid participants. It is vital for the success of our endgame raids for raid members to join the appropriate channel(s) and be aware and responsive to communications that occur there. A full list of chat channels can be found here.

- Voice chat

Leftovers maintains a teamspeak server for raid and community use. This is supported by donations from our members. To find out the connection details or help out with a donation, click here.

- Forums

Our forums contain many special purposes from trades to gathering groups to discussions on talents and many, many more. As with any forum we ask that you be polite and respect each others opinions without causing undue arguments or disrespect towards one another.

Raiding with Leftovers:

- Charter system

Raids within the leftovers community are based around the charter system. A small group of players whom wish to lead groups into one or more instances, within the old and new content of World of Warcraft, may apply to use the systems within these forums. Charters are declined and or declined based on what unique qualities they can bring into leftovers compared to other similar charters. More information can be found here.

- Signing up for raids

If you are new to Leftovers you will first need to add your character(s) to the system. Click on My Characters, in the left navigation menu. On this page, click “Edit / Add Characters” and insert the information on each character you wish to raid with. Your now ready to sign up for raids with the various charters.

To sign up for a raid, click the Raids tab in the top menu to access the raid calendar. From this calendar you can select a scheduled raid to see more information and a signup link. From the signup page you can either select “Quick Signup” next to the character(s) you wish to be considered for this raid or use the detailed signup section below to include more information on your availability. Note that signing up for a raid is a commitment to be present and ready to raid during the scheduled time. Please edit your signups if your availability changes.

- Points and loot rules

Raid loot is distributed based on the Leftovers Point System, revision 3 (LOP3). All the gory details can be found here.

Points are tracked individually for each character (not player), and separate totals are maintained for level 60 and level 70 instances. Our handy automated point tracking application is currently under construction, but the charter leads are tracking point totals. Ask your lead for the most current point total for your character. (This is all temporary)

- World bosses

World bosses are not included in charter groups due to their random spawn times. Anyone with leadership responsibilities may start a world boss raid under normal LOP3 rules; in the absence of one of these types anyone with historical leadership roles may lead a world boss raid. Due to the nature of Normal LOP3 rules will apply to these raids.

World bosses are often contested by other raiding groups and can be extremely competitive. When competing for a world boss kill the members of Leftovers are expected to follow common courtesy. Any action that interferes with another groups attempt on a world boss is considered griefing and will not be tolerated.