Guild Meeting 10/11/2022

11 October 2022

Welcome to the RUIN gaming Community! Established in 2004.

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GUILD MEETING ARCHIVES

Current Focus: Casual content in World of Warcraft, Star Wars The Old Republic and Final Fantasy XIV, we have additional areas of interest in a variety of upcoming MMORPGS!

RUIN is currently engaged in Alpha testing of Ashes of Creation and actively reviewing Star Citizen for a potential future campaign!

Pre-Purchase Dragonflight Now!

The RUIN community meets every Tuesday at 6PM Pacific Standard Time on Discord to recognize outstanding members for promotion, discuss gaming news, events and scheduling for the upcoming week!

SWTOR: Celebrating 10 Years and Looking Forward

We remain excited for the future, with many improvements in the gaming genre on the technological front with the introduction of new consoles as well as next generation gaming engines and intellectual properties! Unreal 5 engine is of particular interest to us in 2022!

The RUIN community meets every Tuesday at 6PM Pacific Standard Time on Discord to recognize outstanding members for promotion, discuss gaming news, events and scheduling for the upcoming week!

ABOUT RUIN

The community came together during the 2004 launch of World of Warcraft. The guild assumed the name RUIN during the Warhammer Online campaign which culminated in the World First Inevitable City conquest.

Welcome to RUIN Gaming! Join one of the best gaming communities on Twitch, stop by the stream chat and Discord! Thank you to all of our long time members and supporters!

RUIN GUILD MEETING UPDATE

New Guild Calendar

Patron Thursday Events

Exclusive community driven events in the Subscriber Events channel! Upcoming game content

Friday RUIN after Dark! 

Traditionally Grand Theft Auto Five and other popular games in a relaxed fun environment on Discord. Social drinking encouraged, spend time with your guild mates doing Heists, Races and other iconic content across the best massive multiplayer games! Get to know your guildmates, make friends and plan for the future!

Saturday Whiskey and Murder!

Play the best in multiplayer online Shooters! Destiny 2, Call of Duty, Battlefield and other upcoming next generation games. RUIN is a multi gaming guild and encourages members to enjoy best in genre gaming content!

Sub Sunday

Casual community selected content. Retro World of Warcraft mount and achievement clears! Rides of justice, clearing out all remaining rares for pets, mounts and other cosmetic items of interest! Currently sunsetting Battle for Azeroth and Shadowlands expansions in World of Warcraft!

Monday Games Tour!

Media Monday and other games tour! Final Fantasy XIV, ESO, Destiny 2, Conan Exiles, Ark Survival and other exceptional games!

Gaming News

Gaming news of interest to the RUIN community!

Dragonflight is the Most Alt-Friendly Expac Ever BUT Are Blizz Up to Their Old Tricks with Loot?

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World of Warcraft Dragonflight has a release date (November 28th) and the BETA continues to take shape every week! Last build we got tier set bonuses, the new threads of fate Adventures, the end of personal Loot and the return to Need Vs Greed, news on the Creation catalyst (inspiration catalyst) and more! One good thing: Dragonflight looks like the mosst alt-friendly expansion ever. One bad thing… are Blizz up their old tricks again?

DRAGONFLIGHT LAUNCHES 11.28.2022

Join the dragonflights of Azeroth in their ancestral home, the Dragon Isles, starting November 28. Subscribe and play today, and be ready to enter a new age of adventure in the next chapter of the Warcraft saga—Dragonflight!

Dragonflight Beta

Dragonflight Gearing has Changed… For the Worse. Beta Updates | The Weekly Reset WoW News

World of Warcraft Dragonflight has hit BETA and with it loads more players can test the new expansion’s levelling, new talent trees and class changes, new dungeons like Algeth’ar Academy, Dragon Riding (and it’s awesome upgrades) and of course GEARING. There have been some important changes made by Blizzard in the latest build to Primalist Invasions and Stormscale Taliesin asses this big nerf to open world gearing and rounds up all the latest Dragonflight Beta news!

If you want to participate in the Alpha or Beta testing of our game, you can sign up on the official World of Warcraft website (Dragonflight / Wrath of the Lich King Classic). The sign up is only available when the testing is open, or shortly before testing starts.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Cinematic World Premiere

Watch the cinematic world premiere announce trailer of Assassin’s Creed® Mirage. In the ninth century CE, Baghdad is at its height, leading the world in science, art, innovation, and commerce.

Ubisoft Forward Live Streaming

The future of Assassin’s Creed has been revealed with five new upcoming games, details on the Assassin’s Creed INFINITY hub, as well as news about the partnership with Netflix. Coming in 2023 is Assassin’s Creed Mirage which takes place in ninth-century Baghdad and centers on the coming-of-age story of Basim Ibn Is’haq, the Hidden One introduced in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Two additional flagship Assassin’s Creed games: Assassin’s Creed Codename RED and Assassin’s Creed Codename HEXE, were also teased with the former taking place in the long-awaited setting of feudal Japan. Both titles will be part of the Assassin’s Creed Codename INFINITY hub. A new AAA mobile game, Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade, was also revealed, as well as more information about the upcoming collaboration with Netflix. Read on for more details on all the exciting Assassin’s Creed news.

Wrath of the Lich King Classic™ Pre-Patch Now Live!

Ominous portents gust in on icy winds blowing into Azeroth from the cold lands of Northrend. The Lich King’s undead forces are on the move, and heroes are needed once more to stem the tide of the Scourge before it’s too late.

SHADOWLANDS SEASON 4

Shadowlands Season 4 brings a new Mythic+ dungeon rotation including six returning dungeons from earlier expansions with a new seasonal affix, a brand new raiding experience with Fated Raids, empowered world bosses, a new PvP season, and fabulous rewards.

Game Update 7.1 “Digging Deeper” is live!

With Game Update 7.1 “Digging Deeper,” players return to Elom to unearth new clues about Darth Malgus’s mysterious plans.

World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight is now available for pre-purchase in-game and through the Blizzard Shop!

Dragonflight Professions Explained! Video on Taliesin & Evitel TV:

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Expanding the Development Pipeline of World of Warcraft

 by John Hight, general manager of Warcraft

To help support our increased content needs, since May, we’ve been working with a great development partner, Proletariat. Proletariat was founded in 2012 by industry veterans from Turbine, Harmonix, Zynga and Insomniac. Their strong leadership team has a long history of working together, deep MMO experience working on Asheron’s Call, Lord of the Rings Online and D&D Online, and a strong presence in Boston, where they’re based.

Blizzard Entertainment Acquires Boston-Based Studio Proletariat to Expand Development Pipeline for World of Warcraft ®

As long-dormant forces begin to stir in their sacred homeland, the dragons of Azeroth—at times both allies and adversaries of the mortal races—call on the heroes of the Alliance and Horde to help reckon with the looming threats and ancient mysteries on the verge of awakening.

Dragonflight Epic Edition Collector’s Set

Prepare to step into the Dragon Isles with this limited-edition Epic Edition Collector’s Set, featuring a trove of rare and wondrous items to aid you on your journey into a new land.

  • Dragonflight Five-Pin Collector’s Set: Add iconic representations of Azeroth’s five primary dragonflights to your pin collection–red, green, black, blue, and bronze.
  • Art of Dragonflight- Hardback Art Book: Explore the visual development of the Dragon Isles, a remote realm of Azeroth that has remained hidden since the Great Sundering 10,000 years ago.
  • Alexstrasza Mousepad:  Emblazoned with the powerful visage of the Life-Binder herself, standing proud in both her dragon and high elf forms.

Overwatch 2 Launch Trailer

Prepare yourselves for a one-of-a-kind, action-packed, free-to-play experience with new maps, new modes, and new heroes.

ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN 2023—DIABLO IV IS COMING

During the 2022 Xbox Games Showcase Event we told the story of an unremitting conflict between the Burning Hells and High Heavens, foretold the return of Lilith, Sanctuary’s demonic creator, and shared scorching-hot details around the next installment in the Diablo saga—Diablo IV.

Before you read further, we are excited to announce that Diablo IV will launch in 2023 on Windows PC, Xbox One X|S, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4/5 and will host cross-play and cross-progression for all platforms. On console, players may also slay demons side-by-side with a friend through couch-co-op. We have another bone-chilling announcement: in addition to the Barbarian, Druid, Rogue, and Sorceress, the fifth and final class available at launch is the scythe-wielding purveyor of death, the Necromancer!

THE WORLDS OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT

World of Warcraft Expansion Reveal

Join us and see what the future holds for World of Warcraft!

DRAGONFLIGHT!

DISCOVER THE DRAGON ISLES

The dragonflights of Azeroth have returned, called upon to defend their ancestral home, the Dragon Isles. Surging with elemental magic and the life energies of Azeroth, the Isles are awakening once more, and it’s up to you to explore their primordial wonder and discover long-forgotten secrets.

Dragonflight Deep Dive

Join a full panel of World of Warcraft developers in this deep dive as they take you into the Dragon Isles and share insights about the new lands to explore, the creatures you’ll meet, and take you deeper into the various systems and changes that will come with the expansion. – Blizzard

Once the broodlands of the Dragonflights, the Dragon Isles was once the center of the dragons’ kingdom when the world was young, and the mortal races were just starting to form kingdoms of their own. When the Legion invaded in the War of the Ancients and the Great Sundering broke the world draining much of the magic of the land, the dragons were forced to leave their homeland behind. But they didn’t leave it without the watchers to stand in wait—ready to call back the flights when the elemental energy resurged, and the dragons could be drawn home to re-establish their kingdom.

The Lich King Returns

You’ve taken Azeroth and Outland by storm. Now the Lich King’s forces await you in the icy continent of Northrend. Face the undead Scourge and take the fight to the Lich King himself atop Icecrown Citadel.

The Weekly Reset

The Dragon Isles & What Lies Imprisoned Beneath It – Dragonflight Cinematic Analysis

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Executive Summary

RUIN will continue to encourage our community members to branch out into the full spectrum of online multiplayer games through our Summer 2021-2022 Campaign.

Serving a mission that is greater than gear score.

Large parts of the RUIN community are deliberately moving away from Activision Blizzard games towards more healthy environments to build communities. Star Wars: The Old Republic, Final Fantasy XIV and other games align more closely to our values. Strong interest in new and upcoming games.

We need fun, engaging content that encourages players to grow together as teams and individuals.

World of Warcraft and other MMORPGS. 

MMOs, at their core, are games that provide for the communal experience of the Great Myth which is a fundamental human pursuit throughout nearly every culture and time in history. Intellectual properties such as, Star Wars, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls, etc. are modern adaptations and additions to the great human myth telling tradition. Expansive universes in which the heroic journey of many trials can be more directly experienced.

We encourage members to immerse themselves in the rich lore and ever expanding stories that are the foundation of every game we play. Invest time and pride into your characters! Strive to  fully enjoy the online gaming experience within our community!

Have fun and win!

COMMUNITY

Our mission is to provide an oasis for gamers and a much needed escape from the real world intended to uplift morale and provide a hopeful place to socialize, make new friends while maintaining connections with all of those we have met along the way over the last sixteen years.

This last year has been extremely difficult, presenting many unforeseen challenges and significant losses, the impact on the greater gaming community has been significant.

DISCORD

RUIN’s Discord server has reached over 11,000 members! 

We continue to remain a supportive meritocracy, where our success is a direct result of finding new gaming leaders and team-builders within our community, then empower them through providing resources, training, support, and a friendly community to become the best possible leaders. We utilize the features of Discord to make all of this possible including tech support, suggestion channel, gaming news, and guides for our favorite games.

RUIN has several channels dedicated to daily life such as: health and wellness, music, our live Ruin Lounge with Groovy Bot streaming music, technical support for community members, news (media) outlets, all combined with a healthy sense of humor and maturity. To promote further fun within the community, RUIN has also provided numerous user generated activities, contests, giveaways and other charitable events.

All members and officers have the opportunity to provide feedback through the weekly guild meetings and our Discord server channels. This helps us to adapt and improve to continue to make the community thrive and be an enjoyable experience for everyone.

Discord Meeting Schedule

  • General meeting: Tuesday 6PM PST / 9PM EST
  • Officers meeting: Tuesday 5PM PST / 8PM EST

GAMES

Core Branches in 2022

RUIN Private Servers

Upcoming Games of Interest

Would you like to be a member of the RUIN officer team or help the community directly?

We are always on the look-out for new officers in all of our gaming branches. Members with prior gaming experience, administrative abilities, military backgrounds, or those who simply want to learn to be a leader for the first time and have the enthusiasm to step-up and lead groups or help within the RUIN community should feel free to ask in our Discord server for officer training and promotion. It’s all of you taking the time to help as much as you that makes RUIN as successful as it is today!

SOCIAL MEDIA

We aim to provide exciting content on current and upcoming games via YouTube, Twitch, Social Media and more. Subsequently, we encourage Game Developers to provide our community with massive multiplayer content that we have always envisioned, bringing virtual communities into a fully realized and complete state. We hope to engage an increasingly wide player base and keep invested in currently popular and upcoming gaming platforms by utilizing our social media well.

EVENTS

RUIN traditionally hosts a variety of guild events in and out of game. Including Blizzcon, movie premiers, summer vacation retreats and other gaming or entertainment industry related conventions and events!

The Roadmap featured here, is based on an extensive collaborative effort to review games all across the MMO Genre to build a concise vision of what we hope to achieve. We constantly gather suggestions and feedback directly from our communities and players in order to effect change and positive reforms within RUIN.

Plans are being developed to also host viewing parties of various popular series that include The Mandalorian, and some from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

RUIN Gaming is one of the largest multi-gaming communities in the world and the largest in World of Warcraft with branches on 30 servers.

Congratulations on the successful completion of the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth War Campaign! RUIN sincerely thanks all members of the Alliance who fought and won the fourth war under unprecedented conditions of challenge in and out of game.

In game events are intended as a morale improving victory lap and a method to thank and reward the many thousands of Alliance players for their incredible, undefeated, Warmode campaign during the 4th war!

BLIZZARD COMMUNITIES

Bring your friends and family of the same faction together cross-realm through our new World of Warcraft Communities feature: