Xzand - 574 Warlock

Your age:
26

BattleTag:
klino0802#1694

Armory Link of Main:
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/earthen-ring/Xzand/advanced

World of Logs/WMO Parses:
http://www.warcraftlogs.com/guilds/344

Screenshot of your UI:
http://cl.ly/image/090V3A2k3430

List the days you are raid available (Sun-Thurs 8-12pm EST):  
Normally every day, but rarely I might have exams on Tues or Thurs nights.  

What add-ons do you rely on most?
DBM, Affdots, Tellmewhen, Elvui

What resources do you use to keep up to date on how to play your class?
MMO-champion forums are decent, and I pay attention to what top-notch warlocks like Sparkuggz and Evrelia are doing

What previous raid experience do you have?
Firelands: 7/7H
Dragon Soul: 8/8H
Whatever Tier 14 is called: 4/16H (guild fell apart)
Throne of Thunder: 8/13H (guild fell apart)
Siege of Orgrimmar: 11/14H (guild on hiatus)

What guilds have you been a member of and why are you leaving?
Maniacal - Darkspear: fell apart during early MOP
Friend Zone - Darkspear: I left after a few weeks because of IRL conflicts with raid times
Limited Edition - Darkspear: fell apart toward the end of TOT
Catch Phrase - Earthen Ring: on hiatus at least until WoD

Why do you want to join Shade of Arrows (Be thorough with your answer)?
I want to be in a guild where everyone is willing to do what it takes to kill some CG dragons, and Shade is already an established guild with a very good progression record.  I especially like the fact that you've been able to sustain the solid record over several expansions.  No other guild I've been in has lasted that long.

How did you find us (Friend,Forum,Trade Chat,Officer, etc.)(specify)?
Oromiselda/Umaroth suggested I apply and try it out

Tell us about yourself to help us determine if you would be a good fit here (The more you put here, the better it looks):
I was an EMT for four years after college and now I'm back in school earning a second bachelor's degree in biochemistry.  I play this game for fun, but the part I find fun about WoW is how a bunch of people who've probably never met can come together and complete some difficult and time-consuming challenges.  If I can't pull competitive dps or I find myself holding back a raid group, the fun I have evaporates.  This forces me to do everything it takes to remain competitive.  I've also found that hardmode progression is a pretty good way to meet some cool people and I hope that continues.

Thank you for the app! Your logs look decent. I am concerned about you not using your Synapse springs enough during a fight. You are trying to line it up with Shadowburn and Chaos Bolt, but are missing some opportunities where it lines up.

Overall you seem worth a trial. Add me on Btag and we will do a mumble interview.

I think the issue I've had is that I want to wait for procs or DS so I sit on synapse springs for maybe too long; I don't like wasting an on-use buff in less-than-perfect situations. The problem with that though is that unlike DS you're punished for sitting on it. There's a balance in there that I'm still figuring out. In the last week I've rewritten a bunch of old and inefficient macros and set up better tracking system for procs and cooldowns. I don't think I should have that problem anymore.

Trial offered.