Abandon Hope all ye who enter here,
Through me you pass into the city of woe,
Through me you pass into eternal pain,
Through me among the people lost for aye.
Weeeeeell, alright. We're not quite that bad. But we're working on it! Welcome to the home of Raids'R'Us. If you found your way here deliberately, then you obviously know all about us, or at least enough to get you started. If you found us accidentally then Running Away Now may be your best bet, you have Officially been warned!
Still reading? Oh dear, well don't say you weren't warned (see above)! RRU started life as a raiding alliance on the Laurelin LOTRO server. We are an eclectic group drawn together under the leadership of our (in)Glorious Tyrant, Rhyaehar Marasz, & his trio of Raid Leaders - Joerg (he's The Nice One), Hale(abor/awyn) (otherwise known as "Mr/Mrs Thingy"). Oh, and Raedwulf. Don't ask. Just... Don't...
Originally formed in the Dim and Distant Past (it was more than 3 months ago & none of us can remember any further back than that... 'specially Hal...), we remain, theoretically a raiding alliance. In practice, we really function as a sort of super-kin these days. Raiding is still a regular feature, with dates posted in our forum & calendar. But we also encompass all the activities you would expect of a decent sized kin.
As well as scheduled Raids & Instances, we also organise groups on the fly; we have our own in-game userchannel & TeamSpeak server; once you're an accepted member & have free access to the forums you will find chat forums, guides forums (both raid / instance & class / gameplay guides have their own forums); lists of GM craftsmen; we even have our own Creep Tribe (though, be warned, few if any of us Freep the Moors regularly).
So sign up & join in if you are so minded. You are in no way required to change your Kinship (or Tribe) in order to play with us. However we do ask you to fill in a form to give us some basic information about yourself, how you found us, etc. Be warned, we are not an equal opportunities group. We absolutely reserve the right to discriminate against you if you are stupid, incompetent, unfriendly, don't follow instructions, a greedbag who's joining for their own profit rather than to enjoy all the benefits of being a part of a successful alliance, or any combination of the foregoing!
Inexperience we can cope with (experience too!). We only demand that you be friendly, competent, and prepared to listen & learn, or teach us, if you know stuff we don't!
The Boring Bits
We accept applications from any classes. Please be aware though, that we are oversupplied with certain classes, and as a new member, this may limit your opportunities, if you're another of the same. The only hard-&-fast rule for selecting for groups is that it is the choice of the group leader. We do try to favour people on a first-come, first-served basis, but this is no more than a guideline - please don't try to start an argument about selection; you'll only annoy whoever is trying to organise things, especially if it's a Raid Leader! By all means send us a PM through the board if you really want / need to know why you weren't taken along, but don't hassle us in-game - we're busy trying to get things underway, remember.
There are many factors for Leaders to consider in selecting members for Raids, and each of us has their own style of play & way of working. Rest assured that we are all committed to Raids'R'Us, & that includes wanting to see the membership grow, so we will do our best to give new members opportunities. For example, don't be put off signing up for something because you think it's already full - we will run simultaneous groups, if we have enough people available.