User:Malrix/Guild:Limited Edition (Draka US)

Limited Edition was formed in the months prior to TBC release from members of Benevolentia, one of Draka's first major raid guilds in vanilla. Bene had raided with success midway through Naxx-40 when retirement of leadership prompted the membership to reform to prepare for the upcoming 25 man raids of TBC. LE was a guild managed by an older group of working adults in one of the early attempts to raid hard on a short schedule. At the time a 3 night schedule sounded insane. Despite the short schedule, Limited Edition carried server first for Magtheridon, Illidan, and much of Sunwell Plateau including a pre-3.0 M'uru kill which put it into a US top 250 placement.

The original GM was Apachee and the guild officers were Delysse, Malrix, Sintu, and Tenebras. Through TBC and early WotLK, Cyndal, Fomalhaut, Grubzz, and Caspare rotated through the leadership.

The guild was run with a democratic leaning with a dependence on written and agreed policy to handle issues. Raids were professional with the raid leading being done by Malrix and Delysse primarily. Voice chat during raid times was kept PG-13 and focused on content.

Prior to the release of Ulduar, real life had claimed all of the original leadership except Delysse who served as GM and raid leader. After Ulduar, Delysse needed a break and found a young officer named Fistdlanthus to step up as GM. Fist and his officers, Edgetho and Granx, worked to push the guild to become more competitive through ToC and Icecrown, keeping the guild among the top on the server through a difficult period of burnout for some of the old time members. Malrix returned during this period and helped assist in guiding raid strategy and policy.

With the advent of 10 man raiding in Cataclysm, Malrix decided to form a new 10 man focused guild, Full Circle. Several of the original LE members joined this new guild. Fist kept LE as a 25 man raid guild but transferred to Stormrage to attract a wider recruitment pool.

Limited Edition's early leadership appreciates the camaraderie and hard work of the other TBC and WotLK guilds of the day, especially Corps de Metier, Brave Companions, and Delusions of Grandeur.