World of Logs (WoL) reports are generated from raid combat logs, usually by guild officers or the raid leader. They can be very useful tools for evaluating raiders, which is why we ask for a link to a WoL report on our application. Even if your raid group doesn't use WoL, you can generate a combat log and upload it to WoL yourself to provide us with something to review. Here's how:

Step 1: Create your WoL account.

Point your browser at the World of Logs site http://www.worldoflogs.com/accounts/register/. Register.

WoL offers free combat log analysis and report hosting.

Step 2: Generate a combat log.

This is easy. Just type /combatlog in your chat window and then engage in some combat. Done. Typing /combatlog again will toggle it off, but it will also turn itself off when you log out or zone out of the instance. (So keep in mind, if you disconnect during a raid you need to type /combatlog again to resume logging! Also, if you die and release in Naxxramas you need to /combatlog again when you zone back in.)

I recommend the Loggerhead add-on to help you with turning your combat log on/off. It’s easy to forget, and Loggerhead can be configured to prompt you to turn your combat log on whenever you enter a new zone or even just automatically start logging without asking you.

Whether you log manually or via Loggerhead, your log will be stored in the Logs folder inside your World of Warcraft folder. The log’s name is “WoWCombatlog.txt”

Step 3: Upload your report.

Go back to the WoL site and log in. Follow their directions for downloading their client, and uploading your log found here. On the left hand side of that page are a number of links to help you get going.


Common Problems:

• Log needs to be pruned.
  If you’re forgetful like I am you might forget you logged a raid and then log a second raid in the same file. When that happens, just open the log in the text editor of your choice and use the time stamp at the beginning of the lines to determine where one raid stops and another begins. From there, you can either delete one of the raids or cut/paste it into a new file so you can upload it too.
• Log corrupt.
  This happens sometimes. Your log might just have gobblty-gook in it somewhere from a random disconnect, computer crash, or general binary fart during logging. You may need to open the log in a text editor to look for the lines that don’t seem to be formatted like the rest and remove them.