FAQ
Things people ask.
The questions guilds send before they add the bot, answered straight. Permissions, your data, which flavours run, what it costs, and how to show the owl the door if it does not work out.
Questions
Before you add the bot.
No fine print hiding behind a help desk. Tap a question to open it.
What permissions does the bot need?
View Channels, Send Messages, Embed Links, Manage Channels, Manage Roles, Read Message History, Create Invites. The wizard explains each one as you set up. No admin, no scary scopes.Is my guild data safe?
Each server is its own sandbox. Character data comes from the Blizzard API on demand. Nothing is shared between guilds, and no telemetry is sold sideways.How does verification work?
A member verifies a character, not an account. Hootus confirms the character against the Blizzard API and ties it to their Discord. You never link a Blizzard login, and you never hand over a password.Which WoW versions are supported?
TBC Classic Anniversary and Mists of Pandaria Classic. The bot is built per-flavour. When new realms land, support gets added then, not promised now.Can one bot run multiple servers?
Yes. Each server gets its own config, roster, and raid schedule. Run as many guilds as you can stand, nothing leaks between them.Do I need the web dashboard?
No. The bot is fully usable from Discord. The web planner exists for officers who'd rather drag a name into a group than type, and it is a companion, not a tax.Is attendance pulled from combat logs?
No. Attendance comes from raid voice check-ins. Join the raid voice channel and Hootus checks you in with a timestamp. The raid lead can override any mark by hand, and slipping out before the last boss gets flagged as left-early. No combat logs, no reaction counting.Coming from Raid-Helper?
Raid-Helper is a strong general event scheduler. Hootus is built for one thing: WoW raid night. It knows your class, your spec, and your Blizzard roster, checks composition on every signup, and scopes PUGs to the raid. There's an honest, point-by-point comparison if you want the detail.What does it cost?
The core is free and plans to stay free. There is nothing for you to buy. The VPS and database it runs on cost the dev real money, but the Blizzard API behind your roster is free, so the everyday raid-night stuff stays free for every guild.Is it really free, and what does the VPS cost?
It is really free at the core. The hosting is the only real cost, a VPS that charges by the month the same way your sub does, and that is the dev's bill, not yours. The Blizzard API is free. If a paid layer ever lands it would be for heavy extras, never the raid-night basics, and you would know well before anything changes.How is my privacy handled?
Hootus stores what it needs to run your guild: who verified which character, your roster, your raids and signups. Character data is fetched from the Blizzard API. Guilds stay isolated from each other, and nothing is sold or shared sideways.How do I remove the bot?
Kick HootusPlootus from your server like any other bot, and it stops. Discord roles it manages stay on your server for you to clean up however you like. No lock-in, no exit fee, no hard feelings from the owl.
Still wondering
The fastest answer is to run it.
Add HootusPlootus to your Discord, walk the wizard, and post your first raid with one command. Five minutes, no card, and the owl can be kicked the moment it stops being useful.