| Here are some simple tips and hints for you if you are | | | | least prior to the next expansion) and but a fraction of |
| just starting to think about raiding. Do you want to | | | | those will make it to defeating the final and hardest |
| make gold on WoW. Okay, so you have reached level | | | | boss. Bear in mind that every raiding is a team effort, |
| 80 and you've earned yourself some decent gear by | | | | so it is important to have patience and be a team |
| running instances and doing some PvP. Now you are | | | | player if you want to be invited back. |
| ready to move onto the end game content, RAIDS. | | | | Why go? |
| Now what? | | | | Most people think they are going to go on a raid to get |
| Raiding in theory is basically just a more difficult | | | | great loot. However, keep in mind that the good loot is |
| instance. Technically a raid group is at least 10 people, | | | | often few and far between. |
| though most hard core WoW players only consider it | | | | Building a raid group should be more about the |
| a raid if there are at least 20 members in the group. | | | | team.you need to find a group of players that you |
| Raids require a certain amount of organization, | | | | work well with and enjoy questing with. If you want to |
| discipline, and devotion to the group to be successful, | | | | enjoy the raid, then you should be in it for nothing more |
| particularly for the 25-man raids. | | | | than the challenge of the fight. |
| Make gold on WoW - Working your way up. | | | | To make gold on WoW, it is also important to bear in |
| Few players will PUG a raid, unless it is to fill in the odd | | | | mind that loot is usually distributed to the player that |
| space or two needed to complete the group. While in | | | | can use it the most and will contribute the most to |
| theory you can get to level 80 completely solo, unless | | | | future successes. If this is you, great, but if you already |
| you already have a high level alt that is well known in a | | | | have decent gear keep in mind that you may need to |
| guild or among other players, it is not a good idea to do | | | | pass that loot on to another. |
| so. | | | | Even in the best case scenario, where you are the |
| Raids aren't something that you can just walk into. | | | | "weakest link" in the group and therefore the most |
| The smaller heroic 5 man instances and lower 10 man | | | | likely to receive the loot, it is important to consider the |
| non-heroic raids are a good way to practice. This | | | | frequency of drops. 25-man raids reset on a weekly |
| allows players to learn to work together as a group, | | | | basis, which means that you can only kill that boss |
| relying on the strengths of different team members. | | | | once per week. Even if the boss drops two items, that |
| Raids are by far the most difficult of the end game | | | | still takes a minimum of two weeks for each player to |
| content. | | | | get a piece of loot. And it could take weeks for that |
| Few players will ever kill a 25 man, level 80 boss (at | | | | one piece that you really need to drop. |