Brizle
New Member
Hello raiders!
Those that choose to make the step from player to raider are stepping into an exciting aspect of WOW. For those of you that have raided before you already know the thrill that comes from downing end game bosses and the fun of being in a group bigger than 5 people. Healers are no longer by themselves and tanks often get a buddy to share the burden of bosses. This being said now that you will be playing WOW at a higher level you are held to a higher standard. This standard involves three main areas knowledge, gear, and skill. The following will give you a breakdown on these areas and information on simple ways to improve.
KNOWLEDGE: Arguably the most important aspect of being a raider. You have to know what you are doing and why you are doing it. The first way you can increase your knowledge is by knowing what is going on in a boss fight, knowing the mechanics and different phases involved. One site to watch boss fight explanations at is Tankspot. This website gives boss fight explanations for 25 man content but the basic mechanics are the same.
http://www.tankspot.com/ - You are required to know the fight before you sign up for raid. That doesn’t just mean watching the fight, but actually knowing what’s going on.
*Currently we are doing normal Firelands bosses all the way to Ragnaros. So if you wish to do tier 12 stuff watch all the fights and know them. If you are new to raiding also watch the videos for BWD, BOT, and TotfW in order to be ready for fights that we will sometimes do to help get you geared.
Also you should have the game addon DBM. If need help getting this setup contact an officer in game.
GEAR: This is an important thing when it comes to your role in the raid. DPS needs to have the gear to deal high dmg, Tanks need to have proper avoidance, and Healers need to be able to have the mana to last long fights and keep people alive. This can be done by making sure you do dailies at the Molten Front, running Fl trash runs, and coming along gearing raids for Tier 11 content.
*A good minimum iL for FL content is 359 but you should be able to get above that with all the gear you can get from dailies and other things. Blizzard likes to gear you up!
**Also DPS should be able to pull 15k minimum dps on target dummies, self buffed. No flask, no food. 3-5 mins.
***Tanks should meet their minimum avoidance requirements. Look them up for your class.
****Heals, be able to sustain 10k minimum hots for an average boss fight. 5-10 mins.
Along with having high enough level gear you also should have it gemmed, reforged, and enchanted properly. AskMrRobot is a great tool to follow to get your gear properly formated.
http://www.askmrrobot.com/wow/gear - Its very simple to use, just fill out your toons name and realm along with role. Make sure its identified correct spec and your good to go! If you have any questions on how to read stuff look me up in game.
SKILL: While were not trying to say you’re unskilled, what we mean by skill is that you are up to par on current rotations, talent build, and playing abilities. A good place to read up on the most efficient way to play your class is ElitistJerks. This is a fact and numbers based play style and takes out the emotion of playing a toon. Just cause you feel like you do more dmg playing your guy that way doesn’t mean you actually do more dmg.
http://elitistjerks.com/forums.php - Knowledge will increase your DPS, Heals, and tanking ability more than a a few new pieces of gear.
Also keep up to date on the popular specs for your class and play style. This can be done on wowpopular and by selecting your class, role, and type of play.
http://wowpopular.com- Use a raid viable spec.
Through these three main areas of being a Raider you’ll get to experience all the fun of killing mechanically fun bosses, big old buggers, and the occasional boss fight that your glad just to be done with it. High level gear and excitement await you in the world of raiding. Looking forward to seeing you there!
-Briz
Those that choose to make the step from player to raider are stepping into an exciting aspect of WOW. For those of you that have raided before you already know the thrill that comes from downing end game bosses and the fun of being in a group bigger than 5 people. Healers are no longer by themselves and tanks often get a buddy to share the burden of bosses. This being said now that you will be playing WOW at a higher level you are held to a higher standard. This standard involves three main areas knowledge, gear, and skill. The following will give you a breakdown on these areas and information on simple ways to improve.
KNOWLEDGE: Arguably the most important aspect of being a raider. You have to know what you are doing and why you are doing it. The first way you can increase your knowledge is by knowing what is going on in a boss fight, knowing the mechanics and different phases involved. One site to watch boss fight explanations at is Tankspot. This website gives boss fight explanations for 25 man content but the basic mechanics are the same.
http://www.tankspot.com/ - You are required to know the fight before you sign up for raid. That doesn’t just mean watching the fight, but actually knowing what’s going on.
*Currently we are doing normal Firelands bosses all the way to Ragnaros. So if you wish to do tier 12 stuff watch all the fights and know them. If you are new to raiding also watch the videos for BWD, BOT, and TotfW in order to be ready for fights that we will sometimes do to help get you geared.
Also you should have the game addon DBM. If need help getting this setup contact an officer in game.
GEAR: This is an important thing when it comes to your role in the raid. DPS needs to have the gear to deal high dmg, Tanks need to have proper avoidance, and Healers need to be able to have the mana to last long fights and keep people alive. This can be done by making sure you do dailies at the Molten Front, running Fl trash runs, and coming along gearing raids for Tier 11 content.
*A good minimum iL for FL content is 359 but you should be able to get above that with all the gear you can get from dailies and other things. Blizzard likes to gear you up!
**Also DPS should be able to pull 15k minimum dps on target dummies, self buffed. No flask, no food. 3-5 mins.
***Tanks should meet their minimum avoidance requirements. Look them up for your class.
****Heals, be able to sustain 10k minimum hots for an average boss fight. 5-10 mins.
Along with having high enough level gear you also should have it gemmed, reforged, and enchanted properly. AskMrRobot is a great tool to follow to get your gear properly formated.
http://www.askmrrobot.com/wow/gear - Its very simple to use, just fill out your toons name and realm along with role. Make sure its identified correct spec and your good to go! If you have any questions on how to read stuff look me up in game.
SKILL: While were not trying to say you’re unskilled, what we mean by skill is that you are up to par on current rotations, talent build, and playing abilities. A good place to read up on the most efficient way to play your class is ElitistJerks. This is a fact and numbers based play style and takes out the emotion of playing a toon. Just cause you feel like you do more dmg playing your guy that way doesn’t mean you actually do more dmg.
http://elitistjerks.com/forums.php - Knowledge will increase your DPS, Heals, and tanking ability more than a a few new pieces of gear.
Also keep up to date on the popular specs for your class and play style. This can be done on wowpopular and by selecting your class, role, and type of play.
http://wowpopular.com- Use a raid viable spec.
Through these three main areas of being a Raider you’ll get to experience all the fun of killing mechanically fun bosses, big old buggers, and the occasional boss fight that your glad just to be done with it. High level gear and excitement await you in the world of raiding. Looking forward to seeing you there!
-Briz
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