Learning Raid Group

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Final Update 1/2/2019: No longer continuing this learning raid. Best of luck all.

BTag: Hiddenswine#1330
Discord: ~https://discord.gg/se7wRXd

Hi there!

Just thought I'd post here to let people know. I'm restarting my learning raid group for BfA! I plan to host Normal Uldir (Alliance side) on Saturdays starting @ 1:00 pm EST. If you've ever thought of giving raiding a try, then please let me know and let's give it a shot!

What you can expect from me:
I offer full fight explanations and will lead you through the fights with call outs in a generally relaxed environment. I will NOT rage at you for messing up a mechanic and don't care if we wipe. For those who care my current progress is 8/8M in Uldir and I’ve RL a casual heroic guild for 2 expansions so I generally know my stuff. I make no claims to be the best (or anywhere close), but I think it's safe to state that I'm a decent PvE player and am happy to help others.

What you can expect from the raid:
A friendly relaxed environment where we progress through Normal Uldir. To be very clear, the key word there is "progress." Please... do not join this group expecting 1-2 shots. You will be disappointed, and I, in turn, will be frustrated. Let's not waste each others time. Having said this, we've full cleared the raid since the second week it opened.

What I expect from you:
- Discord: This is a free voice communication software. You can even run it off your smart phone if you want. I really just need you to be able to listen so I can make call outs as needed throughout the raid. I promise that I won't bite (I only get cross with people when they start acting like an elitist anyway).
- Gemmed/Chanted gear: Honestly, things are so expensive right now, I'd at most just throw on some cheapo versions of these. Don't break the bank.
- Minimum equipped average ilvl of 335. Unfortunately lower than this and I'm worried we won't get too far.
- Willingness to learn AND to wipe. This is key. Wiping is a part of raiding even in normal mode.

What I DON'T expect from you:
- Fight knowledge. I will fully explain the encounters and my battle plan.
- Prior raid experience. I'm A-OK bringing people who've never stepped foot in a raid before. So long as you're willing to learn and have a good attitude then you're more than welcome (hell I'd even say encouraged!) to join.
- Perfect play/Super high DPS/HPS - The whole point of this is to learn and have fun. I EXPECT you to make mistakes.

Anywho, just thought I'd throw this out there to those in GD. I often see people asking for a lower barrier to entry and usually run this group on Saturdays @ 1:00 pm EST Alliance Side anyway. My BTag is Hiddenswine#1330 for those who wish to get in contact with me sooner.

I'll update this post throughout the week.
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I always like when people start learning raid groups.

Hopefully you find success, OP! And to anyone who is afraid, groups like these are great to learn the ropes.
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This is great. I hope you have a good turnout!
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Can you please transfer to Horde side so I can do go on my druid? =)
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Thank you for the offer, now we just need more Horde players doing this, and we might just have a real community, instead of smaller bubble communities.
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afternoon or early morning 12:30 est ?
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01/29/2018 02:14 PMPosted by Bertane
afternoon or early morning 12:30 est ?

12:30 EST afternoon not early morning.
01/29/2018 02:12 PMPosted by Dæmonjesùs
Thank you for the offer, now we just need more Horde players doing this, and we might just have a real community, instead of smaller bubble communities.

If I get a good turn out alliance side, I also have horde characters that I can use to run a horde side event on Sunday:
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/character/bleeding-hollow/avienna
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As much as I would love this I can't use voice-coms, my family absolutely hates them. We also only have one headset, and my husband uses that for work on saturdays =/.

But I love seeing people do this kind of thing =), gives me hope there are players who still like to help each other out there.
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Dude! I ran normal with you like, 2 days ago i even remember you talking about putting a post like this up on the forums.

I was the bear tank

Thanks for the help btw, helped me get a little boost
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If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.
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01/29/2018 03:24 PMPosted by Profien
If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.

Please ignore gems like this. :)
01/29/2018 03:19 PMPosted by Gothian
Dude! I ran normal with you like, 2 days ago i even remember you talking about putting a post like this up on the forums.

I was the bear tank

Thanks for the help btw, helped me get a little boost

Np, happy to have helped. :)
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01/29/2018 03:24 PMPosted by Profien
If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.


That's a horrible attitude. You should encourage people to break out of LFR not discourage it. More people interested in raiding above LFR the better. Its truly a MUCH better experience than LFR.

Good luck to you OP. If you were horde I'd take my lock to help out.
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May look into this if you're still going when I reach 915.

I leveled an alliance in preparation for BfA since it's getting back into faction-based stories but I just hit 110 on Saturday so I'm only 899 right now.
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01/29/2018 03:24 PMPosted by Profien
If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.


Wow what a dbag. You much be a real pleasure to be around.
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Please guys, while I appreciate the sentiment towards a certain player's attitude, I'd rather we not let the thread get de-railed (I should've ignored him as well).

If you're interested in a friendly learning environment to try your hand at raiding, then please let me know.

BTag: Hiddenswine#1330
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01/29/2018 03:14 PMPosted by Amaeranthea
As much as I would love this I can't use voice-coms, my family absolutely hates them. We also only have one headset, and my husband uses that for work on saturdays =/.

But I love seeing people do this kind of thing =), gives me hope there are players who still like to help each other out there.


You just need to hear the comms so if you have a set of regular headphones and your computer has a speaker jack use that. I also use the Discord app on my phone in push to talk mode so I can use either speaker or headphones on that over WI-FI.

If you want to try and not in a guild that raids, an offer like this is really a great way to do it.
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01/29/2018 03:24 PMPosted by Profien
If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.


No need to be so negative, unless you feel threatened. It's pixels and keyboard buttons. Get a grip. No one is impressed by you or your raid prowess.

To the OP: Thank you for doing something like this. I might even consider it and I hate raiding now lol.
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01/29/2018 03:24 PMPosted by Profien
If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.


You do realize that normal is only slightly different from LFR, right? May want to get that stick out of your backside.
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01/29/2018 04:28 PMPosted by Bearfu
01/29/2018 03:24 PMPosted by Profien
If you havent took the time to learn the normal mechanics on your own for any raid fight for any current content especially this far in then you shouldnt be raiding at all or calling yourself a raider. Stay in LFR.


You do realize that normal is only slightly different from LFR, right? May want to get that stick out of your backside.
People like him is why i stay in LFR.don't want to be around likes like him.
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More people like you and Wow could get new players and returning players.

Nice to see somebody helpful and not selfish.

01/29/2018 01:47 PMPosted by Synsha
Hi there!

Just thought I'd post here to gauge interest and let people know. I plan to host a learning raid group for Normal Antorus (Alliance side) on Saturday starting @ 12:30 EST. If you've ever thought of giving raiding a try, then please let me know and let's give it a shot!

What you can expect from me:
I offer full fight explanations and will lead you through the fights with call outs in a generally relaxed environment. For those who care my current progress is 9/11M (I guess technically 8/11M as I'm not needed for imonar, but we're currently working on Aggramar) so I know my stuff. I'll bring a cauldron or 2 and feasts so flasks/food will be covered.

What you can expect from the raid:
A friendly relaxed environment where we try to clear through Normal Antorus.

What I expect from you:
- Discord: I really just need you to be able to listen so I can make call outs as needed throughout the raid. I promise that I won't bite (I only get cross with people when they start acting like an elitist anyway).
- Gemmed/Chanted gear: Hit up Icy Veins if you don't know what to put in/on
- Pots: Honestly, I'd just grab a stack of 100 potions of prolonged power. Cheap and more than strong enough for normal mode.
- Minimum equipped ilvl of 915. Unfortunately lower than this and I'm worried we won't get too far. Go to Argus and get some of that catch up gear! Nab some legendaries with Wakening Essences as well!
- Willingness to learn AND to wipe. This is key. Wiping is a part of raiding even in normal mode.

Anywho, just thought I'd throw this out there to those in GD. I often see people asking for a lower barrier to entry and usually run this group on Saturdays @ 12:30 EST Alliance Side anyway. My BTag is Hiddenswine#1330 for those who wish to get in contact with me sooner.

I'll update this post throughout the week.