So i just wasted 3 weeks getting ready for a raid only to find the GM had over invited to the guild. (still PO’d about that but not much i can do)
Realm forums are dead
Trade is dead
realm discord is dead
i went through this in BFA and ended up leaving, what are peoples suggestions?
i’d prefer not to have to pay for transfers, but i also want to get back to progressing as a guild.
I had to move from a low pop to a higher pop. It was so much easier.
I know you said you didn’t want to transfer, but sadly, it might be the best course.
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Here is what I did. Go to a website like raider.io, look up your server and look at the guilds with progress you are happy with. Then contact someone from that guild and see if there is a spot open.
For me, I was looking for a heroic progression guild so I looked for such. I ruled out guilds that had mythic kills and guilds with no heroic kills. Then looked for one that seems to go at a pace I could enjoy.
I know it sounds like work but a fun game is worth a little extra effort.
Transfer to a high-pop server and it’s very easy. Just make sure you have gear and/or knowledge of what is required of you
I finally bit the bullet and just transferred to a “full” status realm. Was on Darkspear and it was just too dead to do anything. Now I’m Sargeras. It sucks having to pay $25 just to make the game playable but it was worth it.
My NA guild is looking for more healers. We’re a casual raiding guild that plays Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and start between 8/9 pm EST. Just sayin 
it’s going to be a very hard bullet to bite as i like to be mostly self sufficient.
Enchanting and cooking on this toon (tailoring as third for bags)
an herb/alchemy for pots and flask
a miner/JC for gems
and this expansion a Herb/Scribe for legendary missives
not to mention it’s nice to be able to gather both so i normally keep a mining/herb maxed to randomly farm on.
Oh yeah I get it. I only transferred 1 toon so far (this one). Plan on transferring or leveling another one soon.
That’s another great thing about a full realm, AH is way more popping. Darkspear was so dead there’d only be like 10 potions of tongues on the auction house and each would be like 2k gold. So may help your self sufficient situation as well.
you can always go to r/wowguilds on reddit and look for your server
Check wowprogress . com to see if there is any guilds you’d consider on your realm.
If not tough luck. Blizzard charges $25 for a realm change because they love money and don’t care about consumer experience.
outplay current roster, get back in the core progression team.
well i spent about 45 minutes in trade looking. with no luck
i ended up biting the bullet and paid for a transfer ( had a few friends transfer here previously). woke up from a short nap and the transfer had already taken effect. found a raid guild for my timeframe and the content i enjoy in under 5 minutes on Stormrage. (EST evenings, normal into heroic progress)
hopefully all is well going forward and i can play the game as i enjoy.
Guild Recruitment forums.
I PuG and ask to be invited back for future raids.
This only works cross-realm and it’s a bit of a strain in that I don’t get guild infrastructure to support me, but I’m happy with it.