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Chris wrote in to me with this question:

I haven’t been able to get into successful Firelands raid groups very often, because I only have a 5/7 achievement on Blackrock, where almost everyone either demands a 6/7 achievement or gives up after repeated wipes. On my old server, Stormscale, it was even worse — Firelands PUGs were practically non-existent. No successful raiding guild seems to have space for a mage, and when I stepped in as leader for the second raid group in my current guild, people stopped showing up!

How can I find a guild or PUG that’ll take me as I am, and where I’ll have a decent chance of killing Domo and Rag? I don’t want to switch to playing a tank or healer as my main, since it’d put me back to square one in both skill and gear.

While this level of raiding is a bit beyond the standard rookie level, it’s definitely a problem that many rookies face while trying to get into raiding. I wanted to cover it here instead of having someone field it in Ready Check, because I think this is the kind of information and strategy that will be important to new players trying to get into progression.

(Note that I don’t mean imply that Chris is new or anything like that; sounds like he’s totally on the good part of the curve. But still, this is good advice for rookies.)Continue reading WoW Rookie: Getting into Firelands PUGsFiled under: WoW RookieWoW Rookie: Getting into Firelands PUGs originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
New around here? WoW Rookie has your back! Get all our collected tips, tricks and tactics for new players in the WoW Rookie Guide. WoW Rookie is about more than just being new to the game; it’s about checking out new classes, new playstyles, and new zones.

Chris wrote in to me with this question:

I haven’t been able to get into successful Firelands raid groups very often, because I only have a 5/7 achievement on Blackrock, where almost everyone either demands a 6/7 achievement or gives up after repeated wipes. On my old server, Stormscale, it was even worse — Firelands PUGs were practically non-existent. No successful raiding guild seems to have space for a mage, and when I stepped in as leader for the second raid group in my current guild, people stopped showing up!

How can I find a guild or PUG that’ll take me as I am, and where I’ll have a decent chance of killing Domo and Rag? I don’t want to switch to playing a tank or healer as my main, since it’d put me back to square one in both skill and gear.

While this level of raiding is a bit beyond the standard rookie level, it’s definitely a problem that many rookies face while trying to get into raiding. I wanted to cover it here instead of having someone field it in Ready Check, because I think this is the kind of information and strategy that will be important to new players trying to get into progression.

(Note that I don’t mean imply that Chris is new or anything like that; sounds like he’s totally on the good part of the curve. But still, this is good advice for rookies.)Continue reading WoW Rookie: Getting into Firelands PUGsFiled under: WoW RookieWoW Rookie: Getting into Firelands PUGs originally appeared on WoW Insider on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments