not a single player has told me to plan on raiding

[falkun]

Originally Posted by Highbrow [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

being a non-raider during Velious is just absolute garbage.

"Casual raids" in Velious:
Kael plate cycle
Kael arena farming
Vindi (larger raid, but 8 hr spawn)
Lodizal
EToV
Sirens Grotto
PoG clear
Fear golems (post-revamp)
Hate minis/upstairs (post-revamp)
Abandoned Kunark content
PoM
Possibly Velk and Lord Djo
WW dragons

Most of the above can be 2-grouped or less, especially with the large contingent of L55+ players on this server. While you will be far from BIS/full NToV geared, you can complete these raids/group encounters for gear better than what is available in Kunark.

Hardcore raiding definitely sees a boost in Velious, and there is TONS to do, but all tiers of raiding are improved by Velious, and factioning actually spreads people around a bit so they aren't all fighting for the same mobs.