Is raiding really so volatile?

[magnetaress]

Best raid class is a wizard. U have to do absolutely nothing but click draughts and lures.

Every raider should be required to have wiz alts on standby.

[Mblake81]

Originally Posted by Bardp1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

IDK, i refuse to participate anymore.

I stopped playing right after rooted dragons and riot forming. I played long enough to see A/A guilds eat the dirt, not the people mind you, just the guilds. The guild names did not improve. My everquest came to a stopping point.

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[dmpv01]

I raided on this server for several years. I am assuming you play on Blue, that being the case most raid targets go to AzureGuard/Freedom and Riot. All 3 guilds have retarded raid attendance requirements and have raiders with gigatons of DKP to always get the best items. If you play a Knight class or a Ranger you can get really good gear for super cheap, but it still requires a lot of time.

Speaking for my experience with AG.. I consider myself to be a casual raider and I've been able to acquire some decent gear as a member raiding since '19. You're correct that the BiS items will go to those who put in the 100+ hour weeks of play unless you save for a year+, but casual raiders can get in on good items. I doubt I'll ever have BiS and I'm fine with that. Life comes first and I tend to play in blocks of time based on what's going on in my schedule. There's plenty others like me. My guild doesn't have an attendance requirement unless it's for bidding typically top tier items, and even then it's only 10% which is fairly easy to obtain. AG Members are able to totally choose their own level of involvement without risk of being kicked due to lack of attendance.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Raiding really isn't as bad as many people make it out to be. A casual raider can certainly have fun on most raids, and see the content. You won't see a lot of the lawyer questing and other things people constantly complain about during the raid itself. Quite a few good items drop during raids that do not cost a lot of DKP. At minimum you can get most epic pieces for pretty cheap, unless you are looking for something like earth staff for mage epic.

[Ravager]

You aren't a casual raider if you drop what you're doing irl to log on and raid. And that's the only way you're going to get anything that doesn't drop off a triggered spawn, drop from planar trash mobs or just happen to spawn while you're online.

[radda]

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

You aren't a casual raider if you drop what you're doing irl to log on and raid. And that's the only way you're going to get anything that doesn't drop off a triggered spawn, drop from planar trash mobs or just happen to spawn while you're online.

anytime you are playing a game, you are currently putting life on hold and it doesnt pause.
so yeah, you can deff be a casual raider here

[Ravager]

There's a stark difference between planning on when to play a game and forgoing other plans to play the game. Putting off sleep, chores, study and other obligations to answer a batphone falls under the not casual category. But rationalize it anyway you please. It is your time after all.