Rinnhart,Jun 11 2005, 10:51 PM Wrote:Always irritated me to have someone delay a dozen other people due to their own outright sloth.
I have a guildie who's notorious for that kind of thing. Always late, always demanding summons or special attention while a raid force sits around and whines because of the wait.
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Then dont wait for them. Usually the first several pulls in an instance can be done with at least 25% less than the max number of people. Once they miss a drop because they werent punctual, they will start showing up on time.
This actually happened to me the other day. I was helping another couple of guildies on the new Hinterlands quests, when a raid group for BRS was being put together. I told the guildmates organizing the raid 30 minutes. It ended up taking more like 45. At 30 minutes, they headed in to BRS and on the first pull, Valor Bracers dropped, which I still need. I missed the chance to roll on them because I wasnt there at the specified time. My own fault.
I have no sympathy for people that cant show up on time. No one person is needed for the start of any instance, even if they might all be needed later. A Warrior, Druid, Shaman, or Pally can tank the first several pulls in BRS. A Druid, Priest, Pally or Shaman can heal the first several pulls in BRS. Any other classes are just nice to have fluff. Hell, if you dont have a Druid, Pally or Shaman, then you probably have a warlock for a VW or a Hunter for a pet to tank, and failing that, a couple mages alternating the AOE freeze can work wonders. We have even started BRS once without any healer. Mage, warlock, rogue and warrior... just rest between fights, use FA as appropriate.
Again, No one person or class is required for starting an instance.