WoW Raiding - Raid Guild Progression
By Jonathon Halston
Raid progression is a very important part of the end-game content in World of Warcraft. Rather
than trying to figure out where you’re going next when soloing through the WoW raiding instances, Blizzard
has pretty much set an order in which you should complete WoW raiding content so that you have the next level
of gear prepared for when you start up on a new raid. It also helps ensure that when you start on a new raid
that your guild is ready for the content and has enough DPS and health to take down the boss without
unnecessary wipes.
The Lower Levels
Lower level raiding content is more or less unnecessary any more. By the time you reach Level
80, old raids in Azeroth and Outland can be completed with fewer players and much more easily. However, that
doesn’t mean you should ignore it. For new guilds and fresh Level 80s who never raided in Outland, these old
raids can be a tremendously useful way to build your experience while not having to restart every four
minutes from a wipe. You’ll be geared up without having to spend gold or craft anything and you can start
practicing with your mods and your new team members. Try out raids like Karazhan and Hellfire Citadel to get
a feel for the higher level of play.
Level 80 Raids
When you start out with Level 80 raids, you should have already gone through all the dungeons in
Northrend as well as the heroic versions of those dungeons. You’ll find that if you go all the way up to
Trial of the Champion, you can start getting a number of high level Epic items from 5 man content, even
before you start raiding.
This will help you outfit you characters effectively so that when you first step into Naxxramas,
you’ll be ready. Make sure when you do that, you start on 10 man raids and that you have at least all rare
and epic gear. If you have any uncommon pieces you should go buy or craft something new.
After Naxxramas, you can raid through the Eye of Eternity and the Obsidian Sanctum, followed by
Ulduar and the finally the Trial of the Crusader. However, keep in mind that before you even start on 10 Man
Ulduar, you should have completed 25 Man Naxxramas, allowing you to progress higher with better gear. You
shouldn’t play any content in Ulduar or higher without all epic gear.
Maintaining Progression
At a certain point, it can be hard to ensure you have all the gear pieces you need to reach the
next level of content. In these cases, you should go to the Armory at www.wowarmory.com and look at your gear
options. Look at what upgrades are available and if you can get them without going to the next raid. The more
high level gear you gather for yourself before starting on the next step in the progression, the more fun
you’ll have in that next raid because you won’t die nearly as much.
Invest in a good WoW raiding guide, such as the WoW PvE Bible. This PvE guide covers all the Northrend instances with raiding
strategies that are simply the best anyone has ever come up with, and support is superb. Hand's down,
this is the best World of Warcraft Raiding Guide available anywhere, for any price.
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