Raid Days Redux

**Sajier** · 10-30-2007, 05:42 PM

Poll to figure out what days work best for raids.

Chadwiko · 10-31-2007, 03:24 AM

Saturday/Sunday/Monday

Start at 7pm Server time

**beep** · 10-31-2007, 01:29 PM

Bump to get more people to respond to poll!!!

Only 12 poll respondents...tsk, tsk!

Pistos · 10-31-2007, 01:39 PM

Sun - Thurs are best for me. Fri & Sat can be done usually. Of course travelling for work and the occasional wife/family event can happen on any day and will override WoW.

**Tarenth** · 10-31-2007, 03:46 PM

My schedule is very volitile and I generally don't get an idea until things fall on my head when I'll be free or not.

In theory I'm always free unless I'm not which is hardly a recommendation for perfered days.

**Ricca** · 10-31-2007, 11:53 PM

Same as Tarenth

**orion808** · 11-01-2007, 08:34 PM

I have a rotating schedule so I don't have one weekday that stands out over another.

caldsteven · 11-02-2007, 09:44 AM

Currently my Tues, Thurs and Friday are taken up with Fate. However, if we don't run that night due to lack of sign ups, I can come if needed.

I have also picked up a part time night job, but I should have the schedule in advance so I will know if Im available or not.

Manny · 11-02-2007, 08:43 PM

I have a three week rotating schedule. So I'll be good to raid two weeks in a row, and then have one week where i can only raid on Wednesday night. (or, not at all, depending on raid needs.)
However, i'm not so silly as to say that all nights i don't work are free nights to raid. I do still enjoy having a night or two to myself.

Delg · 11-05-2007, 04:00 AM

For me pretty much any days other than wed/thurs. i just need to know which ones to book them off of work.

Delg · 11-16-2007, 02:22 AM

did anything come of this? i know a very small amount of people actually posted anything/voted.. i would love the addition of a flex day (perhaps sunday as it currently has the most) where those of us where wed/thurs is very bad might have a small chance.. perhaps even once a month to get into the 25mans.

**Sajier** · 11-16-2007, 10:28 AM

At the moment, Wednesday and Thursday are going to stay our 25 man nights. Due to the Holiday season we are scaling back to two nights a week, but come January Gaviin and I will re-evaluate and decide our path forward.

**Tarenth** · 11-16-2007, 02:52 PM

I should probably remind everyone that raid days are an investment where the more you put in the faster you see returns.

If we raid 1-2 times a week we're going to be stuck doing Gruul and Mags with only occasional shots at new content in TE or SSC. With more days we'll have more time to practice old content and play with new content. More new content we see the more forward momentum we have. Its a snowball affect really.

The alternative is to make a concentrated effort at certain content until we get it down and then move it on.

Example: A week dedicated totally towards Hydross without venturing into Mags or Gruul at all.

With a dedicated approach we'll get the extra practice time extra days would give us, but sacrifice the loot from other already conqured encounters.

Personally I'm all for skipping Gruul and Mags for a little while until we get some more bosses in SSC or TE down. I want to see new content and new loot and not just do the ridiculous head banging in Gruul and Mag failures we realistically shouldn't be having for marginal rewards.

Just like we spent entire raid days trying to get Mags down I want to see days spent focusing on SSC/TE bosses instead of trying to do both. But that just might be me since one of the problems I'm having is balancing yet another stab at Gruul/Mags or dealing with real life issues. When Gruul and Mags were fresh and new I could rationalize putting things on the back burner till later. Now that they're starting to resemble a dead horse fully tenderized and beated to a thick paste it gets harder to rationalize and raid days just seem less important since its almost a certainty that others in the guild could benefit from my place in the raid instead.

View Poll Results: What are the best raid days for you?
Monday	15	53.57%
Tuesday	13	46.43%
Wednesday	22	78.57%
Thursday	23	82.14%
Friday	10	35.71%
Saturday	10	35.71%
Sunday	17	60.71%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

10-30-2007, 05:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sajier Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saint Louis, MO Age: 30 Posts: 1,445	Raid Days Redux Poll to figure out what days work best for raids. __________________ Sajier/\|TG-Irr\|Sajier - WoW Shadow Priest and BF2/BF2142 Assault/Medic TG WoW Home Page \| TG Required Reading \| The Irregulars \| Irregulars Forum

10-31-2007, 03:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chadwiko Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 179	Re: Raid Days Redux Saturday/Sunday/Monday Start at 7pm Server time __________________ Delirium Platoon Leader Fate Squad Leader All round fantastic dude

10-31-2007, 01:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
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10-31-2007, 01:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pistos Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 35 Posts: 934	Re: Raid Days Redux Sun - Thurs are best for me. Fri & Sat can be done usually. Of course travelling for work and the occasional wife/family event can happen on any day and will override WoW. __________________ 70 Shadow Priest (and other assorted distractions)

10-31-2007, 03:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tarenth Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,087	Re: Raid Days Redux My schedule is very volitile and I generally don't get an idea until things fall on my head when I'll be free or not. In theory I'm always free unless I'm not which is hardly a recommendation for perfered days. __________________ My sanity is not in question... It was a confirmed casualty some time ago. \|TG\|Tarenth Battlefield 2142 Mirra World of Warcraft Light, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they ticked me off.

10-31-2007, 11:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ricca Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 926	Re: Raid Days Redux Same as Tarenth __________________ Candrice 62 Warrior Ricca 70 Rogue Machelle 68 Mage Enya 70 Druid

11-01-2007, 08:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
orion808 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida, US Age: 27 Posts: 2,173	Re: Raid Days Redux I have a rotating schedule so I don't have one weekday that stands out over another. __________________

11-02-2007, 09:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
caldsteven Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Georgia Age: 20 Posts: 917	Re: Raid Days Redux Currently my Tues, Thurs and Friday are taken up with Fate. However, if we don't run that night due to lack of sign ups, I can come if needed. I have also picked up a part time night job, but I should have the schedule in advance so I will know if Im available or not. __________________ "REMEMBER! Pillage first THEN Burn!"

11-02-2007, 08:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Manny Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Mb, Canada, North America,Earth, A little ways off from center of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. Age: 24 Posts: 1,206	Re: Raid Days Redux I have a three week rotating schedule. So I'll be good to raid two weeks in a row, and then have one week where i can only raid on Wednesday night. (or, not at all, depending on raid needs.) However, i'm not so silly as to say that all nights i don't work are free nights to raid. I do still enjoy having a night or two to myself. __________________ _________________ I'm planning on respeccing to Irritation pretty soon. Granted, I'll lose the burst DPS from Pissing People Off Outright, but I'll get DoT's and higher damage through AoE's.

11-05-2007, 04:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
Delg Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 147	Re: Raid Days Redux For me pretty much any days other than wed/thurs. i just need to know which ones to book them off of work. __________________ FOR THE DICKENS!!!

11-16-2007, 02:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
Delg Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 147	Re: Raid Days Redux did anything come of this? i know a very small amount of people actually posted anything/voted.. i would love the addition of a flex day (perhaps sunday as it currently has the most) where those of us where wed/thurs is very bad might have a small chance.. perhaps even once a month to get into the 25mans. __________________ FOR THE DICKENS!!!

11-16-2007, 10:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sajier Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Saint Louis, MO Age: 30 Posts: 1,445	Re: Raid Days Redux At the moment, Wednesday and Thursday are going to stay our 25 man nights. Due to the Holiday season we are scaling back to two nights a week, but come January Gaviin and I will re-evaluate and decide our path forward. __________________ Sajier/\|TG-Irr\|Sajier - WoW Shadow Priest and BF2/BF2142 Assault/Medic TG WoW Home Page \| TG Required Reading \| The Irregulars \| Irregulars Forum

11-16-2007, 02:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tarenth Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,087	Re: Raid Days Redux I should probably remind everyone that raid days are an investment where the more you put in the faster you see returns. If we raid 1-2 times a week we're going to be stuck doing Gruul and Mags with only occasional shots at new content in TE or SSC. With more days we'll have more time to practice old content and play with new content. More new content we see the more forward momentum we have. Its a snowball affect really. The alternative is to make a concentrated effort at certain content until we get it down and then move it on. Example: A week dedicated totally towards Hydross without venturing into Mags or Gruul at all. With a dedicated approach we'll get the extra practice time extra days would give us, but sacrifice the loot from other already conqured encounters. Personally I'm all for skipping Gruul and Mags for a little while until we get some more bosses in SSC or TE down. I want to see new content and new loot and not just do the ridiculous head banging in Gruul and Mag failures we realistically shouldn't be having for marginal rewards. Just like we spent entire raid days trying to get Mags down I want to see days spent focusing on SSC/TE bosses instead of trying to do both. But that just might be me since one of the problems I'm having is balancing yet another stab at Gruul/Mags or dealing with real life issues. When Gruul and Mags were fresh and new I could rationalize putting things on the back burner till later. Now that they're starting to resemble a dead horse fully tenderized and beated to a thick paste it gets harder to rationalize and raid days just seem less important since its almost a certainty that others in the guild could benefit from my place in the raid instead. __________________ My sanity is not in question... It was a confirmed casualty some time ago. \|TG\|Tarenth Battlefield 2142 Mirra World of Warcraft Light, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they ticked me off.

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