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I just feel like telling this little story, hope it brightens your day. Yesterday I was bored so I decided to create an LFG. Wing 1 Training, I'll explain stuff, all welcome.
Got a few people in who were able to play supports, got in some DPS players.
Had one newbie who was like, completely new. Core class, close to zero achievement points, masteries, etc.
We had a few wipes here or there (hardest part of Vale Guardian is being on platform when the fight is triggered ;)) After VG I asked if people wanted to continue. The newbie said "no, this was too difficult". But somehow he stayed because everyone else wanted to continue.
So we continued, with our assurance that Spirit Run would be easier. We went through Spirit Run, then Gorseval. It took us a while to get there, explain all the mechanics etc. The newbie didn't have Updraft and because I do not want to leave people behind, we had to go for No-Updraft with "relatively questionable DPS". Bigger problem was spirits on split running in though ;)
After someone left and a veteran player joined, we had the DPS to skip all three updrafts when doing zero CC in all phases to extend it to the maximum. So, we were doing great.
It was getting late, people were saying they don't have much time left. I asked about Sabetha - alright, we can do a few pulls, 15 mins. If I put on carry mode, it's doable. Core Class Newbie said "I still need my weekly!"
In fact, we oneshot Sabetha.
After we oneshot Sabetha, I get a whisper from the newbie. He asked: "Was that a strike mission now?" "No, that was raid wing 1" He: "damn I needed strike mission for weekly".
So here we have it, a Core class player with 800 Achievement Points, going through a full Raid Wing 1 training, fighting for his dear life on VG, Gorse, Sabetha (and surviving all three btw), wondering how f*cking hard this weekly is, seeing that after every boss it STILL didn't count for his 50 Astral Acclaim, so he kept going for a whole hour - only to be told at the end he was joining the wrong content all along.
I think the raid loot he got made up for it anyway ;)
Moral of the Story: I don't know, but yesterday I was torn between laughing and feeling bad for them, being impressed with their dedication to keep going and put themselves out there. Thanks to everyone who raids, you guys are truly the best.
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