Raiding is a key component of the upper level end game mechanics for certain players. Raids are a chance to show up with as many as 40 different players to take on a particularly high level instance or to fight the opposing faction in a massive PvP battle. By working together, you can share everything from loot to experience and quest completion in a Raid Instance. The only way to reach these particular dungeons is to use a raiding group.
Getting Started
While it might take longer to recruit the right amount of people, starting a raiding group is just as simple as gathering a normal party. After you have enough people to take on a raid, you must change your group to a raid group though. There is a simple button that you can push in the Raid menu that allows you to do just this. Every dungeon has a different raid volume maximum so make sure to check first before snagging 40 people and heading to the instance portal.
Completing Quests
While in the midst of a raid party, the only quests you can complete are the special raid quests your party has decided to take on. You cannot kill monsters or collect items for collection quests while in a raid party, nor can any of your companions.
Gaining Experience
Similar to the amount of experience you gain while in a normal party, you get substantially less experience while in a raiding party. While each enemy yields significantly more experience than normal enemies, you are splitting that experience with the rest of your 20 to 40 person party.
Building a Raiding Group
Everything in a raiding party is shared. You have a special talk channel, you share experience and loot and the quest completion goes to everyone, similar to a normal dungeon. However, each raiding party is subdivided into groups of 5. When you join a raiding party, the game will automatically assign you to one of these smaller parties. Only after everyone is situated can the raid leader move people around.
Each of these smaller groups is given their own chat channel as well and you can only see the other four members of your group on your map. Group spells and effects cast by Paladins, Shamans and Warlocks will only extend to the members of your five person group. It’s usually important for a raiding leader to choose members for each of the smaller groups based on what abilities they have to share with the rest of that group.
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