Sounds good on paper.
To fill this void, we’re in the process of developing a new Flexible Raid system, which includes a new difficulty that sits between Raid Finder and Normal difficulty, while still allowing friends, family, or pick-up groups to play together. This difficulty will be available for premade groups of 10–25 players, including any number in between.
So…this is a fix for declining 25 player raids? You still need a minimum of 10 players but since it’s an “in-between” LFR-Normal raid and if you have 10 players already…
Not sure I get it or maybe I’m missing something other than no ilvl restriction.
I thought 25-man raids were going the way of the dinosaur anyway. It’s the 10-man raids that are clinging on to life threatening to collapse if one guy needs raid night off.
I don’t know – maybe this will actually save raiding and guilds – only time will tell.
Since I’m pretty much the only person logged on in the guild these days, it probably won’t help us much.
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June 7, 2013 at 12:49 pm
koalabear21
It also allows for cross realm raiding of the current tier.
So if you have a group of friends on one server who don’t quite have 10 to raid, you can join them to at least raid.
Or if you have a group of people who don’t want to do LFR, but can’t quite raid full normal difficulty, then you can do flex.
It will also allow people to PuG a raid AND raid with their guild on normals.
June 7, 2013 at 1:24 pm
wolfgangcat
Ok…I missed cross-realm raiding of current tier so I can see that would be a good thing.
OMG does this mean my DK can get a tanking job?? 😉
June 7, 2013 at 1:25 pm
koalabear21
It should definitely open up her options! 😀
June 10, 2013 at 10:18 am
zarigar
she would have to decide which one of the 17 DKs to take…
June 10, 2013 at 6:19 am
Dude
It seems meh to me to be honest. It would be awesome if it was 5+ people, that way relaxed 10 man team could benefit from it. Team having difficulty getting a fixed roster together? /flex it.
Now it’s just another ‘Link achiev for invite crap all over again’.
The real ID invites sounds nice, but in reality …
I’m questioning GCs tweet about LFR being put in the background. What is that all about? Pushing people to normals now? Yeah that will work…
June 10, 2013 at 11:50 pm
wolfgangcat
LoL! Either one of my 17 DKs or one of my 254 Priests…
June 13, 2013 at 9:56 am
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