I had my fair share of raid leading in World of Warcraft so by the time SWTOR came out, I was looking for an alternative MMORPG and of course, I loved the Star Wars theme but I wasn’t really looking to raid lead anymore. I know many of my friends were, even friends who had led raids in hardcore guilds in WoW but for me, I wanted a game where I could sit back and relax, soak in the new something different. That said, there were and still are, people who love raid leading in SWTOR. 6k6vg
If you’re thinking about becoming one of those people, mirta000 has some advice for you. It’s all compiled here in this video of about 11 minutes and there are transcript notes below. It’s pretty solid advice, really, for any MMORPG, with a few specific hints that relate to SWTOR. So give it a watch/listen/read and enjoy!
Here’s a transcript of the advice within the video:
there are different ways of raid leading. What I say is not absolutely truth. Keep that in mind and let’s begin:
1. When making a people decide that it’s rude to remind tanks that they should pull in tank stance, that is the new rule of your group, no matter how retarded it is.
2. Do not guild AND raid lead.
3. When starting a static and writing an ad for the static be VERY specific.
4. Emphasize communication.
5. Think twice about raiding with friends.
6. Prepare for it being very personal when it comes to letting go people. Raiding is never separate from the rest of your MMO life. The way that you interact with these people, or if you interact with them ever again, changes considerably. Upon the fallout of the first raid group that I was in, we all blacklisted each other. Not that we hated each other as people, nor was the interaction outside of raid times very unpleasant, it just that the raiding falling apart did affect us all very strongly and we did not want to have to speak to one another again. My second raid falling apart was even more awkward because people that were in the raid group were my friends, my officers and people that I hung out with daily and still do. The way that I see them and interact with them has changed considerably. Hence my point number 5 – be careful when raiding with friends.
7. Raid atmosphere. There will be a point where your raid group (unless of course you’re the best of the best) will get stuck on a certain boss, or a certain turn, or a certain wing, depending on the content change. Do speeches. Do talks. Do breaks. But DO NOT let your raid hit a point where they’re no longer even trying to clear. In raids people first and foremost have to be focused. If said focus is no longer possible, trying to raid further as is, will not help.
8. If you’re stuck, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Reddit, forums, or any other form of popular communication among those that play the same MMO as you works.
9. Duties of the raid leader:
a) record your raid time, somehow. It helps to have that footage to revisit what went wrong and what can be changed.
b) call out mechanics.
c) don’t be afraid to go and talk to the people holding your raid back. Underperformance does not necessarily lead to throwing them out of the raid. Ask what is happening, what they’re doing, what they’re finding difficult and set time aside to help these people practice.
if you want to be hardcore, or simplify your life a lot, level all the classes and can play all of them well, it will be very easy to see what is going wrong, as opposed to sitting there and comparing your group videos to videos of other groups.
