The latest PTR (Player Test Realm) just popped up on the boards. The biggest change was that Blizzard has created it's own cross realm version of Oqueue.
If you have not used this mighty addon yet, go out and download it. It makes Flex raiding much easier because it adds your name into a swarm between servers allowing you to get involved quicker than just waiting for a raid to pop up on your own server.
But as always, there are a few tips that will help with surviving these cross realm raids with your sanity in tact.
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1. Know Your Role and Shut Your Mouth
The odds are that if you jump into an Oqueue raid then you will be with 13 or more strangers. They do not know how good (or how bad) you are. The only time that I would suggest saying anything is that if you do not know what you are supposed to do. This doesn't mean that Oqueue flex raids are the best source of learning what your role is. That's what LFR is for. But if you are a tank, then tank. If you are dps then soak up those puddles in Flex wing 3 and say thank you very much. If you get involved with strategy and 'my guild does it this way' you will only irritate people and the raid will break up that much quicker.
2. Your Raid Will Fail At Times
No raid is perfect. Someone will probably die in the raid. Having your finger on the abandon button only will drive you bonkers. Repair bills are part of the game. If your raid starts to wipe continually on the same thing over and over again. Then look for the eject button and move onto a better group.
3. Oqueue will probably flag you PVP.
This doesn't occur all the time. But 7 out of 10 you will be transported and flagged PVP. Too many times have I ended up right dead smack in the middle of 10 or so enemies all flagged and looking to put uncomfortable items into my body part. If this happens then just look for your happy flight path and stay there for a while. Where you can do some farming, being in a raid keeps you from being able to complete most quests. So sit around and chat with your new found raid buddies and get a lay of the land.
4. When Looking For Raids in Oqueue, Look For Raids With 6 or More People Already Joined.
This tip will not make everyone happy. Mostly because those raids that are looking for 'fast clears' need quality people. You probably are quality simply because you read this journal. But your awesome abilities might also be carrying someone that is not as good as you. The Oqueue gives a lot of information including how many are in the queue, and even how many wipes on bosses have occurred with that raid group. If there is a lot of wipes and no boss kills then reconsider whether it's going to be the group for you.
5. Be Geared For The Content
If your new shiny toon is running around in ilvl 502 gear, you are not prepared for flex 4 Garrosh. Sorry to say that you will be probably dragging down the group and cause more problems. The odds are that you won't even be invited into the group. For me a good idea of what ilvl to expect is
Wing 1 496+
Wing 2 510
Wing 3 515
Wing 4 525
Of course your mileage may of course. your 502 gear might be awesome and can solo everything. These are tips and not laws. But being a good part of a team, even a pickup team like flex raiding is to be prepared to carry your weight. Everyone has been in a raid where there is someone dragging the raid down. If you look to your left and right and cannot find the person who is dragging the raid down, there is a good chance it is you.
Bonus tip
Mind your tongue. The temptation is to let loose your four letter word prowess when your angry for that last failure. It is frustrating to crash and burn in something that not just last week you cleared quickly. No one is motivated by calling someone a *(*&( nub. If you feel that your point cannot be made by calling everyone your entire cursing repertoire then you are taking this game far too seriously. Unless you are getting paid to play and players are taking money directly out of your physical pocket, it might be time to go and play some Angry Birds for a little bit.
Just keep these tips in mind when you go into your next flex run and enjoy the game. It's just that a game and not real life.
Good Luck and Good Hunting
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