You will also make a second hotkey for the Secondary Tank. You will be asked to hit your assist key continually throughout a fight to make sure you are on the right target.

When the call to move is made, never run ahead of the person that is leading. Make sure you remain in camp at all times. Do not wander or explore. Move only when you are told to move. Try not to go AFK for long periods of time. The Raid Leaders realize that people need breaks and will incorporate them into the raid. If you need to go AFK for any reason during a raid inform your group leader, turn your AFK tag on, and set a member of your group on auto-follow. If you do not do this, do not get upset if the raiding party has moved while you were gone. Stay put and someone will come back for you.

Raid Structure

The Raid Leaders need to make sure that everyone is doing their job to ensure that the raid is going as smoothly as possible, and still try to make sure everyone is having a good time. Their word is the Law - always follow their instructions. Please do not send excessive tells to the Raid Leader during the raid. Any questions or comments should first go to your group leader. If your group leader does not know the answer, then he/she will contact the Raid Leader to find out. Try to keep in mind that the Raid Leader is busy coordinating the entire raid and answering questions from others and therfore may accidentally miss some tells. Be patient, if you don't get a response right away wait a few minutes then ask again.

The purpose of the MT (main tank) is to select the target to attack. You should not cast an offensive spell or take a swing at anything until the Main Tank gives the call to ATTACK. This is very important and can not be stressed enough. Even if you see the main tank attacking, do not hit your attack key until the MT gives the command. If the primary assist should fall in battle, the Raid Leaders will call it out and you will then switch to the secondary tank. If you are seen attacking the mob early you will receive a tell from a member of the Guild Council correcting you. Do not become defensive or get upset if you do receive a tell. It is their responsibility to make sure that a raid runs smoothly and to do that they need to ensure that none of the participants are putting the raid in jeopardy.

The ST (secondary tank) is there to back up the main tank if he should die or to tank mobs that are unable to be mesmerized. However most of the time the ST will be attacking the same target as the MT. If the call to split tank is made, everyone should remain on the MT’s target except for the group(s) assigned to assist the ST. If you are assigned to the ST, you will then hit your secondary assist key to change targets.

The pullers are a very integral part of the raid since a raid can easily succeed or fail with them. It’s a difficult job so please show understanding and patience. Do not under any circumstances ask the puller to pull certain mobs. If the mobs are there they will be pulled eventually when it is safe to do so. Do not expect him to take needless risks just because you want a chance at some specific loot. Remember the safety of the entire raiding party is in the hands of the puller so please do not add undue pressure by complaining about downtime or time between pulls during a raid. If a raid is not proceeding as fast as you would like, it is most times due to an issue that needs to be resolved before the raid can succeed. It may be something as simple as a member being LD or it may be something more complex such as pullers continually dying on a pull. We would all like to accomplish our raiding goals as quickly as possible, but please refrain from making disparaging comments because you feel we’re not progressing as fast as you think we should..

Raid Execution

The puller will bring the mob to the MT who will then position the mob and call attack. As a melee, never rush out to meet the mob. Once the attack call is made, melees will then move up to the mob and surround it to avoid excessive pushing – always be aware if there are ledges, water, etc that a mob might be pushed into. If the mob is getting pushed to much, adjust your position around the mob to correct this. Be especially aware if you have knock back or stun effects on your weapons and/or spells. Only the MT should be taunting during the raid. If you find you are getting an excessive amount of agro, evade or turn off attack for a few seconds. If aggro persists when attack is turned on again, check your weapons and if they have a high aggro proc, change the weapon(s) unless you are set by the raid leaders to be tanking soon or if something unforeseen should happen, such as the MT's death. After the mob is killed, move back to the melee line and wait for the next pull. Never stand in the pull path.

Casters will also need to watch the amount of agro they receive from a mob. They are entrusted to know when to begin nuking and to not cause ping pong which can wipe an entire raid. Move up to the mob before you cast on it to prevent an angry mob running into the caster line. If you get summoned, do NOT run away for any reason. Stand where you are until the MT regains agro. Raiding situations may entail special hazards that preclude the use of pets, DoTs, AoEs, etc. Do not use any of these things on a raid unless they have been specifically authorized by the Raid Leader. If you are unsure of the pet policy on a specific raid, please send a direct tell to the Raid Leader if it has not been announced.

All healers will be asked to use reverse heal. The easiest way to do this is to set up a hotkey as follows:

/assist

/pause 2
/assist

Hitting this key throughout the fight will give you the target of the mob, thereby allowing you to heal the person who has agro which in most cases should be the main tank. Never heal the puller unless you are asked to do so. If you heal a puller that is not feigned, you may inadvertently pull any mobs into camp that are still agro’d on him. This will also occur if a puller is buffed while pulling, so make sure it is clear to buff the puller before casting any group buffs on the pull group. If a CH rotation is to be set up, the healers will be asked to join a separate channel and you will be given the information you need in that channel.

In Conclusion

This Raid Policy is based on an extensive amount of experience fighting in high level zones and has been established so that we can enjoy our time spent raiding together. Following these procedures will allow us all to have fun instead of grumbling over that last CR or worrying if our corpses will make it back to camp in time to get an experience resurrection. Everyone is allowed to make mistakes, we all do, but fighting together with a clear strategy in mind will enable us to reduce the costs of these mistakes and therefore allow us to progress more quickly as a guild. We can only succeed if we all perform our individual duties and work together to achieve our goals.