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Frosstbyte · 05-31-2006, 09:53 PM

Well, this is entirely up to you, and if you choose to go straight after Naxx, you will hardly be alone. There are a lot of guilds out there planning to do the same thing. Here's the problem, assuming Naxx continues the trend they start in AQ40, what you did in BWL will not prepare your guild for how the encounters work. AQ40, particuarly Emps-C'thun is all about personal responsibility. In order to defeat these encounters, the raid has to break down into several smaller groups that each take care of themselves and do entirely different things during the fight. C'thun, in particular, requires people to take care of themselves, because one person standing in the wrong place during C'thun can wipe the raid, no problem. From what I can tell, Naxx is going to require a similar division of the raid force into smaller groups.

Additionally, people who tell you that AQ gear isn't better than BWL gear are silly and aren't looking at the big picture. Upgrades at endgame aren't about enormous jumps in quality, it's about small increases on every piece that lead to a meaningful upgrade overall. This says nothing for the fact that even if you don't like the armor sets, the weapon, ring, cloak and trinket upgrades in AQ are pretty amazing for just about every class. Is there better stuff in Naxx, sure? But, frankly, getting to and killing Fankriss for an ancient qiraji ripper is going to be a lot easier and faster than getting to and killing Sapphiron for hungering cold.

Another option would be to work on them both. From what we can tell so far, the deathknight wing is meaningfully easier than the other wings we've tried. I don't know if it's going to get tweaked to be harder and the others easier or what, but you can get to the first bosses in each naxx wing pretty fast. You might start working through AQ40 and the first bosses of Naxx simultanouesly and see how that works for you.

I've started rambling at this point, but I think you get the idea. I think you should do AQ first, then go to Naxx when you're ready. New raiding guilds start in MC, even though BWL and AQ40 are out, after all. I don't see why just because the next instance is out everyone feels so pressured to go there. AQ is hard and unforgiving, and if you just hate it, stop going, because you have options now. But there is a lot of good loot there, and if you have the time and energy, I think it's worth getting.

05-31-2006, 09:53 PM	#1606 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	Well, this is entirely up to you, and if you choose to go straight after Naxx, you will hardly be alone. There are a lot of guilds out there planning to do the same thing. Here's the problem, assuming Naxx continues the trend they start in AQ40, what you did in BWL will not prepare your guild for how the encounters work. AQ40, particuarly Emps-C'thun is all about personal responsibility. In order to defeat these encounters, the raid has to break down into several smaller groups that each take care of themselves and do entirely different things during the fight. C'thun, in particular, requires people to take care of themselves, because one person standing in the wrong place during C'thun can wipe the raid, no problem. From what I can tell, Naxx is going to require a similar division of the raid force into smaller groups. Additionally, people who tell you that AQ gear isn't better than BWL gear are silly and aren't looking at the big picture. Upgrades at endgame aren't about enormous jumps in quality, it's about small increases on every piece that lead to a meaningful upgrade overall. This says nothing for the fact that even if you don't like the armor sets, the weapon, ring, cloak and trinket upgrades in AQ are pretty amazing for just about every class. Is there better stuff in Naxx, sure? But, frankly, getting to and killing Fankriss for an ancient qiraji ripper is going to be a lot easier and faster than getting to and killing Sapphiron for hungering cold. Another option would be to work on them both. From what we can tell so far, the deathknight wing is meaningfully easier than the other wings we've tried. I don't know if it's going to get tweaked to be harder and the others easier or what, but you can get to the first bosses in each naxx wing pretty fast. You might start working through AQ40 and the first bosses of Naxx simultanouesly and see how that works for you. I've started rambling at this point, but I think you get the idea. I think you should do AQ first, then go to Naxx when you're ready. New raiding guilds start in MC, even though BWL and AQ40 are out, after all. I don't see why just because the next instance is out everyone feels so pressured to go there. AQ is hard and unforgiving, and if you just hate it, stop going, because you have options now. But there is a lot of good loot there, and if you have the time and energy, I think it's worth getting.