If you’re like most players, you probably have a hard time deciding which difficulty to tackle first, as they’re not all the same. You might find that you can’t decide between a 25 man raid and a 10 man raid because the former is easier to perform, but the latter is not nearly as profitable for your guild. So what should you do? Read on to find out.
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Normal difficulty
There are some benefits of running a 10 man and a 25 man raid in the same week, and there are some disadvantages. You can’t rekill a boss on the same difficulty as another. Also, if one of your raid members dies, the group won’t reach enrage. If you do a 10 man raid, you might not even reach enrage if one of your players dies. On the other hand, if you’re a rogue, you won’t get the same rewards, so it’s better to be prepared to die in a 25 man raid if you’re on a low level.
A ten man and a twenty-five-man raid are equivalent, but have different lockouts. Normal raids are normally eight players, while savage and heroic raids can be 24-player affairs. If you want to run a 10 man and a 25-man raid on the same week, you must use two characters, each with a different lockout.
Mythic difficulty
You can’t play a Mythic raid in the same week. The raid difficulty system in WoD was tested in the game’s test realm, SoO. This system was implemented in the game to allow players to choose between a normal and heroic difficulty. However, a 10 man raid lockout is different from the 25 man raid lockout. In addition, you can only do the 10 man raid once a week.
In World of Warcraft, there are four levels of raids: the ten man, the twenty man, and the five-man. In Mythic, the boss is locked out until a week’s time has passed. This means that you can’t join another group’s run; you must zone into your own version of the raid to complete it. This makes it easier for solo players to complete the raid.
LFR difficulty
For raiders who are unsure about the differences between LFR and Mythic, the former are better for maximizing the raiding experience, while the latter are better for gear progression. Although the LFR difficulty will be different for a 10 man and a 25 man, they can be done within the same week. To avoid burnout, try a 25 man raid first, then move on to the heroic difficulty. However, you should note that LFR will lock out your alts for 30 minutes after completing the raid.
While loot will be available for the same raid, it will only be obtainable once per difficulty. This applies to the raid bosses of the Warlords of Draenor, Legion, Battle for Azeroth, Mists of Pandaria, and Warlords of Draenor. Likewise, players can switch between Normal and Heroic difficulty for any raid boss, but you can only challenge the final boss of any raid on Heroic. In addition, loot will only be available once per lockout.
Firelands difficulty
There’s no longer a way to do a 10 man or 25-man raid in Firelands, and the new flex mode means you can only run heroic or Normal difficulties. However, the good news is that you can do both types of raids two times a week. You can now play the same hero in a level one raid and a level 25-man raid at the same time! If you’re a solo player, stick to level one raids, as the bosses rarely pose much of a threat. Plus, they have low health and a high loot value.
The quest chain for the raid instance requires you to complete the quest chain in Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest. There are 14 quests to complete, and each boss drops one Eternal Ember. While each quest is unique, they are all similar in the main objective. When you kill one boss, you can then move onto the next and complete the quest chain. However, you can only do this if you have a few members in your raid, so if you want to have a group, you should have a couple of people to help you out.