Raven Gaming

If you are interested in raiding I need to get a look at when you all would like to raid.  I would like to do 3 nights a week, and do at least 3 hours a night.  Let me know what days ideally work for everyone and times so we can get our schedule ready and get in these raids and get some loot.


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Starting Lineup (ordered by Tank, DPS, Heals)
(DRK) Zero - Not Mondays or Tuesdays. Start after 8pm CST
(PLD) Sered - At or after 8:30pm CST

(NIN) Raven - Open
(DRG) Navi - Not Mondays.
(MCH) Allegory - Not Tues, Wed, or Thurs. Friday and Saturday end by 11p CST, Sunday end by 10p CST
(BLM) Wyd - Not Tues, Thurs, or Sun after 10pm CST

(WHM) Asteraoth - Open
(SCH) Alexis - Open

Subs
(DRG) Jonas - Not Mon. Tues end by 9:30 CST. Wed 8:30p - 10:30p CST, Thurs end by 10:30 CST, Friday-Sunday open pending RL plans.
(SMN) Samm - Not Mon or Fri. Tues-Thurs start after 8pm CST
(WHM) Vargo - Varying work schedule, available on days off

I'm cool with whatever night. I have school board meetings usually every other Monday that can sometimes take until 10 p.m. cst... So either avoid Mondays for me, or start late.

I'm down for Monday-Thursday, Friday as long as it end by about 9 PST (12 EST), Saturday until 9 PST (12 EST), and Sunday only after 8 PST (11 EST). Do with that what you will lol

Except for Fri & Sat I'd prefer not to raid past 2am Eastern (11pm Pacific). Fant will yell...    :Arrrrrr!:

That said, ending any earlier would be welcomed on my part.

The biggest consideration I have is that we would have to start after any of my clinic hours which (as of right now) are scheduled to go until 6pm pacific (9pm eastern) some days.

As far as days go, Mondays and Fridays are probably bad for me. I wouldn't be opposed to going earlier (during the day?) on Sundays?

My classes start late August so once they do I'll be busy all of Mondays, otherwise officially most days I'm available in the evenings; 6-7PM PST+

I would like too raid as well, but I am central time. Mondays and Wednesdays I have kickboxing classes from 6:30pm - 7:30pm CST. So Monday is definitely out for me.  Tuesdays I am only good till about 9:30pm CST, and can really start at any time. Wednesdays I am good to go at 8:15pm CST till around 10:30pm or so. Thursdays are open till about 10:30pm or so.  Fridays are open if not doing anything.  Saturdays and Sundays are a toss ups from time to time, but could do anything if given the notice ahead of time.  Yes, I am trying to have a life outside of the game LOL.

Oh, I should have said my main job is DRG.  Getting my WAR and DRK leveled up and geared, so I could help out there from time to time.  Not real comfortable with PLD, but leveling that too.

I have been reluctant to reply with times because i am close to getting a job soon. But im sure if its evening/night time it shouldn't matter since none of them are night shift positions.
But as of right now, i dont have too much of a preference with which days, but we can always alter it if needed later if things comes up.
Otherwise, im sure my NIN mobility, utility and sick deeps are gonna be useful in raids!

ok so right now im raid times will be Tues 730 central to 930 central.... and friday 730 central to whenever we stop............raids will start next week.......Aug 11th.....more info to come on our first raid august 11th.

I'm interested in joining the raid group, at the moment i'm at 180 ilvl on WHM. My schedule is flexible, so any hours/days work for me.

Hey guys,

I'm out for the next week roadtripping/moving to California (woohoo) and also finishing a root canal (boohoo), so I'm pretty spotty on playing.

I just wanted to drop in and mention that, and also that unless the start time gets bumped to an hour later I definitely won't be able to join you guys. q.q Luckily for you guys, I'm just a DPS so it won't be too difficult to fill the spot.

See y'all soon... from 2300mi away. Go team! :cheer:

Well following Tuesday's meeting I think we're aiming at 6p - 8p Pacific time on Tues & Fri, similar to the old schedule. Sorry if this doesn't fit for you Samm, but I'm sure we'll want to take you if there's an open spot and you're available. I've checked your damage before and you're ready for Savage IMHO.

That does remind me to re-check my SMN rotation and update my gear a bit more. I'm just about to where I can run Alex Normal as a DPS when we have too many healers on.

I'm sure you saw this massive 3.0 SMN guide floating around back when HW first dropped.  :

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19oKu4Isuu8rn4v5Lc4gjQhTkXSZFcmnPrcFJWVSKlvU/preview?sle=true

Personally, I like "Sleigh's opener" although that's probably just because it starts out pretty similar to what I was using back in 2.X.

I'll keep an eye out on the forums if you guys are down a man I'd love to jump in!

Yeah man, Wyd and I were talking and we could use you once you're done moving and back in-game.

I had been trying to learn the "1F/2P Opener," I actually used it in a Fractal run (only time trying new content as SMN) and it worked great except for the 2-3 times I muffed the rotation and lost dreadwyrm stacks. Really though, other than the 2nd boss I did fairly well. I just need more practice so it becomes more natural and I spend less time trying to remember what my upcoming moves are. Plus better timing on pet cooldowns.

I will not be participating tonight.  My WAR is only 58, almost 59, but still not geared.  Also I will not be around this Friday or next week.

Thanks Jonas.

I personally will be out on Friday 8/28 for a wedding (yes, on a Friday.....) - I'll do up a reminder when that week arrives.

Also, since we learned that we have more than 8 people wanting to raid (and capable of learning/handling Savage IMHO), I plan to keep Wyd's OP here updated with who is interested and who seemingly has a main slot vs sub slot - just know that depending on various things this could change. Since we all know that RL can hit at any time (remember how our last raid team went!), I kindly ask subs to be ready to jump in each night if you're available. I think Wyd touched on that in the meeting, but I feel it's good to put that out there again.

To help keep all raiders involved, I will put more effort into helping anyone on the list here get their Alex Normal gear if they need any, and work on providing tips for your job and/or Savage mechanics so you can fine tune as best as possible and be ready when you're dialed up. In return, I'd ask that all who want be involved.... ESPECIALLY subs... speak up in-game if you need/want to run Alex Normal when you're online, or do some dungeons for Eso. With Savage's current difficulty and limitations on upgrading gear, it's critical to both stay capped on tomes/turn-in items and get in practice playing together as a team. We really have to be on top of our game in order to stand a chance at clearing Savage turns.

Last, but most important of all - DON'T FORGET TO STUDY A1 VIDS !!!

We need a rep DPS tonight (Fri 8/21/15) or a later start time...  Raven Soul got a call today for a job interview over dinner, which is kind of a big deal. I'm wishing him luck!   :cheer:

Yo I just want to say that I will be good to raid tomorrow September 1 however on Friday September 4th I close so I won't be able to log on until 9pm CST at the earliest. If you want to wait for me I'll Tank Friday night but if not you guys might want to find a fill in.

Thanks Sered. A reminder also that I'm out this Friday (9/4) to attend a wedding.

Soo Kevin officially quit.....I knew that he probably would at some point, it is what it is, so with that said we have an opening for a melee dps. 

We have options IMO:

- If Jonas can sort out the DRG rotation and get in the required range for Savage, that's an option
- If Navi wants to DRG, she can probably get and do solid DPS as she's in a decent range with her current gear. Asteraoth could WHM in that scenario.
- If Samm comes back and still has the schedule he expected, we could take his SMN and wreck house. Except that makes us ranged-heavy...
- Probably others I'm forgetting (sorry if I missed you, but speak up!!)
- Go outside of the FC and pick up a star like Nova Nyne (if he's still looking for a group)

The real and SERIOUS challenge we're facing is that Kevin was our top DPS by far and probably well above any replacement we get. This means that as a team we will need to crank out an extra 200-300 DPS (total, not each lol) to stand a chance at clearing once we get smooth with the mechanics. Hopefully some of that will come with improving on mechanics and having better timing with combos, burst damage timing, etc.

I'd highly suggest watching rotation guides and A1S PoV / job guides to learn how to maximize for the entire fight. If just one DPS (or even tank/healer) is a little out of sync, it will bring our progress to a halt quickly. This is top-skill content and can't be taken lightly.

All that said, I still think we have a decent team and the potential to get clears. We need to keep our heads up, keep talking and have overall good learning sessions.
Go Team!!!   :cheer:

Well, I went a head of you guys and spoke with Nova, and he is okej with helping out if you guys need help with your raids. =)

Thanks Ise!! Right now I think we're rolling with the Navi DRG + Ast WHM setup since that went well Tuesday, but with RL and all we'll always need extras to cover.  :)

Tuesday we were getting to the 2nd jump a fair bit and the boss(es) had hp in the 35-ish percent range.