Intro to Dungeons

Inevitable Betrayal

Queuing for Dungeons

Random Queuing

Specific Dungeons

Dungeon Roles

3 Basic Roles

• Tank – Able to absorb and mitigate large amounts of

damage

• Healer– Heal party members

• DPS– Quickly do high damage to targets

Dungeons v. Raids

• Dungeon – 5 players; Gear is better than questing

• Raids – end game content; best gear

– Require: 10, 25 or 40 player teams

Dungeon / Raid Etiquette

• PUG – Pick up Group

– Expectation that you know the dungeon / raid

– Expectation that you know what gear is appropriate

– Expectation that you know your role and class

– Expectation that you are trying to complete the dungeon as quickly as possible

– Highly variable experience

– Inconsistent

Dungeon / Raid Etiquette

• Guild Run

– Expectation that you have research the dungeon/ raid and are prepared to learn

– Expectation that you will ask questions and alert members if you do not know fights

– Expectation that you will need only on items appropriate to your class and role without asking

– Goal is consistent experience and improved efficiency

Types of Guild Runs

• Partial v Full run

– May run dungeon or raid for a specific piece of gear

• Gear up Run

– Goal is to gather best gear for player(s)

• Dungeon Walk-in

– Travel to the dungeon instead of using Auto-queue

Communications

Chats

• Guild Chat – Green text; accessed by typing /g in the chat box; only people currently online in the guild can read

• Dungeon Chat – Orange Chat; accessed by typing /i in the chat box; only the dungeon party can read

• Raid Chat – Orange Chat; accessed by typing /raid in the chat box; only those in the raid can read

Looting

Looting

• Regardless of the run:

– Expected to loot all mobs

– Expected to know how to pass, need, or greed roll

– Generally, only need on items you can use and are improvements; the rest greed or pass

– Know your stat priority and item levels

Looting Terminology

• Need roll – click on the need icon in the auto roll window. Highest need roll wins, Need roll trump all greed rolls. Binds all gear won to the roller

• Greed roll – Click on the greed icon in auto roll window. Highest greed roll wins if there were no need rolls. Allows gear to keep its characteristic regarding being tradable or not

• Pass roll – click on the pass icon in the auto roll window. This button has you pass on the item.

Looting Terminology

• BoP – Binds on Pickup. This means that the gear is automatically bound to your one player and can only be sold to a vendor.

• BoE – Bind on Equip. This means that the gear can be sold on the Auction House or sent to another player to use

Navigating Dungeons

In-game Resources

• Map

– The map will show you the layout of the dungeon. Skulls mark the bosses, and numbers mark the location of needed quest items

• Add ons

– Additional programs you download to customize your interface and provide you with assistance

Out of Game Resources

• Metagaming sites

– Wowhead

– Icy-veins

– YouTube search for specific dungeon

– Askmrrobot

– Noxxic

Required Addons

• Most guilds will require raiders to have the following addons:

– Recount – shows player and team performance

– Deadly Mob Boss – Alerts players to mob special abilities

– Omen (tanks only) – shows the amount of threat generated by all players.

When things go bad

Common Issues

• Wiping – The entire party gets killed

• Ninjas – players that need on gear that is not appropriate for their class. Ninjas typically will leave group after they get the targeted item

• Kicking – Sometimes groups will put a player to a kick vote. If the majority votes to kick the player, they will be removed from the party with no penalty.

Common Issues

• Repairs – Each time you fight or take damage, your gear loses durability. You need to repair your gear and weapons on a consistent basis to allow them to continue to protect you and add damage.

• Full Bags – Make sure you empty your bags and repair prior to entering a dungeon or raid

Happy Dungeoning!

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