Tuesday we had a Flex wing 3 run. We managed to down Malkorak but didn't get any further. We kept getting shredded by treasures of Pandaria. We have lost a couple more players so balancing the group was a bit trickier, and by the end it proved to be just to hard for us to push through.
Wednesday we went ahead and took a couple whacks at Blackfuse. The trash almost did us in and he walked all over us. After a few tries we decided to hop back to wing 2 and took down Galakras just so a few people could have a chance at loot. Galakras himself was a bigger challenge then normal, because once again we are feeling the absence of those who left us, that used to do a couple jobs like the towers that had to be covered by new folks.
The problems we are facing right now are the result of 2 things.
1. We are playing with several individuals. Schedules change, needs change, the way we play the game changes. This leads to people leaving or going elsewhere or looking elsewhere for new challenges. We have lost more then a few people because we are a laid back group who takes their time to work through content instead of yelling/pushing/being extreme.
2. We are in the end of expansion slump. If your like me this is the time it's hardest to log in and play sometimes. We have been playing the same content since December, and it feels there is nothing new to see. This is the period I spend more time on other realms and leveling alts. It feels extremely harsh this time because Blizzard managed to push out content so quickly in Mists of Pandaria. In truth we are looking at about the same about of time between final patch and the the new expansion as we always have. It's just falling because that new content every 3-4 month push they managed that is making it so painful.
Part of raiding is rebuilding and relearning. It wouldn't hit us as bad if we were one of the teams who goes hardcore and has the content chewed up in a month or two, but with the way we raid it means we spend a lot longer on the content, so we have a lot longer to lose and have change happen on the team. This has hit us particularly hard this time around and it feels like every time we have gained traction the dynamic has been shaken up and we are relearning how to balance with each other.
I will tell you the one thing that drives crazy is when we get on a run, are downing new bosses every other week and people leave so they can see the content quicker. I have never understood the desire to jump in with a new group when you are already making progress. I will admit I have a dark chuckle with myself when these people leave and a two months later the new guild/raid team implode and those folks who are left in the dust are once again looking for a new home. Some of them come back to us... most keep wandering and I hope they all eventually find a new home that suits them. When someone leaves I do sincerely with them good luck, I just am not surprised when they don't find it.
So we trudge on... This next week we will be starting Wing 1 again to once again build and help bring more people into a working position on the team. I am tired of re-hashing this, but I will keep going on until the new expansion hits. Then I will get the same break as everyone else as I level my characters, and will be looking forward to the new content with everyone else.
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