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See, none of you guys have fun just raiding with your guild? You're all doing it wrong.
That's why I'll never leave my current guild - its the perfect mix! I've got the advantages of being able to be the raider and glom all the shiny stuff, yet we're still casual enough that it doesn't feel like you're in a military regiment or that raiding is a second job. As such, raiding doesn't feel like a chore in my guild - its enjoyable and except when I'm informed that I'm MTing a boss that requires more responsibility then "hold agro and don't die" raiding is relaxing and stress free - even wipes can be fun if the RL doesn't spaz too hard.
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I have a very strong suspicion that T7 (10-man gear) is going to be more than adequate for Uludar T8 (10-man).
The intent of Blizz is to allow guilds that can only field 10-man raids continue to see more 10-man content, so requiring T7.5 gear to be able to do 10-man Ulduar wouldn't make any sense.
I am sure if you have T7.5 gear you will have an advantage over T7-geared people, but having "only" T7 ain't gonna kill ya.
Hmm, of course, that then brings up the question of what will U10/U25 raid gear differences be? Will we have T8 and T8.5 and if so, how will T8 compare to T8.5 - will the elitist QQ that its no fair that casuals can do U10 and have leet gear?
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I sorta know this feeling... my guild is stuck with 10-mans right now, as we haven't been successful recruiting for 25-mans. About half of our A-Team has either left or is busy with real life, so replacements simply don't exist right now. I am still leading EVERY raid we do, and since two of the people no longer raiding with us were tanks, we basically have no replacements (actually, our guild leader has sidelined his warlock to use a warrior alt as an OT).
End result is that I'm stuck in Naxxramas 2-4 nights a week, depending on how fast we clear it and if we try to put together a 25-man. It's painful and really causes burn-out.
I'm looking forward to Ulduar just to have something new to try. I'm hoping we can actually do the encounters in current 10-man gear, though.
Dont sweat it - every guild is different so ignore the "u sux" responses - make the most with what you can and enjoy the game.