MMO-Champion put together some lists of end-game loot, and where to get it.
All raiders should find this useful for gearing up for 25 man raids.
MMO-Champion Loot ListsBlizzard did an excellent job of providing a number of ways for people to get Raid-quality gear. Looking over this site at ilvl 200 gear will show you that it can be achieved through:
A) 10 Man Raids,
B) Heroic Drops,
C) Badges (More Accurately, Emblems of Heroism, but everyone still calls them badges)
D) Exalted Reputation with WOTLK Factions
Fortunately, a Heroic Instance run can provide easy access to B, C, and D all at the same time.
Unfortunately, though the quality pugs seems to be very high right now (Anyone already lvl 80 generally knows what they are doing), This doesnt mean that runs are easy to come by. A dps class can sit on-line in lfg for 5 hours and not get invited to a single pug. I know. I've done it. In fact I spent more than 6 days last week doing it. Only 4 pugs in over 30 hours of sitting in lfg. And I also know I'm not the only one who has been struggling.
All I'm saying is, let's do what we can to help others with the 'Raider' guild tag get into the Heroic Instance runs that will be needed for us all to be raid ready. I'm not saying that anyone isn't, but the reality is, that just as we must band together and focus our efforts to raid successfully, we will need to band together to
prepare for 25 man raids.
Please don't take my mentioning this as some form of complaint. Many guild members have reached out and helped me when they could and I'm grateful for their efforts.. To repeat, I'm not saying that anyone isn't doing what they can for their guildies, I'm merely pointing out that getting geared up for 25 mans is going to take a group effort, not unlike being prepared and making the push that end-game raid progression requires.
(Hmm. I wonder if I need to repeat that again to avoid defensive responses? I guess I will leave it and hope that everyone can see I'm trying to bring attention to a current environmental challenge that many are facing in trying to prepare for our future raids, and understand I'm not trying to QQ, 'I can't get into heroics!'
/crosses fingers and prays)The MMO-Champion certainly helped me to realize what pieces were available that will help me get the stats I need, and where to get find them. By knowing what is out there we can focus our efforts, we can better target our rep grinding and make better use of our badges.