ATTENTION Gryphon's Roost!
Welcome to Raid Night - our FCs main END-GAME event! Each Raid NIGHT we will delve into a chosen Raid and with our blood, sweat and tears emerge victorious. There will be 2 types of this event. The 1st one is the "Normal" one where we go for the default Raid difficulty and your class compositions do not matter as much. The 2nd type is the "Savage" Raid NIGHT. In this version, our party composition truly will matter and it is for this type that we have the "LOCKED" in class requirements. Bellow you will find more information regarding the requirements and composition rules for the harder difficulty Raid NIGHTs. Let the Night Raids beg... I mean Raid Nights begin!
Raid Night!!!!
Awesh runs this event, so it's his baby, his rules, aaaand all complaints and indeed praises go to him. Ok Awesh let's do this!
Requirements
Due to this being an End-game event (sort of) players will need to have completed most of (if not all) of the MSQ and unlocked the required Raids. While the Raids we will be in have their own LvL requirement, those will change depending on which one is chosen. So keep that in mind! All can in general join, but some Raids might simply not be available to you. Something you should also consider is having the required ITEM LVL to join a certain Raid, which also varies, depending on the chosen content. Regarding the Savage versions - you need to unlock those separately (usually just another mini-quest) and only those that have posted their LOCKED in classes can join those since it takes some more planning and skill to make it through them.
We do not need you to have previous Raid experience or be a master at it - we will learn together!
Group composition and class choice
The Basics
The Holy Raid Setup (a.k.a. The Not-Dying Squad)
We need:
2 Tanks – Big armor. Big vibes. Get punched in the face professionally.
2 Healers – Glue the tanks back together.
2 Melee DPS – Stand close, risk everything.
1 Ranged DPS – Cowards… but useful.
1 Caster DPS – Someone has to bring the magic eh?
Every job brings cool stuff:
Party buffs (make everyone hit harder) // Damage reduction (so we don’t instantly evaporate) //
Different damage
types //
Limit Breaks (big anime moment button) //
Savage Raid NIGHTs
Progression in Savage raiding is not “try a new class every Tuesday”. It is mastering the workings of a specific class, learning how to adapt, which skills to use when, your rotation and boss mechanics. Therefore we kindly ask you to LOCK IN a chosen class and stick to that for Savage versions of Raid NIGHT - there will be switching options naturally but it will have to be in-line with group compositions.
If we stack random stuff or keep swapping roles every week, the raid turns into:
“Why did we wipe?”
“I don’t know.”
Balanced team = smoother clears = less screaming.
If you LOCK IN your main job, you will:
Be better at your rotation.
Know when to press your defensive buttons.
Know when the tank swap happens.
Know when to scream.
Do more damage.
Cause Less chaos.
If you DON’T lock in, you:
Might have random cooldowns on your skills.
Might not line up your buffs with the group.
Might make the group relearn the same mechanic 27 times.
Might make everyone cry.
Raiding is a team sport.
Stability = victory.
Chaos = respawn screen.
So now we go over to the basic requirements and it is not hard I promise!
About Job choice
We know everyone has their favorite class. (I waaaanna be neeenjaaah! - Griff)
But sometimes:
5 people want to be Samurai.
0 people want to heal.
That becomes a problem.
Not everyone will get their first pick.
This is normal.
This is fine.
We will survive.
So with that in mind, we would like to ask for information, regarding your class choice. It is how we will build groups and have the option to properly plan out Raid Night. If your personal choice will not be compatible with the current group composition, you will still have your reserves as options or another forming group will find the space for you. We will make it work!
How to join
To join, simply post a short message on our Raid-night Discord Channel regarding your class choice - it will be treated as you joining the event, and we will fit you into our Group compositions.
Format the message as follows:
MAIN JOB (only 1 job - this will be your "LOCK IN" role)
(for example: MAIN JOB - TANK, Warrior)
EXTRA (2 additional jobs that you are proficient with, as your reserves)
(for example: SPARE: RDM, SMN)
Raid Experience (just some basic info so we know what to expect – savage, extreme, casual, first time, etc.)
(for example: Raid experience - Did Crystal Tower but nothing else)
This way you'll be locked in and ready to get placed, wooo!
Please post the above in the RAID NIGHT channel.
When does Raid Night take place?
Each separate Raid Night will be announced about a week before it occurs - treated in the same way as other events; voted upon and placed in the calendar. If you miss out on one, there will be another around the corner. We will also revisit them throughout our runs so do not worry about missing out on a specific Raid you're interested in.
The Ultimate Calling
Down the line there will be one Ultimate Gamer Squad™ marching bravely into Savage and Ultimate content like absolute degenerates. This elite unit will be hand-crafted based on vibes, chaos tolerance, the ability to not stand in orange and of course interest!
The skill celling here will be high, so keep that in mind. These Raid Nights will be held separate from the main event - unless we all get so good that we can just run them willy-nilly - who knows!
Pray to Hydaelyn.
Fear Zodiark.
Respect the callouts.
Do not greed the mechanic.
May your parses be high and your floor tanking minimal.
And so…
A long, long time ago…
Eight brave (slightly confused) adventurers gathered.
Some pressed the right buttons.
Some stood in the wrong place.
But together… they bonked the boss anyway.
The End.
(Or at least until the next Raid Nights...)
Awesh wrote a good portion of the text on this page. So! If you find anything stupid on it... that's on him, ha! - Your best leader ever, Griff