Disappointed

That's the word to describe my feelings about last night raid. Allow me to reiterate what I expect from a raid.

Everyone is on time. 7 pm start time means a mob is being pulled at 7 pm.

Everyone is buffed before start time, including food, class, personal, and mage table.

Once started, afk's should be kept to a minimum and grouped together for more efficiency if possible.

Everyone should know what is an upgrade and what they might be hoping for from a boss.

Keep....the raid....moving! Some of us have a very limited amount of time to devote to this particular endeavor.

So, last night's raid was Naxx10. I was hoping we could clear at least three wings and possibly half or more of the fourth. From last week's raid, I didn't figure my expectations were too high.

Wrong.

From the get go, we had issues. Some of the things were understandable: Teurion was 15 minutes late due to RL stuff, VA was not feeling well enough to heal, our DPS warrior had to go afk to care for his wife. No problem.

However, even after Teurion showed up, we still had people who were MIA. In fact, while we knew we'd have to scrounge up a DPS, our OT didn't even show his face. So, it's 8 pm by the time we get our crap together.

We then proceeded to spend an hour and 15 minutes on the Military quarter that included only one wipe. An hour....and fifteen minutes..../sigh.

What is more aggravating is that we went to the Arachnid quarter and got the Arachnophobia achievement, which is killing the first and last bosses within 20 minutes of each other. After loot distribution, it was almost 10, so I logged.

So, why so long? I think the overriding factor was that Teurion was not Raid Leader. See, when he's Raid Leader, he keeps the raid moving. It's not that he always chain pulls, which he does a fair amount, but rather it's the "Herding Cats" attitude that he takes. He keeps pushing...moving...pulling...if someone needs to afk, he'll pull without them if he has a healer. There is an urgency in his leading, and we, as raiders, pick up on it and respond accordingly.

And that's what I want in a raid. Last night, I felt like a lot of my time was wasted (and it was!) waiting on other people. I fail to see how hard it is to be prepared for a raid! We all know when it starts, what day it's scheduled, what we need to fulfill our role. What's the freaking problem, people???

(Oh, dear, I'm buildin' up a head of steam....)

I thought that Blood for Blood was a raiding guild. Sure, it's not a hardcore raiding guild where you get kicked for missing an application of Serpent Sting, but still, it's a raiding guild. So, it's disappointing that we can't seem to show up on time and clear the content in a timely fashion. We are more than capable; it just seems that the will to do so is lacking.

I'm not really excited about tonight's run, especially if it includes more of the same from last night.

I'd better stop now...and for the people in B4B who might read this, let's get our crap together!