Bored of the Rancor raid? Try playing "450"!
Our guild is literally one or two weeks away from running Tank Heroic raids (our last attempt came up just short) and of course we've been running T7 Rancors for a long time -- long enough that several of us have OG Han 7-starred.
As a guild we've made the decision to curb the damage (500K max) dealt by those of us lucky enough to have finished Han, so that lower-level members get to place higher and finish him sooner. This is great for the guild as a whole, but it does get a bit boring for those who have "stepped down".
I imagine there are tons of guilds in our situation -- T7 free-for-alls are over in minutes, and once you have Han finished the raid definitely loses its draw.
But out of nowhere this week we kind of just invented this side game that we call "450" to keep things a little more interesting for those of us under the 500K cap. How does it work? Here are the rules:
Only those who have Han finished (and hence are capped at 500K damage) are eligible to play
Participation is entirely voluntary (although non-participants are still curbed at 500K of course)
At Free-For-All time (we use a 24-hour 0-damage registration period, then FFA) the goal is to score as close to 450K damage overall, without going over. The closest score wins!
At the end of the raid, the winner gets to request a piece of raid gear, and the 5 players who have overshot by the widest margin have to donate (it's 5 players because purple gear requests top out at 5 pieces)
If fewer than 5 people have overshot, those who are under by the widest margin (i.e. furthest from 450K) also donate
Requested gear must be farmable from a LS/DS node to ensure donations can be fulfilled
It's a simple game, but if like us your FFAs go quickly you'll find it's quite difficult to score without going over before the raid is finished, so it's definitely a challenge! And the friendly competition keeps things fresh for those people who have otherwise no challenge left in the Rancor raid.
It's entirely possible some other guilds do something similar, but this came to us organically and it's been such a success that we thought we'd share with the community.
Give it a try! I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)
Thann Solaar, Dead Man Ewoking officer
As a guild we've made the decision to curb the damage (500K max) dealt by those of us lucky enough to have finished Han, so that lower-level members get to place higher and finish him sooner. This is great for the guild as a whole, but it does get a bit boring for those who have "stepped down".
I imagine there are tons of guilds in our situation -- T7 free-for-alls are over in minutes, and once you have Han finished the raid definitely loses its draw.
But out of nowhere this week we kind of just invented this side game that we call "450" to keep things a little more interesting for those of us under the 500K cap. How does it work? Here are the rules:
It's a simple game, but if like us your FFAs go quickly you'll find it's quite difficult to score without going over before the raid is finished, so it's definitely a challenge! And the friendly competition keeps things fresh for those people who have otherwise no challenge left in the Rancor raid.
It's entirely possible some other guilds do something similar, but this came to us organically and it's been such a success that we thought we'd share with the community.
Give it a try! I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)
Thann Solaar, Dead Man Ewoking officer
