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There are three problems you can face when taking alts to raid content, even if it’s Karazhan: gear, skill and preparation. Gear is obvious enough: a character that’s newly level 70 in a handful of blues and levelling greens is hardly going to rock the Black Temple damage meters. This is more noticeable with tanks and healers, but even for DPS alts, things like having a large enough health pool can matter. Generally, you’ll set some standards for alts on raids to ensure that gear is at least sufficient for the content. Depending on how many mains you have along, and how draconian your guild usually is, you can choose to be fairly stringent or relax the rules. For example, you might want alts to meet Karazhan gear baselines that involve making some effort with crafted or heroic gear; Black Temple alts should have been to tier 5, and have a smattering of Zul’Aman and badge gear. |
Obviously everyone has to start somewhere, and making the rules too strict can just foster discontent, so you’ll need to find a balance that suits your guild. Skill is a debatable issue. If someone is fantastic at playing their main class, that doesn’t always translate to their alts, which can cause some sticky situations — having mediocre players doing stupid things because they’re on an alt can make the runs painful for everyone involved. Sometimes you have to say no to people, although it’s easier to do this in a positive light (we really need you on your main) than a negative one (you suck at your alt); note that they might find out the real reason eventually. The advantage of being in a large raid guild is you’re surrounded by good players of all classes and roles, so if someone’s not very good at playing their alt, point them at someone who can play that class for some tips.
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