Grouping Guide

Many of my loyal readers have listened to me rant over the last few years of how I feel that WoW leaves too much ability to solo and therefore players don't learn how to group or what they should do in a group. It finally dawned on me that maybe no one ever let you know how players should group, how they should behave, interact and cooperate. Well, have no fear, I am here to explain all!

As anyone who has done any grouping has learned, the success or failure of the group depends largely on everyone working together. I have been in many groups that have walked through high level instances with nothing but green and blue items and done it with ease. I have also been in an equal number of groups that have gone through in all epics and wiped, because they lost focus on what they should be doing or thought they were too good to have to worry about it. What do these examples teach us? I believe they teach us two things...

I ranted recently that Blizzard does not do a good job of teaching players about the things that will help them succeed in a group. At the time I didn't offer many solutions though. Having had time to think about it, this is my solution. I have created what I believe is the definitive guide on grouping in small group instances. By small group instances I mean 5 man instances. Much of what is discussed does transfer up to 10, 20 and 40 man instances, however some of the requirements change slightly. I will keep it up to date and change it as required. I will also accept any constructive comments or thoughts and add them to the guide and credit the author.

Ok, on to the guide itself. I have broken it down into sections detailing the basics of group combat, roles in a group, and more.

Have comments or suggestions? Thought of something that has been missed? Found an error? We would love to hear from you! Please email me at messiah@tentonhammer.com.