Revision as of 00:12, 26 May 2023

Common Raid Rules

This is a currated list of common raid rules. Note that rules are sourced from the Raid FAQ page which is considered the authoritative source.

97% Rule

Must get target under 97% within 1 minute of engage. If you fail to reach 97% within the 1 minute mark you must drop your engage. You may re-attempt after waiting 3 minutes.

discussion

There are currently only 3 targets that this rule applies

1. Dozekar
2. Yelinak
3. Zlandicar

Encounter Stall

Taken from the FAQ Page

Your granted about the length of a DA to properly engage a target. That means you are given, about the length of a DA, to get the target sufficiently tanked. That means either having it tanked with heals rolling, or followwing it up with bumps to hold it until you do. Additional DA's are not allowed.

Discussion

There is a lot of discussion about what "about the length of a DA" means. This ambiguous rule has been the source of some recent raid concern discussion.

there is also a discussion on whether 1 or more DA's can be used legally for an engage. If so it could be strategically wise to help protect FTE's during failed bumps. For example if 1 DA is used to start the engage, additional DA's are used to help secure FTE but the target is adequately being bumped by the appropriate classes.

You are allowed to DA into a bump, as many bumps as needed. Bumping is the practice of using a discipline's like Weapopn Shield to parry all incoming attacks, typically used to buy time while stratigcally positioning other tanks and healers in place to stabilize an encounter.

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Discussion

Tracker FTE

When a guild obtains an FTE on a target without starting from a specified race-line, or by not following a vacate rule, they are considered to have committed a tracker FTE which should result in a concede

Discussion

From the faq page

Q15: Are either of my two trackers allowed to get FTE? A: Absolutely not. If one of your trackers gains FTE, you need to drop aggro immediately and concede/forfeit the mob. Furthermore, if a guild gets FTE, any other guilds that are tracking the mob and end up with tracker FTE as a result of the first guild are not DQd from the mob.

Q30: What can a tracker do? Trackers are for tracking. They cannot kite, pull, DPS, heal, buff or perform any actions that would populate on an encounter log. For Example: A mage tracker can COTH + lay down rods, but can't nuke or utilize their pet. Please Note: If utilizing a necromancer as a tracker, be aware their "twitch" spells will create an entry on an encounter log as well. If utilizing a cleric tracker; they will no longer be able to rez dead bodies and or heal any players that are part of the encounter.

TOV Vacate Rule

If your raid force exists in the same wing, at the time a desired target spawns, your raid force must vacate the wing entirely before engaging the target of interest. An FTE on the target prior to vacation is considered a Tracker FTE

discussion

If guild is pulling in Aary pit, crawling to Vyemm, and Feshlak spawns that guild must vacate the wing if they chose to go to Feshlak instead. Alternatively that guild may continue on and persue other targets, like Vyemm, but if an FTE from them goes out on Feshlak prior to vacation then it is considered a tracker FTE

This rule comes from the following text on the FAQ page.

MUST LEAVE THE WING ENTIRELY WHEN A RAID TARGET SPAWNS. ALLOWED 2 CHARACTERS MAX TO NOT LEAVE WING.