Raiding Roles - Where do we all fit?

[Fursphere]

Before we get too crazy on this raiding thing, we need to discuss roles. As multiboxers, we have a wide range of classes / specs available, often times each one of us can cover any role in a raid.

But that doesn't mean the raid will be big enough to cover all of our toons. And everyone has strengths and weaknesses, as well as personal raiding agendas.

I am 90% comfortable main tanking, main healing, and dpsing in a raid environment. I know a lot of others aren't (and I didn't get here overnight.. there was a steep learning curve). And there is some stuff I just can't do, so I adjust accordingly. Sometimes I lean on solo players in a raid, having them target for my toons, or my toons following them around in case I need to handle something complicated on the tank.

There are many "tricks" to this - as everyone will learn as we get deeper into raiding a multiboxing guild.

But anyway, what does everyone else WANT to do? I want everything to be fun and relaxed. If you don't want to heal - you shouldn't have too (although we need healers, or we don't get anywhere).

Also not everyone can tank. Everyone wants to tank, but its just not feasible. That doesn't mean you can't spec your tank to DPS and beat on stuff for the night instead, and still loot up some tank gear along the way. I have no issues about this. In heroics my brother and I swap back and forth tanking, because we both like doing it. We can do this in a raid too, as long as gear permits. (you tank this one, I'll tank the next.. etc). Doesn't really matter to me.

So speak up everyone, what do YOU want to do? What are you comfortable doing?

And I'm willing to host some off-hour off-night Naxx10 / OS10 runs to get people used to 'boxing raids and gearing up. I'll even solo heal it - I don't have to 'box.