Raider.io is a waste, just play with friends and push keys.
IO is a tool...if used positively, can be awesome. But like all tools, it's the people that use them, that determine it's success.There are hard truths in WoW...Playing a meta class DOES open more doors...Getting carried to a high IO score DOES NOT mean you're a skilled player.IO score only shows a completion result, not a participation account.No score can be trusted...What CAN be trusted, is getting to know people, running consistently with them, and earning higher keys through cooperation, determination and perseverance. Use it, don't use it...high scores mean as much/little as low or no scores...
I hate the idea of a third-party program dictating how I should play WoW.I have 7 level 120 characters and I like to run a mythic+ (10-15) Freehold on each of them once a week for the mythic chest. But, of course, Raider.IO adds up your score over all 10 dungeons so my score is probably sub-100 even though I'm an expert on Freehold (and that's the only dungeon I queue for).So I should run the other 9 dungeons on all of my characters and learn the fine points of each dungeon just to improve my Raider.IO score? No Thank You!
should have just said "reroll tank class", then you have no problem making a group
blizzard should ban raider io
I'm playing at an average level (M+10 or 15, whichever award the highest loot in the current patch) and well... the author is not wrong."Reroll to a better class" has upset a lot of person here, but it's true. I'm playing with a group of friends, I don't really look at RaiderIO Score (Except if they have a big RaiderIO Score, in that case I never take them into the group, too many experience with guy like that leaving after one wipe), but I do look at class/spec.If the group lack a BloodLust, I'm gonna take one. If we lack heavy AOE, or crow-control, or whatever, I'm gonna choose someone who can bring that. You can't play Feral or Survival Hunter, spec who are lacking in several area, and expect to being taken into group over any Meta-Class. There are a lot of players playing dps in LFG, why the person who put time and effort in leveling up the key should take a sub-par class ?
do higher level keys.... that's it. Pepega
Very nice tips !
I like Raider.IO as a guage of people you're taking into a group BUT its not the most reliable thing. Prefer to use it to see how i compare (which atm isnt great! lol) compared to others in similar spec/roles.RIO itself isnt toxic its the people applying the 'rules' of not accepting people below a score that are toxic.My only real problem with it is encouraging people to have a higher R.IO score only really encourages people getting boosted. Seen a fair few players with 2k+ score that don't try to interrupt, cc, move out of boss abilities etc, making the R.IO score null/void. Its a team time metric, not an individual player metric.
good guide, good choice of words! i can agree with all of them.i might add when chasing r.io score and going LFG tool, one shold not skip keys. ie once having all keys on 15 not going for 17 or even more. 16 is the next one. there is no friendship drive bonus which get you places where you never have been!