Am I the only person that wants 40 man raids back?

I know some people didn't like BWL, AQ40 etc. because of the fact that they didn't always get gear, but was gear that had to attain for you?

I went through it all and it was easy enough to get items even with the 39 people with you.

But what I really want to know is that are there any plans from Blizzard to re-establish 40 man raids?

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But what I really want to know is that are there any plans from Blizzard to re-establish 40 man raids?

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No.

with any luck we can get our beloved 40 mans back.

BWL ftw

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Am I the only person that wants 40 man raids back?

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Probably. ;)

j/k...I never went on one as the idea simultaneously appealed to me & appeared to be totally impractical re: fitting into my schedule. I never had time for them when they were around & I likely wouldn't have or make time for them now.

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Am I the only person that wants 40 man raids back?

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I heard they never left. Probably just a rumor though. Raiders raid for fun, not gear. So if 40 mans were still around then people would still be raiding them.

Because it's fun.

You mean raids where 20 people carry the weight of 40? No thanks.

Let go of the past. They are done and never coming back.

The final expansion will mostly bring back 40 mans, maybe more.


Can you wait 6 years?

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You mean raids where 20 people carry the weight of 40? No thanks.

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I don't know what kinds of guilds you were in but if that was a problem you could always look for a new one.

I wonder if anyone in Blizzard has thought of bringing them back?

Dev's, any plans?

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I don't know what kinds of guilds you were in but if that was a problem you could always look for a new one.

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Coming from an MC scrub you would have no idea.

40 mans never went away, they all still exist, just go do them.

New content should not be more then 25 players, actually 20 would be better.

I think it's a bad idea if for no other reason than guild management. Right now, guilds are recruited to fill slots in 25 man raids - we don't get too many extra people because you don't really want too many circumstances where people are sitting out on raid nights. Not many guilds are filled enough to hit two 25 mans at once, so the extra recruiting and gearing a guild would have to do to tackle any new 40 man raid would be detrimental to the raiding community at large.

Yes, some guilds could pull it off just fine, but it would spell the end of the new class of "Casual Raiding" guilds that have managed to spring up and be successful with the 25 man cap.

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I think it's a bad idea if for no other reason than guild management. Right now, guilds are recruited to fill slots in 25 man raids - we don't get too many extra people because you don't really want too many circumstances where people are sitting out on raid nights. Not many guilds are filled enough to hit two 25 mans at once, so the extra recruiting and gearing a guild would have to do to tackle any new 40 man raid would be detrimental to the raiding community at large.

Yes, some guilds could pull it off just fine, but it would spell the end of the new class of "Casual Raiding" guilds that have managed to spring up and be successful with the 25 man cap.

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The 25-person raid model has allowed us to create exciting encounters where the individual contribution of each raid member is much greater. Though the number of players participating is smaller, there are still enough people to create the atmosphere of a huge and epic battle. In short, we're very happy with our current raid model, and have no plans at this time to reintroduce 40-person raid dungeons.

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qft.
with 40 mans, there were always those hunters who put on auto shot and went to a strip club during a bossfight, amazingly coming back to nab the loot like they were actually playing.

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qft.
with 40 mans, there were always those hunters who put on auto shot and went to a strip club during a bossfight, amazingly coming back to nab the loot like they were actually playing.

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Sounds like 40 mans need to come back...and I need to level Hunter.

As raid size increases, your chances of bringing some jerk who thinks he's the next Leeroy Jenkins also increases.

10 man raids are enough of a headache for me - I can't imagine trying to corral a 40 man raid.