Naxx has been out for 6 months, if you haven't at LEAST been to the four horsemen yet, you're not exactly a hardcore guild. If you HAVE been to the four horsemen, with tier 3 gear not being replaced until lvl ~68ish, you clear enough of the content that any smart guild is going to farm Naxx during the leveling process anyway to get more suppliment gear (perhaps sans LOLatheb just because of the consumable requirements - and even he would be worth it if you've cleared everything else and still want to give Sapph a try)
Gear you get during the leveling grind is made for leveling anyway, not raiding...i.e. tanking and regen healing gear aren't itemized between 60 and 70...you'll be wearing your lvl 60 dreadnaught to medihv's tower to tank in.
I hardly see why people still make this arguement. Naxx is the best instance pre BC implemented in the game, and the people who have spent the time and money on it SHOULD be rewarded for being in the heart of end game. Their reward is gear they will keep to 70. For those that didn't make it there, the time involved learning the coordination isn't worth it as there are viable replacements while leveling. Raid gear helps raiding, people who raided Naxx will continue to raid in BC.
To everyone complaining about new content overshadowing a dungeon made 6 months ago...welcome to MMO's, get used to it.
Also forgot, there is no repop at all in BWL. Goblins will respawn if you do not take out the whole pack, but once the packs are gone, the instance stays clear for the duration of the raid timer. Once again, raid and mob specific. ^^
There is no generalization, it depends on the specific mob. In MC before Mags and Garr go down, Lava Surgers and Core Hounds are on 18 minute timers. They despawn when their respective bosses go down 30 minutes after players leave the instance.
I've had regular mobs respawn on me coming back to ZG in the middle of a 4 hour run (went out to repair, first set of mobs at the bottom of the stairs right as you zone in were there when I got back)
Trash mobs in Strath have respawned in the time it takes from going from Baron to SS. It depends on the mob, there is no universal timer.
Do you not understand that the gates opening is a world event and not instanced? Think of the movie Starship Troopers, except taking place in Stormwind. Blizz already said you don't have to be sitting around in Silithus to experience the event.:)
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Naxx has been out for 6 months, if you haven't at LEAST been to the four horsemen yet, you're not exactly a hardcore guild. If you HAVE been to the four horsemen, with tier 3 gear not being replaced until lvl ~68ish, you clear enough of the content that any smart guild is going to farm Naxx during the leveling process anyway to get more suppliment gear (perhaps sans LOLatheb just because of the consumable requirements - and even he would be worth it if you've cleared everything else and still want to give Sapph a try)
Gear you get during the leveling grind is made for leveling anyway, not raiding...i.e. tanking and regen healing gear aren't itemized between 60 and 70...you'll be wearing your lvl 60 dreadnaught to medihv's tower to tank in.
I hardly see why people still make this arguement. Naxx is the best instance pre BC implemented in the game, and the people who have spent the time and money on it SHOULD be rewarded for being in the heart of end game. Their reward is gear they will keep to 70. For those that didn't make it there, the time involved learning the coordination isn't worth it as there are viable replacements while leveling. Raid gear helps raiding, people who raided Naxx will continue to raid in BC.
To everyone complaining about new content overshadowing a dungeon made 6 months ago...welcome to MMO's, get used to it.
Also forgot, there is no repop at all in BWL. Goblins will respawn if you do not take out the whole pack, but once the packs are gone, the instance stays clear for the duration of the raid timer. Once again, raid and mob specific. ^^
There is no generalization, it depends on the specific mob. In MC before Mags and Garr go down, Lava Surgers and Core Hounds are on 18 minute timers. They despawn when their respective bosses go down 30 minutes after players leave the instance. I've had regular mobs respawn on me coming back to ZG in the middle of a 4 hour run (went out to repair, first set of mobs at the bottom of the stairs right as you zone in were there when I got back) Trash mobs in Strath have respawned in the time it takes from going from Baron to SS. It depends on the mob, there is no universal timer.
Do you not understand that the gates opening is a world event and not instanced? Think of the movie Starship Troopers, except taking place in Stormwind. Blizz already said you don't have to be sitting around in Silithus to experience the event. :)