We intended to run RFC for the 1st time with our druids because, as I've mentioned, it should be so easy getting a group that we could probably hold out for semi-competent one. My desire to see pve instance content is only matched by my general loathing of pugs. I ran deadmines on an alt and while it was fun to an extent the moron level was high causing constant and unnecessary wipes. Our first "tank" had never used defensive stance before, but it didn't really matter as the dps nuked and chain-pulled on sight. They also considered a mob running away to be a victory (and they should just let him go cos he'll come back in a minute anyway).
On the other hand I want to pug because it gives you access to new people and you can find some skilled buddies. Tankit especially is going to have to pug a ton on his way to finding the right endgame guild. In the deadmines we had a feral druid join us for Shredder and he immediately put on an awesome off-tank display. In control and aware of what was happening around him. I whispered him and friended him. Of ocurse that was on the US server so it doesn't help me now, but it does serve as inspiration for pugging. I'm just not entirely sure whether the lower level instances are the best place to find skilled companions.
Our hunters dinged 19 before we knew it and I decided we should try to duo RFC (the 4 RFC quests we had turned green as we dinged). We did Stockades together by ourselves at 29 on a lock and shaman and it was challenging but fun. I didn't expect to find anything tricky in here but running through it before we pugged it on the druids couldn't hurt.
We wiped once, early, on a bad trash pull. It wasn't really J's fault, her boar pathes a little randomly at times. We learned a lesson from that tho and made sure to pull the targetted mobs further towards us before intercepting them with the pets. There were no issues at all and we sped through the dungeon. The trickiest part, in an admittedly very simple beginner-friendly instance, is probably getting to Taragaman. The bridges create a LOS issue that forces you to get fairly close to make the initial pull, the mobs are tightly packed into each of the "islands" meaning your pull has to be accurate, and there are small pats wandering around the circle of islands.
Taragaman dropped Subterranean Cape for us and J let me take it as she had a green cloak already and I was wearing a white piece with 12 armor. While obviously better for a rogue or druid (I probably wouldn't even have rolled for it had we been pugging properly) and being *only* level 13, the cloak is a huge upgrade for me. I wasn't joking when I said gear was our main problem. Bol is level 21 now and still wearing grey gloves. At level 17 he picked up Tribal Pants and they were easily the best piece of gear he owned.
Of course my taking the cape means I'll likely be deferring at least the 1st Fang drop from Wailing Caverns to J but the place looks so packed with good loot (amazing loot for our raggedy toons) that we should both make out well.
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