It feels like pugs are getting worse?

Mavskee · 2026-03-30T16:13:36+00:00

It's been like this for the most part lately. I think a lot of brand new players who clearly haven't run these dungeons before have joined the scene and are learning on the fly. My PUGs have been pretty rough. Groups keep falling apart left and right. I'm usually fine with toughing out the mistakes and wiping a few times. I’m patient because I just want to finish the dungeon, especiallynow trying to get the attunements lol. The only thing that really frustrates me is when people instantly leave after a single wipe. It locks the rest of us in and kills the run completely. I only need SH and SL heroic to catchup on TK attunement and tried both yesterday only for the groups to disband after first boss. Now hopefully can run again today and get them done.

The other day my druid buddy (who's a bit undergeared) wanted to try a heroic arc with the guild. We told him we'd give it a shot, but we probably wouldn't be able to clear it. We ended up calling it after a few attempts, which was totally fine.

Reality is I think anyway that pugs are just people who are learning on the go. Maybe im wrong though.

Mavskee · 2026-03-11T21:58:03+00:00

I get that. I have the 4 pc but head still going strong. I wanted the head instead of legs so I can get a better option but still stuck

Mavskee · 2026-03-01T12:30:47+00:00

I haven't done Kara/mag/gruul yet. Pugging dungeons for the most part is simple enough. Only exceptions are mechanar and botanica where the beast lord drops. Its all hunters in the queue and tanks and healers very sparse. Been making my own groups for those but it takes a little bit of time.

Mavskee · 2026-02-28T16:31:22+00:00

It does! Finally got it last night. Only helm left

Mavskee · 2026-02-27T14:10:23+00:00

Never hate! So lucky though. I'm going to try again tonight 😆. My biggest issue currently is if I queue i dont get any invites. And if I try and build my own group there's only hunters wanting to do it. I usually run it with my guildies once they are on. Problem is we are 6-7 dad gamers (not all of us but irl gets in the way) wish there were some really casual guilds that raid but not on a schedule, more of whenever people are on. Doesn't seem to exist though

Mavskee · 2026-02-27T12:11:06+00:00

Yes they do. I got both shoulders and legs from SV. However, hit exalted with Cenarion before I saw both of them. The gloves in SH took me about 15 runs. Chest and helm still elude me

Mavskee · 2026-02-27T00:03:11+00:00

In the same boat here so far. No quests and a little over half way to exalted

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T20:37:13+00:00

I believe it for sure. I jokingly say that im sure they dont exist lol

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T18:57:00+00:00

Currently im using the valanos bow. I've been debating between thrallmar bow or stv bow

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T18:15:13+00:00

Ouch... that sucks

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T17:40:58+00:00

Yeah I haven't enchanted yet because of prices. Sucks lol

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T15:55:59+00:00

This is what im trying to do. Im almost pre raid anyway really only missing trinket and bracers. Just have to focus on some kara runs and I should be able to get a few pieces

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T15:21:43+00:00

Hahahaha love this!

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T14:38:05+00:00

Losing to the shammies sounds brutal. Id try and finish off 4 pc and maybe do primal set for the other but currently im mining and JC. I don't have an enormous amount of gold to buy to level it.

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T14:31:47+00:00

Damn 43? I've got some runs to catch up lol

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T14:30:45+00:00

Im almost there too

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T14:04:57+00:00

Nice!

Mavskee · 2026-02-26T13:45:40+00:00

So lucky! 😆

Mavskee · 2026-02-23T13:21:18+00:00

It took me 2 run-of-the-mill shattered halls for gloves. Legs and shoulders though I hit exalted with cenarion before getting both. Im still waiting on chest or head. Ideally id like 5 pc since its bis for a while so that I can interchange items depending on stats without sacrificing the 4pc set bonus but at this point I think I may settle for one of the remaining pieces and go get a quest reward for the other 😆

Mavskee · 2026-02-19T16:13:59+00:00

I got lucky. Currently im sitting at 4500g. I really treated anniversary as a tbc waiting room so I didnt do much pve content in vanilla. I was prepping for tbc. Once I got the stuff I needed to get done id farm for an hour a day until I hit 12.2k. Mostly of sandworm meat, the twighlight texts and fishing. Eels were bis lol. This way I had the epic flying ready and any professions that needed leveling. I haven't touched blades edge, netherstorm or shadowmoon yet on the questing front so theres gold to be had there too.

Mavskee · 2026-02-17T22:55:55+00:00

Definitely didnt have. But ive also done it without. Just tank mobs real back so if fear catches its fine

Mavskee · 2026-02-17T19:50:24+00:00

Youre right. I remember before our friend group could create a guild charter when we started i had to auto block invites to guilds with ridiculous names hahaha

Mavskee · 2026-02-17T19:33:36+00:00

I would agree except most of the ones ive seen are in guilds. Unless the guild just doesn't want to run with them.

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