2010-08-03, 09:39 PM
IllegallySane Wrote:What happened to doing Hard Mode?
They're still there. No raids have currently been implemented. Alot is still in heavy development and not ready for testing in Cataclysm.
The thing is, you are not forced to do 25-man raids anymore. 10 man drops the same loot as 25 man. The only difference is that somethings are half a tier better in 25 man (though, I have a good feeling there will be more things they'll add in 25 man that will make the community aim for it).
On top of that, 10 man and 25 man are on the same raid lockout. You can downgrade a 25-man RaidID into three 10-man RaidIDs. In example, if you killed 2/5 bosses in a 25 man raid, you can downgrade the RaidID, and all three groups will pick up from 2/5, all on different IDs. The fight mechanisms will be near the same minus a few things.
Heroics still exist and are like a mix of Icecrown Citadel and Ulduar Hard mode. You can enter right away by setting the Raid to Heroic (ICC-like). Certain bosses are only available in 10/25 Heroic Mode, and must be reached/achieved (Ulduar-like)