Originally Posted by
Telcular
The raid difficutly varies from Raid rifts (very pugable, happends several times a day, no lockout) to Tier 2 raids (currently the hardest ones in rift), which i'd say you'd need a good guild to make progress in.
You don't have to be in a guild to raid, as i said, raid rifts could be done in pugs if you so want, and so could the 10man raids (Drowned Halls & Gilded Prophecy) , however those 2 will need ad more coordinated group.
It usually dosen't matter how they look since most people wear a costume item over it, there is however some unique looks (like 2handed cleric & warrior showel from Gilded Prophecy).
And no, you do not have to raid everyday unless you want to raid hardcore, I have recently joined a new guild, and the 10man group i was in cleared both 10man instances in almost 2 hours (1-2 wipes in total) , and we have a 20man raid tomorrow (sunday).
We make progress, but not hardcore.