Like me, there are plenty of players who do not have the time/do not want to raid with a guild, but nevertheless like to raid. For them, there is only one option: To venture into a dark, twisted world, where iLvl and curve are king, idiot leaders roam freely and ninja looters are lurking in the shadows. However, hidden amongst the chaos, sometimes you find decent players who know their class and actually seem to have a brain.
I am asking you, my fellow adventurers, what is your experience pugging through the ogre kingdom, and what is your current progress?
At the start of the expansion pugging was a pain; everyone had low gear which we had to work with, a lot of people did not know what to do and thus finding a decent group was hard. I didn't come very far the first 2 weeks, but that improved after I got some gear, and being a hunter who are always wanted. I got into some decent groups and was able to finish normal pretty quickly, after which I was able to grap a good heroic group after the holidays which got me to 6/7 heroic. I have yet to kill Heroic Imperator. Came close several times, but the biggest problem is people leaving after 4 to 6 wipes even though we are getting close to a kill and the good groups all requiring curve.
The most funny things (actually some are not funny but rather sad) I encountered during my pugs was a 15k dps mage who was the leader of a heroic imperator group (we failed), a master looter who ninja'd a ring and Scales of Doom on heroic Butcher, several hunters who clamed how to know to swap on Butcher but once we start the fight clearly have no idea and a group consisting 2 tanks, 13 healers and 15 dps on hc imperator. We actually came very close but even that amount of healers can't keep the group alive when they step on mines in phase 4.
TLDR: How is your experience with pugging in Highmaul and what is your progress?