Normal raid lockouts in Pandaria?

[Nivrax]

How does normal mode lockouts work in MoP? Specifically, I'm looking at making Elegon kill groups for our guild. If we go in 10, can we clear it 4/6, exit, reset, and rearrange into two 5-man groups (with possibly 1 person joining each group to make 2-2-2 lineup) that each got their own raid? Also, is it possible to have character/alt at 4/6 that just extends lockouts each week to have MSV ready for rekill to not bothering with previous bosses?

[Zabuzan]

I can verify that you'd have no problem doing that - I've done similar things with lockouts previously, even splitting and then recombining a few bosses further down the line.

[Derryl]

Okay, question -- If I go in with an openraid pug and clear the first 4 bosses of Heart of Fear, then I leave group and that pug goes on to finish the raid (defeating the last 2 bosses),
..When I then form a *new* raid with guildies for example, and then enter Heart of Fear, will the instance be cleared? Or will only 4/6 be cleared, since that's the number of bosses I killed? That is, will I have created a new raid ID matching my toon's lockout (4/6 bosses defeated)?

The reason I ask is that my guild needs the last 2 bosses for an achievement, but not the first 4, so I thought I'd try and save us some time by clearing them in a pug earlier in the week.

Please only answer if you're sure of the answer :-) Thanks!

[Deleted]

Okay, question -- If I go in with an openraid pug and clear the first 4 bosses of Heart of Fear, then I leave group and that pug goes on to finish the raid (defeating the last 2 bosses),
..When I then form a *new* raid with guildies for example, and then enter Heart of Fear, will the instance be cleared? Or will only 4/6 be cleared, since that's the number of bosses I killed? That is, will I have created a new raid ID matching my toon's lockout (4/6 bosses defeated)?

The reason I ask is that my guild needs the last 2 bosses for an achievement, but not the first 4, so I thought I'd try and save us some time by clearing them in a pug earlier in the week.

Please only answer if you're sure of the answer :-) Thanks!

When you'll enter the instance will be at 4/6 as long as heroic mode wasn't involved.

[Derryl]

Thank you!

[Raugnaut]

How does normal mode lockouts work in MoP? Specifically, I'm looking at making Elegon kill groups for our guild. If we go in 10, can we clear it 4/6, exit, reset, and rearrange into two 5-man groups (with possibly 1 person joining each group to make 2-2-2 lineup) that each got their own raid? Also, is it possible to have character/alt at 4/6 that just extends lockouts each week to have MSV ready for rekill to not bothering with previous bosses?

Yes to everything.