Originally Posted by
Alaexaender
Look, I played wildstar. I began at the F2P launch, and stayed until just before the server merge. I killed Dreadphage, and was prepping to go into GA when I realized my guild would never have a chance, due to pop issues (I was a main raid leader in pretty much the only large dominion guild on Entity-2).
I remember how difficult that game was. Being a qc medic, while needing to keep up with the Wildstar mechanics, allowed me to get to where I am today. If you guys are actually as good as you say in Wildstar, then WoW should come naturally to you.
That being said, WoW is still a different game. Most people can't come in and instantly pick up a class, especially if they had to choose a class to fit the raid group, instead of finding a raid group which needed their class. It can take a year to find the class which suits you (you could have a god-tier warrior, who is currently a B-tier hunter since you needed an immunity). Also, the mechanics are different. There tend to be longer buffs and debuffs in WoW, which require long planning to aniticipate, while Wildstar was more about keeping up with the quick paced, dodgeable mechanics.
Tanking and healing is also different in WoW. Tanking involves a ton more mitigation management against unavoidable damage, even if the fight mechanics are easier. Healing in WoW is about mana and time mangement, along with cooldown timings, instead of actual aim. If you just brought these guys over from Wildstar, they need time to adjust.
Lastly, preparation is an issue. I haven't heard anything about your guild doing prep on PTR, while the other World 10 guilds have spent as much time as possible practicing the fights already. The other guilds also have higher ilvl, on their mains and alts, which leads to faster split runs, which means your guild can't catch up to them until the end of the tier.
Overall, you just aren't in a position to instantly hit top 3 World. Which I think is fine. The issue is, you all came out talking big, and now you can't take the heat when people start talking back.