I'll keep this short and sweet. I quit the game 2 months before DS due to health concerns, right before the massive FL nerfs, and only got 5/7H pre-nerfs on 10 man. I have 398 DPS gear iLvl as a fury warr and a mediocre 394 fire mage who I have not played since 5.0.4 (US Sargeras Alliance). I would like to get some tips on how to get a H Rag group before MoP drops, preferably without the mount being reserved or with other group members having a ridiculous +roll bonus on the mount.
All the OpenRaid groups I can find on days that I can commit to a longer raid are Firelords/Saviors only, have the mount reserved, or have other group members with a ridiculous +roll bonus. Think like +50 roll bonus on the mount. I came back in late May at 381 iLvl, so I was a bit behind the gearing curve. I didn't really start playing my warrior again until maybe middle June anyways. I did not know of OpenRaid at the time. By the time I tried it out, it was late July - too late to find a group willing to take a non Firelord/Savior.
Unless I can pull a large amount of gold out of thin air, or find a guild or group that is reputable that's willing to sell the mount for 50k, buying the run/mount is not an option. I am somewhat willing to xfer an 85 with the gold to a different server, but only after I have gotten the mount, to ensure that someone doesn't rip me off of the money for the xfer.
So, am I pretty much screwed? Or can anyone think of a magical solution?