I recently resubbed and saw that challenge modes would be ending soon and decided to look into them. I love the idea of getting all four mounts but I still haven't even stepped foot in a challenge mode. I feel like I am a decent player and my gear looks "okay" for challenge modes. I am by no means in bis but most of my gear has a decent amount of sockets and has okay stats on it. I have been reading a lot of guides and watching videos and I think I could do well if I went in. However, all of these guys talk about how you have to cheese the instance and use clever mechanics to get through it because they are getting gold medals and not just for the silver ones. I for one, don't give a shit about the transmog but would love the mounts.
How hard is it to get just the silver medals? Could a group of 5 that are decent players but don't have any CM experience clear it fine?