The Minimum raiding requirements in the World of Warcraft

Weassumethat3nights(4hoursperraid)istheminimum,butcanendgamebedonewithless?Arethereotherguildswhohavea3night/weekraidschedule(orless)whohaveenjoyedsuccessinhigh-endraiding?WekilledMu'rubeforethenerfanddon'tknowofanyothercrewhasgonesofarwithsolittletime.Ourprimarycompetitionoftheserverwasatequalprogressionwithuspre-nerfandthey'rea5night/weekcrew.

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Thisquestionassumes,ofcourse,thatyouneedtoberaidingeveryweektogettothetop,andyouneverknow,maybethere'saguildouttherethatcouldtoppleSunwellifonlytheyjusttried,withoutspendingweeksworkingtheirwayup.Sothereareobviouslyexceptionstoeverygeneralization.Butassumingthatyouraidregularly,andassumingthatyou'rehavingsomesuccess(gettingupintoBTand/orSunwell),canyourguilddoitwithjustoneactualraidnightaweek?CanyoubeaSunwellguildwithoutrequiringyourmemberstospendtheweekendinfrontofacomputer?

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RaidinguptoSunwellon3nightsaweekseemsfairlyexceptionaltome,thoughIalsohaveanissuewithguildswhorequireraidingthreenightsaweekandthenclaimthey're"casual"-ifyourguildisraidingforhoursadayalmosthalfthedaysoftheweek,you'renotcasualbymydefinition.Butthequestionis:howmuchshouldyouexpecttoraidperweektobesuccessful?