Hardcore raiding is used to describe a guild, guild alliance, or raiding organization that places focus on progressing and farming raid content. The term is contrasted by the term casual raiding.
Additional notes:
- Casual raiding is relatively new to the MMORPG game genre.
Pros of hardcore raiding[]
- In general fast raid progression.
- Access to the best loot in the game.
- Access to the top level raid instances.
Cons of hardcore raiding[]
- Requires serious time commitment to the game.
- Often restrictions on classes, talents and loot access.
- Not accessible to new players.