Raids are not instanced in Everquest, so raid bosses are on timers that can range from hours to days and there is only one spawn that all guilds must compete for. This means that raids can't necessarily be scheduled and instead must take place when the raid mob is about to spawn. From what I've read, there's also some variance to when a raid mob spawns with regard to the timer, such that it can spawn +/- a few hours from the exact timer. This means that guilds have to sit and wait for the spawn for a few hours in order to secure it before other guilds.
What this all means is that if you are in a guild that is contesting the major raid mobs, you'll likely have to log on at fairly odd hours and wait for a few more hours to be able to engage a raid mob. I'd suggest joining a casual raid guild instead. They are much more flexible on time and you won't have to fuck with your real life schedule as much to raid.
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