[Rygar]

I remember on Live my 52 warrior was randomly recruited with a tell saying, "Come join my open Nagafen raid!". I do remember that exhilarating rush you were talking about when we finally charged in and I laid eyes for the first time on Naggy.

In my ignorance after coming to P99, I thought to myself, "Once I reach level 50, I'll hold off on leveling for a while so I can attend some Naggy / Vox raids (meaning open raids) and maybe get lucky on some loot. I can work on my epic in the meantime". Then I learned about having a level 52 alt to just log in for these raids with guilds that track the spawn (NOTE: I fully realize AG is a major contributor to this).

I think persuading folks to leave a Vox is going to be very difficult as there are many bards waiting on that white scale for their epic. Nagafen would be an easier first step in my opinion.

Matter of fact, when I did that open Naggy raid on live, the raid hosts advertised that Cloak of Flames was reserved, rest was open roll. So maybe to dip the toes in the water can reserve a particular coveted item to the host and see how it goes (in exchange they can give instructions to raiders to be successful, higher level buffs, trash clear / ports, help recruit and organize, etc).

I tip my hat to you Filbus, I like that you want to make Norrath a better place (also helps that you have the credentials of being on both sides of the raid scene).