Bazz is the Guildleader, Raidleader, and Main Tank of Fusion, and is the guy responsible for our awesome guild bank. I asked him to post about his opinion on raiders and cash.

Today there was an interesting thread on our Turalyon forums. The poster claims:

There was once a wise old saying that man cannot live on bread alone, given that you still need water and a scource of Vitamin A and C, this saying would not be far from the truth. In the wake of the most recent expansion, coupled with a change in attitude from Blizzard toward the gold selling scourge (Sunwell island daily quests etc) these here are profitable times for many. But is it enough? So here is the issue I am putting forward to debate from anyone willing to answer:

That a level 80 raider using only the income derived from Raids and heroic 5-person dungeons, sustain a profit after all expenses (Flasks, repairs, enchants on new gear etc) have been taken into consideration. Without having to rely on outside revenue streams like the AH or tips from crafting.

Where do you stand on this myth?

The poster claimed it was possible as long as you were raiding 3x/week, in wasn’t progression content (i.e. not too many wipes) and you can run two heroics a day.

With the content as it stands now and if these conditions are met, the profits sustained from doing all the above would be at best marginal, but I would say its within the realms of possibility.

There are a lot more conditions here than specified so far. The big one I am thinking of is:

Is a guild allow to AH BOE raid drops that mains no longer need (surge needle rings, BoE Sunwell patterns, nether vortex crafted goods, or even to sell stuff like Amani War Bears).
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