How long before average person wins 1st city raid?

[xcyper33]

I just get targeted, stomped to the ground by a bunch of choppas and witch elves and its like there is nothing I can do to stop this. Its only been my 2nd time playing it I can barely get off 2 heals before I am jumped on and die. Are new players even supposed to do city raids? It seems like it literally decreases chance of winning right? I've tried to raid a city twice. One with a pug and the other with a relatively organized WB with Discord. Both times the enemy Destruction players ripped through our ranks like butter. It looked so effortless. They all seem to be rr70+ with the best gear. How do I fight against that?

1) Hope you get matched against inexperienced pugs. The cities have been out for a few weeks now and people are getting good at them. Warband fights are generally very fast and brutal affairs where a few key kills can result in victory.

2) I'm assuming this is your first time playing at this level. As a healer it takes a while to get used to reading the battle and knowing where to stand and when to flee. There is no set position other than "where the enemy DPS isn't". Sometimes this means staying in your back lines. Sometimes this means pushing up with the blob and then standing near the enemy healers as you give each other evil looks while healing your respective warbands. The main thing is to be proactive in your movement and not wait until you are being hit.

3) At the start of city sieges 2-2-2 (2 tanks, 2 healers and 2 dps per party) on discord was top-tier. Very quickly that became the bare minimum required to compete and now it's about coordination, getting the right classes with the right specs, timing key abilities, etc.

4) Spec defensively. If you're not running as many wounds as possible then start doing that. Low heals are better than no heals (i.e. you're dead) and the extra hitpoints are there to give the rest of the warband enough time to react to your health going down so they can get heals and guard on you.

5) The fights take place in the city, meaning that you can scout out the locations in your own time and look for good healing points. I've got a few "safe spots" in all cities around where the fights usually take place that I can stand in for longer cast time heals but these took a while to find. I had to do a fair few cities first to work out where the fights usually happen (location and direction of enemies)
before finding places that were good.

6) What healing class are you? We might be able to give you some tips on spec and playstyle as where to stand and what to do varies from class to class. The advice I would give to a RP/Zealot differs hugely from that for a WP/DoK.

Thanks for these tips! I am a Rune Priest 40/53