I feel like there is a big gap between casuals and the high tier raid community.
I always find myself stuck in between.

I did finish First Coil because a group that was farming it picked me up as a sub right before Second Coil was released.
When it did, they asked me to join as there main Scholar. I was extatic but being a softcore player I couldn't manage the tight schedule they were running. They were known to compete for server first stuff and that includes a lot of trial/error. I barely had time left to max out my tomes back then and everyone knows how easy that should be haha...
The game felt more like work than anything else so I decided to take a break.

HW caught my attention and with a comeback in mind, I am interested in finding out how others deal with the sense of wanting to experience endgame at a high level but without the benefits of having static or a close group of friends that can help/carry...
Any tips are welcome.