Disagree 9001% about the level 27 thing. Level 26 is the recommended level for a reason, all except the second to last encounter and the final boss, level 26 is as good as level 30. That said, even level 25 works. Raids are not supposed to be a walk in the park. Excluding people because they are slightly lower leveled is just lame - skill matters more than level to a pretty significant degree and people deserve at least a chance to show they can hold their own. Of course, they do have a huge damage and health reduction in that final room with the level 27 enemies, but it's perfectly possible to manage in that room as a 25, let alone a 26. Most of that other stuff is agreeable though. It's also just a lot more fun with mics... Oh, and if someone is a "leader" in the group, people should actually listen to them - or discuss what they think at a good moment. It's always a bit of a pain when people want to do their own thing when it's a team fight.