The daily routine: resets, dungeons and world bosses

What resets, and when

There are two clocks. The daily reset brings back the activities that are limited per day; the weekly one brings back the bigger ones. Both happen at a fixed hour for your region, and that hour is different on every server —which is why the reset page asks which region you play in before telling you anything. Check it once, write it down, and the rest of the week plans itself.

The order that works

• Before the reset: spend what expires. Anything capped or daily that you have not used is lost, not saved.
• After the reset: the content that needs a group first, while people are online.
• Then the solo activities, which can be done at any hour.
• Last: the market —prices settle after the rush— and the checklist, to see what is still open.

Dungeons: which one, and with whom

Each dungeon entry in the codex lists what it drops and what it asks for. Read the requirements before forming the group: a dungeon that needs a specific class is a group that falls apart at the entrance if nobody checked. If you are the one organising, pick the dungeon first and the party second —not the other way around.

World bosses and timed events

The schedule page groups the timed content per region and per day: world bosses, invasions, festivals and the rest of the rotating events. The useful habit is not memorising it but checking it before deciding what to do with the evening: the difference between a boss you can catch and one you cannot is usually twenty minutes of planning.

When the server has other plans

Maintenance is announced on the official board and it always wins over your plan. Two sources matter: the notice —which says when and for how long— and the live status page, which says whether the servers are actually back. Read the notice for the window and the status for the truth; the notice is written before the work and the servers do not always agree with it.

• A maintenance window usually includes the time in two zones; convert it to yours before you promise anything to your group.
• Extended maintenance is normal on patch days: do not plan a time-limited activity for the hour it reopens.
• If something looks broken after a patch, check the patch notes before reporting it —it may be intended.

The checklist

The checklist exists because “what did I forget today” is a real question. Mark what you have done —dailies, dungeons, the market order you were waiting on— and leave the list open for tomorrow. It takes a minute and it is the difference between logging off with everything done and remembering the one thing you missed while falling asleep.