Ready check

A ready check is an automatic survey that can initiated by a party or raid leader. Anyone promoted to raid assistant by the leader is also able to use the command. The command is initiated by typing, or by clicking the "Ready Check" button in the raid ui panel.

All members of the raid will receive a popup window that asks if the player is ready. If all players click "yes", the person who initiated the check will receive a message indicating so. If a player clicks "no" or does not respond within the prescribed time limit a message will be sent to the leader indicating that they are either not ready or AFK, respectively. Players who are flagged with the  flag will auto-respond as being AFK.

Ready checks are most often used in preparation for a boss encounter to make sure everyone is ready to commence. They are also often used as a means to survey which players have returned if the raid takes a break for any reason.

Note: The ready check popup window will not appear for group members who are currently playing in a Battleground. This can sometimes make a raid leader (especially when organizing a Premade) erroneously believe that a team member is AFK.