How to 22-man Lower Spire

Step 1: Have a regularly-scheduled 25-man raid.

Step 2: Have a couple of your regular players be in the military and get deployed.

Step 3: Have a couple of your regular players get married.  To each other! (GRATS to Trukaos and Daphne)

Step 4: Have a couple of your regular players out for a few weeks while they deal with having to move from Kentucky to New Jersey.

Step 5: Have a couple of your regular players take a pre-Cata/RL overload/etc. break.

Step 6: Have one of your regular players have random company at their house.

Step 7: Show up to said regularly-scheduled 25 man raid, with only 22 players available.

Step 8: Love the 30% buff.  Faceroll through Saurfang.

Step 9: ???

Step 10: Profit