i could just do the first section solo and quit, but wouldn't it be better to clear as much as possible on each run?
you cant get parts for the next upgrade by doing extra zones in a vision.
if you know what youre doing it takes directly 14 runs to upgrade your cloak. and you can get 5-6 done the first week. you can pay 60s but its mostly just for paying them for a 5 mask loot run(you just die in front of the last boss at the start and the 60 clears all zones and then resses you to tag last boss). you need to tag each boss to get the smaller chests with the rank 6+ quest items+currency, so theres not really much carrying that can be done to get someone full zones for currency for the upgrade tree before they are ready for it.
i would suggest joining the 50 communities and asking for help there, or in our 50 only discord.
the upgrading is the easiest part. you should rush for upgrading as fast as you can, so you can stay in the visions longer with the sanity reduction increases, so you can actually finish your upgrade tree and be useful in "masked" runs with a buddy. sure you can get carried in this part if your gear sucks.. but dont wait to do it because you cant find anyone.
your end goal in visions is to be able to clear a 3-5 mask run every week, and finish your upgrade tree so you can buy sockets for 25k corrupted mementos(5 5-mask runs worth)
the faster you get there, the sooner youll be able to farm your weekly 3-5 mask run loot, which is your end game non raid progression loot (120-125ilvl). if you dont have the gold, connections, or geared 60 to get carried in raids in months when 60s get more power from 9.1, this is your bis endgame progression and you gotta go all in on learning the runs mechanics and optimization.
vision carrying isnt fun, 5 masks are actually challenging content for 50s, and characters with low capes or titan research are total dead weight carries in full clear mask runs. it will feel slow to start while you are weak, but the gains in vision progression are massive and noticeable early on with your cloak upgrades to sanity reduction
http://www.wowhead.com/guides/obtain-legendary-cloak-overview-upgrading-stats-procs
https://www.wowhead.com/guides/horrific-visions-of-nzoth-overview-objectives-sanity-masks
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