03-10-2008, 04:08 PM
I think ZA went very well last night and congrats to everyone, you all did a great job! Just a couple comments about the bosses we tried.
Nalorakk (Bear)-Very solid kill. Not much to add here, healing was good, dps seemed good. Mana was a little thin at the end but we one shotted him and no one died.
Akil'zon (Eagle)- The gauntlet up to this boss went extremely well. That part can get ugly very fast. One thing I can't stress enough in here is to spread out, stay away from people. There is plenty enough room for us to surround the boss and not shock each other. It will happen from time to time but just try to keep apart BUT not so far away that you can't get on top of the boss when the collapse is called.
Listening for the call to collapse for the storm is very important, too. Sometimes it doesn't happen right away and you might get shocked and it'll bounce around everyone piled up in there, healers are hitting "oh crap" buttons, and you're thinking "should I move back out?" STAY IN, until the storm happens. When the person who got tossed up in the air as the "storm" starts coming back down to the ground is when you should be moving back out and spreading out. All in all we did well on this with 3 attempts and some storm timers messing us up.
Halazzi (Lynx)- Oh Halazzi how I hate you. This guy is seriously a pain in my leaves. He makes healers sit down and cry a lake.
One observation I made last night was the totems. The totems need to go down ASAP and ALL dps should have a macro made "/target corrupted" without the quotation marks of course
. When he casts a totem all dps should hit their totem macro and VAPORIZE it! These will probably be called out in vent by someone, usually by more than one person because of how important it is that these are taken care of in a split second.
Flame shock also has to be dispelled ASAP. I'm not sure if Deadly boss mods announces who is flame shocked or not. I use Big Wigs and it tells me.
Getting both totems and flame shocks gone as quickly as possible helps the healers out a TON. They can focus more attention on the two tanks that are taking 9k hits at the same time.
Healers--chain chugging pots is pretty much what you do on this fight. Stacking mana regen too. [item]Flask of Mighty Restoration[/item] [item]Brilliant Mana Oil[/item] [item]Blackened Sporefish[/item]. I use every single one of these, not because I'm a potion junkie or anything but ummm yea..I can make the flasks for you. I'm also elixir specced so there is a chance of getting more than 1, Sound can also make those I believe and is elixir specced.
Ok. I'm getting all yappy and sidetracked here. A healing rotation I really don't think would work, though it's a good thought Eruadan. The reason it won't work is because you can never stop healing this fight. if you stop to regen mana, one of the tanks or someone who is flameshocked will die. What DOES work, is not having to worry so much about the rest of the raid dropping dead to a totem that has cast 3 or 4 times and shocked the crap out of them. And this goes back to totems down ASAP.
Also, Kosath, you're not undergeared for this one. He just likes to eat warriors. He hits hard and fast.
Shameless plug for the RCSL's (Raid Class Spec Leads) : If you're unsure about something or want to know how you can do suchandsuch better, gear, tank 15 mobs, kickin' dps, specs, gems, enchants, heal better. ASK US!
We want to help! We don't want to tell you how to play your class. We want to help you play it the best you can. Send mail, send tells, send a PM. Please don't hesitate. Questions aren't dumb! Believe me, I've asked some that I thought were. But if you don't ask, you don't know the answer.
Now I'm shutting up and going away <uproots herself and waddles away as gracefully as a tree can>
Nalorakk (Bear)-Very solid kill. Not much to add here, healing was good, dps seemed good. Mana was a little thin at the end but we one shotted him and no one died.
Akil'zon (Eagle)- The gauntlet up to this boss went extremely well. That part can get ugly very fast. One thing I can't stress enough in here is to spread out, stay away from people. There is plenty enough room for us to surround the boss and not shock each other. It will happen from time to time but just try to keep apart BUT not so far away that you can't get on top of the boss when the collapse is called.
Listening for the call to collapse for the storm is very important, too. Sometimes it doesn't happen right away and you might get shocked and it'll bounce around everyone piled up in there, healers are hitting "oh crap" buttons, and you're thinking "should I move back out?" STAY IN, until the storm happens. When the person who got tossed up in the air as the "storm" starts coming back down to the ground is when you should be moving back out and spreading out. All in all we did well on this with 3 attempts and some storm timers messing us up.
Halazzi (Lynx)- Oh Halazzi how I hate you. This guy is seriously a pain in my leaves. He makes healers sit down and cry a lake.
One observation I made last night was the totems. The totems need to go down ASAP and ALL dps should have a macro made "/target corrupted" without the quotation marks of course
. When he casts a totem all dps should hit their totem macro and VAPORIZE it! These will probably be called out in vent by someone, usually by more than one person because of how important it is that these are taken care of in a split second.Flame shock also has to be dispelled ASAP. I'm not sure if Deadly boss mods announces who is flame shocked or not. I use Big Wigs and it tells me.
Getting both totems and flame shocks gone as quickly as possible helps the healers out a TON. They can focus more attention on the two tanks that are taking 9k hits at the same time.
Healers--chain chugging pots is pretty much what you do on this fight. Stacking mana regen too. [item]Flask of Mighty Restoration[/item] [item]Brilliant Mana Oil[/item] [item]Blackened Sporefish[/item]. I use every single one of these, not because I'm a potion junkie or anything but ummm yea..I can make the flasks for you. I'm also elixir specced so there is a chance of getting more than 1, Sound can also make those I believe and is elixir specced.
Ok. I'm getting all yappy and sidetracked here. A healing rotation I really don't think would work, though it's a good thought Eruadan. The reason it won't work is because you can never stop healing this fight. if you stop to regen mana, one of the tanks or someone who is flameshocked will die. What DOES work, is not having to worry so much about the rest of the raid dropping dead to a totem that has cast 3 or 4 times and shocked the crap out of them. And this goes back to totems down ASAP.
Also, Kosath, you're not undergeared for this one. He just likes to eat warriors. He hits hard and fast.
Shameless plug for the RCSL's (Raid Class Spec Leads) : If you're unsure about something or want to know how you can do suchandsuch better, gear, tank 15 mobs, kickin' dps, specs, gems, enchants, heal better. ASK US!
We want to help! We don't want to tell you how to play your class. We want to help you play it the best you can. Send mail, send tells, send a PM. Please don't hesitate. Questions aren't dumb! Believe me, I've asked some that I thought were. But if you don't ask, you don't know the answer.Now I'm shutting up and going away <uproots herself and waddles away as gracefully as a tree can>
Don't mess with the trees!
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
~Bill Cosby
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
~Bill Cosby
