tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619003894547504079.post4333304808594905325..comments2023-04-29T23:47:10.622-07:00Comments on Raiding After Dark: Thoughts on 4.1Saifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008976821824336102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619003894547504079.post-52171316073181035112022-11-12T10:37:07.033-08:002022-11-12T10:37:07.033-08:00Hello mate nice bblogHello mate nice bblogNew York City Snow Removalhttps://www.snow-removal-services.com/us/snow-plowing-new-york/new-york-city-snow-removal.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619003894547504079.post-54744859585416640362011-05-04T12:13:40.073-07:002011-05-04T12:13:40.073-07:00I know, first time through the new Z'A made me...I know, first time through the new Z'A made me nostalgic for the old days of TBC raiding and old friends too! And the dragonhawk/lynx combo is a bit tough - a couple of things I learned the painful way to help mitigate that was:<br /><br />1. For the Lynx - adds need to be burned down super fast - whether with AoE or targetting one then the other - and the Tank needs to rotate cooldowns to survive the rips. This is the only heavy-tank damage part of the fight so feel free to use the big CDs here. Also, DPS needs to be careful with threat as the tank will be using all his taunt CDs for the boss when he swaps target.<br /><br />2. On Dragonhawk - when he casts his AoE, everyone including the tank should run away a distance and separate - makes it much easier to dodge his flame breath.<br /><br />That's a tough comp, though.<br /><br />I really hate having to rebuff during the raptor boss. It's fine for that mechanic to be in the fight, they just needed to leave buffs up as on my 'lock I have to rebuff 3 things, Drain Life, then life tap up to full mana, and then reapply all DoTs and debuffs before I'm useful. At least on my paladin I can just put up a seal and go and hit Might during a spare GCD.<br /><br />Z'G - only now do I have a hang on the first boss - and I think they are working on making the maze less messy. I could seriously not see it with all my setting on High the other night. I have just staked out a couple of safe spots that I know I won't get gibbed in.<br /><br />I'm still trying to figure out the last boss, but one thing that helped me was to tank only one berserker, have DPS ignore him completely and kill the ghosts while stacking near a chain. As soon as he targets someone everyone should get to the chain and let him break it then immediately move to the next chain and keep killing ghosts - don't worry about the chains.<br /><br />If you can use the first 3 charges to break all 3 chains, you can just kill the berserker and the tank can gather up ghosts and handle them with AoE while the DPS kills the chains.<br /><br />Significantly reduces tank damage and speeds up phase 2 a lot.<br /><br />Anyway - if you see me sitting around doing nothing, poke me if you need a spare tank or DPS. :)Saifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008976821824336102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619003894547504079.post-7642303531555314572011-05-03T08:49:07.013-07:002011-05-03T08:49:07.013-07:00So with a few tries in each dungeon now, I really ...So with a few tries in each dungeon now, I really like ZA, and we can successfully clear it in about two hours (with a few wipes on trash and the evil dragonhawk/lynx set on the last boss). I probably like it more b/c it is also nostalgic for me (and it makes me think of Gor-bear too hehe).<br /><br />ZG, in my opinion, is another animal altogether. We easily spend 2.5-3 hours just getting through to the last boss (and then another 1+ hrs there). And we've only beat him once, by the skin of our teeth (the dps' teeth I suppose, as I had let myself and our bear die before they got the last chain down). There seem to be more unforgiving mechanics in there - SO much green goo on the snake boss (a little easier now that I have the floor pattern memorized), purple fire on the zombie boss that I can't see if the air turns green. Not to mention the boss that kills people (or at least me) multiple times only to rez us sans buffs (a pain for shadowform, vampiric embrace, fort, at and least inner will/fire). Eesh. When I'm healing, I feel like I can't guarantee our success. I'm sure we'll get better with practice (if only I could say that about my now-ancient macbook), but in the meantime I'm almost too scared to queue for the random Zul in case we get ZG, and that makes the valors come a little slowly, heh. <br /><br />I am happy to have this content, though, and enjoying the challenge. It's just that they really feel like raids right now (ZG especially) and that can be a little daunting. :)Lalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701279235774226356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619003894547504079.post-76354329261773524952011-04-29T10:44:57.164-07:002011-04-29T10:44:57.164-07:00Yep! The abilities are changed up just enough from...Yep! The abilities are changed up just enough from the raid to make the fights different. It is challenging though, and getting four bosses down is great!<br /><br />The last two bosses aren't much more difficult, and the 5th boss is super easy as long as you can CC one add and burn down the other - really, I think the first 3 bosses are the hardest in there, the second half of the dungeon is significantly easier both in terms of trash and bosses.<br /><br />I hope these two are an indication of the content to come - Firelands raid and the new Kraken dungeon. Don't wimp out on me now, Blizzard!Saifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008976821824336102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8619003894547504079.post-69310266845582877602011-04-29T10:37:39.744-07:002011-04-29T10:37:39.744-07:00We tried ZA on Tuesday night with a full guild gro...We tried ZA on Tuesday night with a full guild group. We wiped more on trash than on bosses due to not knowing the pathing routes, and those scouts on the way to the dragon hawk boss were annoying. <br /><br />We spent probably 2-3 hours in there and only got the first 4 bosses down. I don't think we one shot any of them, but we also didn't wipe more than once or twice on each. <br /><br />I had fun. It was a challenge, and we had to adjust as we went because it wasn't just like it used to be in ZA-10. I'm pretty confident now having seen it that we can beat the first 4 bosses without much trouble.T.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09970686658906824612noreply@blogger.com