Boomslang Raids

Hey folks. We're going to start the raid by clearing some content--we'll start with Wing 2 or 3, depending on preference. And I'd like to get Gavann on board for that. Bone has volunteered to sit out for that part of the raid.

I'd still like to get back to CM tonight, though. Ideally, that will be for the last 45 minutes or so....4-5 good pulls. Let me know if anyone has strenuous objections to dipping the toes back into Deimos CM.

So if there was one thing we could all focus on to improve from Monday, what would that be?

I'm happy to work on Deimos CM again, but I could use some help getting better. Please message me if you have any suggestion/advice/comments/observations etc.

I would like to start with Deimos CM. My biggest issues with that encounter are occasional lag spikes + insta death mechanics and being really, really sleepy starting around 945 pm. If we do Deimos to start I will play better. And frankly, if its the last hurdle for us then I consider it a higher priority than clearing already cleared content. Im fine with w/e though, just my 2 cents and I think there are probably some who feel the same.

Also- I would be willing to organize a raid Saturday night again for those interested if we dont get a full clear done tonight.

A Saturday supplement sounds great to me!

And I'm willing to start with CM, except that Gavann deserves time in the raid, and that needs to be a priority tonight. I think I've already committed us to CM'ing only in the second half. We can change that next week if we need to.

CM thoughts:

The main issues that got our runs CM on Monday were:

• Knockbacks; we had a lot of those last night overall; and about 1/3 of the runs were ended with those. Some were ping, some were technique, some both.
• Aegis strips after 50%; we may need to strategize more about this.

And that's about it. We were on pace w/ dps; we had add control sorted. We were succeeding with almost all mechanics. Things will get harder with one fewer scourge in the group and lower dps from scourge due to the big nerf. But I think we're still going to be OK on those fronts. We'll have extra aegis from another Firebrand, so that will help a bit.

Things we can improve:

• Having better ping!
• Dodging appropriately on the smash. Some folks were dodging to the side on occasion; don't do it unless you're ending your dodge at the front of his smash. At least a handful of KBs happened because of this mistake. Some of those were either kills or downs. A reminder: the smash behaves like an unfolding paper fan, not like an exploding water balloon.
• Faster recognition of the add split; our last few runs were better on this front
• Folks calling out if they have next break on Saul; we should do this to conserve resources & prevent teleports

On a more experimental note, I was going to propose a couple of teaks to our strats:

1. I during the 50% & 25% phases, I think I should be coordinating with Kintari to stack all of the blacks closely on the opposite side of the room from where he'll end up.
2. Strange maybe should take over black kiting while the zerg is on the main platform. Unlike druid, he can stay still during smashes and position blacks more precisely. The druids can do more to keep the zerg up and support with adds/saul breaks. Chronos can drop wells on zerg and use shield in a pickle. Strange can even run to zerg to drop wells and use signet in between blacks: 5-8 seconds over & run back.

Word. I'll pick up a red bull on the way home!

I started writing a novella here but I am just going to cut it down to this single most useful thing:

RECORD AND REVIEW YOUR GAMEPLAY.  You can use free programs to do this and nobody else has to see you play.  Ask me for help setting up.

p.s. also review the raid logs

2 hours ago, Kintari said:

I started writing a novella here but I am just going to cut it down to this single most useful thing:

RECORD AND REVIEW YOUR GAMEPLAY.  You can use free programs to do this and nobody else has to see you play.  Ask me for help setting up.

p.s. also review the raid logs

 

I agree the recording is very helpful. I wish the raid log gave you some info about outgoing healing though.

(I'm honestly curious about the novella lol)