07-25-2006, 03:14 PM
Quote:I play from a mage perspective, and Mage DPS has been subpar on this fight compared to others. The constant interrupts and fire immunity presents some problems for us (mages).
Since this is primarily a DPS fight, we've been concentating on keeping the rogues healed and soul stoning the hunters.
Our priests are relying on Holy Nova for the most part because it's not affected by the casting interrupt. Do other guilds use prayer of healing? Are 8 priests necessary for this encounter?
I'm not a mage, but wouldn't AM be enough damage? It wouldn't be affected by the intterupt, if you had the talents. Vael is worth a respec for a while.
Are you saying you are letting your hunters die then soulstone, because they are still effective without mana? That's an interesting way to get back at them for all the repair bills they skip.
If you are going to such lengths, and considering stacking 8 priests, it sounds like you have a raid wide lack of fire resist. Since there is no mana to worry about, alot of very gimpy gear looks alot better. If everybody has enough FR, healing should not be a problem. One healer should be enough to keep a group up, with some time left over for the tank.
Everybody should have a stack or two of Fire Protection pots. I recommend against popping one at the start of the fight. It will just get boiled away at a time when you should have adequate healing anyhow. If you get an unlucky string of BA's on your healers, you can pop the pots then to save healing for the tanks.