09-28-2006, 05:38 PM
Rushing with ten people in Warsong will result in a loss if you're playing against a competent team, nine times out of ten. It might work if you're playing against PUGs, but how likely is it that all ten of your teammates are going to follow you to the flagroom and not stop and farm HKs midfield or AFK bot in the graveyard?
I've found the most success with a three-team split, with two dedicated defenders (we've found that a Shaman and Entrapment Hunter work very well, with the Shaman dispelling Blessing of Freedom and other flagcarrier buffs and both being capable of snaring from a fair distance as well as both being reasonably hard to kill), three dedicated attackers, and the remaining five playing the midfield and supporting offense or defense where necessary. It's not an automatic win, but it's easily mutable to meet the opposition, which is probably why we've seen a lot of success with it. If the enemy is defending hard (e.g. they're going to try to ninja the flag), the midfielders can move up to aid the offensive team and then cover them on the way back to our base. If the enemy is focusing on all-out offense, our eight will often be enough to counter their eight, nine, or even ten long enough for our flagcarrier to reach our flag, and our two dedicated defenders prevent any last-second ninja attempts. Furthermore, our flagcarriers carry multiple gearsets; if we find that our opposition tends to favor ZHC Pyroblasts, you can bet we'll be using a Warrior wearing Dark Iron and a Flame Reflector. We'll use Darkrune against teams with lots of Warlocks and Shadow Priests, Armor-stacking Bears against teams with lots of Rogues, and so on. In short, we've found that adapting to our opposition and exploiting their weaknesses works best:)
I've found the most success with a three-team split, with two dedicated defenders (we've found that a Shaman and Entrapment Hunter work very well, with the Shaman dispelling Blessing of Freedom and other flagcarrier buffs and both being capable of snaring from a fair distance as well as both being reasonably hard to kill), three dedicated attackers, and the remaining five playing the midfield and supporting offense or defense where necessary. It's not an automatic win, but it's easily mutable to meet the opposition, which is probably why we've seen a lot of success with it. If the enemy is defending hard (e.g. they're going to try to ninja the flag), the midfielders can move up to aid the offensive team and then cover them on the way back to our base. If the enemy is focusing on all-out offense, our eight will often be enough to counter their eight, nine, or even ten long enough for our flagcarrier to reach our flag, and our two dedicated defenders prevent any last-second ninja attempts. Furthermore, our flagcarriers carry multiple gearsets; if we find that our opposition tends to favor ZHC Pyroblasts, you can bet we'll be using a Warrior wearing Dark Iron and a Flame Reflector. We'll use Darkrune against teams with lots of Warlocks and Shadow Priests, Armor-stacking Bears against teams with lots of Rogues, and so on. In short, we've found that adapting to our opposition and exploiting their weaknesses works best:)
ArrayPaladins were not meant to sit in the back of the raid staring at health bars all day, spamming heals and listening to eight different classes whine about buffs.[/quote]
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