Mirajj,Jun 2 2005, 06:07 PM Wrote:For instance, I keep hearing about CTRaidAssist. I've only seen screenies of it, and it looks to me like it basically magnifies the little raid screen in the social window. Now...is this really important for every member of the raid to have, or just for the raid leader/healing crew?
I also had to promote some people, so they could use CTRA. What does that promotion do/mean, and why can't they use CTRA without it?
There is virtually no information about raids in the WoW manual, so filll us in with your experience. What do we need to know before we start up raiding?
Some other things I thought about at work tonight, mostly involving group composition/tasks. Who does what? I mean, I'm familiar with an MT's role, somewhat knowledgable about an MA's role, and know what the healer's tasks are...but only in a 5 man setting. How does the 5 man move to the 40? Does a 40 man raid need only a single MT? If they have a couple more warriors, do those ones stand back so that they can charge in if the main falls, and become the new main? Would having a 5man group full of just healers be a good idea, if they all had CTRA and could see everyone's health so that they didn't have to be grouped with them? Is there a dedicated "healer protection 5man"?
Is it just everyone firing on the MT's target after s/he's locked it down while the healers heal like crazy? Who gets to/should be in melee range, and should no one but the MT expect a heal, and thus they should be prepared to heal themselves, by way of pots/bandages.
Let's get the ball rolling on the theoretical raid discussion, what's worked and what hasn't, so when we reach the practical stage, we have a good idea of what to try and what to avoid doing.
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1.) Regarding CTRA:
Yes, everyone should have installed it, for the following reasons:
a.) Data from people that don't have CTRA installed will often not be transmitted correctly or even not be transmitted at all, resulting in N/A fields in the CTRA panel. It is highly irritating for healers when your CTRA status is not updated correctly, resulting in bogus health, debuff, mana information, or not even shown at all.
It is also irratating when you have to rezz multiple people and you do not see at once who is already up, and who still needs to be rezzed.
b.) You can assign MT in CTRA, so that their targets and their respective health status is shown in extra boxes. Clicking on these boxes will make you target that MTs target. Great for assisting.
c.) Seeing how the raid in general is faring might provide you with important tactical information on what to do, without someone having to tell you this explicitly.
d.) CTRA has a mana conserve option, which helps greatly managing your manapool by avoiding overhealing.
Make sure you keep your CTRA version up to date and also make sure you are on the correct CTRA channel when joining a raid (ask for it).
2.) Regarding lumping up healers in one group.
As NotSoDarkLord already has lined out, this is not the best idea. Remember priests have the "Prayer of Healing" which heals a whole group, but not the whole raid. You will often find yourselves in situations where everyone in a group needs a heal, due to AE damage or something, so putting a priest in every group seems a good idea. Also as priest, unless I'm assigned to heal a MT, I will primarily heal my own group, and let the other healers take care of their respective groups as long as the situation does not get critical, such as one group taking excessive damage, in which case I would of course help out (CTRA requiered for this, of course).
3.) Regarding tanks:
Most often there will be a primary MT, and several secondary Tanks for off tanking and special sitautions. The primary MT will always have several healers assigned that will heal him primarily, while the others Tanks will only have designated healers assigned in special situations (normally they will be healed by the healers of their respective group).
Remember in raids all tanks, whether primary or secondary will be warriors, at least on the horde side.
Being the primary MT is a position of both high responsibility and prestige and should only be awarded to the best warriors availiable. A good and respected MT will often receive more than his share of loot, because he is the one where equipment counts the most.
Since I'm relatively new to raiding myself, some of this may be completely BS, so readers discretion is highly recommended ;)