08-05-2005, 05:44 PM
Lissa,Aug 4 2005, 10:30 PM Wrote:Deep Breath is a timed event. We've proven that time and again on the various Lurker/CA runs. You can clump up all you like, you won't get Deep Breathed unless the time limit is passed (not sure on exact time, but it's somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes). As such, getting through phase 2 without a Deep Breath is all about doing enough damage to her quickly enough, not being clumped up together.
Patently not true. We've had deep breaths happen early in Phase 2, and we've had deep breaths happen one right after the other four times in a row. It is most definitely not a timed event. Our theory that seems to work is that basically you don't want people to be in front of or under Onyxia. Basically, it looks like the algorithm says, "If I can kill X% of the raid with Deep Breath, do it!" If the raid stays on her flanks as she moves around the room, then she won't Deep Breath. Get in front of her or have too many right underneath her, and you're quite literally toast.