01-09-2006, 11:34 PM
Bolty,Jan 9 2006, 09:30 AM Wrote:2) How can we manage tank transitions better? The last wipe of the night, Gnolack got hit with Burning Adrenaline. At that point, he was dead meat, and the healers who are tank healing needed to switch and go for the next tank in line. [right][snapback]98961[/snapback][/right]
No, no, wait. Stop. Go back.
Burning Adrenaline takes off 5% of max hp per second. All it does is make the MT's health bar spikier - it isn't an instant death sentence. If your MT has enough hp, all that will happen is that his life will drop to more dangerous levels. You should certainly be able to keep him up for at least the first 10 seconds of BA (50% max hp). After that, it's a case of throwing heals and praying, but there's no sense in letting the BA'ed MT die early. Your warriors are your most precious resources in this fight. Especially after Vael hits 19%, the BA'ed MT can BA Execute for ridiculous amounts of damage - something worth holding on to. Yes, someone should be assigned to top off the next tank in line, but immediately swapping on BA deprives you of benefiting from BA's "good" side and gains you little benefit - the next tank in line shouldn't need all the healers moving to him or her just yet.