01-16-2006, 03:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-16-2006, 03:13 PM by Zarathustra.)
Great writeup, loved the screenshots, and grats on the belt. A few comments/tips/whatever...
Gear: The number 1 stat for the main tank during this fight is Fire Resistance. Baron Geddon's damage is almost completely fire. The gear can make all the difference in the world to the main tank. Additionally, once you gear up the rest of the raid they'll be able to resist Living Bomb or his Ignite Mana.
Positioning: There are two methods to positioning the raid for this fight. The first is to scatter into a wide circle around the room with Geddon in the center. This can make things a bit difficult since you have to readjust a bit and ensure that everyone is within dispelling range of a priest/paladin. The benefit to spreading out like this is that if someone becomes The Bomb and doesn't get away from his buddies quickly, he'll only blow a small section of the raid up. The second method (which I'm pressing for in my guild on our next run) is to jump into one big pile and send the Maintank forth to hold Geddon. The pro to this is that no matter what, everyone is in range of every healer/dispeller. The drawback is one bad Bomb can wipe the raid. This should only be attempted once you're sure you can trust people to watch their debuffs (or the whispers from that mod).
Resurrections: It's possible to have a priest or shaman running laps around the cavern, staying out of combat, and throwing rezzes on those who've run to the edge and been blown sky high by the Bomb. This could help you out a lot in terms of manpower over the duration of the fight.
As with all things, bang your head against this fight enough and eventually it just "clicks". Some things can only be learned by experience, and after a while you'll be looking at people throwing crazy midair heals on the people who are getting blown up, the tank saying "Hey, I want to try and stay in his fire for those pulses!" etc. Keep at it and I'm sure you'll have it refined to a science. Remembr, at one time Van Cleef was rough. B)
One quick question. Why is every Rebirth you report on accompanied by a timer before resurrection?
Gear: The number 1 stat for the main tank during this fight is Fire Resistance. Baron Geddon's damage is almost completely fire. The gear can make all the difference in the world to the main tank. Additionally, once you gear up the rest of the raid they'll be able to resist Living Bomb or his Ignite Mana.
Positioning: There are two methods to positioning the raid for this fight. The first is to scatter into a wide circle around the room with Geddon in the center. This can make things a bit difficult since you have to readjust a bit and ensure that everyone is within dispelling range of a priest/paladin. The benefit to spreading out like this is that if someone becomes The Bomb and doesn't get away from his buddies quickly, he'll only blow a small section of the raid up. The second method (which I'm pressing for in my guild on our next run) is to jump into one big pile and send the Maintank forth to hold Geddon. The pro to this is that no matter what, everyone is in range of every healer/dispeller. The drawback is one bad Bomb can wipe the raid. This should only be attempted once you're sure you can trust people to watch their debuffs (or the whispers from that mod).
Resurrections: It's possible to have a priest or shaman running laps around the cavern, staying out of combat, and throwing rezzes on those who've run to the edge and been blown sky high by the Bomb. This could help you out a lot in terms of manpower over the duration of the fight.
As with all things, bang your head against this fight enough and eventually it just "clicks". Some things can only be learned by experience, and after a while you'll be looking at people throwing crazy midair heals on the people who are getting blown up, the tank saying "Hey, I want to try and stay in his fire for those pulses!" etc. Keep at it and I'm sure you'll have it refined to a science. Remembr, at one time Van Cleef was rough. B)
One quick question. Why is every Rebirth you report on accompanied by a timer before resurrection?
See you in Town,
-Z
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