05-31-2005, 03:24 PM
Drasca,May 31 2005, 05:47 AM Wrote:Get kicked? Not for main target. Lectured. SS on main target isn't vital either way--with the exception of 40 man raid target with only 5 debuff slots. Raid leader might kick you for that if you do it too often after being asked not to.Serpent Sting or any other DoT used to break CC is dumb, yes. Doing ANYTHING to break CC is dumb, SS is in no way unique in this situation.
We both agree on illogical behaviour of SS on CC'able targets, especially ones meant to be re-CC'ed. That's kick-worthy, no?
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Suggesting that you should not use SS in any other instance is idiotic. SS on the main target should be mandatory. SS on any non-CC'd target should similarly be set. If you pull an encounter, CC is, in any reasonable group, placed at the very beginning and doesn't change substantially. The mage sheeps something and keeps re-sheeping the exact same thing over and over. Same thing with any CC that can be re-applied. Sap, pull, apply remaining CC, and that leaves you with your tank group. You're out of CC at that point. Those guys aren't going to magically become CC'd, they need to be killed as quickly as possible.
The only reason not to DoT them would be if you didn't want to pull aggro off your tank. A quick FD if something moves eliminates that possibility. A hunter doing a Serpent Sting round is the safest AoE imaginable in a party and lets him continue to support the focus fire effort at the same time.
That said, Drasca, yes, you really need to start a Hunter. Your understanding of how disengage, FD, and traps work is completely wrong.