02-22-2005, 10:02 PM
Artega,Feb 22 2005, 12:08 PM Wrote:My party frequently has two mages. A pull works like this: I use Charge, and use the rage generated for a quick Whirlwind, then a Dem-snare combo. The mages charge in and spam IAE and/or Blizzard interspersed with Frost Novas and Blinks. The mobs die, the Priest has about 80% MP left, the Mages have about 35% MP left. I start a new pull, and the Shaman and I proceed to kill the mobs while the mages drink. The mages get up after they're done drinking, nuke whatever's left, and rinse and repeat.
I honestly think that using a heater and beater isn't productive. Some swear by it, but it is MUCH easier to hold aggro with a standard 2H setup. The way my group clears the instances might not be the "correct" way, but it's DAMN sure faster than the "correct" way.
When you stop zerging instances, you'll find this tactic won't work. At level 58, you should be running lower Blackrock Spire and Scholomance in 5-man teams, or if you want a little easier time, you can run Blackrock Depths. But from our earlier discussions (when you were running the Scarlet Monastery at mid-to-high 40's), I imagine that you're just running Marauden and the Sunken Temple now. When you fight mobs of roughly your own level and boss mobs at levels higher than you, you'll find that many of the tactics you had used before stop working.
In particular, the 2H setup thing. Oh, man, when I see a warrior try that, I just shake my head and groan. But I'm a patient person, and since I will have already wasted a lot of time getting to the instance and waiting for the party, I figure I might as well get some amusement out of the situation. So, first I'll suggest to the warrior that maybe he or she should break out their shield. If the person says, "no," and goes on about how he or she can tank and hold aggro without a shield, I'll let them go ahead for a couple of pulls. I mean, you never know. Maybe this is the 1 in a 1000 warrior who has figured out a new technique, right? After the warrior inevitably dies twice (usually with party wipe), because the warrior lacks armor and blocking and takes more damage than can be healed in time, I'll bring up the idea of using a shield again. I've seen some warriors sheepishly switch to a shield and end up tanking decently well for the rest of the instance. However, I have had a couple of people who kept insisting that they can tank without a shield. At this point, depending on my mood, I either stay to watch them die a few more times for my amusement and then hearth out, or I'll hearth out immediately.