06-21-2005, 05:42 PM
Gnollguy,Jun 21 2005, 12:07 PM Wrote:After taking down the general last night for the first time (it was only the 2nd time I've faced him and the first time with a full raid) I learned a few things that may come in handy.
Several of the people who have run him many times are commenting that something has changed in the fight, that it is harder now than it had been, but no one has been able to put a finger on it. I can't comment on that.
What I did learn though after Darian went down early and I switched to the general was that Greater Fire Protection Potions do help against the conflagerate. I also found that he hates Gnome warriors. :) I was conflaged probably 10 times in the fight. If I went near him he would conflag me. Of course since if he didn't conflag me the taunt and sunder kept him on me I had some hate on him from somewhere. Anyway when I drank the pot (they share a timer with a heal pot) I absorbed 2 out of 3 conflag pulses while the pot lasted. I was able to move somewhat and hold him as a target and keep attacking though I did still have interrupts on it from the conflat pulses that did hit me.
It may not be the biggest thing, but with at least 2 lukers, NSD and Treesh, being able to make those pots they are worth looking into for anyone who will potentially be getting aggro on the general and has a chance to be chain conflagged. :)
Keeping a rezzer (a paladin for us) out of combat was also a huge help in taking him down as people could be brought back up mid fight.
I think with how often the guards have been resisting fears and sleeps that having a hunter pull him one way with a shot so that it doesn't go on the tank on the general from the start would be quite helpful. It can be feared after that shot, but you don't want it's initial hate on him. Darian died because of that (I took my guard and he had the general and one guard because of fear resist) and I died once from it on my first attempt on the general. Those guards can do 2900+ damage without a crit to a warrior in def stance who has over 54% damage reduction. You don't want that on the person on the general, ever.
Anyway, just some thoughts, but I really wanted to mention the pots.
Whenever I have killed the general we have used the tried and true method of tank on each guard, kill one guard, kill the other kill drak. The only times I have ever wiped (twice total) were when we deviated from that plan and tried to kill Drak first or kill just one of the guards and then him. I have succesfully completed this encounter with a group of 6 warriors, 1 priest, 1 druid, and 1 shaman and some DPS. You just need to make sure your healers are prepared and are really only healing the MTs. Kill the shamans guard first (or palain if you're alliance side) and you should do fine. Your priest may need to pop a mana pot, but usually we are good without it.
Also, if you have the chance to be conflagged 10 times the fight is taking way way way too long. I have been consta conflagged before and my record is 5 I believe. Basically each guard takes a max of 20-25 seconds to kill and the general is maybe 45 if you are doing it right.