tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454650400712521073.post4674722245744698855..comments2023-02-28T19:41:39.529+11:00Comments on Foo's WoW musings: Heroic ProgressFoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02444693774790165427noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454650400712521073.post-56008275480295712092011-02-09T03:13:39.536+11:002011-02-09T03:13:39.536+11:00The only place I've heard people even consider...The only place I've heard people even consider taking more than 1 tank or healer to 5man dungeons is from gold making websites!<br /><br />I'm not sure how having more than one tank helps. The only boss encounter I could even think of where more than 1 tank would be useful is the crocadile one in Lost City (and in some cases detrimental even not considering the DPS loss - e.g. Ozruk or Godfrey), so I assume you're talking about trash here. You say that tanking is a "form of CC" - but unlike sheep/fear/banish/hex/trap/sap/repent/etc, it is a form of CC that puts added pressure on the healer since there is still damage coming in. <br /><br />Lowering your DPS by bringing 2, means that you put added pressure on your tanks/healers. Even if the fight doesn't have some form of an enrage timer, you're still requiring tanks/healers to take and heal MORE damage, increasing the risk or something going wrong/OOMing.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290356375291431243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454650400712521073.post-79454267832996203302011-02-04T01:27:04.387+11:002011-02-04T01:27:04.387+11:00To elaborate on the first two Slabhide comments. ...To elaborate on the first two Slabhide comments. One pillar is entirely fine, but that pillar needs to be OUTSIDE of his normal hitbox. You can be LOS'ing just fine, but if that pillar is still inside his hitbox you're going to get hit as though you were messing it up. Having tanked and healed this fight, the easiest way for me to keep track of it all is to put a mark on both the tank and the healer so that you can constantly see positioning througout the fight. If it's someone in your guild, or even a pug, set an expectation like "We both have marks to make sure we don't LOS each other. Do what you can to get yourself in position after he lands." Beyond that, don't be afraid to run away as the tank to get behind a pillar. He stands still during crystal barrage, so if you need to put some distance between you and him to find a suitable LOS hideyhole, so be it. Hope any of that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454650400712521073.post-12118991300597318782011-02-02T19:08:35.816+11:002011-02-02T19:08:35.816+11:00For someone who ranks among the leaders of the pac...For someone who ranks among the leaders of the pack in goldmaking, your heroics problems are amusing :) .<br /><br />You will get hit by Slabhide's crystal barrage if you are within his hitbox, no matter whether you are behind a pillar or not. Known bug. <br /><br />Check out Cataclysm tanking cheat sheets from the Sword and Board blog. They are not perfect for all roles and all encounters, but they help. We put them up on our guild's web site and by updatinging they are now ideal (but not publicly available).Sillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454650400712521073.post-51395742627351614422011-02-02T17:15:01.001+11:002011-02-02T17:15:01.001+11:00A single pillar is more than enough to hide behind...A single pillar is more than enough to hide behind, just make sure the pillar isn't in his hit radius or it won't count. Just pick one further away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884681538231519804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454650400712521073.post-38709058764047685532011-02-02T13:23:57.779+11:002011-02-02T13:23:57.779+11:00On slabhide watch where you stand. You may just b...On slabhide watch where you stand. You may just be too close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com