This weekend we attempted our first ever 25-man Naxx, with two other guilds by our side. I think everyone is still walking around in a daze.
All that talk of “25 man is easier than 10 man” must not come from tanks and healers, I can tell you that. It illustrates just how different 25-man healing is in comparison. In the usual 10-man, I’d have my healing assignment, but I usually had leeway to toss a shield here and there, or get the frisbee in action, or whatever. About the only time I didn’t have to was for the obvious cases, such as keeping my half of the tanking team up on Patchwerk (even then, I would toss a shield to the poor shammy’s tank when I could).
But when you are MT healer on a 25 man … that’s it. You best focus, or things go down like a wet cardboard box in a hurricane.
Now, I say this, but in the end we could walk out with our heads held high. On our very first foray into Naxx, we stalled on the first boss. On our first Heroic foray … we downed two bosses. Loot was distributed, and achievements were garnered.
But, we have become enlightened as to the true reality of 25-man raiding. The tanks need to get tougher, and the healers need to be better and more focused.
We may return to 10-man raiding for a while to gear up some more before trying this again.
As Ratters might say … so now we knows.
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“But when you are MT healer on a 25 man … that’s it.”
Ugh. I’ve only had one moment of serious healing responsibility. The italicized “it” brought back the painful stress I suffered during those 12 seconds.
My RL friends are officers in a 10-man guild and they also launched a joint 25-man venture with another guild. So far, it’s been a resounding success and there are even talks of possible 25-man ulduar attempts.
May your tanks dodge all hateful strikes and shiny epic loots rain on you.
I think it was a good experience in that it has highlighted a lot of areas where we need to improve (i.e. healing techniques) before we go back in. I’m scavenging training materials for the guildies now, in fact, so that we get better prepared.
I will pass your good wishes along
Grats on getting the 25 man rolling! The differences between the 10 and 25 man versions aren’t too bad at all, so once you guys get into the 25 regularly I’m sure you’ll be rockin’ it in no time!
The important thing is that you guys got the biggest step out of the way – and that is actually just getting in there! Especially for smaller guilds, having a guild or two to run with is great – inherently b/c it means less pugs.
But yes, don’t for one minute take lightly the success of just getting into 25 man content as a guild b/c there are a lot of guilds that can’t, don’t, or won’t.
Good luck in your future runs!!
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