Remember when I said that one of our Heroic Naxx boss encounters demonstrated that the priest healer (me) needed to work harder or something? And that homework might be required?
I was right. Just not the way I expected.
So, we were taking on Grand Widow Faerlina. In 10 man, when she enrages, you drag one of the adds over and kill it, which clears her enrage. We were doing this. We were dragging them over, and killing them. And yet she stayed enraged.
Those of you that have cleared Naxx-25 are already laughing and pointing. I know.
Yes, folks … in 25-man, the priest has to MC the add and cast Widows’s Embrace. The one and only priest in this 25-man raid was, in fact, sweating her butt off trying to keep the tank veritcal.
You may laugh now.
On the other hand … we did get the achievement Heroic: Momma Said Knock You Out. Booyah.
Let this be a lesson: always do your homework, and don’t assume a Heroic is just an amped-up version of the normal mode. I should know this by now.
/facepalm
Our GM pointed out that the uber leet DPS druid and warlock pugs that we had didn’t bother to point this out, either, but just left after the sixth or so wipe. Of course, it’s possible they didn’t realize it. I’ve seen plenty of DPS that just gloss over details not relevant to pew pew pew. And I know that when Meta fires up Grimm or Flora these days, he’s usually confused on some fights because he’s only seen them through my eyes.
Well, that which does not kill us, makes us stronger.
Wait, what?
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Grats on the achievement.
“I’ve seen plenty of DPS that just gloss over details not relevant to pew pew pew.” Yep. Although I’ve seen all naxx fights plenty of times, I couldn’t lead a raid through it b/c I don’t know all the small (but critical) details on half the fights.
Heh! My one and only RL experience was an unmitigated disaster. Not only did I not know the fights from all angles, but I didn’t even know how to convert the party to raid until I asked someone in officer’s chat.
Raids are Serious Business.
You should have heard me at my computer the first time we ran 25 Naxx and got to Razuvious. I’m pretty sure that if the fight had gone on any longer, my boyfriend and I would have broken up, I would have gquit, some local government buildings might have been bombed, and I would now be in a padded cell.
OMG, if we had gone for Raz I think I might have taken up Shadow full time. Is new! I are a raider, not PvPer! I fear change!
Seriously, it’s always nervous-making to try something new when you are surrounded by your guildies and friends. When you have some random peeps from other guilds though, it’s terrifying!