Comments on: Thorim has Rage on Farm http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/ One mans quest to bring good Retribution Paladin DPS to a raid. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Doxa http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Doxa Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:47:37 +0000 http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/#comment-764 Last night we altered our strat on Thorim slightly and had an huge improvement (nearly downed him ~ 600k left).<br /><br />Instead of bunching up around the middle area we moved everyone to a nook in the top right corner and positioned the tanks outside of the group.<br /><br />Good luck! Last night we altered our strat on Thorim slightly and had an huge improvement (nearly downed him ~ 600k left).

Instead of bunching up around the middle area we moved everyone to a nook in the top right corner and positioned the tanks outside of the group.

Good luck!

]]> By: Doxa http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Doxa Fri, 29 May 2009 17:38:08 +0000 http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/#comment-763 I've been repeatedly reviewing our combat logs for this fight and have always seen the same issue - the Dark Rune Evokers are doing massive healing on the arena mobs.<br /><br />For awhile they were averaging 1.2 MILLION in healing per attempt. Last night was better (although I didn't make it to the raid) but not by much.<br /><br />I think it is pretty important to keep them stunned, CC, interrupted as well as getting your Shaman's to Purge their shields or a mage to Spellsteal it. <br /><br />Finally, a priest (maybe a disc priest) to Mass Dispel the HoT from the mobs is going to be helpful.<br /><br />This should reduce the DPS required in the arena, I think.<br /><br />In the 7 attempts from last night Mass Dispel was only cast twice. On one of those casts it missed every mob. Who knew Mass Dispel could miss... +Hit FTW I guess.<br /><br />We're trying again on Monday so wish us luck!<br /><br />Doxa I’ve been repeatedly reviewing our combat logs for this fight and have always seen the same issue – the Dark Rune Evokers are doing massive healing on the arena mobs.

For awhile they were averaging 1.2 MILLION in healing per attempt. Last night was better (although I didn’t make it to the raid) but not by much.

I think it is pretty important to keep them stunned, CC, interrupted as well as getting your Shaman’s to Purge their shields or a mage to Spellsteal it.

Finally, a priest (maybe a disc priest) to Mass Dispel the HoT from the mobs is going to be helpful.

This should reduce the DPS required in the arena, I think.

In the 7 attempts from last night Mass Dispel was only cast twice. On one of those casts it missed every mob. Who knew Mass Dispel could miss… +Hit FTW I guess.

We’re trying again on Monday so wish us luck!

Doxa

]]> By: Dorgol http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Dorgol Fri, 29 May 2009 17:12:52 +0000 http://retribution-paladin.co.uk/2009/05/thorim-has-rage-on-farm/#comment-762 My main memory of our first Thorim tries...<br /><br />I was healing the gauntlet group. We're solid. We all go up the last bit to the 2nd boss... and the tank dies. Not "I took some damage and some more damage and some more damage and then I died". No, he went up the stairs and DIED.<br /><br />And we repeated this on the next series of tries. Even now, after killing him, I bubble and Divine Sacrifice as we go up that ramp... the memories are still too fresh! My main memory of our first Thorim tries…

I was healing the gauntlet group. We’re solid. We all go up the last bit to the 2nd boss… and the tank dies. Not “I took some damage and some more damage and some more damage and then I died”. No, he went up the stairs and DIED.

And we repeated this on the next series of tries. Even now, after killing him, I bubble and Divine Sacrifice as we go up that ramp… the memories are still too fresh!

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