Monday, December 13, 2010

Cataclysm launch and dungeons

Hey, right after I started writing cataclysm launched, and needless to say I've been playing pretty much non-stop ever since.I reached 85 by the third day or so on my warrior and been running dungeons between leveling blacksmithing and trying out some alts. Got 5 or 6 pieces from heroics already so I'm fairly well geared at the moment. Feels nice to not be way behind the raiding guys in gear for once :)

The problem I find with trying new dungeons is how immensely hard it is to read up on them or watch videos. After running them a couple of times I'm able to summarize the strategies in one or two lines for each boss. Every strategy guide and video always insists on listing every single ability the boss has. Unavoidable AoE damage and mortal strike effects do NOT require mentioning, the healer will heal if the healthbar isn't full, and there's a lot of stuff that not everyone has to know. Just before running a dungeon I just want a really quick strategy and I might add to my knowledge bank later on.

As a tank and usually dungeon guide I'm usually the one to tell the tactics before bosses if someone doesn't know them, and I think I'll just type them out right here to have them all in one spot for reference. These will be quick and easy and will get you through 95% of the encounters fine. I'll just start with the normal dungeons and add heroic modes as I get comfortable running them myself.

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