Comments on: Why Guilds Will Struggle With Al’Akir http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/ My Thoughts on Healing, Raiding, and being a Resto Druid Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Madison Hawman http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-5201 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:13:25 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-5201 When my guild first started this encounter, we also had trouble with phase 3 (myself included). Eventually we found it a lot easier if you go up and hit the invisible ceiling instead of down. Since you don’t have to travel as far you save a second or two. And for a bonus, everyone will be able to start at the same “altitude”. By the time your raid gets to the bottom, the lightning clouds will have despawned and you can start heading up.

]]> By: Beruthiel http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3840 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:12:18 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3840 We had Al’Akir down at the time I posted this :)

But I’m sure those tips will be useful to others!

]]> By: Talisabt http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3835 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:47:09 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3835 Try pre-planning or setting landmarks or visual references:

To the top,

Head
Shoulders
Nipples! (Man-boobs!) – makes the raid laugh – good for morale!
Top of Belt aka Blue Orb
Bottom of Belt
Knees
Bottom

Back to top, repeat..

I believe this preparation and coordination helps immensely with Heroic Alakir – if you get it using this – let me know!

Talisabt

]]> By: Beruthiel http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3320 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:31:19 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3320 Oh, the visual indicators are a good idea! I will have to remember that!

]]> By: Nefernet http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3308 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:44:21 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3308 I have a raid leader who don’t seem to understand how people can have problems in 3D environment, and then, he went to Vash’jir, did 2 quests and went back to Hyjal… That did not prevent him from yelling at us in raid but it helped understand the problem…

About Al’Akir, at first, we tried to go all the way down and then go up but we found out that we were wasting time, and not improving our positioning. We decided to stay around his head, where he through us at the end of phase 2, blow dps cooldowns and go down with our “x” key.

We kept reminding people to come back after a bump even if they thought they weren’t far, because you don’t see it properly. We gave visual indicator about were we should be : the head, the neck, the jewel, the belt. Beginning on top helped a lot because there is less things that you can take as markers further down.

]]> By: Stories of WoW » One month of Cataclysm http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3149 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:40:04 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3149 [...] raid boss: Al’Akir I haven’t started raiding (hence the lack of favorite boss), but I read about Al’Akir and I just know it’s going to be a nightmare. In Wrath I mostly managed [...]

]]> By: shelly http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3100 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:35:02 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3100 People who have problems finding where to go on the z axis will have problems in that instance. People who get lost easily will have problems.

Heck, I had problems knowing exactly where that mob in relation to me was in vashj’ir. More than once I was too far in a direction to loot the carcass and had to change my camera angle.

People who refuse to change their camera angle sufficient number of times will have problems.

]]> By: Jen http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3053 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:26:23 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3053 Thanks a lot for this post. It just bumped Throne to last spot on the “raids we should start with” list… I’m one of those who need a lot of time to get used to navigating in 3D. Valithria was my own little nightmare and the only thing that saved me from constant embarrassment was the “but I’m best for raid heals!” excuse.

]]> By: Syl http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3052 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:16:24 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3052 And now I’m looking forward to that fight even less….but I’ll definitely keep your points in my when we get there. -.-

]]> By: ladyerinia http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3050 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:18:30 +0000 http://fallingleavesandwings.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/why-guilds-will-struggle-with-alakir/#comment-3050 Beru, I’m with you in understanding the difficulties that some people have regarding the Z-axis. Personally I have never had much trouble with spatial awareness, so navigating in 3d does not bother me much. However, I know that several of my friends do have that issue. Try as they might, they just do not “get” how to work with the Z-Axis because they are not spatially inclined, and these people are *fantastic* players who simply do not screw up encounters, ever. Yet, these are the people who had tons of trouble in Vashj’ir and just gave up because the 3d movement was too much for them.

Perhaps when it is time to play with Al’Akir, I will suggest that we all go to Vashj’ir to practice our movement. At least there we can practice the up and down bit.

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