Scribbling Notes – Raid Prep

So it’s raid time again. Wednesday nights is our SSC clear night, to prep for the Vashj attempts on Sunday.

On nights like this, organizing healing targets is a breeze. We can do Hydross and Lurker in our sleep, Leo wakes us up cause he’s a hooche, Fathom Lord is a walk in the park after the Shammy goes down, and Tidewalker while very annoying is doable.

But on nights like Sunday and Monday, progression nights, my desk is covered in notes and napkins with healing assignments and raid positions to snacks and whatever else just so happens to land there (like my cat).

I highly recommend that the raider has something handy to write stuff down on. Sticky notes are my bestest friend. These things are awesome when you might have something particular to a fight you’re learning. You can glance up from the screen really quick to refresh your mind on Phase Two area, and your sticky shows a big fat circle around “You Are Here”. That sort of thing.

Now with a title like raid prep, I bet you were waiting for some sort of in game reference. HAHAHAHAHAHAH SUCKERS! FOOLED JOO!

Seriously though, there’s all those awesome things you can do to prep in game for raid (bringing your consumables, i.e mana potions, food, elixirs/pots, being fully repaired, etc) and then there’s a bit of out of raid prep. Having handy dandy stickies = one bonus. But also, do your raid leader a favor? Read up on the strats. You may not be tackling things exactly as what you read, but at least you’ll know things like boss abilities, what to expect during phases and the like. That’s what’s most important. Let the RL worry about how things will go down. Just know what to expect. Best thing a raider can do to make things run smoother.