Quote Originally Posted by Galactimus View Post
The only problem with Alex Savage is the enrage timer. There's really nothing else wrong with the raid itself. You increase the enrage in AS3 and AS4 by 30-40 seconds and you've got a perfectly fine raid.

- Tanks can stay in Tank stance
- You can bring a Paladin without worry
- You can even have a death or two

The problem right now is that the enrage timer is extremely unforgiving for statics trying to clear it for the first time; even if you do the mechanics perfectly and have the best ilvl available without AS3 drops.
You're absolutely right. It's all very well having DPS checks within the fights, such as Hand of Pain or the last phase, but to make every fight an entire DPS race from start to finish is what really causes the issues relating to tanks, healers and the fight difficulty curves as a whole. It seems like a cheap way of tuning.