Issue With End Game Raiding

[LineageRazor]

If you could select a phase to start with and all cooldows would be ready, it would be very different to regulqar practise.

Bear in mind, that simply because it would be different from regular practice doesn't mean that it wouldn't still be USEFUL practice.

While players will eventually need to worry about beating the clock, dealing enough damage to get the job done before enrage, that's not the ONLY thing they have to worry about. Learning the mechanics of the fight, knowing how you have to move and where to stand, that's important, as well. Step one is to stay alive. Step two is to put out enough damage to win the fight while staying alive.

Choosing a phase to start with would be helpful in step one. Once you have the dance down pat, you can start worrying about step two.

Honestly, I doubt SE will ever give us this feature, but there's been so many times where I've ached for it... It's so frustrating having to slog through the early phases just for one chance to practice where the practice is needed.

[KarstenS]

Step one is to stay alive.

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Choosing a phase to start with would be helpful in step one.

For learning of mechanics its also important to know about available cooldowns and learn how to manage them. Not so much for damage dealers. But for tanks and healers. Learning how to move and where to stand is the easiest part for these two roles in the "current" raid tier.