Thread for Ex/Savage Strategies

[KaivaC]

Never pull as PLD. Ever. You lose the most damage of all tanks by far and misalign your buff windows. If you want to MT, have the OT pull and you voke after he gains a bit of emnity and have him shirk you. Your dps combo is relatively straightforward GB RA RA GB RQ HS x5 repeat so maybe you just aren't getting enough uptime, try to stay on the boss as long as possible before going to do mechanics, ie wait until the cast bar fills before running to planeify yourself for the earthquake.

It's not so much that I want to MT, more like specifically with O5S and O6S right now, the WAR or DRK I'm paired with more often than not want to OT. O5S doesn't matter to me as much, but O6S, HG works for the tornado stacks.

[F_Maximillian]

It's not so much that I want to MT, more like specifically with O5S and O6S right now, the WAR or DRK I'm paired with more often than not want to OT. O5S doesn't matter to me as much, but O6S, HG works for the tornado stacks.

Then you need to explain to them that they should be pulling. There's a certain standard to go by when doing content like savage as I'm sure you know. You don't have to be rude about it obviously but holding people to a higher standard in harder content isn't a bad thing. Some may genuinely not know the benefits of pulling as WAR/DRK or may be new to raiding all together. You can consider it a learning experience and if people aren't willing to learn they shouldn't be in savage. I know plenty of people who are extremely nice and help out even the worst random groups all the time. They would and have flat out left in a situation like being forced to pull as a PLD with a DRK/WAR that won't even give it a try.

[KaivaC]

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I generally like to just go with what the majority wants, as I don't really start PF groups. I have this paranoia of being kicked, so if I offer something and the majority of the group wants it differently, I just abide by that. I tend not to really be assertive about much in endgame games unless I'm annoyed...then I just stop caring about being meek.