What role do you use for learning new fights?

[KraggyKor]

Lol being a tank who is late to the game im always told I should learn the fights as something else but a tank because when I mess up its an auto wipe and I get yelled at, so if you go by those logics how is anyone ever going to get a clear when the content is new.....

LOL, yeah, I love how those who had to learn it for themselves always tell those who come after they should 'watch the video' to learn .. because everyone knows that only those who did it first are able to learn it on their own.

[Ferth]

LOL, yeah, I love how those who had to learn it for themselves always tell those who come after they should 'watch the video' to learn .. because everyone knows that only those who did it first are able to learn it on their own.

Not to mention that the majority of video guides show at best one facet of a fight, usually from a very poor camera angle and with no explanation of what is going on or why. Or sometimes will have just plain outdated tactics.

Going back on topic, though. To learn a fight I don't usually worry about my role so much as the people I'm there with. I'm not going to join a run of strangers expecting an easy win if I'm still not comfortable with the fight. I much prefer to go in with a group of friends who understand that I don't have much experience with the encounter or with a pf group that is there specifically to learn. Even if we don't win it usually gives me a chance to see the fight first hand, familiarize myself with the patterns and understand a bit more behind what every move does and how best to deal with them.