To countdown or not to countdown?

[disturbedcobra]

Personally, as a main tank also, unless it is savage raid content, ex trials or Alliance raids, there really isn't a big need for a countdown. When it comes to the normal 8-man raids and trials, they tend to be fairly simple no real need to thoroughly prepare for it at the start. Now unless there are complications during the fight and there is a need to push DPS either cause DPS check or team not doing enough DPS then you could do a countdown to better prepare and all.

[SerLuke]

Personally, as a main tank also, unless it is savage raid content, ex trials or Alliance raids, there really isn't a big need for a countdown. When it comes to the normal 8-man raids and trials, they tend to be fairly simple no real need to thoroughly prepare for it at the start. Now unless there are complications during the fight and there is a need to push DPS either cause DPS check or team not doing enough DPS then you could do a countdown to better prepare and all.

Sadly I've gotten yelled at for not doing a countdown in 8 man normal raids, I'm just trying to find a way to make everyone happy.

[Hash_Browns]

Sadly I've gotten yelled at for not doing a countdown in 8 man normal raids, I'm just trying to find a way to make everyone happy.

Pro tip: You can't

Life is too short to get bent out of shape because someone doesn't like something you did. People aren't a hivemind, and everyone has an opinion on how things should be done/what the correct way to pull is to them.