Too much memorization, not enough RNG on raid fights

[Vahlnir]

Because if you don’t know a tactic you get one hit killed. It’s not uncommon to see most of the raid die to something like a knockback.

You seem to be one of the ex WoW elitists, but you have to remember that this game was never really built around that style.

So...learn the mechanics, and don't get one-shotted in the future. That's how most everyone learns. That isn't even a "WoW elitist" thing, which I am not by the way, though I have played WoW. That is just common sense. Obviously everyone learns at a different pace, so it might be somewhat difficult for some to catch on to, but it isn't an impossible task. I have seen many raids come back from a near wipe in this game, mostly because there is a lot of forgiveness in the design. Someone dies? Healers can get them back up. Got a RDM? They can resurrect 2 players in a matter of seconds. The normal modes in this game provide a lot of room for trial and error, even to the brink of a full wipe, but can still be recovered. Eden's Promise...even more so. Again, it's the easiest normal tier in recent and not so recent memory. But sure, I guess I'm an elitist because I view things objectively.