Quote Originally Posted by ZephyrMenodora View Post
Total Noob Question: As a casual who at most does like 8 man normal raids, should I be casting my 120 Raid-Wides at the very beginning of the fight and then on Cooldown?

I doubt we are organized on buffs for this to matter that much, but if I can improve my gameplay on when to use these buffs I will. I've instead been building up my 'big attacks' before popping these buffs personally but I don't know if there is a general "best time" for the team I should use them.
Yes, you want to use your stuff on cooldown. Rule of thumb: losing a use of a damage cooldown is more of a damage loss than not having it lined up with every other buff. Smart resource usage will naturally lead to you having your big attacks inside of your burst windows. I personally have trouble pooling resources exactly but dont be discouraged when you overcap or when you spend all your resources right before a buff window. Cooldowns on the other hand are already designed to be used with the regular buff schedule in mind so all you need to do to be in sync is to press stuff on cooldown.