Know your class! - Ready to Raid
- 1. Know Your Class! Inevitable Betrayal
- 3. WoW offers players 11 classes to choose from Each class offers 3 specializations to select Selection of Class is final for the rest of the life of the character Specializations can be switched Classes
- 4. Classes & Specializations Classes Specializations Death Knight Blood Frost Unholy Druid Guardian Feral / Balance Restoration Hunter Beast Mastery Marksmanship Survival Mage Arcane Fire Frost Monk Brewmaster Mistweaver Windwalker Paladin Holy Protection Retribution Priest Discipline Holy Shadow Rogue Assassination Combat Subtlety Shaman Elemental Enhancement Restoration Warlock Affliction Demonology Destruction Warrior Arms Fury Protection
- 5. Class • Has the biggest effect on how you play the game and what role you take. Specialization • Allows you to specialize and excel in your role. Classes
- 6. Everyone has a Role!
- 8. The Tank • Tank o Able to absorb and mitigate large amounts of damage • The Conductor o Assess the situation o Assess team members o Versed in the mechanics
- 9. The Tank • Tanking Classes o Death Knight (Blood) o Druid (Guardian / Bear form) o Monk (Brewmaster) o Paladin (Protection) o Warrior (Protection)
- 10. The Healer • Healers o Maintain party members’ health, especially the Tank(s)! • They umm... Heal o Anticipate damage taken o Prioritize heals o Keep the tank alive o Know the fight sequence o Recognize and dispel curses, poisons, DOTs applied to raid member(s)
- 11. The Healer • Healer Classes o Druid (Resto) o Monk (Mistweaver) o Paladin (Holy) o Priest (Disc / Holy) o Shaman (Resto)
- 12. The Damage Per Second (DPS) • DPS o Quickly do high damage to targets • The Killers / Assassins o Max out your damage o Protect the healer o Assist the tank
- 13. Damage Per Second (DPS) • DPS Classes o All Classes can DPS • Sub-Classes o Ranged Stay at distance o Melee Up close Attack from Behind
- 14. Class Roles and Specializations Class Tanking DPS Healing Death Knight Blood Frost / Unholy Druid Guardian Feral / Balance Restoration Hunter All Mage All Monk Brewmaster Windwalker Mistweaver Paladin Protection Retribution Holy Priest Shadow Holy/Disc Rogue All Shaman Elem / Enhan Restoration Warlock All Warrior Protection Arms / Fury
- 15. Endgame Goal of each Class • Optimize their specific set of abilities • Tanks o Block, dodge, parry (i.e. mitigate damage) • DPS o DPS (damage per second) • Healer o HPS (heals per second) & minimize Overhealing
- 16. How can you Optimize? • Primary way o Familiarity with spells, talents & glyphs o Gear • Secondary o Increase Priority Stats on Gear Reforging, Gemming, Enchants o Potions and Food
- 17. How can you Optimize? • Gear o WoW gear is color coded • Purple - Epic o best gear for your level o drops from Raids or randomly
- 18. How can you Optimize? • Blue - Rare o next highest lvl gear o Drops from dungeon bosses, special quests, and randomly • Green - Uncommon o Drops from most quests o sometimes can be purchased from vendor
- 19. Responsibilities
- 20. Quick Questions........ Tanks do what? Heals......? DPS......? And Leeroy Jenkins did what..........?
- 21. Each role has distinct responsibilities Anyone can call the fight, designated as Raid Leader Tanks • Tank the boss • Manage party aggro • Communicate with other tank • Common for Tanks to be Raid Leaders Responsibilities
- 22. Healers • Manage party health • Prioritize battle rezzes • Call for mana replenishment • Common for Heals to be Raid Leaders DPS • Do high damage • Avoid taking damage • Help with other duties as needed, e.g. dealing with Adds Responsibilities
- 24. Fight Starts
- 25. Once Boss is Engaged
- 26. Things we haven't mentioned yet You also need to be situationally aware During any given fight all players need to be paying attention...: • Role in Fight • Fight Progression • Look for Adds • Watch your Feet • Watch your Health • What's coming Next?
- 27. Things we haven't mentioned yet We generalized a lot. There are a ton of little details that are required to be successful in raiding: • Studying • Know what your abilities are and when to use them • Being open to improvement • Lots of Practice • Constant Analysis
- 28. Things aren't always what they appear • Top DPS • Top Heals
- 29. Things we haven't mentioned yet • Key to successful raiding group o It's about optimizing the GROUP not any one person o Raiding is a collaborative endeavor
- 30. Z A D A L A R I WARBRINGER