World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 51

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phases to feel almost exactly

anywhere through. In some ways

Bad:

the same as the last.

it reminds me of Heroic Ragnaros;

• Fight can last too long,

• Can just auto-pilot through the
beginning of the fight.

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I have to take a moment from

you need to learn the mechanics

especially in Phase 1 and 2.

in Phase 4, but it can take eight

• Can be hard to learn the later

minutes to get there before you

mechanics when they’re so

can begin practicing it again. This

different from everything else.

means that if you want to get better

• Fire seems to move oddly

the regularly scheduled “The Good

at the 40% and below mechanics

when a pillar pops up in

and The Bad” to disclose that, as of

of the fight you’ll need to work your

a larger patch of it.

the time this is being written, I have

way up to it every time; this may

not killed Archimonde. We’ve had

just sound like obvious whining,

two 10% encounters, meaning I’ve

but sometimes a longer fight isn’t

the opinions of on slightly jaded,

seen the fight, but this is something

always better when you’re trying to

somewhat tired Owl Man. I’ve

I feel you should know before

learn the feel of a new mechanic.

really enjoyed raiding in Hellfire

hearing my opinions on the fight.
The Good: This is a fight that will

I’m also not particularly a fan of

Keep in mind that these are all

Citadel and Warlords as a whole; if

how the fire moves when a pillar

there’s anything Blizzard deserves

really test your limits as a raider.

pops up in the earlier phases.

a little credit for then it would be

While each individual mechanic isn’t

You’d expect it to all be pushed

a continued A+ job at creating

hard to understand they fit together

away instantly, but it seems to just

fun raiding environments.

in such a way they all feel harder

slowly glide away from the pillars

because of it. It’ll test your team’s

until it’s not on any other fire which

than enthusiastic about each

coordination, how well they follow

can leads to moments where

fight, it’s hard to portray a general

directions, their understanding of

it feels like the fire is following

enjoyment when there’s nothing in

the mechanics, and the positioning

you as you try and run from it.

particular that stands out to you.

of both the group and individuals
singled out by mechanics.
The fight ramps up so suddenly

While I may be slightly less

I don’t hate doing High Council,
Good:

for example, there’s just nothing

• Really demanding fight, will

about it that stands out to me.

at the end that you feel like you’re

keep you on your toes.

on a completely different boss and

• Will test how well your

If nothing else I hope I may

you need to consistently execute

raids handles mechanics

have changed your view on some

mechanics throughout the fight

and positioning.

of the fights, I know, that over the

to ensure that your raids stays

• Mechanics work very well

course of writing this I’ve had my

together to make them

view of some fights changed just

The Bad: The fight can take

harder than they appear.

by seeing them in a different light.

somewhere around forever to get

• Requires solid coordination.

healthy for the later phases.

By John M. Miller
The GameOn Magazine