I haven’t brought back this segment in a while, but I wanted to bring it back up. This was more of a funny moment for us on our road to Broodtwister this week. Can you guess what the most common issue from top to bottom, regardless of skill level, is when it comes to raiding teams? It’s a fundamental skill that impacts every player, no matter what type of role they play. It separates good players from great players.
Ah, the ol’ dreaded C word.
Communication!
In the clip above here on Mythic Broodtwister, watch the right side. We have two players on the diamond assigned to the same egg. The experimental dosage can deal with a lot of damage, and in mythic, two players are needed to break an egg (up from one player via normal or heroic). As you watch the clip, you’ll notice comically that one player tries to move away, and his partner follows them before they both almost double back and run out of time.
Thankfully, no one died in this play, but it happened because no one really said anything ahead of time. I stressed before, and I’ll continue saying it in the future, that players aren’t psychic. This tango could’ve been avoided had someone spoke up and said, “I’m staying, you go” or “Purple, go far side towards wall”. Just anything to state intention. I’ll tell my egg partner that I’m moving outside so they know they have a clean shot towards the inside (towards the boss).
In Broodtwister’s case, our leadership team also made it a big point to completely stress that the egg break is way more important than anything else. If you have to double stack, pop a personal and try to live it but those eggs have to break no matter what. Still, it was pretty funny!
Anyway, this is our Monday morning raid coaching point. When trying to resolve a mechanic with other players involved, say something! You all have microphones at this level (at least, one of you).