Rag down!

Well this isn't as much an informational rogue post as it is for the guild I'm in. Don't fret! There are rogue tidbits in here.

Something Wicked US-Whisperwind dropped Rag on Sunday night making them the first 25 man on the server to do so, and currently ranks US 235 on Wow Progress. Quite impressive for a 3 night a week guild whose last raid day is Sunday, it was very enjoyable. Good job all.

I didn't FRAPS the kill unfortunately and we'll be working on heroics in the upcoming week so I'm not sure what regs I'll get the chance to fraps in the near future from a rogue PoV.

Rag is pretty simple as a rogue, there aren't as many things you need to watch for. Casters have a slightly tougher job with more movement needed and more abilities to be careful of (lava walls and traps for instance). Even though casters have a bit more to be wary of, depending on how your RL sets you up location wise, rogues are primarily attacking from the front, which as you know is unfun, especially as an assassination rogue. If you're lucky (or as your group gains experience in the fight) you may be setup so that you are behind the boss enough to not be constantly parried/dodged and can backstab -35%. When that happens, go you.

I sat for day 2 (alysrazor/bale & some work on stag). I had a friend coming over to consult on my deck structure stability so I had to be afk a bit, and couldn't be trouble by slowing the raid so I sat. I was there for 5 of the 7 kills this week though. Even though I wasn't there for the actual kill I think my favorite so far would be Alysrazor. If you execute that fight correctly it is super fun and easy to churn out some amazing dps. Personally I fell a bunch our first night (once we were allowed in the air that is) but I started to get the hang of it and it became quite fun.

It is a bit early in FL to judge, and these are only reg fights, but so far on logs it seems Assassination and Combat are rotating on peak performance per fight. Generally the two specs are fairly close.

Edit: Links fixed.