Optimizing Raid Fight Duration

Gameplay Dungeons, Raids and Scenarios
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Hello, Heroes of Azeroth!

We all know that raids are a significant part of WoW, providing us with countless epic moments and challenges. However, you may have noticed that some raid encounters extend beyond 10 minutes, which, in the opinion of many players, is too long. Let’s discuss why we should consider reducing raid fight durations to a maximum of 5 minutes or even less and what benefits this could bring.

Why 5 Minutes?

  1. Dynamism and Engagement: Shorter fights increase the dynamism of the game and maintain continuous player engagement. This allows every raid member to stay active and focused on combat tasks rather than losing interest due to prolonged encounters.
  2. Enhanced Accessibility: Shorter fights make raids more accessible to a wider audience of players. This helps newcomers get acquainted with raid content more quickly and improves the overall experience for everyone.
  3. Reducing Fatigue: Long fights can lead to player fatigue and stress, especially during extended raid sessions. Shorter fights can reduce these negative effects.
  4. Enhancing Competitive Rating: Shorter fights contribute to a faster and fairer assessment of a raid group’s skill level. This can help create more balanced guilds and groups.

Let’s discuss this topic and determine how important you think it is to reduce raid fight durations and what specific methods can help us achieve this goal. The opinions of all players are valuable, and by working together, we can make raids in WoW even more exciting and accessible!

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Why not 5 minutes?

Because longer fights demonstrate the players’ ability to remain focused and coordinated over a longer period of time than the ‘social media brain’ is usually capable.

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In every tier there are 1-2 fights out of the 8-10 which are that long. Usually it’s the end boss, and some other hard boss. I think it’s okay to have some longer fights with multiple phases, especially for the last boss of the raid.

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We havent had a raidboss longer than 10 mins in DF. I think even blizzard would agree in retrospect that Sylvanas was too long.
Dont see an issue with this now. I think 5 mins is too short.

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As long as it’s not going into sylvanas time range, I was fine with the fight length this season

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