And he's down! But will he go down again?Follow

And there was free fireworks and booze! I'd never seen a party celebrating a bosses' death before until Zul'jin, both in the game and the guild.

I know it's not nearly as impressive as all the druids who are out in Black Temple, Hyjal, or even real 25 man content, but my guild is small and has been stuck to 10 man raiding due to the lack of being able to get 25 competent players on simultaneously. So, getting Zul'jin down is about the crowning achievement for most of my friends and myself that went into WoW together. Funny enough, this was actually my first attempt at him due to school issues and I REALLY didn't think I was geared well enough to tank him. Due to the utter absence of our other (better geared) tanks though, I was forced to step up and try.

Everyone was glad we managed to down him before the nerf of -30% to all bosses health, but this got me thinking: Is it really a nerf?

I'm curious on what everyone thinks of the new combat system with Potion Sickness and a reliance more on the new Replinishment buff. Do you think it will make raiding easier, or harder? Many guilds already had shadow priests fueling up their healer's mana, and a lot of people seem to think the Replinishment buff will only be about equal to the old Vampiric Touch in terms of regen. On the other paw, bosses will have a lot less health to burn through so fewer mana pots might be needed anyway.

So, where do you all stand on this? Do you think encounters are going to be easier or harder after today's patch?