DN is Down: Thoughts on our First HSTR Victory

Greetings, Legion!

I'd like to congratulate everyone, again, on our first successful HSTR! It was a team effort all around. I'd especially like to thank our Officers, all of whom stepped up to make this victory possible.

As a guild, our track record is now 3 for 3 when it comes to building for Heroic raids from the ground up. We learned a lot from our first successful HAAT, for example, and our first HSTR is no different. Frankly, we made many errors along the way, from leadership to members, so I'd like to share a few general thoughts on how we can learn from these miscues, the majority of which boil down to one word: communication.

If you weren't previously aware, you now know that communication is absolutely crucial when attempting to clear Heroic, especially in the early stages. Our Officers did a fantastic job organizing hits through each phase, at all hours of the day and night. We can make this job easier and clear each phase more productively, however, if we make sure to always check in on the Sith Chat channel before hitting. If you're crunched for time, let an Officer know. They'll work with you.

The most important time for communication is at the end of a given phase. This is because multiple hits at the end of the phase will waste damage. And that is why we schedule "Transition Teams" for each phase. These Transition Teams are:

P1 to P2: JKR
P2 to P3: JKR
P3 to P4: AV Nightsisters

If you ever have a question about when to hit, or with what squad, ask an Officer on the Sith Chat channel. In fact, during each HSTR, it is necessary to at least read through the latest @EHL Member posts, since they will always carry information important for every member about the raid at hand.

In addition to matters of communication, this HSTR should've also been instructive in terms of the squads we run. In short, everybody's HSTR squads can use some work, especially when it comes to P2 (Jedi) and P3 (NS, Chex). Remember that our Sith channel has useful information about developing these squads. And, as always, if you have any questions about squad development, feel free to ask an Officer. If they don't know the answer, they will know how to point you in the right direction.

In the future, I will post on more specific things that we can do as a guild to move forward with the HSTR. For now, focus on comms and squad development. You can rest assured that, from a leadership standpoint, how we run the HSTR will undergo some adjustments to assure smoother sailing. Again, congratulations on our first victory of many to come!