I have one request for the new upcoming raid zone.
It is simple, leave the zone as is. So many times in the last few months, things have been changed in the high end raid zones it seems when only a few suggestions were made, or only when one guild had an issue with something. I'm not pointing any fingers or blaming anyone, but the outward appearance is that the staff is readily open to changing the raid zones to meet the needs of their players.
I'd like a raid zone to stay in its current form until the entire community agrees that a change is in order, if something is too hard, too easy, etc. I suggest a post be made on the forums explaining the issue, and let the others who have experience in the zone weigh in with their opinions. I got time tonight to try Druushk, Xygoz, Phara Dar, and beat VP with ease, the 2nd time I even raided there. I was pretty disappointed with how easy and trivial the zone was, it honestly seemed easier than Fear.
I know DS has a lot more scripts and the events are said to be more involved, which is completely different than what the raid game has been to this point, so I know there are going to be people who aren't happy with the difficulty / frustration they see in this zone, and I'm sure they will weigh in with their opinions on how the zone should be changed.
It is quite possible that some encounters may need retuning, there are few times when a zone is absolutely perfect upon release, especially on the emulator, but please let the entire community weigh in when they've all had sufficient experience with the encounter / zone before changes are made.
Thanks,
H