raid tactic

A variant of Run Away Little Girl, where just getting to sufficient range or running faster than something else won't help you.

Prior to starting the encounter, or perhaps in the course of the encounter itself, the raid can perform some action which enhances the boss's capabilities or makes the encounter more difficult.

Sometimes, the boss gets stronger during the encounter. Sometimes, You Are the Bomb. Either way, it's time to flee for your miserable life.

Some bosses just love dropping Void Zone after Void Zone on the ground. This can be fire, acid, inky black spots, naked blood elf girls, or anything else likely to cause you harm.

The boss encounter seems straightforward. Tank (or tanks), healers, and DPS all push their buttons. But, something else causes the raid to go south. Would just changing where people are laid out do any good? More often than not, yes.

Sometimes this is done to avoid a Stacking Debuff.

Compare Don't Stand in the Fire, Don't Stand Next to Other People, and Group Hug.

Examples

• The Blackwing Descent trash will require tanks and melee to precisely position themselves.