WoW Information Part 5

Today we will talk about group tactics.

When a group attack a monster, the group will generate threat against the monster. For example, in the group there is a warrior, a priest and a mage.
When the warrior attacks the monster, he deals damage and a hidden amount of threat. The monster will then attack the person who deals the most number of threat.
If the warrior attacks the monster and deals 100 threat, and the mage casts fireball and deals 200 threat and the priest cast a heal at the warrior and deal 50 threat(Yes! healing generates threat too!), the monster will attack the mage as he deals the most amount of threat.

This is important as you want the monster to attack the warrior and not the mage. If the monster attacking the warrior suddenly change target and attack the mage, the mage might not be able to survive the damage as he has low life and low armour, and will die. Therefore, to prevent this, you have to make sure that you do not deal more threat then the warrior.

The DPS classes like rogues and mages therefore have to watch out for their threat. They have to deal the maximum damage as possible but have to always be below the threat deal by the warrior.

The term "aggro" means that the monster is currently attacking who. For example, Tay has aggro. This means that the monster is currently attacking Tay.

Note: I am thinking of making a Blood Elf Paladin. I already have a Night Elf Warrior, a Night Elf Rogue, and a Human Priest. Don't really want to make another Alliance character. But if everybody strongly want to be Alliance, then I guess i have to suck my thumb and be Alliance :D