I haven't done the time heroic mode but last night I did my best non-heroic yet and I just wonder if it wouldn't work for heroic. ( I was running a 79 alt through the instance )
as you enter the main part of strat (after all of the talking BS) you can go to where the walkway Tee's off, there is a room to your left on the far side.
if you get inside of the room before all of the talk is over, you can actually repair from a guy in this room. he runs out after everyone is turned into a zombie.
I back my shaman to the back of this room and have my pally pull everything to the room, the first couple of groups are near this room anyway.
I have found my pally can run out the whole length of CoS , hit with avenging shield at max range and run back to this room.
Nobody is out of mana because I only use mana totems. and they can eat or drink while the pally is running around ( although I've never had to eat or drink with this setup )
the fight in the room is much easier than outside of the room, everything is in range and I even get to use maga totems.
The room idea works so well, I just wonder if you couldn't setup inside of the Inn where stage 2 starts and pull to there instead of the room I used, saving a little time later on.
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on the second stage, I run infront of the NCP setting up totem prior to the portals opening, this is a huge benifit to be setup before they open.