People are being far too scientific and not pragmatic enough.
Sure an awful round of quad/flurry of Max hits may not 1-round a defensive tank. And 200 epic'd rogues may kill him in 2 minutes.
But CH rotations - even with our stellar Internet - can have hiccups, tank swaps can occasionally be unclean, Warriors can lose Aggro near the end of defensive even with a full mallet, etc etc
You all aren't really accounting for the human element. And as much as you all love to say your guild is full of pros who never make mistakes and are the most competent and knowledgeable players, every guild has some down-right awful raiders who cannot perform some of their most basic functions. Beyond the one or two awful raiders, each guild has a handful of mediocre raiders as well. You don't all have 200 ex-raid leaders who know every mechanic, every class, every strategy, etc.
The AoW kills in Velious were almost all done with charmed Giants tanking, not warriors. I expect charmed Giants will again, on P99, be the tanks to kill AoW the first few times. It's just going to come down to how many competent enchanters there are, whether clerics have mana, and whether a few little exploits in charming will function here like they did on live.
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