Fight's not bad for rogues at all, and the damage they can put out on him is pretty high (and without mana constraint). Biggest key: tank threat generation. They have to be capable of generating a ton of threat. If they're not able to do >400 TPS, rogues as well as ranged/caster DPS, aren't going to be able to open up fully on Prince.
Enfeeble hits you randomly (as mentioned above). If it does hit, get your CoS ready for the nova coming your way...easy to do with BigWigs or whatever. If CoS isn't ready yet, run out, wait, and go back in.
If you're going to take the nova, just put your back toward the wall (or against if you can) and you go nowhere during the explosion. I usually stay in if enfeeble doesn't hit me...saving the CoS for when I'm enfeebled. Keeps DPS on the prince and our raids have never had mana issues. We also normally fight Prince on the eastern wall, moving him N-S as needed due to infernal placement.
Save as many cooldowns for phase 3 as possible.
Infernal placement is a lot about luck, and usually the rogue (especially those rogues who fight from behind the mob) is the one who can help fine-tune if the tank needs to move Prince somewhere (since the fire's probably brushing your backside). Yes, there will be fights where you just can't do anything and a wipe is near certain because the infernals basically cover the entire room. Other times, you get pretty lucky with placement. That's where the raid has to work well together.
IMHO, there needs to be a rogue in a Prince raid group. Two can work, but that normally means one less ranged/caster DPS. My recommendation to rogues that are just seeing Prince for the first time...be cautious and observant the first time or two. Jump out during every incoming nova, see where infernals are and see what they're doing. From that, you can learn about what you're seeing, and know what you can do with it. Then tighten down and learn how to stay in as long as possible, even during some damage to yourself.
Got very fortunate on 2nd kill to have the Malchazeen drop (2nd worst drop rate of anything he has).
Enfeeble hits you randomly (as mentioned above). If it does hit, get your CoS ready for the nova coming your way...easy to do with BigWigs or whatever. If CoS isn't ready yet, run out, wait, and go back in.
If you're going to take the nova, just put your back toward the wall (or against if you can) and you go nowhere during the explosion. I usually stay in if enfeeble doesn't hit me...saving the CoS for when I'm enfeebled. Keeps DPS on the prince and our raids have never had mana issues. We also normally fight Prince on the eastern wall, moving him N-S as needed due to infernal placement.
Save as many cooldowns for phase 3 as possible.
Infernal placement is a lot about luck, and usually the rogue (especially those rogues who fight from behind the mob) is the one who can help fine-tune if the tank needs to move Prince somewhere (since the fire's probably brushing your backside). Yes, there will be fights where you just can't do anything and a wipe is near certain because the infernals basically cover the entire room. Other times, you get pretty lucky with placement. That's where the raid has to work well together.
IMHO, there needs to be a rogue in a Prince raid group. Two can work, but that normally means one less ranged/caster DPS. My recommendation to rogues that are just seeing Prince for the first time...be cautious and observant the first time or two. Jump out during every incoming nova, see where infernals are and see what they're doing. From that, you can learn about what you're seeing, and know what you can do with it. Then tighten down and learn how to stay in as long as possible, even during some damage to yourself.
Got very fortunate on 2nd kill to have the Malchazeen drop (2nd worst drop rate of anything he has).