Lost in all the numbers talk of World of Warcraft is the very real fact that numbers mean nothing if you don't live through the fight. How many times do you see someone who is lighting up the DPS meters but is also lying face down on the floor. It has always been my assertion that helpfulness to the group is more important than the numbers everyone is so proud of displaying.
Sadly, Recount doesn't measure helpfulness. So, most people focus on the numbers, stand in the wrong places, and die quickly. This may be due to a lack of knowledge, but it can also be simply a lack of awareness.
So, I wanted to direct you to a post I found most interesting because it stresses the point that a character who survives a fight is helpful to the group, and someone who doesn't is relatively useless, regardless of the numbers.
Hamlet, the author of this post, asserts that not dying is a skill, that can be improved. Survivability should trump all other concerns, because if you don't survive, nothing else matters. He then goes into thorough, almost philosophical, detail on how to improve that skill.
I would recommend a read through it, because one of the surest ways you can be an asset to your raid group is to make sure you're always one of the last ones to die. In fact, I think you should take pride in how long you survive a fight, not just in your ability to do a fight.
If you'd like to see the post, click here.
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