Tried getting in a full raid before work. I had about two and a half hours, and joined a fireteam that was all 317+. Everyone in the group had a working mic, sounded adult, and acted mature. As we started the raid, there was no talk of who's doing this or are we using that strategy. Always a good sign.
We get to totems with minimum effort and zero setbacks. As we get to the totems, it happens. The fireteam leader asks if we know the totems cheese. Everyone says yes, and agrees its faster and easier. I stay silent, unsure of how to react. I've heard of the cheese before, and know how to do it in concept. Before today, I had the same opinion of this cheese as I did the no-knight strat; if it gets the job done, and without too much hassle, I don't care.
However, after a full hour on totems we had no success. Most of the fireteam at this point agreed we should just do the normal strategy, but the fireteam leader was adamant. He claimed if we did the normal strat, we would wipe more and take longer. Considering he was the one that died EVERY TIME, I had enough. For the first time in months, I rage quit a raid. Never again will I suffer through the totems cheese. If you insist on it, I'm just going to grab the cp and leave. The warpriest will NOT deem you worthy.
Tl;Dr Kings Fall totems cheese is for noobs who can't do the easiest reward stage of the raid.
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I had something similar happen last night. Joined a group all between 317-320. I was on my 319 warlock. They literally could not get past a quarter through totems without multiple screw ups and deaths. I saw people with the aura leave, thinking they had the power. I saw people [i]get lost[/i] going between mid and their totem. After a wipe I even noticed someone with zero kills. After about the tenth wipe, someone suggested cheese. The group was all for it , "Yeah, let's get this done!" I replied, "This is the easiest part of the raid, we are all over 315 light, there is no legitimate reason why we should cheese this, much less be having any trouble whatsoever." Two quick wipes later I left. I'm sure they all thought I was an a-hole, but dayum..... that was hopeless.