Also, I'd like to point out that you completely butchered the line about having a solid understanding of the class and that you read up on things beforehand. Neither of those are outstanding points to make, as anyone who raids SHOULD have a solid understanding of their class, and should do their best to understand what they're going into beforehand. Aaaand...
Council kill where you splashed a ton of damage with Empowered Shock Vortex:
http://worldoflogs.com/reports/d4raoflq ... j/analyze/The rest of this week, minus a full night of wipes:
http://worldoflogs.com/reports/imrfd9x8 ... s/analyze/Off-topic:
A good way to judge this guy's (and perhaps future applicants) would be to just pull them in Vent if their gear is on par, ask them questions about mechanics of boss spells that matter. Emp. Shock Vortex, Emp. Fireball, Dark Nuclei, add reanimation factors on Deathwhisper, Rotface slime mechanics (big and small) how they have their boss mods configured... all sorts of things that are practically necessary to understand, and good to know if they have things configured adequately to give them the information they need without the clutter they don't. Things of that sort can give a lot of insight, perhaps require a SS of the UI mid-encounter, then ask questions about sounds, bars, etc.