[quote]But is this a cheese?[/quote] [b]Do you skip fight mechanics during the boss fight using this "strategy"?[/b] If so, then it is a cheese. If not, then it isn't. Cheeses are wildly popular and a viable strat used through this game, including by solo players (e.g. negating the use of totems to construct the bridge on CE). For instance, you may have a warlock self-rez during the oracle fight on VoG (cheese); when others may send one down to initiate the fight and take care of the hidden oracle while everyone else snipes from up top (not cheese). [b]What this is clearly not: an exploit. [/b]While some people describe using exploits as cheesing, not all cheesing is an exploit. In exploits, players find a glitch, bug, or design loophole within the game or its coding, and exploit it to their advantage. [b]What would be an example of an exploit?[/b] Example: Making a countdown with your fireteam so that everyone grabs the chalice in CE at the same time, therefore creating duplicate chalices. Example 2: standing at particular spots on PoE during "dismantle mines" to prevent mobs from being unleashed, while the rest of your team dismantles them. Example 3: heavy ammo glitch [b]There is nothing wrong with burning Skolas at the very beginning to avoid as much of the fight as possible.[/b] Though it would be nice to have a group to pick up the mechanics in case you don't burn him down before two mines come up, it is a perfectly fine way to go about it. Even though it is cheesy, it is still a legitimate way to go about it, as you're not taking advantages of bugs or loopholes within the system. The burn is provided to you by the game without any glitching. The day the burn is no longer present, this particular strategy will not be viable. Another cheese may or may not be found, but that's for another day. Cheers.