Paragon VS Al'Akir 25man Heroic video

[Simca]

You said that they could save a death or wipe which would mean that you would have to gtfo of where you were fast by using them or get to where you needed to go fast.

Meaning if you didn't and went 50 feet in the air in the same spot or put a 120% dot on yourself and went no where you'd die to whatever you were running from and/or cause whatever wipe that would have been prevented from you getting away from that spot.

How could you not get thats what I was talking about?

It doesn't even matter. IF by some miracle Nitro Boosts ruined one Paragon attempt, do you know the sheer number of attempts they go through? (at least 70 Atramedes attempts in one day)

-Most- attempts probably don't have the malfunction, which is good enough for them.

[Killora]

There's plenty of situations where you'll save a wipe either way. Frozen Orbs on Ascendant council for example - a complete WIN-WIN if you're otherwise unable to reach the flame patch in time. Or Sinestra's orbs (pre-hotfix). An add getting loose on Cho'gall (Adherents), or almost getting hit by corrupted blood. Or getting cornered on Omnotron. Or getting absolutely screwed on Al'Akir P1 (although this doesn't happen after the nerf anymore).

On Al'Akir P2 it's simply more DPS if you use them to dodge the tornados on a few of the furthest gaps. If the boots work, excellent. If they blow you up sky-high, excellent. Either way you get more DPS-time on the boss, unless you have sprint or some such ready. Obviously enough, it won't be up for every dodge.

They're bad if you're using them like you would in Wrath. They're still a damn awesome perk for any engineer if used properly.

Exactly this. If you use them and they backfire they still allowed you to avoid said mechanic. You just went up instead of forward.