What Review and Planning Features Does RaidPlan.io Offer?

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RaidPlan.io is a browser-based raid boss planner for World of Warcraft, and its feature set extends well beyond drawing shapes on a background. According to the site's update log, it now includes VOD review with multiple streams, Warcraft Logs and FF Logs connections, per-step notes with markdown formatting, object grouping and tethering tools, and real-time collaboration. These features are relevant if you want to prepare a strategy, review a pull with your group, or annotate a plan in detail rather than just sketch positions.

VOD review and log connections

The planner's review side is built around pulling in recorded footage and combat logs:

  • Multiple streams per review. The maximum number of streams you can add was increased, so a single review session can hold more than one point of view.
  • YouTube and unlisted stream support. You can add YouTube videos and unlisted streams, not just live or public ones.
  • Warcraft Logs / FF Logs connection. The update notes mention improved WCL/FFL connection stability, meaning you can connect log data to your review.

This matters when you want to compare what a plan says should happen against what actually happened in a pull. For example, if your group wiped on a specific mechanic, you can load the relevant VOD and log, then walk through the timeline with your plan open beside it.

Planning and annotation features

The planner itself received a significant overhaul. The notable additions include:

Feature What it does
Custom backgrounds Use a custom background while selecting a raid encounter
Per-step backgrounds Steps can have unique backgrounds, even from different bosses or raids
Plan notes Supports markdown formatting
Per-step notes Optional header and footer per step
Viewer preview Shows a preview of what viewers will see
Undo/redo Standard editing history
Layer management Organize overlapping elements
Custom vanity URLs Branded links for your plans
Object pinning Pin objects to other objects (grouping)
Object tethering Tether objects to other objects (line links)
Facing lock Lock an object's facing direction to another object
Improved arrows and lines Better directional and path tools
Embedded text Basic formatting inside text elements
New objects Cones, assignment lists, polygons

The pinning, tethering, and facing-lock options are the ones that change how you build a plan. Instead of placing a marker and hoping it stays aligned when you move something, you can attach it to another object so it follows. For example, you can tether a soak marker to a boss icon so the marker moves with the boss when you reposition it.

Scale, measurement, and assignments

For The Venomous Abyss, sizes and coordinates are now based on in-game yards, so distances in your plan correspond to actual in-game distances. If you created a plan before this change, switching the background to a newer one enables the feature. A Measure tool was also added to calculate in-game distances.

Assignments are handled through Slots — player position assignments that stick to a number and persist across all steps. This means you can assign a player to a slot once and have that assignment carry through the whole plan rather than re-placing it on every step.

Real-time collaboration

Real-time collaboration lets multiple users edit the same plan at once. Collaboration starts automatically when two or more users open a plan in the editor, and you must be signed in to a RaidPlan account to join a collaborative session. The site states this feature is and will remain free for all users, though it is in beta.

Practical takeaways

If your goal is strategy prep, the pinning, tethering, per-step notes, and yard-based scale give you precise control over how a plan reads. If your goal is review, the VOD and log connections let you pair footage with your plan. If your goal is group editing, real-time collaboration removes the need to pass a file back and forth — but note the beta status and the sign-in requirement.

One caveat: the update notes mention that developer integration docs will be added at a later date, so API-level integrations are not documented yet. For now, the review and planning features described above are the ones available through the site itself.