My regular raid group doesn't normally do the totems cheese, but last night we had a couple lower level, inexperienced friends with us and decided to give it a shot just to see how it went. It was different and kinda fun, and I think it helped the lower level people survive more efficiently. It was also more forgiving if one of the people in the middle happened to die. The key seemed to be having two strong players glitching the smoke and holding the totems. The ability to one shot the boomer knight was key also, so a good sniper would be a must-have. I think this would be a good strat to employ when carrying lower level people through the hard raid. It's a good situational solution. Ultimately though, with a good team I'd experienced players, the normal totems routine is faster and more efficient.