the 2nd drop happens RIGHT after the cleave. it won't be possible to ensure a strict w/e drop without people rushing over. lots of caster downtime as well. i'm not sure people understand this.

as for seeing which side the statue cleaves, you can follow people to the correct half as long as you remember when the cleaves happen so i don't think seeing the statue cleaves are that important if only 1/8 of you "can't see" well. i'd recommend tilting your camera better if you can't see.

tethers are assigned prior to puddle stacking. so if you're not checking before puddle stacking, that's on you. it's like stacking in m12s before checking where your virus is pointing in act 1. too many people are relying on checking their tethers AFTER puddles drop (aka last second)