Comments on: Boring Bragging http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Trina http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Trina Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:24 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/#comment-1278 Grats on the dps! One of the things I enjoy most about playing World of Warcraft is when I challenge myself and get good results. I really get nervous when I do an instance/ raid that I am not so familiar with so when I do well, I'm a happy camper! Grats on the dps! One of the things I enjoy most about playing World of Warcraft is when I challenge myself and get good results. I really get nervous when I do an instance/ raid that I am not so familiar with so when I do well, I’m a happy camper!

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]]> By: Kahleena http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Kahleena Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:08:53 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/#comment-1276 I don't do cast sequence macros either, for two reasons. First reason is as you say - juggling four or five buttons is more fun than juggling one (which is why I preferred pre-3.1 affliction, for all that it sometimes broke my brain, to pre-3.0 shadowbolt spam.) The second reason is, our ideal rotations/specs seem to change from patch to patch. I consider it helpful training for me to always have to know what I want to cast, and actually find the button for it. It may, in one case, cause a short-term DPS loss, but it makes for easier transitions when I need to change my spec or rotation. Particularly when, as was the case with pre-3.1 affliction, a cast sequence macro wasn't (as far as I was aware) really an option. I don’t do cast sequence macros either, for two reasons. First reason is as you say – juggling four or five buttons is more fun than juggling one (which is why I preferred pre-3.1 affliction, for all that it sometimes broke my brain, to pre-3.0 shadowbolt spam.) The second reason is, our ideal rotations/specs seem to change from patch to patch. I consider it helpful training for me to always have to know what I want to cast, and actually find the button for it. It may, in one case, cause a short-term DPS loss, but it makes for easier transitions when I need to change my spec or rotation. Particularly when, as was the case with pre-3.1 affliction, a cast sequence macro wasn’t (as far as I was aware) really an option.

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]]> By: Saresa http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Saresa Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:10:36 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/#comment-1275 I generally find that I am not a stickler for 'top DPS rotations' - I play a rotation that I enjoy, and that is that :-). Of course, I do like nice DPS... but I often find that the top rotations also often don't work out to be the best for everyone in real situations. However, I am flexible and willing to try things! If I don't find the rotation 'fun' though, I wont use it. The reason I used Soul Fire so often was that it was 'fun' having an extra button to push, and it *sometimes* does increase your DPS (depending on how lucky you get with crits). Oh... and I don't do cast sequence macros. See above about fun lol... I like pushing buttons! I know they are 'smart' and 'good' and all those other things that I should be doing... but, where's the fun in reducing things to a button press? :-) (Basically, this comment is saying, while you guys a correct, I am a stubborn old mule who enjoys playing my own way, not the way someone has worked out off a spreadsheet or a program lol) I generally find that I am not a stickler for ‘top DPS rotations’ – I play a rotation that I enjoy, and that is that :-). Of course, I do like nice DPS… but I often find that the top rotations also often don’t work out to be the best for everyone in real situations. However, I am flexible and willing to try things! If I don’t find the rotation ‘fun’ though, I wont use it. The reason I used Soul Fire so often was that it was ‘fun’ having an extra button to push, and it *sometimes* does increase your DPS (depending on how lucky you get with crits).

Oh… and I don’t do cast sequence macros. See above about fun lol… I like pushing buttons! I know they are ‘smart’ and ‘good’ and all those other things that I should be doing… but, where’s the fun in reducing things to a button press? :-)

(Basically, this comment is saying, while you guys a correct, I am a stubborn old mule who enjoys playing my own way, not the way someone has worked out off a spreadsheet or a program lol)

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]]> By: Sean http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Sean Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:23:38 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/#comment-1274 As Kahleena said, the max dps for a deep destro spec is based on this priority: COD (with one minute or more left on a fight, otherwise CoA) > Immolate > Conflagrate > Chaos Bolt > Incinerate. Trying to use any other spell than those is a net dps loss. If you really want to maximize your dps, then start off with a cast sequence macro with CoD, Immolate, Conflagrate, Chaos Bolt and then start casting incinerates. Refresh what you need as you need it, keeping the priority in mind. Practice for awhile on a test dummy until you are comfortable with it for a couple minutes or so. Even as a diehard affliction warlock I managed to get a feel for it after only thirty minutes or so; but I am and always will be affliction and my 5.2k+ dps isn't too shabby either. As Kahleena said, the max dps for a deep destro spec is based on this priority: COD (with one minute or more left on a fight, otherwise CoA) > Immolate > Conflagrate > Chaos Bolt > Incinerate. Trying to use any other spell than those is a net dps loss. If you really want to maximize your dps, then start off with a cast sequence macro with CoD, Immolate, Conflagrate, Chaos Bolt and then start casting incinerates. Refresh what you need as you need it, keeping the priority in mind. Practice for awhile on a test dummy until you are comfortable with it for a couple minutes or so. Even as a diehard affliction warlock I managed to get a feel for it after only thirty minutes or so; but I am and always will be affliction and my 5.2k+ dps isn’t too shabby either.

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]]> By: Kahleena http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Kahleena Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:47:00 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/boring-bragging/#comment-1273 My best rotation results to this point have been from managing priorities (in descending order): (a) keeping up CoD, (b) keeping up Immolate without clipping, (c) cast Conflagrate if it's not on cooldown, else (d) cast Chaos Bolt if it's not on cooldown, else (e) cast Incinerate. I can't see your spec (armory's down), but that's my deep destro rotation - fairly cookie cutter, admittedly. I've never had Soul Fire as part of my rotation, but that's mainly because there's no way I could farm the shards to use it regularly. My best rotation results to this point have been from managing priorities (in descending order): (a) keeping up CoD, (b) keeping up Immolate without clipping, (c) cast Conflagrate if it’s not on cooldown, else (d) cast Chaos Bolt if it’s not on cooldown, else (e) cast Incinerate. I can’t see your spec (armory’s down), but that’s my deep destro rotation – fairly cookie cutter, admittedly. I’ve never had Soul Fire as part of my rotation, but that’s mainly because there’s no way I could farm the shards to use it regularly.

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