Hi Pintofbrew, Manly
Yeah it was probably unfair (and arrogant) of me to throw down that challenge to her but I thought she was just wide eyed at the 2pcs T5 set bonus. But I was proved wrong - and I learnt from that (again and again).
Imo for DPS meters - At my level the only fight that matters is the boss fight. We don't call it trash because it is important. the only down side for my Arcane mages is they miss there sheep targets as they're still drinking when we pull (WTB better water plz Blizz)
Also I'm a mage - I spec as needed (I’m always at 50g) but my heart in 2.4 is with Fire, that’s what my main gear is for and that is a personal choice for me. I spec Arc/frost and swap in gear when I'm needed to fill the SP SP RS AM AM group (I'm being very consciences of not turning this into a fire vs arcane thread - I hate those threads).
And yeah I am threat capped and yeah if it’s not a common problem for other fire mages it must be a tank TPS issue. I’ll bring it up. And yeah I pop CD’s fairly early to ensure I get 2 to 3 uses of each. And maybe it’s just that my tanks aren’t of a lvl yet where they can handle Combustion, IV, destro pot, Trinket, Flame cap, haste drums and Blood lust…… I love 2nd boss MH as I swich to the first Infernal right before ripping the boss of the tank
But I’ll repeat that my main reason for loving arcane mages in my raid is the TPS – DPS ratio. They can go all out and then if you treat them right can keep it up for the whole fight. BUT if that is due to my tanks TPS then it may be guild specific.
But try out the support group – and if your Shadow priest melt face like ours then you can use your 100% AB rotation
Its the possible dream