Originally Posted by rooj
Btw, for people with awkward pauses between cooldowns, i wonder if they have tried getting a 1 MF tick and then casting a new spell. For a non-hasted situation that would be 1 second of casting, with significant haste ratings, this could be measured in fractions of seconds.
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The benefit of clipping Mind Flay after the second tick is clipping it RIGHT after the second tick. Some examples with 0, using 1 Mind Flay (800 damage per tick), 1 Mind Blast (2500 damage for a 1.5 second cast), and 1 SW:D (1900 damage). General damage values pulled from
Wow Web Stats.
2 seconds of MF, 1.5 seconds of Mind Blast, and 1.5 seconds of SW:D = 6000 over 5 seconds = 1200 DPS
1.5 seconds of MF, 1.5 seconds of Mind Blast, and 1.5 seconds of SW:D = 5200 over 4.5 seconds = 1156 DPS
2.2 seconds of MF, 1.5 seconds of Mind Blast, and 1.5 seconds of SW:D = 6000 over 5.2 seconds = 1153 DPS
3 seconds of MF, 1.5 seconds of Mind Blast, and 1.5 seconds of SW:D = 6800 over 6 seconds = 1133 DPS.
2.5 seconds of MF, 1.5 seconds of Mind Blast, and 1.5 seconds of SW:D = 6000 over 5.5 seconds = 1090 DPS
2.9 seconds of MF, 1.5 seconds of Mind Blast, and 1.5 seconds of SW:D = 6000 over 5.9 seconds = 1016 DPS
Looking at those values, we can draw some conclusions. First, clicking a MF at 2 seconds is ideal. Second, clipping a MF at 1.5 seconds is considerably worse than at 2 seconds, and a whopping 3 DPS higher than having a 0.2 second delay on the 2 second clip. In other words, unless you can't clip to within 0.2 seconds, aiming for the 2 second mark (or hasted equivalent) is best.
Third, clipping at 1.5 seconds or having a 0.2 second delay on the 2 second mark is still better than channeling all three seconds. Fourth, clipping the spell half a second after the 2 second mark or barely clipping the last tick is a drastic DPS loss.
By the way, keep in mind this is DPS over that window of time, not your average DPS for the fight.
Edit: Oh, and what do you folks think about gear listings in the first post? Wondering if 1, I should even bother listing some good items and just let people do the calculations through a value table, 2, list the best 2-3 items for each slot from each tier of "content," 3, list the top 10-15 items per slot, period, or 4, something that isn't included in the previous 3.