sry this may or may not be in the wrong thread, if it is feel free to move it or PM me...

anyway, i've been doing all the lock theorying for my guild as of late and im horrible at it haha

if anyones up to it id greatly appreciate some constructive criticism on what ive been doing. i've been tryin to do all the theory myself but as i stated above im not to great at it.

ok so..
heres my current build affl build

and the reason for all the supres/cat is because of the trinket i picked up a lil while back (armory link)

oh and lets not forget the obligatory WWS report
( i messed up infernal and DS timing on that one pretty good lol, but its as current as i got atm)

now before you burn me down completely let me explain my logic on all this..

i've spent ungodly amounts of time on dummies doing more benchmarks than i care to count, and for my playstyle i came up with results that molten core wasnt really helping me to much, on the other hand i found that when i picked up the egg trinket, though its uptime is not amazing in raids, it was actually a dps increase of ~100 over war prisoner trinket and gemming accordingly and droping the hit talents

as a rot im using Haunt > US > Corr > CoA > SL > immo > bolts and upkeep ( naturally swapping bolts for DS at the appropriate boss HP)

ive seen alot of info saying that its better to put a bolt up first to get an embrace going before i start my opening rot, but i found that to be a very minor increase vs. haunt having such a fast cast time and it putting up embrace as well...in essence slower dps in the first few seconds vs getting all my dots up quickly and efficiently, giving me a hair of breathing room for any movement or repositioning before i have to start renewing.

also, ive seen quite a bit of ppl leaing towards imps over fel hunters. this is somethign that has confused me a little. now, i honestly cant for the life of me figure out why but one day after picking upa couple minor upgrades i went to test on some dummies and found my shadow bite suddenly hitting for ALOT more than it previously had, much more than any gear should have upped it, probably from some hotfix or something i missed who knows.

as to gear, yea theres alot im mising ideally, heigan ring, heigan chest...a worthwhile weapon such as turning tide (/drool), some flippin new bracers (dont ask lol) etc etc, im largely in tier gear but alot of the other slots r lacking, such is RNG/dkp i suppose...



TLDR: i wold greatly appreciate some constructive criticism on my play style, spec and gear...in the wws, though i meesed up a bit, my dps feels to me as though it should be higher, having trouble figuring out why

start with shadowbolt>haunt>corr>ua>immolate>agony>sl.

idea is getting embrace benefit asap then most dps spell rotation. (no dpct)


tick/tick frequency will give you dps of the dot.

[Hat of Wintry Doom]
[Necklace of Taldaram]
[Fur-Lined Shoulder Warmers]
[Deathchill Cloak]
[Heroes' Frostfire Robe]
[Azure Cloth Bindings]
[Heroes' Frostfire Gloves]
[Plush Sash of Guzbah]
[Woven Bracae Leggings]
[Sandals of Crimson Fury]
[Band of Guile]
[Annhylde's Ring]
[Sundial of the Exiled]
[Forge Ember]
[Flameheart Spell Scalpel]
[Ward of the Violet Citadel]
[Rod of the Fallen Monarch]


alternatives to gain/lose hit:

[Girdle of Bane]
[Wand of the San'layn]
[Mark of the War Prisoner]
[Sash of the Servant]
[Ring of Northern Tears]


i think thats fairly comprehensive? feel free to add/pick holes


edit: didn't see Gaiwyn's post, i think thats a little more comprehensive :p

Hi i'm new here and this is my first post ^_^
Don't rlly know how to do this but here goes:

Wow web stats
(btw theres alot fo AoE in there)

0/41/30

Spellpower buffed with fel=1885
Hit =334(12.73%)
crit= 28.96% with firestone
haste=236(7.20%)

I am currently FG/ember ,rotation is DEm emp-->Imm>CoA>Corr>Inci

I seem too be lacking some dps...can only pull off 1.5K in heroics and in raids well...i have trouble keeping it up that much.I need some good pointers rotation wise and gem wise.

-Should i be gemming haste or crit?
-When should i use Dem emp?
-is my rotation way off?

Also i was Chaos bolt spec but i was only pulling off 1.5K dps in raids..and 1K in heroics..unfortunately dont have the stats for that but how much crit should i have for that spec,and any uggestions on the rotations maybe thats my only probleme..

I just want too boost my dps and be able too use chaos bolt (because yes i don't think its enough)..

TY in advance ^_^

Any answer for my question?

Logged in to specifically to say that:

1. You are a bitch.
2. I'm on vacation in Key West and I hate you.
3. You are a bitch.

Thank you.

Well right now im at about 200HR and I sustain a stead 3.5k DPS in raids. I also never have a problem with rage generation. Maybe its because I have alot of AP, im not quite sure. But I dont find it so nessicary to go above the yellow cap.. I am also a Tauren. Bo ya..

The World of Warcraft Armory

id say we're on a similar gear level, although i have a chunk more crit, all my gear is from heroic/badge with a couple of 10man drops (neck, shoulder)

while people are quick to jump on the "gear" bandwagon, i'll go against the grain and say that its skillbased. i dont mean to offend your wife, but check that you're refreshing your living bomb, using your instant pyros and stacking cooldowns when you should, with correct glyphs (reference: elemental shaman rotations thread)

in my first 25 man naxx pug this week (hi im new and its christmas pugs) i put out over 4.3k on patch, which wasn't particularly lucky (before people jump in) as id done a tad over 4k on bosses previously in 10man- unless im lucky all the time which is doubtful since i cant roll above 35 for loot :p

just make sure you're doing everything you should, and check it twice.

Grid + Hot-Timer + Clique:
I have this box for raid wide heals, mainly when healing dps or single target boss attacks,
I have 4 bound buttons:
Left click: Rejuv
Right click: Nourish
Mouse 4: Swiftmend
Mouse 5: LifeBloom
(i keep x-pearl raid frames when i have to target someone )

Decursive:
it is a must for getting off curses and poisons, please don't raid without it,

DOT-Timer:
I have it tuned for Hots but honestly i don't use it that often because of Hot-timer on Grid,

Quartz:
Now this guy is awesome, it is primaryly a Casting bar mod but has some major bonuses

• Lag time on casting bar, it will shows you when to stop a heal with lag calculated in,
• Focus Hots, under the casting bar it shows you the hots on your focus target
• Target Hots, Shows you the Hots on your target
• GCD bar, like a casting bar for your GCD

Edit: Horrible

Sorry for being horrible I guess.

Thank you all (again) for the amazing amount of information listed.


Here is my current http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Stormscale&n=Soulsdemise gear/spec wise.

I was wondering a few things.
As you can tell, my gear thus far is from quest rewards, and will probably remain that way until I hit 80. I'm planning on adding 5/5 Dark Conviction and wasn't sure if I should spend my last point to go 4/5 Bladed Armor and Corpse Explosion.
I was wondering on the optimal weapon speed for an Unholy DK?
I have been tracking my DPS while I've been questing, and I've noticed ranges from 800-2000. Mostly, the 800 DPS has been climbing but the mobs die before I have a chance to get any higher. I was wondering if that is normal to what you all are seeing.

Would this spec be any good? Points from FA will be moved into mortal shots as the hit becomes higher.

Build

This isn't exactly in line with the current topics in this thread but, since I cannot start a thread of my own, I'll ask it here.
1. Do you think Attumen is soloable as a hunter? With an overboard BM spec of course, picking up the dodge, the extra pet talent points, the extra health, etc.
2. How hard does/did Attumen hit(non-crit)?
3. Do you think a 2set T5 and keeping MP up all the time would be enough to down him, even through the curses?

oh. that makes total sense then. ty!

haha no no no, I lol'd

^ good call.

Thanks guys!

Awesome... tyvm

I have notice Mark of Blood never procs, or if it does it only 2 or 3 time during it 20 sec duration when am tanking.

question about upcoming patch and how good this build would fare:
Blood (18 points)

2/2 Butchery
3/3 Subversion
5/5 Bladed Armor
2/2 Two-Handed Weapon Specialization
1/1 Rune Tap
5/5 Dark Conviction

Frost (0 points)

None

Unholy (53 points)

2/2 Vicious Strikes
3/3 Morbidity
2/2 Epidemic
3/3 Virulence
3/3 Ravenous Dead
3/5 Necrosis
1/1 Corpse Explosion
3/3 Blood-Caked Blade
1/1 Shadow of Death
1/1 Summon Gargoyle
5/5 Impurity
2/2 Dirge
3/3 Reaping
1/1 Master of Ghouls
2/2 Unholy Aura
1/2 Night of the Dead
3/3 Crypt Fever
1/1 Bone Shield
3/3 Wandering Plague
3/3 Ebon Plaguebringer
1/1 Scourge Strike
5/5 Rage of Rivendare
1/1 Unholy Blight

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I was a blood dk for quite some time, but decided to give unholy another shot. I can't seem to "let go" of my rune tap ability - and even though highly situational - it has proven itself useful for that one point. I placed 1 point in corpse explosion for overall aoe dmg increase as i feel that the upcoming patch change would make it a decent ability. And one point in night of the dead for 40% dmg decrease for my pet. 70% would had been nice, but i can't seem to move points around that well in a already bloated tree. I was also curious if the changes in outbreak and 45% increase dmg to plague strike make it a vital talent to invest points in? Or will SS still remain the go to move for dmg?

How viable is this set compared to what we know one-month later today? And non-JC?

I raided with combat spec since Molten Core times and now trying to switch Mutilate, 'cause seems like combat daggers suck in PvE.

With combat spec i have been focusing on hit rating, therefore always used hit gems.

But with Mutilate spec, should i focus on AP gems and pass on hit ?