removed post Infi's response. Thank you Infi.

Hi there.

I wanted too ask you guys what the fook :P am i doing wrong ???

Yesterday i was in Togc and i only just got to 3k dps.. and was kicked

Is it my gear? because i did voa 25 after that and got 5400 dps and topped the Damage done list... and was like 12th with my Gearscore.

Now i swiched my 245 legs to 232 t9 set legs if maybe my set bonus will help me but haven't tryed it yet... could u guys help me out?

Also i average 4600 dps in toc10 and 4800 toc25

but i think i can do way better with my gear...

i hope u can help me.

gz veggeh Silvermoon eu

Well, most problems with dps are resultant from inefficient movements and improper optimization of spells (as well as death).

You also oddly seem to desire a hit rating that is much greater needed. You only need 342 hit. So you are wasting a lot of SP by gemming for hit. Also, you have gemmed for Stam. A purified gem would be better. Generally, I worry that individuals that gem inappropriately like are not fully understanding the mechanics of the class. I would recommend you read the initial post that summarizes the play of the destruction warlock.

I see that your dual spec is demon. That is much more helpful in 25 man raids then 10mans (depending). I dont know if you are complaining that your demon spec is underperforming or that your destro one is.

I would suggest posting in the wws help section and link wws so that a detailed analysis of your performance can be examined.

thanks for that info very interesting indeed.

Regarding our gear setup, will 20/51/0 Combat rogues be gemming for AP or for Armor Pen in 3.3?

Also, if we were to use Envenom over Eviscerate, would Rupture (talented/glyphed) make a comeback within that setup, and more importantly would such a setup even be worth it? In that kind of scenario, I'd imagine that our gear would be almost identical to Mutilate.

EDIT: Such a setup might find a niche use for mainspec Mut rogues who might need Combat's burst on certain fights but lack the optimal armor pen heavy gear.

In my opinion Blade Ward is the best one for the job not one enchant in the game can produce the mitigation that it produces hence if you don't have problems with threat. Blade Ward should be on your 1H at all times..... Nuff Said

Is the GoD still going to be viable in 3.3? From what I have read earlier the AP values on the diseases was not carrying over with each pestilence application. If that is true doesn't that pretty much kill the glyph for us?

Hi,
I am new to Destro lock spell priority and have been reading the thread based on this topic. However I have a simple Q&A and I would appreciate your answer. I usually raid as Shadow Priest but been asked to play a lock.

On static boss:
Following the priority list, I believe that we are supposed to do LT > Immo > Conflag > COD > CB > Incin spam.
Clipping a spell is a big NO for spriest. Thus I am trying to understand how this work.
1. LT
2. Immo (15 sec?)
3. Conflag (eats up all the Immo, leaving behind 5 more sec of ticks)
4. COD is placed here in case of Pyro proc.
5. CB, a better Inc.
6. Incinerate spam.
7. Refresh COD, CB, Immo, Incinerate in this order.

My question is: from point 3 to 6 above, I will not have Immo up on target since Conflag would have consumed all the remaining ticks. Should I recast immo before the COD, CB or Incinerate Spam? Is it a general rule to cast Immo immediately after a Conflag to ensure Immo stays on the target?


Second question:
On trash mob, usually about 3-4 mob.. What are your spell priorities to maximise DPS? Do you:
1. Cast dots on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th mob and focus fire on the first mob? (multi-dotting. And if so, do you only cast COA on the other mobs?)
2. Just focus on the 1st mob since the time to "tab" and GCD on casting all those dots = time loss to dps the main target.
3. Rain of fire everything.

Thanks in advance.
My lock is still extremely undergeared. Tons of improvement needed ie: gemming SP for those extra blue slots, etc.

The World of Warcraft Armory

Conflagrate does not eat up the remaining Immolate ticks if you use Glyph of Conflagrate, which you should. LT should also only be used in the start of your rotation if you use the LT glyph, which is used for Affliction, Demo and 3/13/55 (I dunno if you'll feel more comfortable with 0/13/58, might be a better choice in the start for that extra hit.) You got everything else right on the priorities.

As for the second question, use RoF if there are 3 mobs or more. However, if they require focus fire (think Anub adds, if you somehow have 4 up), use your normal rotation, but try to keep Immolate on as many targets as possible without losing too much dps from tab-casting. For instance, recasting Immolate and Corr on Anub when switching to adds is a sound choice.

EDIT: Looked at your armory, I would advise switching your blue gem in your pants to a spell power gem. As a rule of thumb, if the socketbonus gives your 5 sp or more, going for the correct colors generally gives more bang for your buck. I would also switch out the pure haste gem in your robe to a reckless ametrine. (And switch out your blue gems for epic ones, it really helps in the long run.)

Gretten,
Your answers clarify most of my questions. Thanks.
You are right about the gem priority. Much work needed on this toon. I just started taking this over from my friend and need to start farming for gears and gems.

Hey guys, I am finally getting my gear right and I was trying to figure out how much Hit Rate I need before raid buffs. I look at a lot of the guys posting here and they have 260-280 hit ratings according to armory. I thought we needed 364 to be capped? I know we get some buffs in raids that increase our hit rate but 100 short of cap? We get that much from raid buffs?

Any help here is appreciated.