[Shadowpriest] How much DPS should I be doing? - Page 2

Kaacee · 07/06/07, 8:25 PM

Considering all the mana-related issues, is alchemist stone a good use a trinket slot?

galzohar · 07/07/07, 3:59 AM

40 mp5 worth losing 60 or more spell damage? I doubt it, but if you're extremely mana starved it's worth working the numbers and seeing.

Daize · 07/08/07, 11:00 AM

As far as DPS is concerned, I can feel I'm limited only by threat. On basically every fight. Is it my bad? or are the tanks bad?

http://armory.wow-europe.com/#charac...gnaros&n=Daize

EDIT: due to lack of raiding (summer times and some exams), I screwed my talent spec.

heel · 07/08/07, 1:14 PM

Originally Posted by castille

Just to add some insights on the shadowfiend: it has something like a 75% dodge rate. This means that if you can time it between melee AoE effects that would normally take it out, you can usually have it last the full duration unless it gets caught in magical AoE.

For instance: On Lurker, the best time to use a shadowfiend is right after he whirls when re-emerging. Shadowfiend will most likely last its entire duration because of the insane dodge rate.

The best time to use Shadowfiend on Lurker is on one of the ranged adds. Call for the other DPS to lay off of it a bit and you'll get a full 15 seconds, guaranteed.

galzohar · 07/08/07, 3:29 PM

Threat capped means either your VE is healing to full effect nearly 100% of the time, your tank generates aggro slowly, or a combination of both. Solutions are obvoius ;p have healers help heal rather than rely on VE, and/or have the tank learn to tank... Even our best shadow priest that does nearly as much DPS as the mages/warlocks doesn't get totally threat capped (although pretty close sometimes when VE is heavily used). Remember overhealing doesn't generate threat.

Namaste · 07/08/07, 5:06 PM

Originally Posted by heel

The best time to use Shadowfiend on Lurker is on one of the ranged adds. Call for the other DPS to lay off of it a bit and you'll get a full 15 seconds, guaranteed.

Yeah I hop onto the center platform and send it to one of the adds that's DPS'd down last as I do my normal DPS on the adds on the outer platform. Full 15 seconds every time.

nataku · 07/08/07, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by heel

The best time to use Shadowfiend on Lurker is on one of the ranged adds. Call for the other DPS to lay off of it a bit and you'll get a full 15 seconds, guaranteed.

I never have any trouble using my fiend on Lurker himself as long as I pay attention to my timers for his Spout/Submerge abilities. Just use it right after Lurker completes a Whirl and isn't close to starting a Spout or Submerge. However, using it on one of the adds is definitely a more sure fire time for a full duration.