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Freezing Hell Over, One Step at a Time (Frost DPS)
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The problem with heavy IT rotation using DRM is pretty significant. The fact that IT's damage has been so severely nerfed since 3.1 came out that it pumps out less damage then Diseaseless Blood could do pre 3.1 makes a huge statement.
Yes the rp gen rivals that of using 4set t7/7.5 and may actually be possible as a substitute due to nerf but by far and large Frost builds will do far better with the pre 3.1 rotations for IT or HB. Thus said, if you didn't use PS in rotation your dps will increase even further as you can fit an extra OB into rotation for IT builds. PS shouldn't be used in HB builds as you blow dps even worse with it.
PS is nice for Frost as it bonuses OB (disease modifier) but that's the only affect and the damage from PS is minimal (weakest strike dk's have, even BS with the 15% damage bonus from BoTN is stronger now) and Blood Plague is minimal in comparison to an extra OB per rotation. This could change with 4set t8 but it's not really worth the dps loss to use 4set vs 2set + Ulduar or 2set t7.5 :P
That said, IT also lacks the ability to proc Rime which is a significant dps loss as well. But with the heavy IT build you could possibly do well if you're running a heavy UA usage + clicky trinket as Empower Rune Weapon + ITx6 might make a significant burst. This build also has issues with KM being eaten mistakenly by IT instead of FS. :/
PS: The heavy IT build may want to pick up Virulence unless in Ulduar as Hit Rating is a major concern due to GCD issues and the like :P (most likely dropped from Dark Conviction)
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05/20/09, 11:20 AM
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