Infraction for MasterKazoom: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.

constantius · 07/08/09, 3:13 PM

Post: In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion
User: MasterKazoom
Infraction: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.
Points: 1

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

Don't answer stupid hand-holding posts, especially when they're in the wrong thread. And especially don't do so with poor grammar.

Original Post:

since no one has bothered to answer this, I'll do the honors (also, this is the wrong thread - read the stickies first!)

Okay, I will admit up front that I'm not a number cruncher and don't understand most of what I've been reading. What I do know is that I'm a struggling fury warrior looking to increase his dps.

I hope that I am posting in the correct area, if not I apologize and please point me in the right direction.

So, my gear isn't bad (adding DMC Greatness when the faire comes out).
Unbuffed
Attack: 4417
Hit: 403
Crit: 30.13%
Exp: 32/27

I only seem to be pumping out low 3ks in dps, somtimes closer to 4k if the fight is stationary. I know I can be doing more dps, but I'm not sure how. I know my hit is too high and my crit is too low, but not sure on how to correct that. I keep reading varying info on what the Hit and Expertise soft caps are, so I'm not really sure what they are and where I need to be. Is it my gemming, is it my gear, is it my spec, is it my glyphs?

My current rotation is:

BT - WW - Slam (when instant) - HS/Cleave when full on rage

Is there something else that should be thrown in the rotation, is there some reset timer trick? I seem to be waiting awhile for BT to come up again.

I do still have some of my pre-ulduar gear, so if I need to drop back to it I can.

Thanks in advance.

First off, your hit + expertise are way too high. Expertise dodge cap is around 26, hitcap is at 8%, 7% with a dreanai. Hit and expertise are your worst stats after those caps!

Gearwise, use the spreadsheet to tell you what to collect - your gemming looks especially weird - at a certain point, you only gem ArP, before that STR - if you have a really good gem bonus (+8 STR for instance), you might want to go for it, but as far as I can tell, your gem sockets are randomly chosen. Try to get easy socket bonuses (i.e. you have two blue gems because of your meta), ignore the rest and gem for STR / ArP (I would tell you which one to use, but my armory doesn't give your value, and you didn't write it down. Again, use landsoul's spreadsheet for SEP values)

your rotation is okay - make sure to use HS whenever you have excess rage (that is, you can use the next instant skill and still HS), not just when you have 100 rage. Also, remember to stack your buffs - look at how long a fight is, and if you can only use Death Wish / Recklessness once, use it at the same time blood lust / heroism is used.

Also, your offhand isn't max enchanted - berserking all the way. Lastly, I would advise you to change your profession - blacksmithing is okay, but mining is not much of a dps increase. Currently, jewelcrafter would be best, but other professions such as leatherworking, enchanting or even tailoring would give a good dps boost.