[Enhancement] 3.2 Changes - Page 27

Watipah · 10/05/09, 6:16 PM

What do you think of buffing your ghostwolves with the new leatherworking drums? (8% to all attributes and unskilled druid buff), can anyone clarify if it's worth it or not?, or how much dmg this will approximately add to them?

surk82 · 10/05/09, 6:21 PM

In response to the person asking why others aren't gemming for haste:

I have run numerous sims with EnhSim using my current gear setup (check: Vodkatonic on Lightbringer), and in literally every single simulation I've run from the time I was in Full T7 to now, where I'm in almost exclusively 226-245 ilevel gear, the 20 AP + 10 Crit gem has provided me the most DPS, and in the case of having to use the 1 blue gem for meta activation, the crit + stamina gem also shows in sims to be the most benefit to me. I have chosen to always gem with Wicked Ametrine, except in the case of the blue gem, where I will use crit + stamina (right now I'm using expertise + stamina in order to reach the cap).

Unless there is an overwhelming majority of people who will say and show why they believe any other gem is better than AP + Crit, I have to say that all of the evidence I've collected on my own char's DPS has shown that Wicked Ametrine is our best gem.

Rouncer · 10/05/09, 7:05 PM

Originally Posted by surk82

Unless there is an overwhelming majority of people who will say and show why they believe any other gem is better than AP + Crit, I have to say that all of the evidence I've collected on my own char's DPS has shown that Wicked Ametrine is our best gem.

AP is our best gem except when it is hit or when it is haste or it is crit.

There are only two best gems.

Hit is your best gem until you are at or above the spell hit cap.
Expertise is your best gem until you are at or just below 6.5% dodge reduction.

After that it really will depend on all your other gear as to what gem will give you, personally, the most dps. That's what Rawr and EnhSim are there for so there is no need for an overwhelming majority to tell you anything.

Levva · 10/14/09, 11:03 AM

Given the constant misunderstandings about gemming etc I'm thinking I should get round to adding an FAQ/user guide for Enhancement Shamans on how to use Rawr/Enhsim combo. Is there room in the TTT for such an article Rouncer? Or is it better dealt with by a new thread here?

Is there any specific questions users would want to see added to such an FAQ/guide? Probs best to PM me direct that adding to this thread.

Rani · 10/18/09, 11:59 PM

With the new sim out I ran some tests and it seems that incorporating FS to the rotation yields DPS bonus of about 30 dps without clipping the DoT, and about 20 DPS when allowing clipping of the last tick, as opposed to the common belief that ES > FS if you clip the last tick.

Perhaps the info regarding the viability of FS should be added to the TTT?