Comments on: “You’re doing it wrong”

By: Samodean

Samodean — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:12:41 +0000

Entirely possible. It’s been a while since I seriously broke down my DPS. My current spec doesn’t use Imp CoA or the glyph.

Since CoA is less than 13% of my damage, CoE is better for me. But yeah, mileage may vary depending on spec/gear/etc.

By: Nibuca

Nibuca — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:48:31 +0000

Very true. I’ll update the note on YouTube.

WRT CoE vs CoA…
I think (and I haven’t math’d it since 3.1 came out) that you need to have at least 4 people who can benefit from CoE before the overall damage of CoE is greater than the damage you’d get from CoA. So .. in 5-mans I’d stick with CoA.. in 10-/25-mans I’d consider the group make up.

By: Samodean

Samodean — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:26:36 +0000

I do think it is important, however to point out that CoA is not ALWAYS better. A young Warlock may have viewed your tutorial and taken it as law.

If a ‘Lock is in a 5-man or even a 10, there’s a chance there won’t be a Boomkin or Unholy DK. Then, CoE WOULD give better DPS, not just for yourself, but for the whole group.

You’re not “doin it wrong,” Nib. However, I can see how someone would disagree with the video. A small note that “this rotation assumes Earth and Moon or Ebon Plaguebringer” would have helped.

I should have mentioned something at the time, but well… I suck.

By: Skryla

Skryla — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:14:09 +0000

I recently also dual-spec’d into Destruction and it took me a good while to get the numbers to match up to my Affliction spec. I truly believe that, as you stated, “knowing the rotation” is a big part of the problems I was having.

I have been in Destro almost exclusively for about a month now and my numbers are constantly improving. I did however, drop the replenishment from my talents, but kept improved cookies. So now when I have to swap from Affliction to Destro I have to announce in raid for everyone to destroy their cookies as I will be giving them better ones now that I’m in Destruction.