tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003106972062679804.post8143024294373403394..comments2023-07-29T08:18:56.915+01:00Comments on Altaclysmic: SuperstitionBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475673092257340904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003106972062679804.post-36500072694620812742013-11-27T15:33:21.232+00:002013-11-27T15:33:21.232+00:00Next expansion it will be easier with how gear wil...Next expansion it will be easier with how gear will work.<br /><br />I didn't even consider you were boomkin, not sure why but I don't even think of a druid as a boomkin. Just doesn't compute.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003106972062679804.post-79198078156581174612013-11-27T15:32:08.666+00:002013-11-27T15:32:08.666+00:00The is the basis of learning a rotation, start sma...The is the basis of learning a rotation, start small and add. Most people do not even try to do that any longer and that is why they end up being so bad.<br /><br />There is only one class that can basically get away with hitting anything and doing okay right now and that is a hunter. Because of button bloat most of the abilities hit almost the same amount, damage wise, so no matter what you hit you will do "okay". The sad part, really sad part, is that there are still some hunters that just do not get it.<br /><br />Yesterday, first boss MV, the three dogs, my brand new hunter, 491 item level, just timeless crap, not gemmed, not enchanted, I did 136, just hitting anything, a hunter whos lowest item level piece was 536, and upgrade LFR piece, was a 135. So somehow people still mess it up when hunters should, in theory, be the easiest class to do "decent" at.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003106972062679804.post-27540704129895759402013-11-27T09:53:01.042+00:002013-11-27T09:53:01.042+00:00I am not sure, I like the idea of playing part tim...I am not sure, I like the idea of playing part time boomkin - part time bear. It would seem to suggest a design flaw in the game.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip anyway I will try it for a few days and see if the style grows on me.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475673092257340904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003106972062679804.post-48996545942476063992013-11-26T15:34:58.748+00:002013-11-26T15:34:58.748+00:00Did I really say Combustion in the original commen...Did I really say Combustion in the original comment? Must have played my mage that day... should be Conflagrate, of course.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm capable of picking up and playing all 11 classes, one of the primary reasons is that when I level toons I come up with synergies like the Destro/Elemental one... I kind of map the new class onto one that I already know, both mentally and literally in terms of keybinds. It won't get you to WoL rankings but especially when just soloing, good enough is absolutely good enough. A surprising number of dps classes/specs (especially ranged ones but can be stretched to almost all melee classes as well with the exception of DKs and warriors) map well to the "A DoT, A Nuke And A Filler" (DNF(tm)) style with minor variations in rotation so I usually aim to coerce a new class/spec into that mould when I'm learning it and tweak from there.<br /><br />I've seen similar comments about druids (especially boomkins) in MoP and it mirrors my own situation. I kind of liked (but didn't love) boomkin in Cat and thought the changes they were making would be positive changes (they addressed some of my perceived weaknesses) but now my druid just feels ... ineffective. I never feel like I have the right tools for any fight... single target, cleave, AoE, you name it. I see others tear shit up so I know it's POSSIBLE, it just hasn't worked for me.<br /><br />@Grumpy - if it was possible to guarantee that every LFR player was doing a proper 3-button rotation, regardless of class, it'd be a much better place. Even at that level of group play I'm fine with someone using a cut-back rotation, not using Cinders will cost them some dps but not enough that I'd probably notice and of course once someone is comfy with that rotation they can start to introduce other buttons as well.Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003106972062679804.post-29439050766362378882013-11-26T14:37:37.369+00:002013-11-26T14:37:37.369+00:00The problem with the druid is you run from it when...The problem with the druid is you run from it when it spins, don't. Run into it when it spins. Be a bear, let it hit you, maul the crap out of it.<br /><br />I am like you, I do not like melee, but if I am going to play a melee class I play a tank. It is the only way to be and I believe the only person that should ever be that close to a mob is the tank. Rogues are just asking to die. Wearing leather and going toe to toe with a mob? Yeah, this is the sign of someone that has obviously taken way to many blows to the head.<br /><br />Locks were a surprise for most. After my 14 button rotation in wrath and my 9 button rotation in cataclysm going to the 3 button rotation in mists was a pleasure. But don't let yourself be fooled, that 3 button rotation is great for leveling and soloing stuff, but there are still a lot more buttons when it comes to doing the right thing in group content.<br /><br />However I really like the new warlock design because it is closer to how things should be designed. All classes should have a nice and simple 3 buttons to kill everything rotation.<br /><br />As a hunter I am just upset that the lock minion has more survivability than my pet even when I am glyphed for it specifically and their comes natural and their pet generates and hold aggro better than a hunter pet ever could. There is something seriously wrong with that. At least hunters still have MD. Add all that to lock rocks, summoning stone, teleporting and the top DPS in game and you wonder why any raid team would ever take a hunter when compared to a lock. The made them too good.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.com