Viledead Posted December 8, 2011 Author Posted December 8, 2011 @pikachu - press more buttons and go fire!
Lyntha Posted December 8, 2011 Posted December 8, 2011 I find fire way more fun to play than Arcane. It's a bit RNG but if you're in raid gear in a raid with full buffs, the RNG aspect is largely no longer there.
Viledead Posted December 9, 2011 Author Posted December 9, 2011 pretty sure fire is highest dps spec across everything (sim'd patchwerk style)
Lyntha Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 http://www.simulationcraft.org Yeah, mage is highest by about 4K. Probably 8K or so DPS above average in BiS gear. Pretty OP right now.
Varibash Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 that's cause mages are easy step 1 - keybind every button to arcane blast step 2- ??? step 3 - Profit
Lyntha Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 That's like the biggest negative and wrong misconception ever. To play Arcane well is a whole different rotation than other classes. The mana management is like another resource mechanic as it actually MATTERS. Yes, you spam Arcane Blast during a burn phase but that's only about 25% of the time.
Unholy Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 I've started playing with fire. Which while sounds bad, is fun (on the mage.)
Lyntha Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Nah, 1111111111111111111111111111111111 then 1112, 112, 11112, 1112, 1112, it changes depending on when AM procs. Gotta clear it manually with ArB if it doesnt, so it's different. I said different, not necessarily challenging.
Zauberei Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 it's easy, end of story I completely agree.
Pìkachu Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 The heldarram callout turned into mage QQ i enjoy arcane and you need me for the 3% when rebel dies
Lyntha Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 i enjoy arcane and you need me for the 3% when rebel dies fair enough
Lyntha Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 Nah, now that they changed Vengeance, it's kind of hard to pull aggro unless the tank gets a really bad miss streak coupled with an avoidance streak. Im at almost full vengeance on the first hit I take. (If not full, depending on how hard the boss hits). He's found new and creative ways to die, however.
Varibash Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 You never played with us during our Naxx days, but that's nothing new, he's always found retarded ways to die
Viledead Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 i enjoy arcane and you need me for the 3% when rebel dies Mordechai is arcane too. There is still a difference between a good arcane mage and a bad one. Keeping mana at ~90%+ in conserve is not quite simple - especially with +int procs. Also to be good at arcane, you have to know fights to time burst and not waste. I don't think it's massively more easy than a lot of other specs (at least to play "average").
Lyntha Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Did you guys watch the Inner Sanctum Blackhorn video? That arcane mage was between 20% and 50% mana for almost the whole time and still finished like 5th. on DPS. Am I missing something or is he a baddie with great gear?
Viledead Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 he still did burn/conserve - just thrown off because of early death and interrupted evocation
Lyntha Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Watch him though. It's not like he never reached 100% mana. He did then burned down to 50% and stayed there. Unless I'm missing something...
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