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Post by
Evzal
Hey guys, I never found myself asking this but ... The other day i did voa with a lock with slightly better gear and he almost did 6k on koralon and i did a slacking 4.7k
Out from my armory, can any1 tell me if i got something wrong here ? or something i should upgrade.
http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Xavius&n=Gouluk
Post by
Varrikh
Greetings thar.
Warlock FAQ and visitor's guide.
Well written guide with links to gear guides and PvP guide.
If you will bother with reading my stuff, well, it's all based on the knownledge I've gained thanks to the people like asakawa or irharry and some of my own experience (Warlock since early Vanilla times).
I haven't played my Warlock for a while but I think I'll be able to help you.
First thing is your gems. I would say that Warlocks should gem for Spell Power or Spell Power + Haste\Crit\Spirit gems AND you shouldn't try to get all the socket bonuses, also ditch all the pure Spirit gems.
Usually the gems you put into those little things called sockets outshine the socket bonus, so don't bother with getting the said bonus. Gem for Spell Power and variations of Spell Power gems.
Second thing is your specc.
As far as I know good Destruction build shouldn't go that far into Demonology, you won't need Fel Domination while raiding (at least you shouldn't). If you do have OOMkin Druid or a Shadow Priest in your team, specc for
0/13/58
if not I would suggest going for a standard non-hit cap Destruction build, aka
3/13/55
.
Third thing is, are you sure you are using proper rotation?
Tis would mean using Immo->Conflagrate->Chaos Bolt and spamming Incinerates until Conflagrate or Chaos Bolt are off the cooldown or Immolate has to be refreshed. Of course do include 1st rank of Life Tap in your rotation. It boosts your Spell Power therefore letting you deal more damage.
Try to have the buff up as often as you can because the cooldowns of Conflagrate and Chaos Bolt may make you choose between firing them off or getting SP buff.
Little addition here (I tend to forget about tons of stuff and then I keep editing...): You sure you're adjusting your curses to the situation? For example, if that Warlock put CoE on the boss, you should put CoD and reverse.
And the last issue I've been observing for some time.
Are you sure that you're using IMP (not funny my fellow Warlocks, I have seen T8.5 - aka heroic instances - geared Warlocks who did not use the Imp)? He sometimes gives you the 100% chance to crit with next spell, remember about this.
I hope that my text wall will help you.
A question to better (those who had truly mastered the dark arts) Warlocks, does the 4 pieces T7 bonus (+300 Spirit buff after Tapping) make Warlocks Tap twice, for the even-more-Spell Power (I'm just wondering cause I left my Warlock in 4 pieces of T7 and I didn't touch him since then, you know, everybody wants to come back to being a Warlock!)?
V.
Post by
Evzal
Thanks alot for the long reply.
Thing is. If i dont socket spirit, what do i socket ? Remember, its a blue gem...
Also, My spec is not much different from any destro tree, if u take a look at the points ;) I just removed one point in shadowfury and one in suppresion. Fel domination is nice in raids with alot of burst dmg incase ur pet dies. Sure, its as usefull as shadowfury but still.. its not that big a difference :=)
My rotation is also right btw :)
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Post by
Nehemiah
Thing is. If i dont socket spirit, what do i socket ? Remember, its a blue gem...
You don't have to match the socket color.
Post by
Sweapt
and i did a slacking 4.7k
Since when has 4k+ been slacking?
People doing less than 2k yes, but 4... That is a nice amount of dps your doing.
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278544
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Post by
asakawa
i haven't looked at the armoury link here or anything but (just from a quick read through the thread) it sounds like the biggest issue is gems.
this comes up an awful lot and i really think that blizz could do more to let people know the basic mechanics of gemming. it's not ridiculous for players to assume (just from in-game info without any further reading on the interweb) that the socket colours indicate the gem colours you need to use. use of a prismatic gem in a prismatic socket isn't, in itself, stupid it just shows that the player in question has never heard that you don't need to match sockets and gems.
i think a /point and a /lol is fair to a certain extent since it is generally common knowledge at this point but the ultimate failing is on blizzard's part. they've introduced a very simple mechanic to the game but haven't included even the very simple explanation that is all that's required.
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EDIT:
ok so i just checked the FAQ i made and remembered this section:
Q: I think the DPS I'm getting is not as good as my gear should allow. What am I doing wrong?
A:
general tips:
Don't clip your DoTs
- Get a good DoT timer addon and find a layout that you're comfortable with. This should help you see exactly when your DoTs are coming to an end and help you maintain a better uptime without clipping the end of the timers.
Use your trinkets
- The DPS that is attributed to certain trinkets on boards like this or 'elitist jerks' is based on the idea that the trinket's 'on use' effect will be used as often as possible. Trinkets can be powerful if saved for 'burn phases' (generally when the raid uses heroism) but if you're not used to saving them for these moments then it's much better to macro them into an ability and have them trigger whenever they're available.
Enchant all your gear
- your gear may be good but enchants and gems are hugely important. The rep enchants for head and shoulder slots of the most often ones to be missed.
When gemming your gear don't try too hard to match socket colours - Unless it's for a metagem requirement, in almost all cases a straight +23 spellpower gem is the best option.
Max your professions
- All professions give some benefits at high levels.
Spam that button!
- when rotations say things like "spam shadow bolt" they mean it. Get a castbar addon like
quartz
which shows latency as a red section on your cast bar. As soon as this portion is reached you should spam the button to try to reduce the effect that lag has on your DPS.
these "help me not suck" threads come up a lot and, it seems, invariably the posters have not read this small section of the FAQ.
i take back my earlier "don't blame the guy for blizzard's failings" comment. read before posting is expected here.
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Post by
nossy
More haste and maybe more hit IMO.
Keeping your LifeTap buff up helps (Don't clip it either, unless you REALLY need the mana). Clipping it means you wasted a GCD on something unnecessary rather than an Incinerate.
Following these simple rules:
Dont clip Immolate and Don't clip your Life tap Buff.
Dont let Immolate dot and Life Tap Buff drops off.
Use Conflag everytime it comes out CD.
Use Chaos bolt every time it comes out CD
Clipping Immolate may end up using a Backdraft charge that would better serve by casting Incinerate.
People say Destro rotation is easy, but maximizing the rotation to squeeze out as much DPS can be challenging. I can see a difference in 500-1000dps by not following these simple rules.
For your meta gem, you need at least 2 BLUE gems. Just throw in a green or purple. (Green for extra hit or haste, purple for extra spellpower)
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Post by
Evzal
I would like to thank all of you even tho i lack some respect to some of u, Like asakawa said first: " U never learn that the gem dont have to be the same etc". I never knew that... And ive read trough alot of threads. Sry if i missed a part.. So really, stop being so .. i dont even know what to say except proffesional even tho its the wrong word. Its like ur the best and every1 else just sucks... I go to these forums for help. Not to be flamed on. Anyhow, thanks all, the gemming helped me alot :)
Post by
asakawa
Clipping it means you wasted a GCD on something unnecessary rather than an Incinerate.
Don't clip your Life tap Buff.
Clipping Immolate may end up using a Backdraft charge that would better serve by casting Incinerate.
For your meta gem, you need at least 2 BLUE gems. Just throw in a green or purple. (Green for extra hit or haste, purple for extra spellpower)
clipping isn't just wasting GCDs. clipping DoTs is inefficient and
decreases uptime
which i know is counter-intuitive but it's true. for example, if you clip a corruption 2 seconds before it drops you have a 5 second gap between DoT ticks.
the life tap buff now lasts 40 seconds. warlocks can now LT as a fight starts and then tap for mana as normal from then on. advising people not to clip the buff isn't good advice since it will encourage players to get to zero mana and then tap to full in one go and this is not good play.
backdraft isn't the issue.
2 blue yes but you should always use purple purified gems. even if you need the hit, using green gems will be a DPS loss.
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Post by
asakawa
if i'm the flamer in question, i really didn't flame anyone. after seeing so much confusion over gemming i thought i ought to put something in the FAQ about then i found that i already had.
i'm not saying the FAQ is especially well written or anything but the aim of it is to be a good first port of call for new forum-members or older forum-members with a common question (this thread's title clearly accepts that this is a common query).
the OP's question had been very well answered so all that was left was to further promote the idea that all the stickies provide an awful lot of information and actually represent a much quicker way to achieve an answer than posting a new thread and waiting for an answer.
it's still true that blizz failed at informing people about gemming mechanics and it might be fair to say that i could present this information in a more clear or prominent way in the FAQ but either way the point remains that there are ways for people to help themselves and it'd be great if more people did.
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Post by
Evzal
Just to get it out of the air. Asakawa: U wherent the one ;) Thing is, it doesnt matter, its a general matter. Even tho i got alittle upset when i read stuff i try to get a grip of myself and handle it in an honest matter :)
Anyhow, over to the gems again, The lock i played with earlier said the 21+ crit rating and 3% increase in crit dmg was the best u can get, so i followed him. I calculated it compared to conflag and the result is like 400+ dmg so i figured he was wrong. But still, he did almost 6k :P
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