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Why the low dps( Enhance)?
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Post by
Eworin
Hey guys...fast question here..Cant realy figure out why i do so low dps with my Enhance shaman in Uld for example...I do the normal standard rotation and have the correct totems up but still i end up at 2,4-2.7...i have seen much higher dps from lower geared toons so what do i do wrong here...and yes...flame on if you feel like it,but keep it constructive please..
Thanks
Theani
Armory Link:
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Moonrunner&n=Theani
Post by
S3Matt
Well a few things for start PVP gear is fail especially the trinkets.
your gems are all wrong (gemming stamina and crit) only use AP or in your case seeing as you are very low on expertise i would gem for that you need 26 Expertise
also you say you do the correct rotation and totems but what are they so we can make sure its right.
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Eworin
Okay guys...thanks for your fast replyes and yes.....totaly forgot my glyphs....was Elemental untill yesterday...:) but i like enhance better...more fun in my oppinion....Okay....My Rotation/prio list looks like this: SS then ES,LL,5xMW->LB...refresh totems/shiled as needed....Rinse and repeat....correct yes ?....and i am in progress of changing the PvP gear i have...totems i use normaly is Magma,Strength,Mana,Windfury....Ofcourse i change this to what the raid/grp needs the most....
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Astal
Maybe its has change, but i belive you are well over Hit capped and you might want to get Agillity instead of AP.
AP > Agi seriously never gem for Agi , if you dont know why go read shaman forum on EJ
http://elitistjerks.com/f79/
and
http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t20765-shaman_enhancement/
Post by
Adaa
A few other things to note- ArP is as close to useless as anything can be for a shaman, since so much of our damage is unrelated to armor. If the rest of the mail that drops is a big upgrade but has ArP, and no one else needs it, you can grab it, but you want to generally shoot for haste/crit/AP on items, not the much more common ArP. It's a pain to avoid, but makes a VERY large difference in damage output.
For gemming your gear, you want to gem nothing but +32/+40 AP gems (depending on how much monies you have), save for your requirements for your meta. DO NOT gem for Agility. I repeat: DO NOT gem for agility! A +20 Agility gem grants a negligible (and ultimately insignificant) amount of crit, and 20 AP. It is in no way worth sacrificing the additional 20 AP from a +40 AP gem. Unless/until you are 4x t9/t9.5, that's all you want to gem. If/when you get to that point, swap out your gems for +20 haste, that's been shown to generate significantly more DPS at that point.
Someone mentioned this as well, but download the addon "shockandawe" from curse gaming's site. It makes an enormous difference in your ability to keep track of all the various cooldowns... between stormstrike, maelstrom, lava lash, earth shock, magma totem, and shield refresh, ALL on separate/variable cooldowns, it's almost impossible to manually keep track of things in 1.5s increments (without getting a massive headache). This made a very large difference in my dps.
Your glyphs should be - windfury weapon/spirit wolves/stormstrike.
I think also one of your biggest struggles right now is expertise. Getting to 26 expertise is VITALLY important to your dps. Your hit is good, I like to be around 400-450 hit.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Detheroc&cn=Adaa&gn=Arcana+Imperii
There's my armory link, my gearscore is probably VERY close to yours right now. However, on the most recent 25 ony runs, I've been dumping out very close to 6.5k dps through the various things stated above (the most recent run, I was 19th of 25 in gearscore, and second in dps and damage overall). I think the hardest part is getting the priority system down, and shockandawe will help a lot with that.
Good luck to you!
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Adaa
Maybe its has change, but i belive you are well over Hit capped and you might want to get Agillity instead of AP.
AP > Agi seriously never gem for Agi , if you dont know why go read shaman forum on EJ
http://elitistjerks.com/f79/
and
http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t20765-shaman_enhancement/
"In general terms, Hit and Crit gems will have the highest return for investment. Shaman that are geared in Sunwell items will probably find that Agility or just AP gems are superior. Simulation is required to find the best fit for your gear".
I cant seee anywhere where they say, dont stack Agillity!
I prefere Agillity cause there you get both AP and crit, but it up to the person who play the shamman and hes playstyle.
Not really, it's up to which return the highest DPS. You've quoted a mechanic that's as old as sunwell... which is completely irrelevant to current endgame mechanics. Good job. There was a time a LONG time ago that AGI was appx. equivalent to AP, but no longer. AP is the clear winner until you can gem haste, which isn't until you're decked in t9.
Post by
Fulgurah
"In general terms, Hit and Crit gems will have the highest return for investment. Shaman that are geared in Sunwell items will probably find that Agility or just AP gems are superior. Simulation is required to find the best fit for your gear".
I cant seee anywhere where they say, dont stack Agillity!
I prefere Agillity cause there you get both AP and crit, but it up to the person who play the shamman and hes playstyle.
You quoted something from Sunwell. That has absolutely zero to do with gemming now.
Gem for AP, or if your Rawr/EnhSim tells you that Haste is great for you, you gem for Haste. If you're below Hit or Exp cap, gem for those two. Otherwise, it's always AP (or Haste). Never agil. Never.
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