I feel like the WW raid routine leaves a lot of dps on the table. I was getting out dps in raid today but a WW that had 15 less ilvl than me. What rotatins are you using for raids?
Doing simulations with my gear I should be doing over 26k sustained on raid bosses. I can just get a touch over 20k if im lucky.
This is mostly because the opening rotation is really not great - after a certain timeframe the routine picks itself up.
Tuan, when you get more time would it be possible to look again into WW's opening rotation? I know of quite a few links and guides on how to get the best amount of burst if you're interested in reading them.
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To hopefully help you out, ACPS, here's how I get the most amount of burst at the moment:
- Remove all serenity options - you want to use this manually.
- Have Chi Brew hotbarred
- Have Tigereye Brew hotbarred.
- Start the fight with 4-5 chi by using Expel Harm before the fight, this generates 2 chi per use and allows you to get your buffs up as soon as the fight starts (Tiger Power, Rising Sun AND Blackout before you've spent any energy!)
- When the fight starts, use your burst cooldowns and also use Chi Brew when your chi is less than three - your aim is to get 10 stacks of Tigereye Brew ASAP. By default, the routine only casts chi brew once on pull, so you'll want to use it again in order to generate those stacks.
- Once BL has ended, use Serenity so you don't waste any energy (BL increases energy regen as far as I am aware, which will be wasted if you're not spending it thanks to the FoF cast time)
I've found this has significantly increased my burst DPS (I'm sure there's a better way, feel free to contribute!) which leads to a higher overall average DPS at the end of the fight.
Just in case you're not aware, pre potting does make all the difference to overall DPS done by a significant amount. When your tank does a /dbm pull make sure you pop a potion when there is 1 second left, your burst will be so much stronger due to the +1000 agility and you can also pot again the next time your cooldowns are up. Really can't overstate how useful this is.
After this, let Tuan's routine do it's magic and you'll find yourself pulling some pretty strong DPS. The WW routine is absolutely amazing once the burst phase is over and can really top the meters.
Edit: Fuck it I'm awake, more advice!
It can't be overstated how useful Touch of Karma is, make sure your routine isn't using it automatically, and that you cast it manually when you know it's best to. One example is on Ko'ragh - when he casts his frost orb is a great chance to get a cheeky damage bonus. Or when overflowing energy is getting a little out of control.
Diffuse magic is just as useful as ToK in most situations.
Watch the bosses health, when 10% is getting close and you're not taking any obvious damage, pop Fortifying brew if it's available. That 20% extra HP meaning 20% extra damage on this totally overpowered spell.
This routine is amazing as an automated tool, but if you really want to be pulling the best DPS there is a lot you will have to do manually as well I'm afraid!