maxdps.com question

paulSC · January 07, 2008, 06:05 AM

I checked this site out and it seems a bit confusing. I'm trying to find out my max dps. Do I enter gear? It's check boxes for world drops? Can anyone tell me how this site is supposed to work? Thanks.

Kilmir · January 07, 2008, 06:16 AM

That site is meant to find which gearpieces are the best for which slots with your current stats. Fill in your current stats and then click the icons at the bottom to see a list of which items will increase your dps the most for that slot.

It's not really great, but if you tweak stats a bit you can get some usefull info here and there.

Shame they haven't made a demon and destro version yet. I'm missing a few checkboxes to make a decent judgement which gearpiece is better then another.

Also note that they ignore setbonusses for relative gearvalue. That's annoying considering the setbonus is what makes 2-piece T4 and 4-piece T6 better then other choices.

Cascade · January 07, 2008, 06:17 AM

It designed to tell you what gear is better tan what you have. It appears to use different formulas than the leulier spreadsheet.

Enter you current specs, talents, etc. Click on the gear you wish to evaluate and it ranks best to worse along with gemming.

maiko · January 07, 2008, 06:29 AM

It also shows you what DPS you should be doing, according to the stats you enter. This is on the right side of the screen. At the bottom is where it gives you gear choices depeding on the type of drop you entered on the left side.

neej · January 07, 2008, 06:38 AM

It's "special" though:

The results differ from what many avid theorycrafters suggest. For example Curse of Agony > CoD/CoS if you have Imp Curse of Agony. Or: Immolate in Affliction > without it. Or: After 60 +hit damage gets weighed stronger than it. Etc. pp.

I think it's a good starting point still not perfect, but I always thought that it was the case with the famous Excel sheet as well.

You can just put your data in and put some stats and options on/off and check for your dps. The suggested upgrade is kinda funny because it doesn't realize what your OLD gear was... So when it says: You should get Spellstrike Hood because of Hit/Damage/Crit it can even mean you already have Spellstrike Hood... When reaching boundaries like 202 hit it's also hard to assume what to do next. I think you get the point.

maiko · January 07, 2008, 07:04 AM

Yea, it is still fairly new and being worked on, but it is a good start. Not perfect, but gives you an idea

paulSC · January 07, 2008, 07:32 AM

Oh ok I was looking for something to calculate what my max dps would be using my current gear, stats, etc. so I can get an idea of how I'm doing against my theoretical max.

Coud · January 07, 2008, 07:41 AM

you're better off getting a mod like recount or SWstats and run it on a boss fight, grab some numbers then go download leulier (sp?) spreadsheet and work out your theoretical dps

altho tbh i prefer to use wowwebstats for "live" dps vs theoretical dps

maiko · January 07, 2008, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coud

you're better off getting a mod like recount or SWstats and run it on a boss fight, grab some numbers then go download leulier (sp?) spreadsheet and work out your theoretical dps

altho tbh i prefer to use wowwebstats for "live" dps vs theoretical dps

WWS is the best! I love it. I prefer it over anything else as far as evaluating performance.

Xyndra · January 07, 2008, 07:51 AM

I like the maxdps.com site. I've used it to help me decide what gear I should go for next. So, I use it mainly for the gear. It can help me see gear I didn't know existed. For one example would be some PVP items that are easily attainable and can help.

January 07, 2008, 06:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
paulSC Member Character Info Therlin 70 Blood Elf Warlock Llane US PvE Guild: Soulforged Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 44/6/11	maxdps.com question I checked this site out and it seems a bit confusing. I'm trying to find out my max dps. Do I enter gear? It's check boxes for world drops? Can anyone tell me how this site is supposed to work? Thanks.

January 07, 2008, 06:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kilmir Member Character Info Kilmir 70 Gnome Warlock Aszune Euro PvE Guild: Been There Done That Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/55/16	Re: maxdps.com question That site is meant to find which gearpieces are the best for which slots with your current stats. Fill in your current stats and then click the icons at the bottom to see a list of which items will increase your dps the most for that slot. It's not really great, but if you tweak stats a bit you can get some usefull info here and there. Shame they haven't made a demon and destro version yet. I'm missing a few checkboxes to make a decent judgement which gearpiece is better then another. Also note that they ignore setbonusses for relative gearvalue. That's annoying considering the setbonus is what makes 2-piece T4 and 4-piece T6 better then other choices.

January 07, 2008, 06:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cascade Member Character Info Cascade 70 Human Warlock Argent Dawn US PvE Guild: Silver Dawn Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: maxdps.com question It designed to tell you what gear is better tan what you have. It appears to use different formulas than the leulier spreadsheet. Enter you current specs, talents, etc. Click on the gear you wish to evaluate and it ranks best to worse along with gemming.

January 07, 2008, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
maiko PewPewLazerz Character Info Maiko 70 Orc Warlock Fenris US PvE	Re: maxdps.com question It also shows you what DPS you should be doing, according to the stats you enter. This is on the right side of the screen. At the bottom is where it gives you gear choices depeding on the type of drop you entered on the left side.

January 07, 2008, 06:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
neej Member	Re: maxdps.com question It's "special" though: The results differ from what many avid theorycrafters suggest. For example Curse of Agony > CoD/CoS if you have Imp Curse of Agony. Or: Immolate in Affliction > without it. Or: After 60 +hit damage gets weighed stronger than it. Etc. pp. I think it's a good starting point still not perfect, but I always thought that it was the case with the famous Excel sheet as well. You can just put your data in and put some stats and options on/off and check for your dps. The suggested upgrade is kinda funny because it doesn't realize what your OLD gear was... So when it says: You should get Spellstrike Hood because of Hit/Damage/Crit it can even mean you already have Spellstrike Hood... When reaching boundaries like 202 hit it's also hard to assume what to do next. I think you get the point.

January 07, 2008, 07:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
maiko PewPewLazerz Character Info Maiko 70 Orc Warlock Fenris US PvE	Re: maxdps.com question Yea, it is still fairly new and being worked on, but it is a good start. Not perfect, but gives you an idea

January 07, 2008, 07:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
paulSC Member Character Info Therlin 70 Blood Elf Warlock Llane US PvE Guild: Soulforged Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 44/6/11	Re: maxdps.com question Oh ok I was looking for something to calculate what my max dps would be using my current gear, stats, etc. so I can get an idea of how I'm doing against my theoretical max.

January 07, 2008, 07:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Coud Member	Re: maxdps.com question you're better off getting a mod like recount or SWstats and run it on a boss fight, grab some numbers then go download leulier (sp?) spreadsheet and work out your theoretical dps altho tbh i prefer to use wowwebstats for "live" dps vs theoretical dps

January 07, 2008, 07:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Xyndra Member Character Info Xyndra 70 Human Warlock Malfurion US PvE Guild: Neoteric Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 44/0/17	Re: maxdps.com question I like the maxdps.com site. I've used it to help me decide what gear I should go for next. So, I use it mainly for the gear. It can help me see gear I didn't know existed. For one example would be some PVP items that are easily attainable and can help.