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August 16, 2009, 01:27 AM
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Affliction not working?!?!
So I went 53/0/18 The World of Warcraft Armory While I was raiding I saw Damage charts and I was at around 1.8k and Max around 2k. I know my gear isn't the best but should my DPS be much higher as affliction? I am using basic rotation of SB - SB- Haunt - Corruption - Curse of Agony - UA - SB until something runs out then I put them back on except Haunt... and thats it. Am I doing something wrong? |
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August 16, 2009, 02:40 AM
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Ugru 80 Orc Warlock Moon Guard US RP PvE Guild: Children of Eternity Talent Spec: 3/13/54 |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
Why are you not refreshing Haunt? |
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August 16, 2009, 02:44 AM
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iamultimo 80 Orc Warlock Barthilas US PvP Guild: Serendipity Profile: Talent Spec: 0/56/15 |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
HAHA yeah mate haunt is one of the most important dots to keep up. Your rotation seems a little off too... There is also a tonne of videos and guides how to dps as affliction... But yeah you need haunt up mate, unless that was a typo for corruption |
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August 16, 2009, 11:15 AM
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Re: Affliction not working?!?!
Ya I typed it out wrong, I put Haunt back up every time it runs out... |
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August 16, 2009, 12:09 PM
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Jascal 80 Human Warlock Moonrunner US PvE |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
Yes, you prob should be pulling more dps. First off, you should only do 1 Sb to start. An ideal rotation would be SB haunt Cor Curse of Agony UA spam SB while refreshing all dots. Make sure that you DO NOT clip your dots. It is much better for your dots to run out than it is for you to cut them off. Also, make sure you drain soul at 25% or less HP. My drain soul generally ticks for 11-14k! That is a huge increase in dps. |
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August 16, 2009, 02:51 PM
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Xavron 80 Gnome Warlock Moon Guard US RP PvE Guild: Veritas Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 53/1/17 |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
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- Am I in shadow trance? Insta-cast SBolt. - Do I have DoTs running out in 3 seconds? Shadowbolt. - Everything is up? Drain Soul But the majority of the time, Drain Soul is the best choice below 25%. |
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August 25, 2009, 09:09 AM
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Darklawdog 80 Gnome Warlock Medivh US PvE Guild: Imperìum Profile: ArmoryLite Talent Spec: dualspec |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
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This is accurate. Since I am the utility lock in the guild I'll try and squeeze a SB in to keep ISB up. Generally by following what Xavron said, i have no problems. |
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August 25, 2009, 03:35 PM
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Re: Affliction not working?!?!
rotation should be: corr Curse of Agony ua haunt sb sb + taunt for mana.. idk why people are saying to shadowbolt first, but in a 5 - 10 minute fight i really doubt it matters. i get thru the dot rotation in <5 seconds anyway.. 9 times out of 10 im trying to get into position at the start of the fight and do the insta-casts on the run. i think its more important to keep your dots on the target at all times than to get off a couple shadowbolts.. Last edited by Calimar; August 25, 2009 at 03:38 PM.. |
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August 25, 2009, 05:34 PM
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AballahSonDi 80 Human Warlock Alexstraza US PvE Guild: StormpikeShocktroopers Profile: Talent Spec: 56/0/15 |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
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You want Shadow Bolt and Haunt to hit first if at all possible because it will apply the Shadow Embrace Effect twice. This makes your dots hit harder. If you are getting into position than yes it can be beneficial to use your instant cast dots first. 5-10 minute fights are some of the longer fights in the game and the simple fact if you want to push your best dps every second counts. Having all available buffs/debuffs up for the most time possible is what you are shooting for. |
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August 26, 2009, 12:54 PM
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Character Info
Xavron 80 Gnome Warlock Moon Guard US RP PvE Guild: Veritas Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 53/1/17 |
Re: Affliction not working?!?!
It's 5% per application of Haunt/SBolt, max of 2 stacks for 10% more damage. However, if you have to choose between SBolt or Haunt at the start of a fight... go with Haunt. Personally, I always curse first (usually CoE in 10-man), then toss Corruption, Haunt, UA then start squeezing off Shadow Bolts. But that's because I have my haste effect on my gloves keyed off of my Haunt spell. I prefer to use that 10 sec of haste every minute to cast UA and a few quick Shadow Bolts at the start. |
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