tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post2043416781459439948..comments2023-04-16T07:15:41.644-07:00Comments on Zanderfin's Wow "Casual" Raiding: Attack of the MeleeLeiandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538165503955317466noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-72870055901099497412009-01-25T10:16:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:16:00.000-08:00I think too, our melee all hit 80 before any of ou...I think too, our melee all hit 80 before any of our casters did. So all of our melee members are out DPSing the casters because of gear. Now, locks and mages have to worry about hit more then before... so I know this is creating some changes for them as well. <BR/><BR/>Also as you pointed out... AoE is king in WotLK. And there are certain melee classes that shine when it comes to AoE damage (part of the reason Ret's are beasts now). However, Rogues that were the undeniable king of melee DPS in BC, are now the little brother of DPS, saying "hey guys, I want to come too!" <BR/><BR/>Ok, it's a bit of an stretch, but when you are a pure DPS, and have little or no raid utlity (we have one fight were we can use our posion to keep a mob from enraging, but a hunter does it better, and Tricks of the Trade is a nice tank boost or DPS boost once the tank is boosted, but again... see hunters) our DPS is poor. Before, on trash I could still be ok, and granted that was never a rogue's place to shine. Now... I'm usually below 10 in 25 man. And on boss fights, maybe the top 3. In 10 man, I see a dramtic drop in my DPS since we are sooooo dependant on buffs.<BR/><BR/>So, I think if you are going to rename this expac, it should be Long Live the AoE.<BR/><BR/>FaytAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-68768118897538837652009-01-16T10:32:00.000-08:002009-01-16T10:32:00.000-08:00Don't know what kind of Moomkins you're running wi...Don't know what kind of Moomkins you're running with, but in our guild, if you're running with the boomkins, you're at the top of the charts. Not a bad place to be.<BR/><BR/>In most of our H Naxx runs, (we have it on farm now) damage and dps meters have the boomkins no lower than 3rd consistantly, and usually 1st in dps. <BR/><BR/>So, add another class with plate like armor to your list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-81939882741083343522009-01-09T10:05:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:05:00.000-08:00Rogues only have high consistant DPS if you're exp...Rogues only have high consistant DPS if you're exploting the HaT bug. If you spec anything else your down below the hunters, death knights, mages and paladins, fighting for your life among the moonkins and dps warriors.<BR/><BR/>Everything is AoE trash. Rogues are one of the non plate melees, a liability at this time. No crowd buff.<BR/><BR/>We're "good" at pvp tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-15828640803102745432009-01-09T07:29:00.000-08:002009-01-09T07:29:00.000-08:00Yeah, but your druid called, DadGuy. He feels aba...Yeah, but your druid called, DadGuy. He feels abandoned, and wants you to come back. :)<BR/><BR/>See, Gwaendar? It IS the future!!!<BR/><BR/>This wasn't actually a QQ about mages (for once). I'm simply noticing that any possible "flavor of the month" certainly isn't a spell casting class. So, go level those Death Knights or something.Leiandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538165503955317466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-36347980231182126032009-01-09T06:37:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:37:00.000-08:00Mages aren't doing too horribly but yes... plate i...Mages aren't doing too horribly but yes... plate is definitely the sign of power these days.<BR/><BR/>I haven't even as much as seen a shaman in the last weeks... I wonder what happened to them all.Captain The Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598572840007267254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-12593710763153759602009-01-09T00:54:00.000-08:002009-01-09T00:54:00.000-08:00Just follow the lead of the future you, I'm absolu...Just follow the lead of the future you, I'm absolutely certain it melees with a spellpower dagger.Gwaendarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736940983104193253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2227696920491367483.post-19072096819320861982009-01-08T19:12:00.000-08:002009-01-08T19:12:00.000-08:00As an 80 DK I can confirm that my DK is much funne...As an 80 DK I can confirm that my DK is much funner/easier to play than my 73 lock. Thus me parking my lock in favor of the DK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com