I have a question about Haste. Basically how useful is it to a Druid? Do we cap on haste? I heard Rogues have no cap and can stack a ton of haste up. Is something like the following three examples completely wasted on a Druid. If yes, why?
[link=null]http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28830[/link]
or
[link=null]http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28288[/link]
or finally
[link=null]http://www.wowhead.com/?item=22954#z0z[/link]
I know I have a base speed of 1.00. When using the Abacus of Violent Odds my speed goes down to .80 so according to the character sheet I do benefit from haste rating but I don't know if what is on paper is the same as what is being put into practice.
The reason I ask is because Druids in my guild are absolute last on the list to be able to pick up DPS trinkets. The Dragonspine Trophy dropped in Gruul's Lair and I was not allowed to roll on it despite the fact that I was #2 on the DPS list that night. From what I know right now more haste = more overall damage and a ton of crits on our part. It also procs OoC a little more wich is free damage.
DPS Set:
[link=null]http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Proudmoore&n=Mattimer[/link]
I love DPSing when I can as a druid because it is fun. And just for the record, Gruul was down to 50% before he hit his 7th growth. We had a lot of insane DPS last weekend and it was a fun fight.
I am still using some tanking items on my DPS set ( wrist and gloves ) but all in all druids seem to get shafted a little because guilds will only let us have tanking gear and make us fend for ourselves for DPS, or wait until absolutely no more rogues need a certain item. Not sure if it is a rant or not... What do you guys notice?
Mattimer