advice plsFollow

http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Thunderhorn&n=Erikk

Hi been running toc normal now doing heroics, also got a few emblem pieces but still not getting my dps much past 1.5k embarrassing to say the least. I know it is my rotation but when boss fighting i get all fingers and thumbs and after a few mins loose it completly. I normally start Mangle, rake, savage roar, mangle to 5 points rip if boss still healthy if not F bite. Any advice on my gear but especially a way or system that will help me to maintain some resemblence of a rotation would be very much appreciatted.

P.S when it is a boss that i can keep behind i use shred to 5 instead of mangle

Thanks

Gearing and spec look pretty good to a off-off-spec kitty. Nice haul for only 50ish badges collected. :)

Kitty DPS will suffer a bit on anything that dies in under 90 seconds, unfortunately this means poor DPS in most heriocs.

Rotation practice is essential to good DPS, spend a few hours on the dummy till its all muscle memory, it's amazing how much this can increase your DPS if you are still learning! :)

As for rotation I'll quote the ever-wise druidsock (there's some good info in the Druid 202 sticky!):



There are others here that know kitty much better than myself, so take everything I say with a grain of salt, hopefully they'll chime in. ;-)

Wow that Druidsock guy knows his stuff.

Euorarmory is down so asides from the rotation guide line posted all ready I can do nothing but +1.

I'm in tank gear right now I think, but I'll log in my dps gear later so you can reference.

I typically run 4.4k self buffed on a target dummy over a 5 minute period.

Druids are buff whores. Might, Kings, Strength of Earth Totem, Windfury, etc.... I am typically well over 6k, sometimes at 7k buffed in 25's. If you don't have the right group comp, it'll feel like you aren't even buffed.

Alright, your gear looks awesome for being a new druid. ToC is a loot pinada for new 80's. Your gemming looks good, although you want straight agility in the gloves as the socket bonus is no good to you unless you're using the same gloves to tank. Also need chant on boots, I understand not chanting the bracers or chest as they're still blue lower level pieces.

Rotation wise - Trash - 3 or more mobs - FFF on the way in, Mangle, Rake, Savage roar, swipe, pause, swipe, Tiger's Fury, Swipe, Swipe, keep up SR and continue swiping. Make sure that as the mob you are on dies, FFF as your energy regens to get the extra debuff on the new target. You should see significant increase in dps using this method. I am typically top 3 on trash pulls of 3 or more.

Bosses - Use Berserk Offensively!

Obviously you have to know your tank and understand how hard you can put their threat, but my rotation on boss fights goes as such.

FFF on the way in, Mangle, Rake, Savage Roar, Shred, Tiger's Fury, Berserk, Shred to 5cp, Rip, Shred to 5cp, SR, Shred till Berserk runs out, refresh rake and mangle, continue to refresh SR and Rip as needed using Tiger's fury when below 35 energy.

Also, if you guys see something that me or Horse or Arex or someone says that's an update to something on the druidsock sticky, let us know. Sometimes we forget to update it :P

EDIT: Just checked, I'm in DPS gear, Weapon is Typically 10 man regular Fordragon Blades with Berserking. (Still have one gem in headpiece that's not switched back to agility atm)

Edited, Oct 7th 2009 3:08pm by Galenmoon

Edited, Oct 13th 2009 3:22pm by Galenmoon

Spec is good, but you have an odd mix of spell power and melee gear equipped. Spell power doesn't help any feral abilities, so the first thing you should do is get some melee gear for all your slots.

As for your rotation, you should only use mangle if the mangle debuff falls off, or you can't get into position to use Shred.

If you need to simplify our rotation until you get more practice, you can do something like this.

Faerie Fire > Mangle > Rake > Savage Roar

Shred until 5 CP > Rip

Use Tiger's Fury every time it's off CD and you're low on energy.

You'll probably end up clipping SR and Rip, and Rake will fall off. From here, start watching (or get an add-on to watch) the debuffs you put up. When Mangle has a couple seconds left, use that next. If Rake runs out,use that. If your Savage Roar buff is almost out, use that, even if you have less than 5 CP.

Also, you don't have to hit an ability every GCD. If you see you need to refresh SR or a debuff soon, let your energy tick up (just not to 100).

Typo ftw.... Yes, Mangle before rake for the above mentioned reason.

And pooling energy is clutch as long as you don't let it hit 100 you're golden. It's not wasted till that point.

Galen... your post hurt my eyes lol



this I will vouch for as I recently respecced into feral kitty offspecc and after glyphing up took my DPS from 1.4k to 2.1k just from about 20-30 min of practice unbuffed. Granted I couldn't use my hands for like 5 min since my hands felt like a epileptic at an Amsterdam rave but meh it's the price you pay for greatness.

I like BadKitty the best. It doesn't give suggestions like FbN. It is just timers.

I like to make decisions based on the timers.

I don't want an addon telling me what to do.

Nice idea to just have those bars if you are struggling for screen space...although screen space shouldn't really be a prob for a kitty.