tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post8778922065009615375..comments2024-03-04T20:04:48.815+01:00Comments on Jinxed Thoughts: 5x2 Project for Feral DruidsZinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935881612077507321noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-91283430245990111692011-07-05T17:19:28.029+02:002011-07-05T17:19:28.029+02:00Oh! Insightful comment, lovely :D
"Gah! Don&...Oh! Insightful comment, lovely :D<br /><br />"Gah! Don't waste Berserk on a bloodlust."<br />"Current theorycrafting is showing benefits to keeping Beserk and TF desynched"<br />With my low low Haste in t11 I've never had the problem of capping out energy even during a berserked BL, and I usually try to line up my TF to come up a specific amount of times that corresponded to Berserks cd. If you study Leafkiller's Ovale script you'll see that it only warns for Berserk even when TF is up, and he stated that it wasn't because TF wasn't supposed to be used at the start of a Berserk, but that you should have macroed them together already. I've been on holidays for two weeks now, so I haven't had a chance to check out t12 yet, where Haste will be valued higher, so I could be out of date with this simplifying tip. But with RSVs being pooh-pooh'd time and time again, I can't imagine stacking Haste being crucial for acceptable dps.<br /><br />The reason I've made a few sacrifices in utility, adaptability and dps is to keep the list of bindings to a minimum, and even now I've stretched it thin by macroing stuff together. I've strived to get the most out of a raiding Cat. "The most" being the key words here.<br /><br />"Faerie Fire Feral", "Enrage"<br />The huge sacrifices in bear threat and utility are made because this is bearing from a cat POV, without the Pulverize talent, and without the tools to effectively MT anything. Possibly a hero-bear who jumps in to taunt, Enrage, soak a few hits with SI and BS and then go cat again. Or to pick up a few adds with Swipes and Thrashes, then have the dpsers blow them up.<br /><br />There are probably hundreds of ways these bindings and macros could be tweaked to fit peoples needs, but for my role in the raid and for my style this is what I came up with.Eldhornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-1531834979248759682011-07-05T14:51:10.632+02:002011-07-05T14:51:10.632+02:00Several things:
"...you can keep TF clickabl...Several things:<br /><br />"...you can keep TF clickable on your bars if you know you'll get into a part of the fight you'd want to save your Berserk for, like Bloodlust."<br /><br />Gah! Don't waste Berserk on a bloodlust. Berserk halves the energy requirements of your yellow attacks. During bloodlust: a) your energy is regenerating like crazy and b) you have tons of omen of clarity procs due to super fast white attacks. More energy + free attacks does not take advantage of Berserks energy saving options. Honestly, if you're in a burn phase save berserk for after BL is over and then you can keep up the high DPS longer.<br /><br />Current theorycrafting is showing benefits to keeping Beserk and TF desynched, but it's only a minor difference, but just a heads up on that one.<br /><br />Faerie Fire Feral - for most bears this should be an integral part of their rotation, since it has a high threat value. Also on target switches, you should be applying it as you run or charge to the next target in kitty. <br /><br />Enrage - this seems like a pretty poor setup the way you have it. Far too many runs, I've found myself waiting for enrage to come off cooldown before my next pull. So using it at random times is only going to exasperate the issue. Barkskin OTOH is a good idea to stick in a macro, I put it in shred for kitty and lacerate for bear.<br /><br />Where is Pulverize for da bears?<br /><br />I've done a lot of work to minimize my own bar setup as well, without artificially restricting myself to 5x2. Good luck with it though. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272524169407806923.post-69806715922549853692011-07-01T18:07:31.945+02:002011-07-01T18:07:31.945+02:00Also, I agree about the uselessness of claw, cower...Also, I agree about the uselessness of claw, cower, and maim.<br /><br />Also agreed about many of the listed things that can just as well be clicked. Long cooldowns, long-lasting crowd control, prowl, cower (if you use it), stampeding roar, rebirth, tranquility.<br /><br />Good point about travel form.<br /><br />Losing the short CCs and soothe is painful if you want to play at the best. When nature's grasp, cyclone, and soothe are helpful, you need to cast them NOW. I guess it's to be expected that some of the cuts are painful; these three I think are painful.Ohkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335926195392937695noreply@blogger.com