Opening on Bosses as Survival

[Ryuusenshi]

So, I've been playing survival for the most part of this patch, I find it to be quite fun, however I feel my dps is lacking right at the beginning of fights. I feel it could be much higher however I am unsure what it is exactly that I am doing wrong. I hit about 48k usually, where I sometimes hit 50-52k on a good pull attempt. I feel this might be lower than what I could be doing, what are other hunters doing as Surv at the beginning of a pull?

[pallen2]

Im not sure I really do anything special to be honest I normally:
1) apply hunters mark
2) pre cast call of the wild
3) dismiss pet/ call up new pet
4) misdirect
5) prepot
6) Serpent sting
9) Pop call of the wild/ Rapid fire
7) Explosive shot
8) Black arrow or Explosive trap
then normal Rapid fire rotation

I have no idea if that helped you at all in anyway and I might be doing something very wrong but thought id answer just incase :P
goodluck

[Sveitman]

Im not sure I really do anything special to be honest I normally:
1) apply hunters mark
2) pre cast call of the wild
3) dismiss pet/ call up new pet
4) misdirect
5) prepot
6) Serpent sting
9) Pop call of the wild/ Rapid fire
7) Explosive shot
8) Black arrow or Explosive trap
then normal Rapid fire rotation

I have no idea if that helped you at all in anyway and I might be doing something very wrong but thought id answer just incase :P
goodluck

Why would you use your second call of the wild so early?

[pallen2]

Well number nine is sketchy, it depends on the fight as to when I actually pop it, but if its a fight that has no real damage increase phase that lasts more than 5 mins I use it early to try and get a third (including pre-pet) on in at the end of the fight.
It may be wrong to do this, ive just found that it personally boosts my dps a bit

[Shòt]

Hunters Mark
Prepot
Black Arrow
Explosive Shot
Serpent Sting
Pop Cooldowns (dont use Rapid fire if Bloodlust is present)
start your standard rot

[Russenallen]

black and explosive before the first serpents stings? They dont get the 10% bonus damage if sting is up on the target. no?

[Ruffles]

Hunter's Mark > Misdirection > PrePot > Serpent Sting > CDs (if not on Zon'ozz or Hagara) > Explosive shot > Black Arrow > Cobra shot and so on.

[Metaphoric]

I usually do this:

1. Precast Call of the Wild
2. Call new pet
3. Prepot.
4. Serpent Sting
5. Black Arrow
6. Explosive Shot
7. Rapid Fire / Other CD macros, not CoTW yet.
8. Spam Arcane Shot as much as possible, and reduce the use of Cobra Shots for this, you wanna really get the best out of your massive focus gain.
9. Follow normal prio until CoTW finishes, then repop.
10. Follow normal prio.