Kruf wrote:300ms is enough that it might start hurting your dps, I think - haven't actually tested, since I never have that high latency unless the server is acting up.
I'm not all that certain orc is actually any better with the current setups, as pet damage is relatively little of the total damage and Berserking is pretty good racial for our arpen builds.
That's Australian WoW playing for you, using the TCPAckFrequency latency fix and I went from 500ms to 300ms, my only other option is to start using tunnels, and lately they've been nothing but troublesome for my guildies who use them.
Yeah, I know Orc's superiority over Trolls is debateable depending on fight, but on the average standstill encounter they will still come out on top, but I love my troll too much to worry about min-maxing that aspect of my character.
Kruf wrote:As stated in the other posts, the reason why I use Chimera glyph is that it gives me higher chance of not losing my Serpent Sting on the boss on fights where I have to switch to adds. If you have enough latency that it's hard to keep the sting up even with the glyph, it most likely makes sense to go with Kill Shot anyway, as it's not a bad choice by any means even with low latency.
I might try your method of carrying stacks of either glyph for different fights, but first I'll have to give Chimera Shot's glyph a trial run, the argument of latency is the main reason I've avoided it thus far but I've never personally tried it myself.
Kruf wrote:I'm not sure how much advice I can give without actually seeing a video of you playing, given you have all the basics right already.
Hehe sorry, I couldn't really provide any more data beyond what I gave you, maybe me letting you see my logs for fights such as Putri and Sindragosa will give you a better look at my overall performance on a dynamic fight?
Kruf wrote:Generally, when movement is needed, I try to not break a steady shot cast, especially if it's past the halfway mark. If possible, I use Disengage, however on some fights it makes sense to save the cooldown for possible emergency situations. If you can wait before moving it makes sense to wait until one of your instant shots is ready so you have something to do while moving. I do stop to fire an auto shot while moving if there's time when moving, but generally only once during the move, if I'm going far enough that I'd need to stop more than once I try to use Disengage instead.
Thanks for the hints, a couple of minor things in there that I wasn't completely thinking about yet! :P
Kruf wrote:I noticed you don't have any points in Rapid Recuperation - do you ever have to switch to Aspect of the Viper? If you can get a little more hit from gear and use 2/3 in Focused Aim you can have a point in Rapid Recuperation which helps a bunch with mana, which obviously helps with dps.
I usually don't have to swap to viper, unless it's Valithira, Sindragosa (Iceblock phases are great for this), Putricide (I try to use it during tear gas, but HMs will be a different story), Funship or LK (bleargh). I do have a secondary spec which sacrifices a personal TSA for a point in Rapid Recup, which I use whenever I'm in a raid group with a Blood DK / Enh Shammy / Another hunter, though I'm thinking about adopting the Hawk Eye spec as secondary for certain fights after running out of range every now and then (Putri on the odd occasion, Marrowgar, LK bleargh, potentially Saurfang HM, Valithira Dreamwalker). For now I am able to sustain mana as long as I have a stable source of JoW, which is why I tend to run out on fights like LK with valkyr swaps, ice spheres and general tomfoolery. ;0
Kruf wrote:After all this, however, the most important thing and the reason why I think I'm on World First kills is not absolutely maximal dps (I'm sure there are people who micromanage better for slightly more dps) but rather playing well - not making mistakes, doing your best to fix up mistakes made by others and not panicing if something goes wrong. Patience also helps on those long nights of beating your head to a wall repeatedly for hours and hours... ;)
Yeah, I like to think I'm fairly calm and concentrated during boss fights, and able to handle emergencies by doing things such as handing out emergency MDs, Frost Traps, Distracts (Vile Spirits) and the like. I do sometimes panic when something goes wrong though, typically when it was something stupid (melee going, "Lol let's stack right before Defile is gonna come!") that caused the emergency. I can keep my patience on a long night if we are making progress, but when we wipe to elements the raid has already learnt (Defile and Raging Spirit aggro are our worst scenarios for these types of wipes) I tend to get a little hot-headed in vent... hehe.
Thanks for the tips Kruf, I know I probably didn't need much help other than really deep play philosophies and such, but I love to discuss mechanics with other players and who better to discuss mechanics with than someone who is part of one of the most well performing guilds in the world! ;)
