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Re: Learn EXACTLY how to generate a good dps
Posted by RedRage » Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:16 am
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Re: Gear Check Me
Posted by RedRage » Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:00 pm
Looks like you are cross gearing, ok for most heroics and such but going into icc you'll be getting in trouble. Starting with Gems: do not Gem for MP5 as a shadow priest, ever . <-...

Re: Gear (overhit)
Posted by RedRage » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:59 pm
well the healing trinket is pretty bad as well. down rank some emblems get the sundial OR the last boss in HPoS drops a great dps trinket... nevermelting ice crystal. gemming and c...

Re: Shadow DPS Rotation
Posted by RedRage » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:06 am
this is the gear scoring I use, I can't remember where I found it but seems to be a pretty solid representation: * 1 spellpower = 1 PP * 1 crit rating = 0.77 PP * 1 haste = 0.79 P...

Re: Gear (overhit)
Posted by RedRage » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:57 am
first get rid of the hit trinket. get the sundial from the heroism vendor (its easy to get) replace bracers with Bejeweled wizard. there you dropped 140 hit and got better gear. yo...

Re: Shadow DPS Rotation
Posted by RedRage » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:35 am
There is no "real" rotation just an opening, keeping your dots up and using your CD's my general opening is VT->MB->MF->DP->SW:P from there rotate a mind blast and mind f...

Re: Priest dps again
Posted by RedRage » Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:16 pm
Yeah, way above hit cap, cap is 289 hit, however i am alittle above cap and i noticed a few misses on heroic 10man anub in my opening rotation, so i would say around 300 you are go...

Re: Gear Check Me
Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:00 pm
by RedRage
Forum: Priest

Looks like you are cross gearing, ok for most heroics and such but going into icc you'll be getting in trouble.

Starting with Gems: do not Gem for MP5 as a shadow priest, ever . <-- that's a big period btw. In blue sockets use Spell Power and Spirit (Purple gems, Purified). You will want these purified gems in ALL blue sockets that give a haste OR spell power socket bonus. (pretty much all of them)

Meta Gem, change to chaotic skyflare. You don not what the run speed in your meta, I don't think it stacks with tuskaars AND the crit is way to valuable.

Yellow Gems, Use Reckless orange gems. (12sp 10 haste). Do not use full haste gems.

Red, Ruined spellpower gems. duh.

enchants. This one is easy, Spell Power where available, haste on cloak, Stats on chest and Tuskaars on feet. ONLY use ice walker on feet if you are under hit cap. You are way over cap. I used to thing tuskaars was a waste cause as a Spriest i was always the last to die, until sindragosa. Long story short, the run speed is worth it, get used to it and you don't loose much to get it.

your gear gives me a headache lol. Get rid of that Intel gem it is no good for shadow or holy even. Replace it with Abyssal Rune from 5man toc regular. Also Nevermelting ice crystal from 5man Heroic PoS (ithink) is another good trinket.

clearly you got some badges because you got the frost back piece. Start working on your 4pc T10. Get it asap buy head shoulders and chest asap, hope you get your hands/legs in VoA

Doesn't look like you are doing much in ICC but see if you can get some rep runs in to get your DPS ring.

Try to even out your hit a bit your goal is 289 but a little over isn't bad. IF you can get the crusader orbs try getting the Bejeweled wizard bracers made, merlins robes too (i don't think they have hit)

talents/glyphs: I hardly ever disperse, generally only between fights or when i'm dispersion tanking in a fail group (hoping dots kill boss) I use shadow word pain Glyph instead. Chances are you shadow fiend will not die because of recent pet buffs. I'd suggest changing it to shadow protection buff just to save a few candles in long raids. but don't really matter too much.

I find Shadow Affinity is great too. once you start actually doing damage its easy to pull agro, i'd suggest one point there if you can. Improved VE is nothing to shake a stick at either.

last tip i got. go to http://www.shadowpriest.com great resource.

Good luck

Re: Gear (overhit)
Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:59 pm
by RedRage
Forum: Priest

well the healing trinket is pretty bad as well. down rank some emblems get the sundial OR the last boss in HPoS drops a great dps trinket... nevermelting ice crystal.

gemming and chants still seem to be a bit off. General rules for socketing in 3.2 was socket pure Red spell power gems, 2 purified purple gems for meta gem and chaotic meta gem. for 3.3 it changed a little

Red Sockets still runed spell power
Blue sockets Pruified purple (the spell power spirit) only 2 of these and where spell power is the socket bonus.
Yellow safe to use reckless (spell power/haste) especially where the socket bonus is spellpower or haste.

Enchanting: Spell power on everything. Back, Haste. Boots there is some argument. Icewalker if you need hit else get the spirit or tuskars. I go for spirit for the 3 extra spell power but tuskars allows you to move a tiny bit faster. Gem powerful stats on chest.

do not be afraid to use a lower level item, especially with trinkets.

http://www.shadowpriest.com go to the gear section will help you figure out what to shoot for.

Re: Shadow DPS Rotation
Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:06 am
by RedRage
Forum: Priest

arbuckle17 wrote:
this is the gear scoring I use, I can't remember where I found it but seems to be a pretty solid representation:

* 1 spellpower = 1 PP
* 1 crit rating = 0.77 PP
* 1 haste = 0.79 PP
* 1 spirit = 0.23 PP
* 1 int = 0.39 PP
* 1 hit = 1.41 PP (when not hit-capped)
* spellpower + crit*0.77 + int*0.39 + spirit*0.23 + haste*0.79 + hit*1.41 + sockets + meta [CSD] = total PP

of course with your sockets you are better off figuring out what gems you will slot, and adding the base values in. I am in the process of changing most of my blue gems out for reds because the socket bonus doesn't offset the benefit of the Runed Cards.

You can end up with to much haste (brain and comp lag to slow for haste), but I have yet to have that problem and my first gear set was heavy on haste.

Above info is a week out of date. the PP value for haste changed upward with 3.3 Haste now effects VT and DP. I personally wouldn't socket pure haste gemes but using the reckless orange gem where you get a socket bonus from using a yellow is worth it so far.

here is some great info from shadowpriest.com.
http://www.shadowpriest.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=24134
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The following are the new scaling factors:

Int = 0.27
Spi = 0.58
SP = 1.00 (obviously as values are normalized to SP)
Hit = 1.41
Crit = 0.88
Haste = 1.00

If you got a yellow socket item that gives a spell power bonus use the reckless orange gem. which in it self is 22pp add a +5 sp socket bonus and you get 27pp instead of 23pp with out the socket bonus on a red sp gem.

make sure you use the chaotic skyflare meta and use 2 purified purples in 2 blue sockets where you will get the socket bonus.

from what i can tell the ideal amount of haste is between 600-800ish depending on lag.

Re: Shadow DPS Rotation
Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:35 am
by RedRage
Forum: Priest

There is no "real" rotation just an opening, keeping your dots up and using your CD's

my general opening is VT->MB->MF->DP->SW:P
from there rotate a mind blast and mind flay
Pop my shadow fiend
rotate another mind blast mind flay until VT comes back
Inner Focus->VT

from here on out just keep dots up as soon as they fall off keep mind blast on CD mind flay in between.

SW:D and/or DP when moving. i've seen DP initial hit for the same as the non crit mind blast so its handy when running a way from something.

On heroics i don't even worry about trash and many times i don't even worry bout my shadow weaving just because they die so quick

Looks like you got the hit cap
replace your trinkets. Sundial from the Heroism Badge vendor. Abysal rune from ToC 5man are easy to get.

Band of the Invoker from the triumph vendor is easy to get now

Enchant Spell power

Gem chaotic skyfire meta
Gem Runed Reds in red sockets
2x Gem Purified purples(? the 12sp/10spirit) in blues for your meta bonus
Gem Reckless oranges(12ps/10haste) in yellow where you will get a +sp socket bonus

Haste is not a worthless stat any more but try to only use it where spell power loss is minimal. If you can gain 40haste and loose 20spell power it not too bad.

Re: Priest dps again
Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:16 pm
by RedRage
Forum: Priest

Yeah, way above hit cap, cap is 289 hit, however i am alittle above cap and i noticed a few misses on heroic 10man anub in my opening rotation, so i would say around 300 you are good.

The armory might not be correct for your PvE spec but if it is replace your gems. Spell Power > everything. replace every gem except 2 blue sockets with Cardinal +23 sp. then use purified dread stone (+12 sp +10spirit) in the two blue sockets where you will get the socket bonus if you can. for your meta gem use the chaotic skyfire(?) the +21 crit +3% crit damage one. Don't worry about the socket bonuses, most times you get more benefit by just using the +spell power. Example: your belt current gems and socket give you 34sp you could have 46sp with the cardinal, 12 may not seem like much but do that with all your gems and it adds up.

replace your PvP Gear with PvE gear. Resilience right now is a wasted stat for PvE encounters.

Your talents are more PvP, but the silence could be handy on champs(?) replace the shadow word death with mind flay glyph.

trinkets, the bane of my existence. Illusion of dragon soul (25 os i think) and eye of broodmother (10 uld razorscale) are 2 best easy ones to get... assuming you can get them to drop ( i never did ) I think i would still use these over what i got until 3.3

enchants, since you are over cap replace boots with spirit +18 gives about 3sp. +10stats to chest when you get the mats.

replace the neck with the other badge neck, chances are you have the badges for it.

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witha gear score as highs as mine i know i should be pulling in at least 5-6k dps on single targets but im barely even making 4k.

forget about gear score, its only a general number it doesn't tell you if you are gear properly just the quality of the items. 4k on a dummy by yourself self buffed isn't too bad for a spriest. 3.3 should boost you up more since haste will help VT and DP. In fights with switching like 10ToC 4k isn't horrible either (for spriest).

http://elitistjerks.com/f77/ - priest forums read it.

good luck