looking at the logs my dps was 18.5k at 396 ilvl, you are both doing something wrong.
Thanks. The question is what?
i would guess its more than just 1 thing, hard to say without logs.
here is a neat list of things it could be
wowanalyzer. com/report/v3aKGwCgBL1QNPXA/7-Heroic+Jadefire+Masters±+Kill+(4:35)/23-Parza
remove the space before the com to make it a working link.
There you can see what mistakes i made, remember im not perfect, but i did rank 94% for my ilvl group.
make sure to read everything there (the prepared part seems bugged)
Ok thanks. From a quick look I’ve noticed a few interesting things:
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You run Rune of Power (I haven’t been).
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You run Pyroclasm (I was using Meteor).
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You used an On Use Trinket (I have one but haven’t been using it.) I see you used it after Combustion. Do you have a macro which uses Combustion and this trinket in one button press, or do you pop Combustion while casting another ability?
As a fire mage you should absolutely have an on use trinket.
I do have the trinket on a macro with combustion, but combustion can (and should) be used while casting, the trinket can’t, so i have to press the button multiple times if im casting something like a hard cast pyro blast which you can see me do during the first combustion, its tricky sometimes.
Hmm. The plot thickens. There was I thinking Pyro was never to be hard cast.
well not if you have meteor lol.
That’s over my head tbh. Why not?
have you never researched what pyroclasm talent actually does? its the best talent on that row currently for raid bosses, so you should not only know what it does, but know how to use it and then actually use it.
also i found your logs and it says that you never hardcast into a hot streak, thats a big deal.
No I haven’t. Icy Veins said to take Meteor, so I just followed that advice, but yeah, now I’ve looked at it that explains the hard cast.
I find that surprising. Casting Fireballs into Hot Streak is something I’m very familiar with.
Have you still not looked into simming? you can do so much with it, you can find out FOR YOURSELF which talent is better and do the same thing with other gear sets or other talent combinations, for me pyroclasm is clearly better and looking at the logs, 70% of fire mages use it.
No I haven’t. In all honesty I prefer to leave the hard work to others. I’m kind of old: don’t really have the stamina for any study. WoW isn’t the only game I play and this is the first xpac I’ve done any substantial PvE since I first started playing in MoP. It’s been a lot to take in and I don’t really feel like I have much spare energy to invest. It may be useful at some point, but I’m quite happy just to take what 70% of Fire mages take and get back to playing games ha. Also, even if I could find the concentration and know-how to do all the research myself I’d miss out on the human interaction I get by asking on forums. Even finding out about it is progress in my understanding though and maybe I will do some simming in the future.
Hey, im lazy too and not a child anymore, but in this case, spending hours each day on forums is the hard work part, once you learn simming (ITS NOT HARD AT ALL) you dont have to ask anyone for advice anymore.
I too like being social and talking to people, but i also like actually taking the advice given to me.
Sorry if i sound like a dick, im just very straight forward.
wowanalyzer. com/report/Nftvnmz9WAB8VyQr/80-Heroic+Jadefire+Masters±+Kill+(5:56)/959-Yeshuagave
This is your fight, go to the suggestions parts, this is very useful information here, most of which we have already told you.
Well thanks for the info on this, but to be honest I only have one piece if gear in most slots so there’s not much of a choice to make. The only choice is talents and I think now I know to take Rune of Power and Pyroclasm, that’s probably everything sorted for now. Might use it in the future though.
Ok thanks.
i would definetly urge you to atleast set up your stat weights so you know when you get and item if its an upgrade or not, you might even have a ring in your bags that is 10 ilvl lower but still a 10% upgrade on your current ones.
this works on all items except azerite armor and trinkets, both of which you can sim.
I dont sim all of my items, not even close, but i do sim items that im not sure about that are azerite or trinkets, for example i got a new trinket that was a 0.05% upgrade which i wasnt expecting, but it had leech on it so i was happy that it was an upgrade.
Ok might do that if I get some more gear. Now I really do only have 1 item for each slot except trinket, where I have a 405 https://www.wowhead.com/item=166793/ancient-knot-of-wisdom&bonus=0:1532 and then either 395 Crest of Pa’ku or 385 Incandescent Sliver
Incandescent sliver is the BiS trinket that doesnt have a usable effect and you had a gladiator’s badge in the Jadefire Masters fight that i found the logs of, that is the on use BiS trinket in the game, if you have disenchanted or sold it, go retrieve it immadietly.
Oopsie. Well ty for the info. I guess it might be too late to retrieve it now. May have disenchanted other gear I shouldn’t have too I guess. I wasn’t aware that you can retrieve stuff you’ve disenchanted. Do you mean get a new one?