1.8 38/28 Guide Discussion Thread

[Calmethar]

Aye, the time factor in the term 'DPS' is referring to time spend casting. I.e. 'damage' per 'second cast time' and not damage/second for the actual spell.

'Damage over Time' spells seems to be what's throwing a lot of people off. But even though it's a DoT the principle is just the same. Essentially DoT's were better in the sense that they create less threat/aggro with the initial cast by spacing the damage out over a time duration. Damage/DPS threat is almost a none existing issue in Rift though (sadly), so that's no longer a concern in any way.

How or why DoT's are making it so hard to grasp for a lot of people I've got no idea about though, as this has always been the case.

[Neo_nazgul]

Rex just one question, why do you think a priority system is better then a set rotation?
With a set rotation it meens you will cast void bolt more often then is needed. That however has its strong points too.
first off is that you will always refresh all dots beside LL perfectly on time. When you fuck up its very easy to pick up your rotation again instead of mashing buttons in the possible chaos which is likely to happen during raids now and then. Minus point in casting void bolt too much is that the dmg it does isn''t great. However if you need to refresh your LL with a void bolt at the exect same time as you ought to refresh your other dots you will loose about 2 seconds on your dots every time (And this happens a lot becouse of the timing of the dots ull get this atleast 1 out of 2 refresh).

[bandraoi]

has everyone noticed that u can pyro elementist once again both end 31 talent cd's work together.jipeee mega bäääm.

[Rexer]

Rex just one question, why do you think a priority system is better then a set rotation?
With a set rotation it meens you will cast void bolt more often then is needed. That however has its strong points too.
first off is that you will always refresh all dots beside LL perfectly on time. When you fuck up its very easy to pick up your rotation again instead of mashing buttons in the possible chaos which is likely to happen during raids now and then. Minus point in casting void bolt too much is that the dmg it does isn''t great. However if you need to refresh your LL with a void bolt at the exect same time as you ought to refresh your other dots you will loose about 2 seconds on your dots every time (And this happens a lot becouse of the timing of the dots ull get this atleast 1 out of 2 refresh).

Well, what we're discussing is the BEST way to do it. There's no way a set rotation can match the dps of a priority system, especially in a raid. Do you use karruul alerts?

[Primal]

He thinks a priority system is better than a set rotation because 6 months of parses from dozens of top Mages have shown it is.

[Tsatilas]

Hello everyobody,
can i ask something about the soul points?(maybe its a newbie question,but,i want to see why)
Why should i put a point on Neddra's Essence and not on Heat Wave?

[Rexer]

You need 38 in lock to get Defile

[doobism]

38/28 needs the HK crystal to work properly due to the 4 piece set bonus to defile. Otherwise it's still decent-ish dps, but 36 pyro/30 lock is not only easier, but better and more versatile. If you don't have HK crystal yet, don't worry about this spec (except to practice)

[Rexer]

And if you dont have 4-piece HK gear, then you're probably in a guild where you can use my ez-mode 36/30 method, and be top on the meters. And that's not meant to be sarcastic.

[buddens]

meh i totally fail with this build.. ive played it once in 1.6 and now i forget everything. to learn.. i would like a rotation A and B.. is that good for the start? and how would that be? lets say from the begin of a fight with 5x pillage stone on boss. a exact list would be nice.

what about

A: flamebolt,sacrifice dmg,countdown,sv,dt,LL,defile,2x fireball
B: flamebolt, IC ON: countdown,sv,dt,voidbolt ??? fireball

than A again w/e

any tips?