08-05-2006, 10:48 AM
Quote:Some happy feral druid news from the latest PTR build: cat form is getting a passive aggro reduction. Also, the new rank of ferocious bite drops from the beast. Yay! Also also, damage from rip and ferocious bite is now increased by attack power. Given some of the FBs that I've managed with subpar attack power, there are going to be some happy kitties out there. :w00t: Off to do some half-arsed test now...
edit. Snipped from my post on the test realm forums:
[snip]It seems that it's adding one hundredth of your attack power per tick per combo point:
damage added per tick = (AP/100)xCP
That is, except when you build up five combo points. With a five point rip, you are getting substantially less than that. In fact, for five point rips your attack power seems to be effectively reduced by 80%. In other words:
damage added per tick = ([0.8AP]/100)x5
Just wondering if that was intentional or a bug? Would appreciate any feedback.:)[/snip]
If the difference between and four point and a five point rip is intentional, it probably doesn't make that much difference for PvE. In a PvP setting though, the extra 4 seconds to generate energy to get that fifth combo point could be critical. I can definately see myself taking a "four is enough" policy.
edit 2: Clarity and, you know, sense.
Linear with AP for the first four then nothing for the fifth (5*0.8=4) seems odd. 4-point Rips may well be the way to go; there was some argument for stopping there already (with 4 CP already up a crit Claw or Shred will still only generate one CP). I'll do some math and post if I find anything interesting. Do you know whether the Rogue version scales the same way?