Imp. Fireball and Imp. Frostbolt damage coefficient changes

[Lissa]

The results are adjusted for gear maximization. The article explains this: the numbers are shifted to account for itemization choices. The idea is that giving each comparison the same +damage, +hit and +crit numbers doesn't properly model how shadow priests and affliction locks will favour pure +damage items over +crit items (since both classes are DoT-heavy and therefore cast a lot of spells that cannot crit). The way the numbers are set up, the mages are actually favoured in the analysis since they get to split their attack stats in different ways (which gets them "more" overall the way the item formula works) whereas shadow priests and affliction locks get a bit of hit and straight +damage otherwise.

Was an Affliction 'lock along on this run? Was there multiple 'locks? Without this context, things can paint a very different picture. You throw a Shadow Priest with Misery and Shadow Weaving, both maxed, with a Affliction 'Lock with Malediction maxed throwing up CoS and suddenly the damage of both will feed one another. Because of the changes to the Affliction Tree up high with the changes to Shadow Priests adding in Misery, the damage get multiplied to such a large extent that even though the spells do less damage on average than a similar mage spell, the multipliers throw the potential damage through the roof. When I'm running with a mage with my destruction build, I'm primarly using Immolate/Incinerate/Conflagrate and throwing up CoE and the mage with similar gear running a fire spec like yours always beats me even with the +10% fire damage from Emberstorm and having all the +damage options that destruction provides (although my present build is only doing +8% Incinerate damage since I didn't max SnF).

Likewise, most of the trash mobs die so quick right now that DoTs never tick to their full affect before the mob dies. The only time I see DoTs get their full length is on bosses or when the group is concentrating on another mob while the Warlock or Priest has DoTed up multiple mobs.