2.1.0 Patch Notes

[Mirajj]

Well, paperdoll-wise, sacrificing what you have to get your big RAP numbers, it still shows your DPS as only 279.3. GG's (since I know he is still topping damage charts) has him at 294.9 DPS. RAP isn't the end-all-be-all for hunters, even Marks. Mainly, it's a gear choice (even with the crappy itemization that Blizzard has) that's holding you back, just from looking at the armory. I won't even speculate on shot cycles and timing them well, or anything of that. Just plain paperdoll DPS, you're behind on gear despite having access to more gear. It may be time for a lot of hunters to rethink the whole "max RAP!" idea. We've seen it infect the hunters over on Terenas too and they can't keep up with GG on damage, despite the whole "I've got more RAP!" deal.

Well, the RAP is slowly coming down. I used to have it pushed up over 2000 unbuffed. But then I started going for more +crit.

Trust me, I know shot cycles inside and out, and how to work them. Mainly with them, it's a lag thing. It's either happening or not happening. They aren't the rocket science some folks try to claim them to be.

I may have "more access" to gear, but that requires it to drop. In all the instancing I've done, I've seen one BL Piece drop (the gloves, which I won) and one Desolation piece drop (which the shaman I was with won). With the drops being random, one has to work with what one can hope to get (25 runs and I've never seen a Sonic Spear drop, for instance). Karazhan has been the nicest to me gear wise, so that's where a lot of my gear is earmarked from.