12-30-2004, 12:15 AM
Okay, well, I'm on a friend's computer and I've forgotten my password, and the password-recovery system apparently isn't working, so I had to make a new account so I could add my thoughts while they were still fresh in my mind ^_^
For mass-aggro drawing, I tend to spam Thunder Clap. Since I generally don't do instance runs against mobs of equal or higher levels, I typically have no issues with rage-generation. Spamming Thunder Clap does a pretty good job of cementing them to you so long as you don't have a mage or priest unloading. Hitting a Demoralizing Shout (which you should be doing, anyway) followed by a Piercing Howl also generates a little bit of aggro, making it useful at the outset of the battle to get everything stuck to you, at which point you should start spamming Thunder Claps to KEEP them stuck to you. Keep Piercing Howl up at all times (or most times) to keep a mob from peeling off after a squishy cloth-wearer and to generate a little more Rage. Use Sweeping Strikes to actually KILL the mobs or to continue to deal damage to the primary mob and peel off a mob off the tank, if you're a secondary.
If the #$%& hits the fan, Challenging Shout followed with Retaliation works great for re-cementing them to you, but since Retaliation is on a thirty minute timer, it's best saved for times when you REALLY need it.
If a mob peels off, quickly whack them with Mocking Blow. If Mocking Blow is still cooling (which will happen occasionally), do a quick-shift to Defensive Stance to Taunt them back onto you, and follow that up with a Piercing Howl and/or a Disarm.
Of course, this all relies around the fact that you're able to quickly and easily generate Rage and you have Tactical Mastery :)
For mass-aggro drawing, I tend to spam Thunder Clap. Since I generally don't do instance runs against mobs of equal or higher levels, I typically have no issues with rage-generation. Spamming Thunder Clap does a pretty good job of cementing them to you so long as you don't have a mage or priest unloading. Hitting a Demoralizing Shout (which you should be doing, anyway) followed by a Piercing Howl also generates a little bit of aggro, making it useful at the outset of the battle to get everything stuck to you, at which point you should start spamming Thunder Claps to KEEP them stuck to you. Keep Piercing Howl up at all times (or most times) to keep a mob from peeling off after a squishy cloth-wearer and to generate a little more Rage. Use Sweeping Strikes to actually KILL the mobs or to continue to deal damage to the primary mob and peel off a mob off the tank, if you're a secondary.
If the #$%& hits the fan, Challenging Shout followed with Retaliation works great for re-cementing them to you, but since Retaliation is on a thirty minute timer, it's best saved for times when you REALLY need it.
If a mob peels off, quickly whack them with Mocking Blow. If Mocking Blow is still cooling (which will happen occasionally), do a quick-shift to Defensive Stance to Taunt them back onto you, and follow that up with a Piercing Howl and/or a Disarm.
Of course, this all relies around the fact that you're able to quickly and easily generate Rage and you have Tactical Mastery :)