05-25-2005, 08:55 PM
Muahahaha. As LL is a stragety forum, I don't regret making that long post full of class discussion even though people don't agree with me. Got you guys thinking!
I use the totem stomper UI mod for totem groups :) Makes putting down sets of totems much easier. I rotate about 80+ buttons, most direct skills, a lot of text, target and skill macros too.
Yep, I was writing a big big assessement. No way I would be able to remember everything. Glad there's input. However...
All shocks = instant, and a fairly big burst damage. That's till a lot of aggro. Best to hold off until warrior starts whacking it. Less than earth shock of course, but still not exactly gentle.
Oh yeah. Blind. I love that poison... but 5 min cooldown. Unless you're a preperation rogue, and can afford the fadeleaf, that'll be rough to frequently use. Still very useful. I'd lump it in the .5 category of targets engaged for infrequency of use.
Kick is an interrupt, so its part of engaging one caster + potentially one other. Kicked target I'd lump in with the initial target.
Sapped... wears out. Part of the .5 category. Its a fire, (see if you destealth) and forget skill. Can't resap mid combat. Can resap if sap wears out.
Heh heh. My best wow friends are top rogues in my server, and we fully explain tricks and strategies whenever we duel. They're the best, but really do hold the attention of one target at a time (pvp excepted). 3 tops, but not directly or always due to combo point, and cooldown limitations. These limitations are why I have the .5 category and additional commentary of skills.
Rogues have one main target, then occasionally pull stops to take care of a side-mob. . . such as running back to gouge interrupt a runner toward healers, or kick pulling / caster interrupting.
Expose armor, while a debuff, is combo point limited and shouldn't be used where there's a tank needed aggro. CmbP alone relegates this debuff to Single target status.
While we're at rogue discussion, let's not forget distract. Rogues can engage an entire group for 10 seconds using that (so long as everyone is out of. This can be pivotal especially in undead stratholme side buying time against Baron's last knight guards, UBRS last dragon-orc patrol groups past beast bridge, and dire maul guards and ice trap just to name a few. Oh, tactical use of distract is even more important stealthing through LBRS, or solo-ing the barman for his shanker in BRD
Heck its useful vs players, as it turns their perspective for a second.
Treesh,May 25 2005, 08:35 AM Wrote:Try playing a shaman if you want to use up all your interface buttons. ;)
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I use the totem stomper UI mod for totem groups :) Makes putting down sets of totems much easier. I rotate about 80+ buttons, most direct skills, a lot of text, target and skill macros too.
Yep, I was writing a big big assessement. No way I would be able to remember everything. Glad there's input. However...
All shocks = instant, and a fairly big burst damage. That's till a lot of aggro. Best to hold off until warrior starts whacking it. Less than earth shock of course, but still not exactly gentle.
Quote:One sapped, one (or two) gouged/blinded, two being pounded on with blade flurry, one kicked (granted this is just a short one and doesn't really count as a whole another target).
Oh yeah. Blind. I love that poison... but 5 min cooldown. Unless you're a preperation rogue, and can afford the fadeleaf, that'll be rough to frequently use. Still very useful. I'd lump it in the .5 category of targets engaged for infrequency of use.
Kick is an interrupt, so its part of engaging one caster + potentially one other. Kicked target I'd lump in with the initial target.
Sapped... wears out. Part of the .5 category. Its a fire, (see if you destealth) and forget skill. Can't resap mid combat. Can resap if sap wears out.
Heh heh. My best wow friends are top rogues in my server, and we fully explain tricks and strategies whenever we duel. They're the best, but really do hold the attention of one target at a time (pvp excepted). 3 tops, but not directly or always due to combo point, and cooldown limitations. These limitations are why I have the .5 category and additional commentary of skills.
Rogues have one main target, then occasionally pull stops to take care of a side-mob. . . such as running back to gouge interrupt a runner toward healers, or kick pulling / caster interrupting.
Expose armor, while a debuff, is combo point limited and shouldn't be used where there's a tank needed aggro. CmbP alone relegates this debuff to Single target status.
While we're at rogue discussion, let's not forget distract. Rogues can engage an entire group for 10 seconds using that (so long as everyone is out of. This can be pivotal especially in undead stratholme side buying time against Baron's last knight guards, UBRS last dragon-orc patrol groups past beast bridge, and dire maul guards and ice trap just to name a few. Oh, tactical use of distract is even more important stealthing through LBRS, or solo-ing the barman for his shanker in BRD
Heck its useful vs players, as it turns their perspective for a second.