10-12-2005, 07:01 PM
Hi, if you are having zero trouble with mana, ramp up damage. If you have 'enough' mana and mana regen abilities, there's no point in adding more. I also wholly recommend having several 'alternate' pieces of equipment with you--both for repair reasons and versatility.
Sometimes, you'll need more stamina and resists, others you only need to ramp up damage. Use judgement, but on the Golemagg encounter, ranged firepower simply doesn't need any survivability stats. His damage spikes are is far too infrequent to be lethal for you. AoE'ing Magmadar's doggies however, needs a lot of stam to survive. 11k damage over 30 seconds hurts very much.
Don't forget, increased damage is increased mana efficiency. If you're squeezing out 10% more damage per mana, its like a having 10% larger mana pool and 10% better spirit regen. Additionally, enemies *die faster*, which is very signifigant on a raid level.
Beyond a certain threshold, health and mana are meaningless. You simply have 'enough', hence why casters go for other effects--improved healing, improved damage, crit, and occasionally resists.
Sometimes, you'll need more stamina and resists, others you only need to ramp up damage. Use judgement, but on the Golemagg encounter, ranged firepower simply doesn't need any survivability stats. His damage spikes are is far too infrequent to be lethal for you. AoE'ing Magmadar's doggies however, needs a lot of stam to survive. 11k damage over 30 seconds hurts very much.
Don't forget, increased damage is increased mana efficiency. If you're squeezing out 10% more damage per mana, its like a having 10% larger mana pool and 10% better spirit regen. Additionally, enemies *die faster*, which is very signifigant on a raid level.
Beyond a certain threshold, health and mana are meaningless. You simply have 'enough', hence why casters go for other effects--improved healing, improved damage, crit, and occasionally resists.