02-04-2006, 12:15 AM
I should have been more complete in my original denial. Ragnaros is not a fight I worry about- it's trivial. It's #$%&ing farm status.
You in BWL, dennis? Just because I don't spam the Crossroads with ego-stroke posts doesn't mean I'm still in MC.
You understand the aggro-centric fights? Forced time limits generated by fixed aggro reduction?
You've got one encounter in the endgame where pure damage matters over aggro management. Everything you listed beyond that, in raid context, besides mage duty on Razorgore, is a fight where Joe Warlock with his sacrificed succubus will net less damage compared to the next warlock over with his MD imp out. He'll have an average DPS much higher, but the total effect will be less damage and he'll have a higher chance to get murdered by a raid boss (and wipe the entire raid by pulling into the caster group). Add Ruin in to the mix, a defining PvP ability, and you've got absolutely huge damage and a random chance to gib yourself with every cast.
Sac'd succubus + rezzed pet is the kind of bull#$%& you do when your shadow priests are allowed to cut loose and DPS. You do it to break up the monotony of downing Ragnaros for the 30th time. You do it to show off. It is not something you do when the imp would benefit you, and your group, more.
You in BWL, dennis? Just because I don't spam the Crossroads with ego-stroke posts doesn't mean I'm still in MC.
You understand the aggro-centric fights? Forced time limits generated by fixed aggro reduction?
You've got one encounter in the endgame where pure damage matters over aggro management. Everything you listed beyond that, in raid context, besides mage duty on Razorgore, is a fight where Joe Warlock with his sacrificed succubus will net less damage compared to the next warlock over with his MD imp out. He'll have an average DPS much higher, but the total effect will be less damage and he'll have a higher chance to get murdered by a raid boss (and wipe the entire raid by pulling into the caster group). Add Ruin in to the mix, a defining PvP ability, and you've got absolutely huge damage and a random chance to gib yourself with every cast.
Sac'd succubus + rezzed pet is the kind of bull#$%& you do when your shadow priests are allowed to cut loose and DPS. You do it to break up the monotony of downing Ragnaros for the 30th time. You do it to show off. It is not something you do when the imp would benefit you, and your group, more.
"AND THEN THE PALADIN TOOK MY EYES!"
Forever oppressed by the GOLs.
Grom Hellscream: [Orcish] kek
Forever oppressed by the GOLs.
Grom Hellscream: [Orcish] kek