07-01-2007, 12:31 AM
I would like to add in my own experience as to the validity of Arcane/Fire levelling. Frost'll get you higher survivability and some good AoE grinding, but when it comes to straight up single target going to town on some mob, the mana efficiency talents in Arcane and the damage increasing talents in fire make for a good combination for good, fast grinding.
I would like to ask you to reconsider passing the 33 point mark in Arcane, though. It seems you're not going to be high enough level to make such a decision for a while now, but when you do, I would like you to consider exactly what you'd be losing out on to gain Mind Mastery and Slow. Blast Wave, of course, is the one you'd think of (and it seems you have, from your earlier post), but do not discount Critical Mass, or Blazing Speed. 25 percent of your int really isn't likely to be a very substantial number until you're hitting end game gear, anyway--not in comparison to the DPS increase of Critical Mass.
The combination or Arcane Instability, Spell Power, and Critical Mass makes for some very impressive numbers, and allows you to maintain a very effective crit rate with even minimal gear. Really, if you're going to have Spell Power at all, I would suggest getting all the crit you can. It is very effective.
I don't know if you PvP much? You seem to be on Stormrage, so forgive me if I make the assumption that you're probably not going to have to defend yourself very much as you level. It is amazing for fending off rogues and warriors and such, whether you're going to be need it for that or not--10 percent proc rate is very good when you're taking several hits. Even in PvE, though, it's a life saver, for when things go wrong and you have one too many mobs, and you're not sure you're going to make it, and BAM, outpace them easily.
All that, and Blast Wave is just very, very useful. An extra snare right when you need it, as well as very effective AoE damage.
The spec I was building into as I levelled from 60 to 70 was this one: 33/28/0
I would like to ask you to reconsider passing the 33 point mark in Arcane, though. It seems you're not going to be high enough level to make such a decision for a while now, but when you do, I would like you to consider exactly what you'd be losing out on to gain Mind Mastery and Slow. Blast Wave, of course, is the one you'd think of (and it seems you have, from your earlier post), but do not discount Critical Mass, or Blazing Speed. 25 percent of your int really isn't likely to be a very substantial number until you're hitting end game gear, anyway--not in comparison to the DPS increase of Critical Mass.
The combination or Arcane Instability, Spell Power, and Critical Mass makes for some very impressive numbers, and allows you to maintain a very effective crit rate with even minimal gear. Really, if you're going to have Spell Power at all, I would suggest getting all the crit you can. It is very effective.
I don't know if you PvP much? You seem to be on Stormrage, so forgive me if I make the assumption that you're probably not going to have to defend yourself very much as you level. It is amazing for fending off rogues and warriors and such, whether you're going to be need it for that or not--10 percent proc rate is very good when you're taking several hits. Even in PvE, though, it's a life saver, for when things go wrong and you have one too many mobs, and you're not sure you're going to make it, and BAM, outpace them easily.
All that, and Blast Wave is just very, very useful. An extra snare right when you need it, as well as very effective AoE damage.
The spec I was building into as I levelled from 60 to 70 was this one: 33/28/0