Quote:Well, if you mean that you wait the second to use your '9''s on 9, sure, you will have no free gcd's. The fact is that it's not a 969 rotation, it's a 968 rotation due to the length of consecrate and the ability for HOly Shield to be refreshed at 8 seconds with a duration of 10. You can properly execute the rotation and you end up with 1 gcd every 18-21 seconds where everything is on CD. These CD's are used for Divine Plea, Exorcism, Hammer of Wrath. This becomes less of an area of importance with 3.1 and the ability/desire to keep Divine Plea up constantly.You CANNOT use Consecration or Holy Shield after 8 seconds, because of GCD constraints. I'm not simply talking out of my rear, here.
There are no free GCDs in a properly executed 969 rotation. Even counting haste where your GCD shortens, you will have to drop something (or delay it, which is worse for threat than simply dropping your lowest threat move for one rotation).
Quote:While for most tanks, waiting the second on Consecrate/Holy Shield will get you a very smooth 969 rotation that means that you can even macro your tanking into 2 buttons ( I wouldn't macro it personally ), it's not the end all be all of how to execute the rotation.Quite frankly, yes, yes, it is.
Quote:yes it is - but I'm not maintaining my threat lead with either by themselves.My point is, you can afford to drop Devastate for Thunder Clap, and it will be a threat benefit rather than a loss.
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