Archive for the ‘Theorycrafting’ Category

The state of DPS following patch 4.0.6

Friday, February 18th, 2011

With Patch 4.0.6 now live for almost a week there is enough data starting to trickle through to take a look at and see just who benefited the most from the patchy goodness. Now, leading up to the patch, there was a lot of doom and gloom, particularly in the Hunter community, where the Survival [...]

Hitting the caps

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

If you believe that your damage per second (DPS) isn’t quite where it should be, and that you should be pulling higher numbers than you are, then one of the first things to look at is whether or not you are at, or above, the various stat caps. One of the keys to maximising your [...]

Demystifying armor penetration

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

One of the most common questions that you’ll hear asked by Marksmanship (MM) Hunters – as well as Warriors, Rogues and Kitty Druids – is “when should I start to gem for armor penetration?” The simple answer is, as soon as you can reach the hard or soft cap through gems, enchants and food. The [...]