I’ve been looking at Nihilum warlock Armory profiles, which is a bit like comparing yourself to stick-insect supermodels in Vogue…it’s bound to make you feel like the dog’s dinner. :)
My gear isn’t bad for what we’re doing, consisting mainly of tailored items (frozen shadoweave, spellstrike pants & hood, Belt of Blasting, and so on. It’s not Mt. Hyjal or Black Temple gear, of course – but who is decked out in that gear on most servers? It’s not wonderful, though.
I’ve been struggling with damage output in raids. Destruction is very gear-dependent. You do fairly crappy dps until you get good gear, gems and enchants, and then you top the charts. I spent a lot of gold getting my plus hit rating up, which is necessary to avoid all of the missed casts, but I lost some spelldamage and crit at the same time. To contrast, there’s this guy, with 235 hit, 20.85% crit, and 1406 spelldamage. *sigh*
So yesterday I re-specced to Affliction. I absolutely HATE affliction. Ok, maybe I just don’t understand the fine points of how to raid as an affliction lock, but it’s not as much fun as pewpew. (Admittedly though, at the moment I’m doing *pewpew* not *OMGPEWPEWLAZORZ!!!1!*) Now I have too much hit, and need to redo all my gems…unless I respec back. Or quit. Or play a different class.
Meh. This is exactly like looking at a six and a half foot tall, blonde, 85lb model in Vogue, and comparing it to yourself, standing naked in the bathroom. You’re just not brimming with confidence after doing so. *sniff*
Scary part is, that thanks to Armory everyone can see you naked in bathroom:-) But well, compere yourself to some foxy neighbour girls instead (mean, other locks in your guild) and confidence will be back on track.
Works for me.
An 85 pound stick insect wouldn’t have your breasts.
: x
lol, TFM, I like that. Too true. :)
And Miz? They’d have silicone. :P
I’m gonna agree with Miz on this one. I think you win that contest hands down.
If I can I’d like to give you an advice.
Even Affliction specced you still need a lot of +hit being the affliction talent only for Dots.
Since your damage still come 50% from shadowbolt it is a good idea to have at least 180-200 hit rating.
You should lower your +hit only if you have Magtheridon eye, otherwise don’t worry, +hit is still the best stat to rise.
Thank you, Rezio – I appreciate that. :) I waffled for a day, though, and then re-specced back to Destro. That’s the way that I like to play, so I figure I’d better learn how to make it work.
And hi, Ty. :P