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Post by
clusterone
Hello my fellow druids, I have been a long time user of this site and lurker on the forums and have finally created myself an account!
As the title suggests, I have been playing WoW for a long time and stopped for about a year (shortly after the release of Sunwell). I rerolled a feral druid at the beginning of the burning crusade and absolutely fell in love with him. Back then I used him as a tank but would occasionally dps if I had the opportunity.
This time around I am very interested in playing a druid strictly as kitty DPS. I would like to know what significant changes (if any?) have occurred to the feral druid for dps. Is it viable?
The other important thing is that if kitty dps is a viable option, do groups/pugs/raids still view a druid asking to join them as a DPSer as a 'joke'. I remember countless times where even though I was very well geared and skilled I would be getting laughed at and turned down for slots for other classes that might be considered "pure dps". Is this still the case in lich king or has the overall mentality changed for kitty dps?
I thank you so much for giving me your time, it means a lot to me. Thank you!
Post by
GenXCub
You will still get a lot of "can you tank for us instead?" comments, but Kitty DPS is fine. Do some reading as to how you need to balance your AGI with the new Armor Penetration Rating stat.
DPS in instances is mostly about AoE on trash which cats can do with Cat Swipe if needed, and still pulls good boss DPS.
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Post by
pelf
Feral is definitely not a joke anymore. I'd sift through the FAQ and do some reading over at the Druid forums at
www.elitistjerks.com
to get a feel for some of the new mechanics and DPS methodologies.
Welcome back! I hope you're ready for some serious pew pew :).
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Post by
clusterone
That's really great to hear! I remember really getting down my DPS cycle in BC and pumping out dps that would put me on the top 3 on the damager meter in raids, and that was with an offset of dps gear!
From what I've read it really does seem like there are a lot of new aspects of maxing out on dps (rake is actually worth putting on our bars now haha).
The complexity and diversity of the druid class is what I have always enjoyed, I would much rather prefer having a much more interactive, involved process in pumping out dps than for example being a destruction lock and spamming shadow bolt (sorry I don't want to offend any locks -_-'').
Thank you for your replies everyone! I'm looking forward to start playing again, this time around as a kitty! Cheers!
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