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Malignitas
well, kitty dps was / is(?) generally higher than boomkin dps, but they nerfed kitties last patch with the base dmg, so your dps was more gear dependant... and boomkins have been buffed a tad bit lately, but kitty dps would be higher endgame (except bosses where you have to stop your rotations of SR/rip and 'rebuild' them again)
As to which is more fun, I guess you've gotta try it out yourself tbh :)
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Lightrain
Kitteh>>>>mookin
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pelf
The nerf wasn't really a nerf.
EDIT
: But, it pleases me to see that most people think it was. Looks like it worked!
Post by
Lightrain
The nerf was a nerf for under geared/fresh 80's and pvp ferals.
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pelf
The nerf was a nerf for under geared/fresh 80's and pvp ferals.
But I'm the only one who matters, and it didn't affect me, so it wasn't real :).
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curlymon
Feral has better
potential
then a boomkin. Gear and skill account for alot and can cause a boomkin to be top dps easily. But you need to understand that only 1 fight in the current game really is an optimal fight. Patchwerk. For everything else there is reality. Play what you like. Raids only need 1 of either of us and hunters, mages, locks and dk's all do more dps then either of our spec's so taking more then 1 of each is a moot argument in terms of Min/Maxing. I love all sides of the druid so it's not a knock.
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curlymon
That's funny, can you post recounts of hunters, mages, locks and dk's doing more dps so we can see what you think our dps tops out at?
I'm interested considering I can blow the doors off just about any dps I come up against right now.
I'm sure some of the other regulars are as well.
There are many resources available for you to find this yourself. I regularly top damage meters as a boomkin. I've even hit world wide top 20 rankings for my spec (not many mind you). I know where I stand in the DPS lineup though if you do any theory crafting ouside of the druid class you will see that other classes have ALOT more potential then us. We got a very minor nerf to Feral and a buff to Balance in 3.2, But other classes didn't stay still either...
Best place to view the various classes and their ability to dps on a particular boss?
WoW Meter Online
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Bairforem
Good old smart blizzard made feral dps blow without gear and those with gear still doing good damage. Sometimes I wonder what blizzard is thinking when they impliment things. They never seem to solve problems the right way.
Good feral dps takes some practice to get down. Its the most complicated priority rotation in the game to preform, but if you get it down good your dps with the right gear can really shine.
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Kibbles
hunters, mages, locks and dk's all do more dps then either of our spec's so taking more then 1 of each is a moot argument in terms of Min/Maxing.
whoa! he just said he topped charts on feral and boomkin was 3-7. That doesnt leave much room for those other specs does it?
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curlymon
Good old smart blizzard made feral dps blow without gear and those with gear still doing good damage. Sometimes I wonder what blizzard is thinking when they impliment things. They never seem to solve problems the right way.
I'm about 99% sure that is exactly what they intended with the 3.2 changes... Ferals had jack for scaling and when a fresh 80 feral out dps's a much older 80 right out of the box it not balanced... Top feral got mostly left alone with these changes and it fixed the lower end ferals to be more inline with gearing levels at that range. Seems to make a lot of sense to me...
hunters, mages, locks and dk's all do more dps then either of our spec's so taking more then 1 of each is a moot argument in terms of Min/Maxing.
whoa! he just said he topped charts on feral and boomkin was 3-7. That doesnt leave much room for those other specs does it?
Boomkin being in the 3-7 spot is due primarily the nature of our rotation and how RNG dependent it is. As it stands right now the avg BiS t9 feral will be averaging out at around 10.4k dps, Hunters, mages, locks and dk's even warriors have a higher avg dps then this. Taking more then 1 boomer or 1 feral will not be the same as taking another one of those clases... But that is min/maxing and very few guilds have the flexability to do that.
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