Rotation Assistant is coming in patch 11.1.7

WoW
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Been testing the auto rotation thing, and some classes definitely do better than others, and some even have very grave mistakes on rotations. As an example, ret paladin auto rotation will use execution sentence but not WoA as a follow-up, meaning that you get everything screwed up.
If they’re not gonna make it use those 2 skills one after the other, they should at least let us take skills out of the auto rotation.
It needs work, a LOT of work.

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I have used it in PTR too. Compared it to live and the DPS the same toon pulls. They pull REALLY similar in some classes, and some terrible. Going to kill GSE? Nah, not until the GCD penalty is removed and more is done to it. That…or they actually do remove GSE from being able to be used, which I don’t see for some time since it is just using the macro system.

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Here’s my thoughts based on some quick testing in PTR (ignoring some obvious bugs):

Limitations of Blizzard’s 1 button rotation

  • DPS rotation only (not useful for healers or tanks)
  • Does not use trinkets or longer (> 1 min?) CDs
  • Even if you manually hit a CD, there is no attempt to sync burst windows (i.e. burst inside execution sentence window for ret, inside xuen window for ww, etc)

Advantages of 1 button rotation:

  • Accessibility - this is obviously the largest advantage, any dps sequence that is just published to be “good enough” for leveling and other non-endgame content can be replaced by this button.
  • The same builds that GSE could optimize also benefit the most from Blizzard’s 1 button rotation (i.e. - ret pally, bm hunter)
  • As a 1 button rotation, Blizzard’s function is better for classes that need to respond to procs/buffs (i.e. frost DKs, enhancement shamans)

Blizzard’s function is a perfect replacement for macros focused on providing accessibility for players in situations that prevent them from executing a basic dps rotation.

Blizzard’s function does not replace high quality GSE sequences that simplify player rotation but still keep them competitive in AOTC raids and 10+ keys. Blizzard’s function does not replace tanking and healing sequences.

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The one class i’ve seen the auto rotation system MIGHT (and it’s a big maybe, I have to test a lot more) be superior to GSE, is affliction lock.
The class being mostly dot based helps a lot with it being ALMOST perfect. It also just makes you use a single CD manually, so I can see a surge in affli locks when it releases.
Pala does 40 something % less damage with the system than GSE, same as anything that uses haste as it’s main stat. The longer the fights the more DPS you lose as well.

Yeah, unless they retire the GCD handicap to the system (something they WONT do because then people will riot) it’s not gonna substitute GSE.
That, or they kill it entirely via API, which is also a possibility.

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