Single Target sim = 8.7
Actual = 8.5
I’m actually very surprised to see the single target hitting so close to sims because in my mind the macro is doing things it shouldn’t, but I know nothing about priests so there’s that. I guess interrupting mind flay and reapplying dots that have high stacks is perfectly fine lol. <shrug> Works for me. Thank you.
I was really struggling with using vampiric embrace via the shadowheal macro so I added
/castsequence [mod:shift] Power Word: Shield, Vampiric Embrace to key press on the single target macro and I’m really liking it. It’s not working perfectly. For some reason it is casting Vampiric Embrace before PWS, but it gets the job done.
Enix, have you checked out Sethadon’s macros (just posted a day or so ago) to see if there is anything to be gained/learned?
Thanks,
Pete
Trying to find puch key, facebook is down and no real links onnline.
Any suggestions or some thing simular, AHK is a bit to hard for me.
im gonna work on a macro you got all this work into this one and every other spriest does like 4 times my dmg
Enix, can you recommend the best talents to use for single target, don’t care too much about clearing trash (and being highest dps during), most fights in BfD are single target (cept the Councle and the raptors go down fast enough), so for maximum single target?
My stats are:iLvl383
Crit:22%
Haste:18
Mastery:21
Vers:4
Current build: 1132111
Thanks
Having difficulty getting anywhere near sim DPS. Sim 16k, target dummy ST is about 10.5 im 383 ilvl with 16% crit, 14% haste 22% mastery - anyone have any ideas?
I’ve found nothing that gets near sim. Tried reworking spell priority and firing speed, but no luck.
even fully buffed I am still 30% plus below sim…
You really need to make sure you’re considering all variables you’re putting in the SIM. I haven’t played for two months, so I’m standing at a training dummy about to make sure I know what I’m doing again… when I first ran my SIM, it output 15.5K DPS. However, when I changed the variables to match my current character state, it dropped to 11.9K DPS. I’ll then use that SIM to review the sample action priority list (gives you your ideal rotation) and try to get my macro to run like it, as much as possible, and then compare my DPS against the SIM.
In my adventures of Shadow I have found that 20-24% static Haste is a must. Too many people try to balance Haste and Crit, but really, Haste is the runaway stat. Second, the further into Heroic BoD and more importantly, the 3 Azurite pieces from BoD will dramatically change your shadow priest. I can now have up over 76% haste with gear procs, doubling my SIM dps (and keeping me in the top 3 of raid DPS).
Before H/BoD I was at 380 ilvl and 16% Haste and 19% Crit. Now I’m at 388 ilvl and without buffs, 19% Haste and 16% crit and I feel WAY more fluid.
Unhuman, Skywall, Horde
Ok, in my attempt to max out dps, I have switched the first talent from “Fortress of the Mind” to “Shadow Word: Void” that has increased my dps by about 3k.
Am using this site to see what the top SP’s are using:
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/zone/rankings/21#metric=dps&class=Priest&spec=Shadow&bracket=7
[quote quote=68743]Ok, in my attempt to max out dps, I have switched the first talent from “Fortress of the Mind” to “Shadow Word: Void” that has increased my dps by about 3k.
Am using this site to see what the top SP’s are using: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/zone/rankings/21#metric=dps&class=Priest&spec=Shadow&bracket=7[/quote]
Thanks for recommending this. I did the same thing and my DPS went up dramatically.
How is the macro performing for you guys in relation to your sim?
[quote quote=68043]Single Target sim = 8.7 Actual = 8.5
I’m actually very surprised to see the single target hitting so close to sims because in my mind the macro is doing things it shouldn’t, but I know nothing about priests so there’s that. I guess interrupting mind flay and reapplying dots that have high stacks is perfectly fine lol. <shrug> Works for me. Thank you.[/quote]
One: Clipping (the act of ending a channel spell before the full duration or refreshing a dot before it falls off --not to be confused with the Warlock passive Pandemic–) is the preferable move if a more powerful ability is available. If the last two ticks of Mind Flay do less damage than what you would gain by refreshing Shadow Word: Pain, then you should be interrupting Flay for Pain.
Two: I would assume that if the macro is constantly refreshing dots that have more than enough time left that maybe the macro needs to be tuned for your haste.
[quote quote=68102]Enix, have you checked out Sethadon’s macros (just posted a day or so ago) to see if there is anything to be gained/learned?
Thanks, Pete[/quote]
No. In fact, I haven’t been on the forums in months and the Discord in several weeks. I got burned out trying to make everyone happy and after my coding buddy decided to save his sanity by bailing on it all I sort of did the same.
If I decide to release updates to my macros after the next major patch (assuming I find any joy in it at all) then I’ll probably release them as is and let you guys hash it out.
hello mate, im kinda new to this and i was wondering if it is safe to use ahk with mode to hold the macro key and it start firing without keep smashing the button not a toggle just press. Thanks in advance.
Yep. AHK is perfectly fine to use, so long as you aren’t using it to combo keys together with a single press. Repeating a single key is fine.
How fast do i have too use it?
It’s literally in the first post.
We figured it out. It was hanging-up on a trinket.
Hi,
For some reason neither macro will cast mind flay or mind sear for me?