Thursday, January 7, 2010

Combat Ratings & Feral Druid's Melee Hit Table UPDATED

Theorycrafting around the melee hit table for feral druids.
http://thefluiddruid.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/melee-hit-table-faq/

Here is the slightly outdated posting referred to in the link above.
http://wowthinktank.blogspot.com/2009/11/druid-cat-in-cap.html

UPDATE:  Feral Aggression takes a look at this topic also.  There are some disagreements between the two authors.
http://feralaggression.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/understanding-hit-exp-the-attack-table/

UPDATE #2:  WOW Insider wrote a column explaining melee hit tables as simply as possible.

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Patch 3.3 Feral Cat Gearing Guide

Part one
http://thefluiddruid.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/the-33-cat-gearing-guide-part-1/

Part two
http://thefluiddruid.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/the-33-cat-gearing-guide-part/

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TidyPlates, A Name Plate Addon

Information about this addon which helps you track where you have threat and where you've lost it, with a link to a second review that has a link to a demo video.
http://pwnwear.com/2010/01/07/tidyplates-name-plates-addon/

UPDATE:  WOW Insider profiles Tidy Plates.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/15/addon-spotlight-tidy-plates/

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Rawr for Resto Druids

How RAWR works for resto druids.  Note that the Solo MMO Player doesn't really like using RAWR as it is a sim of the ideal situation (which is not necessarily how you play) and the math is hidden inside a black box.
http://www.restokin.com/2010/01/rawr-for-resto-druids-explained/

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Why Taunting Mobs Isn't a Good Idea

Besides the fact that the big bad bully will kick the snot out of you, I mean.
http://www.lumethemad.com/2010/01/05/how-taunt-works/

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DPS Help

I'm not sure high DPS numbers are always what one should be looking for, but here is a video that tries to help improve DPS.
http://blessingofkings.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-do-top-dps-video.html

Here is a guide to understanding where your DPS might have problems for hunters.
http://outdps.com/2010/01/05/what-am-i-doing-wrong/

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