Here We go again.. please only read if you lack 10kDPSFollow

They aren't "stuck" in HoT heroics. But, they are at a disadvantage if they don't choose Random Cataclysm Heroic, since they don't get the VP.

I'm not sure that the random heroic queue works the way Lyr says it does, simply from the fact that I haven't been running random heroics, I've been running random HoT heroics so I can get the quests done. And I haven't been playing much since I got the quests done. But if he's right, I think he has a fair point. There's a separate queue for HoT heroics, if people want to run those, they should use that queue. Blizz shouldn't be putting people in HoT heroics if they select the random cata heroics.

Random Cataclysm heroics are separated from random HoT heroics, just like the Zandalari heroics were before the patch. You can't get into a random HoT heroic by queuing up for a random Cataclysm heroic and vice versa.

To get into HoT heroics, you need to

1) Have a high enough gear level
2) Queue up for them specifically

I'm ilvl 380 right now and I've never, ever gotten a HoT heroic when I queued up for a random Cataclysm heroic.

Um, No.

You get HoT Heroics from Qing up for "Random Cataclysm Heroic" (if you have a certain I-level, 353 I think?).

You DO NOT have to Queue up for "Random Hour of Twilight Heroic" or whatever that tier is called.

Hence the whole reason players don't like this new LFD system.

Don't Believe me?

Hit "I" in-game, select "Random Cataclysm Heroic" and mouse-over the Dice Icon.

It will say:

Dungeons included in this queue:

Note that it DOES list End Time, Well of Eternity and the other one I can't remember the name of.

Edited, Dec 20th 2011 12:27pm by Lyrailis

The point was that you are in know way qualified to give advice if (1) you tell DPS to stick half-Stamina gems in blue sockets, (2) you don't even know what the proper hit caps are, and (3) you don't bother to mention reforging. The average poster here is reasonably well-informed, so ranting while giving bad information makes you look like a fool.

I also took issue with this.... Paly is not Gemmed that way.

Generally you put Red in everything unless the Bonus slot is +20 Str. (I'm assuming people are using Blue Quality Gems - not epic)

Caps lock makes you more right. Srsly.





You're still wrong though.

You also fail at very basic math.

For someone with 28 posts - your doing it wrong.

Things that are wrong with this post:

1. Title sounds jerky
2. OP claims level of expertise not demonstrated elsewhere
3. OP (Expert) gives information that's not really 100% accurate
4. OP (Expert) leaves out one of the cheapest forms of buffing gear (Reforging)
5. OP (Expert) leaves out another cheap form of buffing (Chants)
6. OP (Expert) leaves out the cheapest form of buff (Food) 90 STR food is way cheaper than 2 STR gems (plus 90>80)
7. OP argues with readers after readers question OP's "Expert" status.
8. OP response to criticism by loudly WRITING IN CAPITALS.




*Edit:

Here's the Math ~

Gear: Two Sockets (Red/Yellow) Bonus +10 STR

Easy answer: Put two Red Gems in it.
Answer if you must get a yellow (For Mata): Go with a STR/Mastery or STR/Hit or whatever your next best stat is
Answer if you want the set bonus: You are wrong. Losing 10 STR to gain 20 Mastery (Example) is a bad trade. *I'm Ret


Gear: Two Sockets (Red/Yellow) Bonus +20 STR
Easy Answer: Match the socket bonus. 40 STR (Red) + 20 STR/20 MST (Orange) + 20 STR (Bonus) is a net gain of 20 Mastery over simply Straight gemming Reds.



*Also - No one gems for Stamina. Occasionally you'll see a tank with some Mastery/Stamina or Dodge/Stamina to meet a Meta or bonus requirement, but even for tanks it's not 100% needed. Advising a DPS to use Stamina - Ever - is not wise.



Edited, Dec 20th 2011 1:36pm by Borsuk

Even with good interrupts, there's a lot of movement for the healer on Tyrande (unless you stand in the water and eat a double-cast-time debuff). Sylvanas has several abilities that will randomly target someone other than the tank, while Baine is a tank and spank, and Jaina you just have to dodge the ice blades and stomp on the flare cores.

As for actually learning the encounters, it's pretty easy. You ask before the pull. If you wipe, you try and figure out what went wrong. Reading the dungeon journal never hurts. In all the HoTs that I've run, people have been mostly understanding. If you get someone that wants to be a douche, ignore them.

My pally had 355ish iLevel when I ran him through all the HoT instances, and the only time we almost wiped was at the end of WoE because no one killed the two debilitators keeping Tyrande from killing the adds. On my shaman, who was maybe 358, the only time we died was on Tyrande when no one was interrupting her big AoE. On Arcurion, I had to throw down my Spirit Link totem. It really wasn't that bad.

You gem hit in blue sockets because it enables you to reforge some more hit into something else.

Provided the socket bonus is 20+ of whatever primary stat you use.