tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051177733784712522.post4916370083618058332..comments2023-10-30T03:13:28.183-04:00Comments on Hunter DPS: Which Hunter Spec Is Best? (OMFG!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051177733784712522.post-7912645677102712222012-04-04T16:38:50.469-04:002012-04-04T16:38:50.469-04:00well that would be a given due to Careful Aim tale...well that would be a given due to Careful Aim talent. your crit chances are increased by 60% on a dummy that's always above 90%. so for MM its not going to be an accurate display on dps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051177733784712522.post-55297922845235803902012-03-27T23:46:08.807-04:002012-03-27T23:46:08.807-04:00a good hunter would use aspect of the fox when mov...a good hunter would use aspect of the fox when moving so moving shouldnt really damage your dps in MM and would aslo change spec's and pet's in certain encountersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051177733784712522.post-57087517280525875032011-08-28T00:48:29.637-04:002011-08-28T00:48:29.637-04:00Another caveat: if (IF) indeed the top hunters all...Another caveat: if (IF) indeed the top hunters all switched to MM, that leaves lower geared hunters, with less experience, for the other specs. Of course they do less dps, dps is a factor of gear and experience as much as it is of potential (and even more so when we're within a few percent of top numbers).<br /><br />I'm certainly no top hunter, but I do notice that on dummies my MM dps is about 3k higher than BM. In dungeon encounters, that evaporates to where there's hardly any difference mainly because BM continues to do damage while I'm moving around to avoid AOEs etc. while MM doesn't.<br />I can only conclude then that for me at least there's little practical difference. That for moving fights BM is probably the better option where for static fights MM is to be preferred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051177733784712522.post-31021209970970936892011-08-26T13:51:06.318-04:002011-08-26T13:51:06.318-04:00There are problems and caveats with all the ways t...There are problems and caveats with all the ways to slice and dice numbers. The simulators do all have problems. I love femaledwarf but it does averaging of effects instead of simulating effects. So one legitimate way of getting around this is looking at the real-in-game performance.<br /><br />One could certainly argue the highest performing dps hunters all swarming onto MM and leaving the <br />lesser people with other specs. There may be some truth in that. That was one of the two reasons I specifically didn't include the heroic encounter data. <br /><br />That said, I think there's a lot value to looking at the data of hundreds of good SV hunters who really know their $%#! behind the keyboard. And then seeing that they fell vastly behind with the launch of 4.2.<br /><br />I don't believe that everyone who is MM knows what they are doing, and everyone that is BM or SV is clueless.Kheldulhttp://hunter-dps.dungeoneer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051177733784712522.post-11602489258533340482011-08-26T09:57:58.686-04:002011-08-26T09:57:58.686-04:00I think there's a caveat missing here. Parsin...I think there's a caveat missing here. Parsing logs is all well and good, but it doesn't account for the fact that people swarm to what is perceived to be the better spec. Most people who are interested in the highest possible DPS are going to be all over MM, some will stick with SV, and most are going to abandon. What you're left with are the people who normally aren't able to top the charts with any spec.<br /><br />An overall sampling of logs isn't as clear-cut a picture as people like to make it out to be. Logs are only part of the picture. There are fight mechanics to account for, and to be complete in your analysis you should also include simulations. This shows what the specs are capable of with all bias and variance of skill removed from the equation.<br /><br />You might also consider showing what the top (insert number here) results are for each spec, so that you can see what the best players of each spec are doing.<br /><br />Showing overall results is just showing what everyone is doing, not what the specs are truly capable of, and are not a true representation of what spec is the best.Tairanoreply@blogger.com