This helps, but also throws off Druid gear balancing as it still doesn't scale off of agility and crit as well, it just makes AP a bit better (not haste, or crit much, or expertise, etc)--but still not very good, certainly not anywhere as good as it is for specs like Ret (slow 2H dps known for stacking Strength and funneling that into dps through synergy with their multiplier talents). So it is a boost but it isn't a great one and it also isn't tailored as well towards addressing the feral issues. After all, Ferals are really just dual-wielding and hitting at 1.0 speed, and Shred is based on that. The buff to dots is a less scaleable replacement for dots critting, and in that regard it's pretty solid, but after testing on PTR, the scaling issue for the main attack is still an issue.
As far as "logs," Watson: There are like 3 decent feral druids on the server as far as I know and they're all geared and have arguably one of the best set bonuses in the game. They do decently *for their spec*, and are okay with great gameplay at a tough spec and great gear, and not so great if you look at world boss damage meters. I know, the sample sucks. Is anyone arguing that they are worth a raid spot at sustained, single-target DPS? The main comment is either that they are bad, or that they are "good enough" or "don't deserve to do good dps" (actual quotes).
However, again, this sampling dps of a couple of the best ferals--even assuming they have the dps we're talking about, and that generally isn't the case aside from very lucky RNG--does not sufficiently address the main point regarding scaling. There is little doubt in my mind after testing that Feral DPS will be pitiful once we start going through T6, and by then it will be too late.
A feral druid with 2T4 bonus doing 2k sounds good--is there another good-geared rogue, and how much DPS is he doing, to compare?Anesthesia wrote: ↑07 Oct 2017 15:34What is the opposite?
unbuffed fight for 3 minutes vs Boss dummy --> https://i.imgur.com/nHZZsdu.png
Ill post damage meters after our next raid, but its above 2k in 25m raids, keep in mind I just changed from tank to dps and Im missing few current bis items and better enchants/gems.
To be clear, even if the difference is not dramatic (I think it will be), the main thing is what the difference represents: evidence of a lack of scaling in good gear that will get much worse over time.