tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293830908359358811.post8087864805060714764..comments2023-04-17T09:37:31.212+01:00Comments on Blue Murder: TheorycraftEverbluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047342316034045107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293830908359358811.post-36539323863975052482009-10-19T09:30:10.079+01:002009-10-19T09:30:10.079+01:00I would argue that using theorycrafting tools for ...I would argue that using theorycrafting tools for DPS is extremely similar to using theorycrafting tools for tanks. What you are getting at is that there are the calculations (the actual numbers of the result of X+Y+Z), and then the logical application of these numbers (what does that result actually do, given the conditions I expect to experience).<br /><br />The issue is that not enough, for DPS or for tanks, use the spreadsheet in a flexible enough manner. They may plug their gear in, but they don't do enough critical analysis of what that does for them. Take, for example, the ArP hard cap versus ArP soft-cap debate. One advocates stacking ArP up to the hard cap of 100% for a high sustained damage output, and one advocates stacking ArP up to roughly 50%, and then using an ArP-proccing trinket to go the rest of the way, which leads to a high burst of damage. Both ways can beat out the other, given certain conditions. For example, take a situation where you are on the boss for 30-second intervals, and then wait on the boss to reappear (an extension of the Wyrms from NRB, sort of). The ArP trinket will provide high burst for the duration of the wyrms, and will probably do well in this situation.<br /><br />While this is a total off-the-cuff example, this type of critical analysis of the resulting numbers and the application of such figures in a logical way is something that I do not see used near as much as I'd like, at least in a DPS capacity. However, it is exactly the sort of thing I see happen within the tanking communities, and is something I think that DPS can learn from tanks.Aerowowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454005374952856459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293830908359358811.post-39705556185270442672009-10-19T09:26:11.609+01:002009-10-19T09:26:11.609+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aerowowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454005374952856459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293830908359358811.post-15383095142279890182009-10-16T23:10:22.643+01:002009-10-16T23:10:22.643+01:00I think you might have worked it out! The 'no ...I think you might have worked it out! The 'no clear answer' is definitely a good hypothesis for why we are into theory.Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058246857638123702noreply@blogger.com