Character Name:Xatu( i know its a bad name thanks to my lil brother)
Armory Link:http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Gorgonnash&n=Xatu
Class:Rogue
CHARACTER QUESTIONS:
Talent Spec: (Tell us a little about your spec. Why did you choose specific talents over others? Be ready to answer questions or defend those choices.)
51/13/7
Personally i prefer mutilate spec as it provides a very stable dps. Easy rotations and i don't really have much problems with combo points compared to combat spec. I prefer 51/13/7 over 51/7/13 because 51/7/13 is too dependent on rupture and i will not sacrifice 3 points off precision .
Dual Spec: (Do you play this spec often? Do you have gear to support playing this spec in a raiding environment?)
my 2nd spec is my pvp spec
Professions: (Why those professions? Can you make any craftables of note?)
Engineering 450(used to be for pvp)
Jewelcrafting 450 ( we all know this profession is hax)- can make a few epic gems
PVE Experience: (What bosses/instances have you cleared? Which bosses/hardmodes do you have experience on learning?)
I do not have vanilla and BC experience on this toon as i made it after wotlk came out. I use to play a mage and my guild manage to clear MC , BWL ,onyxia and did a lil of Aq20. BC: We managed to clear kara, gruul's lair , mag's lair ,SSC Lady vashj, TK al'ar.
on my rogue , 10 man sarth 3d zerg, 25 man 2d , cleared naxx 10 and 25, 13/14 ulduar 10 4/9 hardmodes, 12/14 ulduar 25 attempted hardmodes . yogg phase 3 , 10 man argent tournament
WWS/WorldofLogs/Wowmetersonline: (Please post a link to a recent meter/combat log of you in a raiding environment. If you don't have access to one, /combat log your next raid and post it to one of the previous free sites.)
http://wowwebstats.com/oi5seil3atiem Just a general V fight
PLAYER QUESTIONS:
Availablity: (We raid Monday- Thursday from 6-11PM. Can you make 90% of those raid times? Are you going to become "unavailble" due to school starting or month long vacations? What's your playtime like as of now?)
Availability:usually online from 630pm servertime , but can be earlier if needed
Sunday: all day
Monday: all day
Tuesday: all day
Wednesday: all day
Thursday:all day
Friday: can't raid
Saturday: can't raid
Microphone/Ventrilio: (Mics and Vent are priceless raid tools. Do you have both? Will you use both?) yes i will use both.
Computer/Connection: (What kind of computer and internet connection do you have/utilize? Will we need to sit you on heavy AoE fights? Are you going to need to restart your router every 15 minutes?)
Both my computer and connection are very stable
Computer specs:
Intel Quad core q 9550 2.83ghz
4 gig of ram
ATI radeon HD 4850
Connection : 100mbps
Please Post a Screenshot of your UI/bindings in a raid setting: (Are there any mods that you can't live without? Do you prefer a specific boss mod?)
DBM is a must for raiding. Sct ,rogues buff bar , xperl are some of the addons that i really like. \
Theorycraft for us: (Show us what you know about your spec and class. This is your chance to say something insightful about your healing, tanking or dps style that perhaps we hadn't thought about.)
[What is a Rogue's role in an end game instance?]
Kick duties , dps , survive, control mobs if tanks are not free to tank it.
[What is the difference between a good and bad Rogue?]
Firstly - stats.
A good rogue will ensure that he is poison, expertise capped before he starts gemming or gearing towards more attackpower or agility.
Yellow damage plays a vital part of our dps. If we're not hit capped for yellow damage , our dps will be greatly affected. expertise on the other hand is to ensure that the bosses do not dodge ur attacks. This will ensure that your rotation will not be screwed over because u missed an envenom or a mutilate.
secondly , survivability, Surviving in a raid is a crucial part of raiding. Doesn't matter how geared u are if u just keep dying. Using cooldowns right is very important for rogues. For instance, Feint when xt002 stomp this will help reduce damage taken and will help the healers alot.
third - threat. All dps have to watch their threat not only apply to rogues. A good rogue will ensure that he never over aggro the tank. Tott and feint are 2 good skills to reduce ur threat there is no way a rogue can over aggro. But Tricks can be use in another way . Usually tanks only need tott when the fight just started after that , tott can be placed on other players to increase their dps.
last - flexibility , A rogue have to be flexible and versatile.They have to react fast when something happened. So rogues need to be aware of their surroundings all the time. A good rogue will also move around and kill stuff when needed . Even if it means that his rank in the damage meter will drop. Raiding is not all about meters. For instance Voa emalon, a rogue have to move about killing that add to ensure that the mob doesn't explode and kill the raid.
[Please briefly explain how a Rogue should equip himself for PvE. How should each statistic (eg. Intellect, Crit%, Spell Hit%, Defense, Spell Damage, etc...) be considered, and why?]
Expertise Rating
For 6.5% boss dodge chance (26/26 expertise):26 expertise (214 expertise rating) to cap.
Hit rating 315 with5/5 precision but no improve faerie fire and misery.
Agility will be the next best thing to get for more crit and damage but it is situational . Very much depends on the gear u are wearing.
[How important is movement and positioning to a Rogue in PvE? Please explain and use examples. ]
It s very important. positioning especially. If the rogue stands too much to the front , the boss have a chance to parry , dodge and miss the attack . This way , his dps will decrease. Movement to survive and dps , depends alot on the boss fight. Ignus , boss will be kited and flame jets will be cast if the rogue doesn't position and move correctly , dps will be lost. As ignus have a huge hit box , standing at his side would be a good choice this way even when flame jets is cast and the boss is kited away , you can still hit him when u are in the air.
[Suppose you were fighting a boss that allows you to put out DPS for long periods of time without stopping. What type of cycle would you use (eg. SS to 5 CP, SND, SS to 1 CP, Rupture, Repeat)? ]
Rotation:
If entering boss fights will not break stealth:
1. Garrote
2. Start up Hunger for Blood
3. Start up Slice and Dice
4. mutilate to 4 or 5 combo points
5. Envenom to refresh Slice and Dice
6. Mutilate to 4+ Combo Points
7. Make sure Hunger for Blood isn't going to drop soon. Refresh it if it will.
8. Rupture( if its ending soon)
9. Does Slice and Dice have >12 seconds left? If no, Envenom. Go to Step 6.
If entering boss fights Will break stealth:
If there are no warriors/feral druid in the raid:
1. Mutilate to 4+ combo points
2. rupture
3. Start up Hunger of Blood
4. Shiv
5. Start up Slice and dice
6. mutilate to 4+ combo points
7. Envenom to refresh slice and dice
8. Mutilate to 4+ Combo Points
9. Make sure Hunger for Blood isn't going to drop soon. Refresh it if it will.
10. Rupture( if its ending soon)
11. Does Slice and Dice have >12 seconds left? If no, Envenom. Go to Step 8.
If there is a warrior/feral druid in the raid
* Ensure that there is a bleed (ie. Rupture, Deep Wounds, Rend) on the target
1. Start up Hunger of blood
2. shiv to build up combo point
3. Start up slice and dice
4. mutilate to 4+ combo points
5. Envenom to refresh Slice and Dice
6. Mutilate to 4+ combo points
7. Rupture
[Please list the weaknesses of a melee DPS class, compared to ranged DPS classes? What can a Rogue do to counteract these weaknesses?]
Melee dps have to run away from stuff that comes out from bosses. For instance Voa emalon fight , melee have to run back and forth to kill the charged add and then move back to the boss. He will also do a overcharge which we have to run out from. The only way to conteract these weeknesses is to fully utilized your cooldowns. Use Clos when he cast over charge, Sprint when hes is about to charge the add .Watching DBM for cast time is very important as well. U have to predict when to cast ur last rupture before u move away from the boss and kill the add.
A Rogue has several countermeasures to ensure that he does not die from pulling aggro or environmental damage. Please explain which of these abilities you use, and how you use them. \
First skill would be Tricks of the Trade. This skill can not only act as a "misdirect" , it can also boost the damage of the target.Tricks is a very useful ability to ensure that the tanks get enough initial aggro and not allowing other dpsers to over aggro his add.
Feint is another skill that can be used to reduce aggro. It also reduces aoe damage by 50% which is very useful as well when bosses aoe the damage u take is reduced and that helps the healers alot.
Vanish is another good skill . Not only does it get rids of all ur threat , if u are spec mutilate, overkill would be another huge plus to ur dps.
Clos An extremely useful skill for rogues to survive. Yogg's tentacles when u dps them in the brain room , with Clos on u will practically take no return damage. Clos is a skill that can save a rogue from not dying.
Evasion is another useful skill that allow rogues to survive when over aggro or killing mobs that whirlwind or cleave.
Dismantle is another skill that can buy u some time for ur healers to heal u if u aggro a mob with weapon
PERSONAL QUESTIONS:
Past Guilds/Servers and Reasons for Leaving: (Are there folks there we can discretely speak to about your character/play style?)
i've only been in 2 guilds. My first guild was identity but they disbanded and formed another guild called conflict which i am currently in.But i wana leave the server as some of my friends are going over to ner zhul and gorgonnash is pretty much a "dead" server
You can talk to moeins about my character and playstyle .
Why do you want to join Disbanded?: (Why should we choose you over other applicants? What can you bring to our raid/raiding environment that we can't get from other people?)
I am looking for a hardcore pve guild. A guild that can experience end game content and experience ptr stuff before it is officially out and u guys are good at that .
[what i can offer to disbanded]
I am usually top dps in my guild and every guild can use some high dps =) i was a 1960 arena rated rogue so i am pretty much aware of what's going on around me and will not die over stupid stuff. I have lotsa experiences in Ulduar so you guys won't have to worry that i won't know any of the fights and i will have at least 95% raid attendence.Wiping on new content isn't an issue for me. i don't mind spending days or weeks and spending thousands of gold on flask, repair and food buff to learn a new boss fight and get things right.I will also make sure preparations are made before we do a new boss fight . I will read up on the boss and watch a video if they have it so that i will have a better idea of whats goin on Loots is not a big issue to me all i want to do is to down bosses with the raid and experience end game content together.
What do you enjoy most about playing WoW?: (What makes you log on everyday?)
Raid , Arena , pvp, Duel , sales on the auction. Yea pretty much everything in wow lol
Additional info:
I will ensure i will have consumables before raids. At least 6 flask and 2 stacks of food will be in my inventory before the raid starts.