Lots of people are swapping back to 1 account now it seems. I certainly dont feel the drive i used to have so im taking a break, perhaps until the next expansion :D
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Lots of people are swapping back to 1 account now it seems. I certainly dont feel the drive i used to have so im taking a break, perhaps until the next expansion :D
Almost broke 2k last night. We were steamrolling teams for 9-20 points a game... we could have had 2k within the hour. But grr... I play with 2 different priests, and we had to stop to stay in rating range of the absent priest. THIS WEEK... I shall catch you Sinaa.
Back before WOTLK, I was running 5 Shamans in Arena and once 3.0 came out, it became a mess. Have you also tried other specs?
There was a guy on there that posted he's running 5 Resto's and can out heals the burst spikes. The key is for you to survive the initial burst because then the warrior is on cool down and it's time to destroy. Also you should be able to burst ANYONE down with 5v1, with a good burst setup. Maybe the issue is you are targeting the wrong person, if you kill one it's 5v4. If you burst down another it's 5v3.
If the DPS has no heals, they will die! Also check out arenajunkies and other forums for strats how to counter each build and target priority.
My brother has been Top 100 wow players since S3 as a LOCK and still 2k through this season as an Affliction Lock in 2's. You need to learn kill priority for each comp and how to counter each comp, it's something you can you study up on and also need to learn in-game.
1700 should be doable for anyone if the top rated teams in your bg is flying around 2300-2600.
If your not reaching 1700 your not working hard enough or you simply have no clue.
You just gotta outsmart em man, it's going to take some work. Those 1850 teams can be beat, that's where most of our ranking came from. We're at 1515 at the moment and we get paired up against nothing but 2k+ teams, as high as 2300. Anything 1300-1700 though is a joke though once you get some strategies down.
Yes, it's very gimmicky in this patch. There is way too much aoe cc and aoe damage. It's hard to tell what the hell is going on. It's extremely frustrating, and the damage from certain classes is just retarded. We've lost games to 1000 rated teams who swapped in a tier 8 FoK rogue just to beat us. Rogue will pull 150k damage by himself. Seen other teams pull in tier 8 paladins to do the same amount of damage and just never die (funny how 4% chance to miss means 3/4 of my lava bursts don't hit). You've got shadowfury spamming warlocks who take 16 casts to kill if they don't get heals, with a buff that chain procs and can't be purged.
yeah, it's pretty ridiculous, but just tough it out. You'll soon realize some of the stuff 4x shaman can do is just as ridiculous
Like what ?Quote:
Originally Posted by 'heyaz',index.php?page=Thread&postID=209412#post20 9412
the 2k rated teams on Bloodlust are close to full furious easily by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'asonimie',index.php?page=Thread&postID=208503#pos t208503
I wonder what gear they started the season in.... oh wait thats exactly what I wrote.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mokoi',index.php?page=Thread&postID=209626#post20 9626
Nether protection is can be purged, so flame shockx4 then lava burst them + chain lightning and you MIGHT get a kill. However with 2 healers your not near on getting him down!Quote:
Originally Posted by 'heyaz',index.php?page=Thread&postID=209412#post20 9412
My tip is to cc the warlock with aoe fear(or HoJ+ aoe silence if you got a belf paladin) then chain hex him!
Destro locks are considered indestructible vs 4 shaman teams so they often get up close to aoe fear you.
Im still on the search for a new healer since my last one is going on a 3 week vacation!
Killing warlocks is very tough, they basically have to eat 70-80k dmg to die. Thing is, I can do that much dmg in 4 seconds. If you see a warlock get cocky, dont be afraid to put pressure on him, they often feel safe because they can port back to their pillar. Take this chance to kill his pet, which are pretty easy to drop with LB/CL/FrS. At least it will make his team wait for him to resummon and heal up.
If you get one of these cocky bastards that just sit in front of you with hots on - do a full combo on him (my "full combo" is LB/CL/FlameShock/LvB). It can kill a lock with full health and cooldowns. Important tip: Never use your IWIN button against a warlock unless you've killed 2-3 enemies already. You'll flame shock him and he'll disappear back to his pillar... and you just lost your cooldown. A lot of times high ranked teams will try very hard to "bait" your LvB cooldown by sending out unkillable, lone players... like warlocks/or pets. Never use your EM on easy kills... discipline yourself to always try for a LB/CL/FrS combo.... it does just as much dmg and only takes 3 seconds.