DPS not increasing as I get new gear (macro help?)

[Mercurio]

Are you using the 2-step method in your macros? They really helped me to increase my DPS. I've posted my macros for most non-melee classes in the sticky in the Macros forum. A number of people have said they've been helped by using them - I hope they are useful to you as well.

Haste and timing would have to be optimized through trial and error, but that would only increase your DPS by 2-4K or so at most. Your DPS is much lower than mine is, so optimizing based on haste is not your biggest worry at this point. DPS depends hugely on the fights, but in most fights that last more than 25 seconds my DPS is above 13K and many are at 17K or so. That's with the macros in the thread I mentioned before.

Good luck!

[wakasm]

Are you using the 2-step method in your macros?

Good luck!

I am using the 2-step method. (and 80% of your macros!). And it has greatly helped. I am starting to think my issue was from not reforging ALL my gear. I feel kind of stupid for not thinking that through sooner. I quit at the end of BC before reforging was introduced and then started 5 boxing straight away a few months ago. (Thanks for that tip Khatovar).

I am going to go do 2 normal dungeons tonight and see how much of an increase it actually was and report back.

Are there any tools you guys use to track macro efficiency? i stare at all the macros posted and often can't piece together how you guys came up with the timing. I find recount not to be very helpful at the training dummy (unless I'm using it wrong... ) For instance, a way to see the order of how spells were cast or if there was any "Downtime" between spells when something should being cast?

So much math. I love it, but very overwhelming as I'm also playing 3 completely new classes to me. The macros are what completely confusing me at times as I see so many variations posted and when i google off this site, almost all are not written for multiboxing purposes.