Quote Originally Posted by 'Effex',index.php?page=Thread&postID=201040#post20 1040
first off thx a lot for posting this Nuc! especialy this bit


Quote Originally Posted by 'Nuclearone',index.php?page=Thread&postID=200944#p ost200944
DK tank: 1400 dps
Mage: 3700 dps (yes 3700, mages cooldowns are the bomb)
Hunter: 2300 dps
Druid: 2300 dps
Ive just been trying out my new group in normal nexus and I was getting a bit concerned on DPs especialy on my mage. currently running

DK
boomkin
mage
shaman
priest

the thing that worried me as I mentioned was made DPS my recount was showing around

35% sham (not surprised he was from my orinal 5 box team and heavily out gears the rest and has a lvl on them)
27% DK (again not too surprised as this was on trash and hes using a AOe macro)
23% druid (about what I expected given the other 2)
15% mage (WAY below what i was expecting)

Im thinking its mainly down to the fact i was in nexus with a lot fo trash being non elite and the fact the mage hasnt got an optimal spec or gear. but i was really considering swopping him out for another one of my shammy
What spec is your mage, and what rotation are you using? I'm going to be working on mine to get her dps up as well - I'm focusing on gear, enchants and a few AH specials. She just got a titansteel spellblade, and a Faces of Doom, which boosted her DPS by 450 alone - well, well worth the price (she's inscription, she made the Faces Of Doom with stockpiled mats). I could be wrong, but it's probably best to overdo the spellpower as much as possible, so the spammable attacks hit for more.

Also, don't go by trash numbers - I used a rotation that my Mage rarely finishes, the mobs die so fast, I had to simplify it for trash to max out the amount of DPS she pumps out. Drove me crazy that she was always at the bottom of the DPS list, until I look at the combat logs and saw she kept resetting on the rotation, and was'nt critting - I changed it, and her DPS went up.

Dunno, hope that helps!