Castsequence vs LB spam

[KvdM]

Overall, LB spam came on top of castsequence, by a pretty good amount, i would say good 2k dps on my best geared shaman(on some bosses), yes I didn't believe it first, but its seems like lb spam>castsequence, for now.

A more logical conclusion would be that there's something wrong with the castsequence you're using. I highly doubt that blizzard would add all these extra spells (that have a higher dps per cast time) if they did not boost your dps when used correctly.

[SmartJelly]

A more logical conclusion would be that there's something wrong with the castsequence you're using. I highly doubt that blizzard would add all these extra spells (that have a higher dps per cast time) if they did not boost your dps when used correctly.

I could be wrong, but I dont think this is about what's in the sequence, instead it's about:

/cast Ligntning Bolt

being better than:

/castsequence Lightning Bolt

However, as you say, I'd imagine that using a combo of Lava and Lightning would increase dps over just Lightning. But you'll limit it's potential if you put it in a cast sequence.

(Your castsequence milage may vary)

[Klesh]

A more logical conclusion would be that there's something wrong with the castsequence you're using. I highly doubt that blizzard would add all these extra spells (that have a higher dps per cast time) if they did not boost your dps when used correctly.

Well, did you have a look at the triumph emblem tier set bonus? Am quite sure blizzard is well aware of Lava Burst being crap.


On topic: Am posting this for how many months now? My highest burst DPS so far was 6527 DPS.
My not thaaaat good geared shamans (am not raiding) are able to deal 4k non-lusted DPS. Am not talking about burst DPS here, it's casting from full to no mana...
It might be possible to deal more damage with some kind of Flame Shock, Lava Burst and Lightning Bolt combination with some uber gear. But it's absolutely not worth it to use anything but pure LB spam in heroics with "common" gear.

We did 4 heroic Gundrak runs the last 4 days (heroic daily). Each time my casters (2 shaman, 1 druid) averaged total instance DPS at 3.0 to 3.2k DPS (pure single target DPS). From what I'm reading, some are struggling to deal that kind of damage while fighting bosses...