Wow, I'm really touched with the amount of good will and positivity in this thread--I was hoping for a response like this but wasn't really expecting it, if y'know what I mean

@Ualaa:

Yes, I think that some sort of do-not-proceed setup that pre-empts the main weighted DPS key would work great. The only problem with that is that you're *potentially* losing some Necrotic Strikes due to Runic Empowerment resetting your Unholy rune. Hmmmm.

Another thing you could do would be to set up a /castsequence Howling Blast, Necrotic Strike key for your downpress and have it alternate--Two toons would go HB/NS, two would go NS/HB. You would leave your uppress to do the same thing it does now--At ranged you'd still HB whenever you had the runes for it. Hmmmm. Again though you run into problems where you're potentially losing some extra NS's due to Runic Empowerment.

Maybe the best option is just going to be letting it be free-for-all? I'm just wondering how much you gain by making the setup more consistent with application of Necrotic Strike vs what you lose by making your setup more rigid and not allowing for Runic Empowerment to be fully utilized.

Oh, and I totally forgot about Hungering Cold in the video >< It's honestly not super useful considering you're spamming Howling Blast all the time, but there are situations where it's useful.