Saturday, April 21, 2012

Boomkin leveling 80-85 question

Is Sunfire spam really the best way to quest? I havent had to level as boomkin in a couple years, and though the Sunfire spam seems to be more efficient than bouncing between eclipses, its mind-numbingly dull. Is this what I get to look forward to five levels of? And is this what end game BGs are like for boomkins? If thats the case, I think I'll hit up the AH for a kitty gear set. At least that playstyle is more engaging.

Yes, I know grinding 80-85 doesnt take that long, but I would at least like to have fun while doing it.

Thanks in advance for any answers/insight!
It all depends, really.

Running in Solar and using nothing but Sunfire and Insect Swarm is technically the most efficient method of grinding because it has a higher average DPS between large pulls; it also has higher DPS if you pull multiple mobs at once.

Running with the pure Eclipse cycle will yield lots of variance in your damage between kills. Some mobs will die ridiculously quick when you have Eclipse, others will take a while to get down when you are out of Eclipse. You may also have more downtime using this method because of self-healing. The standard rotation isn't that efficient once you start getting into the 80's until you get a lot more gear. You will also have to spend mana on self healing. Innervate via Dreamstate should be enough to sustain you, but it's all a matter of how much damage you end up taking.

Sunfire spam has no downtime at all because it's a mana positive rotation. This allows you to spend all of your mana on healing should you need to and still retain the same level of DPS.

BGs are....different. Sunfire spam isn't going to be enough to actually take down any single target, and using it won't net you a huge advantage. That being said, it's usually the best you can do unless you can be in a position to free-cast often, which isn't likely to happen. Balance plays more of a support role in BGs -- tossing out control, light damage (with some heavy burst) and healing as needed (which isn't all that great.)

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