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Reforging is one of those questions that gets asked a lot, and the answer is deceptively simple, considering how complex reforging can actually be. It usually runs something like “reforge to 8% hit, and then dump all your mastery or haste into crit”, sometimes with a caveat to avoid going below 1235 haste. Whether you [...]

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DPS Bot takes parses from World of Logs and aggregates them to rank dps specs.  To do this, DPS Bot uses the somewhat novel ranking measure of “spec score.”  What is spec score?  How should we use it to evaluate dps?  After the cut we go over this ranking method and the rest of DPS Bot’s measures to develop an understanding of how [...]

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The new tames are a fun diversion but I can’t say I’m an expert on them.  What can the players who are experts tell us?  Read on after the break for a list of resources on the new tames.

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There is a good chance that you will want at least some of your addons with you on the PTR, such as Recount for DPS testing.  If you are like me, you also will have limited patience and time for reconfiguring your addons to your exact specifications from scratch.  This post offers help with these issues, explaining how to [...]

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Hey hey! This is Shadowstreak, back again with another installment of Addons and Mods! Today, we’re talking about two very simple mods: Damaging Plus and CritBox. These do more or less the same thing, yet at the same time doing things differently enough to ensure you’ll want them both in your ever growing addons folder.

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Hi folks! I’m sure you’re all huge fans of Zeherah‘s Femaledwarf.com site, so I figured I’d post a quick guide for those who don’t like to read FAQs on how to link your output. This is very handy for people asking for help on forums or blogs, as well as just chewing ideas over with [...]

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editor’s note: Please put your hands together again for the newest OutDPS writer, Shadowstreak! You might know of him as the artist for the Frostheim Goggles comic, over at WHU. If not, go check it out- it’s some funny stuff! There are a few different DoT/Proc timing mods available. They all have their own different [...]

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editor’s note: Please put your hands together for the newest OutDPS writer, Shadowstreak! You might know of him as the artist for the Frostheim Goggles comic, over at WHU. If not, go check it out- it’s some funny stuff! Shadowstreak will be writing about addons, since Faeghleis is taking a break from the game until [...]

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Editor’s note: give it up for Zeherah, who is back to write up part two in the Learning from Logs segment! Part one is here. So you’ve already learned the basics of how to make a combat log and post it on World of Logs, and you know how to navigate the site (and if [...]

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I seem to have bitten off more than I can chew, blogging wise. Unfortunately, this means I’ve been neglecting things- specifically, the resource site spotlight over at Twisted Nether. Is anyone interested in taking this under their wing? It’s an excellent way to introduce your blog to people, as well as learn about all the [...]

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Welcome the the latest installment of Musings on Mods! Today, we’re going to talk about the Boss Tactics addon. Boss Tactics is an a phenomenal tool to make your raid run more smoothly. What it does is allows synchronized graphical walk through of boss encounters. “Huh” I hear you ask? Boss Tactics let’s you and [...]

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Please note that this has been rewritten for 3.3 here. Editor’s note: This excellent gear guide is a contribution from Eidotrope, a long time reader. It’s up to date for 3.2, and we’ll try to ensure it’s kept up to date going forward :) How do you get gear that is fit for raiding if [...]

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This is a short guide to help people get started raiding. Much of the advice is not class specific, however it was inspired by an email I got from a fresh level 80 hunter, who had never grouped for an instance.

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[Editor's note: please give a big OutDPS welcome to Lemli, our newest writer! Lemli will be writing hard mode strategies, with an eye toward hunter specific advice.] The last boss in Trial of the Grand Crusader, Anub’Arak, is quite a challenge for most of the raiding guilds out there. Hopefully this guide will help you [...]

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Today I’ll be going over how to gem and enchant your hunter, regardless of spec. First off, you need to know what goal will give you the most bang for your buck. To that end, import your character into www.femaledwarf.com and we’ll get started. Here‘s a guide for how to use it if you’re not [...]

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**Note: much of this post is reused from the last version, but the comments there were left over several patches, so I’m updating it and reposting. 0/15/56 is the survival spec that gets me the most DPS. Lets go over the basics, and why I took (or didn’t take) things. In general, you want to [...]

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After you finish all the bosses in ToC, Arthas himself drops you down into a cavern beneath where you have to face Anub’arak to get out. One of my guild’s DKs cast path of frost on me while I was falling, resulting in the frozen lake critting me for, like, a billion. I am going [...]

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