FrostTrooper Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 So this is my first Sent, I've played a tank Powertech for a long time so DPS in general is new for me. That said, I've got my Sent wearing 156 or higher gear. Last night I was running some FPs with a few guildies and noticed that the Shadow we were running with would grab aggro from our tank several times throughout the night, yet I was unable to. I'm using a Watchman build, 36-8-2 and my rotation is: Forceleap Overload Saber Zealous Strike Merciless Slash Cauterize Master Strike Zealous Strike (if up) Strike if it isn't I keep Zen up whenever it's ready and Overload Saber and Merciless Slash. I also keep an eye out for Mind Sear to proc and hit Cauterize when it's up. I feel like I do good damage, but my inability to steal aggro had me concerned. Should I be worried? Something I should be switching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuku-sama Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 So this is my first Sent, I've played a tank Powertech for a long time so DPS in general is new for me. That said, I've got my Sent wearing 156 or higher gear. Last night I was running some FPs with a few guildies and noticed that the Shadow we were running with would grab aggro from our tank several times throughout the night, yet I was unable to. I'm using a Watchman build, 36-8-2 and my rotation is: Forceleap Overload Saber Zealous Strike Merciless Slash Cauterize Master Strike Zealous Strike (if up) Strike if it isn't I keep Zen up whenever it's ready and Overload Saber and Merciless Slash. I also keep an eye out for Mind Sear to proc and hit Cauterize when it's up. I feel like I do good damage, but my inability to steal aggro had me concerned. Should I be worried? Something I should be switching? Force Leap + Overload Saber in the same GCD. Merciless Slash should come back every 6 secs once you have your stacks. Master Strike on CD IF you have Cauterize reset on Merciless Slash. If it doesn't reset, you have to fish for a proc so you won't have room for it theis time, wait after the next Merciless Slash. Try to put Cauterize immediately before Merciless Slash. Anyway this is all moot considering Watchman changes in 3.0 which hit in two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horano_Heresy Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 You probably weren't pulling agro because the tank was guarding you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodrin Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 You probably weren't pulling agro because the tank was guarding you? Maybe, but he was screwing up the rotation a bit. Merciless needs to be used after cauterize (due to the potential to reset it, and due to cauterize doing more damage for less focus). Changing his ability priorities should improve his DPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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