veteran destro versatility vs crit
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haste is always the best for pure dps.
1 haste gives 0.22% dps.
1 crit gives 0.18% chance to crit but for 150% damage, so it gives 0.09% dps.
1 versatility gives 0.15% dps. also gives 0.075% effective hp, total 0.225% effectiveness which is higher than haste, but only if you need the survivability.
you really dont need to ask the same question for each class though. these numbers are the same for all classes. just depends on the role of the class, or if there are any additional effect if you crit.
1 haste gives 0.22% dps.
1 crit gives 0.18% chance to crit but for 150% damage, so it gives 0.09% dps.
1 versatility gives 0.15% dps. also gives 0.075% effective hp, total 0.225% effectiveness which is higher than haste, but only if you need the survivability.
you really dont need to ask the same question for each class though. these numbers are the same for all classes. just depends on the role of the class, or if there are any additional effect if you crit.
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Are you taking into account that crit increases chaos bolt dmg for destro
hmm wasnt taking that into account. but i cant find any numbers on the exact damage increase per crit chance.
ill just take a random number and say that 1% crit chance increases damage by 1%.
so 1 crit gives 0.18% chance to crit, which gives 0.18% dps increase. since it always crits, we do not need to account for the crit damage, the % will still be the same.
since haste gives 0.22% dps, haste would still be better. but then again i cant find the exact number, so i do not know the actual answer. maybe if you can test it out to see how much damage increase you deal per crit chance?
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Need someone to clarify crit,vers,and haste while taking this into account which is bis for glasscannon spellpower destro
well i found this
Chaos Bolt - Forums - World of Warcraft
which says 1% crit = 1% damage
in which case, the calculations above are correct. crit gives 0.18% dps while haste gives 0.22% dps
Chaos Bolt - Forums - World of Warcraft
which says 1% crit = 1% damage
in which case, the calculations above are correct. crit gives 0.18% dps while haste gives 0.22% dps
Go crit, don't get caught up in all the theorycrafted math, crit increases the damage of chaosbolt and also generates double the amount of burning embers when you crit, resulting in more chaosbolts 
I will say that my vet lock is fairly new, so dont take me for being the number 1 leading voice on locks but I have managed to top damage and kills in every game so far, aside from one... against a 29 BM.... before the bonus armor nerf....
Lets not try and kid, the only reason to play destro is for the crits, so stack it. Any other spec and haste is the clear winner.
here is a link to my vet lock
Nocturnicon @ Illidan - Community - World of Warcraft
I will say that my vet lock is fairly new, so dont take me for being the number 1 leading voice on locks but I have managed to top damage and kills in every game so far, aside from one... against a 29 BM.... before the bonus armor nerf....
Lets not try and kid, the only reason to play destro is for the crits, so stack it. Any other spec and haste is the clear winner.
here is a link to my vet lock
Nocturnicon @ Illidan - Community - World of Warcraft
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Go crit, don't get caught up in all the theorycrafted math, crit increases the damage of chaosbolt and also generates double the amount of burning embers when you crit, resulting in more chaosbolts
I will say that my vet lock is fairly new, so dont take me for being the number 1 leading voice on locks but I have managed to top damage and kills in every game so far, aside from one... against a 29 BM.... before the bonus armor nerf....
Lets not try and kid, the only reason to play destro is for the crits, so stack it. Any other spec and haste is the clear winner.
here is a link to my vet lock
Nocturnicon @ Illidan - Community - World of Warcraft
what does the 7int bracer ench scale to?
and why not minor speed on boots?
and i hate to be that guy, but 700hk's, I dont think thats a big enough sample pool to state that crit is superior, had locks had dark soul at this lvl, then i would say crit is the way to go, but atm i would think that in theory crit would get you more killing blows, but haste is prob just as viable (if not more, for the added survivability) seeing how easy you can LoS CB, i mean these s-keying hunters can hold down S long enough to be out of range, also ~1.2 sec fears are tasty -your healer will love you..
I'm speaking from f2p/19 perspective, could be different for 29 tho, not sure?
If im not mistaken crit ALSO increases your damage so choosing spellpower or vers will also increase the damage ^^
The 7 int chant scales to 4 int, as for the boot chant, I have been in the middle of moving across the country the past 2 weeks so I haven't been able to update it since the movement speed stacking nerf.
I know 700 hk's isn't very much, it's a new toon, but i have 236k hk's from twinking alone (including other locks) to support my current theory on crit.
Right before making this toon a had a 29 lock stacked full haste, I mainly played demo on it, but messed around with destro occasionally and the full haste setup felt much weaker at 29 than a full crit build at 20.
I dont have any experience with vers on a lock, but i would imagine that 14% dmg overall wouldn't shine as much as the other two.
Also just to toss this in, I am talking about performance in BG's specifically, arenas right now are filled with way to many 29 BM's and ferals to even consider playing a lock, and LoS shouldn't ever really be an issue in BG's given you know how to conflag snare, fear, and position a caster.
Go crit, don't get caught up in all the theorycrafted math, crit increases the damage of chaosbolt and also generates double the amount of burning embers when you crit, resulting in more chaosbolts
I will say that my vet lock is fairly new, so dont take me for being the number 1 leading voice on locks but I have managed to top damage and kills in every game so far, aside from one... against a 29 BM.... before the bonus armor nerf....
Lets not try and kid, the only reason to play destro is for the crits, so stack it. Any other spec and haste is the clear winner.
here is a link to my vet lock
Nocturnicon @ Illidan - Community - World of Warcraft
Quality guild name +D.
I know right? and the best part is that I can't stand in Org, or join a BG without 200 people whispering me if I'm the real Moriat