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Eveigh
Hello fellow mages. Today, in ulduar, our disc priest asked "why f-ing mages share Focus Mages? healers need it most!" and something like that.
Well, can someone explain please, there are 3 mages in raid - fb, ffb and arcane. Should we share Focus Magic between us or should we buff our healers? Thanks!
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GenXCub
1) That healer is a choad. Demanding focus magic just makes you a horrible person.
2) If you're wiping due to lack of healing, ask your raid leader if you think it's something to try to help out the situation (though, if you're wiping due to lack of healing, 3% crit isn't going to help).
3) When the disc priest whines and complains, give Focus Magic to the holy paladin... they have higher crit rates than disc priests anyway :)
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Eveigh
Thanks, Cemi, GenXCub and YJMark!
"3% crit on heals won't make the boss die faster" was copy-pasted and he shut up. I guess until next raid though...
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GenXCub
If I'm wrong, correct me please.
While the elemental shaman may benefit less than other classes from Focus magic because they're guaranteed a crit in their rotation from Lava Burst, that's not what Giez's remark was about. He was noting that by putting it on the shaman, he has more time on the buff that he gets as the caster of FM because of the consistent nature of an elemental shaman's crit.
A frost mage doesn't have nearly the same "huge" benefit from crits as an Arcane, Fire, FFB mage does. If you have a choice in mages to put FM on (based on who will benefit from your FM the most), Frostfire Bolt.
Then you mention "I also know of the chance for ele shamans to get a second LB or CL on crits..."
This is Lightning Overload and it has nothing to do with crit. It is a flat % chance to cast a second LB or CL whenever you cast a LB or CL, crit or not.
Post by
StrangerWifCandy
If mages daisy chain FM on each other, that's basically 6% crit extra for all of them, which means quite the bit more instant pyroblasts flying around. I'm pretty sure all the other casters don't have such importance on crits for their DPS rotations.
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nickseng
If you're Arcane, give it to the Disc Priest.
Trust me, you want to stay on their
good
side
.
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OscarDivine
Yes this is a topic that has now been repeated. I think my count is three? Maybe even 4... Either way, it's obviously an important enough topic that ppl wanna discuss it again! it's like rehashing an argument with my wife. From 4 years ago.
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