I completely agree with you,but the major playerbase wants to know what specs will be better,and deal more damage,for obvious reasons,and thats why we resort to Simcraft.I also think the raid at blizzcon is going to show some "ACTUAL" numbers about classes
I was kinda disappointed you totally dismissed it on the stream,how accurate do you think Simcraft is?
EDIT: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I am getting downvoted beacuse I asked a question....nice
Yeah, nothing worth downvoting there, it's a totally valid question.
Accuracy varies a lot from module to module. In general, most of the ones I've looked at are decent about answering questions within a given spec (stat weights, set bonus value, rotation variations, etc., like I said above), which is what the tool was originally (IIRC) designed for.
In terms of being an accurate picture of best vs. worst... well... let's take a look at the SimCraft stack rank from a month before 5.4 went live, which I found with some quick Googling: http://8pic.ir/images/38469619794925350688.png
According to that, I guess every warlock should've rerolled before Siege of Orgrimmar, because they were apparently terrible, huh? :)
Yeah,im on the stream right now,but he really didnt took it serious.
Simcraft is no way near perfect,or 100% legit for showing DPS,but its NOT that inaccurate,everything should be taken with a grain of salt
If simcraft shows similar results on multiple fights,and different talents,there is some truth in there
Just chiming in since I know my remark will be controversial. SimCraft itself is a very cool utility, and can definitely be helpful for better understanding and modeling rotations and trying to answer questions about a spec itself, such as "How much of a difference does my 2pc bonus make?" or "What if you tried a different rotation that prioritized X over Y?"
Where it breaks down, is when you try to compare across different classes/specs, which are using different modules. Some are better than others, but they're also making different assumptions along the way. I realize that players really want to understand where their spec falls in the overall rankings, and that in the absence of an up-to-date 6.0 raidbots or equivalent, a visual chart like the SimCraft output looks tremendously appealing. But it really isn't an accurate reflection of the current state of overall spec balance.
And again, this isn't to say that balance is perfect. It isn't. But I'd avoid focusing on these particular numbers.
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Yeah, nothing worth downvoting there, it's a totally valid question. Accuracy varies a lot from module to module. In general, most of the ones I've looked at are decent about answering questions within a given spec (stat weights, set bonus value, rotation variations, etc., like I said above), which is what the tool was originally (IIRC) designed for. In terms of being an accurate picture of best vs. worst... well... let's take a look at the SimCraft stack rank from a month before 5.4 went live, which I found with some quick Googling: http://8pic.ir/images/38469619794925350688.png According to that, I guess every warlock should've rerolled before Siege of Orgrimmar, because they were apparently terrible, huh? :)
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Just chiming in since I know my remark will be controversial. SimCraft itself is a very cool utility, and can definitely be helpful for better understanding and modeling rotations and trying to answer questions about a spec itself, such as "How much of a difference does my 2pc bonus make?" or "What if you tried a different rotation that prioritized X over Y?"
Where it breaks down, is when you try to compare across different classes/specs, which are using different modules. Some are better than others, but they're also making different assumptions along the way. I realize that players really want to understand where their spec falls in the overall rankings, and that in the absence of an up-to-date 6.0 raidbots or equivalent, a visual chart like the SimCraft output looks tremendously appealing. But it really isn't an accurate reflection of the current state of overall spec balance.
And again, this isn't to say that balance is perfect. It isn't. But I'd avoid focusing on these particular numbers.