🚀 go-pugleaf

Den 30-11-2013 13:39, Peter T. skrev:
> I just tested my full tier 16 (536/548/561/561) set against my full tier
> 15 set (510/510/530/530) on my arcane mage.  After 5 tests with each set
> on a dummy at the Shrine the results were crystal clear.
>
> Selfbuffed: arcane brilliance, mage armor and crystal of insanity.  No
> use of Alter Time, Arcane Power, Mirror Image or Time Warp:

Forgot to mention that I dps'ed as long as my Rune of Power lasted.  1 
minute.

> And I did not even use one of the T15 bonuses (crit/mastery/haste bonus
> after Alter Time). ^^  So its true what I've read.  Full T15 *IS* better
> than full T16!

3 tests with each tier set with Alter Time and Arcane Power:

T16: ~ 240-269k dps
T15: ~ 270-302k dps

Additional items: Legendary cloak, BiS trinkets (536/548) and a 548 
staff.  All other items are a mix of SoO LFR, timeless and flex.

Rotations: With T15 I went a normal 4 stack of Arcane Blast rotation 
while in T16 I always try to keep up 4 stacks of Arcane Blasts as long 
as possible.  With that in mind my Barrage spreads to the other dolls 
around which makes the dps output from the t15 tests a bit biased.

Its not the first time Blizzard makes a tier set that is worse than the 
previous tier set.  But this difference really surprises me as the dps 
output scales logarithmically to ilvl.  So the 4/T15 bonus is quite 
overpowered!

Edit:

I tested a dummy i SW that stands alone away from the other dummies.  So 
the results will now be more "real" as my dots and barrage doesnt spread 
to other dummies.  3 tests with each tier set - No AT, MI and AP:

T16: 140-155k
T15: 160-180k

-- 
Peter T.

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