Mage struggling with specialisation

[Fibonnacci]

Hi to anyone who will read this!

Im a level 90 mage with a 490 Ilvl. Since i created my mage i always had a preference for fire spec. And in MOP my love for it has grown even more. But since 5.1 i am completely lost. I keep it as my 2nd spec for some bosses and aoe fights because i still push over 200k dps. My problem is for the single target bosses. I just got in a guild who are doing hard modes and to push my game i tried arcane. But im struggling with it. I finally got the mana managing part of it under control but as soon as you put movement in fights i just cant keep up. The time you lose putting those stupid runes down and the playstyle of the spec is annoying me to death. Maybe i didnt find the secret that makes it fun like fire yet but i would love to! So as for now, i turned to frost because i played it before and i do enjoy it. I used the simulationcraft site to compare and it says id do about 90k dps average. Which is an improvement from the 80k they say fire do. Havent checked arcane yet because since i find it boring to spam 2-3 button am just not attracted to it. I spent about 3k on reforge in 3 days going from fire to arc then arc to fire... I need whatever hints, tips, guideline, anything to find the right spec to choose. I love my mage but im tired of being confused about how to play him.

Heres my armory:
(Edit) this is my first post on mmo champ and it seems i cant post links yet so if you guys would be kind enough to armory me. Realm: Arthas, Mage: Fibonnacci

I am frost on it with the reforges for frost i got with reforgelight. I still have my fire gems so i will need to change that if i choose that spec for good, or not depending on the comments i will receive. My weapon isnt sha gemmed because i also have the 1h loshan terror in my bags but im missing a OH. And im not sure which of the 2 would be better. I talked to my raid leader and he told me that he is gonna keep my for now but if i dont fix my dps it might change but i really dont want that to happen because i am a experienced player but now i do need help because im lost

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Arcane currently wins out over Frost, arcane also seems to scale pretty linear with stats so changing those gems will help.
Learn to scorch weave(even those useless after 5.2) to keep 6 stacks whole fight.
Make a macro to use Mana Gem(optional), Arcane power and Alter time in 1 keypress, use this macro when u have 6 stacks of arcane charge 2 missle procs and as many trinket/weapon procs up as possible, this is the burst part of arcane.
As always with mage try to keep all movement to a minimum and only move by blink or while scorching.

Run a few LFR to practice you should improve with every encounter.


EDIT:Oh and get rid of that brewfest trinket its horrible, if u have no replacement the DMF trinket is still good.

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I'd say get Frost/Arcane dual spec and go all out haste. The point of this is you'll be able to play both specs with little to no change in your gear. (haste is the best stat for frost spec too).

Arcane is, to me, a lot more fun than fire. Arcane isnt a 2/3 button spec, at least its not that easy to play (lot more challenging than fire). I'd say it's easy to play, hard to master.
I'm able to do 90K+ dps on a mono patchwerk fight, with an ilvl of 484, so you should be able to do alot more .

Get haste/mastery gear, respec, and learn the scorch weaving rotation for arcane (check the sticky post or the mage forum). Do some lfr or dps on dummies to really get the grasp of the rotation and beeing able to stay at 6 stacks and 85%+ mana for ever.

And change those horrible trinkets .

Hope that helps.

[klaps_05]

beware, once you start scorch weaving arcane becomes reallyyyyyyy boring. at least for me it did :<

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beware, once you start scorch weaving arcane becomes reallyyyyyyy boring. at least for me it did :<

yeah cause fire isnt.

1 - spam FB
2 - crit > IB > pyro
3 - not crit > repeat 1

Maximizing your dps and stack/ROP uptime is a lot more fun.

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Yes maybe it seems boring as its very repetitive but there is lots to be thinking about and planning ahead when your raiding if you want to maximize your dps.

Don't be surprised when your the target of an ability like windbomb etc then look for somewhere to move to, always have a plan so you can have an instant reaction.