Hey guys, I'm currently leveling another Lock on a new account, and I always level through dungeon spam because I just love doing that for some reason.
I picked up a Demo dual spec at 30 just for DA tanking (♥ Lock tanking), but on a whim I tried actually DPSing as Demo and I'm having a lot of fun. It's making Lock DPS feel fun and cool again after sort-of burning out on Destro.
But, I really have no idea how to use Demo for DPS (I was always Destro at 90 unless DA tanking), and it shows; I can tell my damage isn't very good. Can anyone give me some quick starter advice on how to handle dungeons as Demo? My experiences so far have been fun (I love the toolbox!) but also disappointing (I can't accomplish anything effective).
Single-target
I don't have Molten Core yet (level 69? Really Blizzard?) so I just ignore Soul Fire completely. And since actually pulling off Demo's slow-burn opening cycle in leveling dungeons is approximately impossible, what I do instead is save up Fury to max on the trash before a boss and then HoG → Corr → Meta → Doom → spam Touch until it's dead.
OMG THIS TANK IS INSANE targets
Giant AoE doesn't feel as strong as Destro for some reason; I really don't know what to do besides sit there while Hellfire channels (or Immo Aura ticks down my Fury). Destro's Rain of Fire → F&B Immo → F&B Corr → F&B Incin consistently rips aggro off tanks (hehehe), but as Demo I feel like I have no 'oomph' during huge pulls.
Cleavey
Then there's the in-between — the 'cleave' zone with 2-4ish targets. Here as Destro I manually multidot Immo, keep Havoc on CD, Rain down, and then just single-target burn sequentially. As Demo, I have no idea what to do on cleavey packs — I multidot Corruption and Doom, and then... uh ... cast a few pathetic Shadow Bolts and feel useless.
I know it's just 5mans / leveling, but still — trying to do my best in PvE is fun and rewarding for me, even in fluff content. And I just can't figure out to use Demo well in dungeons. It gave me similar fits during Proving Grounds on 5.4 PTR, when I had to deal with all the chain-trash and couldn't find a good solution to anything.
Thanks to anyone who can help.