yeah, ive seen alot of shamans and mages like these, the problem is alot of people can't feel when is the best time to lust/warp/hero or anything, imo if you really know the fight you will probably know when to do it , not to early not to late, not after a certain mechanic, not before, its just irritating when you yourself know when this could be the best time to do so, but the quirky mage/shaman/hunter just doesnt seem to get it. and of course, there are the elitist pack. "what are you talking about, we dont need to lust , that boss is easycake" then you wipe. i know from experience that its just annoying.
I use bloodlust at first and last bosses (the cd + debuff) and ofc when tank or healer dies, pewpew the boss till he dies.
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If your a class with access to this buff, then you have no excuse not to understand how to use it. I'll admit that as a mage I have picked a few times that were less than stellar but in the end it only helped to me better identify when to use it. I really hate when I am in heroics with a shaman and they pop heroism at completely inappropriate times like movement heavy phases or phases where certain members are locked down and unable to dps. To some extent I try and convince myself these people are still learning but after a certain point (ZA/ZG) you think people would have this down.
As far as waiting on the RL to tell you when to pop it, I think its valid in 25's so that you have 2-3 people ready to pop it when its called for, but in reality once you know the fight and how your raid team works you should know as well if not better than your RL since it's your ability and it's your responsibility to master it. If you continue to defer to someone else to control your ability then you are simply giving yourself a scapegoat and not taking responsibility. Remember it's ok to make mistakes as long as you learn from them and get better.
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Recently I was invited to a ICC 25, got ported to the deathbringer, put on the headset for vent, and wanted to lower the volume because they were fucking screaming at me, and I use FN + F8 for that (laptop). F8 is my Bloodlust. Needless to say, I introduced myself the shaman way.
it's a true story. That's the point of calling it out. For Example, a big dps boost for balance druids is to get their trees out because they get the buff too. Giving them a 5 second call to get them out is just raiding. And yeah, it allows everyone else to pop cooldowns etc...
Watch...when we start using it during "those appropriate times" often, people will complain.
Complain complain complain...
Every time I go into ZG via RDF I tell the pugs to lust on the pull. Only once had a shaman actually did what I asked them to do. Rest told me "it is best to use it when he gets the damage debuff". Except they never last that long I end up soloing 80% of the boss...
The Hunter's probably too busy feigning death.
...totally not bitter, honest.
Then kick them. Only an idiot would think that saving a wipe is a bad thing, and do you really want that idiot in your group?
I always feign death in that situation ... to get the aggro back on my pet. It's amazing how many wipes can be saved by the dps simply not curling up into a ball.
You're not allowed to discuss conspiracy theories on mmo-champion, which makes me wonder what they're trying to hide.
I actually like to be told when to use it. i dont raid too often and such and dont know peoples preferences as to when to use it. even a "now" or just "bloodlust" its fine.
On my mage in 5 mans, I hit time warp on every boss where it's up, as soon as possible. I like seeing myself at 50k dps for a few seconds, and you never know when you're gonna wipe to something random, so no point in trying to save it for the last boss imho. Besides, if you wipe on the last boss, it'll be up anyway. In a ZG run today I got to use it like 7 times due to wipes.
In raids, I raid lead so I heroism whenever the heck I want.
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This makes me so so mad. It's a wonder my guild ever got heroic Chimaeron down. Hey, there's 17 of us still alive and the boss is at 4%! OH GOD HE'S RUNNING IN MY GENERAL DIRECTION STOP DPS AND STAND STILL HERP DERP!!!
Sometimes I wanna punch my raid's dps lol.