Fixt.
edit: This is how you play a Spriest
Before i start i would like to point you at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-jHePE6m1Y
You may think this guy is utter spastic, you would be right, but its amusing and it will help me get through the pain that is explaining spriest.
1. Spells, you know them, they are all equally terrible, except mind sear, gotta have that AoE niche!
2. Stat scaling, what scaling? Go hit a dummy for 1 minute, you do 4k dps in all ilvl 226 gear, now do it nude, 1.5k dps, at least that's what i got, ALL that gear makes up 2.5k dps? I lold.
3. Talent tree, although I could spec just about any other class for any other spec, I don't know the talents well, except the ones Ive played, and I think the shadow tree has alot of good talents, and alot of equally bad ones. No point tell you how to spec, because if you fail at the most simplest part of playing ANY class, you aren't going to be worth ANYTHING.
4. Shadow Priest Uniqueness, Not unique, we are affliction locks, with replenishment and an overpowered shield wall, thanks for playing!
5. BUT VE IT HEALS. PEW PEW, Shut up, VE heals us, nobody else, its a myth that 100 heals saved
THAT GUY because he stood in lava waves, have you seen JoL? now THAT is a heal.
6. Multi Dot, Irrelevant (note this word), at no point am i saying this is useless, well i lied, its kinda useless, but its not entirely, Irrelevant because DPS is not multi dot, DPS is Patchwerk, Thorim or Hodir without the raid buffs.
See here:
<3 Nezoia.
7. On a serious note.
got 4pc t8?
MB -> MF -> VT -> DP -> SWP
(if you want, add in VE whenever u want it really doesn't matter, i personally do it after the 2nd MB aka. after SWP)
Stats
1 Spellpower = 100%
Spellpower > Crit > Haste > Spirit
100% >70% > 60% > 10%
Haste is worse if you have a high ping, or over 400ish haste (does not include 4set t8)
Casting
VT, Start casting with 1.5 sec left on your dot, dont know how long 1.5 sec is? GET CLASSTIMER or something similar. Also see below.
DP, Watch you trinkets internal CD and then use any on use trinkets, cast DP and VT (yes overlap VT), maximum VT and DP damage. 2 DP usually depicts 1 45sec internal cooldown. or close to it.
MB Short cooldown, dont stuff it up.
SWD use on hodir with full buffs, maximum lolz ensured.
MF Is like the railgun from UT, except it hits as hard as wand, just faster.
Possible side effects of Mindflay
Ive had enough for now.