Originally Posted by
SkillOverKill
Sigh. For starters, I responded to somebody elses post who didn't understand how this was good for Shadow, I quoted that person in the post you quoted from me - so why would I respond to the original poster when I am explicitly responding to a subsequent response - its like you don't understand how forums or even conversations work - you aren't supposed to continually respond to the original statement in a conversation (in case you are also confused about this IRL).
Secondly, the last part of my post makes perfect sense And is correct. Proc chances for classes are balanced around single target fights - the benefit the staff provides to each caster spec is very close to identical for single targets. Except, dot classes don't work that way. An arcane mage who does 30k single target, also does 30k on a multi-dot fight - they gain Nothing from additional target phases. DoT classes scale anywhere from 10-50% more damage based on DoTable targets in the encounter, and the staffs proc chance doesnt instantly lower itself just because more enemies are in combat with you - so the actual benefit from the staff Increases for dot classes depending on the fight, but is Exactly the same for an arc mage on all fights when expressed as a percentage of their total dps. The benefit from the staff is Dynamic (ie. variable, changing) for DoT classes and Static (ie. constant, identical) for Arcane mages (and any caster spec with a reduced dependency on DoTs falls somewhere in between).
The three casters with the highest percentage of their dps from dots is Affliction Locks, Shadowpriests, and Boomkins. Meanwhile the staff is great for Arcane Mages and Elemental Shamans because it builds stacks / procs class mechanics for them - but thats already adjusted into their single target proc chance for the staff - so its Still static. I'm saying this last part because someone is going to jump on the first part claiming I'm saying its best for dot classes - no - its Very good for All casters - but the percentage of casters total dps (the Benefit of the proc) shifts depending on the fight for dot classes, and is static for arcane mages (or similar) on all fights.