#0 - Nov. 20, 2008, 9:29 p.m.
I was hoping you could help answer this question: Why is Spirit Strike rank 6 doing less dmg then Rake rank 6?
I have tested this in 10man Naxx and found that Rake provides a 200 - 300 dps increase, this is further supported by "Shandara's Spreadsheet" formerly Cheeky's work. Infact the spreadsheet shows almost a 450dps increase between the two. So my numbers are definitely on the conservative side. To top this all off I was under the impression that Exotic pets should do around 10% more dmg then normal pets? I know this can't hold 100% of the time but a loss in dps is frustrating to say the least.
I'm wondering if there is currently a bug that 1) doesn't allow Spirit Strike to crit and 2) only refreshes spirit strike after 10 seconds instead of 7 given 3/3 in the longevity talent.
If this is the case then can you speak to when we might see a fix?
If not then it seems that there needs to be some change to at least bring this wonderful pet on par with a cat. It definitely makes me sad to think that I'll have to put Loque'nahak in retirement after the effort put in to tame him! Or is it possible that Spirit Strike has to be macroed to force a cast? (I'll try this next raid).
Lastly, I'd love to here from others who have had similar or differing experiences raiding with a Spirit Beast, concerning dmg output compared to other pets in the ferocity tree.
I appreciate your time and I look forward to your response!
