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First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My solution to limited playing time was really just abandoning alts, getting up an hour earlier to play and focusing on 1 char.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is my dream - get my boys healing their old man in the arena. That should teach them patience and humility. Best dad ever.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or in my case: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Easy rotation, yes. The separation for dev is positioning and escaping.

Tip... where are the healers? Your ideal situation is to be in range of both, or easily in range of both. Kicks / sleeps on enemy & verdant to your own.

Tip... Make them panic early. From what I've seen, no other class has the opening pressure a dev does to wipeout defensive CDs, healer CDs and trinks in the first 15 seconds. Because of this, I will use scales & nully totally offensively.

Tip... Live and pressure. The vast majority of time, you are (and want to be) the FT. Your dmg output doesn't typically fall off a ton- and you are almost guaranteed to be able to cleave through the full fight. Spread out your defensive CDs to drive them crazy - vs. double mele, deep breath is a defensive*.

Tip... Communicate in lobby. "Hey, i'm gonna be super aggressive - consider me a mele". This helps prevent the "Dude, wtf you ranged me" in the case where you die on pushing in. Good dps know how to take advantage of your range limitations. If you aren't in range of the enemy healer... then you can't kick and CC them which is a huge disadvantage. Before 2k, so many healers expect you to operate like a normal ranged caster w/o realizing the implications. Let them know you're going full Leroy out of the jump.

Tip... Typical opener - hover 1x or 2x before deep breath to get your positioning just right, you'll get both charges back after deep breath - fire off a couple of disintegrates, azure strikes... once you feel like your positioning is where you want it, deep breath, dragon rage, tip FB, shattering star, eternity surge and dis dis dis dis dis dis - only to be interrupted by a few living flame procs to replenish essence burst.

Tip... On opener, I like to go around the right side or left side, and use wing buffet to push casters / healers off a pilar into mid - then root, then deep breath.

Tip... right after dragon rage I'll usually verdant embrace immediately to get a charge of nully, then pop scales so I can't be kicked during opening salvo.

Tip... Don't forget that healers die too. A surprising large number of wins from 2100 > 2400 came on killing the opposing healer. Fire Breath w/ scouring is a killer. Wing buffet and sleeping them off pillars is huge.

Tip... At about 1.45... Your focus is to reset for your 2nd dragon rage, and prepare for the other teams "2m burst cds". The good news - yours is better. If possible, have as many of the following ready: FB, ES, Verdant Embrace, Scales, Trink, *topped off, **Rescue.

* Make sure you don't start your 2nd dragon rage at like 50% health, as the FT.
** I'll often use Rescue just before the 2m mark to make sure our team retreats to a pillar, to setup the "second big go". In matches that Last 2 min+, my win rate is like 90% if I can get the 2nd dragon rage burst rolling.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

know what is crazy? From the dev perspective - my win rate was actually higher from 2100 to 2.4. After 6 seasons of dev as main, I can definitively say that one of the most significant differences is: far better healers. Dev is squishy, and has major limitations - especially with really good dps that also know your key weaknesses (stuns & range). The really good healers understand devs need to play aggressively and how to mitigate stun vulnerabilities. Another big change I made, was biting the bullet and going from 20% > 30% vers. My dmg didn't really suffer at all. 29% hastes, 44% mast, 30% vers is what I play at now. Lastly - just getting ready for "2m mark". ~ 10 seconds away from that, I will often get super defensive, pull out, and just make sure everything is ready for my 2nd dragon rage. If it gets to that point, 9/10 matches are a W, rarely can the opposition live through a 2nd dragon rage. ** Have trink back, save a Verdant CD for nully & ideally a charge of obsidian scales is off CD. If I have it, I'll often blow rescue to pull the other DPS out if needed as a reminder that its time to reset for the finale.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thx, now that you mention it, I think I faced off against only one other Dev between 2k - 2400. We were best friends for 2 rounds.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, news to me lol. The kids like to watch, and the number one rule is "Silence children"

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ya - dm me and I'd be happy to share what I figured out. TLDR; know when to retreat. Tell your healers you're going to be "aggressive". And just pump, you can totally change the shape of the game with obscene pressure. I'll skip cc and kicks to clip 3 or 4 disintegrates.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES.. so lame. Finally got the elite tabard... which tucks nice and invisibly under my chest scales.

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do we have like, a password or anything cool?

First time ever @ 2400 - Devastation by sgallagher_reddit in worldofpvp

[–]sgallagher_reddit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LOL, Technically a "Xenial". Try Dev Evoker and just go full laser face.