The Enigma Order

ensiferrum wrote:

Wrion, I analyzed WoL today and i noticed you do about half as many Arcane missiles as i do, and 87% AB (i do 85)
When you are in conservation phase, where do you keep your mana levels?
i try to be as true to 4-1-4-1-4-1 rotation as i can, to keep the mana at around 85-90% all the time.

//Ensi

~90% and above, in theory, Domo favours abarr usage to some extent since I often have to adjust my position and AM channel/travel time makes it less effective against low hp cats during a leap target switch. This makes me to use abarr as a filler quite often, probably overuse a bit even.

Wrion
AB 87.9%
AM 3.2%
Lightning Bolt 3.2%
Arcane Barrage 3.0%
Flame Orb 2.5%

Serenad
AB 85.2%
AM 6.9%
Lightning Bolt 3.7%
Flame Orb 2.5%
Abarr 1.1%

That would seem to explain the difference in our spell usage spread.

It's not the only non-standard aspect of the fight though; due to constant movement my damage CDs tend to fall out of sync with evo so I end up fishing int procs to evo with more often than in patchwerk-esque fights. And with foreseeable damage incoming I often screw my mana efficiency for a while and only try to regen after I've lost my damage buff.

So I guess I prioritize abusing the gimmicks to the fullest which leads to a situational non-standard rotation.

EDIT; typos

Last edited by Wrion (2011-09-20 16:14:45)