What makes Affliction render?
Consistency
Spec grows a lot when:
- DoTs do not fall
- movement does not destroy the struggle
- cooldown goes into good window
- the player does not improvise beyond their
Priority of DOTs in single and multi-target
Single target
focus is on uptime stability and clean order.
Multi target
the spec value grows a lot, but so does the error: spreading DoT without criteria can become a mess and real pressure loss.
Management of burst windows and cooldowns
Affliction does not live on simple “all-in”. Cooldowns earn more when:
- enter a relevant stretch of the fight
- are not wasted in transition
- monitor the continuity of spec
How to keep uptime high in fights with movement
- anticipate displacement
- renew at the right time
- use as little movement as possible
- hurry back to a useful point
- stop running without a plan
Mistakes that take down DPS without realizing it
- Fallen DoT
- exaggerated movement
- crooked cooldown
- poorly treated pet
- cute uptime on dummy but bad on real target
Consistency checklist for raid
- have my DoTs been stable?
- has my movement been cleaned?
- cooldown went into good window?
- did the pet remain useful?
- did the damage fall by fight or by repeated detail?
Minimum recommendation
Affliction improves a lot when you:
- protects uptime
- moves less
- uses cooldown calmly
- better organizes the pet
- plays for consistency, not haste
In Affliction, strong damage almost always comes from discipline, not improvisation.
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