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Are Dual-Specs Working Out?

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 - 41 Comments

Now that 3.1 has been out for a while, and the dust is at least starting to settle, I think its time to take a step back and discuss how much impact the patch has really made on the game. While the introduction of the Ulduar ... More

Why Stop At Dual Specs?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 - 41 Comments

No one will deny that the impending release of dual specs in patch 3.1 will be a game changer, particularly for the hybrid classes out there. The ability to easily change specs based on an encounter (we need more healers!) or for an activity (no ... More

Pure Class DPS vs. Hybrid Class DPS

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 - 79 Comments

Ghostcrawler made an interesting comment on the official forums the other day which has sparked lots of conversation lately. In a thread discussing DPS among the different classes. He states: Our logic is actually pretty simple. If hybrid classes can do the same dps as pure ... More

Dual Spec Is Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 - 46 Comments

I’ll admit that Dual Spec is going to be a game changing mechanic.  There is no denying that.  The ability to trivially change from one layout to another, glyphs, button layout and talents all together, is an exciting idea for most classes.  While appealing to ... More