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**devonin** · 02-9-2009, 08:21 AM

DPS, especially single DPS in 25-mans have the lowest actual requirements to do anything.

If the fight doesn't involve position or movement, you have to stand there, and run your rotation, and then run your rotation, and other better geared and better DPS producing players can make up for your lack.

A 25-man that has cleared Naxx can almost certainly 24-man it, and so subbing out for even a really crappy DPS doesn't actually cause them any problems.

I suppose that half the reason why so many bosses in Wrath have enrage timers now is to actually force higher standards onto raiding DPS. If your tanks are good enough, and your heals are good enough, you used to not especially have to care how good the DPS was because they'd drop eventually. At least now DPS gets to see some of the work and effort that has already been going into making sure your tanks meet -all- the necessary requirements instead of just "being able to do ao bunch of damage, I guess"

02-9-2009, 08:21 AM	#260
devonin Very Grave Indeed Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 40 Posts: 10,098	Re: World of Warcraft DPS, especially single DPS in 25-mans have the lowest actual requirements to do anything. If the fight doesn't involve position or movement, you have to stand there, and run your rotation, and then run your rotation, and other better geared and better DPS producing players can make up for your lack. A 25-man that has cleared Naxx can almost certainly 24-man it, and so subbing out for even a really crappy DPS doesn't actually cause them any problems. I suppose that half the reason why so many bosses in Wrath have enrage timers now is to actually force higher standards onto raiding DPS. If your tanks are good enough, and your heals are good enough, you used to not especially have to care how good the DPS was because they'd drop eventually. At least now DPS gets to see some of the work and effort that has already been going into making sure your tanks meet -all- the necessary requirements instead of just "being able to do ao bunch of damage, I guess"