2009
02.27

Hello, hello. Here we are again on everyone’s favorite day of the week, Friday. (Even though I actually find the Friday evening to Saturday afternoon to be the superior “day”, though it is not technically a day and since technically is the best kind of correct that doesn’t count). OK, I’m rambling because I haven’t had enough caffeine this morning. I’m going to remedy that very shortly but first I have a couple of macros for you that fall into the “one-button, space-saver” variety.

/cast Deadly Throw
/cast Throw

Nothing fancy there, cast Deadly Throw if you have the combo points, otherwise cast throw.

/cast [stealth] Ambush;Backstab

For those of you still using Backstab (I love you by the way), here is a simple macro that will Ambush when you’re in stealth and backstab otherwise.

Have a macro request or suggestion? Leave a comment and I’ll see what I can do!

Stick to the shadows, I’ll see you next week.

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  1. Okay, I have a question that is completely unrelated to this post (forgive me and thank you for the macro tip!).

    I did an instance with a rogue who was in pretty much all blue gear and I’m in mostly epics… and shamefully he did ten percent more Damage Per Second than i did!!!

    Now I’m in mostly PvP Gear with a PvP Spec while he is in PvE Blues with Combat Spec, but will that make that much of a difference!? Surely I should have trounced him completely!

    My Character Sheet:
    http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Arathor&n=Sildurerasan

    His Character Sheet:
    http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Arathor&n=Baro

    I just want to figure out if I have a really crap ability rotation or if this is normal when it comes to the differences between PvE & PvP spec and gear.

    Cheers. :)

  2. Sildurerasan,
    I can’t say if either of you has changed your gear since then, but a quick look shows that Baro’s got 500 more AP in his gear, to go along with higher hit, crit, and expertise. Plus, he’s wearing 4 pieces of T7. I suppose it’s possible he just added all of this gear, but putting you side-by-side, I’d be very surprised if he didn’t do meaningfully more damage than you did.

  3. Also, Mut without HfB is a relatively weak spec in PvE. You’re losing 15% of your expected Mut Damage. Plus you don’t have precision in your build, which will lead to real hit problems…there are a lot of reasons that this guy should be dealing more PvE damage than you.

  4. @Sildurerasan,

    I’d say that Thimble answered your question pretty well. The thing about a PvP spec is that it is designed for burst against level 80 players. In PvE you want sustained against higher level mobs.

    You shouldn’t expect to out damage a PvE rogue as a PvP rogue nor should you feel bad about it if you don’t

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