Outlaw Rotation Help

[Soledad 0]

Does anyone feel that the icy-viens suggested rotation is missing things ??

 

1. Ability Priority List

1. Activate  Blade Flurry if more than one target is present and stacked.
2. If  Adrenaline Rush is off cooldown
   • activate  Adrenaline Rush if you have the  True Bearing buff from  Roll the Bones;
   • if you do not have  True Bearing, cast  Roll the Bones until you obtain it or 2-3 favorable buffs (for example  Broadsides +  Shark Infested Waters for burst), then activate  Adrenaline Rush.
3. Cast  Marked for Death (when talented) if you have 0-1 Combo Points.
4. Cast  Death from Above (when talented) if you have 6 Combo Points and  Adrenaline Rush is not active.
5. Maintain your  Roll the Bones buffs (discussed in greater detail later in the guide).
6. Cast  Run Through if you are at 5-6 Combo Points.
7. Cast  Pistol Shot if you have an  Opportunity proc and you have 4 or less Combo Points.
8. Cast  Saber Slash to generate Combo Points.

 

What about putting Between the Eyes in the rotation / conditional if you have the buff Shark Infested Waters (when critical does 4x the normal dmg)   ?  Thoughts on this community 

[Carrn 284]

3 hours ago, Soledad said:

What about putting Between the Eyes in the rotation / conditional if you have the buff Shark Infested Waters (when critical does 4x the normal dmg)   ?  Thoughts on this community 

As of right now, it's pretty unreliable - it has a larger chance to not be effective than to crit and do crazy damage, so I would recommend leaving it out of your rotation

[Soledad 0]

???? how is this unreliable, Shark Infested Waters puts people in heroic gear way above the soft crit cap of 53% so why would I leave this out of my rotation especially if i have that buff + True Bearing

Edited August 22, 2016 by Soledad

[lipsinch 46]

This tooltip is out of date, it increases Crit Chance by 25%, not 40%.

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Shark Infested Waters increases Critical Strike Chance by 25% (was 40%).

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It's unreliable because you're not sure it'll crit, specially on those "low" crit rates. And I have a feeling about Run Through outdamaging it. Gotta test, tho.

Edited August 22, 2016 by lipsinch
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[Soledad 0]

Yea I know it's 25% now, but still in full heroic gear i sit at 60% crit with Shark infested waters up, the only time  I have seen Run through out damages a crit from between the eyes is when used with Death from Above. 

[Carrn 284]

You're correct, right now we have a TON of crit. But come 110, when stats are more to scale and we aren't as strong, I would expect you to have a 40% crit chance with the buff up. At the most.

Because you only have a (roughly) 4/10 chance to do more damage with BtE than with RT, RT becomes the more reliable option.

Even now though, with your 60% buffed crit, 6/10 isn't great odds. They're better, but not great.

[MrOger 20]

1 hour ago, Soledad said:

Yea I know it's 25% now, but still in full heroic gear i sit at 60% crit with Shark infested waters up, the only time  I have seen Run through out damages a crit from between the eyes is when used with Death from Above. 

The thing is not even about odds. It`s stronger than Run through without class trinket (with 60% crit it`s expected 180% ap per cp against 120%) and weaker with it (against minimum 194.4% ap per cp (dependent on trinket`s ilvl). With 40% (without trinket) they are kinda even, but Run through have Greed artifact trait (not sure how often it procs, but it should be taken in mind). Between the eyes is ranged ability, and does not benefit from flurry

[Soledad 0]

You know this whole time, I see you about the odds of a crit chance, but that's the whole RNG about Combat (Outlaw) this go around the dps you produce revolves around roll of the bones the RNG of the spell whether you get a good buff or have to re-roll for something better before bursting.

[Carrn 284]

9 minutes ago, Soledad said:

You know this whole time, I see you about the odds of a crit chance, but that's the whole RNG about Combat (Outlaw) this go around the dps you produce revolves around roll of the bones the RNG of the spell whether you get a good buff or have to re-roll for something better before bursting.

Correct. I hate it.

It doesn't feel rewarding to play and doesn't really emphasize player skill. It's a poorly designed spell and I wish I didn't have to play it.