VavAlephVav 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2012 lots of people say fireball must be the main nuke for fire and frostfire is not worth it, but why? in Cata it was certainly true, but now they've changed it so both spells have the same damage and the same cast time, so why would they not be equal? and then you get glyph of frostfire which reduces the cast time by .5 sec, why would this simply not mean an equal amount of damage with a lower cast time, therefore slightly better dps?? http://www.wowhead.com/spell=44614 http://www.wowhead.com/spell=61205 besides frostfire is much prettier looking : D but seriously if somebody knows why they insist fireball is superior , then please illustrate it for us. ty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,514 Report post Posted October 3, 2012 Fireball has a 2.25s cast time while Frostfire Bolt has a 2.75s cast time. So using the glyph only makes Frostfire Bolt to have the same cast time as Fireball and enables you to replace Fireball with Frostfire Bolt in the rotation. It does not increase your DPS whatsoever. Basically, this glyph adds a slowing effect to your main spell. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beeba 4 Report post Posted October 3, 2012 Using the glyph for the frostfire bolt would mean you would likely be sacrificing dps because it would be taking the place of a potential dps-increasing glyph, as mentioned in the fire mage guide here. https://www.icy-veins.com/fire-mage-wow-pve-dps-spec-builds-talents-glyphs If needed, I would say firing one frostfire bolt (unglyphed) to slow a target may not be so bad and then burn the target down with fireball. In raids or dungeons it is better for me to allow the melee classes worry about slowing mobs since I can target and fire while they may have to chase things to hit them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
