ATM it is better to do Solo content as Aug

[Infernon-wyrmrest-accord]

@Cindyr-moon-guard

As for the topic. Dev definitely does more damage than the other two specs, aug is significantly sturdier for soloing delves and high end content…preservation SEEMS to do more damage however than aug with more sustain/defenses than both (but dev still does more damage). I am still messing with my aug build, but it doesn’t do as much damage for me as dev or pres

For soloing hard content not meant to be soloed (things like DK, paladin, warlock, hunter etc all can) pres is definitely the way to go. Maybe aug if can figure out talents for damage. it is sorta a support spec after all, just in-game it clearly says DPS in all its roles.

To solo content hard content, its mostly about sustain and defenses than damage.

which was my point. Dev isnt really doing enough damage in solo content to offset just playing AUG.

Dev will def be stronger in the raid ig but atm it just seems better to play AUG in every content that isnt pvp/raid

[Etrich-bloodsail-buccaneers]

@Infernon-wyrmrest-accord

Dev will def be stronger in the raid ig but atm it just seems better to play AUG in every content that isnt pvp/raid

Quite the opposite. Augmentation will vastly outperform devastation in a raid scenario. Its personal DPS will be lower (not by anywhere near as much as you’d expect, given its utilitarian nature), but the damage increase its buffs afford other players puts it way ahead.

Of course, that also kinda depends on the other people. It may well fall below dev if the people you’re playing with suck at their classes.

[Gomboc-thunderlord]

@Etrich-bloodsail-buccaneers

but the damage increase its buffs afford other players puts it way ahead.

Aug will only vastly outperform dev in the HoF range.

The gap is incredibly small otherwise and Dev gains strength the farther away from the top .1% you get.

But yeah, obviously you need pumpers and good buff uptime and timings to exceed well-played dev.

Paradox being available to everyone also massively reduces the need to play Aug.

[Etrich-bloodsail-buccaneers]

@Gomboc-thunderlord

The gap is incredibly small otherwise and Dev gains strength the farther away from the top .1% you get.

This is what we originally expected to be the case, but it’s now looking like the gap will remain fairly pronounced even in the middling range. Even accounting for its upcoming set bonuses, Devastation is underperforming while Augmentation continues to overperform.

Blizzard knows nobody will play Augmentation if they start nerfing it (and hardly anyone plays it now), so about their only choice is to keep buffing Devastation until it evens out. We can only hope they add some survivability/self-sustain amidst further DPS buffs, because Dev absolutely sucks in those areas.

[Gomboc-thunderlord]

@Etrich-bloodsail-buccaneers

but it’s now looking like the gap will remain fairly pronounced even in the middling range. Even accounting for its upcoming set bonuses, Devastation is underperforming while Augmentation continues to overperform.

This is not accurate.

You can find current information on the “gap” in the evoker disc pins (specifically in the Dev channel) if you’re interested.

[Saucescale-emerald-dream]

@Etrich-bloodsail-buccaneers

so about their only choice is to keep buffing Devastation until it evens out

And even that won’t fix it I suspect. My evoker isn’t my main cause I got sick of being told I was trolling for playing Dev over Aug. It’d be nice to play more, but until Aug is dumpstered I don’t wanna run even the risk of that experience again.

Can’t imagine I’m the only one that feels that way. Sub note, Aug should have been a tank spec

[Goodarthas-frostmourne]

I dont have to cast as devastation and the hover reset after flight is just better. Aug is too slow, there no need to tank mobs right now…