I just came back to the game, blew through midnight on my devo dh, planning on getting the new let me solo him achieve before it goes away
Im no mythic+ player, I mostly do solo bgs and delves. I mention this because everywhere I looked online just said “it gets better once you’re in higher m+”
Currently running delves to get better gear and goodness every second of it is a grind fest. Not in the gear grind itself though, that I’m used to. The combat feels like a grind, I spend the whole fight trying to build up the void orbs or w/e they’re called, just for like a 20 second burst window which only matters for the boss, which means I’m holding onto the 50 or 35 I’ve built up for the whole delve because I do not want to have to build them up during the boss fight.
All the while I’m getting out dpsed by healer valeera (skill issue+low gear in assuming), and getting bonked for half my health by regular enemies.
If I run dungeons im only useful in the boss fight, because the mobs are usually dead before Ive even gotten to AOE
That’s not to say it’s all bad mind you, the burst windows feel really good and I love getting a collapsing star or two off. (You guys are apparently getting like 6, which is crazy!)
I really like the theme of this spec, I made the character specifically because of how cool it looks, but man it does not feel good to play, at least at my skill level with the class.
I might just have to give havoc a shot I guess, maybe just go back to the class I do know (fdk)
Similar experience here. the class even at max level feels clunky and incomplete.
No on demand AoE, and you have to use your single target to even get to your AoE
like they couldn’t have given a void version of flame sigil? or some front sweepy scythe thing to shear some extra souls?
You’re right, it doesn’t feel good to play Devourer now and it’s really since Tuesday’s patch has that been the case. Hopefully the spec will get some tuning soon because I’m doing much less damage now in raid and m+ than I was prior to 12.1.5. Feels bad man.
You may want to just stick with the Frost DK for now. It’s currently doing well in terms of damage, I don’t know how it feels because I don’t play it.
I’ve been sticking to my delves and doing alright, it still feels a bit clunky but i think i’m getting the hang of it.
I’ve geared up pretty quickly imo (currently sitting at like, 285 i think?) and have t9 labyrinth on farm. I hope to get let me solo him soon enough.
All in all, its working fine, it just feels a bit jank
-Just go ahead and use your CDs on trash. You can be aggressive; if you want it to take less time building up on the boss, just hold back the pull before a boss if need be. Remember that the drain in Meta slows waaaay down out of combat so unlike most classes where the CD gets wasted between packs if you use it near the end, Devourer can actually"save" the rest of the CD for the next pack as long (as it’s not too far away).
-Don’t forget to use your soul immos to help you build up souls early. It shouldn’t take that long to get to your first meta in a boss fight.
-Valeera does really spicy DPS, even in heal spec; don’t be ashamed if there are pulls where she’s ahead of you
-Devourer is actually quite a good spec to get the Kindo’Jan achievement on.
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You should be using meta aggressively because it’s where all of your damage is. Cycling in and out is fast if you keep doing it. Under no circumstances should you hold it for an entire delve.
Really, once you get the first void ray the rotation feeds itself.