Stolen shamelessly from EJ because it makes me giggle with glee: (Source)
Rake Studies
Borrowing the math used in the spreadsheet, with some adjusted modifiers to make it a bit more generic.
Assumptions:
3765 PetAP
Modifiers: 15% crit/miss/dodge, 25% mood, 10% ferocity, 9% spiked collar, 2% blood frenzy, 3% sanc aura, 30% mangle
Total mod: 235% (Please note that I'm leaving out some Unleashed Fury, Kindred Spirits, and T7-2pc to make it a bit more generic. Any further modifiers will increase the difference between live and post-patch damage).
Live
Initial: (29 + 3765*.06)*2.35=687 (note the 6% scaling, not 7% - I'm just going by the formula in the spreadsheet)
DoT: (21 + 3765*.07)*2.35=669
Total Damage (no longevity): 687+669*3 = 2694
DPS (no longevity): 269.4
Post-Patch
Initial: (29 + 3765*.0175)*2.35=223
Dot: (21 + 3765*.0175)*2.35=204
Total (no longevity): 223+204*3=835
DPS (no longevity): 83.5
That's a pretty hefty nerf, but it does indeed bring it inline with other pets. The damage appears to be comparable to a wasp's sting.
/dance
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HAHAHA, finally a reason to dump my cat for something cool and to get my LDS wasp of doom up to 80 :)
I believe it's "LSD".
Well, at least Radix isn't OP anymore.
I will still use a cat for DPS in raids though, as I am not a fan of Devilsaurs.
Did somebody say LSD?
Oooo psychadelic kittehs...
Wow...
That's not a nerf, that's a castration.
Yeeeowch. Well, at least Hoffman the LSD wasp of doom and McBiteBite the wolf will get a chance to play now.
YES!
YES!
/hugs Tinea
Wow...
That's not a nerf, that's a castration.
And yet it's still a bit higher than Wasp damage.
Get over yourself, cats were catastrophically overpowered. They were more overpowered than Ret Paladins.
why /dance? is it a sad dance? I usually don't get happy when there is a nerf. Even if it justifies bringing a wasp now, it hurts the overall raid from the lower dps brought by the nerf. I'ma gonna miss me Black Scorpid :(
I usually don't get happy when there is a nerf.
Because I'm sick of my choice of pets being a 400-600 DPS loss. Blizzard is finally doing pets correctly and making it a choice, not a "OMG U MST HVE CAT OR SKORPID OR UR BAD HUNTR".
I have to admit I don't like it, since my cat is my fave & I usually bring her to all raids/instances.
But it was definitely needed, looking at the pre-patch figures. Oh well, us cat owners will just deal with it. /cheers to all other pets.
i have to agree with those who feel that nerfs to a class are never fun. I dont pick a pet based on what looks pretty or my "quirky rp personality." i bring it for dps. If a pet gets nerfed, thats less dps. Less dps = never good.
A blue post stated in 3.1 they are giving racial bonuses for each type of pet based on their hunting/ feeding preferances. i.e. cats will have a +5% dmg to birds, birds will have a +5% dmg to fish (mm Lurker?), wasps a +5% dmg to humans.
Oh, and we get Aspect of the Salmon, which increases swim speed by 30%.
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