[Feral] The Feral Druid Guide I - Basic Stunlock
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Shadowfuri here again, and Ive come to lay down some more tips =D!
I'm going to start making a "Guide" Series! hooray, alright now to get down to business!
For those who read my "How to execute the perfect combo.(Feral Druids!)
post,
[http://www.wow-pro.com/class_guides/how_execute_perfect_comboferal_druids] (<--there it is
!)this will separate all the complicated stuff and MASSIVE paragraph of words and simply take out the Stun-Lock Part, for you Druids out there who just wanna start off a battle with the upper hand, cause' noone likes to start off at the bottom. I mean..some do..but..anyways.
The Basic Stun lock is just like it sounds, pretty Basic, The only thing Semi noticeable about this tactic is timing. your going to have to kill some time and be quick at the same time. again sorry for the long intros.
here we go 
also if you just want a quick summary scroll to the bottom.
THE BASIC STUNLOCK
First, this move cant be pulled off without prowling. so your first move would be to make sure you are prowling =). after you have that covered find a target, get your focus on them. If your close to them go ahead and start off but im gonna start this from a "ranged" point of view. okay! if your not close to your target try to get close enough for a Feral Charge(Cat),
and don't be afraid to use it out. Out first i didn't use it much because of the energy consumption, 10 energy to get close to someone! but by the time you get to your target your energy is back up to 100/100,
anyways. this will slow down your target for 4 seconds and also confuse them a little like.. "why did i just get dazed!whats going on!" and while they are freaking out you hit them with a "Pounce" Pounce will stun the target for 4 seconds, and also give them a friendly little bleed effect. for the duration of the stun try to bring your combo points up to 3,4, or 5. with primal fury and a high crit rate you should be able to get the 5 combo points in no time.
i suggest a Mangle, to start off with (drops you about 32 energy) so you can get about 2 or 3 off. no problem. if your behind the target feel free to hit them with Shred for a higher crit chance and more damage. but also consumes about 42 energy. now, with that out of the way, what happens if you run low on energy! activate tigers fury! if you have the "king of the jungle" talent 3/3 this stun-lock is flawless.
After you build enough combo points Maim the target! with a full 5/5 combo points this should be a tasty 6 second stun! (incapacitate) throw in another mangle/shred real quick to get some damage, and switch to bear form. with the minimum of 2/5 Furor in the resto tree hoping for the 40% chance for the extra 10 rage is a good prayer, but not a needed one. When you switch to (Dire)Bear Form. enrage to get your energy up quick. by the time it gets up to 15 you could've gotten an easy two auto attacks on your target. not that much damage but anything goes right? hit your target with Bash! for a 5 second stun. they should be heated by now! switch back to cat form for MAX DPS. and unload. if your tigers fury is not up by now you'll be fine. you got your stunlock and your opponent has lost a chunk of their health!
==SUMMARY==
S1: Prowl
S2: Pounce
S3: Mangle,Mangle, Tigers Fury , Shred, Mangle
S4: Maim
S5: Bear Form
S6: Enrage
S7: Bash
S8: Back to Cat Form
S9: have fun and try not to brag
(( MY Talent Tree http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Blackwater+Raiders&n=Shadowfuri))
--Sorry for making this so long but i like to be detailed to make sure the moves are executed correctly =), thanks for reading if you did. and i spaced it out a bit so its easier to read. And if you will, im taking Suggestions, Corrections. anything helpful, useful or if you just want to say hi =D , so leave me a comment or a message. thanks for reading and ill be posting more soon!
later
-Shadowfuri "Verge"
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My two cents
Okay, im not being mean or anything, but I don't consider this a guide, it is more a spell rotation for creating a stunlock, I believe there are so much more content you can add to this guide, as talents explained, a video of the rotation and possible counters. What would you do if your Pounce misses? Are there any stats you should maybe look for then?
The text formating of this post is really not good enough, it makes my eyes hurt. Dont add different colors to each paragraph, use capital letters and all in all, you dont need so many paragraphs, you are using a lot of time on explaining your points, this whole guide can be shortend down, thus why i call it more of a post than a guide.
On the contents, i also have some suggestions. Of course you start in Prowl when creating a stunlock, but why would you want to use Feral Charge? You can't use Prowl after charging your enemy. After using Pounce, I dont suggest spamming Mangle. My rotation would go like this: Pounce -> Fearie Fire -> Mangle -> Shred, by then, the stun is worn off and your enemy has about 3-4 combo points. I then suggest using Rake, and then Maim as the enemy should have 5 combo points. But i ask you, why would you do damage in Bear Form with auto-attack while your enemy is stunned? I suggest using Shred while your enemy is stunned, remember to renew Mangle when the debuff runs out, Tiger's Fury, keep spamming Shred unntil the stun almost goes out, switch to Bear Form. I dont see why you choose only to use 2 points in Furor, then you have to wait for Enrage to build some rage up for you, and you dont wanna DPS in Bear Form. Use 5/5 in Furor! Quickly Bash, switch back to Cat Form, renew Mangle if needed, keep Shredding and Ferocious Bite for the kill.
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You could make a short video
You could make a short video about it, seeing you do it. It sounds great but still is a bit complicate for me.
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As was mentioned on your
As was mentioned on your other guide, this definitely needs some text formatting. I know it's fun to write guides quickly and get them released, but people will be a lot more likely to read them and take what you say seriously if you put in some extra effort, make it look nice, and make it sound professional. I don't know much about the feral side of druids so I can't comment on correctness here, but it sounds good enough based on what I know. And it's not too long at all, just needs formatting
For some great advice on how to make your guide look nice, see Jame's Guide Writing Guide.
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I second that. The biggest
I second that.
The biggest problem right now is the color choices. Some of them are hard to read, too bright, etc.
I recommend only using colors for stressing out certain points or to organize your guide in color codes, but avoid putting colors everywhere just for the sake of using colors.
Indeed
Hey Jiyambi remember when i did that with my Ghost saber guide? It looked horrible. But using jame's guide, i made it look decent, it is here Guide Writing
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Heh yep, I remember. You did
Heh yep, I remember. You did a good job. ShadowFuri, feel free to ask if you have any formatting questions, I or other members are always happy to answer