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Highish Ping Gunner Rotation

McOnosRepMcOnosRep
edited July 2016 in PvE Discussion
I am playing a Gunner and with somewhat high ping (100-120) and was wondering what the best rotation was for me. I know usually I should be using Burst Fire as soon as my Willpower is full but it takes 7-8 seconds to empty and I am not sure its worth it. The guide at http://www.essentialmana.com/gunner-pve-guide/ suggests:



Priority list

Bombardment
Time Bomb → HB-7 → Burst Fire
Time Bomb → Burst Fire
Burst Fire
Arcane Barrage and AB resets
Replenishment
Mana Missile
Scattershot
Arc Bomb

so should I simply follow this ignoring Burst Fire? I was considering the Priority List:

Bombardment
Arcane Barrage and AB resets
Replenishment
Time Bomb
HB-7
Scattershot
Mana Missile
Arc Bomb

after some feedback about Mana Missile being bad if not chained form Burst Fire. Is HB7 worth it though if I can't get the crit multiplier from Burst Fire?


Comments

  • CKT7KR4FKMCKT7KR4FKM ✭
    nope, use burst fire or give up gunner. if you cant make burst fire to fire fast, well then give up.
  • PotehtoPotehto ✭✭
    Time Bomb has a 100% crit rate (if done correctly), Arcane Barrage has a 100% crit rate, and Burst Fire has a 80% crit rate. Arcane Barrage is roughly 23% of your damage, Burst Fire is roughly 32% of your damage, and Time Bomb is roughly 10% of your damage. Therefore, we can assume that Arcane Barrage, Burst Fire, and Time Bomb count as 70% of your damage on average, and the other 30% is the DPS contributed by the rest of your skills.

    In reading the guide you've linked, this paragraph was probably the most crucial part to target, and it basically answers your question as to why burst fire is an important part of your rotation as a gunner, besides, in all honesty your ping at 100~120 is not high at all, if you're doubtful of your usage of burst fire, look into setting up a macro in order to target a smoother burst fire usage. There should still be some "guides" around maybe in the old forums etc.
  • TpgTpg ✭
    First off you should make a macro for burstfire. I personally use a razer mouse so i use razer synapse but im pretty sure there are other programs make a macro. The timebomb > hb7 > bf still is worth it even though it may not be 100% crit as it still has a high crit chance.
  • aeee98aeee98 ✭✭✭✭
    I think you can still use the standard low ping rotation still.

    High ping rotation is reserved for anyone above 150ms ping, such as people from Asia and Australia.
  • HaloistHaloist ✭✭✭
    I'm also playing with 250 average ping so I know your problem. To solve the slow burst fire issue, just spam burst fire key and a movement key alternatively. It kinda forces the server to register all your keypresses.
  • dinnersdinners ✭✭✭
    Your ping is not that high. You prob don't need a macro for burst fire.

    Burst fire increase crit rate. You don't have to gather full energy for Burst fire.

    Arcane -> your HB 7 will attack the boss> time -> burst -> (increase power) -> missile.

    Just shoot burst fire then missile. Arcane -> hb7 -> reset -> arcane isn't that good, cuz, hb7 attack is still on CD.
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