PLAYERBOTS MISSING IMPORTANT ROTATIONS SPELLS

bdhgm123

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Hey, I would like to share you some playerbots rotation problems and how to solve.

First, I share my thank to dev -- and exo who are doing a great job with playerbots and making a great expansion to a high level.

Disclaimer (only for stupid people):

- Playerbots are not real players, go on blizzard realm for getting good game partners !
This is not an improvement method for beeing the first best dps of the realm by casting this spell before another one to get +1 spell power on your next attack.
I'm pointing here some real problems that making playerbots low or weak in their rotation. This is some ajustements that playerbots need to be more class realistic, not acting like bad robots that using 1 or 2 spells and missing their principal.
- Playerbots rotation is not the dev priorities atm, so why it is important to fix it ?
Cause actually some playerbots are weak in their rotation, and they need to be overgeared for beeing able to finish a raid.
Playerbots are missing good gear, enchanting, gems and reforging stats, so improving their rotations is the best and fastest way for making them better as they should be.
- Calm down bro, in V3 you'll be able to play with your alts, so you'll be able to optimise their gear as you want and beeing them perfect !
Except if you're making 25 alts bots with 588 gear and ever playing with the same team, loosing 1 hour every day for connecting all yout alts, losing the fun fact to join rdf or battleground blizzlike this won't help in their rotation, weak playerbots still be weak.
- Really ?! Do you think this post will help to improve the bot rotation ?
I tried to write the most important for each class rotation and dodged the superficial. You'll find what principal spells they are totally missing in their rotation and making them so weak. I posted link directly on rotation page with spells for a faster comprehension.
- So what i will find here ?
Missing important spell in playerbots rotation​
- So what i wont find here ?
Already using spells, controls spell, dps guide, heal guide.​
- I'm not agree with you about rotation, you miss some other class spells !
As i said, this is not a real player guide, this is THE MAINLY AND IMPORTANT MISSING SPELLS FROM PLAYERBOTS ROTATION THAT WILL MAKING THE HARDEST DAMAGE OR HEAL FOR YOUR GROUP.

Don't worry this is not hard, by seeing what playerbots can do actually, all I write here is highly possible, it needs just a script editing !

ALL CLASS :
Before enter the class specific, playerbots should be able to use their defensive cds and burst cd abilities, cause atm nobody is using any spell of damage burst like dark soul for warlock, recklessness for warrior or avenging wrath for paladins etc...

Rogue
Rogues are the worst and weak class in playerbot rotations, each specialization are actually using only 1 spell + auto attack.

All specs :
  • Should be able to use deadly poison on theirs weapon as shaman, this is their principal source of damage and actually rogues don't use it
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Shadow blades on cooldown
  • Should use Evasion on health -50%
  • Should use Recuperate with 5 combo point if health -30%
  • Should use Smoke bomb if health -20%
  • Should use Cloack of Shadow if life down to -30%
  • Should use Preparation if Evasion for reset Evasion cooldown
Assassination :
  • Should be able to use dispatch
  • Should apply and maintain slice and dice (1st important buff) (Once applied, this buff is updated with envenom only for assassination.)
  • Should apply and maintain rupture (2nd important buff)
  • Should use envenom with 5 combo points

(see chapter 1 Single Target Rotation)

Subtlety :
  • Should be able to use ambush while stealth
  • Should use backstab back of the target
  • Should apply and maintain slice and dice with 5 combo points (1st important buff)
  • Should apply and maintain rupture with 5 combo points and refresh with eviscerate
  • Should use eviscerate with 5 combo points
UPDATE 18/07
  • Use premeditation on target when stealth
  • Should use Shadow blades on cooldown

(see chapter 1 Single Target Rotation)

Combat :
  • Should be able to use ambush while stealth
  • Should apply and maintain slice and dice with 5 combo points
  • Should use eviscerate with 5 combo points
  • Should use killing spree on cooldown
  • should use Blade furry on aoe and desactivate on mono target
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Adrenaline rush on cooldown
  • Should use Shadow blades on cooldown
(see chapter 1 Single Target Rotation)

Warrior

Fury, Arms and Protection :

  • Should use execute in rotation when available
  • should use berserker rage on cd
  • should use Skull banner on cd
  • Should use Shattering Throw on cd
  • Should use Shield wall on critical life moment like 20% pv
  • Should use rallying cry on critical life moment like 10% pv
  • Should use Demoralizing Banner on critical life moment like 20% pv
  • (dps only) Should use Die by the sword on critical life moment like 40% pv
  • (tank only) Should use last tand on critical life moment like 20% pv
  • (tank only) Should use demoralizing shout on critical life moment like 50% pv
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should be able to use Bladestorm on cd if talent selected
  • Should be able to use Storm Bolt on cd if talent selected
  • Should be able to use avatar on cd if talent selected

(see chapter 1.3 execute rotation)

WARRIOR ARMS (dps)
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Slam
  • Should use heroic strike if rage > 80% instead of ever
  • Should use Thunder Clap on aoe situations
(see chapter 1. Single Target Rotation)

WARRIOR FURY (dps)
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use whirlwind instead on wild strike on aoe situations or 3+ targets
(see chapter 3. Multiple Target Rotation)

Monk

- Mistweaver heal :
Monk heal actually is one of the worst playerbot healer to get in your group cause he's casting only 2 spells : Soothing mist and summon jade serpent statue :/, let's see how pump it !
  • Should use enveloping Mist for spend chi on mono target healing
  • Should use renewing mist on cd
  • Should use uplift for aoe healing (have to renewing mist on 1 target mini)
  • Should use fortifying brew forself for increase life in critical life moments like 20% pv
  • Should use Revival for raidcooldown
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use chi wave on cd
  • Should use Surging Mist with 3 stack of Vital mists
  • Should use life Cocoon on hard damage target
  • Should use thunder focus tea on cd
  • Should be able to use chi brew
  • Should use expel harm on cd
  • Should damage ennemy target with blackout kick for maintain buff
  • Should damage ennemy target with tiger palm for maintain buff
  • Should use auto attack against ennemy while healing since monk heal are considerated as melees on MOP expansion
  • Should use Healing Elixirs instead of Diffuse Magic on tier 5 talents since it's complex to use for bots
  • Should use Rushing jade wind on tier 6 talents since Chi torpedo is too complex to use for bots
  • Should use Rushing jade wind on aoe healing
  • Should use tea of mana when mana < 50% or mana tea stack > 15
(see chapter 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3)

- Windwalker dps :
Monk dps have actually a correct rotation and good damage (thank to xuen talent) but they miss some good spell.
  • Should use fist of fury spell on cd for mono + aoe target instead of only aoe.
  • Should use tigereye brew whenever it reach to 10 stack
  • Should use crane kick rotation for aoe
  • should use karma touch in critical life moments
  • Should use fortifying brew for increase life in critical life moments like 20% pv
UPDATE 17/07
  • Use energizing brew on cd
  • Use Storm, Earth and Fire on aoe against 3+ target
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should be able to use chi brew on cd or when chi needed
  • Should use Healing Elixirs instead of Diffuse Magic on tier 5 talents since it's complex to use for bots

(see chapter 2. Multiple Target Rotation)

- Brewmaster tank :
Monk tank make the job in dps rotation but they miss their def cd wich is the 1st priorities for tanking.
  • should use elusive brew for with 10+ stacks
  • should use purifying brew for staggered damage
  • Should use fortifying brew for increase life in critical life moments like 20% pv
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Breath on Fire on AOE moments
  • Should use Rushing Jade WInd on aoe if talent selected
  • Should use expel harm on cd
  • Should use chi wave on cd since it's a selected talent
  • Should use tiger palm every 20 secs
  • Should be able to use chi brew on cd or when chi needed if talent selected

(see chapter 3. Active Damage Mitigation + 2. Multiple Target Rotation)

Druid

- All druids specs :
  • Should use Might of ursoc for increase health in critical life moments like 20% pv
  • Should use barskin on cd or in critical life moment like 50% pv
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use incarnation on cd if talent selected
  • Should use nature's vigil on cd if talent selected
  • Should use Hearth of the Wild on cd if talent selected
(see chapter 4. Cooldown)

- Guardian (tank) :
Druid tank miss their spell for rage generating wich is necessary for selfheal. They don't know how use defs.
  • Should use Mangle, this is their principal abilities for rage generation (mutilation) for mono and aoe
  • Should use trash bleed for mono and aoe
  • Should use swipe on cooldown for aoe
  • Should use Might of ursoc for increase health in critical life moments like 20% pv
  • Should use survival instinct for reduce damage in critical life moments like 30% pv
  • Should use barskin on cd or in critical life moment like 50% pv
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use bersek on cd
  • Should use talent hearth of wild of nature vigil on tier 6 since ysera gift is too complex to perform for bot
  • Should use Savage Defense for active damage mitigation
(see chapter 1. Single Target Rotation)

- Balance (DPS) :
Fullest rotation on playerbots class (/clap). Missing their burst in rotation

UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use celestial alignement on cd
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use talent incarnation instead of soul of the forest on tier 4 since is too complex to perform for bot
  • Should use talent hearth of wild of nature vigil on tier 6 since ysera gift is too complex to perform for bot
  • Should use tranquility as raid cooldown if raid pv down to 30%
  • Should use rejuvenation on self when health < 80% and debuff missing
  • Should use healing touch on self if health < 30%
  • Should use nature swiftness on cooldown for instant healing touch cast
(see chapter 3. Cooldown Usage)

- Restoration (heal) : (New !)
Druid heals seems to using a good rotation except they need to be more reactive on rejuvenation and use some def cds for their group

UPDATE 18/07

  • Should use rejuvenation on 90% pv target and keep it up on tanks
  • Should use tranquility as raid cooldown if raid pv down to 30%
  • Should use incarnation: tree of life since it's used talent or change it for soulf of forest on tier 4 talent
  • Should use heath of the wild on tier 6 talent instead of nature vigil's since it's too complex for bot
  • Should use swiftmend on cd
  • Should use innervate on cd when mana down to 60% or less
  • Should use ironbark on target or self when health down to -40%
  • Should use nature swiftness on cd
  • Should use Glyph of Efflorescence that will permite to use spell Wild Mushroom for an great aoe healing

Hunter

- Alls specs :
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use deterence when health < 30%

- Beast master :
Correct rotation but they're missing some important spells.
  • Should use "kill command" this is their principal damage source
  • Should use focus fire whenever they reach 5 stacks
  • should use bestial wrath on cd
  • should use rapid fire on cd
  • should use stampede on cd
  • should use only mail gear
(see chapter 1. Single Target Rotation)

- Markmanship :
Worst spell rotation for hunter, MM playerbots missing some important spells to be competitive.
  • Should use Chimaera shot
  • Should use aimed shot
  • Should use steady shot to generate focus
  • should use rapid fire on cd
  • should use stampede on cd
  • should use only mail gear
(see chapter 1. Single Target Rotation)

- Survival:
Good spell rotation, should use burst cd and only mail gear.
  • should use rapid fire on cd
  • should use stampede on cd
  • should use only mail gear

Paladin

- All specs :

UPDATE 18/07

  • Should use Flash of light on critical life moments
  • Should use Divine protection on critical life moments like 50% pv
  • Should use Divine Shield on critical life moments like 10% pv
  • Should use Lay of Hands on critical life moments like 10% pv
  • Should use Devotion aura on raid group damages.

- Protection paladin tank :
Good spell rotation but acting like a sponge tank cause protection paladins are not using defensive and heal spells.

  • Should use Word of Glory with 3 holy power and 3 stack of shield of the righteous or whenever needing heal
  • Should use Guardian of the ancien kings for reduce damage
  • Should use ardent defender in critical life moments like 20% pv
  • Should use Divine Protection on CD
  • Should use Lay on hand in critical life moments like 10% pv
  • Should use Divine Shield on hand in critical life moments like 5% pv
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Hammer of the Righteous instead of Crusader strike agains 2+ targets and aoe situations
  • Should use Seal of Insight alltimes instead of Seal of truth actually used

(see chapter 3. Active Survival Abilities)

- Retribution paladin dps :
Retribution paladin atm have a weak dps cause they are spending their holy power for constantly refresh inquisition instead to be refreshing every 55 secs.
  • should refresh inquisition spell every 55 sec cause actually retri pal are refreshing it every 3 sec and loses all their holy power and can't use verdict templar that is their priorities dps abilities.
  • Should use templar verdict every 3 holy power
  • Should use guardian of ancient kings on cd
  • Should use avenging wrath on cd
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Hammer of the Righteous instead of Crusader strike agains 2+ targets and aoe situations
  • Should use Divine storm instead of Templar's Verdict agains 3+ target or aoe situations.
  • Should be able to use Holy Avenger since it's a selected talent.

(see chapter 1. Single Target Rotation)

Mage


- All specs :
Except for fire mage playerbots, this class is correct meanwhile they should use tier 6 talent for more spell power and burst cd.
  • Should be able to use ice block on critical life moments
  • should be able to cast evocate and refresh every 60 secs since all mage using talents tier 6.
  • Should be able to use alter time
- Fire :
Fire mage playerbots seems to get an issue with their critical strike procs cause by visualising their buff while in combat they can't launch pyroblast and don't have any heating up proc.
  • Should be able to cast inferno blast after a proc of heating up
  • Shoud be able to cast pyroblast
  • should be able to cast scorch instead of fireball while moving
  • Should be able to cast combustion with high ignite

- Frost :

Frost are very good, they should just learn to use ice lance properly.
  • Should be able to cast ice lance with procs of fingers of frost
  • Should be able to use icy veins on cd

- Arcane :
Arcane are good, except they don't know how manage mana so their rotation is basic.
  • Should be able to cast Arcane Power on cd
  • Should be able to cast Arcane Explosion instead of blizzard on aoe


Death Knight
Death Knight is one of the best playerbot scripted class, except for defensive cds. All dk specs get an issue with tier 6 talents, they don't use it, just change it for a passive one if it can't be scripted.

- All Specs :


UPDATE 18/07:
  • Should use Empower Rune Weapon for regenerates missing runes (if possible to script or on cooldown.)

- Frost :
Frost dk are good, except they are following the rotation for dual wielding but they are geared with 2 handed weapon and this is a lost of dps. Solution should be to change their rotation or gear them with dual wielding.

  • Should be able to follow the two-handed rotation since they're not equipped with dual wielding.
  • Should be able to use blood tap since they are using this talent or change it for a pssive one. (blood tap is only good for dual weiding rotation)
  • Should be able to cast soul reaper on targer -35% pv
  • Should use army of the dead on cd
  • Should use anti magic shell on incoming damage
  • Should use icebound fortitude on low health
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use pilar of frost on cd
  • Should use Raise Dead on cd


- Unholy:
Unholy dk are good, except they should use soul reaper on target -35% pv and use some cds.

  • Should be able to use blood tap since they are using this talent or change it for a pssive one.
  • Should be able to cast soul reaper on targer -35% pv
  • Should use unholy frenzy on self on cd
  • Should use summon gargoyle on cd
  • Should use army of the dead on cd
  • Should use anti magic shell on incoming damage
  • Should use icebound fortitude on low health
  • Use Blood boil for spread dots in aoe situations

- Blood:
Blood dk are good, except they should use some defs cds.

  • Should be able to use blood tap since they are using this talent or change it for a pssive one.
  • Use Blood boil for spend crimson scourge procs
  • Use Blood boil for spread dots in aoe situations
  • Should use army of the dead on cd
  • Should use anti magic shell on incoming damage
  • Should use icebound fortitude on low health
  • Use rune Tap for selfheal on cd
  • Use Vampiric blood for critical life moments
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should be able to use Dancing Rune Weapon on cd
  • Should use Raise Dead on cd


Shaman
Very correct scripted playerbot class except for enchanting weapon + shield.

-Elementals (dps) :
  • should use Flametongue enchanting spell on weapon
  • should use lighting shield instead of water shield that is usefull only for healer shaman.
  • Should use Earth Shock with 7 charges of Lightning Shield (requires using lighting shield)
  • Should use unleash element
  • should use ascendance on cd
UPDATE 17/07
  • Should use Fire Elemental Totem on CD instead of searing totem when available
  • Should use Earth Shock with 7 charges of Lightning Shield (requires using lighting shield)
  • Should be able to cast elemental mastery if talent selected on cd
  • Should be able to cast ancestral guidance when critical life moments if talent selected
  • Should use healing tide totem for critical life moments < 20%
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Nature's Guardian instead of Astral Shift on talent tier 1 since is less complex to use
  • Should use shamanistic rage on low health < 40%
  • Should use Healing surge on low health < 35%
  • Should use healing stream totem for critical life moments < 50%

(see chapter 3. Shield and Weapon Imbue)

- Enhancement (dps) :
  • should use lighting shield instead of water shield that is usefull only for healer shaman.
  • should use ascendance on cd
UPDATE 17/07
  • Should use Fire Elemental Totem on CD instead of searing totem when available
  • Should use stormstrike on cd
  • Should use fire nova for aoe situations
  • Should use Feral Spirit on cd
  • Should be able to cast elemental blast if talent selected on cd
  • Should be able to cast elemental mastery if talent selected on cd
  • Should be able to cast ancestral guidance when critical life moments if talent selected
  • Should use healing tide totem for critical life moments
  • Should use only Mail Gear
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Healing surge on low health < 45% with 5 stack of maelstrom weapon
  • Should use healing stream totem for critical life moments < 50%

(see chapter 3. Shield and Weapon Imbue)

- Restoration (heal) :
Resto shamans are naturally good, as playerbots, they miss importants cooldowns and should focus on raid healing with chain heal and stop use healing wave that is inefficient for others bots.

  • should use Earthliving enchanting spell on weapon
  • Should use unleash element
UPDATE 18/07 :
  • Should use Nature's Guardian instead of Astral Shift on talent tier 1 since is less complex to use
  • Should use mana totem if mana down to -50%
  • should use chain heal as filler on raid
  • Should not use healing wave (spell id 331) since is long time cast and not enough efficient
  • Should use ascendance on raid pv < 40%
  • Should use Spirit link totem on raid pv < 20%
  • Should use healing tide totem on raid pv < 30%

(see chapter 3.1.4 Earthliving)


Warlock
Warlock are very good, defensive cd should be used.

- All specs:
  • should use observer or shivarra's demon that is providing best dps instead of imp actually (except for demonology).
  • use enending resolve for critical life moments
  • use dark regeneration for selfheal
  • use healthstone for selfheal
  • use Dark Soul on cd
  • use summon doomguard on cd
  • use summon infernal on cd
- Destruction :
Destro lock have a good rotation spell for mono, they miss their aoe spell + their famous finisher shadowburn.

  • use ember tap for selfheal
  • use shadowburn on target below 20% pv
UPDATE 18/07 :
  • Should use rain of fire and keep it up on aoe
  • Should use fire and brimstone against 5+ target
  • Should apply debuff curse of the elements on target

(see chapter 5.3.1. Grimoire of Supremacy)

- Affliction :
Affli lock have a good rotation spell for mono, they miss their aoe spell and their finisher drain soul.

  • Use drain soul instead of malefic grasp on target below 20% pv
UPDATE 18/07:
  • Use seed of corruption on aoe situations
  • Should apply debuff curse of the elements on target

PRIEST
Priest is a good scripted playerbot class, they're missing some CD that's can be helpfull for raid and self.

All Specs

UPDATE 17/07
  • Use shadowfriend on cd
  • Use power infusion on cd if talent selected

HOLY PRIEST (Heal) (New !)
Holy priest are not good but not bad, they miss their famous spell chakra to use others great spells :

UPDATE 18/07
  • Should avoid to use heal that is too long cast and not enought efficient for raids
  • Should always use Chakra: Sanctuary as self buff
  • Should use circle of healing on cd
  • Should avoid to use heal (spell id 2050) that is not enough efficient and making raid wipe
  • Should use Holy Word: Sanctuary on cd
  • Should use Divine Hymn when raid pv < 40%
  • Should use lightwell and refresh when it desappear
  • Should Use guardian spirit on friend target when hp < 40%
  • Should use Void Shift on friend target when hp < 10%
  • Should use hymn of hope when mana < 30%

PRIEST SHADOW (Dps)
Shadow priest follow a good dps rotation except they should use devouring plaque with 3 orbs instead of 1 and use some defs as they wear cloth.


UPDATE 17/07
  • Use dispersion on critical life moments like 10% pv
  • Use vampiric Embrace on critical life moments like 40% pv
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use power word barrier on low health < 50%
  • Should use prayer of mending on low health <60%
  • Shoud use renew on low health < 60%
(see chapter 4. Cooldown)

PRIEST DISCIPLINE (Heal)
Discipline priest are good except they miss to use penance and archangel for greater heal. As other class they miss all their cd.


UPDATE 17/07
  • Use Archangel when reach 5 stack
  • Use Penance on cd for dps rotation instead of using it only for heal
UPDATE 18/07
  • Should use Pain Suppression on friend target when health < 30%
  • Should use Power word : Barrier on raid group when health < 30%
  • Should use Void Shift on friend target when hp < 10%
  • Should avoid to use heal (spell id 2050) that is not enough efficient and making raid wipe
  • Should use hymn of hope when mana < 30%
  • Should use Spirit Shell on cooldown
  • Should use Inner focus on cooldown

(see chapter 4.1 smiting and atonement healing)

I'll try to keep up this post by editing, add or remove spells that has been fixed for playerbots rotation. If you know any other issue please comment i'll edit the post. Hope it will help ! GL !

UPDATE :

- Updated 17/07 : added missing importants spells for :
  • Shaman elem dps
  • Shaman enhancement
  • Priest shadow
  • Priest discipine
  • Balance Druid
  • Monk Windwalker

- Updated 18/07 : added missing importants spells + new class :
  • Fury warrior dps
  • Arms warrior dps
  • Brewmaster Monk tank
  • Retribution Paladin dps
  • Protection Paladin tank
  • Frost Death Knight
  • Blood Death Knight
  • Alls Specs Death Knight
  • Destruction Warlock
  • Affliction Warlock
  • Discipline priest
  • restoration shaman
  • enhancement shaman
  • elemental shaman
Class Added :
  • Added Holy priest specialisation
  • Added Restoration druid specialisation

Why there is updates in post ?
Staircase wit and there is many spells for a lot of specializations ! ;)
 
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Very, very awesome post - as mentioned privately.

Much appreciated, thanks for taking the time to detail those things. I can assure you that they're being looked at :)

Cheers!
 
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