Can anyone give me tips on feral kitty dps?
I love questing as it but dungeons/raids with it are just annoying as hell to me. My main spec is resto which I love but I'd like to get better as feral.
My main issue is using Shred over Mangle and having to always be behind the boss, it's just so tedious. Also having to keep track of Shred, Rip and Roar is just a pain.
Any tips? Or is it just not for me you think?
I've played almost every class and spec now except for Shaman and Warrior. Cat DPS is the hardest of them, and it isn't close. It's twitchy and fast-paced, and keeping all the buffs and debuffs going is a goddamn nightmare. But it's completely doable once you understand how it works.
Don't sweat it if your Shred fails, because realistically, it's not going to impact your DPS much if you're out of position and it borks. If you're not maxed on energy and you're not tanking your target, don't even bother using Mangle. Take the time to reposition, make sure everything else is set up (FF, SR, Rake) and only then get your Shred in. The biggest chunk of your damage comes from melee swipes anyway, so making sure they're at their max potency is half the battle.
The fact is, ferals aren't even close to GCD locked and you can't play them like a GCD-locked class. If you're mashing your buttons like a DK whenever you have enough Energy, you're a terrible Feral. You get very few uses of your big abilities due to your Energy regeneration, which makes it critical to make every one count by keeping the buffs up. That means refreshing Rip and Rake with Tiger's Fury active, using your finishers only with a 5-stack of combo points, using leftover Combo Points to refresh Savage Roar.. lots of details that make the difference between a good cat and a bad one. It's a combination of waiting and then cramming everything into a tiny window with Tiger's Fury up, and preferably Berserk as well. The level of planning and timing required is what makes this spec challenging, and there's no way to get a feel for it other than by doing it. A lot.