Highend Zerkers post dps screenshots here, need a benchmark to compare with others.

[Zealbour]

<DIV>Here is my best to date raid dps. I could have done better with exploding heart but it would only have added 12-15k or so to my 86k total. Post some pics for fun. Im sure it will be nice to see what were capable of before the "adjust" us.</DIV> <DIV><IMG src="http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4825/zerkertopdps7kg.jpg"></DIV>

[-Aonein-]

What slash wep do you use, cause you hit 47 times with a slash wep for a total of 88.17 dps and hit 17 times with a crushing wep for a total of 179.51 dps or is Arch Lich resistant to Slash? <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You also have to remeber how many adds is in this encounter, with out that many adds you wouldnt of done such high DPS. So if you wanted to compare you have to ask other berserkers who do this same raid, other wise its moot.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you wanted us to all compare and get a more *real* comparison, then do it against single lvl 48 - 49 <STRONG>^^</STRONG> mobs, that way all the lvl 50 Zerkers can give a more ture reading instead of basing it off one raid.</DIV><p>Message Edited by -Aonein- on <span class=date_text>08-23-2005</span> <span class=time_text>09:50 PM</span>

[Pin StNeedl]

<P>That's not fighting the Arch Lich. That's fighting the first encounter in the zone, which is a group of about 10 level 52 mobs (^^, ^ and -). Which I suppose is nice, but not reallly useful for comparison.</P> <P>But if you're just after a DPS number from inside a raid zone, I got just over 700 against Rognog's catch <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P>

[Zealbour]

<DIV>Sorry for the confusion gentlemen. I have no primary interest in max dps or i would use more frail targets for a demonstration <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> And I also assumed weld all know it was not on the AL pull itself too. What I'm truely after is what abilities contribute to other high end zerker dps. Do you all spam Blood Rage, do you use specific Ho's ect. I want to know if somone sees something im not doing that would contribute to more effective dps generation. I also chose this pull in a raid not just because of decent damage, but beacuse I felt I was on the ball. Let me know if you have anything to contribute. Your Fellow Zerker -Arch</DIV>

[Wiseman160]

<P>I'm not interested in max DPS either... What I'm interested in is the DPS from a normal battle, and it looks as though this information represents just that.</P> <P>Thank you for posting it!</P>

[Pin StNeedl]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Zealbourne wrote:<BR> <DIV>Sorry for the confusion gentlemen. I have no primary interest in max dps or i would use more frail targets for a demonstration <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> And I also assumed weld all know it was not on the AL pull itself too. What I'm truely after is what abilities contribute to other high end zerker dps. Do you all spam Blood Rage, do you use specific Ho's ect. I want to know if somone sees something im not doing that would contribute to more effective dps generation. I also chose this pull in a raid not just because of decent damage, but beacuse I felt I was on the ball. Let me know if you have anything to contribute. Your Fellow Zerker -Arch</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <DIV>In that case I'll say it's not so easy to advise, because it will vary greatly between different types of encounter (e.g. single ^^^ or an AE trash fight) and where you are in the raid (tank vs dps group).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's also hard to judge without knowing things like how well you are buffed (strength, haste), what weapons you are using and what the rest of the raid is doing, but looking at that parse, most things can be deduced.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So, to me it seems like you are tanking, are the only haste buffer in the group, and have 400-450str and generally decent gear (hard to tell exactly, but the procs give hints).</DIV> <DIV>You began the fight by proximity-pulling, then AE taunt, and began fighting with a Greataxe of Dread, switching to a greatflail about 2/3 of the way through (probably the ACGF).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For this fight (easy AE encounter), you could have improved by:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>using Stunning Roar more than once in the 3 minute fight</DIV> <DIV>forget Bully and Fearsome Shout after the pull (unless they are just advancing group HOs)</DIV> <DIV>forget Raging Blows, No Quarter, PoV</DIV> <DIV>use Vanquish</DIV> <DIV>cast Blood Rage and Anarchy before fight, rather than after your first salvo (a good time in this case is while returning with the pull)</DIV> <DIV>recast Unbridled Fury more frequently (you had 1 recast, early in the fight)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Of course, things change completely if you were, for example, in a DPS group, burning a single ^^^ target, but I hope that helps.</DIV></DIV>

[Kalak]

<div></div>Well I parse in the 300-450 range on say Misty (^^^ wolf in drayeks chamber 410 highest that I recall on this one, although I've gotten 670 in zek) That being a 2 mob encounter there isn't a whole lot of use for AOE's, although I use them anyway when no other spell is up also note, that is w/o rampage I'm not running a parser myself so I can't give you a screenshot Once you are trying to get DPS up you want to make sure your always doing something, and make sure Anarchy and blood rage are up as much as possible also be sure to time things like Frenzy right after relentless battering because of the def debuff basicly keep relentless battering on the mob at all times and dont stop, but if your not tanking, you will be <div></div><p>Message Edited by Kalakor on <span class=date_text>08-24-2005</span> <span class=time_text>08:15 AM</span>

[Sabin the Gre]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Kalakor wrote:<BR> Well I parse in the 300-450 range on say Misty (^^^ wolf in drayeks chamber 410 highest that I recall on this one, although <FONT color=#66ff00>I've gotten 670 in zek</FONT>)<BR>That being a 2 mob encounter there isn't a whole lot of use for AOE's, although I use them anyway when no other spell is up<BR>also note, that is w/o rampage<BR>I'm not running a parser myself so I can't give you a screenshot<BR>Once you are trying to get DPS up you want to make sure your always doing something, and make sure Anarchy and blood rage are up as much as possible<BR>also be sure to time things like Frenzy right after relentless battering because of the def debuff<BR>basicly keep relentless battering on the mob at all times and dont stop, but if your not tanking, you will be<BR> <P>Message Edited by Kalakor on <SPAN class=date_text>08-24-2005</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>08:15 AM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Kalakor, I'd be curious to know what your group composition was as well as what weapon/gear you were using, and if you had an SK debuffing the whole time when you hit that parse number.  Also if that was during the posion bug time frame.  670 on Zek seems pretty crazy.</P> <P>And to answer the original persons post head here....<A href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/image_view.vm?imageId=350543" target=_blank>http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/image_view.vm?imageId=350543</A>  This was an older parse of mine on the first group of the Antonica raid.  I was using the RGF + ebon gear I think at this point, and this was before the posion bug and before I got alot of masters.  Anyrate this will give you an idea.  In response to maximizing dps I would suggest starting AOE fights with Stunning Roar.  You hit up to 10 targets and stun them, and should proc anarchy/bloodrage/flail/etc.  Relentless battering should then  hit your money shots first (Frenzy, Vanquish, Wallop), then move to Berserker Assault (some people don't like this one, but hit hits like a Buick and gives you some time to get your others to refresh), etc. etc.  Wallop is underappreciated by some people, but wrongly so.  In a 10 mob encounter that spell will hit the first mob for about 300, and the rest for something in the 30-60 range (which is an additional 300-600 damage) and the spell has a 12 second or so refresh with a super fast recast.  Anyrate thats the general rule.</P> <P>Thanks,</P> <P>Sab<BR></P> <p>Message Edited by Sabin the Great on <span class=date_text>08-24-2005</span> <span class=time_text>12:43 PM</span>

[MrCAP]

I dont have [Removed for Content] but we where killing king drayek (we whiped when he was at 50% becasue my guild sux) and i had 180DPS. after we died i posted the top 6 DPS/dmg dealers on the raid. I was third behind 2 wizards. the wizards did about 47k and i tink i was at 41. there where assassians and rogues and rangers there too. I was useing a RGF for this fight.

[Rokn]

<DIV>Heya,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  I have been interested in knowing what people are currently parsing too, so good thread. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  I personally do not parse myself or ask for my results too often just because my guild does all the instances with 12-15 people, so not very fair results compared to someone using a full 24 man raid force. I am currently one of three beserkers in Ne Plus Ultra and we all parse fairly close when we use a full 24 man raid to do instances before SoTL or something. If you are going for a Zek parse, with 24, we all normally see 500's with and with out rampages, depending on what Poac calls. If we're doing a 12-15 man raid force, the solo berserker on his rampage on his rampage set will hit low 5's high 4's and normally high 3's low 4's with out rampage. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  My highest personal DPS ever on a raid, was 692. It was on a Zek wave, full 24 man raid force and literally everything hit at full force and was just one of those insane luck times. Usually when I have a good run and am in the DPS group on a raid I parse close to 400's or in 400's on normal raids, if raid leader calls for full dps. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Sorry I have no screen shots of my DPS, because I do not personally parse myself. Our inquisitor is the person who mainly parses and I will ask him for an SS of my dps if it is needed. I am personal friends with Sabin and we both compare dps numbers and such and both find each other running very similar for dps numbers. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Anyways, thanks again for making this thread.</DIV>

[Goreth]

<P>Sup Guys,</P> <P>Well I, like Roknor raid typically with 12-18ish on instances so I dont really count those numbers, but I can say my highest was on a Zek wave with 659DPS, I was tanking, had a fury and conjuror for procs, used Unbridled Fury and Blood Rage, but not Rampage.</P> <P>Doing SoTL last night I was parsing consistantly at 475-500DPS on the golem fights up top, on Swfzk The Mad, I parsed at 513DPS (honestly I have no idea how i did that...its a single mob with no adds).</P> <P>My typical strategy to get max DPS is to:</P> <P>Use Anarchy and Blood Rage (both master) as i run in to pull, Pull with Stunning Roar, then hit Slaughter, Frenzy, and Wallop.  All of those hit AoE and all have tons of chances to proc Blood Rage.  Then I spam Mutilate and Rupture etc etc, till AoE's are up again.  Also I have Underworld Legplates, so that's a nice 23% DPS boost for the vast majority of the fight.</P> <P>I can break 400DPS using ranged weps (Yew Bow, Prismatic DW, and Marran (12%proc) Cudgel)  The procs + Blood rage + Indium Arrows hit hard as hell.  on some ^^^ mobs when i'm not tanking I find that running in, hitting all my CAs, backing out and doing 1-2 rounds of Yew Bow DPS can add greatly add to DPS, b/c with over 500str and a dirge around you can pump out 900-1200 consistantly on a normal bow shot.  It just depends on the fight and if your debuffers are paying attn.  Oh well GL dudes.</P> <P>Gorethok Jigglebelly</P> <P>50th Berserker of Crushbone</P> <P>Proud Leader of Elysium</P><p>Message Edited by Gorethok on <span class=date_text>09-07-2005</span> <span class=time_text>10:18 AM</span>

[Sabin the Gre]

WTB Troubador

[Stromul]

What program are you using to parse? <div></div>

[Rokn]

<DIV>Haha, Sabin <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hear you on the WTB Troub comment. We only have one, and he's always in the MT group. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On my earlier post I forgot to do strat so I may as well do it now, its basic...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Not Tanking:</DIV> <DIV>1. Anarchy, Blood Rage, (Blank) Master Rage (If possible to use one)</DIV> <DIV>2. Target add, hit stunning roar + vanquish + slaughter</DIV> <DIV>3. Tab to main as hitting slaughter, and wallop</DIV> <DIV>4. Hit relentless battering</DIV> <DIV>5. Hit frenzy</DIV> <DIV>6. Hit Rupture and Mutilate</DIV> <DIV>7. Hit No Quarter/Raging Blows if not immune.</DIV> <DIV>8. Repeat as often as possible. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I always keep: Battle Tactics, Uthros Hp trait, Screaming Fury, Destructive Rage, Tides of War and War Chant up. Also I keep up Darkmoore's trait with unbridled fury incase I pull agro.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Self buff stats are approx: </DIV> <DIV>7600hp</DIV> <DIV>3200mit </DIV> <DIV>260sta</DIV> <DIV>240str</DIV> <DIV>203agi</DIV> <DIV>(sta dolls on, no potions)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I do not use a Haste item or Underworld Legplates. </DIV> <DIV>I only have one offensive proc, Cryptic Metallic BP.</DIV> <DIV>I use RGF, 2HPrism, 2 DW Slash (For fun)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have a lot of proc gear when I get hit by an add/ae so that may up my dps. </DIV> <DIV>Thats my general set up, hope it helps you all. </DIV>

[Sabin the Gre]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Roknor wrote:<BR> <DIV>Haha, Sabin <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I hear you on the WTB Troub comment. We only have one, and he's always in the MT group. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On my earlier post I forgot to do strat so I may as well do it now, its basic...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Not Tanking:</DIV> <DIV>1. Anarchy, Blood Rage, (Blank) Master Rage (If possible to use one)</DIV> <DIV>2. Target add, hit stunning roar + vanquish + <FONT color=#ffff00>slaughter</FONT></DIV> <DIV>3. Tab to main as hitting slaughter, and wallop</DIV> <DIV>4. Hit relentless battering</DIV> <DIV>5. Hit frenzy</DIV> <DIV>6. Hit Rupture and Mutilate</DIV> <DIV>7. Hit No Quarter/Raging Blows if not immune.</DIV> <DIV>8. Repeat as often as possible. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I always keep: Battle Tactics, Uthros Hp trait, Screaming Fury, Destructive Rage, Tides of War and War Chant up. Also I keep up Darkmoore's trait with unbridled fury incase I pull agro.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>I think today is a zek day so I'll give that a whirl.  My cast pattern is exactly the same except for the fact that I wait till later to cast slaughter.  I'm going to move that up and see what happens (I do have master 1 after all :robottongue<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> force of habit for single targets I think keeps me out of using it more.<BR> <p>Message Edited by Sabin the Great on <span class=date_text>09-07-2005</span> <span class=time_text>05:11 PM</span>

[Rokn]

<DIV>When I am targetting the little ^^ I hit slaughter while I am switching to the ^^^, for some reason it has always been a habbit. Let me know the results Sabin with your casting pattern. </DIV>

[Sabin the Gre]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Roknor wrote:<BR> <DIV>When I am targetting the little ^^ I hit slaughter while I am switching to the ^^^, for some reason it has always been a habbit. Let me know the results Sabin with your casting pattern.</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Turned out nice.  Hit a 440, which in our raids is pretty good (A warlock going absolutely ape[expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] hits in the 490's).  The others were the 390-400's which is doubling any other melee dps in our raid except for maybe out pally (with me in his group he's good for around 380, otherwise he's in the 330 range).  I also like the time it gives you to change targets when casting Slaughter.  I doubt I'd use that casting combo on too many other raids, but I really do like it for Zek.  Good shot.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BTW Rok we finally got motivated and did Brutal (its a [expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] when you can't get more than 2 tanks on or any rezing classes).  Plucked one of the 20 Stam Bows (2x dropped) and some neck with +80 vs pierce which I maybe should've let a scout get for the +2 pierce str/agi, but oh well.  Fatty got the Gnoll W/e Earing with +str / stam and the Tyrant Legs with +40 vs all physical.  All in all was a [Removed for Content] run.  Just a [expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] shame we didn't start doin it earlier.</DIV>

[Roguearth]

what benchmark did you use? have a link? <div></div>

[Fundi]

      When I'm fighting a lot of mobs, say the pulls before the Arch Lich, as soon as the MT pulls, I'll use Blood Rage and then use all the aoe attacks I have, such as Stunning Roar (my favorite attack), Berserker Assault, Wallop, and Slaughter.  This generates great DPS.  For the rest of the fight depensing on if my health is still high, I'll continue using Blood Rage.  Many berserkers I know don't use this move at all, but it really is one of our most powerful combat arts even though you get it at a very early lvl.