Hey, what about full-focused DPS BM? It is viable?
I'm currently lv.18 Archer, deffinetly going to BM but I really want to explore the DPS chances that this class have. I dont like too much the bear graphics so I also think that it may be possible be a DPS BM without transforming into a bear... Im not so sure about that anyway, since the great boost that come from turning into a bear xD
Anyway, if a full-focused DPS BM isnt that viable, what about an off-tank-DPS?
Salutes!
PS: sorry my english! it isnt my natal language
I explored trying DPS BM for awhile while leveling, and it stays pretty equal with the other DPS classes for quite awhile. I done a lot of leveling with a rogue buddy though, and by 40+ he was blowing past me with no competition on my part. There's a long gap where it's close to everyone else, and then Rogues/Rangers/Wizards/etc will start pulling ahead by leaps and bounds. For instance my Rogue buddy at 40 with Moonlight Dance and Unstable Doping up: the many little hits were for 100 each noncrit, and the big hit at the end for around 1000. This was with <700AP base(maybe less than that). At 50 with a blue weapon and almost 1700AP buffed I still can't Fury Strike with 50+ beastpower for half that amount(he can now take a regular mob out in 1 Moonlight Dance and maybe a double attack or 2, depending on how much Moonlight Dance crits). You can definitely contribute in a pinch, but I don't think there will be much of a reason to plan on staying alongside a class that was designed to smash faces.
Let us take solace in knowing that Grizzly Bears easily out DPS a human rogue IRL though