Getting refused to EX groups as a DRK

[SpookyGhost]

Okay, nobody ever mentions Bloodbath and Foresight, which I use regularly on cooldown. Are they really that awful that nobody mentions them even once?

Foresight is ok, but it's not a tank buster CD. Bloodbath usually leads to overhealing, or just healing too little - it's semi-useful under offensive buffs to alleviate fluff damage a bit but that's about as far as it goes.

[Krissey]

Foresight is ok, but it's not a tank buster CD. Bloodbath usually leads to overhealing, or just healing too little - it's semi-useful under offensive buffs to alleviate fluff damage a bit but that's about as far as it goes.

I thought this whole argument was "overall mitigation", and Foresight reduces damage right? So that's mitigation. I just feel like, if we're going to argue for 7 pages over precisely every little detail of mitigation, any amount of damage reduced or damage recovered, even 1, might be important to be completely fair?

Maybe I am missing the point

[SpookyGhost]

I thought this whole argument was "overall mitigation", and Foresight reduces damage right? So that's mitigation. I just feel like, if we're going to argue for 7 pages over precisely every little detail of mitigation, any amount of damage reduced or damage recovered, even 1, might be important to be completely fair?

Maybe I am missing the point

Well, everyone can kinda use Foresight, the only thing the trait does is shorten the recast time (120s -> 90s). Foresight is also physical defense only, so would be useless against magic attacks. But yeah, over the course of a physical-based fight, a WAR would probably end up mitigating a bit more damage with some extra Foresights.

[Krissey]

Well, everyone can kinda use Foresight, the only thing the trait does is shorten the recast time (120s -> 90s). Foresight is also physical defense only, so would be useless against magic attacks. But yeah, over the course of a physical-based fight, a WAR would probably end up mitigating a bit more damage with some extra Foresights.

I just feel bad for Foresight. Nobody ever talks about him but he's my buddy and I use him on cooldown, every time, whether tanking trash or tanking bosses. I like to combine him with Bloodbath, then do a few overpowered strikes to get that healing going.

However that's just a habit I've fallen in to, also I only do that combo on trash packs. Otherwise I do the Bloodbath+Foresight thing on main boss with Unchained and break out all the cooldowns.

Edit: Does Convalescence effect help or combine well with Bloodbath?

I usually do Bloodbath+Foresight together, and use Thrill of Battle+Convalescence+Second Wind together, and use Vengeance on its own. Inner Beast every 5 stacks, and use Infuriate+Inner Beast on cooldown.

Am I doing it wrong?