MaxDPS Recommends:
Legit Gold Making Guide!
Full update for Wrath OUT NOW!!!

Various Changes: - I have been hard at work on a number of things that may not be immediately apparent. First, all classes that were updated to their Wrath models now have level selection which changes rank of abilities used as well as combat ratings. Also, I've been working hard on getting all trinkets modeled. Still a few left but the vast majority are in place

Armory Import - The Armory import should now be much more stable and also accepts non-standard character sets. Please test it out and let me know if you notice any more issues.

Class Updates: - Still working on getting some classes converted from their BC model. I have updated Elemental Shaman and more should be out soon. Keep an eye out for these over the next few weeks.

Gold Guide Updated for Wrath - Side note here, but the gold guide I recommend has been fully updated to include Northrend and Wrath of the Lich King. While the sale of these guides does help a bit toward my hosting costs, I read them thoroughly and don't make these recommendations lightly! So, I highly recommend Warcraft Millionaire as it's definitely the best I've seen. So if you're planning on getting one and also want to help out maxdps, I recommend getting it now so you know how to get the most gold out of leveling in Wrath!

- Nuuga

MaxDPS Recommends:
Amazing Leveling Guide!
1-80 Wrath leveling guide OUT NOW!!

Leveling Guide

The Zygor leveing guide I have been recommending for almost a year just released their Full 1-80 Wrath update early! I personally use this in-game guide and am very glad it's released in time for me to play right after I get the expansion from a midnight release! :) Anyway, like I've been saying, I don't make these recommendations lightly, and know it will help you get to 80 very quickly! Click on the image to the right to check it out.

MaxDPS in Wrath:

I have been working hard to get the site as ready for the Wrath launch which is less than two days away. Some things you'll notice are new Item Options including Wrath zones, emblems, reputation rewards and more. I also have added Wrath gems, so item rankings will change when you select these to be your default gems. Also, soon level input will be available in the Input Your Stats section so that your abilities/stats will change as you level. Also, all quest and dungeon rewards are now ranked, so you can easily find gear upgrades as you level!

Newly launched/updated classes:

Protection Warrior - My first try at a tanking spec! It uses a a full rage model and threat model to determine Threat per Second (TPS). Also using a modified tank points formula to determine avoidance/mitigation. There's even a slider to let you determine what level of threat versus avoidance you want. Definitely looking for feedback on this as I plan on trying protection paladin at some point in the future.

Restoration Shaman - My second healing class to be released. Similar to the holy pally rankings, where you can determine your weighting of pure healing versus mana regeneration.

Holy Paladin - Fully updated for wrath talents/buffs.

- Nuuga

Newly launched classes:

Beast Master Hunter - A few big changes to Hunters. First off, steady shot not clipping auto shot made the class much easier to model. In terms of itemization the big change is the talent Careful aim now giving intellect one AP per point. Also, there were big changes to pets, and you can now select the relevant pet talents for Ferocity.

Enhancement Shaman - Lots of changes here as well. Flametongue is now viable with certain setups especially when the new spell Lava Lash is considered. The Maelstrom Weapon talent allowing for instant Lightning Bolts also spices up the class.

Stat Changes: - Between healing changing to spell power and the consolidation of spell hit and hit, spell crit and crit, and spell haste and haste, alot of changes have been made to items. I think I've successfully changed all of my models and items to reflect these changes, however if you notice any weirdness with some of the rankings on items with new stats, please let me know!

- Nuuga

The patch everyone has been eagerly awaiting is finally here! I've been extremely busy updating the talents and models for many classes in preperation for this patch, and also for the expansion which will be released in less than one month. Here's a list of the classes fully updated for 3.0.2 including talents, ablities, rotations and buffs:

Fury Warrior - Huge changes here. I've implemented a full rage model with Heroic Strike as the rage dump and an optional Execute after 20% option. I think this is much more accurate now. Based on a Bloodthirst, Whirlwind rotation with Instant Slams thrown in on Bloodthurst crits with Bloodsurge talented. And of course, Titan's Grip!

Arms Warrior - Like fury warrior, a full rage model has been implemented. Currently modeled assuming the warrior is staying in Battle Stance and using overpower on dodges and taste for blood procs, and Executes on Sudden Death procs. There will be further changes to this model as Blizzard has stated some things will change.

Retribution Paladin - Wow, massive buffs for ret pallies in this expansion. Added the news seals and added Consecration and Divine Storm to the dps rotation.

Affliction Warlock - Added Haunt to the rotation. With the new talents this class will finally be a viable raiding spec.

Fire Mage - Added Living Bomb and Instant Pyroblasts on Hot Streak procs to rotation.

Frost Mage - For awhile it was looking like Ice Lance may be added to the rotation, but now it's just a standard rotation with instant Fireballs on Brain Freeze procs (increases dps and mana efficiency slightly).

Shadow Priest - All new talents added. Blizzard recently said they will be getting a buff to DPS soon, so keep an eye out.

Almost Complete:

- Nuuga

Feral Druid - This has been live for a week or so now and I'm still looking for feedback. It's currently modeled using a raid dps cycle of Mangle, 4 x Shred and then Rip. I would also like to add a soloing cycle and other raid dps cycles. So if you have any suggestions let me know.

Arcane Mage - I hadn't planned on adding this class before expansion hit, however, there was high demand. The big caveat with Arcane Mage spell cycles is that they are so dependent on good mana regeneration that numbers are often inflated on the rankings. For instance, the arcane blast spam cycle results in large dps (and shows the power of haste with arcane blast), however, the conditions needed to allow for that over a 10 minute fight be not be possible. Anyway, I'd appreciate some feedback on that class and other applicable dps cycles as well.

Beta! - A big thank you to Steve, one of my loyal users, for giving me a beta key! I'm been able to get in and test some classes at level 80 (only three pre-mades allowed sadly) and also play around with my Titan Gripped warrior main. With the expansion approaching quickly, expect to see some class rankings having Wrath versions before the expansion even hits. Also, you'll notice that I'm constantly adding new items as they are released from the beta.

- Nuuga

Armory Import - This has been on the site now for around a week, so if you haven't noticed the little import function above the menu, go give it a try! Right now you can only leech your character information once a week, however you can always pull from my local cache at any time. I'm looking to tweak this as I see the load. I'm still working on removing buffs on import, and there are a few bugs remaining, so I'd really apprecicate your feedback on this to make it as solid as possible.

No MaxDPS beta key! - Sadly, MaxDPS.com didn't get a beta key. I'm doing my best on having all classes ready for the Wrath of the Lich King launch, however it's not easy without access to the beta server to do testing myself. If any MaxDPS user happens to have an extra US beta key or will not have a chance to use one they were given, I would very much appreciate it (Send me an e-mail: Nuuga).

Other updates - Lots of minor updates all around, including weapons for melees being greatly improved. Equipment selection is still in the works and should be in beta relatively soon.

- Nuuga

Beast Master Hunter - This has been live in Beta form for a little over 2 weeks now. The rankings seem solid and reception has been great on such a complicated class thanks to some amazing feedback from the forums and through e-mail. Either way, I would appreciate your feedback to keep improving the rankings and hopefully get them out of beta very quickly!

Moonkin Druid (Balance) - I know I never made an announcement on this being created, but I worked on this over the last month or so when I wanted a break from BM Hunters. So, as of a coupe hours ago, this is up in Beta form! PLEASE check it out and leave feedback on the Druid Forums!

- Nuuga

An update on what I've been working on lately:

Beast Master Hunter! - I have recieved a lot of e-mails about Hunter rankings since I mentioned adding this class a long time ago. Well, I have been hard at work on the rankings, and you should see them up within a week if all goes well. The class has a number of unique properties which take time to figure out and implement.

Season 4 - All season 4 arena sets, honor sets and weapons have been added.

Armory Import / Equipment Selection - Work on this is coming along quite well. While coding this, I quickly discovered I was missing some features on maxdps that would make it impossible to finish until these were complete. Features like...

Librams, Totems and Unique "Proc/"On Use" Items - I have modeled all relevant Librams for both Holy and Retribution paladins. Also, Enhancement and Elemental totems have been modeled. I have also modeled a number of items that were previously not included like the Ashtongue trinkets and the [The Lightning Capacitor]. If you notice any others that seem missing please let me know.

Forum - I am going to try and be more active on the forum going forward, however, I couldn't stand the look of the forum, so I've updated it to fit more into the theme of the site. So if you haven't signed up, I suggest you go and do so now!

- Nuuga

I'm currently working on another server transfer. Since the patch my old server simply can't keep up with the CPU usage that MaxDPS.com is using. Hopefully the switch to a new dedicated server will happen later this week or early next week. You should see a nice boost in speed if you have been noticing any slowdowns lately.

What this means is that I can finally incorporate a few of the ideas I’ve been meaning to implement. For one, the Armory seems to be behaving much better lately. This will finally allow for the addition of an armory import feature. This will also allow me record which items you are currently using, which in turn will allow me to properly deduct the current stats of the item you are looking to upgrade before adding the stats of the possible upgrade and calculating DPS. It will also allow for dynamic changes so you can experiment with different equipment combinations. Exciting stuff!

I will have to add a bit more advertising somehow to cover the cost of the powerful dedicated server I’ve purchased, as always I will try and make these ads as unobtrusive as possible. You won’t have annoying emoticons yelling at you I promise!

If you want to get ahold of me or ask any questions the best way is to e-mail me at the address below. I will do my best to get back to you.

- Nuuga

Combat Rogue

After a ton of work, the Combat Rogue Rankings are complete. The rankings are based on a X combo point Slice and Dice and 5 combo point finisher (either Evis or Rupture depending on your selection) where X varies between 1 and 5.

Part of the reason for these rankings taking so long to finish was that I coded a complete energy model based on the energy mechanics, and all relevant talents. This is definitely the most advanced of all the models I've done to date.

Anyway, check it out as I'm looking for feedback/missing items on the rankings.

Patch 2.4

Lots of exciting information coming out on patch 2.4 and the two Sunwell dungeons. I will be adding these items as fast as possible. The first batch should hopefully be added tonight!

- Nuuga