rotations are a lot less about stacking as many dots as possible and going static [which i imagine was nice for console users] and more about what we saw with summerset where you lay out 2 aoes, 1 st dot, and then spam until a proc shows up, while of course keeping up minor force.

my two main builds as examples:

magblade rotation: prebuff (channeled acceleration, merciless resolve, siphoning strikes), elemental blockade, twisting path, swap, consuming trap (or cripple depending on the fight- consuming if there's minis / adds you can pull sustain from, otherwise the damage from crippling is a bit higher), then spam swallow / crushing shock / ele weapon [whatever spam you want there] until bow procs then use that. you get time for maybe 6 or 7 spams since blockade and twisting are 14 seconds thereabout. sounds complicated but really it's just 2 aoes, 1 dot, spam, and proc / rebuffing.

stamsorc: prebuff (bound armaments, crit surge, start with trap), endless hail, hurricane, swap, wrecking blow spam until 4 stacks of armaments then proc that. literally that's it. reapply aoes, start using executioner at 32%, rebuff BA but don't recast it after you get into execute, stop using BA after 20%, just use your 2 dots, trap, and executioner. Hits about the same dps as magblade with worse gear/optimization, only drawback is its very melee focused. oh and this is with the pet and BA both double slotted so you only need 6 skills to work with [in this case the skills are wrecking, executioner, trap, hurricane, endless, crit surge]

to answer your other questions:
1. changes are better than anticipated. DPS dropped but not by 20-30% like people predicted, as long as you adapt your build you'll be okay.
2. the only thing i wish i knew two weeks ago was ...... magplar isn't as bad as people thought it would be? that's about it.
3. raid comps are pretty diverse. Warden healers are the go-to now over templars, tanks are diverse including necro, warden, and NB tanks, a typical support setup looks like templar healer, warden healer, necro offtank, nb main tank, magdk support dps with zen's. You don't need to stack 8 stamcros anymore, 4 is the most you'll ever need, the other 4 can be any dps you want even in optimal settings you don't need 8 necros.
4. no idea about cyro. dots are down so that isn't much of an issue. I think it's mostly about armor as a stat right now because potions giving armor makes everyone super hella tanky.

Odovacar wrote: »

*Following to see some PC feedback too*

I used to chase the minor/moderate changes after each patch but now I usually roll with what I've ran before PvP wise. My Stam DK has had the same gear and race for almost 2 1/2 years now...still can 1v1 with the best of them too.

I almost always do a respec when a new update comes. Generally I’ve found that most “OMG sky is falling” hysteria posts on here are over exaggerated, yet it’s interesting to see what small changes I can make to be ahead of the game.

From a pvp perspective the biggest changes are the dizzy and cleanse changes. A lot of stam crutched on Dizzy and it’s not about spamming one ability anymore. Cleanse’s healing has been halved so it’s no longer the best aoe heal.

Canned_Apples wrote: »

prepare yourself for long loading screens that lead no where.

That’s why I’m trying to respec a day early lol