Hi
I wouls like to share my button-clicking tactic whit you!
And tell you what happens, i also like to know myself what exacly happens in teorie!
All to know whats best for my wizzard
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#gVhXcO!gbf!cYcaZci have 1.5 aps atm unbuffed / 1.64 if bubble is up! (posible i could use the 20%damage buble, this bublle is more vs 1 target and to speed up things at the start, for extra survival)
(1/1.5=0.67sec for a attacks animation /// 1/1.64 = 0.61sec for a attack animation)
from testing my arcane orbit, it not seems to release my arcane orbs faster if i increase my aps, it also not increase damage, it only allow me to put my arcane orbit up faster, poor benefit!
( i think arcane orbit is released every 0.5seconds)
50%crit chance i have and +6%crit chance for wicked wind on my weapon! and 9 arcane on crit
so your put on your armor and arcane orbit
and then you walk to the 3 elites!
now asume, things work out perfectly, every single chain+twister+orb will hit all 3 elites, and the elites not kite away
a common situation vs more normal monsters, they come whit 5+monsters at ones, always allow your hits to atleast hit 3 monsters at ones
thats also the foccus of my wizzard, to fight 3 elites at ones
if just 1 elite left, its ezz, and a boss is ezz also
before action, teoriecraft is needed!
wicked wind = 100%critical mass scalling per target = 100%*56%crit per 0.5sec = 1.12 critical mass proc per sec per twiser per monster (stackible cast animation skill)
chain reaction = 100%critical mass scalling over the 3 blasts per target (stackible, instant cast)
arcane orbit = 100%critical mass scalling over the 4 orbs per target = 0.5 critical mas proc per sec per monster (not stackible, cost a cast animation, cost alot arcane, just last 2 seconds)
i come cloose, 3elite are agro now, they come for me!
1.5seconds before elite is near me, i click chain reaction!
1.5second before elite is near me i also click wicked wind 3yards in frond of me, or almost ontop of me, its allowed to click them all at ones, since chain reaction is a instant cast
0.83second before elite is near me i click my 2e wicked wind
meanwhile i click my instant cast diamant skin
0.16seconds before elite is near me, i click my Slow-time
elite reache me, fun starts!
Time starts for real now, hold down the twister wicked wind button, when clicking your instant cast button manualexplosion 1a hits / twister 1b+2a hits (my twister 1a tick never hitted a monster) / arcane orbit 1a is released / arcane on crit is replenishing my arcane for more casting
my critical mass is triggered for 3*((0.56*2wicked winds)+(0.33chain reaction)) = 4.35seconds cooldown reduction
chain reaction 2 can be clicked instantly at 0sec after time starts!
0.45sec, my 3e wicked wind is casted+hits
0.5sec later my arcane orb 1a hits / my wicked wind 1c+2b hits
0.61sec later my chain reaction 1b hits
since i clicked my chain2, i already have another 3*((3wicked winds*0.56)+0.25orb+0.33chain)=6.78 sec cooldown reduction
means i clicked my chain reaction3, 0.5sec after time starts
1sec later my orb1b hits / wicked wind 1d+2c+3b hits
1.06 second i click my final twister4
now i can not click my cooldown skills any faster, when holding the twister button, i can not click 5times in a sec, i am to slow for it
the only option is to hold down the chain reaction button, and release the twiser button!wicked wind 1, is stil running for the upcomming 3seconds
but lets look whats happening now, i have 4 twisters up and running, 2orbs are still coming, and chain reaction starts chaining itself!
3elites*(4twisters*1.12) = 13.44 cooldown reduction per sec
+/-===> 13.44/5.1 = 2.64aps for chain reaction
but you still have the 2arcane orbs and the chain itself thats added to that,
so its
total chain aps = 2.64chain aps gained from 4wicked winds+chain aps gained form chain
chain aps gained form chain = (total chain aps*3elites*3chains per chain aps *0.33critical mass scalling*50%crit)/5.1sec cooldown time
chain aps gained form chain = (total chain aps*0.2912)
total chain aps = x
x = 2.64+x*0.2912
lets say, i am a bit lazy, but lets say 3.71
3.71*0.2912+2.64=3.72 total chain aps
Its not that massive afterall, hopped for a bigger number vs 3 targets
but vs more targets ofc i do over 6aps chain! and then its best to simply hold down the chain button!
vs 3 elites, i gess i gone put up 5-6twisters before i gone hold down the chain button, and click chain manually 3.7times per sec!
its pretty bad i can not hold down 3 buttons at ones!
you can only hold down 1 button and click another manual
My conclussion for optimal kill power!just tested arround a little,
in all siutuations
1sec after holding down my twister button, i stop holding it down
i start holding down chain button
and i click manualy some wicked winds/diamnt skin, intevals depending on the serrounding monsters
then i tiny loose some wicked wind-ias, but i keep my chain-reaction-ias at max power at all times!
this also makes me wana teoriecraft more about the importance of ias!
Damage per second at 5k dps / 1.64aps vs 3 elites:Chain reaction = 97%per blast*3.72chain aps*3blasts per chain*3elites*5k dps/1.64aps = 99010 damage done
Wicked Wind Twister = 252%/6sec*4twisters*3elites*5kdps/1.64 dps = 15364damage done
114374 total damage at 5k dps
114374/5000 = over 23 times your dps
Thx!