Housing Blueprints
Introduction
My name is ForeverGuy or Guy, and I play Rogue for GN, previously known as Healer Chat.
I started playing in Legion, and I’ve done work for the simulations for all 3 rogue specs over the years. I’ve only recently started pushing world ranks. However, I still have much knowledge on the finer details of maximizing damage for rogue specs through simulations and analyzing logs for any potential gains.
What has changed
Patch 12.1 Changes for Outlaw Rogue
There are 2 main changes Outlaw got going into 12.1. The first change being a change to the capstone talent Fast Action. It now decreases the cooldown of Between The Eyes by 8 seconds, up from 5 seconds before; additionally, it also buffs the damage buff component of Between the Eyes by an additional 1%.
This talent becomes core for all builds moving forward. The other major change is the tweaks towards Killing Spree, which now better scales with Haste overall and becomes our highest priority finisher.
Midnight Changes for Outlaw Rogue
Going into Midnight, a majority of the game's specs are undergoing a major shift, returning the game to a much simpler era, and Outlaw is no different.
Throughout The War Within, the spec has been focused around a talent combination of Underhanded Upper Hand and Crackshot, allowing us to extend Adrenaline Rush for the entire encounter in ideal conditions. That talent package has been removed in favor of a return to a Battle for Azeroth / Shadowlands version of the spec. It’s a basic builder / spender spec that still focuses on using cooldowns on cooldown.
The biggest individual change is to Roll The Bones. Rather than rolling a random combination of 6 buffs, you now roll a random number between 1 and 4 each time you cast it. Based on the number you roll, you get a buff effect; higher numbers also gain all the benefits of the previous buffs:
- Stage 1 is an increased Opportunity chance.
- Stage 2 is Sinister Strike generates an additional combo point.
- Stage 3 increases Restless Blades' effectiveness.
- Stage 4 is increased Critical Strike chance.