Mythic Assault Defeated in 30 Seconds - Augmentation Evoker Stacking
Mythic Assault of the Za'qali has been defeated in 30 seconds by using some clever use of game mechanics and benefitting from Augmentation Evokers multiplicative stacking. Thanks to Tarlo for letting us know about this.
Mythic Assault in 30 SecondsYou can check out their kill video below:
LogsYou can check out their logs by clicking here: Their group composition was:
4 Augmentation Evokers 1 Unholy DK, 2 Demonology Warlocks and 1 Arcane Mage who are getting buffed by the Augmentation Evokers 1 Brewmaster Monk 11 other DPS Augmentation Evoker Stacking is a ProblemAs mentioned in our previous article with 22 Augmentation Evokers, Augmentation Evoker has a massive problem with stacking.
Each additional Augmentation Evoker (who buffs the same targets) increases the value of all other Augmentation EvokersBlizzard initially band-aided the fix by capping the number of buffs at 4 per player. In addition, there are some major positional complications with choosing your Ebon Might targets since you typically can only guarantee 2 of the Ebon Mights go on the targets that you wish. However, this solution was clearly only a band-aid as players have found a way to work around the problem.
Multiplicative ScalingAs mentioned previously, stacking Augmentation Evokers is a problem because each Augmentation Evoker scales multiplicatively when you add more Evokers. We talked with our class writer Jereico: Each Evokers buffs 5 different factors on two targets:
Intellect: Ebon Might Versatility: Shifting Sands Crit: Prescience Flat Multiplier: Fate Mirror 15% Burst Multiplier: Breath of EonsEach buff stacks additively individually but when you combine them all, they scale multiplicatively for explosive results!
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