I always over-prepare - it's why I get insulted when somebody suggests I don't know my job. I know my job - I've already read three different guides and watched five videos from different perspectives. Trust me, if I mess up it's because I suck, not because I don't know my job.
I use Spirits Within whenever it's up - I just kind of insert it into the rotation wherever I happen to be. Circle of Scorn has a 25 second cooldown, so I usually just use it every other full rotation - Fast Blade through Flash twice and then Circle of Scorn. In numbers, there's a 2.5 second cooldown on each of those skills, so it takes 20 seconds to get through a full rotation (give or take a second or two for discrepancy and player error). With the occasional Shield Swipe or Bash and the Spirits Within, it usually works out to about 25 seconds.
I switch targets in large groups, though usually only after a full rotation (Fast Blade through Flash) on one target - in groups of just two or three mobs, I tend to focus on one target and only switch off if I notice enmity lagging or if the DPS is focused on a mob I didn't mark.
But that's all more or less in theory. In game, there's add grabbing and positioning and canceling enemy attacks and dodging AoEs and those dozen other things you have to watch out for, so admittedly, I'm not always great. I panic and lose focus, or I get too tunnel-vision on one aspect and mess up another. Usual, panicky, by the seat of the pants stuff.
My original rant wasn't really an accurate reflection of play, though - I was just citing the basic, barebones rotation and therefore, how often I actually flash (roughly once every eight to twelve seconds) as a counterpoint to the contention that I should flash more.
I use Spirits Within whenever it's up - I just kind of insert it into the rotation wherever I happen to be. Circle of Scorn has a 25 second cooldown, so I usually just use it every other full rotation - Fast Blade through Flash twice and then Circle of Scorn. In numbers, there's a 2.5 second cooldown on each of those skills, so it takes 20 seconds to get through a full rotation (give or take a second or two for discrepancy and player error). With the occasional Shield Swipe or Bash and the Spirits Within, it usually works out to about 25 seconds.
I switch targets in large groups, though usually only after a full rotation (Fast Blade through Flash) on one target - in groups of just two or three mobs, I tend to focus on one target and only switch off if I notice enmity lagging or if the DPS is focused on a mob I didn't mark.
But that's all more or less in theory. In game, there's add grabbing and positioning and canceling enemy attacks and dodging AoEs and those dozen other things you have to watch out for, so admittedly, I'm not always great. I panic and lose focus, or I get too tunnel-vision on one aspect and mess up another. Usual, panicky, by the seat of the pants stuff.
My original rant wasn't really an accurate reflection of play, though - I was just citing the basic, barebones rotation and therefore, how often I actually flash (roughly once every eight to twelve seconds) as a counterpoint to the contention that I should flash more.
Each man longs to pursue his dream. Each man is tortured by this dream, but the dream gives meaning to his life. Even if the dream ruins his life, man cannot allow himself to leave it behind. In this world, is man ever able to possess anything more solid, than a dream?
-Berserk
