Queuing as DPS

It's a guilty pleasure of mine. And honestly, I don't know why I didn't start doing it sooner. Yes, it's queuing as a Cat. (Argh, the more I look at the word 'queue' and 'queuing', the weirder it looks, and I keep thinking that I'm spelling it wrong.)


But there are problems with Cat DPS in heroics. Given the long start-up time required for our DPS to start rolling in, you really do have to change your priority list to do things well. Here's what I've been doing so far:

1. Rake if it isn't up already.
2. Savage Roar as soon as possible after engaging, even if you only have 1 point. Keep it up at all times.
3. If there are 3 or more mobs within your 180 degree frontal cone, Swipe. Even if you bottom out on Energy, you still do more damage-per-energy with one Swipe than with a mangle on each mob.
4. Mangle to build CP.
5. If a mob is going to cast a WTFtanksplode, Maim it.
6. If a mob is not going to last much longer, and you have 3 to 4 CP, Savage Roar and switch.
7. Ferocious Bite, and always on a bleeding target.
8. If you bottom out on Energy, and your Nature's Grasp is ready, use it to give yourself an extra shot at an OoC proc.

Now, I don't claim to be a priority theorycrafter, but this seems to be working well when doing heroics. I might need to tweak it here and there, but this seems to be working well enough.

-BearTreeCat