[zelld52]

Originally Posted by greatdane [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Generally speaking, duration has no impact on threat. All effects of a given type generate a uniform amount of threat.

I don't think that's entirely true. Shaman get more threat for a resisted Turgur's Insects than a landed one - because it dumps all 6 minutes of the accumulated threat per tick into you at once.

Whereas if you landed the Turgur's Insects, you get incremental threat per tick. So with a 1.7 minute Blind, if it gets resisted (which it will on raid mobs) you get ultra threat, which is why Bio Orb is a good opener for a tank on a raid.

Incidentally, weapon swings generate a set amount of threat based on the weapon's damage stat and your damage bonus. Basically add them together and that's how much threat you generate with each attack of that weapon, so at level 60 with a damage bonus of 11, a swing with warrior epic generates 14+11 threat. It doesn't matter whether you hit or miss or how much damage you actually do. You could miss or hit for 5 or crit for 70 and it's the same amount

I also don't think this is entirely accurate. I have played rogue alot on p99 as well, and it's a noticeable difference between threat on a low-damage backstab and a missed backstab. I heard a rumor that if you miss an attack, it gives you the same threat as if you hit for full damage - compared to hitting for low damage. People who play rogues will notice this - that missed backstabs typically generate more threat than backstabs that hit for minimum damage, or low damage.