TargetDummiesfulfillthesamerole,butarealittlemoreuniversallyaccessible.(MeleehadproblemswithDr.Boom,sincetheycouldfindthemselvesgettingblownupbyadds.)Theyalsohavebenefitofnotbeingoutinthefield.Whilesafeandprotectedinyourcapitalcity,youcanfireawayuntilyoufeelconfidentinthedatayou'reseeing.
There'sacaveattothedummies,however.Somespells(likeSiphonLife)don'tseemtogiveaccurateresults.Also,sincethedummiesaren'tthespecificbossesyou'llbefighting,you'renotgoingtogettheexactsamenumbersasyouwouldagainsttherealcheapwowgold.They'reintended,afterall,characterstopracticeon,notsimulatetheactualfights.
Ifyou'vebeenexploringyourcapitalcity,youmayhavenoticedsomethingnew.Grandmaster'sTrainingDummiesnowhangoutinthecities,casuallywaitingforenterprisingplayercharacterstocomeandbeatthem.(Idon'tjudgetheirlifestyles,I'mjustreportingthefacts.)Ifyou'relookingatthepictureontheright,you'recorrectinyourkeenobservation-theclevertrainingdummiesevencarrytheflagofyouropposingfaction.
Thedummiesarelevel80,obviouslyinpreparationforWrath'sreleaseonNovember13th.Wewerefortunateenoughtogettheminthecontentpatch,butitdoesleadtoafewquestions.Whatarethesemasochisticconstructionsfor?Whatistheirpurpose?Dotheygiveyouanything?
Dr.BoominNetherstormwasastapleofHunters',Warlocks'andMages'theorycrafting.Theanalystsofthecommunitieswouldparkthemselvesonacrate,andfireawayatthegoblin.UsingAddOnslikesRecount,orcombatlogparserslikeWWS,they'dleveragetheinformationtodrawconclusionsaboutwhichdamagerotationsandtalentsyieldedthebestresults.