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Hoofit
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Greetings! After listening to the AMR interview and the discussion about 'how to make a start up guide or tutorial', I decided to make a very Quick Start guide for my own guildies.
I'm sure this could be simplified even more for a very easy 1 page starter guide with slightly smaller images, but I thought I'd share anyway.

Again, this is just a quick start "get'er dun" guide for those that are intimidated by Mr Robot. it doesn't cover advanced use. Enjoy!
More detailed information at the AskMrRobot Primer and FAQ

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ASK MR ROBOT QUICK START

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1: Go to askmrrobot.com
2: Enter your Server and your character's name then click "Load".
3: Once your character is loaded you'll see it below. Click the character you want to optimize.


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4: Click Reload
5: Make sure you're in the right Spec. (If you are not in the right spec and gear, log out of WoW while in the correct spec and gear, and repeat the above steps.)
6: In the center column you'll see a Score across the top of the screen and items in Orange (Gems, Enchants, Reforges), This is your character as seen in the Armory. Items in Orange is what you currently have and what Ask Mr Robot suggests you can change/improve.
7: Click "Optimize!"


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8: A new tab appears, and Now you see what Ask Mr Robot is suggesting. In this example Ask Mr Robot is letting me know that many of my gems are not the best gems, and 1 enchant can be optimized. At the moment all of my Reforges are fine though.
  • Even if I fix all my gems from the lesser expensive ones to the epic ones and change my 1 suggested enchant, my overall score improvement (Optimized score from below minus Armory score from above) is less than half a percent, 0.45%. I can assume I'm pretty safe in not spending a load of money on regems and one enchant. This is a personal call and you can even set filters for these too (See Advanced section).
So: Optimized% - Armory% = Difference%, the larger the Difference percent, the more you should reconsider optimizing.


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9: Gear Optimization: NON Best in Slot and potential Upgrades will be indicated with a red arrow.


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10: After clicking on an item you're suggested to upgrade, Check the "Relative Ranking" box. This makes sure to suggest upgrades based on your currently equipped gear and supporting stats. You'll still see the Best In Slot items at the top.
  • The Item bracketed in Yellow is what you currently have. Anything above this is an upgrade based on your currently equipped items.
  • If you check "Absolute" this will give you the list of Best In Slot item based on your class/spec stat priorities but does not consider your current stats, if you are over or under hit/expertise/haste caps for example. Use the Absolute check box with caution!


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ASK MR ROBOT SLIGHTLY MORE ADVANCED START

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There are two places you can adjust more advanced choices.
  • Choosing a Gear Strategy and
  • Set Options and Filters


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Set Options and Filters:
Did you just ding max level? Are you trying to prep for raiding? Are you already decked out in the latest and greatest?
Maybe you don't have the cash or materials for epic enchants...
Maybe you don't like to run fast because you have alternatives and would prefer pure stat enchants.
Maybe you aren't quite in the latest tier gear yet so using epic gems too soon is a little silly.
This is the place you want to set these filters and options.


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Choosing a Gear Strategy
The Green Arrows (Not the DC character) point to several pre-select options with all the details built in to those options. Ask Mr. Robot seems to know which one you currently are, but if you want something different you can select that here.
The Red Arrows indicate what you'll see if you click on the Customize button. Here you can hard code your specific stat weights and exact numbers you wish to reach. Ask Mr. Robot will then take these new numbers into account to come up with your new gearing strategy.


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Posted May 23, 12 · OP · Last edited May 25, 12
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Zhug
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Thanks Hoofit! Great starter guide. Now do one for all the customization you can do. :p
Posted May 25, 12
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Hoofit
43 posts
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Hmm, that one will have to be called the "Not So Quick" Starting Guide. I'll see if I can simplify the advanced explanations. I am not familiar with all of the advanced customizations yet; my screen caps will look different for other classes or roles too. I should be able to give some basic ideas for "beginner advanced" use though.
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I have a right to Bear Arms! ..... real tanks do it with there Bear hands!..... Rawrrr
Posted May 25, 12 · OP
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Hoofit
43 posts
+11 votes
Surprisingly, the advanced options seemed more simple to relay visually than the quick start. I've edited the original post which includes the slightly more advanced instructions at the end of the quick start, of course!

thanks for the sticky!
[Edit] I cleaned up some formatting & tried to make it a little more visually appealing.
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I have a right to Bear Arms! ..... real tanks do it with there Bear hands!..... Rawrrr
Posted May 25, 12 · OP · Last edited May 25, 12
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ArchBuck
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Hoof! Awesome job man!
Known as Rainia in game... Spinebreaker (Horde) server
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Posted May 29, 12
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rivereye
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Just saw this guide linked to from WoWInsider (pointing towards Hoof's own blog). Congrats man, and keep up the good work.
Posted Jun 1, 12
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Hoofit
43 posts
+11 votes
Thanks guys!
I'm very surprised and excited, I found out from 2 guildies, didn't even know it happened!
Hoofit's Armory -- Hoofit's YouTube Channel -- Twitter
I have a right to Bear Arms! ..... real tanks do it with there Bear hands!..... Rawrrr
Posted Jun 1, 12 · OP
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