The simulating aspect is the fun part.

Theyll give you a good idea of how various combinations of gear might perform in the game itself.

To get started with simulating, I recommend grabbing and installing twoadd-onsforWorld of Warcraft:Ask Mr. RobotandSimulationcraft.

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Ill start with the robot.

Within the game, youll punch the icon for Ask Mr. As forSimulationcraft, the other useful addon, it operates much the same way.

However, I think a much better pairing is using Simulationcraft with theRaidbotswebsite.

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This will then give you a whole host of things to select, which might feel confusing at first.

Heres the simple version: Anything you select will be compared against your original gearandeverything else you select.

Anyway, I simply have to hit any gear I want to compare, which highlights it in yellow.

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To launch the simulation, simply smack the bigFind top gearbutton at the bottom once youve made your picks.

Scroll down a bit, and youll get a breakdown of how different combination of your gear performed.

While these simulation tools might look a wee complex at first, I urge you to dabble with them.

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