BfA/prepatch support o̵n̵ ̵J̵u̵l̵y̵ ̵1̵7̵ is live! Raidbots Premium and Smart Sim (Beta) available now.

BfA Support on Raidbots

I’m switching the Nightly and Weekly SimC builds to use the BfA branch on July 17th (probably around 10–11AM PST, there may be some downtime). This will handle the item squish, new talents, weapons, and more.

Legion sims will be gone completely! EU players, get your sims in now for the Mage Tower!

As with any new patch, expect bumps, bugs, crashes, and other unpleasantries. Prepatch sims may be in a weird place as SimC devs focus on max level players and there’s a bunch of temporary weirdness with the new item squish and talent changes along with Legion legendaries and tier sets!

I’ve worked with the SimC devs to put together a quick “at-a-glance” spreadsheet about SimulationCraft BfA status for all specs. This is a good reference to see where things are but more detailed information will probably be available in your usual class Discord/website/forum/etc.

Raidbots Premium

There’s a new way to subscribe to Raidbots directly on the site!

Switch over to get a 10% higher iteration limit, choose more flexible billing options (1, 3, or 6 month plans), and generally just have an easier time managing your account.

I am looking at adding more payment options in the future. For the moment it’s just credit cards.

Read more about Raidbots Premium or just go and sign up!

Smart Sim (Beta)

I’ve implemented a new way to run sims that dramatically speeds up Top Gear, provides consistent and high precision across classes/specs, and makes you worry about about tweaking settings just a little bit less.

Open up Simulation Options on any of the main screens and choose “Smart Sim (Beta)” under Iterations to try it out!

It’s in beta right now but it will likely become the default in the future.

Bunch more info on the Smart Sim blog post.