Hot Streak VS Improved Hot Streak: Whats the difference?
How does Tier 3 Hot Streak work? The non-mathy answer: It ‘smooths’ Hot Streak out, by making sure it’s not too rare at low levels of crit, but isn’t too common at high levels of crit. The bonus from T3 Hot Streak scales inversely with your crit. For example, if you have a low 10% crit chance, “Hot Streak” may have an 80% chance to proc on a single crit. But if you have a high 30% crit chance, “Hot Streak” might only have a 5% chance to proc on a single crit. As your Crit rate increases (Via gear upgrades, raid buffs etc) the bonus from Tier 3 Hot Streak is steadily reduced. This is a hidden mechanic, neither the game nor talent pane tells you “Hot Streak” scales dynamically like this. Although the T3 Hot Streak bonus scales down with increasing crit, the chance of a T4 Hot Streak scales upward with increasing crit. The two talents complement each other, working together to “smooth” Hot Streak out for all levels of crit. For more information regarding Hot Streak, click the spoiler tag
