Mage turned Melee DPS: HELP!!

[quote=turqoisehex][B]Short question:[/B] Can you tell me how to play ranked level melee DPS, or point me to a thorough guide? I want something a complete guide with as many tips and tricks as possible, and almighty Google hasn't found it for me. [B]Story:[/B] For my first 130 or so games, I played strictly mage (Annie, sometimes Ryze) and tank champs (Shen and Amumu). I played the odd game as Yi, and a few dominion games as Poppy, but 90%+ were tanks or mages. Now I'm learning to jungle Nocturne, and getting very frustrated. Most games I've gone somewhere around 2/10/10, to the rage of my team mates. I've read 3 or 4 guides on Nocturne specifically and found a tanky build that works better for me than most. However, I end up falling into the full tank role; initiating, taking beats, and dying a lot as a result. I know that Nocturne isn't Shen, and I'm looking to learn the finer details of melee DPS. Thanks![/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard]Lol! This post is so perfect it's not even funny. XD [url=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/haunting-the-jungle-nightmare-style-109358]Here's the #1 Nocturne build on the site[/url]. I also wrote it. :) Read the whole guide, try out the build a few times and let me know how it goes. If you're looking for a more damaging build (though this one does a surprising amount of DPS) I can give you one of those as well. I like to think that my guide is thorough enough for you. I hope you like it. Random fact: My first main was [[Shen]] and I started off playing predominantly mages. Looks like we have several things in common. ^^[/quote]

[quote=JakofAllSpaydes]so i heard u like noc. but seriously, just go read psi's build or rcclyder's build :P (the top 2 noc builds) it gives some good info. and if u think you need more, im sure u can send them a PM, and they will answer ur questions.[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard]I'm also friends with Rcclyder, so you could send us a joint PM if you'd like to address both of us. Drop me a comment or a PM and let me know how it turns out. Thanks for the support Jak. ;)[/quote]

[quote=JakofAllSpaydes]:D[/quote]

[quote=Colorfulism]Get some DPS items on mages...[/quote]