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Old 08/08/06, 8:43 AM   #1
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I read the previous topic about this, but it didnt really clear my doubts..

I'm trying to convince my guild to craft this and put some warrior on proc duty but I'm not that certain if its worth it.. I read you used it on patchwerk, how high is the debuff priority and is it worth to make for a guild that is about halfway AQ? (we are on a raiding break these 2 months, too many burnouts otherwise :P )

thx for the advice,
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ps: the way I see it, it is a weapon that can up the raids dps by alot if your mages are not having too many troubles watching their agro.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 8:59 AM   #2
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I would gues the usefullness of this weapon depends for 100% on the makeup of your raid.
are you magicheavy (alot of locks, mages, moonkins (I just had to)) then it's more than likely worth it, even for the 5*6 raids it is.

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Old 08/08/06, 12:01 PM   #3
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Afraid can't provide you with figures just yet but although being nowhere near Patchwerk (ha, just killing Sartura would be nice), I guess you could say I've taken Gurgthock's DPS > All philosophy to heart of late and persuaded my GM to get some made so next week will be our first using one. There's nothing we're facing at the moment that truly needs it but I suggested it both as a means to improve performance now and for the long term when we might well need every advantage we can get. Better to have one and not need it than need it and not have one, etc.

Our MT doesn't agree, mainly I think due to the cost of all the mats to hit exalted and then make them when a few of the other tanks still want some Dark Iron gear but we've never really had a problem with Vaelastrasz so I really can't see a desperate need to increase their (or anyone elses) FR further. If the mats are just sitting in your bank and/or potentially going into someone's bag to come out for 10 minutes a week for 2 fights you already have on farm, you may as well go for it if you already have someone at Revered and with a profession that's already covered in the guild.

We're typically going to be looking at having 11-12 damage casters per raid so if it makes 3 procs a minute as figures seem to suggest, I'd argue it's well worth the effort. Plus, if you're one of/the only people around who can make it, you may find you have others queuing up to buy one from you.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 12:10 PM   #4
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We finally made one two days ago. It's too early to say for sure, but it seems promising. My estimates have the proc on the weapon being worth ~100 raidwide DPS sustained. Since using Nightfall instead of a better 2h isn't going to cost your warrior 100 DPS, it's a net gain in situations where casters are focusing on one specific mob. It's not going to revolutionize your raid DPS or anything, but it's a nice boost.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 12:16 PM   #5
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What's your guys' average Warlock/Mage turnout? We tend to have at least 10-12 combined per raid.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 12:16 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by subscience
What's your guys' average Warlock/Mage turnout? We tend to have at least 10-12 combined per raid.
8-9 total. Maybe 10. Never more than 10.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 12:18 PM   #7
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We've debated the merits of giving one to a Warrior or Paladin. Warrior gives a higher procrate, but against his own DPS tradeoff. On, say, C'Thun vulns, you'd rather have a Paladin or even two beating away. But on Patchwerk, where the Paladin's time represents important raid utility, giving it to a Warr is probably better.

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Old 08/08/06, 12:19 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Praetorian
We finally made one two days ago. It's too early to say for sure, but it seems promising. My estimates have the proc on the weapon being worth ~100 raidwide DPS sustained. Since using Nightfall instead of a better 2h isn't going to cost your warrior 100 DPS, it's a net gain in situations where casters are focusing on one specific mob. It's not going to revolutionize your raid DPS or anything, but it's a nice boost.
Just curious, we've been theorycrafting about this axe for a while but have been unable to find someone able to make it, but a few questions;

What is the proc rate? I have seen 10%, but I question the accuracy.
Does the proc stack, or refresh itself?

Finally, do you see any value in letting an enhancement Shaman melee with the axe in a raid DPS situation? We've theorycrafted it out but still aren't sure of the proc rate.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 12:56 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Zagzil
Just curious, we've been theorycrafting about this axe for a while but have been unable to find someone able to make it, but a few questions;

What is the proc rate? I have seen 10%, but I question the accuracy.
Does the proc stack, or refresh itself?

Finally, do you see any value in letting an enhancement Shaman melee with the axe in a raid DPS situation? We've theorycrafted it out but still aren't sure of the proc rate.
as a 2H fury warrior I can maintain around 4.5 procs a second on a sustained melee fight like loatheb. The proc doesn't stack (though I do wonder if it would with 2 nightfall wielding meleers) but it does refresh itself

giving it to an enhancement shaman or paladin probably wouldn't be worth it, though. Even in fights where they can melee nonstop they wouldn't be able to make it proc nearly as much as a warrior
 
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Old 08/08/06, 12:58 PM   #10
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Wow 4.5 procs a second
 
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Old 08/08/06, 1:48 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by tenarius
Wow 4.5 procs a second
ya windfury is sweet

it's actually more like 3.5 procs a minute, the 4.5 number comes from our loatheb kill where I had procwatch set up to watch for "vulnerability" which returned results for "spell vulnerability" (the nightfall debuff) as well as some other things and I just realized this

my previous tests with windfury put it at around 3.2-3.5 a minute most of the time
 
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Old 08/08/06, 2:05 PM   #12
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I acquired this axe a few weeks ago, and it seems to proc every 6~7 swings. (Using ProcWatch) This corresponds to roughly 3ppm. (Swing speed of 3.5 seconds, 1 proc every 21~24.5 sec)

3ppm would give a 17.5% chance to proc per hit.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 2:05 PM   #13
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lol *hand flies over head* shoooooom
 
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Old 08/08/06, 2:16 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by mnemus
lol *hand flies over head* shoooooom
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Durability 120 / 120
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Old 08/08/06, 2:17 PM   #15
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I really liked this on Loatheb last night. Seeing my crits jump from 3k to 3500 is very satisfying.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 3:16 PM   #16
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I believe the **shooooom** was for the typo of 4.5 procs per SECOND.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 3:30 PM   #17
Fiola
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Hax!


I'm still waiting for my guild's DPS casters to notice the proc. . . = P

ie: <Nightfall proc>
Random caster: "zomg, crit record!"
Me: /flex
 
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Old 08/08/06, 3:33 PM   #18
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^ How would you say the proc rate feels like as a Paladin? Do you use Seal of the Crusader or generally stick with Wisdom?
 
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Old 08/08/06, 3:38 PM   #19
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As a pally, you would judge wisdom or light, then best practice would be to use Seal of the Crusader (Attack 40% faster, but hit for less than normal).

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Old 08/08/06, 3:40 PM   #20
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Ah, so Judging Wisdom/Light then switching to Crusader will keep Wisdom/Light refreshed?
 
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Old 08/08/06, 3:58 PM   #21
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Correct. When they did the Paladin changes they made the Paladin's melee hits refresh the timer of any Judgement he puts on a mob. Unless the Paladin gets feared (Nef), blown off (Broodlord) or otherwise can't reach the mob (Onyxia stage 2), a Judgement will stay on indefinitely.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 4:03 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Fiola
Hax!


I'm still waiting for my guild's DPS casters to notice the proc. . . = P

ie: <Nightfall proc>
Random caster: "zomg, crit record!"
Me: /flex
Try this http://www.curse-gaming.com/en/wow/a...ity-alert.html

:)

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Old 08/08/06, 4:05 PM   #23
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Thanks for clearing that up for me, Illian. :) It definitely makes the axe a bit more appealing.
 
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Old 08/08/06, 5:58 PM   #24
Fiola
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Originally Posted by subscience
^ How would you say the proc rate feels like as a Paladin? Do you use Seal of the Crusader or generally stick with Wisdom?
Procrate is decent, I'll see the debuff regularly on any fight that lasts more than 30 seconds.


As for SotC, I've been trying to test that using ProcWatch. My impression is that it doesn't boost the proc rate. ProcWatch says I get 1 proc every 12~13 swings when using SotC, instead of 1 proc per 6~7 swings. (This needs more testing though.)


I actually use SoC(R1/R5) when meleeing, unless I need mana. I'm not sure about SoC procs, but Judgement of Command can trigger weapon procs. This was tested on the paladin forums a little while ago: someone faced away from a mob and used damage judgements only, and had a screenshot of Crusader proccing. Using ProcWatch's notification option, I've personally seen Nightfall procs follow a JoR/JoC.


So your Nightfall-adin would be wanting to use a damage seal if they wanted to maximize the Nightfall proc. (For me, it was just a personal purchase with the guild's blessing. = P )
 
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Old 08/08/06, 7:08 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Praetorian
We finally made one two days ago. It's too early to say for sure, but it seems promising. My estimates have the proc on the weapon being worth ~100 raidwide DPS sustained. Since using Nightfall instead of a better 2h isn't going to cost your warrior 100 DPS, it's a net gain in situations where casters are focusing on one specific mob. It's not going to revolutionize your raid DPS or anything, but it's a nice boost.
I'm sure you are going to laugh at me, but wouldn't it be better served on an enhancement shaman, you won't lose warrior dps and you get one more attack from your windfury procs to proc the nightfall?

 
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