Thread of Ultimate Stupidity - Page 126

Vuldunobetra · 01/12/09, 4:55 PM

LOL, 3 replies, 3 different opinions.

Wargi · 01/12/09, 5:06 PM

Damnations! Still leveling (Level 57 at the moment), so wasn't aware of the Rank 8+9 bonus to spellpower. Back to the drawingboard then.

stoops417 · 01/12/09, 5:08 PM

Originally Posted by Norther

I'll edit in a summary of this post to help the noobies; so they don't have to sift through 49 pages to just get a marginal idea how to spec / gear / use xyz rotation.

Thank you over and over. Even for us noobies that have actually gone through and read the entire thread there are at the least several pages worth of annoying and useless posts that can easily be handled by a nice summary like most of the other threads have.

Cimos · 01/12/09, 6:23 PM

Originally Posted by Pintofbrew

Being Lazy is definitely something you're good at. Almost all the information you're after can be found on this forum with a few minutes searching. The purpose of this thread is to progress knowledge and understanding of FFB, not to tell you how to play. I'd say you should be looking at the Mage: Simple Questions/Simple Answers thread, but really you should be looking at the Search button.

Thanks for the compliment, I take pride in being lazy.

Sorry for wasting your time. Maybe you should be lazier, a simple "L2 Search Noob" would have been a sufficient answer, and still delivered the same unhelpful and degrading message.

Tjuhl · 01/12/09, 7:13 PM

Currently specced Unholy for tanking: 10/8/53

Armory link

Very satisfied with it so far, with bladed armor providing an extra boost to my AE and single target threat.

Currently using the Bone Shield, Icebound Fortitude and Icy Touch Glyph (in order to be able to pop Unholy Blight earlier). Minor glyphs used are Pestilence, Horn of Winter, and Blood Tap. Will probably switch Icy Touch with the Death and Decay Glyph and the Horn of Winter Glyph with the Raise Dead Glyph when 3.0.8 goes live.

Atreyue · 01/12/09, 7:56 PM

actually im thinking after howling blast loses its cooldown a good aoe rotation will be

u start with bbffuu runes

use icy touch, pestilence, howling blast, blood boil rune dump

u should now have bDffuu

so do icy touch, pestilence, howling blast x 2 rune dump

if thier still alive go back to the first part and start all over.

i could be wrong, somebody correct me if i am, but that should up our aoe dps alot in theory.

Shockakhan · 01/12/09, 9:07 PM

Hello all, thanks in advance to you folks that are way way smarter than me for any help you can give.

I have 95% of the gear that I want and am just a few points away from hit/expertise caps and really want to try to maximize my dps now... but I cant figure out enhsim...

I am technically deficient with programming lingo or most anything having to do with computers other than mashing buttons in a raid... I am embarassed to admit that I am pretty much a complete zero when it comes to this stuff... I cant figure out how to run Enhsim and I have read these forums forwards and backwards, I am not as rounced would say, "a window licker"(I laughed so hard when i first read that!). I have tried to make it work, but cant figure out how... it just escapes me entirely. Any suggestions?

Here is a link to my armory: The World of Warcraft Armory

Here is a link to my Char dev Bis: chardev.org - a World of Warcraft Character Planner - x

With regard to Bis.... I see alot of people posting their Char Dev's in the OH thread that Levva made and their hit/exp caps are way over or lower than what the TTT suggests for optimal DPS... mine is right on. Can someone tell me what is wrong with my Bis wish list?

These forums have been great for helping my enh shaman along but i need to take it to the next level and I know I cant unless I find someone to give me a hand.

Thanks,

Shöckakhan

PS. the umlaut in my name is NUMLOCK+ALT 1 4 8

krauz · 01/13/09, 3:09 AM

Which is the best dps spec and rotation for 25 man raid, boss fight?

i know all specs are viable but if i had the best gear possible there must be a spec that wins in a single mob fight

dreadai · 01/13/09, 5:15 AM

Originally Posted by krauz

Which is the best dps spec and rotation for 25 man raid, boss fight?

i know all specs are viable but if i had the best gear possible there must be a spec that wins in a single mob fight

Hey you know, if you scroll down just once, you'll see a metric fucktonne of threads all about what spec is 'best'

If you were remotely paying attention to anything regarding the class, you would know that Dual wield specs are currently posting numbers on Patchwerk that are causing developers to scratch their heads with the Nerfbat.

cranium1980 · 01/13/09, 9:12 AM

So does anyone know how much hit you need as a draenei hunter? I only ask because you have the racial that gives you 1% extra hit.

So with 3/3 focused aim, if my hit rating is giving me 4% or more then I should be capped correct, since my racial would put me at 5% or more, and focused aim rounding me out up to the 8% cap? Is that correct?

cranium1980 · 01/13/09, 9:31 AM

I figured it was on here somewhere but Im lazy, what can I say, but thanks.

BecksE · 01/13/09, 10:40 AM

Being a FFB raiding mage, I've been looking carefully at these new changes. Even though I enjoy my FFB build, I am going to try out a new spec.

18/53/0 seems popular, but most people are worried about going oom with this, myself included. So, I am going to try a build more like 20/51/0 and spec two points into arcane meditation. The fire talent i am giving up for this is Molten Fury, which would be nice to have but the mana regen may prove to be more beneficial.

Any other opinions on this?

Toshimo · 01/13/09, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Zarc-

What use would Frostfire bolt have for a Mage with the following spec?:

http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?mage...h=000000000000

(PTR talent tree)

I can only assume Fireball is still the king with such a spec? (For PvE raiding)
Anything else would be really weird, since that would make the core spell of Fire useless.

If you were a mage and came to my raid with that spec, you'd be kicked immediately.

Taking Incineration and Firestarter over World in Flames and Playing with Fire is just the start of your monstrously epic fail.

There's a nice sticky that about nobody caring about your random ass spec. I suggest you read it. Go back and read the theorycraft at the beginning of the prominent mage threads. Then go think about what you just did.

Zarc- · 01/13/09, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Toshimo

If you were a mage and came to my raid with that spec, you'd be kicked immediately.

Taking Incineration and Firestarter over World in Flames and Playing with Fire is just the start of your monstrously epic fail.

There's a nice sticky that about nobody caring about your random ass spec. I suggest you read it. Go back and read the theorycraft at the beginning of the prominent mage threads. Then go think about what you just did.

I am not sure if you were under the impression that I was asking for talent specialization advice. If so I suggest you re-read my post. All I did was put together a Fire spec that seemed common for me so that people would have something to relate to when I asked my question regarding Frostfire bolt.

Thanks to the gentle soul who answered my question by the way, was very straight forward.

As you can see on to the left, I play a Druid, not a Mage. So having misplaced 6 TP wasn't that bad in my honest opinion. Was just asking on behalf of a friend, who is new to the concept of raiding and experienced a minimum amount of end-game time during tbc and didn't play during classic, and thus asked me for some friendly advice.

However, if I look the other way and pretend that what you ment to say, in your own special way, was "Yeah, Frostfire bolt is indeed not to be used above Fireball. By the way, this spec would actually be better...

" I thank you. Thanks for the advice.

Also, saying that you would kick somebody for misplacing 6 TPs makes me believe you play in one of those 25-man(aka heroic) raiding guilds rather than playing with 10 friends and raid normal mode and see the same content. I pity you.

Either way, try getting some manners. Then go think about what you just did.

froggiess · 01/13/09, 3:26 PM

This is my UI:

PowerAuras is what is causing the cobra (trinket proc) and the blue lines around it (KM).