Thread of Ultimate Stupidity - Page 1768

Yagerbomb · 06/01/11, 1:26 PM

Will the 5% nerf to AB kill arcane?

*Meant to Quote: Arcane Blast damage done has been reduced by 5%. -Homry

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juv3nile · 06/01/11, 1:58 PM

Full BiS im pretty sure it will be arms or TG, I'm guessing more towards Arms just because of the higher ilvl weapon. So, it will be gear more then anything dictating what spec people are using. Im sure once firelands is fully cleared full BiS SMF will be the spec less played.

jasonatompkins1 · 06/01/11, 2:09 PM

I just switched to smf.....I am 26 expertise reforged and 14% crit with 15% hit.....not to many enchants.....what should i go for hit to 27% or crit.....and if it is crit what stat am I aiming for?

saboya · 06/01/11, 2:16 PM

It remains the same. Your tank probably had luck on hits. When tanking, threat isn't a problem to me if I get an early hit with ShotR. Problem is, since I raid with roughly 1% hit and 15 expertise (10 from the Glyph), I usually get a few misses/blocks/parries.

Toyer · 06/01/11, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by kardacz

Patch 4.1 Hotfixes - May 19 - World of Warcraft

Hmm the drain life nerf was a hotfix and not a 4.2 patch note.
Considering that in the past it was more efficient to use Drain Life during felhunters Demon Soul instead of shadow bolt, is it no longer worth it after the nerf and you should stick to shadow bolt?
Also in the simcrafts here UA glpyh is used as the 3rd affliction glyph, but i recently noticed that some of the warlocks from top end guilds prefer BoA glyph, because it outshines the UA glpyh on multitarget fights (althought you still clip BoA with soul swap making the glyph useless). Thoughts ?

I was wondering about that this too, since 25% deduction in damage is a big deal, is it worth it to use drain life anymore?

GallusFM · 06/02/11, 4:24 AM

Has anyone checked out how bears are on the 4.2 PTR? Given that Blizz has been messing with our scaling, I'm wondering where the crossover point is.

4.2 Patch notes: Patch 4.2 Public Test Realm Guide - [Updated 5/31] - World of Warcraft

JDeece · 06/03/11, 1:09 AM

Thank you. I probably could have figured that out, but it's kind of late and I didn't really think it through 100%. I appreciate your help.

Elmor · 06/03/11, 1:16 AM

During CS debuff it is possible to land 3 hits and normally it should be BT-RB-BT, but what if there is no Enrage or BzR available?
Should I delay CS until Enrage's up?
I quess if there is a Bloodsurge proc, then I can replace RB with Slam, but what if there is no proc? =)
Shoud I hit normal Slam instead of RB or delay CS?

DarkS · 06/03/11, 4:09 AM

Imo delay CS until RB is up doesn't worth it (when Berserk Rage is on CD ofc). If rage is enough I normally just do BT+HS and BT+HS during CS debuff if none of RB or Bloodsurge are available. What I wouldn't do is use a normal Slam, is far from optimal.

Ar� adne · 06/03/11, 7:38 AM

Originally Posted by Karma

"Show me how they do it better" is kind of a dumb thing to say. You say you're doing all these fights as holy where you're assigned to tank healing, did you do them before the nerfs, or after? That's one thing that a lot of people forget that get to the fights after they've already been nerfed down, it makes the sub-optimal setups more capable of doing things. I realize this probably sounds very arrogant or whatever but it's honestly just the truth.

While this is true you also have to remember that holy and disci have changed a bit since the release of Cataclysm.

Zestee · 06/03/11, 9:17 AM

Which glyph is the solid choice: berserk, tiger fury, or savage roar?

Acot · 06/03/11, 9:35 AM

I have a question about our extra tic on Imo at 21.4%. To make this simple i broke it down. Would the extra tic in Imo make up for losing 131 int to reach this haste rating in raid.

FORZi · 06/03/11, 11:02 AM

Hello. I have a question. There is an opinion that infernal in affliction is better on solo target. Is it true or not?

After Life Drain nerf is it appropriate to use Life Drain? Or maybe shadow bolt is much better now?

Metalfenrir · 06/03/11, 1:11 PM

Originally Posted by FORZi

Hello. I have a question. There is an opinion that infernal in affliction is better on solo target. Is it true or not?

After Life Drain nerf is it appropriate to use Life Drain? Or maybe shadow bolt is much better now?

4.1 made it so that the doomguard is the best guardian to use for single target damage for all specs.

Use shadow bolt, sims show that it is now slightly ahead of aff drain, and more importantly, its easier to replicate simcraft numbers with the shadow bolt spec.

Willofthewisp · 06/03/11, 1:25 PM

I am also using [ MS>Slam>OP ] as my core rotation/priority and I am using Overpower to setup for a [ CS>OP>MS>OP>Slam ] combo.

My reasoning is:

-I want to maximize my Colossus Smash dps.
-This combo fits 3 full specials into the 4.5sec left on CS Buff after it's own GCD.
-2xOP is better than next hardest hitting combo CS>Slam>MS>Slam and more rage efficient.

To setup OP once CS is off cool-down, I wait for OP to light up from a TfB rend tick, then add one GCD before staring CS combo. This is often a double slam.