Elitist Jerks - Warning for Nathyiel: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.

Post: Frost Mage Discussion [Cataclysm]
User: Nathyiel
Infraction: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.
Points: 0

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

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I have great trouble deciding what to do about the post. I want to tell you to first test, then post instead of saying you will do the testing later. But if I give you a point for that you will be banned and unable to post what you promised. So I'm only doing a warning now but I am expecting you to post something of the results of this test.

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An absence of crit do not means that you are at 100% if you don't cast a big amount of spell, like a thousand. It's because of RNG. It's easier to see with recount/Skada if your at 70% instead of 80% than 95% versus 100%.

If you want a good way for testing it on a Dummy:

Lower your crit to ~20% (60% with Shatter)
Make a test without Debuff to have ~200 Ice Lance with FoF.
Make the same test with the debuf on the Dummy.

So if you have the ~60% and ~65% rate on Recount/Skada, it's not multiplied by Shatter. If you have ~60% and ~75%, it's multiplied.

I'm at work so I can't test it now. but I will right after.