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Forum: Paladins 04/17/09, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,155,526
Posted By Helot
As per the link: If the tooltip is incorrect,...

As per the link:



If the tooltip is incorrect, and it requires you to be frozen to take the additional damage, it would explain the inconsistancy. Either way, the easiest way to test it is to have...
Forum: Paladins 04/17/09, 8:54 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,155,526
Posted By Helot
Just a note on Hodir. According to This Link...

Just a note on Hodir.

According to This Link (http://maintankadin.failsafedesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22323) on Maintankadin, HoF & Free Action Potions can remove the Frozen effect, and thus...
Forum: Paladins 03/10/09, 12:58 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,878,696
Posted By Helot
I agree with the (hopefully) majority of posters...

I agree with the (hopefully) majority of posters re. JoB Recoil. And this is one of those issues where I wish we scaled with our new abilities better.

Alot of the problems with recoil damage could...
Forum: Paladins 03/06/09, 5:28 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,155,526
Posted By Helot
If i'm reading that enchant correctly, it is not...

If i'm reading that enchant correctly, it is not consumed by parrying an attack.

It also means that Reckoning will be more beneficial in terms of ability to proc this effect. Since the 'stacks 5...
Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 10:14 AM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,995,163
Posted By Helot
The guide is referring to the total amount of...

The guide is referring to the total amount of expertise FROM GEAR that you need.

You have 10 expertise from talents, and need another 15 from gear to expertise cap.
Forum: Paladins 02/09/09, 2:08 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 694,559
Posted By Helot
More than likely they will still be casting when...

More than likely they will still be casting when the HoP went on them. Which is why I considered it a useless spell vs. a caster mob.

Sure, there's aggro drop. Until you do something.

Worse, since...
Forum: Paladins 02/09/09, 1:42 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 694,559
Posted By Helot
Well, to be honest this isn't a fair question....

Well, to be honest this isn't a fair question. There are 3 possible answers that I can see:

1) Melee Mob. HoP the mage, good to go.
2) Caster Mob. HoP the mage, dead mage.
3) Caster Mob. DS, HoR the...
Forum: Paladins 02/06/09, 5:52 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,878,696
Posted By Helot
On a slightly related note concerning mana...

On a slightly related note concerning mana regen.

I noticed that the Dark Runes have been changed froma 2 minute CD to a 15 minute CD last patch. They also share a CD with healthstones, though i'm...
Forum: Paladins 12/12/08, 5:51 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 230,550
Posted By Helot
Hmm.. Perhaps Pawn needs to have a slight...

Hmm.. Perhaps Pawn needs to have a slight modification then, with a Max Value setting, so you can adjust what the value of a stat is worth past X. So past 295 Hit would be zero, or close to that, and...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/08, 5:57 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,878,696
Posted By Helot
Was the thread you were looking at pre- or post-...

Was the thread you were looking at pre- or post- WotLK?

Pre-Wotlk, yes. Speed/Str would be better, since you could chain-chug pots. With the new potion limit in, given that most cycles will be...
Forum: Paladins 12/05/08, 2:58 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,878,696
Posted By Helot
Right now your Pawn solution is likely going to...

Right now your Pawn solution is likely going to be the best way for you to evaluate items, and then manually calculate if swapping them out drops you below the cap.

Even in the best spreadsheets...
Forum: Paladins 11/28/08, 9:02 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 694,559
Posted By Helot
This may be a question better suited for the Prot...

This may be a question better suited for the Prot Pally thread, but here it goes:

How does Righteous Fury's talented damage reduction work with Armor Damage Reduction?

To toss some numbers out...
Forum: Warriors 11/28/08, 8:30 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 399,592
Posted By Helot
May I suggest that a decent threat trinket would...

May I suggest that a decent threat trinket would also be the Darkmoon Card: Greatness, from the Nobles deck?
Base, it adds +90 Str (45BV), and the proc which is rumored to be high ~33%, +300 Str...
Forum: Paladins 11/27/08, 12:47 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,155,526
Posted By Helot
As per Zeidrich, I as well deviate from a 969...

As per Zeidrich, I as well deviate from a 969 rotation, more towards his 669669x rotation.

I prefer to save my ShoR for when i know an add will be coming/phase change/threat drop. As well, severe...
Forum: Paladins 10/13/08, 3:49 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
As an aside, there is a Str/Hit gem currently in...

As an aside, there is a Str/Hit gem currently in the game:
Etched Fire Opal, heroic Shadow Lab.
+5Str, +4hit.

Which is even worse than the new str/hit gems coming out, but it does exist if you need...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/07/08, 8:07 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,629
Posted By Helot
Do you have a Ret Pally? And have you played one...

Do you have a Ret Pally? And have you played one on the PTR's?

Because as lovely as your rotation looks, i'm fairly positive it won't work. Especially since the paladins in the WOTLK thread haven't...
Forum: Paladins 10/07/08, 7:38 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
I'm curious: What healing spec was the other...

I'm curious: What healing spec was the other paladin?

For the Saph fight, he was almost 1.4k HPS less effective healing, which seems like a huge gap. Either your way out-gearing him, or you have...
Forum: Paladins 10/03/08, 8:17 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
Wouldn't the /castsequence work...

Wouldn't the /castsequence work instead?

Especially if you have a set rotation that your following anyway, that eventually repeats. It may suffer from some DPS loss as well, but you control what...
Forum: Paladins 09/30/08, 6:59 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,314
Posted By Helot
I believe he meant that it would stay as a proc...

I believe he meant that it would stay as a proc on hit, but only have a 15% increase in block Chance, and a 30% increase in block value for the duration of the proc.

This would be in addition to...
Forum: Rogues 09/30/08, 1:31 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,808
Posted By Helot
From what i've seen, there are 3 problems with...

From what i've seen, there are 3 problems with recruiting (not necessarily just rogues).

1. The players Sucks. What I mean is that the player, as a rogue/whatever, does not know his class, does not...
Forum: Paladins 09/29/08, 1:58 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
Heh.. So much for my memory.. (If only...

Heh.. So much for my memory.. (If only wow-related links weren't blocked at work)

Makes much more sense if it's not %tile based, but rather fixed-number based.
Forum: Paladins 09/29/08, 1:07 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
Armed to the Teeth does sound like a nice talent...

Armed to the Teeth does sound like a nice talent for us.. But i'm concerned that it will overbalance Ret/Prot.

Given that we have ~10k armor at 70, if they gave us 5% AC -> AP ( -> SP), that would...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/08, 6:04 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
JotW should be changed, if deep holy is not going...

JotW should be changed, if deep holy is not going to be.

As other posters have suggested, a change to be based off of melee strikes (CS/DS) for mana-regen/free attacks/w.e rather than straight...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/08, 12:41 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
Your posting conjecture about what Blizzard will...

Your posting conjecture about what Blizzard will do.

Changing JotW is only one way in which they could 'fix' the problem.

It is far more likely that they will buff Deep Holy to a point where...
Forum: Paladins 09/24/08, 1:28 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
Wasn't RF changed to only Holy Damage (ie. not...

Wasn't RF changed to only Holy Damage (ie. not healing)?

This would create problems with fight like Lurker, where the best way to aggro the mobs is by Healing-Threat, but I seem to recall this...
Forum: Paladins 09/23/08, 6:06 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,314
Posted By Helot
Imo, Taunts are for trash. Most bosses cannot be...

Imo, Taunts are for trash. Most bosses cannot be taunted, So increasing your threat on a boss is better than having an unresistable taunt.

Not that the glyph is bad, but seeing as how our threat...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/08, 3:41 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
Holy Shield is comparable to DS, actually. DS...

Holy Shield is comparable to DS, actually.

DS proc'ing seals on all targets means that given 4 targets, all 4 take 2 sources of damage from one attack.
ie. 8 sources of damage.
Holy Shield vs. 4...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/08, 1:05 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
yes, I have leveled a warlock, and no, that's not...

yes, I have leveled a warlock, and no, that's not quite how they work.

Warlocks have very little down-time, due to the "Pet takes the damage" ability. Same with hunters. Druids have almost no...
Forum: Paladins 09/15/08, 4:58 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,314
Posted By Helot
So, does this mean that the gem slots do not take...

So, does this mean that the gem slots do not take an enchanting slot on the items?

And does any crazy person out there have Leatherworking, to confirm if gem slots on bracers stack w/ Fur-lined...
Forum: Paladins 09/12/08, 6:10 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,314
Posted By Helot
While the Imp EA talent was changed, the EA skill...

While the Imp EA talent was changed, the EA skill was also changed.

IIRC, it got buffed to something like 3600-3800 ArP from what it is. Either equivilant or a slight reduction from what the talent...
Forum: Paladins 09/12/08, 5:50 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
But then how would we unstealth those pesky...

But then how would we unstealth those pesky rogues you know are there?

(I mean.. what are you gonna use.. Consecrate?)
Forum: Paladins 09/12/08, 2:49 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
I have a feeling alot of Ret Pallies will be...

I have a feeling alot of Ret Pallies will be picking up Kings, and alot of Holy pallies will be getting Imp Might.

There aren't a ton of classes that need both Wis and Might. Ret pallies, Enhanc...
Forum: Paladins 09/04/08, 5:52 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
We are already taken for our buffs. Every class...

We are already taken for our buffs. Every class is, and it's not like their trying to make every single buff multi-class.

I think at some time or another everyone has thought the same thing : "Damn,...
Forum: Warlocks 08/20/08, 5:55 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
I'd love to see a DoT conversion talent in deep...

I'd love to see a DoT conversion talent in deep affliction:

Something like, 5/10/15% chance that when any of your DoT spells expire, they turn into a new Dot, 5-8 second duration,...
Forum: Paladins 08/20/08, 5:47 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,135,067
Posted By Helot
WTB: Spriest type talent to reduce the %damage...

WTB: Spriest type talent to reduce the %damage you take from SoB/JoB.
Forum: Paladins 08/20/08, 5:45 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
I sure hope Exorcism becomes usable on...

I sure hope Exorcism becomes usable on Non-demon/undead, because that Glyph would be great.

It would also give us a better interrupt than mages, since it would be on a 15-second cooldown vs. their...
Forum: Warlocks 08/04/08, 2:11 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
The problem with imp immolate being reduced in...

The problem with imp immolate being reduced in points is that... there are few-to-no excess points leading up to imp immolate.

Imp Immolate tends to be the point where i go "man, i wish it was 4...
Forum: Warlocks 08/04/08, 1:55 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
Actually it's very PvP worthy. Giving Conflag a...

Actually it's very PvP worthy.

Giving Conflag a 20-25% higher crit chance is like ignoring resiliance. Given that a high resil player reduces the chance to crit by 10%+, increasing a nuke's crit...
Forum: Warlocks 08/04/08, 1:43 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
I don't know where your getting this '40-52%'...

I don't know where your getting this '40-52%' thing from.

AFAIK the talent increases Conflages crit based off how long is left on the dot. Since it's a 15 second duration, waiting till there are 4...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/08, 1:15 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
I'm not sure on that fly, for prot pallies.. I'd...

I'm not sure on that fly, for prot pallies..

I'd expect to see prot at 2-2.5k AP+. Don't forget, they get all the melee buffs, without having to worry about range/healing.

While thier conversion...
Forum: Warlocks 08/04/08, 11:50 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
I must say, I like the idea of a soul-energy...

I must say, I like the idea of a soul-energy system much more than the current "Fill my bags plex!" system.

While it's true that there isn't specifically a mechanic he's implemented to regain...
Forum: Paladins 07/28/08, 11:04 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
Perhaps ret will still be coming to the raids...

Perhaps ret will still be coming to the raids because their damage is still good, better than before, they offer everything they had before, and in your 10-man raids there is no guarentee you'll have...
Forum: Paladins 07/28/08, 10:56 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 801,600
Posted By Helot
The latest changes, while some are not...

The latest changes, while some are not unexpected, are semi-disheartening.

Divine storm is a lil mana hog now, costing 70% more mana than before. With no new change to the skill, will it still be...
Forum: Warriors 07/28/08, 6:04 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 678,554
Posted By Helot
And given the fact that we don't know how well...

And given the fact that we don't know how well HotR will be doing, in terms of a threat move to cycle in, you can double-dip in AP with Sheath from Ret. 30% AP -> Spelldamage, 30% Stam ->...
Forum: Hunters 07/24/08, 4:03 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 992,229
Posted By Helot
Just to touch on the JoW pally snippet: So far it...

Just to touch on the JoW pally snippet: So far it looks as though JoW scales based on the paladins AP/SD. This means that at level 80, a ret pally will be keeping up JoW for mana regen, as theirs...
Forum: Warlocks 06/27/08, 4:44 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
But that is the point: One spell, One percent of...

But that is the point: One spell, One percent of the time, will get resisted and it shouldn't matter, if everything is going how it should. Threat should be an non-issue, unless a boss fight...
Forum: Warlocks 06/27/08, 2:49 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
I'm curious: How much DPS do you do, that your...

I'm curious:

How much DPS do you do, that your tanks can't generate enough threat? And how much TPS are your tanks pushing out right now?

Any given tank should be at 1k TPS or more, post-kara gear...
Forum: Warlocks 06/27/08, 2:44 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
If CB was a 3.0 cast, talented to a 1.5, w/ an 8...

If CB was a 3.0 cast, talented to a 1.5, w/ an 8 second cooldown, yeah.. I'd be more inclined to use it. Right now it appears to be more powerful than the new rank of incinerate, at 990 damage vs....
Forum: Warlocks 06/27/08, 12:45 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
1. Aye, seems true 2. It's actually something...

1. Aye, seems true

2. It's actually something i'm thinking about, specing down affliction to nightfall/imp corruption, or even Siphon Life, depending on how well Chaos Bolt functions. If CB has...
Forum: Warlocks 06/27/08, 10:08 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 877,134
Posted By Helot
I really think that the whole "Soulshatter is...

I really think that the whole "Soulshatter is broken, it can resist" is quite panned out. Yes, there's problems. Every class has that. Yes, they should be addressed, either via talents, allowing 100%...
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