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Forum: Priests 11/09/10, 12:29 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 213,156
Posted By Incoherence
There are a couple that are class-unique and...

There are a couple that are class-unique and don't have any protection against stacking them, like Innervate (not in the table because it scales off the DRUID'S max mana, not yours) and Hymn of Hope...
Forum: Priests 11/09/10, 4:18 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 213,156
Posted By Incoherence
Haven't seen this yet in this thread, and I'm...

Haven't seen this yet in this thread, and I'm sure someone will pick this apart, but a first attempt at the intellect vs. spirit calculation for Cataclysm, assuming all the formulas in the OP are...
Forum: Priests 01/08/10, 2:13 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,003
Posted By Incoherence
I'm actually wondering if the normal mode version...

I'm actually wondering if the normal mode version isn't supposed to be 1 minute.

245: 47271: 150 spell power, 128 mp5 (slightly less because of ramp-up/possible need to keep the stack rolling)
251:...
Forum: Priests 10/07/09, 11:58 PM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,548
Posted By Incoherence
I tend to agree with you about the 4 piece, but...

I tend to agree with you about the 4 piece, but this one seems interesting.

If you have the glyph and use GS on cooldown, the bonus averages to 1.43% raidwide healing. Granted, the 10 second set...
Forum: Priests 03/11/09, 6:29 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 536,871
Posted By Incoherence
Paladins used to have a better int to spell crit...

Paladins used to have a better int to spell crit conversion than priests, as they were considered likely to have lower intellect (due to being a melee hybrid). Looking at the conversions on Wowwiki...
Forum: Priests 03/05/09, 5:40 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,527
Posted By Incoherence
The gear list in the original post of the holy...

The gear list in the original post of the holy thread is Nidaba's personal opinion. Many people will disagree on what exactly the best items are within an ilvl tier, particularly when you're...
Forum: Priests 03/02/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 178,833
Posted By Incoherence
There isn't a generally agreed upon best-in-slot...

There isn't a generally agreed upon best-in-slot list for healers, so I kind of doubt this list is in a strict order (within ilvl brackets, which are a decent approximation of worth).
Forum: Priests 02/27/09, 2:32 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,439
Posted By Incoherence
Are you wearing mostly high-70s blues? Are you...

Are you wearing mostly high-70s blues? Are you an appropriate healing spec (either holy or discipline)? Then you're good. There's no baseline spell power number, and giving one just encourages...
Forum: Priests 02/25/09, 6:42 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
Except that SoL is not a net increase in healing:...

Except that SoL is not a net increase in healing: it's a net decrease (the same effective cast time, and it cannot crit), as a tradeoff for a sizeable increase in regen. The new Holy Concentration...
Forum: Priests 02/25/09, 4:33 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,527
Posted By Incoherence
SoL procs do give you a stack of Serendipity. ...

SoL procs do give you a stack of Serendipity. Also, Binding Heal gives two stacks (although the second appears to be slightly delayed); this may be a bug or just buggy.
Forum: Priests 02/24/09, 1:36 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
edit: beaten to patch note post. Re: new Holy...

edit: beaten to patch note post.

Re: new Holy Concentration:

With my ~28% raid buffed crit rate, if I'm just spamming GHeal at 2.25s a cast, that'd give an uptime of 1 - (0.72 ^ (8 / 2.25)) = 69%,...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/09, 11:29 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,523
Posted By Incoherence
I can think of two possible explanations for...

I can think of two possible explanations for this:

1. Tirion is preparing an assault force on Icecrown, but he needs to find the greatest champions to assist him so that he'll be sure none of them...
Forum: Priests 02/21/09, 3:59 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
The glyphs are white items, so the Wowhead link...

The glyphs are white items, so the Wowhead link is white (well, white-ish; luckily they're not actually white).

Compare:
Glyph of Levitate
Purified Shadow Crystal
Purified Twilight Opal
Imperial...
Forum: Priests 02/20/09, 9:12 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
My point is that they haven't actually managed to...

My point is that they haven't actually managed to do that: the actual effect of the nerfs doesn't appear to be large enough to actually change playstyles. So they're busy nerfing and haven't really...
Forum: Priests 02/20/09, 4:15 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
See, now I'm just confused as to what Blizzard is...

See, now I'm just confused as to what Blizzard is trying to do. I think it's transparently obvious that we have too much regen. I think it's relatively apparent that we have way too much regen for...
Forum: Priests 02/20/09, 2:49 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
Actually, neither the original blue post nor the...

Actually, neither the original blue post nor the probably-fake notes posted a page ago use the words "in addition" at all, and if you think about it it would be rather strange for a single talent to...
Forum: Priests 02/19/09, 7:31 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
I linked the thread earlier:...

I linked the thread earlier: http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t44718-item_level_mechanics/
1 mp5 is worth 2.5 times as much item value as 1 spirit, therefore 1 item value point worth of mp5 is 1/2.5 = 0.4...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/19/09, 2:04 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,523
Posted By Incoherence
Or the catastrophic event hasn't happened...

Or the catastrophic event hasn't happened immediately. They might be using the "deity" definition of "soon", which means "sometime in the next hundred/thousand years". It could be that the...
Forum: Priests 02/19/09, 1:52 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
How do you figure? The numbers I posted suggest...

How do you figure? The numbers I posted suggest that post-3.1 with 100% FSR, 1 spirit (after raid buffs) at 1200 intellect = 0.337 mp5. 1 mp5 based on gem value (8:3) is 0.375 mp5. 1 mp5 based on...
Forum: Priests 02/19/09, 4:09 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
The ratio is 8 spirit = 3 mp5 on WotLK rare gems,...

The ratio is 8 spirit = 3 mp5 on WotLK rare gems, but 1 mp5 = 2.5 spirit on item value. Always has been, still is (http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t44718-item_level_mechanics/). The gems just tend to...
Forum: Priests 02/18/09, 10:46 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
Post-3.1, given the changes we have now, and...

Post-3.1, given the changes we have now, and given that they're pushing us toward 100% FSR, the regen from one point of spirit (1.165 raid buffed spirit) at 1200 raid buffed intellect is (adding the...
Forum: Priests 02/18/09, 7:53 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
You're forgetting the clearcast nerf, which is...

You're forgetting the clearcast nerf, which is actually more important (because it'll push FSR% much closer to 100%, barring phase changes or anything like that in Ulduar content): if you throw that...
Forum: Priests 02/18/09, 7:47 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,439
Posted By Incoherence
This is probably the wrong thread for this, but...

This is probably the wrong thread for this, but my response is that it makes no sense to nerf the weaker of our two regen stats.
Forum: Priests 02/18/09, 12:58 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
The only reason you would want a spirit:int ratio...

The only reason you would want a spirit:int ratio close to 1:1 is for Greatness, which you don't have, and in 3.1 you can pretty much ditch that excuse as well.

They're not quite, due to rounding,...
Forum: Priests 02/11/09, 3:05 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,893
Posted By Incoherence
And then you pick up 5% haste from a resto or...

And then you pick up 5% haste from a resto or elemental shaman, and... well, you get the picture.

Your post seems to suggest that you're actively avoiding haste, which is wrong: it's the strongest...
Forum: Priests 02/10/09, 6:45 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
That's not so much "it didn't work out as...

That's not so much "it didn't work out as intended" as "other game mechanic changes, specifically the loss of downranking, make this irrelevant". The only time I modify my spell selection based on a...
Forum: Priests 02/09/09, 9:41 PM
Replies: 516
Views: 536,871
Posted By Incoherence
For blue slots, Dazzling Forest Emerald and/or...

For blue slots, Dazzling Forest Emerald and/or Seer's Forest Emerald would seem to be two excellent choices for regen, and as mentioned above me, Insightful Earthsiege Diamond pretty much blows away...
Forum: Priests 02/09/09, 5:48 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
6% difference in which direction? I would expect...

6% difference in which direction? I would expect a very slight bias because of Test of Faith (giving a crit a slightly lower chance to fully overheal because you are slightly more likely to crit...
Forum: Priests 02/07/09, 5:53 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
I want you to imagine the wording of a talent...

I want you to imagine the wording of a talent which has one effect when you cast Greater Heal/Flash Heal, and a second, orthogonal effect when Flash Heal/Binding Heal are cast. Is your head hurting...
Forum: Priests 02/06/09, 12:02 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
No matter what the actual numbers are, the only...

No matter what the actual numbers are, the only actual change is going to be to nerf oFSR ticks. If the nerf is less, then the whole thing is completely inconsequential and Blizzard has just gone...
Forum: Priests 02/05/09, 4:01 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
In summary, Blizzard is lowering the skill...

In summary, Blizzard is lowering the skill differential on priest/druid regen, and not actually hitting the problem, which is the preponderance of max-mana-based effects which are making us gem for...
Forum: Priests 02/05/09, 6:11 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
I do sort of wonder about Blizzard saying on one...

I do sort of wonder about Blizzard saying on one hand that they want to move away from the idea of group-based healing, then on the other hand apparently planning to revamp PoH to work like the...
Forum: Priests 02/03/09, 7:44 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,893
Posted By Incoherence
The difference between BC and Wrath with regard...

The difference between BC and Wrath with regard to Blue Dragon is only that spirit is deemphasized in favor of intellect (for both specs), limiting your potential regen gain from a proc. Otherwise...
Forum: Priests 02/02/09, 9:25 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
Noth and Grobbulus are not the same case as...

Noth and Grobbulus are not the same case as Gluth. With Noth and Grobbulus, the adds need to die immediately, and you're likely to be very near them. With Gluth, only one of those conditions is...
Forum: Priests 02/02/09, 6:02 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
Let's take a holy priest. Renew gains 1.88 HP...

Let's take a holy priest. Renew gains 1.88 HP per spell power over the duration (untalented; talents add 15% to the total value); Flash Heal gains (3/7 * 1.88) + 0.2 HP per spell power. Both...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/09, 1:25 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,523
Posted By Incoherence
If Blizzard really wants to follow through with...

If Blizzard really wants to follow through with adding a 5 man to go along with each raid zone (see: Quel'Danas), Uldum would be a natural choice, as I don't think there's really anywhere else to put...
Forum: Priests 02/01/09, 1:13 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
Yeah, I'm really not sure you can back-calculate...

Yeah, I'm really not sure you can back-calculate "percentage of heals that overheal somewhat" from "percentage overheal". As the worst case examples, if you're healing an OT on Patchwerk-25, you can...
Forum: Priests 01/30/09, 3:16 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
The thing that spell power doesn't help you with...

The thing that spell power doesn't help you with is timing. Landing a heal at the right time is usually more critical than having that heal be slightly stronger: Patchwerk is a good example of this,...
Forum: Priests 01/27/09, 4:59 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,893
Posted By Incoherence
And this is why I keep saying that a regen nerf...

And this is why I keep saying that a regen nerf (in particular, a Replenishment nerf seems like the logical outcome) is inevitable. We're in T7 gear and sitting on about as much sustainability as we...
Forum: Priests 01/26/09, 9:33 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
And Discipline gets Enlightenment, which is the...

And Discipline gets Enlightenment, which is the same 5%, thus why the two specs gain the same amount of raw spirit from any given item. (The regen gain won't be the same, of course, but Lazare talks...
Forum: Priests 01/26/09, 6:35 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,893
Posted By Incoherence
Two problems. One, if you have more than 5 melee...

Two problems. One, if you have more than 5 melee (plus the tank, who is in range of your CoH and will probably take one of the charges), you'll only save the ones you hit, and it's not always easy...
Forum: Priests 01/26/09, 6:31 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
That's sort of not the question at hand. The...

That's sort of not the question at hand. The question about overhealing generally goes like this: Assume you have a tank taking large spikes: for example, heroic Patchwerk. What is your threshold...
Forum: Priests 01/24/09, 9:34 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,439
Posted By Incoherence
My recollection of the last few times this came...

My recollection of the last few times this came up is that a 300 intellect proc really isn't a bad thing if you have Replenishment up (and especially if you can time a Shadowfiend around it); between...
Forum: Priests 01/23/09, 9:54 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,893
Posted By Incoherence
It's my experience that the only person who could...

It's my experience that the only person who could possibly be taking more damage than you could handle with PoH + CoH is the tank, who you can shield at any time. Then again, I've also never had a...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/22/09, 8:48 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,072
Posted By Incoherence
I was under the impression that the whole point...

I was under the impression that the whole point of Twilight Residue was to prevent people from having to time killing the disciples around lava waves. If it doesn't work on those, then what is it...
Forum: Priests 01/19/09, 6:42 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,075
Posted By Incoherence
An EP system would imply a single output metric...

An EP system would imply a single output metric (e.g. DPS). Healers have at least two (throughput and longevity), and weighing the two is not something that can be done with a great deal of accuracy...
Forum: Priests 01/19/09, 6:34 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,439
Posted By Incoherence
The holy priest probably has a lower FSR%, unless...

The holy priest probably has a lower FSR%, unless he's chaincasting CoH (in which case he's going to run out of mana fairly quickly anyway).
Forum: Priests 01/16/09, 3:57 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,439
Posted By Incoherence
With the current strength of intellect and the...

With the current strength of intellect and the new emphasis on crit (not that you should gem for crit), yellow slots aren't weak at all. The answer really depends on whether you need more regen. If...
Forum: Priests 01/16/09, 3:50 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 25,071
Posted By Incoherence
I don't think that's it at all. I think people...

I don't think that's it at all. I think people are realizing that the problem with a cooldown is that when you want to cast one CoH, you generally want to cast two or three, then stop. That's not...
Forum: Priests 01/16/09, 1:42 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 25,071
Posted By Incoherence
Utility: I've been in a series of arguments with...

Utility: I've been in a series of arguments with mage/rogue players recently (in particular those two, but pure DPS classes in general) about whether they should have higher DPS to make up for their...
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