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Forum: Class Mechanics 12/11/07, 5:35 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
I'm also going to go out on a limb here and guess...

I'm also going to go out on a limb here and guess that your Shaman is throwing on a shield for tanking the mace. Cutting to just phase 2 of attempt 9 - Wow Web Stats...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/21/07, 5:21 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 23,433
Posted By Hamilburg
It sure sounds like you want to make Shadowfury a...

It sure sounds like you want to make Shadowfury a trainable skill, and make Fear the new 41 pt Destruction talent.
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/31/07, 5:11 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
Make sure you're inputting the values that the...

Make sure you're inputting the values that the sim expects:

AP should be without any buffs other than kings.
I forget off the top of my head if hit should or shouldn't have the contribution from...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/07, 6:10 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
I've been doing it with some success. In terms of...

I've been doing it with some success. In terms of cropping things, I have a macro set up that is simply /combatlog. I hit that as Kael starts speaking going into Phase 2, and then hit it again after...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/23/07, 5:31 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
Lightning Capacitor and Romulo's Poison Vile...

Lightning Capacitor and Romulo's Poison Vile would be the two main culprits, I'd guess.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/19/07, 12:05 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
Working on Kael: This is our latest night of...

Working on Kael: This is our latest night of attempts: Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/266skaxorayuc)
These have been cropped to show only Phase 2+. (note that Try 2 and 4 are borked, and are...
Forum: Warriors 10/17/07, 12:37 PM
Replies: 4,239
Views: 1,105,804
Posted By Hamilburg
I find this a bit of a funny conclusion to draw....

I find this a bit of a funny conclusion to draw. Yes, Shaman's get better than double the return per talent point for THOSE talents. But we have to take Ancestral Knowledge or Shield Spec in order...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/12/07, 4:24 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
Correction. It's not how *you* totem twist, but...

Correction. It's not how *you* totem twist, but the author of the cited post uses it (and apparently to some success). Where you obtain (at best) 85% uptime on your non-WF totem, he instead has opted...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/12/07, 1:09 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
http://elitistjerks.com/505038-post3526.html 80%...

http://elitistjerks.com/505038-post3526.html

80% shocks, 100% windfury uptime, 65% GoA/TA uptime.
Then it becomes a measure of 20% GoA uptime vs the shocks and benefit possible benefit from the new...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/12/07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
How the heck are you arriving at these...

How the heck are you arriving at these numbers?
If I adopt your method of tabulating things in terms of AP-swing/minute units I can arrive at your figure of 1920 for Astral Winds.

Assuming a 33%...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/07, 3:35 PM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 235,840
Posted By Hamilburg
• Pets will try to get behind their targets when...

• Pets will try to get behind their targets when engaging in melee combat.

This could be really funny to watch while Hunters are soloing.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/07, 11:09 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 385,047
Posted By Hamilburg
Making 8 seperate links for a night of attempts...

Making 8 seperate links for a night of attempts is not what I really wanted to do, so I figured out how to spoof the WWS into the split.

Basically, in between attempts I added the lines

10/7...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/08/07, 12:10 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 385,047
Posted By Hamilburg
If I manually clip out Phase 1 and Trash from my...

If I manually clip out Phase 1 and Trash from my combatlog, does anyone know how to make WWS recognize successive Kael attempts as seperate? (rather than merging them all together into a single 3...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/05/07, 11:13 AM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
For un-twinked levelling, I swear by Flametongue...

For un-twinked levelling, I swear by Flametongue once you hit 40. The mixed rank flametongue bug between still has not been fixed, meaning that dual FT gives a strong, non-gear-dependent return on...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/30/07, 8:53 AM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,845
Posted By Hamilburg
The Armory...

The Armory (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Doomhammer&n=Sebudai)

His raid numbers are also *quite* competitive.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/13/07, 11:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,743
Posted By Hamilburg
Formulas:Plus damage and Plus healing - WoWWiki,...

Formulas:Plus damage and Plus healing - WoWWiki, the Warcraft wiki (http://www.wowwiki.com/Formulas:Plus_damage_and_Plus_healing)
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 1:05 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,365
Posted By Hamilburg
Resto shamans who do not get Shadow Priests (I...

Resto shamans who do not get Shadow Priests (I can't remember the last time I saw one. I'm always stuck in the tank group) make quite effective use of Int. With no passive regen other than gear and...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/19/07, 2:34 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 218,114
Posted By Hamilburg
Crud. You're right - and I don't think you...

Crud. You're right - and I don't think you counted Purification/Imp Chain Heal. Teach me to try and post from memory. Edit: down to +45 when factoring in 13% crit rate, and the two named talents. Ah...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/19/07, 12:05 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 218,114
Posted By Hamilburg
Hamilynn - WWS...

Hamilynn - WWS (http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=m6zeucflku2qy&a=7)

WWS of Void Reaver fight, where I (only Resto shaman) stood in with the melee. 15.3k healed from Nature's Guardian. I believe...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/10/07, 6:36 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
He did actually use it once (on the Maulgar kill...

He did actually use it once (on the Maulgar kill shot). Its called Heroism for Alliance Shamans.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/09/07, 1:24 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 218,114
Posted By Hamilburg
Acknowledged. For my own numbers, I benchmark to...

Acknowledged. For my own numbers, I benchmark to 10 minute fights - I was simply trying to lowball the effect of Int. Guess its time I dust off my Pendant of the Violet Eye.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/09/07, 1:17 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 218,114
Posted By Hamilburg
Simply put, those numbers CANNOT be...

Simply put, those numbers CANNOT be right.
Presuming Heal/MP5/Crit are roughly accurate look at the relative value of 1 point of INT.
You get 15 mana. Over a 15 minute fight this is equiv to .083 MP5...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/07, 3:51 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
Windfury Weapon and Windfury Totem are...

Windfury Weapon and Windfury Totem are substantially different. While Windfury Weapon (the self Imbue) may have the 3 second cooldown, it is still miles better than the totem granted buff because it...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/07, 7:00 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
Easy start. Your Enhancement Shaman is dropping...

Easy start. Your Enhancement Shaman is dropping Grace of Air. For basically every physical DPS group imaginable that features a warrior in it, Windfury will be a better choice than Grace of...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/07, 12:11 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
We're working on the Enhancement shaman. I...

We're working on the Enhancement shaman. I believe he was has been using a 2hander for raids so far (new recruit). Yes, the Shaman was swapped out of the MT group for brief periods of time, so the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/07, 11:15 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=ocjk1jqpam2ly...

http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=ocjk1jqpam2ly&s=375-875&m

Guild first, Void Reaver kill

Group Construction
--------------------
Braik (Prot warror)
Margot (Prot warrior)
Grennon (Prot...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/22/07, 6:11 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 30,722
Posted By Hamilburg
I've topped meters before as Elemental, on both...

I've topped meters before as Elemental, on both of my guild's Lurker kills. However, that is admittedly a somewhat biased situation - Mages and warlocks are hurt by the submerge, forcing them to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/07, 5:00 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 30,023
Posted By Hamilburg
The threat ceiling for a Pali tanking is silly...

The threat ceiling for a Pali tanking is silly high on Prince.

And we do use a Paladin tank for Lurker, with no issues at all. (Yes, there is a Prot Warrior putting up Sunders/TC/Demo Shout).
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/21/07, 4:17 PM
Replies: 312
Views: 41,366
Posted By Hamilburg
As well figuring out if I need to jimmy with my...

As well figuring out if I need to jimmy with my combat log range, or if I can trust raidwide stats that are coming through.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/21/07, 10:49 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 41,366
Posted By Hamilburg
Maybe this is me just not exploring enough, but...

Maybe this is me just not exploring enough, but is there a screen/button that will let you find out who you are synching with?
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/19/07, 11:47 AM
Replies: 911
Views: 329,774
Posted By Hamilburg
Which will never happen, due to the difference in...

Which will never happen, due to the difference in cast times.

LB has a 86% coefficient compared to 71% on the first hit of CL. Dividing by the relative cast times, LB DPS increases by 43% of spell...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/14/07, 11:12 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 27,556
Posted By Hamilburg
It's worth it. There really aren't good...

It's worth it. There really aren't good replacements for the Belt and Bracer slot, and the chestpiece is comparable to the T4 one, and gets you the +23 spell damage bonus.

To be honest though, my...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 3:37 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 39,510
Posted By Hamilburg
Conversely, our guild cannot manage to keep a...

Conversely, our guild cannot manage to keep a Shadow Priest on the rosters, nor a Feral Druid. I thought all Priests at heart wanted to be Shadow, and all Druids RAWRBear?

Its at the stage where for...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/13/07, 1:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 21,587
Posted By Hamilburg
http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=13028 Fro...

http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=13028
From not 24 hours before.
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/07, 4:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 13,985
Posted By Hamilburg
Read...

Read http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=10992

In particular pos 257 by Ezareth (on the last page).
It's been discussed - we just have to wait and see what Blizzard throws us.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/08/07, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
Responding just to the portion I know about: DPS...

Responding just to the portion I know about: DPS Shaman
Mekhat's spec is ... uh... to put it mildly, a disaster for raiding.
He has opted to take the last point of Reverb (nigh useless in a raid...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/07, 6:26 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=wuulaz4otni4g...

http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=wuulaz4otni4g
This is the hosted version, if people can get something out of those more advanced features.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/07, 5:54 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
There is definately a gear delta of about 200...

There is definately a gear delta of about 200 points of +shadow damage. 100 points from weapon slots, and Tailoring vs drops for those slots. I'm looking into the Dot uptime issue. Because we used...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/07, 2:01 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,209
Posted By Hamilburg
Looking for some advice here - as a guild we tend...

Looking for some advice here - as a guild we tend to have trouble with DPS race fights. I feel we have decent players, who "feel" like they are doing good damage, but when comparing overall DPS...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/31/07, 5:07 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 14,213
Posted By Hamilburg
Perhaps because optimizing Caster DPS groups is...

Perhaps because optimizing Caster DPS groups is pretty straightforward. Shadowpriest (if they are in danger of running out of mana), and Shaman (preferably Elemental) for group based buffs. Choose...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/30/07, 12:19 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 218,114
Posted By Hamilburg
I get the impression that you misunderstand how...

I get the impression that you misunderstand how MP5 and the 5SR interact... or if you do have it right, your point is not coming across clearly to me here.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/30/07, 10:58 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 16,709
Posted By Hamilburg
Speaking as an Elemental Shaman, I love me some...

Speaking as an Elemental Shaman, I love me some shadow priest action.

With my current gear (37% crit raid buffed, 75 mp5) and using all mana regen consumables I have access to (Super Manas on...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/20/07, 10:36 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,404
Posted By Hamilburg
Enhancement shamans also can do some pretty...

Enhancement shamans also can do some pretty decent DPS on the chains. I had respecced to Enhancement from Elemental, and lucked out on a Decapitator drop from Prince. With that and a blue 70 axe, I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/16/07, 3:41 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 39,510
Posted By Hamilburg
My numbers were about the same in terms of the...

My numbers were about the same in terms of the equivalence of +dam to crit rating (ratio of 1:.53 given lower initial conditions), but I had crit showing substantially more benefit in terms of MP5...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/14/07, 5:14 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,849
Posted By Hamilburg
WWS calculates the glancing blow percentage from...

WWS calculates the glancing blow percentage from the total of Hit/Crit/Glance. It doesn't count the 10% misses (counting out, 58 glances/101 hit/glance/crit is the listed 57%). True glance rate would...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/10/07, 1:15 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 39,510
Posted By Hamilburg
Thanks for posting the WWS - I'll consign myself...

Thanks for posting the WWS - I'll consign myself to lusting after your gear (wtb 1900 regular LB hits).

I wish that the means of providing Elemental sustainability was not a scaling stat, for the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/10/07, 12:48 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 39,510
Posted By Hamilburg
Conversely, as a less geared...

Conversely, as a less geared Elemental
http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Argent+Dawn&n=Hamilynn
(500+damage, 16% crit before talents, unbuffed)
Without the shadow priest I end...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/12/07, 7:02 PM
Replies: 870
Views: 138,615
Posted By Hamilburg
Does the forum software have the ability to plot...

Does the forum software have the ability to plot the number of thread views on this topic as a function of time?
Forum: Public Discussion 04/05/07, 11:06 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 24,099
Posted By Hamilburg
How do you figure? Tailoring - Priest, Mage,...

How do you figure?
Tailoring - Priest, Mage, Warlock.
Leatherworking - Druid, Rogue, Hunter, Shaman
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/18/07, 11:59 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 63,827
Posted By Hamilburg
Totemic Focus - is it really worth 5 talent...

Totemic Focus - is it really worth 5 talent points? (Speaking as a 41/0/20 build). I see MANY shaman include this talent and wonder if I missed something by just dismissing it.

A normal totem load...
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