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Forum: The Dung Heap 04/15/11, 11:34 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,883,042 Posted By thebitterfig The second point in Frostfire Orb adds a snare to... The second point in Frostfire Orb adds a snare to FFO's attack, which makes it a Fingers of Frost proc'ing machine. Without the second point, it just does damage and doesn't give those extra procs.

Forum: Warriors 04/15/11, 4:34 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig Autoattacks are a one-roll system - that is,... Autoattacks are a one-roll system - that is, increasing hit doesn't do anything to your number of crits, it just decreases your number of misses.

Forum: Warriors 04/15/11, 2:57 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig The left-out bit is crit. Haste will lead to... The left-out bit is crit. Haste will lead to more autoattack crits, and hit won't. The equation I've kept rolling in my head (roughly, white DPS = ( 1 - miss ) * (1 + haste )) is flawed for the...

Forum: Death Knights 04/14/11, 10:54 AM

Replies: 179 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 293,975 Posted By thebitterfig Actually, I was checking some parses on WoL, and... Actually, I was checking some parses on WoL, and I was being very generous with up to 10% Frost Fever damage... On a single-target fight, I'm seeing a lot of parses around 4%. Basically, regardless...

Forum: Death Knights 04/13/11, 12:53 PM

Replies: 179 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 293,975 Posted By thebitterfig Frost Fever contributes 5%-10% of a Frost DK's... Frost Fever contributes 5%-10% of a Frost DK's damage. Glyph of Icy Touch adds 20% damage to Frost Fever, which would at most be 2% of your total damage. Frost Strike contributes about 30%. Glyph of...

Forum: Death Knights 04/12/11, 7:16 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,376,023 Posted By thebitterfig Haste does not effect the GCD for DK. Rather,... Haste does not effect the GCD for DK. Rather, haste only decreases the GCD for abilities classified as spells. Healing spells like Riptide or Renew, Damage Spells like Ice Lance or Corruption, etc....

Forum: Warriors 04/12/11, 10:13 AM

Replies: 546 Sticky: [Cataclysm] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 726,148 Posted By thebitterfig Generally, the non-crit secondary stats are... Generally, the non-crit secondary stats are viewed to be fairly close, so seeing hit a bit above mastery in some sims isn't entirely impossible. As to the mastery gains specifically, that set up...

Forum: Warriors 03/30/11, 10:14 AM

Replies: 850 [Cataclysm] Protection Warrior Views: 2,228,148 Posted By thebitterfig While ultimately correct, you aren't exactly... While ultimately correct, you aren't exactly stating the mechanics of Rend properly. When applying a fresh Rend on a target without one, it will tick once immediately, so when you refresh with TC,...

Forum: Death Knights 03/22/11, 12:06 AM

Replies: 179 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 293,975 Posted By thebitterfig It currently appears worthwhile to go all the way... It currently appears worthwhile to go all the way to full spell hit with DW frost. While Howling Blast is not an astonishing portion of total dps, the fact that the hit rating required to get up to...

Forum: The Dung Heap 03/17/11, 10:19 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,883,042 Posted By thebitterfig Well, having just barely crossed over from BC... Well, having just barely crossed over from BC into WotLK content, you're gear is a little outdated for the stuff your fighting. There's a good deal of kit available from questing, but it also might...

Forum: The Dung Heap 03/15/11, 11:56 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,883,042 Posted By thebitterfig Killing Machine PPM is and always has been 5 PPM.... Killing Machine PPM is and always has been 5 PPM. What you're confusing is the difference between PPM, a game mechanic which sets the chance of a proc using baseline weapon speed, and the observed...

Forum: Warriors 03/12/11, 6:44 PM

Replies: 546 Sticky: [Cataclysm] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 726,148 Posted By thebitterfig The current (4.06) system definitely favors... The current (4.06) system definitely favors mastery over hit, once sufficient rage for the basic rotation is allowed. Depending on conditions (missing the raid haste buff, for example), this might...

Forum: Warriors 03/04/11, 4:05 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig Just to make a point: the loss of 6 points of... Just to make a point: the loss of 6 points of mastery is pretty major. For the new, 120% RB to deal more damage, it will take 11 points of mastery from gear, or 13 total points in order to deal more...

Forum: Death Knights 03/04/11, 3:33 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,376,023 Posted By thebitterfig That ought to do it. Going back and checking... That ought to do it. Going back and checking Dunkelhaar's outputs, the approximately 200 Frost Strikes used at 10 RP per use accounts for the 2000 extra RP that DW was generating over 2h.

Forum: Death Knights 03/04/11, 11:19 AM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,376,023 Posted By thebitterfig Something seems strange in the runic power... Something seems strange in the runic power generation. DW UP is generating a fair deal more RP than 2h, which doesn't really make sense to me. With Might of the Frozen Wastes, 2h ought to be...

Forum: Death Knights 02/13/11, 11:01 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,376,023 Posted By thebitterfig KM can explain it. Whether it does explain the... KM can explain it. Whether it does explain the difference is another question, but let's clear something up first. You seem to misunderstand exactly what is meant when someone refers to PPM, which...

Forum: Death Knights 02/09/11, 7:01 PM

Replies: 297 Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame Views: 2,022,217 Posted By thebitterfig The thing about Agility is that it OUGHT to be... The thing about Agility is that it OUGHT to be below crit, since the only thing it does is increase critical strike chance at a lower rate than pure crit rating. If this result showing up in...

Forum: Warriors 02/07/11, 1:17 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig The other factor is competition. Fewer plate DPS... The other factor is competition. Fewer plate DPS specs use 1h weapons, and thus giving them to warriors and saving the 2h weapons for other classes is likely to be a more optimal use of raid...

Forum: Death Knights 01/21/11, 3:41 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,376,023 Posted By thebitterfig Possibly misses and parries. When an attack... Possibly misses and parries. When an attack doesn't land but the runes are not consumed, this can lead to GCD capping. If there are a sufficient number of misses and parries, the 1 second GCD of...

Forum: Warriors 12/28/10, 11:16 AM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig My understanding of adding haste scaling to Slam... My understanding of adding haste scaling to Slam would be that it would reduce the negative synergy between haste and Slam. With unhasted Slam, an increase to haste increases the effective rage cost...

Forum: Warriors 12/09/10, 10:31 AM

Replies: 646 Arms DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 1,347,343 Posted By thebitterfig The relevant testing was posted a few pages back. The relevant testing was posted a few pages back.

Forum: Warriors 12/06/10, 12:00 AM

Replies: 646 Arms DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 1,347,343 Posted By thebitterfig To borrow some useful terminology from the mage... To borrow some useful terminology from the mage forums: the two broad kinds of modeling tools for WoW theorycrafting are Simulators (simcraft, kahorie's DK sim, etc) and Formulators (most...

Forum: Warriors 12/05/10, 10:29 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig Forgive me, I was counting Battle Trance's effect... Forgive me, I was counting Battle Trance's effect in the cost of BT. A 85% chance of 20 Rage cost with a 15% chance of what is effectively a -10 Rage cost leads to an average rage cost of 15.5,...

Forum: Warriors 12/03/10, 12:17 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig @ Silens: There is a strong general principle for... @ Silens: There is a strong general principle for dps, that delay is usually very bad. I've always operated under the presumption that BT is the highest priority strike we have, due to similar DPR...

Forum: Warriors 11/23/10, 11:25 AM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig It's worth remembering that after 4.0 hit,... It's worth remembering that after 4.0 hit, level-80 warrior damage went totally abysmal and required major buffs. It was strongly implied at the time that they were temporary buffs based on level 80...

Forum: Warriors 11/23/10, 11:20 AM

Replies: 646 Arms DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 1,347,343 Posted By thebitterfig It's worth remembering that after 4.0 hit,... It's worth remembering that after 4.0 hit, level-80 warrior damage went totally abysmal and required major buffs. It was strongly implied at the time that they were temporary buffs based on level 80...

Forum: Priests 11/12/10, 12:02 PM

Replies: 244 Shadowpriest FAQ for 4.0 Views: 609,024 Posted By thebitterfig While I think it's pretty clear that Elimbras is... While I think it's pretty clear that Elimbras is mathematically correct (the between-encounter average of non-autoupdating DoTs is equal to the auto-updating), I think it's worth stepping back and...

Forum: Warriors 11/09/10, 5:15 PM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,514 Posted By thebitterfig I can't comment on the optimum Rend application... I can't comment on the optimum Rend application strategy, but I can say that it ticks immediately upon application if there isn't currently a Rend on the target (I haven't heard if this is a bug or...

Forum: Warriors 11/03/10, 10:38 PM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,514 Posted By thebitterfig I cringe at the phrase "top-end" damage, but slow... I cringe at the phrase "top-end" damage, but slow weapons will be superior to fast ones for threat, all things being equal. Devastate uses 150% of weapon damage, so it'll hit harder with a slow...

Forum: Death Knights 11/03/10, 2:12 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 736,617 Posted By thebitterfig In terms of WotLK itemisation, this is arguably... In terms of WotLK itemisation, this is arguably the case, but not by a huge amount. If we look at ilvl-264 weapons out of 10HM, we're probably comparing Ramaladni's or Oxheart to 2x Facelifter or...

Forum: Death Knights 11/01/10, 1:16 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 736,617 Posted By thebitterfig With the discussion of weapon speed already... With the discussion of weapon speed already brought up, I want to make sure I'm correct in my understanding of the logic behind DW tanking in 4.0.x - the greatly increased speed of attacks with DW...

Forum: Warriors 10/26/10, 8:34 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig My gut feeling on this is that you're... My gut feeling on this is that you're dramatically overestimating the rage generation from BL, haste procs, and AoE damage, as well as the penalties from softcapping rage generation. What you're...

Forum: Warriors 10/21/10, 12:12 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig Well, with heroic Cryptmaker, you're looking at... Well, with heroic Cryptmaker, you're looking at 159 strength baseline, with an extra 48 with matching sockets, plus just over twice the secondary stats (crit, hit, etc) of a one-hander. Let's...

Forum: Warriors 10/20/10, 2:16 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,538,158 Posted By thebitterfig First, there is a point of internal inconsistency... First, there is a point of internal inconsistency in your guide, Voric. You say to gem for Strength/Crit, but to reforge from Crit into Hit, rather than from Haste. If Haste is better than Crit...

Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 5:27 PM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,497 Posted By thebitterfig Two related and hopefully not ignorant questions... Two related and hopefully not ignorant questions on the Shatter and the order of operations: (1) How does boss crit suppression interact with Shatter? (If crit suppression still exists... I know...

Forum: Rogues 10/14/10, 2:54 AM

Replies: 607 The 4.0.1 Rogue FAQ Views: 1,299,655 Posted By thebitterfig Slow MH is preferred due to Backstab below 35%... Slow MH is preferred due to Backstab below 35% and there will need to be one fast dagger due to DP stacking thus fast OH.

Forum: Rogues 10/12/10, 8:29 PM

Replies: 607 The 4.0.1 Rogue FAQ Views: 1,299,655 Posted By thebitterfig It really doesn't need to be tested. You'll wind... It really doesn't need to be tested. You'll wind up using Backstab probably around once per 3 seconds or there about, (11-12 energy per second based on haste, just under 4 per second based on ER,...

Forum: Rogues 10/12/10, 7:21 PM

Replies: 607 The 4.0.1 Rogue FAQ Views: 1,299,655 Posted By thebitterfig It's the ratio of the two attack speeds, 1.8/1.4... It's the ratio of the two attack speeds, 1.8/1.4 = 1.286, i.e. about 28%. Haste effects will increase the number of swings for both weapons identically (that is, 10% haste from WF will be 10% more...

Forum: Rogues 10/12/10, 6:38 PM

Replies: 607 The 4.0.1 Rogue FAQ Views: 1,299,655 Posted By thebitterfig I'm not sure I see using Deadly on the MH,... I'm not sure I see using Deadly on the MH, Instant on the OH being viable for Sub regardless of OH speed. To unpack this a little, we'll be looking at a 1.8 speed MH dagger probably, which...

Forum: Rogues 10/12/10, 4:34 PM

Replies: 607 The 4.0.1 Rogue FAQ Views: 1,299,655 Posted By thebitterfig I'll rephrase my point about wasted CP being... I'll rephrase my point about wasted CP being irrelevant in this particular case. If you use a 3 CP Ambush at 4 CP, you'll get 1 CP out of it. The exact same number you'd have gotten out of a...

Forum: Paladins 10/12/10, 12:52 PM

Replies: 335 The Way of the Light: Holy in Cataclysm Views: 519,019 Posted By thebitterfig Some thoughts on metagems: Ember Skyflare is... Some thoughts on metagems: Ember Skyflare is with 4.0 presumably becoming 21 int, 2% max mana and with now-trivial requirements (three red gems). Insightful Earthsiege still remains pretty trivial...

Forum: Rogues 10/12/10, 12:17 PM

Replies: 607 The 4.0.1 Rogue FAQ Views: 1,299,655 Posted By thebitterfig I can't think of a single reason why anyone would... I can't think of a single reason why anyone would use Backstab during Shadow Dance. Backstab costs 40 energy for sub, and so does Ambush. However, Ambush both does more damage and provides more CP....

Forum: Rogues 10/06/10, 10:19 AM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig I stand corrected then, and it makes perfect... I stand corrected then, and it makes perfect sense when you think about it. And while I understand that there are mechanical reasons why this is the case (ie one buffs a player, another debuffs a...

Forum: Rogues 10/06/10, 2:01 AM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig In general, I'm already inclined to prefer... In general, I'm already inclined to prefer Elusiveness to Initiative, due to increased uptime for MoS and Find Weakness, the utility of more Vanishes and Cloaks, as well as potential wasted CP from...

Forum: Rogues 10/05/10, 12:22 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig The Premed talent point's main contender is... The Premed talent point's main contender is Initiative, and both talents do roughly the same thing: they add Combo Points at times when you are Stealthed or in Shadow Dance. From stealth (fight...

Forum: Rogues 09/27/10, 1:52 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig Every source I've seen so far indicates that the... Every source I've seen so far indicates that the 4 second cooldown on HaT decreases with additional points (3 seconds at two points, 2 seconds at three points), and thus partly-filled HaT will never...

Forum: Rogues 09/26/10, 1:30 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig As I see it, the balance for Recuperate being a... As I see it, the balance for Recuperate being a dps boost to Sub rogues and a penalty to other rogues will come less with the potency of Recuperate, but the design of the raid encounters. No matter...

Forum: Rogues 09/20/10, 5:44 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig The attack speed buff is also shared by Survival... The attack speed buff is also shared by Survival Hunters, which allows it to be brought by a ranged slot, and the second caster shaman won't necessarily be needed since the Wrath of Air effect is...

Forum: Rogues 09/08/10, 6:59 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 606,244 Posted By thebitterfig A taunt-switch like that might be useful, or it... A taunt-switch like that might be useful, or it might be kind of wasted, largely due to Vengeance. Maybe my hopes are too high for how it will work, but the short version is the more a mob attacks...

Forum: Mages 09/05/10, 8:35 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,606 Posted By thebitterfig I don't think that'll really be a problem, mainly... I don't think that'll really be a problem, mainly since Freeze is cast by the Water Elemental, rather than the frost mage. For example, I can start casting a blizzard, then have my squirter cast...

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