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Forum: Mages 08/28/08, 4:18 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,796
Posted By Nork
Well, the quote you'd originally responded to was...

Well, the quote you'd originally responded to was specifically concerned about talent specs at level 70. Since you can't get Icy Veins and Living Bomb at 70, the frost tree is much less useful, as...
Forum: Mages 08/28/08, 3:46 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,796
Posted By Nork
Actually, isn't even more lopsided? It looks like...

Actually, isn't even more lopsided? It looks like you're giving EP credit for the ghost hit rating, which doesn't apply to a fireball-based build. When you're only counting EP as 3% hit, then it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 11:59 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,215
Posted By Nork
A couple thoughts on Frostfire bolt that haven't...

A couple thoughts on Frostfire bolt that haven't been mentioned yet:

1: The slowing effect means it will be a binary spell. We'll lose 5% of the benefit from +damage gear, but we'll also gain about...
Forum: Mages 03/28/08, 6:09 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 527,243
Posted By Nork
One other thing to add is that 4% higher crit...

One other thing to add is that 4% higher crit rate on Scorch and Fireblast is really a tiny dps increase (less than .2% of your total dps). That's an easy way to free up two points from the fire...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/21/08, 2:07 PM
Replies: 1,843
Views: 450,795
Posted By Nork
http://elitistjerks.com/680585-post1272.html -...

http://elitistjerks.com/680585-post1272.html - Highlights include the claim that it's impossible to get above a 2000 rating if you aren't there already, and the claim that because he's over 30 years...
Forum: Mages 02/27/08, 3:45 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 527,243
Posted By Nork
This has been covered already (at length). There...

This has been covered already (at length). There would only be oddly plateauing returns off of spell damage if every fight lasted an exact multiple of 3 seconds. Since fight durations vary, we have...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/19/08, 4:56 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 228,186
Posted By Nork
Actually, it would still happen. The only...

Actually, it would still happen. The only resistance that bosses in ZA have is the innate resistance provided by being a boss level mob (roughly 24 spell resist to all schools). That resistance has...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/19/08, 3:31 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,911
Posted By Nork
According to this...

According to this (http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t21197-2_4_ptr_patch_notes/p22/#post636501), it's worth 44 damage/healing. AM doesn't proc it, nor does the Fireball DoT/Ignite.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/08, 11:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,058
Posted By Nork
There really are far too many variables for one...

There really are far too many variables for one chart to mean anything. For example, say mages score higher on a zone than rogues, does that mean:
a) That zone has better mage drops.
b) That zone is...
Forum: Mages 02/07/08, 3:39 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 859,647
Posted By Nork
Additionally, just plugging the two items into...

Additionally, just plugging the two items into Lhivera's theorycraft won't help when one item has +hit and the other does not. In fact, any time you change two items you may affect the balance of...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,626
Posted By Nork
As mentioned earlier, a significant problem is...

As mentioned earlier, a significant problem is that the majority of classes value red as the optimal gem color. One easy way to diversify this would be to add school specific spell damage gems. For...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/11/08, 4:43 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,516
Posted By Nork
Epic flight speed is faster than Fireball's...

Epic flight speed is faster than Fireball's travel time. I've kited mob fireballs around while bored, and I'm 95% certain that I took the damage after I landed (~3-4 minutes after the spell was...
Forum: Mages 12/31/07, 2:13 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 527,243
Posted By Nork
In the end, haste is a marginally more useful...

In the end, haste is a marginally more useful stat than crit. It is not better because of fight durations or spell interrupts, but because of the values Blizzard has assigned to each stat. If you...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/26/07, 12:35 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,911
Posted By Nork
That's true. I was mainly looking at it in terms...

That's true. I was mainly looking at it in terms of freeing up points for other situational talents - Blazing Speed, Imp Flamestrike, or Imp. Arcane Explosion (until the next patch prompts people...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/26/07, 12:05 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,911
Posted By Nork
Could someone do the math for Incinerate? My...

Could someone do the math for Incinerate? My numbers show it as a less than 0.12% dps increase per point (in a standard 8-1 rotation), and I'm having a hard time seeing why it's in every fire spec...
Forum: Mages 11/21/07, 3:16 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 859,647
Posted By Nork
The followup to that is that on a 14.9 second...

The followup to that is that on a 14.9 second fight, you'd see a 25% damage boost from that 1% haste increase (you hit with five fireballs vs. four if you were hasteless). Since fight durations are...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/03/07, 2:20 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 12,218
Posted By Nork
Durability is also an issue. All the swords...

Durability is also an issue. All the swords listed so far have had 105 durability, while the Fang has 75. One of our tanks has had horrible luck with weapon drops and tanks with an Emerald Ripper....
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/24/07, 4:28 PM
Replies: 528
Views: 233,060
Posted By Nork
A 100% avoidance tank could theoretically solo...

A 100% avoidance tank could theoretically solo Gruul. However, there are a couple of important numbers to point out:
- After the first fifteen minutes, cave-ins would do enough damage to one-shot the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/07, 5:50 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 27,927
Posted By Nork
It lets you decide whether you should equip the...

It lets you decide whether you should equip the ring with 5 more spell damage or 5 more spell crit. Call me an idealist, but I figure that if they're going to take the time to put information on...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/07, 2:34 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,154
Posted By Nork
Okay, the worst paladin in our guild (with zero...

Okay, the worst paladin in our guild (with zero progress toward his TK key) is up in arms on our guild forums calling this the worst move Blizzard has ever made. He claims it's letting worthless...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/07, 1:55 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,154
Posted By Nork
So... Eej posts that this is a boring news week,...

So...

Eej posts that this is a boring news week, and within three hours Blizzard drops this on us? Obviously Blizzard is pandering to the whims of the Benefactor's Bar :tinfoil:
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/07, 1:36 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 29,960
Posted By Nork
I wouldn't call it wasted time. It was the...

I wouldn't call it wasted time. It was the bottleneck that kept guilds from competing with you on the last tier of content. Your efforts put you into TK and SSC when they were the final stage of...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/24/07, 3:16 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 9,406
Posted By Nork
I think the Armory could provide a good start. I...

I think the Armory could provide a good start. I would love it if the Armory had a panel to list all alts and their servers. Additionally, a list of boss kill counts and heroic badges looted would be...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/11/07, 5:52 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 45,244
Posted By Nork
I go to http://www.lossendil.fr/serendipity/ for...

I go to http://www.lossendil.fr/serendipity/ for WWS. I'm pretty sure it's being updated, because the current version is smart enough to remove Shatter when calculating dps rankings. I don't remember...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/11/07, 5:33 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 51,899
Posted By Nork
I have, at certain points in my career,...

I have, at certain points in my career, grudgingly taken arcane fortitude because it was the best job for the task at hand. Granted, that was on an alt who was specced specifically for solo ZG...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/07, 6:32 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 51,899
Posted By Nork
I had a minmaxxed 11/0/40 spec on an alt that...

I had a minmaxxed 11/0/40 spec on an alt that included Arcane Fortitude and Arctic Winds but not Improved Frostbolt. The catch is that he was my second level 60 mage and was completely specced for...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/07, 1:10 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 51,899
Posted By Nork
Least popular specs, by class: Druid/Balance ...

Least popular specs, by class:

Druid/Balance 13.4
Hunter/Survival 5.1
Mage/Frost 25.5
Paladin/Retribution 12.1
Priest/Discipline 12.9
Rogue/Subtlety ...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/07, 12:50 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 51,899
Posted By Nork
(crosses fingers - edit: bah, formatting by...

(crosses fingers - edit: bah, formatting by hand)



While I'm a dedicated frost mage, I do find it odd that Ice Barrier is more popular for frost mages than Arcane Power is for arcane mages.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/01/07, 11:58 AM
Replies: 427
Views: 56,151
Posted By Nork
I guess my only request is that if they're going...

I guess my only request is that if they're going to change it (which I'll reluctantly admit that they should), they should really lower the amount of primals and cloth needed for the pieces. People...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/20/07, 4:13 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 56,734
Posted By Nork
I don't have combat logs for it yet, but I'm sure...

I don't have combat logs for it yet, but I'm sure there are mobs with noticeable resistance in the game as of TBC. For example, I'm sitting at 15% spell hit right now, and I can count on one hand the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/17/07, 3:20 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
I would recommend adding deep frost as a quality...

I would recommend adding deep frost as a quality 5man build. Most of my heroic runs these days involve me kiting the first mob to die while the tank builds aggro on an offtanked mob. This allows...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/17/07, 12:51 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 14,056
Posted By Nork
One change I would suggest for others following...

One change I would suggest for others following that list would be to use Spellfire Gloves as your 375th point, as it's a guaranteed skillup.
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/13/07, 5:23 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
It would imply that fire is where they want it to...

It would imply that fire is where they want it to be, but they felt that frost needed a little more power. Undoing the Improved Fireball/Frostbolt changes together would have put Fire back up above...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/06/07, 5:01 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 31,997
Posted By Nork
That's a problem and I'm not sure how much my...

That's a problem and I'm not sure how much my numbers will help. All three are similar amounts of damage, and then the secondary effects are difficult to quantify. My numbers are more along the lines...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/06/07, 4:16 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 31,997
Posted By Nork
I can throw all sorts of numbers at you for a...

I can throw all sorts of numbers at you for a deep frost build, and those numbers would be close to accurate for a deep fire build (in both cases, the Gift stays on the vendor or in the bank)....
Forum: Public Discussion 04/03/07, 2:18 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 14,082
Posted By Nork
Well, since alcatraz is the Portuguese word for...

Well, since alcatraz is the Portuguese word for albatross, someone with a Portuguese background might connect the two in the same way we connect the name of Arcatraz to the prison. Considering that...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/03/07, 2:10 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 14,082
Posted By Nork
It might have been someone with a Portugese...

It might have been someone with a Portugese background. Pulling data from wikipedia:

So there is a slim chance that the person asking spoke Portuguese as a first language, and got confused enough to...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/28/07, 1:20 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,405
Posted By Nork
Personally, what I think we need are some 10 and...

Personally, what I think we need are some 10 and 25 man zones with no lockout and ilvl 115 blue loot. Right now there is no UBRS equivalent in TBC. We need something for non-serious guilds to do...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 7:38 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
The points go into frost instead of arcane...

The points go into frost instead of arcane because, like you said, there's very little to be gained in the arcane tree. While they don't add a lot to the frost tree for raiding, they flesh out the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 5:44 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
For the numbers I've seen and the testing I've...

For the numbers I've seen and the testing I've done, a 51 Frost build will outdamage a 40/0/21 build once you reach high levels of +damage. Part of this is the value of Winter's Chill/Empowered...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 5:17 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
Good call. I'm really curious to see where he...

Good call. I'm really curious to see where he ended up, but I forgot the server (I thought it was Lethon, but I guess not), and he changed his name. Anyway, it's not worth worrying about in a mage...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 4:17 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
That's wrong on many many levels. Frost is a...

That's wrong on many many levels. Frost is a viable raid build (I'm 10/0/51 myself), but a heavy fire build (10/48/3) is generally considered the best raid build. I'm always nervous when I guild...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 3:58 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,845
Posted By Nork
You might want to quote that link - I found...

You might want to quote that link - I found myself at a forum login/registration screen.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/07, 5:30 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 19,400
Posted By Nork
As much as I'm going to get in trouble for saying...

As much as I'm going to get in trouble for saying it, I disagree with this statement. If someone is #1 dps in his guild with a sub par spec, than he is not the problem. In that situation the problem...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/22/07, 12:16 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 76,719
Posted By Nork
If Patchwerk is "average", than my server of...

If Patchwerk is "average", than my server of 14,000 players had about 100-120 players in average or above average guilds. The guilds that farmed Maraudon for NR gear and Scarlet Monastery for Shadow...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/22/07, 3:11 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 74,443
Posted By Nork
I was already seeing posts on these forums about...

I was already seeing posts on these forums about general dumbness of trash in SSC on these forums long before this nerf. The complaints were coming from people who generally know a lot about topics...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/07, 6:18 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 18,676
Posted By Nork
As far as serious WoW endorsement deals go, I...

As far as serious WoW endorsement deals go, I expect it will develop in another direction as well - mod endorsements.

Mods take effort to develop, and the people who make them get very little...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/07, 1:50 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 18,676
Posted By Nork
My biggest concern is the Steelseries logo. It...

My biggest concern is the Steelseries logo. It seems to feed bad gamer stereotypes:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/paagnio/logo.jpg
Forum: Public Discussion 03/16/07, 3:56 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 31,964
Posted By Nork
I'm pretty sure those are safe, although I didn't...

I'm pretty sure those are safe, although I didn't check tailoring after I nuked my Scryer rep. I will admit that your question has made me nervous enough that it's probably the first thing I'll check...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/16/07, 1:16 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 31,964
Posted By Nork
Nope. You can't even use any leftover shoulder...

Nope. You can't even use any leftover shoulder enchants that might be sitting in your bank.
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