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Forum: Paladins 03/03/09, 3:02 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
Based on the description I can't imagine why you...

Based on the description I can't imagine why you think it should work in any way other than how it currently does. Obviously it would be nice if it functioned in the way you describe, but I think...
Forum: Paladins 01/29/09, 1:58 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
That last line makes no sense in the context of...

That last line makes no sense in the context of your post so I don't know what that's about.

At any rate, I was just clarifying the typical motivation for a chain. You'll notice I don't mention...
Forum: Paladins 01/29/09, 4:07 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
@Skythra: Again, people are not talking about...

@Skythra: Again, people are not talking about hit with respect to threat done over the course of a fight. The goal is to maximize snap aggro capabilities for things like fresh spawns or adds during...
Forum: Paladins 01/26/09, 4:41 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 52,220
Posted By Smithist
He goes on to mention the level 70 BoJ libram. ...

He goes on to mention the level 70 BoJ libram. So when using Obstruction he is just shy of the mark but can boost himself over it using Repentance. Obviously Obstruction is still the better libram...
Forum: Paladins 01/19/09, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
PoJ is 15%, Tuskarr's is 8. I find Sotp to be...

PoJ is 15%, Tuskarr's is 8.

I find Sotp to be very unappealing and like Cathela would probably spend five points on a talent that did nothing for access to PoJ. As it stands however, you can get...
Forum: Paladins 01/18/09, 4:30 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
This isn't a very good reason to remove it from...

This isn't a very good reason to remove it from the game though. You may not like personally, just like I'm sure plenty of people would find a proc based enchant annoying. No solution is likely to...
Forum: Paladins 01/13/09, 2:02 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
It means exactly what it says: spells now benefit...

It means exactly what it says: spells now benefit from increases in both spellpower and attack power, rather than only spellpower.

[e] and no, there's nothing roundabout going on. Our spells are...
Forum: Paladins 01/10/09, 7:22 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
Enchanting your chest, shield and cloak would...

Enchanting your chest, shield and cloak would yield 54 defense (or 58 if you get 16 to cloak). There's also a +12 for bracer, but with +40 stam coming soon that would be a last resort. A belt...
Forum: Paladins 01/09/09, 3:32 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
The OP of the thread your posting in outlines the...

The OP of the thread your posting in outlines the basics quite well. When starting roughly from scratch the answer to your question is pretty straightforward. Your first priority is to be...
Forum: Paladins 12/16/08, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
Paladins wanted so badly to have their own...

Paladins wanted so badly to have their own TCesque spell prior to Wrath, I just can't imagine why you wouldn't want Judgements of the Just.

I would personally never spec out of it. Yes you could...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/15/08, 8:43 PM
Replies: 574
Views: 256,597
Posted By Smithist
Don't know what to tell you about doing him as a...

Don't know what to tell you about doing him as a rogue but I was able to solo him as protection without too much trouble. I dragged him up to the top of the steps so I didn't have to worry about...
Forum: Paladins 12/04/08, 7:27 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
For some slots it's kind of a no brainer. Head...

For some slots it's kind of a no brainer. Head and Shoulders are obvious. Chest and shield are between stam or def so it's something of a case by case. With gloves you have either hit, Armsman...
Forum: Paladins 12/03/08, 2:22 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
Knights of the Ebon is probably a good one to...

Knights of the Ebon is probably a good one to start with. Revered will get you Arcanum of Torment as well Runeblade of Demonstrable Power, and exalted yields Death-Inured Sabatons.
Forum: Paladins 12/02/08, 1:56 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
Right, but if you really want to improve your...

Right, but if you really want to improve your Consecrations as much as possible, a spellpower weapon will provide far more spellpower than a melee one would strength or AP, which is what I was trying...
Forum: Paladins 12/01/08, 6:37 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
The problem is that there's basically zero...

The problem is that there's basically zero tanking gear that also has spellpower these days. As a result if you're talking about really big AoE packs (like BT step supplicants) then a spellpower...
Forum: Paladins 11/28/08, 3:50 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
Yes, "very bad idea" was probably a tad too...

Yes, "very bad idea" was probably a tad too harsh. I didn't mean to imply that it's 969 or the highway or anything like that, only to warn that if you do take the glyph you could run into some...
Forum: Paladins 11/26/08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
The in game tooltip's display of your dps takes...

The in game tooltip's display of your dps takes into account One Hand Specialization as well as attack power and what have you. Simply multiplying this by four will yield the expected damage of your...
Forum: Paladins 11/25/08, 7:41 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
Taking the consecration glyph is actually a very...

Taking the consecration glyph is actually a very bad idea because it doesn't fit nicely into the 969 rotation.
Forum: Paladins 11/24/08, 3:03 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,800
Posted By Smithist
According to wowhead there is no such food, so it...

According to wowhead there is no such food, so it doesn't matter. All the foods that have either expertise / strength / agility have only that stat and stamina.

Blackened Dragonfin
Dragonfin...
Forum: Paladins 11/17/08, 7:07 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
As far as specs go I just went with a fairly...

As far as specs go I just went with a fairly generic tanking spec but am using Reckoning as I find it to be quick nice for solo content. I've read some people chose to wear more DPS oriented gear...
Forum: Paladins 11/16/08, 5:46 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,105
Posted By Smithist
It really does not matter. If you're looking for...

It really does not matter. If you're looking for tanking stats you'll probably end up with fast anyway. The biggest impact would be if you planned to use SealoR in which case slow would be slightly...
Forum: Paladins 11/12/08, 6:15 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
To actually answer the specific question here:...

To actually answer the specific question here: yes, strength was changed to grant block value at 2:1. This is very very old news though, and a simple search should have sufficed.
Forum: Paladins 11/11/08, 8:30 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
Block Rating has nothing to do with SotR, you...

Block Rating has nothing to do with SotR, you want either block value or strength if your aim is to beef up your SotRs.
Forum: Paladins 10/22/08, 3:13 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
The in game character sheet will show your weapon...

The in game character sheet will show your weapon dps after ap and One Hand Spec. Mine is 168.8, x4 yields ~675 which is exactly what my hammers hit for.
Forum: Paladins 10/15/08, 5:27 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
I'm not sure how anyone's really getting screwed,...

I'm not sure how anyone's really getting screwed, since ideally you're going after tanking weapons and thus only competing with prot warriors. If you do try to grab a more dps oriented weapon for...
Forum: Paladins 10/15/08, 12:37 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
Quickening Blade of the Prince and Breeching...

Quickening Blade of the Prince and Breeching Comet are also solid, high dps, choices that are very, very easy to get. Depends on what your defense looks like with the change to Anticipation.
Forum: Shamans 10/07/08, 7:24 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
There was some pretty good analysis on glyphs...

There was some pretty good analysis on glyphs only a few pages back. The WF is kind of lacking in that it doesn't scale at all with your gear, just % of a static bonus.
Forum: Paladins 10/03/08, 7:14 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,900
Posted By Smithist
Unless something changed on beta, and I suspect...

Unless something changed on beta, and I suspect that is not the case, that macro would not work. It would properly cast Divine Storm then do nothing until Divine Storm was off cooldown.
Forum: Paladins 09/28/08, 5:01 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
Have you not been reading this thread at all? ...

Have you not been reading this thread at all? Determining expected dps/tps values has been one of the primary topics of Wrath discussion. PsiVen, as well as many others, have posted tons of info...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/08, 2:58 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
It just increases the damage done by 47, there is...

It just increases the damage done by 47, there is no spell damage involved. I don't see a need to adjust it.
Forum: Paladins 09/16/08, 2:30 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,303
Posted By Smithist
Another current advantage of Wrath spell damage...

Another current advantage of Wrath spell damage weapons is that they gain the appropriate spell damage relative to their ilvl like caster weapons do now, but retain much more of their white dps.
Forum: Mages 08/31/08, 3:15 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,893
Posted By Smithist
The ring enchants will persist after dropping...

The ring enchants will persist after dropping enchanting, but this option will be unique to TBC. In wrath this will be prevented with profession requirements for profession specific enchantments /...
Forum: Shamans 08/28/08, 8:41 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
It's dead because the totem no longer provides an...

It's dead because the totem no longer provides an imbue that persists after changing air totems. The addition of GoA to SoE would've helped, but if WF had remained unchanged you could have still...
Forum: Warriors 08/26/08, 6:39 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,857
Posted By Smithist
I forget if there's an 'inexpensive'(9k) axe that...

I forget if there's an 'inexpensive'(9k) axe that can be main-handed, but the one linked is Off-Hand specific.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/12/08, 4:19 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 65,493
Posted By Smithist
The thing is, that it won't have a huge impact on...

The thing is, that it won't have a huge impact on what actual items you choose anyway. Gemming is the thing that will really be affected. Most raid items, save for t6, don't even have much strength...
Forum: Shamans 08/06/08, 10:55 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
You won't have to look far, not even past the...

You won't have to look far, not even past the first page of threads!

There is an entire thread dedicated to this with some very good information courtesy of Whitetooth, here....
Forum: Shamans 08/02/08, 11:23 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
http://upload.wowhead.com/images/screenshots/39841...

http://upload.wowhead.com/images/screenshots/39841.jpg

Same model as the current wolves without the glowing. The Northrend wolves are definitely a little leaner and wiry looking, mangy may be...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 3:38 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,490
Posted By Smithist
Like five posts ago, Nurru posted some basic...

Like five posts ago, Nurru posted some basic tests that suggest the exact opposite is actually true.
Forum: Shamans 07/31/08, 3:45 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
The wording is the same on Live and the wrath...

The wording is the same on Live and the wrath wowhead link lacks the [Apply Aura]: Mod Spell Hit Chance, so there's almost no way it does currently. Six percent for spell and melee would be almost...
Forum: Shamans 07/24/08, 2:45 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
I feel like this is too obvious and I'm missing...

I feel like this is too obvious and I'm missing something, but WF crits should be eligible to proc it. Based on your armory crit and what I imagine the decay of rating value is like 20% of WFs being...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/10/08, 8:23 AM
Replies: 484
Views: 145,308
Posted By Smithist
You're right about the reset, but it's even worse...

You're right about the reset, but it's even worse than that. Swapping weapons incurs a gcd on all of your spells, in addition to a reset of the melee swing timer. So you will lose 3 seconds during...
Forum: Shamans 06/30/08, 1:13 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
I think he was referring to the whole guardian /...

I think he was referring to the whole guardian / battle totem thing that I'm assuming you made up. Just because they're condensing a few totems into one, and I believe goa + soe is the only...
Forum: Shamans 06/29/08, 7:01 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
What exactly do you mean by this? It sounds as...

What exactly do you mean by this? It sounds as if SoE / GoA will simply be an earth totem that provides both buffs. This guardian / battle idea seems overly complicated: we'll still be limited to...
Forum: Shamans 06/28/08, 2:53 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
They won't necessarily be the same, but there...

They won't necessarily be the same, but there won't be huge jumps between tiers either. This is the reason the rating system is in place. At level 80, any rating based effects from your old gear...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/26/08, 3:01 PM
Replies: 357
Views: 98,181
Posted By Smithist
A "thread search" that took about 30 seconds...

A "thread search" that took about 30 seconds yielded this post (http://elitistjerks.com/696909-post307.html) summing it up for you in just a few lines.
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/24/08, 4:27 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 145,308
Posted By Smithist
I believe it simply applies your stat weights to...

I believe it simply applies your stat weights to any passive bonuses a trinket has and ignores proc effects. So DST is slotted based on nothing but the 40ap.

In any case, the list Xieon linked does...
Forum: Shamans 06/14/08, 3:00 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
It's silly to argue about what we think our mana...

It's silly to argue about what we think our mana use at 80 is going to be like, but I don't think it really matters. We already know how huge the mana returns from SR are, and Focus is shaping up to...
Forum: Shamans 06/13/08, 4:50 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
I don't see how it's any different than the new...

I don't see how it's any different than the new interest in Devastation. Even without SS, the spell crit we're likely to be gaining should make the returns from Focus pretty appealing. Best of all...
Forum: Shamans 06/13/08, 4:06 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 844,822
Posted By Smithist
Why on earth would you not pick up Imp. Weapons...

Why on earth would you not pick up Imp. Weapons totems? I'd say it's worth losing .4 seconds on your shock cd, Anticipation over Imp. GW is a strange choice as well.
Forum: Mages 05/17/08, 2:38 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,893
Posted By Smithist
Just going off the armory there's a few things...

Just going off the armory there's a few things you could do. Band of the Guardian and Darkmoon Card: wrath are both pretty lack luster, and you should try to replace them as soon as you can. Icon...
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