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Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/09, 12:34 AM

Replies: 59 Best Raid DPS from overlapping buffs Views: 34,695 Posted By Friedrich Rampage buff duration is 10 seconds. The uptime... Rampage buff duration is 10 seconds. The uptime will be extremely close to 100%: raid-buffed crit rates can exceed 40%, so if you don't get a crit in 10 seconds of dps, there is something seriously...

Forum: Warriors 08/05/09, 10:42 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,138 Posted By Friedrich Dear Landsoul, Have you considered how the... Dear Landsoul, Have you considered how the execute change in 3.2 will affect Arms DPS in execute range? As I'm sure you know, unless your AP is extremely high, Execute currently does more damage...

Forum: Warriors 05/13/09, 10:27 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,138 Posted By Friedrich I don't think that would be helpful. It's common... I don't think that would be helpful. It's common for people to run both 10 and 25-mans; the instances are of roughly comparable difficulty. However, it's a big jump from 25-normal to 10-hard on...

Forum: Warriors 05/12/09, 10:49 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,138 Posted By Friedrich Mjolnir Runestone is from Thorim 10-Hard. Also,... Mjolnir Runestone is from Thorim 10-Hard. Also, Furious Gladiator's Sunderer takes a 2200 rating. I'm pretty sure you could consider that 'hardmode'.

Forum: Warriors 05/11/09, 4:22 PM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,138 Posted By Friedrich arms pre-hardmode BiS? Does anyone have a list like this for Arms? It would be much appreciated!

Forum: Druids 05/11/09, 1:09 PM

Replies: 857 Feral questions? Views: 398,611 Posted By Friedrich Hi, Arms warrior here with a question: how much... Hi, Arms warrior here with a question: how much of a difference in your DPS does having to mangle make? I'm trying to decide whether or not to spec Trauma. I went to raid without it and got yelled...

Forum: Warriors 04/01/09, 3:47 PM

Replies: 545 Official 3.1 changes and discussion Views: 281,633 Posted By Friedrich Pardon my ignorance, but why would Arms warriors... Pardon my ignorance, but why would Arms warriors invest in expertise at all, if they get an extra Overpower chance on a dodge? With the new change, you can OP once every six seconds, but that would...

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/30/07, 12:58 AM

Replies: 8,574 Enhance Shaman: The Collected Works of Theorycraft, Vol I Views: 2,702,484 Posted By Friedrich Wait, I'm confused. I thought envenom was nature... Wait, I'm confused. I thought envenom was nature damage as well? Wouldn't the optimum use of stormstrike charges be to have the rogues all build up the deadly statck and then envenom it whenever...

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/11/07, 1:49 PM

Replies: 1,595 [Rogue] DPS Spreadsheet Views: 480,819 Posted By Friedrich Hey roguish types, I can't use the spreadsheet... Hey roguish types, I can't use the spreadsheet from where I am right now (no open office and it's too big for google docs), but I'm curious what kind of numbers a 0/40/21 combat/hemo...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 8:52 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich If it's at all effective, I'd bid all my DKP on... If it's at all effective, I'd bid all my DKP on that. Even after patch I'm threat capped, so yeah.

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 4:53 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich OK guys, deep breath, count down from 10, let's... OK guys, deep breath, count down from 10, let's get this thread back on track. I realize I've been somewhat contentious on the topic of enhancement shaman performance in the past, so it might seem a...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/07, 9:24 AM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Perhaps out of character with the rest of this... Perhaps out of character with the rest of this thread, but I thought this might amuse: I cruise into the raid tonight (which was a total clusterfuck due to people's mods not working, etc) thinking,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/21/07, 1:27 PM

Replies: 405 Feral Attack Power: When good intentions go dumb. Views: 99,568 Posted By Friedrich Perhaps it's not intended that you get to scale... Perhaps it's not intended that you get to scale as well with ilvl as the "pure" DPS classes? An analogy could perhaps be drawn to the itemization issues that Fury Warriors and Enhancement Shaman...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/21/07, 11:41 AM

Replies: 270 The Change to Windfury and You! (does not apply to warriors) Views: 39,955 Posted By Friedrich Perl not C =) . C would require much more work,... Perl not C =) . C would require much more work, because string manipulation in C is very cumbersome. I think the most telling thing about Lujaar's results is that his total Windfury DPS actually...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/12/07, 3:14 PM

Replies: 83 [Shaman] - Resto Shaman Theorycrafting Views: 43,194 Posted By Friedrich When I'm in Resto mode, I spec 8/0/53 for... When I'm in Resto mode, I spec 8/0/53 for pvp/raid healing purposes. I have 1425 +healing and 115 mp5 while casting with my current gear (since I'm primarily Enhancement I haven't really focused on...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 6:10 PM

Replies: 197 IRC Developer Chat (May 15) Ruined by hired peons Views: 31,951 Posted By Friedrich That's rich coming from a mage. ... That's rich coming from a mage. Spellstrike/Spellfire much? Hello? Frozen Shadoweave? Trial Fire Trousers? Battlecast Hood? Battlecast Pants? What game are you playing, it's not the same one I...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/08/07, 2:56 PM

Replies: 20 [Shaman] Enhancement and MP5 Views: 4,699 Posted By Friedrich Let's wait and see how the t4 review turns out. ... Let's wait and see how the t4 review turns out. Maybe we'll see a bit less mp5/int and we'll be happier campers as a result.

Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 1:51 PM

Replies: 197 IRC Developer Chat (May 15) Ruined by hired peons Views: 31,951 Posted By Friedrich Q1. Do you plan to ever make more craftable items... Q1. Do you plan to ever make more craftable items available that are as desirable as the Tailoring Sets or the Blacksmithing Weapons? Do you regard those items as mistakes/aberrations? For example,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/08/07, 11:56 AM

Replies: 20 [Shaman] Enhancement and MP5 Views: 4,699 Posted By Friedrich Must...resist...urge...to argue...aaaaaaaahhhh Must...resist...urge...to argue...aaaaaaaahhhh

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/08/07, 11:06 AM

Replies: 20 [Shaman] Enhancement and MP5 Views: 4,699 Posted By Friedrich Spellfire/Spellstrike/Frozen Shadoweave? They... Spellfire/Spellstrike/Frozen Shadoweave? They are as close to perfect as you can get, really. If we do 10% of our damage via Earth Shock etc, then I think that 10% of our item budget should be...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/08/07, 2:55 AM

Replies: 20 [Shaman] Enhancement and MP5 Views: 4,699 Posted By Friedrich Trade the Enhancement DPS set stats with the Fury... Trade the Enhancement DPS set stats with the Fury set's stats and I'd be happy. If Blizzard truly wanted to make itemization that helps us with our primary raid role, then t4/5/6 would look like...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/07/07, 6:19 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Disq - watch out there's an issue that I think... Disq - watch out there's an issue that I think may affect this test. I have noticed that if you start autoattacking with the mob right next to you, your offhand weapon is delayed slightly from your...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/07/07, 4:18 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich From my work with the code, This is not... From my work with the code, This is not accounted for in the code, although it could be fairly easily by setting up the yellow/white hit tables differently given a user flag. Can you provide a...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/07/07, 3:55 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=10653 http://elitistjerks.com/showthread.php?t=10653

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/07/07, 1:31 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich I think you missed one thing - in your code, if... I think you missed one thing - in your code, if the MH and OH swing at the same time, GetSwingResults() is always called first for the MH. This means that the MH always gets a chance to WF before...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 7:28 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Must...resist....urge to complain about state of... Must...resist....urge to complain about state of enhancement shaman.... On a more serious note, it might be worth writing a module for the damage simulator that models PPM effects like crusader,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 6:48 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Sorry, but you can't afford to do that on... Sorry, but you can't afford to do that on Hydross, at least not in his current incarnation. If you're dealing with 7 waves of adds, that fight requires around 9k sustained raid dps to get him and...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 5:57 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Rather than making an unsupported assertion and... Rather than making an unsupported assertion and telling me to "learn2play," would you care to elaborate on which current raid encounters you feel enhancement shaman spot heals on players other than...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 2:18 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich That's the 2-piece T5 bonus. And I would respond... That's the 2-piece T5 bonus. And I would respond by saying that's another example of confused itemization on Blizzard's part. If the bonus were instead further threat reduction on melee / shock...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 1:45 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich I take it you didn't read my whole post? The... I take it you didn't read my whole post? The itemization for enhancement shaman is still very suboptimal given our raid role, even with the revamp. That's the whole point. @Nite_Moogle: I don't...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 12:35 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich This illustrates the point that I've tried to... This illustrates the point that I've tried to make here in the past: the enhancement shaman "concept" just doesn't work in raids right now. With the mail itemization that Blizzard is giving us, it's...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/03/07, 7:02 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich sure thing! I didn't try to change much, only... sure thing! I didn't try to change much, only where I didn't feel I couldn't translate it directly (3 cheers for the query-replace-regexp function in emacs!). Shoot me a PM or whatever if you can't...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/03/07, 5:36 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich oops - perl version attached oops - perl version attached

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/03/07, 5:34 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich So I've ported the simulator to perl (mostly... So I've ported the simulator to perl (mostly because the syntax is quite similar to VBscript!), so those of us without access to a Windows environment can run it. The file is attached as a .txt...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/03/07, 5:04 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich I guess I'll just go ahead and buy my 2nd... I guess I'll just go ahead and buy my 2nd Gladiator's Cleaver - but I just know they're going to come to their senses and either unlink the cooldowns again or make it so fast offhands are otherwise...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/20/07, 11:20 AM

Replies: 269 WTB: Patch 2.1 Gruul/Mag/SSC/TK/T5 Item Changes Views: 132,751 Posted By Friedrich I just picked up a Farstrider Wildercloak... I just picked up a Farstrider Wildercloak (http://www.thottbot.com/i28764) from Prince last night, and I was wondering whether it got changed at all, since the stat allocation always seemed a little...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/20/07, 10:16 AM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich It would be great if you guys could get a Java... It would be great if you guys could get a Java (optimally) or even C port of this going - I use a mac and have no access to Windows machines (at work it's all unix/linux hosts)

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/19/07, 9:12 AM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich Well I'm not sure I'd agree with Water Shield... Well I'm not sure I'd agree with Water Shield being totally useless in a raid environment. On a fight like Hydross or Gruul (where non-damaging boss abilities are making your water shield tick all...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/17/07, 4:37 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.... We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. I have found Earth Shield and the other deep resto talents (including Nature's Guardian, which I forgot to mention) extremely useful in PvP. Maybe...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/17/07, 1:43 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich That's a terrible analogy for several... That's a terrible analogy for several reasons: 1) A Shaman who has elected to get Shamanistic Rage has given up almost all the important restoration talents, including Nature's Swiftness. Have you...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/17/07, 12:16 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich Why is The Beast Within overpowered for an... Why is The Beast Within overpowered for an Enhancement Shaman, but not for a BM hunter?

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/16/07, 6:49 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich I don't agree with the above posters who said... I don't agree with the above posters who said that threat will not be an issue post-nerf. I've been running with WF5/5 on my Shaman in Karazhan recently to get a feel for my post-nerf dps. I found...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/16/07, 1:42 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,781 Posted By Friedrich What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman It seems like the Shaman class is in for a little review (see this thread) (http://blue.cardplace.com/newcache/us/96000445.htm): Since we suspect that this forum is read by devs every now and...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/14/07, 8:07 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Emerald's flurried speed is ~1.4. Reflex... Emerald's flurried speed is ~1.4. Reflex flurried speed is ~2.1. So you'll be waiting 0.4 seconds to WF with your Ced's, and 0.6 seconds with your reflex in your mainhand. Add in the higher dps,...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/05/07, 4:04 PM

Replies: 11 Grid - how do you get it to show Water Tomb? Views: 3,786 Posted By Friedrich well, after some more searching, I found the... well, after some more searching, I found the answer here on the wowace forums. (http://www.wowace.com/forums/index.php?topic=2525.msg91156#msg91156): Sorry for making a new post unnecessarily I...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/05/07, 1:19 PM

Replies: 11 Grid - how do you get it to show Water Tomb? Views: 3,786 Posted By Friedrich Grid - how do you get it to show Water Tomb? My guild is working on Hydross right now, and I'm one of the healers assigned to heal the Water Tomb'd people. I'm using Grid and I love it so far, but I can't figure out how to get it to display...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/29/07, 1:40 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich OK, one more time; perhaps some math will dispel... OK, one more time; perhaps some math will dispel this kind of wrongheadedness. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that we get NO USE AT ALL out of +damage as an enhancement shaman. I will...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 8:06 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich I disagree. Warriors and priests are both hybrid... I disagree. Warriors and priests are both hybrid classes. One is a tanking/dps hybrid, the other is a healing/dps hybrid.

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 4:55 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Why would you use either the t4 helm or maulgar's... Why would you use either the t4 helm or maulgar's warhelm? Stalker's Helmet of Second Sight and Desolation (counting half the set bonus) are both better options in that slot in my opinion. And I...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/07, 12:35 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,939 Posted By Friedrich Some Int on my gear I can live with, mana/5 is ok... Some Int on my gear I can live with, mana/5 is ok too, but the amount of +damage on our enhancement T4/T5 just makes me want to barf. It is such a ridiculous and gratuitous waste of item budget that...

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