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Forum: Rogues 07/14/10, 3:50 AM
Replies: 1,422
Views: 607,300
Posted By tessarji
Uh, no. That is the opposite of their stated...

Uh, no. That is the opposite of their stated intention. Choosing between dps talents means everyone will choose the one that does more dps in a typical simulated environment.

Their stated goal was...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/04/09, 7:13 PM
Replies: 660
Views: 246,137
Posted By tessarji
I agree there is no way to be certain, but it...

I agree there is no way to be certain, but it stands to reason from a logical perspective. He definitely loses his fixate when a threat reduction ability is used by anyone in the raid - it's much...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/09, 11:37 PM
Replies: 660
Views: 246,137
Posted By tessarji
After many attempts on Anub'arak I've come to the...

After many attempts on Anub'arak I've come to the following conclusions about how his Phase 2 kiting works. A lot of this is known but I'm summarizing it here along with my deductions about how the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/22/09, 1:20 AM
Replies: 326
Views: 85,025
Posted By tessarji
I'm not surprised that Deadmines and Shadowfang...

I'm not surprised that Deadmines and Shadowfang Keep were selected for a revamp. It's pretty ridiculous that the first instances that new players would encounter force you to wade through badly...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/09, 6:22 PM
Replies: 660
Views: 246,137
Posted By tessarji
It's harder to judge because Beasts of Northrend...

It's harder to judge because Beasts of Northrend is probably tuned a lot easier than the rest of the instance, based on past raids. The overall difficulty of that fight is probably about the same as...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/22/09, 4:54 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,022
Posted By tessarji
Her Fireball targets seem to be completely...

Her Fireball targets seem to be completely random. Mostly it's a good reason to have a FR aura or FR totem, and for players to have over 22k hp buffed.

After a little experimenting it seems clear...
Forum: Rogues 04/13/09, 11:09 PM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 793,172
Posted By tessarji
Where is the line between playing devil's...

Where is the line between playing devil's advocate and just being argumentative?

1. If the relative threat between dps and tank is as close as this, then the dps is on the verge of pulling aggro...
Forum: Rogues 04/13/09, 1:45 AM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 793,172
Posted By tessarji
It's probably wise that ToTT glyph appears to...

It's probably wise that ToTT glyph appears to slightly outperform Rupture gylph with optimal cooldown usage, cause after all it does require pushing more buttons and there are more things that can go...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/03/09, 1:43 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,680
Posted By tessarji
Your numbers are totally wrong. If there is a 4%...

Your numbers are totally wrong.

If there is a 4% chance of getting any of 6 rare gems on a single prospect, the chance of getting at least one rare gem in 4 prospects is 1-(.96^24) = 62.46%

This is...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/23/09, 10:18 PM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,809
Posted By tessarji
We had a new bug on Razuvious tonight - he was...

We had a new bug on Razuvious tonight - he was reset after a bad pull, on the next pull we used an Understudy to grab him as usual but his health bar was grey (untagged). We went on to kill him, but...
Forum: Rogues 01/12/09, 8:02 PM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,995,211
Posted By tessarji
This is basically asking whether it's better to...

This is basically asking whether it's better to have a on-use buff (1200 AP for 10s out of every 120s) or a constant buff (100 AP).

The answer is it depends. Sometimes you lose value from a proc or...
Forum: Rogues 12/17/08, 12:44 AM
Replies: 389
Views: 91,834
Posted By tessarji
To broaden the topic a little, I feel a large...

To broaden the topic a little, I feel a large reason that so many rogues are laser-focused on their dps numbers is it's hard to find another way in which rogues contribute to a raid. Many classes...
Forum: Rogues 12/16/08, 2:29 PM
Replies: 389
Views: 91,834
Posted By tessarji
I think pretty much all rogues would agree that...

I think pretty much all rogues would agree that the issues aren't related to being behind ranged dps (i.e. hunters, mages, locks) on many fights. There are a great many fights that inflict penalties...
Forum: Rogues 12/05/08, 11:46 AM
Replies: 604
Views: 264,861
Posted By tessarji
The hunter does not feign, there is no...

The hunter does not feign, there is no need.

AFAIK 'body aggro' does not exist once a mob has engaged in combat, this is the whole reason LOS pulls work.
Forum: Rogues 12/05/08, 11:27 AM
Replies: 604
Views: 264,861
Posted By tessarji
What is up with Misdirect and Tricks of the Trade...

What is up with Misdirect and Tricks of the Trade being implemented differently?

Our hunters use Misdirect to pull entire groups to the tank - all that is required is to put MD on a tank and then...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/30/08, 4:41 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 882,834
Posted By tessarji
Does anyone know if there has been a minimum...

Does anyone know if there has been a minimum level established to train Grand Master tradeskills? I have searched several sites and this thread to no avail.
Forum: Rogues 09/29/08, 4:29 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
Here's a perplexing Blizzard quote that refers to...

Here's a perplexing Blizzard quote that refers to Fan of Knives:

We picked that cost pretty much because it competes with Sinister Strike. If FoK is 40 or 30, we worry you would hit it every single...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/22/08, 6:04 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,342
Posted By tessarji
Well, I'll make the obvious comment that if you...

Well, I'll make the obvious comment that if you gained constant honor ticks from sitting in a WSG, people would simply join those BGs instead and then afk or fight pointlessly in the middle of the...
Forum: Rogues 09/03/08, 3:21 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
No, these buffs will stack. In the above example...

No, these buffs will stack. In the above example you'd get 2% damage to all physical dps and 3% crit to all dps. I'm pretty sure both rogues can maintain a one-stack of wounding.

The Master Poisoner...
Forum: Rogues 09/03/08, 2:40 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
Should we interpret the MoD change to mean that...

Should we interpret the MoD change to mean that it maxes out now at +3 stealth levels?

It looks like each tree is getting a deep talent that is focused on PvP, which seems like a fair way of...
Forum: Rogues 08/29/08, 11:23 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
While dps using TotT on each other would be fun,...

While dps using TotT on each other would be fun, this ability would have an incredible effect on threat sensitive fights. 3 rogues rotating this skill would be 60% uptime of a 15% damage buff on the...
Forum: Rogues 08/22/08, 4:57 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
I hadn't thought of that, but it might not be a...

I hadn't thought of that, but it might not be a problem since my impression was Mutilate PvP needed a little love anyways.

The reason for the long duration and single tick was to give it the maximum...
Forum: Rogues 08/22/08, 3:12 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
I agree that the DPS warrior changes are...

I agree that the DPS warrior changes are jawdropping.

Summary -- Talents for: Mortal Strike debuff on normal attacks, +5% crit chance to all raid melee, +15% damage enrage proc, two talents to...
Forum: Rogues 08/15/08, 8:59 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
Aldriana - I disagree with pretty much everything...

Aldriana - I disagree with pretty much everything in your post, but you are a great poster and make the case for rogue balance as well as anyone can. I think we've both had our say and hopefully...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/08, 8:09 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 882,834
Posted By tessarji
I think the opposite. Blizzard has generally...

I think the opposite. Blizzard has generally taken a position that while changing to a new profession should be possible, there's no expectation that it will be particularly convenient.
Forum: Rogues 08/15/08, 8:02 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
Or to summarize, in case my foaming was too...

Or to summarize, in case my foaming was too lengthly to be interesting...

I don't have a problem with the balancing concept that ranged dps classes are better for some fights and melee dps is better...
Forum: Rogues 08/15/08, 7:40 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
Tighter threat windows specifically was referring...

Tighter threat windows specifically was referring more to melee in general, such as fury warriors and enhancement shaman which in our raids get screwed by lack of threat reduction all the time. It...
Forum: Rogues 08/15/08, 9:19 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
The plain issue is that rogues have never been...

The plain issue is that rogues have never been balanced properly in raids, with respect to the DPS and utility they contribute to the raid, versus the resources needed to maintain them. A 5% or 10%...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/05/08, 6:43 AM
Replies: 2,859
Views: 1,177,277
Posted By tessarji
The other day I caught a priest by himself in...

The other day I caught a priest by himself in EotS, and proceeded to chew face. He wandered over to the edge of the terrain, and since I know how shadow priests think I got ready to interrupt a...
Forum: Rogues 08/02/08, 6:12 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
It's not just you. Rogues got Riposte removed as...

It's not just you.

Rogues got Riposte removed as a usable talent, then added back in as Dismantle. And instead of making vanish work properly, the devs are just adding 'Super Redundant Vanish' in...
Forum: Rogues 06/15/08, 4:39 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
It would be nice if it worked that way, but I...

It would be nice if it worked that way, but I predict it will turn off autoattack for the spree period and also reset your swing timer. Therefore, while you are getting your free attacks you're...
Forum: Rogues 06/12/08, 10:43 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,494,850
Posted By tessarji
These look pretty real. Honor Among Thieves is a...

These look pretty real. Honor Among Thieves is a real laugh for those who wanted rogues to give their party utility - look, you now can give Subtlety rogues in your party a buff!

And this is not...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/15/08, 3:04 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 97,003
Posted By tessarji
Cloak of Shadows no longer removes the 'Overload'...

Cloak of Shadows no longer removes the 'Overload' debuff from the Arcane Watchmen in Karazhan. Our rogues were very surprised.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/22/08, 6:35 PM
Replies: 587
Views: 206,459
Posted By tessarji
Your math is wrong. There are six combos that...

Your math is wrong.

There are six combos that result in one drop of each type, and the chance of getting that result 3 times in a row is (6/27)^3 or about 1.1%. In other words it probably happens to...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/11/08, 11:08 PM
Replies: 2,359
Views: 541,908
Posted By tessarji
Aran has a normal threat table. As a rogue with...

Aran has a normal threat table. As a rogue with highest threat in group, I would invariably take his melee hits, until I vanished upon which when he would immediately choose instead to melee our fury...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/11/08, 4:50 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,219,538
Posted By tessarji
Blizzard has magical databases that store data...

Blizzard has magical databases that store data without taking up disk space?

It is a certainty that every single mailbox item in an alt's mailbox is another entry in a database, and every alt...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/08, 5:16 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,590
Posted By tessarji
Good point. Warriors also need the nerf bat. The...

Good point. Warriors also need the nerf bat.

The tokens change is a very big deal in guilds in SSC/TK content like mine - since the KZ loot was improved and the Vengeful PVP gear is common, offset...
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