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Forum: The Dung Heap 06/24/09, 7:05 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,756 Posted By stickums If you have mining it would probably be best for... If you have mining it would probably be best for you to look up a profession grinding guide, calculate the mats you need and go mine them yourself. That way you can buy the trinket as well. On some...

Forum: Hunters 06/04/09, 7:27 AM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums If you don't use the CS glyph you get a really... If you don't use the CS glyph you get a really nice rotation. CS-AS-ArcS-SSx3 and repeat. It's probably not going to be max dps, but it's simple and effective and if you often fumble your priorities...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/04/09, 7:13 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,756 Posted By stickums It's the same shit we dealt with pre-uld.... It's the same shit we dealt with pre-uld. Warriors taking Maly gloves etc. Hell, in 6 months of Naxx 25 we didn't have a single Drape of the Deadly Foe drop.. and I'm still using the valor badge...

Forum: Hunters 06/03/09, 12:34 AM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Check your buffs, talents, shot rotation, latency... Check your buffs, talents, shot rotation, latency and glyphs. For me, unbuffed SV is better, but with raid buffs MM is ahead.

Forum: Hunters 06/01/09, 8:54 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Fires. And when possible both. But the buff you... Fires. And when possible both. But the buff you really want is Storm Cloud. Good luck getting it often though. You want fires because it gives Singed - Spell - World of Warcraft...

Forum: Hunters 05/29/09, 8:33 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Yes, The Glyph will make a smooth rotation into a... Yes, The Glyph will make a smooth rotation into a priority system. And I think the issue is the spreadsheet. You may be waiting half a second for Chimera sometimes, but that's more DPS than pushing...

Forum: Hunters 05/29/09, 2:38 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Try setting your latency lower than 200. There is... Try setting your latency lower than 200. There is a glitch in the spreadsheet that doesn't allow Chimera Shot to ever fire faster than every 10 seconds, making the glyph appear to be no gain.

Forum: Hunters 05/29/09, 2:21 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,352,460 Posted By stickums The rotation seems off, as reported before.... The rotation seems off, as reported before. Putting readiness last and having it never go off is a DPS gain. Shandara is assuredly looking into it. I hope. :)

Forum: Hunters 05/28/09, 5:36 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,352,460 Posted By stickums I just went and checked it to make sure I was not... I just went and checked it to make sure I was not crazy. I had just shy of 12k mana. Unbound Seers below Dalaran have about 13k. I was getting returns of 390 mana per tick of Viper Sting. 390x4...

Forum: Hunters 05/28/09, 3:41 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums I think there are some issues in the rotation... I think there are some issues in the rotation section of the spreadsheet. Currently it shows a large DPS gain when I put Readiness at the very bottom, a position that ensure it never gets used (and...

Forum: Hunters 05/28/09, 3:17 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Same soft cap as survival and you shouldn't... Same soft cap as survival and you shouldn't sacrifice anything else for haste. With 5/5 AotH (which most marks builds take) most of your steadies will be under the GCD anyway.

Forum: Hunters 05/28/09, 1:03 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,352,460 Posted By stickums Actually on high mana targets it's 24% mana... Actually on high mana targets it's 24% mana returned.

Forum: Hunters 05/28/09, 9:48 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Warlocks are going to destroy you on the meters... Warlocks are going to destroy you on the meters in Ulduar. Get used to it.

Forum: Hunters 05/27/09, 3:42 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Actually I would hit it right after Chimera Shot... Actually I would hit it right after Chimera Shot since it resets that cooldown. RF > Chimera > Readiness > Chimera and Rapid Fire again when it fades.

Forum: Hunters 05/27/09, 1:25 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums The answer is all over the place. You could try... The answer is all over the place. You could try the spreadsheet and see what it is for YOU, but in general they are pretty close. If you have a secondary SV spec then go AGI, if you have a BM spec...

Forum: Hunters 05/27/09, 1:02 AM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,500,806 Posted By stickums Homework? Load up the spreadsheet and change your... Homework? Load up the spreadsheet and change your spec and rotation. See which one is higher dps. Marks is edging out SV for me already, and with the 3.1.3 mana changes it's a no brainer now.

Forum: Hunters 05/26/09, 1:43 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,352,460 Posted By stickums Possible to have Latency saved with profiles?... Possible to have Latency saved with profiles? Everytime I switch between 2 saved talent specs it resets to 200 and I want to model my actual latency a little closer. In fact it keeps resetting my...

Forum: Hunters 05/26/09, 10:33 AM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Is anyone else showing the Glyph of Steady Shot... Is anyone else showing the Glyph of Steady Shot as being far superior to Kill Shot in the spread sheet?

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/25/09, 2:03 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,756 Posted By stickums If you read the discussion you would know that... If you read the discussion you would know that Chimera shot deals 40% of the sting damage instantly. Increasing the duration of Serpent Sting increases the total damage done by the sting and as a...

Forum: Hunters 05/25/09, 12:13 PM

Replies: 774 Macros Views: 790,214 Posted By stickums Get an announcing mod. They are lightweight and... Get an announcing mod. They are lightweight and work well. You could also try 'talking' to your 3rd hunter and let him know that communication is key...

Forum: Hunters 05/24/09, 9:37 AM

Replies: 599 Hunter PvE UIs Views: 714,626 Posted By stickums I'd put Omen and or Recount there myself. I'd put Omen and or Recount there myself.

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/24/09, 9:21 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,756 Posted By stickums Good warlocks and rogues are simply going to beat... Good warlocks and rogues are simply going to beat you on most fights. There isn't much you can do about it except join a guild with crappy locks and rogues.

Forum: Hunters 05/22/09, 8:53 PM

Replies: 599 Hunter PvE UIs Views: 714,626 Posted By stickums http://i43.tinypic.com/v4cb9c.jpg What I whipped... http://i43.tinypic.com/v4cb9c.jpg What I whipped up today to replace my lost UI from a HD crash. Recount fades in combat and is replaced by Omen. Btex with a custom skin, Sexymap for...

Forum: Hunters 05/21/09, 4:22 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums Well the 2 piece still has good value, and at the... Well the 2 piece still has good value, and at the very least 4pc is worth ~150AP if it is indeed 25% uptime (15s out of 60). Is there a way to turn off the set bonus in the spreadsheet?

Forum: Hunters 05/21/09, 1:32 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,941,790 Posted By stickums At this point the set bonus is just that, a... At this point the set bonus is just that, a bonus. The pieces themselves are already BiS for the most part so it's not like you are debating dropping them for something else.

Forum: Hunters 05/21/09, 11:00 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Yeah, every upgrade you get is going to change... Yeah, every upgrade you get is going to change the value of other things, and this is seen most drastically when the stat is hit. Set bonuses are also pretty important. If you lose a t7 bonus without...

Forum: Hunters 05/21/09, 10:33 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Wait, you got t8.5 shoulders and wonder why there... Wait, you got t8.5 shoulders and wonder why there is only 1 more upgrade? For anyone who enters Ulduar with t7 shoulders there are half a dozen upgrades. Wrists are pretty sparse, only being the ones...

Forum: Hunters 05/20/09, 11:38 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Wonder if this new weapon DPS change will... Wonder if this new weapon DPS change will increase the value of haste and AotH. I too noticed that my autoshots were hitting about as hard as ES on some fights

Forum: Hunters 05/19/09, 5:04 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,352,460 Posted By stickums Too slow darnit! Too slow darnit!

Forum: Hunters 05/19/09, 2:04 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Use the spreadsheet. It's a lot. Skinning is very... Use the spreadsheet. It's a lot. Skinning is very poor.

Forum: Hunters 05/19/09, 2:01 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums It would buff BM the most I think since they rely... It would buff BM the most I think since they rely on special shots the least. Marks may be a little more buffed than survival and I'd put survival last since the largest part of our damage comes from...

Forum: Hunters 05/17/09, 9:23 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Against a single target aimed and multi are the... Against a single target aimed and multi are the same base damage, multi just costs more mana. Aimed shot is modified by sniper training so when that buff is up aimed does 6% more damage for a lower...

Forum: Hunters 05/14/09, 4:10 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,500,806 Posted By stickums I use NeedToKnow and set up custom bars. One is... I use NeedToKnow and set up custom bars. One is for hunter's mark no matter who cast it, the others are for only my SrS/BA and ES. Works very well. I do ES so I can time it to not clip. When it's...

Forum: Hunters 05/14/09, 11:32 AM

Replies: 1,185 Best Possible DPS in Shandaras WotLK Spreadsheet Views: 2,012,483 Posted By stickums I don't think the Emitter will beat the i239... I don't think the Emitter will beat the i239 crossbow from Thorim 25m hard mode. http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2131/bowq.jpg

Forum: Hunters 05/12/09, 12:55 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,500,806 Posted By stickums Could be sheer luck but I have a 100% LnL proc... Could be sheer luck but I have a 100% LnL proc rate on Explosive Trap, even when it's a single mob. Either it's bugged or the tooltip is missing something.

Forum: Hunters 05/08/09, 10:10 AM

Replies: 1,185 Best Possible DPS in Shandaras WotLK Spreadsheet Views: 2,012,483 Posted By stickums Enhance Shaman and DKs have the exact same buff.... Enhance Shaman and DKs have the exact same buff. If you go full buffs on the spreadsheet it assumes you get as much outside help as possible, allowing you to configure your personal DPS to the...

Forum: Hunters 05/05/09, 10:33 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums The spreadsheet assumes a perfect fight, with no... The spreadsheet assumes a perfect fight, with no crit streaks, no movement and 100% pet uptime. While this may work for a few fights, on some of the more critical ones it does not. I would be wary of...

Forum: Hunters 05/05/09, 9:48 AM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,500,806 Posted By stickums While this isn't a strategy thread, what we do... While this isn't a strategy thread, what we do with hunters on Vezax is keep them at range along with the healers. This keeps enough people on his agro list out of melee range so that he always...

Forum: Hunters 04/27/09, 4:18 PM

Replies: 1,185 Best Possible DPS in Shandaras WotLK Spreadsheet Views: 2,012,483 Posted By stickums Blacksmithing is useful if you need gem slots... Blacksmithing is useful if you need gem slots that don't need to be color-coded for socket bonuses. You can drop a prismatic in there and activate meta gems much easier. This isn't much of a problem...

Forum: Hunters 04/27/09, 4:08 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,500,806 Posted By stickums Yeah that thought crossed my mind too. I don't... Yeah that thought crossed my mind too. I don't know if they could do it in such a way that if LnL doesn't proc on any of the ticks that it forces a proc when it drops off. That would put it at an...

Forum: Hunters 04/26/09, 2:46 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,500,806 Posted By stickums What would be ideal is if the proc chance... What would be ideal is if the proc chance increased every tick. 10% for the first tick and +10% for each one after. Give it an ICD if necessary.. but it's just way too possible to get zero procs for...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/18/09, 2:36 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,756 Posted By stickums Should be common knowledge that you cannot make a... Should be common knowledge that you cannot make a one button macro to fire off all your shots as they are ready. The best you could do is add modifiers to control which one is fired, such as Shift,...

Forum: Hunters 04/14/09, 5:18 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums BM, but I don't think a Gorilla will be the... BM, but I don't think a Gorilla will be the tenacity pet of choice any longer. With Stomp going to talents and being replaced with a spell-interrupt it seems pretty weak for it's intended purpose....

Forum: Hunters 04/08/09, 1:44 PM

Replies: 357 Hit rating Views: 355,728 Posted By stickums Correct. Get hit capped. Don't even question it.... Correct. Get hit capped. Don't even question it. There is no debate, no tradeoff. Hit capping is the single most important thing you can do, and it's not difficult to accomplish. When I first...

Forum: Hunters 04/07/09, 11:18 AM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 515,177 Posted By stickums He is probably referring to the fact that low... He is probably referring to the fact that low level pets become your level - 5 when tamed. Also as mentioned, there are many wolves in the level 78-80 range that you can tame. And if not, 5 levels...

Forum: Hunters 04/05/09, 7:22 PM

Replies: 1,185 Best Possible DPS in Shandaras WotLK Spreadsheet Views: 2,012,483 Posted By stickums For someone with JC they will put the Eye in the... For someone with JC they will put the Eye in the blue socket, giving the bonus anyway. Without JC a simpler calculation would be to weigh 9 AGI vs. +6 crit and ~3ap (30% of 11stam). Pretty sure the...

Forum: Hunters 04/02/09, 11:39 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums Current speculation is that hit rating pushes... Current speculation is that hit rating pushes crit off the table. Anything that would be a miss is converted into a hit and there no recalculation to see if that hit crits. At least thats my vague...

Forum: Hunters 04/01/09, 2:53 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 881,731 Posted By stickums That's an awful priority list. Kill Shot should... That's an awful priority list. Kill Shot should be at the top of the list, but is only usable after 20% obv. Prior to that I would suggest ES, BA, Multi/Aimed, SrS then if you have time toss in a...

Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 10:52 AM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 515,177 Posted By stickums Again, socket bonuses are not a factor when... Again, socket bonuses are not a factor when balancing profession bonuses. Just because it's good for us and some other classes doesn't make it universal. It also doesn't mean everyone in the game is...

Forum: Hunters 03/30/09, 6:18 PM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 515,177 Posted By stickums Engineering being crappy doesn't mean they will... Engineering being crappy doesn't mean they will just let one profession become the be all end all, moreso than JC is now. Only time will tell what happens, but my money is on them balancing it going...

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