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Forum: Shamans 01/12/11, 4:42 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 854,008
Posted By Andrast
I would consider it required for Cho'gall phase...

I would consider it required for Cho'gall phase two alone, while being very useful in phase 1 where you are able to interrupt an add and then quickly interrupt a worshipping mc'd player. That extra...
Forum: Shamans 01/12/11, 8:19 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 854,008
Posted By Andrast
While the purpose of this thread is to list...

While the purpose of this thread is to list theoretically maximum single target dps, dropping even 1 point out of Reverberation lowers raid utility. There are currently two encounters (Halfus and...
Forum: Shamans 11/18/09, 2:54 AM
Replies: 713
Views: 664,135
Posted By Andrast
This is completely untrue. There are 7 sockets on...

This is completely untrue. There are 7 sockets on the 25-man tier set alone (not including offset). Socketing all of them with expertise gives exactly the 140 expertise rating non-orcs require.

I...
Forum: Shamans 11/10/09, 9:24 PM
Replies: 455
Views: 733,106
Posted By Andrast
It's fairly common to see people gemming and...

It's fairly common to see people gemming and gearing with the hardest fight in mind. Right now this is Heroic Anub'arak where magma totem will be a much larger part of your damage and you're more...
Forum: Oceania 10/07/09, 4:22 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,058
Posted By Andrast
[Alliance][Thaurissan]<Not Steamboat> Seeking healers and Exceptional Players

Not Steamboat of Thaurissan is seeking healers to round out our raiding team. We're very interested in at least 1 Disc/Holy Priest, 1 Holy Paladin and 1 Resto Druid. We'd also be very pleased to see...
Forum: Shamans 08/26/09, 10:59 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
As the poster above you suggested you can type in...

As the poster above you suggested you can type in the item id into the trinket and relic fields. If you export from ShockandAwe or Rawr you'll notice that they both export in this fashion.

If you're...
Forum: Shamans 08/21/09, 3:21 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
The example of haste is a tricky one because of...

The example of haste is a tricky one because of its interaction with the windfury cooldown.

I'll take my current output as an example. This is with a Haste EP step of 20 to mimic the insertion of a...
Forum: Shamans 06/12/09, 1:22 AM
Replies: 1,605
Views: 1,003,787
Posted By Andrast
Armor penetration is "always" a useful stat it...

Armor penetration is "always" a useful stat it just isn't rated as highly as other stats. Think about how much of your damage is magical and you'll understand why it isn't rated as highly as crit,...
Forum: Shamans 06/04/09, 9:25 PM
Replies: 1,186
Views: 487,787
Posted By Andrast
I would put ES above SS on a priority list...

I would put ES above SS on a priority list assuming the SS debuff is on the mob.

Also, why would you artificially increase the cooldown on two of your abilities to 8 seconds? Over any reasonable...
Forum: Shamans 05/21/09, 8:41 PM
Replies: 1,605
Views: 1,003,787
Posted By Andrast
I strongly recommend getting your Priests and...

I strongly recommend getting your Priests and Paladin's to simply dispel this instead. I know your Paladins probably say that cleanse won't work on an MC but this debuff is a special case.

In any...
Forum: Shamans 05/19/09, 9:55 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 73,364
Posted By Andrast
It's completely viable to wear one or two pieces...

It's completely viable to wear one or two pieces of Frost Resist gear for Thorim+Sif. They are packed with Stamina and can be gemmed as you need. For any fight with Fire, Frost or Nature damage make...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/19/09, 1:20 AM
Replies: 206
Views: 110,765
Posted By Andrast
For my guild I created two screenshots with paint...

For my guild I created two screenshots with paint overlays to describe Lightning Charge specifically in order to fix the massive movement our tanks were making in order to avoid it. This was causing...
Forum: Shamans 05/12/09, 7:31 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 73,364
Posted By Andrast
This is a problem with your strategy and nothing...

This is a problem with your strategy and nothing to do with Enhance survivability.
Forum: Shamans 04/22/09, 2:00 AM
Replies: 1,186
Views: 487,787
Posted By Andrast
It's possible, although they are behaving exactly...

It's possible, although they are behaving exactly the same way they were pre-3.1. Out of combat when I pop them for Spirit Walk they are almost always responsive. In combat when I pop them they are...
Forum: Shamans 04/21/09, 11:48 PM
Replies: 1,186
Views: 487,787
Posted By Andrast
Wolves were still bugged out in 3.1 and still bug...

Wolves were still bugged out in 3.1 and still bug out now. Occasionally the pet bar is unresponsive, sometimes they are summoned and are stuck in passive, and sometimes the pet bar will respond once...
Forum: Shamans 04/21/09, 11:47 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
I'd be more than willing to help and my expertise...

I'd be more than willing to help and my expertise with Java far surpasses my C++ experience.

As Malan has said the design of the application will have far greater impact on the performance than the...
Forum: Shamans 02/24/09, 8:17 AM
Replies: 318
Views: 123,799
Posted By Andrast
It really depends on the nature of the fights in...

It really depends on the nature of the fights in Ulduar and future instances. If they throw at us a Sunwell twins style fight with massive amounts of raid damage then shaman will be mandatory and...
Forum: Shamans 02/23/09, 7:55 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 114,250
Posted By Andrast
You can think of it as though they are changing...

You can think of it as though they are changing FT so that no matter what speed weapon you use you'll get the same overall damage from FT. A fast weapon will hit more often for less and a slow weapon...
Forum: Shamans 02/23/09, 7:11 PM
Replies: 194
Views: 114,250
Posted By Andrast
The question he posed, though, makes little...

The question he posed, though, makes little sense. With a CG/WB setup he'll lose damage once FT gets normalised. The way to fix it is to get a slow offhand.
Forum: Shamans 02/11/09, 6:18 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
Well you should be able to achieve this by having...

Well you should be able to achieve this by having a "beta" version which tracks PTR changes or announced changes so would include things like the UR change which is coming in 3.1 and then a "stable"...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/02/09, 7:22 PM
Replies: 405
Views: 181,943
Posted By Andrast
In practice this cycle is too prone to failure....

In practice this cycle is too prone to failure. After dumping your initial 100 energy in this way you may find that after applying Engulf in Flames your 6 second stack will fall off before you build...
Forum: Shamans 01/20/09, 11:07 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 51,063
Posted By Andrast
This would require that every single attack has a...

This would require that every single attack has a unique ID because there is a need to associate the proc with the action that caused it. I can't see that being reasonable.
Forum: Shamans 01/08/09, 7:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 27,744
Posted By Andrast
Something I observed which may help with testing...

Something I observed which may help with testing water shield.

If you stand on the top step of one of the stores next to the Eventide bank water shield (and lightning shield) will endlessly...
Forum: Shamans 01/07/09, 10:19 PM
Replies: 1,605
Views: 1,003,787
Posted By Andrast
You need to figure out the EP value for all your...

You need to figure out the EP value for all your stats and then calculate the EP upgrade value of non-set BIS items over your set pieces. From here you simply take the piece that has the highest EP...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/09, 10:43 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,154
Posted By Andrast
This is in addition to improving fps so people...

This is in addition to improving fps so people can't use the old "It didn't appear on my screen" excuse.

Other tricks include:
1. Turn off player names in the interface menu.
2. Melee can...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/22/08, 5:23 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,154
Posted By Andrast
No what makes it completely obsolete is the way...

No what makes it completely obsolete is the way the buffs interact which is why I quoted Xav's post in my original response.

Your main tank needs to rotate cooldowns to simply stay alive. If dps is...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/22/08, 3:26 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,154
Posted By Andrast
Wow. I hope you feel big for swearing at someone...

Wow. I hope you feel big for swearing at someone over the internet. You call me "fucking clueless" but your reasoning is that "the adds get some buff... when sarth hits 20% or something"....
Forum: Public Discussion 12/21/08, 7:11 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,154
Posted By Andrast
No. You clearly haven't read the thread or...

No.

You clearly haven't read the thread or seriously attempted the fight. Xav posted the "auras" that each drake left alive has. Hover over the Gift of Twilight debuff.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/08, 8:21 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,154
Posted By Andrast
The Acolyte Vesperon add will continue to chain...

The Acolyte Vesperon add will continue to chain cast Torment of Twilight on your tank if you leave it up. Go and kill it and you'll have far less random tank one shots.

The dangerous part of this...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/08, 7:14 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,154
Posted By Andrast
The debuff is visible but there is no combatlog...

The debuff is visible but there is no combatlog entry on application or removal. My theory is that since it is cast by the Acolyte of Vesperon onto random targets that aren't in the Twilight Phase...
Forum: Shamans 12/12/08, 4:01 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,984
Posted By Andrast
I really don't want to derail this...

I really don't want to derail this now-fairly-defunct thread into a discussion of our approximate placement in the "dps heirarchy". But, you're smoking something if you think that trash dps, by a...
Forum: Shamans 12/11/08, 11:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,984
Posted By Andrast
I think the point was that enhance isn't at the...

I think the point was that enhance isn't at the bottom which I think you'll find if you look at most wws:

WWS Loading... (http://wowwebstats.com/jh1jsf4s1r43q?s=534904-576882)

This was me starting...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/25/08, 8:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 24,810
Posted By Andrast
It is important because Patchwerk may not...

It is important because Patchwerk may not parry-haste but Faerlina might.

It is important because tanks can change their gear around for Patchwerk to include more stam and avoidance/mitigation and...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/24/08, 5:01 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 24,810
Posted By Andrast
It was assumed that there is a flag since they...

It was assumed that there is a flag since they removed parry-hasting from bosses such as Halazzi, Brutallus and Mother. We are trying to figure out if parry-hasting still exists so any example from...
Forum: Death Knights 11/23/08, 4:31 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,781
Posted By Andrast
Parry Hasting

From my browsing of log files in 25 man Naxxramas I cannot see any evidence of boss parry hasting. Is parry-haste still in affect on bosses in WotLK?

Here is the relevent lines I'm...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/19/08, 6:25 PM
Replies: 2,727
Sticky: UI Help Center
Views: 474,840
Posted By Andrast
It sounds very similar to the memory leak issue...

It sounds very similar to the memory leak issue cowtip was giving me that only happened when I was melee but never while I was healing. Try disabling CowTip and see if it happens.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/08/08, 8:06 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,104
Posted By Andrast
Thankyou for FBagOfHolding...

Thankyou for FBagOfHolding (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/fbag-of-holding.aspx) works great and the filter creation is amazingly intuitive. The new 0.9b version is wrath...
Forum: Paladins 11/05/08, 6:41 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,734
Posted By Andrast
Generally movement fights will not favor paladins...

Generally movement fights will not favor paladins anyway and also will generally require less healing throughput. For all the time you spend standing still you are gaining exactly zero benefit from...
Forum: Paladins 11/04/08, 1:30 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,734
Posted By Andrast
Actually I'd drop Pursuit of Justice and pick up...

Actually I'd drop Pursuit of Justice and pick up Imp BoW and keep Imp LoH for a 53/0/18 spec. Let the ret pally get kings which should be easily doable.

Paladin (53/0/18)- Talent Build...
Forum: Shamans 10/24/08, 9:03 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
The easiest thing to do is just ignore expertise...

The easiest thing to do is just ignore expertise completely and make sure you're capped. If you run the sim with mh and oh values of 0 expertise rating you'll see that it has a very high value and...
Forum: Shamans 10/24/08, 12:01 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
From your simulation settings: simulation_time...

From your simulation settings:

simulation_time 1000

Increase this and you'll get more stable results. Un-shockingly the simulator uses a RNG just like the game. Therefore you can do exactly the...
Forum: Shamans 10/23/08, 11:35 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
I did read your post. Apparently you didn't read...

I did read your post. Apparently you didn't read mine though. I said: "I'm not sure where your 4% spell-hit debuff is coming from".

You realise that Heroic Presence effects spellhit and melee hit?...
Forum: Shamans 10/23/08, 11:14 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
I don't know exactly what you're saying here, but...

I don't know exactly what you're saying here, but I'll address your original concern.

In the simulator you can indeed raise your spell-hit independently. If this is what you mean then and you're...
Forum: Shamans 10/23/08, 9:51 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,997
Posted By Andrast
How exactly do you plan on raising spell hit...

How exactly do you plan on raising spell hit independently of melee hit? We have no talents as such and raid buffs only provide 3% spellhit from misery which is more than offset by the 6% to melee...
Forum: Paladins 10/23/08, 9:43 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 694,028
Posted By Andrast
With my latency which varies between 200-600 the...

With my latency which varies between 200-600 the portion of my cast time that is affected by haste is smaller than for a US player. Haste only affects the 2.5 seconds of Holy Light or the 1.5 seconds...
Forum: Shamans 10/23/08, 8:13 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,300
Posted By Andrast
I'd say the best food is Spicy Talbuk....

I'd say the best food is Spicy Talbuk. Gem/enchant your gear until you are 20 hit rating below the cap and use food to get you the rest of the way for bosses. This means your stats for trash, 5 mans...
Forum: Shamans 10/23/08, 1:34 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,300
Posted By Andrast
I'm surprised that the sim indicates it is such a...

I'm surprised that the sim indicates it is such a small dps loss. I was advocating using the "brainless" method on trash when you need to just let your attention wander a little. With such a small...
Forum: Shamans 10/22/08, 11:28 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,300
Posted By Andrast
No, the dps loss using the back-asswards priority...

No, the dps loss using the back-asswards priority was 5dps. Since the /castrandom macro would on average be in the middle of that it should be around 2.5dps loss according to his numbers.
Forum: Shamans 10/22/08, 10:47 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,300
Posted By Andrast
This isn't correct. The castrandom macro I posted...

This isn't correct. The castrandom macro I posted does not change both lava lash and shocks into 8 second cooldowns. If you hit the macro with SS on cooldown the macro engine will randomly choose...
Forum: Shamans 10/22/08, 7:48 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,300
Posted By Andrast
You might as well just have: /castrandom...

You might as well just have:

/castrandom Stormstrike, Earth Shock, Lava Lash

Just spam that endlessly. It obviously doesn't pay attention to any priority rules so is clearly less dps than doing...
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