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Forum: Shamans 11/28/11, 2:12 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,815
Posted By Rouncer
Cancelled my subscription, expires 12/20. I'll...

Cancelled my subscription, expires 12/20. I'll try to keep the OP updated with the notes from Ziff's latest version.
Forum: Shamans 11/18/11, 10:49 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
[23:25:01.450] Goombamfx Flameblast Raider's...

[23:25:01.450] Goombamfx Flameblast Raider's Training Dummy 21673
[23:24:54.998] Goombamfx Iceblast Raider's Training Dummy 22229

Most likely both are benefiting from the same Matrix proc which is...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/08/11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,725
Posted By Rouncer
Don't know if this would help or not but for the...

Don't know if this would help or not but for the enhancement profile we will be using helm for off-set.

changing...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/07/11, 3:45 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,725
Posted By Rouncer
Are you guys going to put up a 4.3 raiding sample...

Are you guys going to put up a 4.3 raiding sample with T13 gear?
Forum: Shamans 11/04/11, 3:06 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
As far as I could tell there was no cap outside...

As far as I could tell there was no cap outside of the AE cap on individual fire nova explosions. It won't refresh an active flame shock and it won't apply flame shock to a CCed target. Multi-dot...
Forum: Shamans 11/01/11, 7:47 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 94,064
Posted By Rouncer
Buffing totems will be gone so shouldn't be any...

Buffing totems will be gone so shouldn't be any need to worry about having other sources for WF/WoA.
Forum: Shamans 11/01/11, 7:46 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
It was 6 targets last time I did the math if you...

It was 6 targets last time I did the math if you can be sure that searing totem is hitting your primary target so your LL will be consuming a 5 stack. Without that, I think it was 4 targets to be...
Forum: Shamans 10/29/11, 3:45 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 94,064
Posted By Rouncer
I'd just like to see them increase the...

I'd just like to see them increase the damage/healing value of each MW charge while reducing the stack rate to compensate. Give it enough of an increase to move it back up to the top of our priority...
Forum: Shamans 10/27/11, 7:19 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Could be that they changed the behavior to make...

Could be that they changed the behavior to make magma more attractive during AE but it was definitely staying locked for me when I last tested it.
Forum: Shamans 10/27/11, 2:24 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
New mechanic seemed to be acting like Ritalin for...

New mechanic seemed to be acting like Ritalin for my searing totem. Stayed on the initial target and felt very controllable compared to live where mouse-over flame shocking tends to make it act...
Forum: Shamans 10/17/11, 3:10 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,815
Posted By Rouncer
Couple more things to update based on PTR...

Couple more things to update based on PTR behavior.

- Flametongue Weapon no longer has an ICD on it's direct damage.
- Flametongue glyph only applies it's 2% crit to spells benefit once even if...
Forum: Shamans 10/12/11, 11:14 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
I was playing around on the PTR and that behavior...

I was playing around on the PTR and that behavior has changed. If you lava lash an "unleashed" flame shock (30% buffed from UE) it will spread "unleashed" flame shocks to all the other targets. If...
Forum: Shamans 10/06/11, 3:13 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,815
Posted By Rouncer
Was just on the PTR, some fixes/changes in place....

Was just on the PTR, some fixes/changes in place.

They fixed the double proccing of Flametongue but they did not re-enable the ICD. Stormstrike while running FT/FT gives 2 procs. The 5% (7%...
Forum: Shamans 10/06/11, 1:57 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Except those set bonuses won't dramatically...

Except those set bonuses won't dramatically increase the value of haste rating. Haste rating is pretty much a lost cause for us at this point without some dramatic changes. Only way to give it real...
Forum: Shamans 10/06/11, 1:45 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Nothing to feel about since neither of those...

Nothing to feel about since neither of those bonuses make haste a powerful stat and it will still be very weak in 4.3

edit - just to clarify, my conclusions are coming from the alpha version of...
Forum: Shamans 10/02/11, 12:41 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
It's the 0.15s ICD. They probably forgot to fill...

It's the 0.15s ICD. They probably forgot to fill in the box for it when they applied the new spell sheet for flametongue. Flametongue works like windfury in that it checks both weapons on every...
Forum: Shamans 09/29/11, 1:17 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Because that's not what Blizzard decided to do. ...

Because that's not what Blizzard decided to do. There have been countless suggestions given on how to fix up our AE, many of them I like better then this one. None of that matters though since this...
Forum: Shamans 09/28/11, 12:25 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
I went home for lunch so did some testing myself...

I went home for lunch so did some testing myself with the same results. There is one other thing though that has to be a bug. The ICD for FT is no longer there and it's actually proccing more often...
Forum: Shamans 09/28/11, 10:42 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Have you confirmed that on the PTR or is that...

Have you confirmed that on the PTR or is that supposition?
Forum: Shamans 09/28/11, 10:40 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Big question for anyone willing to do some...

Big question for anyone willing to do some testing while I am stuck at work is how that Flametongue 5% boost to non-physical damage interacts with Lava Lash. Considering we were able to double dip...
Forum: Shamans 09/28/11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,962
Posted By Rouncer
Played with it this morning. Spread worked fine...

Played with it this morning. Spread worked fine with the dummies. Spread a flame shock with exactly the same remaining duration as the one on the lava lash target. Searing totem seemed to stay on...
Forum: Shamans 09/25/11, 5:41 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
It's still a substantial bonus. I could see...

It's still a substantial bonus. I could see holding onto 2T12 until the ilevel difference makes it worthwhile but doubt it will take much unless T13 is itemized like crap.

Also keep in mind that...
Forum: Shamans 09/06/11, 12:25 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
Windfury isn't just about the direct damage. ...

Windfury isn't just about the direct damage. Each proc is 3 chances for MW stacks/Flurry/Landslide procs. UE_WF is also a lot of additional white damage. Then there is the ICD on Flametongue to...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/30/11, 2:15 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 579,831
Posted By Rouncer
Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal but I had some...

Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal but I had some lag on our domo kill this week so it seemed like an ideal opportunity to test out your theory that "everything" is better then "nothing". Staggered lag...
Forum: Shamans 08/14/11, 10:01 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
Doesn't matter in regards to his question since...

Doesn't matter in regards to his question since the buff is on the spirits and not transferred from the player to the spirits. Still question whether that buff is actually doing anything since that...
Forum: Shamans 08/14/11, 9:08 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
Looking at the logs for ranked kills and the...

Looking at the logs for ranked kills and the wolves do not appear to benefit in the slightest.
Forum: The Dung Heap 08/13/11, 7:32 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,871,590
Posted By Rouncer
Spirit = Spell hit Hit Rating = Spell hit +...

Spirit = Spell hit

Hit Rating = Spell hit + Melee hit

Hit Rating > Spirit
Forum: Shamans 08/10/11, 8:42 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,815
Posted By Rouncer
Would this be possible? Fold them together...

Would this be possible?

Fold them together (haste too) and then add a section called Advanced that lets you input values the way they currently appear in the GUI (separate melee/spell crit and haste...
Forum: Shamans 08/09/11, 12:06 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,815
Posted By Rouncer
Not as the sim currently works. Acuity shows in...

Not as the sim currently works. Acuity shows in your paper doll stats so if it was implemented as a talent in EnhSim then you would have to subtract acuity from your crit percentage and then put...
Forum: Shamans 08/04/11, 12:19 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
Going to throw this out there even though it...

Going to throw this out there even though it needs more testing to clearly define how it works. Also needs player testing to see if the behavior change applies there as well.

They did something...
Forum: Shamans 07/29/11, 3:00 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,392
Posted By Rouncer
Agility is worth about 2.6 EP, mastery is worth...

Agility is worth about 2.6 EP, mastery is worth about 1.35 and hit is maybe 1.7 below the spell hit cap so 67 agility > 62 of any secondary stat. It's not really that simple because the stacking...
Forum: Shamans 07/27/11, 1:25 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 853,858
Posted By Rouncer
Could shift crit from percentage to actual crit...

Could shift crit from percentage to actual crit rating since that's reported on the mouseover tooltip.
Forum: Shamans 07/26/11, 10:09 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
How would you fit that into the sim? Sim doesn't...

How would you fit that into the sim? Sim doesn't model execute mechanics since it doesn't model target health.

Anyway, Sorrowsong is not a good trinket for us. Even when the target is below 35%...
Forum: Shamans 07/25/11, 1:55 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 853,858
Posted By Rouncer
Deny. EnhSim isn't accounting for the...

Deny.

EnhSim isn't accounting for the interaction between Matrix and Hungerer properly yet. Hungerer proc can cause Matrix to proc haste instead of mastery. Last I heard, Ziff was working out how...
Forum: Shamans 07/25/11, 12:22 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 853,858
Posted By Rouncer
I wasn't referring to a BiS list with that...

I wasn't referring to a BiS list with that comment, I was just referring to what I had to do with the regular eye I am currently using. I don't really do BiS lists, although I do appreciate the work...
Forum: Shamans 07/24/11, 1:07 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 853,858
Posted By Rouncer
I had to reforge mine to crit because I couldn't...

I had to reforge mine to crit because I couldn't get down to the spell hit cap any other way. Reforging to hit was less valuable then crit since I was over the spell hit cap and with the Orc racial...
Forum: Shamans 07/24/11, 1:34 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,392
Posted By Rouncer
Last I heard Ziff was trying to figure out how to...

Last I heard Ziff was trying to figure out how to model it so it's not accounted for yet.
Forum: Shamans 07/20/11, 10:30 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,392
Posted By Rouncer
Matrix > Matrix > APS = Fluid Death > Tia's =...

Matrix > Matrix > APS = Fluid Death > Tia's = Essence = DMC > Hungerer (378) = Prestor's

Not sure where 391 Hungerer falls actually but wouldn't recommend taking one no matter what especially as it...
Forum: Shamans 07/15/11, 3:18 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
Sim isn't modeling the double consumption so it's...

Sim isn't modeling the double consumption so it's useless in this context. I opened a ticket asking Ziff to add it as an option.

EnhSim - enhsim - View Issue #8487: New item for the Priority list...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/14/11, 4:52 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,725
Posted By Rouncer
Release 420-3 so I can see what effect the...

Release 420-3 so I can see what effect the windfury delay will have on the enhancement priority list! Also, big thanks for incorporating those changes and for making them options under player...
Forum: Shamans 07/04/11, 8:10 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,825
Posted By Rouncer
The existence of flametongue's ICD was postulated...

The existence of flametongue's ICD was postulated through combat log parses but I did establish it's specific value as 0.15s through testing during Cataclysm's Beta. It was a bitch to test too. ...
Forum: Shamans 07/04/11, 3:00 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,392
Posted By Rouncer
It's only effective while you are actually...

It's only effective while you are actually casting a spell. So casting an instant spell won't do anything, nor would casting a spell with a 5 stack of MW but casting one with less then the 5 stack...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/03/11, 9:42 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,871,590
Posted By Rouncer
edit - not worth it

edit - not worth it
Forum: Shamans 07/03/11, 8:01 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,825
Posted By Rouncer
Looking at it a bit more carefully, the only way...

Looking at it a bit more carefully, the only way I can get EnhSim to be within a couple of percent of SimC is to run 0ms of latency/reaction time so it would seem to be something else going on. ...
Forum: Shamans 07/03/11, 1:20 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,825
Posted By Rouncer
Heh, ok, I can admit I was wrong about adding the...

Heh, ok, I can admit I was wrong about adding the additional 500-600 in that context. Although I still don't think the spread will end up being quite that high between caster and melee MHs, but at...
Forum: Shamans 07/03/11, 12:41 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
Is 2/2 Reverb needed for that? Guessing "no"...

Is 2/2 Reverb needed for that? Guessing "no" since both of you are running 3/3 ele p but just want to be sure.
Forum: Shamans 07/02/11, 9:48 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,825
Posted By Rouncer
You had a guy beat on a dummy focusing entirely...

You had a guy beat on a dummy focusing entirely on your list and the only way to get results that vaguely approximate your initial list was to add 350ms of "brain lag" and another 1200ms of "reaction...
Forum: Shamans 07/02/11, 5:17 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,825
Posted By Rouncer
Somehow dropping the ilevels of those pieces also...

Somehow dropping the ilevels of those pieces also resulted in a narrowing of the gap between caster and melee. The one in my screenshot was from before yours, when I refreshed it after posting it...
Forum: Shamans 07/02/11, 2:06 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,867
Posted By Rouncer
To get back to theorycrafting outside of...

To get back to theorycrafting outside of simulated numbers.

If you cast a flame shock with the UE buff and then add duration with call of flame fire nova the damage bonus goes away.
Forum: Shamans 07/02/11, 12:36 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,825
Posted By Rouncer
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