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Forum: Mages 08/14/09, 2:35 PM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,454,448 Posted By kycan Play with better fire mages. And this whole dot... Play with better fire mages. And this whole dot discussion is silly. Fire has had dots be a major component of it's damage since 1.0. Would it really be the end of the world if they added an...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/13/09, 3:15 PM

Replies: 2,072 The icy art of making gold Views: 1,159,680 Posted By kycan The greatest part about this is that the... The greatest part about this is that the underlying mats for green rings hasn't gone up at all, resulting in great margins. Another example of this going on right now is the Spellweave market, least...

Forum: Mages 05/20/09, 1:32 PM

Replies: 527 Mage UI and Add-ons (READ THE FIRST POST) Views: 951,914 Posted By kycan I'm gonna hafta second this. Opie is incredible... I'm gonna hafta second this. Opie is incredible as a mage for all the reasons stated. Ports, armors, buffs, professions, whatever. It really appeals to those who want to have a minimalistic UI as...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/07/09, 3:04 PM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,072,122 Posted By kycan I think he's using oUF for frames, but I can't... I think he's using oUF for frames, but I can't find what layout. If I had to guess, I'd say the debuff thing is a function of the UF.

Forum: Mages 04/15/09, 9:43 PM

Replies: 2,838 Mage: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,236,646 Posted By kycan Only subsequent ones. Only subsequent ones.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/18/08, 11:26 AM

Replies: 103 OPie - Radial Actions Addon Views: 31,493 Posted By kycan One thing I've noticed about this mod that I hope... One thing I've noticed about this mod that I hope someone can help me out with. Keybindings for the rings appear to be account-wide, not character specfic. I bind a ring to a certain key on my...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/13/08, 3:54 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,901 Posted By kycan During a (AB/AM)x3/Sc rotation, isn't the AB... During a (AB/AM)x3/Sc rotation, isn't the AB still going to be a 4th stage AB, assuming you are coming down off AB spam? Unless I'm missing something, wouldn't this defeat the whole point of a...

Forum: Mages 01/28/08, 11:29 AM

Replies: 1,206 Sweet Informational Thread Views: 859,646 Posted By kycan I'll do this one. First, your argument about... I'll do this one. First, your argument about 33/28 having greater mana efficiency is a moot point, regardless if it is true or not. 2/47/11 is very mana efficient on it's own and most mages do not...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/25/08, 11:46 AM

Replies: 84 Mage Cooldown Management Views: 30,669 Posted By kycan Mage Cooldown Management This was brought up a few times in the various mage threads and I believe it deserves a topic of it's own. The topic is cooldown management and how to maximize their impact on your dps. To be...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/22/08, 9:45 AM

Replies: 182 [Mage] Rolling Ignites: are they back? Views: 54,516 Posted By kycan I'm going to go out of my way to be a troll and... I'm going to go out of my way to be a troll and say you completely missed the point of the thread.

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/11/08, 1:44 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,901 Posted By kycan In theory, you could just use a weapon-switch... In theory, you could just use a weapon-switch macro to go from Zhardoom to Vengeful/Chronicle or something to make up for the lost hit.

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/28/07, 3:47 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,901 Posted By kycan Unless the fight ends before your ignites get to... Unless the fight ends before your ignites get to tick, this "dps loss" is completely irrelevant. Your total damage is exactly the same, in either case.

Forum: Mages 11/20/07, 11:36 AM

Replies: 1,206 Sweet Informational Thread Views: 859,646 Posted By kycan One topic that may be considered (and that still... One topic that may be considered (and that still confuses me on occasion) is when to stick with a meta socket helm, at the expense of an otherwise upgrade (Tier 4 to Grand Engineer/Hood of Hexing...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/13/07, 9:48 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,901 Posted By kycan My goal wasn't really to create a buff that... My goal wasn't really to create a buff that synergizes with other classes. Frankly, I have no desire to fulfill such a role. As has been discussed here a bit, mages, along with rogues, are...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/13/07, 1:05 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,901 Posted By kycan Could make it as something as simple as casuing... Could make it as something as simple as casuing Ignite to increase fire damage taken by 10% or some such. The mage equivalent of ISB. Would scale by number of fire mages and is not constrained by...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 3:40 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,901 Posted By kycan I can't really complain about Blizz giving us Ice... I can't really complain about Blizz giving us Ice Block, but I do have to question what their reasoning behind it is. The simple nature of min/maxing that we as EJ members are all so used to...

Forum: Class Mechanics 09/06/07, 3:42 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,615 Posted By kycan It's because we can't understand for the life of... It's because we can't understand for the life of us why you would willingly choose an inferior dps spell. If you wish to spam a spell on trash as arcane, just spam AB.

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/22/07, 8:04 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,615 Posted By kycan While I commend everyone's enthusiasm, may I... While I commend everyone's enthusiasm, may I politely remind the collect mage population that fire spec beats arcane up until 2-piece tier 5, and AM spam only works at insanely high levels of gear. ...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/02/07, 1:56 PM

Replies: 83 Settings that Maximize Performance Views: 26,127 Posted By kycan Not to follow with just a "me too!" post, but I... Not to follow with just a "me too!" post, but I have also experienced this oddity. I'm guessing it may have to do with running the game in windowed mode, but that is an uneducated guess. I must say...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/11/07, 11:42 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,615 Posted By kycan Manly made no claim of the sort. He is merely... Manly made no claim of the sort. He is merely pointing out that you are using stacked data. Comparing apples to oranges convinces no one.

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/13/07, 10:43 PM

Replies: 2 Information overload? Views: 2,634 Posted By kycan And your point is... what? And your point is... what?

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/18/07, 9:53 AM

Replies: 28 [Mage] TBC 2.1 Fire or Frost? Views: 7,316 Posted By kycan The point is that your intellect doesn't scale... The point is that your intellect doesn't scale upwards by an appreciable amount, regardless of gear upgrades. In many cases, you sacrifice int for more damage (see Spellfire/Spellstrike). No mage...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/07, 10:14 AM

Replies: 86 High-end raiding + Talent specs (PvE vs PvP). Views: 19,399 Posted By kycan I don't mean to pick on this quote in particular,... I don't mean to pick on this quote in particular, but it hit a pet peeve of mine that I would like to touch on. Spec is everything for dps. Gear amplified the spec. PvE specs are called PvE specs...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/24/07, 1:09 PM

Replies: 231 Item changes in 2.0.10 Views: 139,579 Posted By kycan Mage Tier 5... Mage Tier 5 Buffs Helm +2crit +4dmg Gloves unchanged Legs

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