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Forum: Mages 05/04/11, 5:42 PM
Replies: 433
Views: 2,302,940
Posted By elluminea
I have found many unintuitive or anomalous...

I have found many unintuitive or anomalous results in Rawr can be fixed by simply right clicking the item in question and refreshing it from WoWhead.
Forum: Mages 02/06/11, 8:23 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,689
Posted By elluminea
Are we quite the same as other DoT classes when...

Are we quite the same as other DoT classes when it comes to haste breakpoints? We have 4 very unconventional DoTs.

We don't actually refresh LB thanks to the explosion, it must expire for maximum...
Forum: Mages 01/28/11, 7:47 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,791
Posted By elluminea
I'm getting an error trying to access the gear...

I'm getting an error trying to access the gear profile of that 359 set, but from the stats table it shows it is not hit capped, and has a... strange... spread of secondary stats, given the stat...
Forum: Mages 01/28/11, 7:32 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,077
Posted By elluminea
The change seems twofold to me. First in the...

The change seems twofold to me. First in the more accurate modeling of Ignite, naturally reducing the value of crit, and second in the change to mana costs. So far in cataclysm we've had to account...
Forum: Mages 01/11/11, 5:56 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,791
Posted By elluminea
Only the Planetary Band will be BiS for mages. ...

Only the Planetary Band will be BiS for mages. The other three will have spirit, agility, or strength. Wowhead's and Blizzard's own random enchantments are incorrectly listed, and the items will...
Forum: Mages 12/13/10, 5:59 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,077
Posted By elluminea
Since they changed Clearcasting to not consume ...

Since they changed Clearcasting to not consume free scorch and hot streak it allows us to react to the proc and use a fireball/living bomb/fire blast instead, remaining at a zero mana rotation while...
Forum: Mages 12/05/10, 5:32 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,513
Posted By elluminea
Brain Freeze When Frostfire Bolt is instant, it...

Brain Freeze
When Frostfire Bolt is instant, it can benefit from Fingers of Frost. Brain Freeze cannot be triggered by Frostfire Bolt.

These two rules are set in the tooltip of Brain Freeze. ...
Forum: Mages 12/04/10, 7:40 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
There are quite a few one-shot abilities out...

There are quite a few one-shot abilities out there in cataclysm that are not threat/debuff/aoe based. It would come in extremely handy on certain fights:

- cheesing a full sound bar on Atramedes
-...
Forum: Mages 12/03/10, 4:39 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,513
Posted By elluminea
They've stated they're undoing the change to the...

They've stated they're undoing the change to the chaotic meta requirement in a future patch, so you can replace the sad gems with happy ones.
Forum: Mages 12/02/10, 4:24 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Not only do you want a big ignite and each of...

Not only do you want a big ignite and each of your dots, you want to activate it under as much haste conditions as possible to squeeze more ticks out. Coordinating the preemptive haste pot, black...
Forum: Mages 11/23/10, 4:40 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,513
Posted By elluminea
Unlike current potions, Volcanic lasts 25...

Unlike current potions, Volcanic lasts 25 seconds. Do Frostfire Orbs check our spell power on a tick by tick basis or upon cast? I ask because if they inherit spellpower on cast you can get the...
Forum: Mages 11/03/10, 6:38 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
I didn't mean that, just that in a multitarget...

I didn't mean that, just that in a multitarget scenario you recommend Living Bomb over Fireball. Given our current 3 target limit to living bomb, cooldowns on BW/DB plus an 8s Flamestrike duration...
Forum: Mages 11/01/10, 4:36 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Wait, you're saying the Pyroblast glyph is worth...

Wait, you're saying the Pyroblast glyph is worth more than Fireball? With hot streak rarity and Pyroblast! not contributing to procs why are you not comparing the Living Bomb glyph as an alternative...
Forum: Mages 10/29/10, 9:54 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Surviving in beta raids thus far has felt very...

Surviving in beta raids thus far has felt very manageable, awareness just needs to be high. I'm typically the last person alive invis'ing to mass resurrect the raid, and that's not due to cauterize....
Forum: Mages 10/29/10, 5:17 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 797,870
Posted By elluminea
Berserking should be listed as a 3 minute...

Berserking should be listed as a 3 minute cooldown.
Forum: Mages 10/29/10, 4:43 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
If napkin math serves me right you're getting...

If napkin math serves me right you're getting 6.6% by using the values for coefficients found in the mage resources page (http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t106009-cataclysm_mage_resources/) and wowhead...
Forum: Mages 10/29/10, 7:13 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Has there really been modeling for Fireblast? Is...

Has there really been modeling for Fireblast? Is this purely a design suggestion? Because yes, it might contribute a fun and dynamic ability to the rotation if balanced correctly, but it's...
Forum: Mages 10/17/10, 6:49 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Testing some concerns on the new 85 beta...

Testing some concerns on the new 85 beta premades. They're in full heroic gear with enchanting and jewelcrafting professions but stats still aren't adding up to much. I reforged to as much crit as...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 3:33 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,513
Posted By elluminea
Not being able to test target dummy DPS...

Not being able to test target dummy DPS accurately is a little frustrating - no deep freeze and skewed FrB/FFB numbers because of extended periods of inappropriate frozen status - and parses from...
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 4:24 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 917,910
Posted By elluminea
Having 200% baseline crits is a huge change for...

Having 200% baseline crits is a huge change for arcane stat weighting. Much like losing Icy Veins, haste has taken a hit because we're hardly using AM and thus not proccing our 2-pc bonus any more. ...
Forum: Mages 10/06/10, 8:58 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Beyond the start of the fight you can save Impact...

Beyond the start of the fight you can save Impact procs: at a 9 second duration, 75% of your procs will allow you to plan ahead. As you said, it will be more effective to LB+Blast to spread bomb than...
Forum: Mages 10/06/10, 5:14 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
This optimal discussion build is probably exactly...

This optimal discussion build is probably exactly what blizzard had intended. We all have opinions about what is important, and we all may be correct a portion of the time each because of how varied...
Forum: Mages 09/27/10, 6:06 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Tooltip damage with FFB glyphed is like 2 damage...

Tooltip damage with FFB glyphed is like 2 damage less than fireball right now, the two spells have identical cast times and mana costs, so you won't gain more than a couple hundred damage on even the...
Forum: Mages 09/22/10, 3:33 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Well looking ahead, unless the DOT stacks...

Well looking ahead, unless the DOT stacks indefinitely there will be time where your fireball should be weaved in while the FFB DOT stack ticks at its full potency. Nothing currently scales the DD...
Forum: Mages 09/21/10, 9:59 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
FFB can't scale past fireball as our main nuke,...

FFB can't scale past fireball as our main nuke, but the DOT might be worth glyphing instead of fireball's 5% crit. Don't worry about them leaving fireball out.


Actually combustion does cause...
Forum: Mages 09/19/10, 7:08 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
So the premades for mages are level 85 in 318...

So the premades for mages are level 85 in 318 greens and several 333 blues. Specced him for target dummy spam, glyphed for the clear fire winners (at least until I can find out where glyph of living...
Forum: Mages 09/09/10, 10:26 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
It seems my comments on not needing to watch...

It seems my comments on not needing to watch ignites for the sake of Combustion are now invalid. It's a neat change. I'd like it if its damage component was guaranteed to be critical for the...
Forum: Mages 09/09/10, 6:48 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
You can't not have ignite included because the...

You can't not have ignite included because the spell combustion affects is given 100% crit chance. Hence why it should be Fireball or Pyroblast.
Forum: Mages 09/09/10, 4:17 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,226
Posted By elluminea
Last time I was throwing fire at the test dummies...

Last time I was throwing fire at the test dummies Combustion would roll into itself the ignite and the DoT from the spell it is cast with. Granted, this was back before they removed flashburn and...
Forum: Mages 09/05/10, 7:39 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,246
Posted By elluminea
Well in that case a successful arcane tree would...

Well in that case a successful arcane tree would be given more spells (or ways to use spells) as breadth to match the interesting toolset of our other trees. I believe Blizzard is VERY hesitant of...
Forum: Mages 09/05/10, 6:42 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,246
Posted By elluminea
I remember reading that mastery rating is...

I remember reading that mastery rating is intended to have a cap. If it is then they know the upper range of what we can push with the stat, and it should keep burst damage for certain specs within...
Forum: Mages 09/05/10, 12:35 AM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,246
Posted By elluminea
Some of our feedback has been of the nature he...

Some of our feedback has been of the nature he describes. If they don't want to hear that our dps contributing talents aren't "thematic enough" then so be it. If mana adept isn't meant to affect...
Forum: Mages 08/30/10, 4:29 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,246
Posted By elluminea
- I agree with your NV comment, but it's not like...

- I agree with your NV comment, but it's not like we just traded AB for Frostbolt. It's very useful, if not entirely creative, and does add ranged attack speed slow where Frostbolt does not.
-...
Forum: Mages 08/27/10, 6:47 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,246
Posted By elluminea
I'm confused why there's this 'well known' term...

I'm confused why there's this 'well known' term you are calling battlefield control? Does it mean AoE CC, and if it does why you throw in Deep Freeze and Fingers of Frost? Or does it mean all CC,...
Forum: Mages 08/27/10, 5:46 AM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,246
Posted By elluminea
I'm somewhat surprised at reading this. Do you...

I'm somewhat surprised at reading this. Do you discount classic arcane spells like Polymorph, Counterspell, Remove Curse and Slow as having zero impact on the state of the battlefield? Now added to...
Forum: Mages 08/12/10, 8:14 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,637
Posted By elluminea
I've been strafing all over the place in beta...

I've been strafing all over the place in beta scorching stuff on the run, it works very well.
Forum: Mages 07/17/10, 12:35 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,637
Posted By elluminea
True, and I have tested from 3% to 51% haste and...

True, and I have tested from 3% to 51% haste and Ignite still always gets a third tick, or a bonus 20%. This must not a haste effect, just a bug. My mistake.



Ignite is never critting, nor is...
Forum: Mages 07/16/10, 6:27 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,637
Posted By elluminea
I had never seen either of these until I put on a...

I had never seen either of these until I put on a piece of mastery gear, and then they both started working. I figured our characters had some mastery bonus just for being the spec, regardless of...
Forum: Mages 07/16/10, 3:01 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,637
Posted By elluminea
I've never seen combustion actually put up the...

I've never seen combustion actually put up the DoT it says it should. It may not yet be implemented, or it's bugged for me every time. I've only been using it on the Heroic Training Dummy, I never...
Forum: Mages 07/15/10, 8:34 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,637
Posted By elluminea
I've had the same thoughts as Pasture about the...

I've had the same thoughts as Pasture about the different ways to spec in and around the arcane tree, and can't figure out why Blizzard mentioned it as one of the specifically less finished trees. ...
Forum: Mages 07/15/10, 4:29 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,637
Posted By elluminea
Fire currently has this kind of benefit on live...

Fire currently has this kind of benefit on live where your AoE damage via living bomb can be weaved with strong single target pyro hits, and it doesn't seem to concern the devs. Frost might be...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/17/10, 1:53 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,887
Posted By elluminea
You were hit by malleable goo twice. Awareness >...

You were hit by malleable goo twice. Awareness > gear. That debuff slows DPS to a crawl.
Forum: Mages 05/12/10, 3:03 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,930
Posted By elluminea
I'd argue against the molten fury range being...

I'd argue against the molten fury range being significant, since the last 10 out of the 35% of it is a trivial burn phase. If anything that hurts fire. But I definitely agree with the mobile...
Forum: Mages 04/01/10, 12:08 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,918
Posted By elluminea
Cone of cold has almost half the duration of slow...

Cone of cold has almost half the duration of slow though, requires that you be near the valks each time, and can miss due to latency. If they live longer than 8 seconds (which they frequently do)...
Forum: Mages 03/26/10, 4:50 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,918
Posted By elluminea
Do you mean fishing with Frost Warding? If not,...

Do you mean fishing with Frost Warding? If not, short of standing in extra AoE for a chance at a full resist you can't make MA do anything extra over the course of a fight. Frost warding is still...
Forum: Mages 02/02/10, 4:35 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,918
Posted By elluminea
Tried this on a training dummy and double potted...

Tried this on a training dummy and double potted correctly (with a cheap potion, naturally). A boss combat aura may work differently and disable a potion if it is on cooldown at any time, like the...
Forum: Mages 12/14/09, 4:25 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,918
Posted By elluminea
The range you are talking about is 5 yards, isn't...

The range you are talking about is 5 yards, isn't it? AE has a radius of 10 and since it is a mobile aoe you can adjust your position constantly to be out of harm's way.
Forum: Mages 12/11/09, 5:14 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,211
Posted By elluminea
I guess I stand corrected... Armory said "All the...

I guess I stand corrected... Armory said "All the new dungeon and raid items released in Fall of the Lich King (Patch 3.3)" and I assumed as much. Is he going to be patched in sometime later? Do we...
Forum: Mages 12/11/09, 4:52 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,211
Posted By elluminea
WowArmory has actually put up all the loot...

WowArmory has actually put up all the loot available with this patch. The 5, 10, 25, normal, and heroic mode loot are all listed, all wings accounted for right through to the Lich King. The BiS...
Forum: Mages 11/29/09, 4:15 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,269
Posted By elluminea
Rawr understands that you must use 2 blue gems...

Rawr understands that you must use 2 blue gems for the meta at all times. While 23 spell power might be the best gem for that item, it isn't necessarily the best gem for your gear set all together.
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