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Forum: Death Knights 12/28/11, 4:47 AM
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Posted By CortDK
Crit suppression for spells is done as (mob level...

Crit suppression for spells is done as (mob level - your level)*.6%, so spell suppression is 1.8% on level 88 mobs. For attacks it's done as (3% + (mob level-your level)*.6%) so 4.8% on level 8...
Forum: Death Knights 12/28/11, 12:09 AM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
I know. I wrote: As liar wrote, only auto...

I know.

I wrote:


As liar wrote, only auto attacks are on a single roll table. You need to calculate specials differently.

Attack table - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft...
Forum: Death Knights 12/27/11, 8:34 AM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
As was pointed out a couple of pages back, it...

As was pointed out a couple of pages back, it largely depends on if you have Gurthalak, and what the uptime of gargoyle is for the fight. For pure min-maxers the optimal can only be determined by...
Forum: Death Knights 12/27/11, 8:05 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Solid evidence there, especially given by looking...

Solid evidence there, especially given by looking at the logs most people continue to play a standard priority.

The maths supports it, the sims support it, and real world logs are supporting it. Is...
Forum: Death Knights 12/27/11, 3:21 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
More accurate would be to just use average_hit *...

More accurate would be to just use average_hit * 1.12, or 1.18, or whatever your crit % is.

All crits are going to be a double damage. The only reason they are different in the logs is because of...
Forum: Death Knights 12/27/11, 12:27 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
Simc didn't model that particular bug.

Simc didn't model that particular bug.
Forum: Death Knights 12/26/11, 4:33 AM
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Posted By CortDK
Nice personal insults. As I said several posts...

Nice personal insults.

As I said several posts back, all that matters is if the benefits of the DPS gain outweigh the loss of the disadvantages. Stacking mastery significantly reduces the number of...
Forum: Death Knights 12/25/11, 11:42 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
You're still giving it 100% utilization which is...

You're still giving it 100% utilization which is wrong. There are numerous cases where in two GCDs OBL would be a priority over using 2 rime procs in a low resource state where with masterfrost it...
Forum: Death Knights 12/25/11, 3:35 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
well we're getting somewhere. You're now agreeing...

well we're getting somewhere. You're now agreeing that 2xHB is superior damage to 1x OBL.

Still, you continue to over-value OBL by not factoring in overwritten 2pc procs, 1x obl is (0.45 +...
Forum: Death Knights 12/24/11, 1:30 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
That is the point that is being debated. You are...

That is the point that is being debated. You are comparing OBL, which triggers rime, against HB, which doesn't. You overvalued rime, among other things, because of the fact that it is overridden by...
Forum: Death Knights 12/24/11, 10:26 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Lamp. I wasn't providing you with full maths. I...

Lamp. I wasn't providing you with full maths. I was substituting your opening mathematical premises with corrected values. You need to follow through with your own formula if you want to add the rest...
Forum: Death Knights 12/24/11, 7:36 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
You state OB has a higher chance to crit outside...

You state OB has a higher chance to crit outside of KM than HB (there is no partial crit). In fact, fully raid buffed and debuffed spell crit is around 18% and melee (obl) crit is around 12%. The...
Forum: Death Knights 12/24/11, 3:33 AM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
I've seen it put right on the front edge, and the...

I've seen it put right on the front edge, and the dnd debuff comes up but does no damage. Do you have a combat log where it has done damage?
Forum: Death Knights 12/24/11, 3:12 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
On your first point, i don't recommend using the...

On your first point, i don't recommend using the full masterfrost priority including full mastery reforging for single target, I explained why in my first post on the subject. I do recommend using as...
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 4:45 PM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
The discussion here is about end game raiding,...

The discussion here is about end game raiding, not solely single target dps. I'm not sure why you would think it is narrowed to that extent?

I've already stated several times here and elsewhere that...
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 4:09 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Irongnome, you're confusing evidence...

Irongnome, you're confusing evidence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence) with proof (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence) to create a false dichotomy...
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 3:36 PM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
Possibly. Remember also though that DnD can't be...

Possibly. Remember also though that DnD can't be used on Ultraxion. Although, conversely, superb ams soaking will increase DC damage.

Honestly the best way to work out your stat weights for a...
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 3:29 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Well lets get something straight before this...

Well lets get something straight before this continues any further.

The masterfrost priority has it's foundations in maths, and the numbers were put out for all to see in the prevoius thread. If you...
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 10:04 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
It's either a dps increase or it isn't. So you...

It's either a dps increase or it isn't. So you can't really say outright, as you have, that it shouldn't come off as a dps increase. If you believe that using HB as a filler as describe in the OP is...
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 3:57 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Morchok the crystal damage isn't really a...

Morchok the crystal damage isn't really a problem. Either is the bounce on Zon'ozz, the healing stress is in other areas. Yor'sahj, as you say limited use and burst aoe is probably more useful....
Forum: Death Knights 12/23/11, 1:08 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
Raidbots or even WoL is not yet a reliable way to...

Raidbots or even WoL is not yet a reliable way to determine spec superiority. Either is the sim for that matter.

Normal mode raid results are pretty much useless. They include people that just have...
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/11, 2:49 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
As zim said, and I'm inclined to agree with him,...

As zim said, and I'm inclined to agree with him, if anything the sim is undervaluing it. But as always, nothing beats a good supply of real world logs and maths to improve the sim. But the sim is a...
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/11, 7:48 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Fair enough. What they may have picked up on is...

Fair enough. What they may have picked up on is the fact that my original sims on it it was double-benefiting from the proc. So dual-wielding it was proccing 30% of the time instead of 15% overall....
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/11, 2:42 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
I just tested it again. It hasn't been nerfed....

I just tested it again. It hasn't been nerfed. It's still proccing 15% and doing 1.5% of my health as damage. Have you got a link for people saying it's nerfed?
Forum: Death Knights 12/13/11, 12:44 AM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
OK most of my confusion has been cleared...

OK most of my confusion has been cleared up.

Firstly,when simulationcraft was updated for 4.3 live 1 of the ptr hooks for crit inheritance was missed. That has been fixed in the development branch...
Forum: Death Knights 12/12/11, 12:37 AM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
edit: sorry I was mis-reading the new graph...

edit: sorry I was mis-reading the new graph format. Yes it's reporting that even a little more is better.

One thing I'm now confused on is when I last did a similar graph for the normal fight length...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 11:49 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
Look at this, for a slightly bigger picture....

Look at this, for a slightly bigger picture. Using the same profile, testing for H Ultraxion (5:30m fight, give or take 10%). Sim...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 2:07 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
Pretty much. The golden rule is use a delta that...

Pretty much. The golden rule is use a delta that is appropriate for the stat. The default for hit and expertise is a negative delta, because those stats have clear hard caps. And even then people...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 1:58 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
Deplorable?

Deplorable?
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 12:27 PM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
Thanks for the sim link. I"ll look over that,...

Thanks for the sim link. I"ll look over that, it's pretty interesting. Your manual scale deltas are pretty suspicious, although as best as I know it should only inflate your haste values:

Scale...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 11:05 AM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
I'd love to see your sims where you have crit...

I'd love to see your sims where you have crit remotely close to mastery. Can you share them? I ask because on all the ones I've done, plus the maths I've done against live logs, mastery isn't...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 1:37 AM
Replies: 437
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Posted By CortDK
As you said, you do need to test it for your own...

As you said, you do need to test it for your own gear. Personally I also found it to be around the 2300 mark. I even included a crit/haste reforging graph some pages back.

I ran unholy for our H...
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/11, 11:05 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Going from the premise that in the sim with full...

Going from the premise that in the sim with full T13 masterfrost pulls more damage as a more normal OBL priority, (but with souldrinkers, it's the same) lets say there's either something wrrong with...
Forum: Death Knights 12/08/11, 11:57 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
DK POV Video: Forze vs Yor'sahj World First for...

DK POV Video: Forze vs Yor'sahj World First for 10 Heroic - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7IrQ86wHPw)

*just to clarify since a couple of people asked. I was 90% focused on a progression...
Forum: Death Knights 12/07/11, 2:53 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
Your paraphrase is correct. At least in the...

Your paraphrase is correct. At least in the sim.

I can't get it to pull remotely decent numbers in frost presence in the sim. The GCD is just too much of a hit.

For AOE quite some time ago during...
Forum: Death Knights 12/07/11, 9:06 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
The masterfrost priority was very useful on...

The masterfrost priority was very useful on Yor'sahj. Given it can be used without sacrificing primary target dps, it's a good way to deal with the adds from black. My dps ended up being a bit...
Forum: Death Knights 12/05/11, 10:44 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
On the logs i've seen it's not hitting for a...

On the logs i've seen it's not hitting for a static amount. It appears to be in the sim.
There are also logs of much harder hits than it is simming for. That's the main reason for my doubts.

But i...
Forum: Death Knights 12/05/11, 12:46 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
Hmm. You're right there. With just 1 the proc...

Hmm. You're right there. With just 1 the proc rate should be 7.5% of all attacks, but 15% of all attacks from the hand it is in. And with two just 15% of both. So the proc of it is was well...
Forum: Death Knights 12/04/11, 7:25 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
When i last added it up it was right. Did you add...

When i last added it up it was right. Did you add up hits, crits and glancing blows? And since it's dual-wielding each hand when hitting has a 15% chance to proc.

I just double checked it for the h...
Forum: Death Knights 12/02/11, 11:12 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
DK DW Weapon Comparison link to full report...

DK DW Weapon Comparison link to full report (http://simulationcraft.org/430/DK_DW_Weapon_Comparison.html)

(image removed. check post lower down to see comparisons)

(based on T12H gear)

I've only...
Forum: Death Knights 12/02/11, 5:27 AM
Replies: 437
Views: 1,124,471
Posted By CortDK
Seems to happen fairly quickly after the...

Seems to happen fairly quickly after the channeled Focused Assault, so just throw it up when that appears. I had a normal hit for 136k in raid finder.
Forum: Death Knights 12/01/11, 10:49 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
I'm doing a bunch of testing of masterfrost vs a...

I'm doing a bunch of testing of masterfrost vs a more normal priority while dualwielding souldrinkers. They are performing very closely.

Things of note are spell to hit cap is important. More...
Forum: Death Knights 12/01/11, 9:32 PM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
I don't think it makes any sense to apply a PPM...

I don't think it makes any sense to apply a PPM to the Souldrinker. It just procs for roughly 15% of your weapon hits, whether it's auto attacks, or weapon specials. You will melee more with more...
Forum: Death Knights 12/01/11, 10:14 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
Got souldrinker tonight. Here are logs on a...

Got souldrinker tonight. Here are logs on a dummy. Just went for 200 obliterates.

World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis (http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/rt-rxdx65xqsl7e340g/details/2/)

139.7k...
Forum: Death Knights 12/01/11, 8:07 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
I like masterfrost. AS for breaking the habit...

I like masterfrost.

AS for breaking the habit I've found it easy to start on using HB as a filler. That is, when you are in the easy part of your rotation with low resources, just start using HB a...
Forum: Death Knights 12/01/11, 8:04 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
simulationcraft won't do stamina yet for stat...

simulationcraft won't do stamina yet for stat weights. I'm getting it added in, but the maths should be very easy from the sim output for the ability.
Forum: Death Knights 12/01/11, 5:44 AM
Replies: 577
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Posted By CortDK
It's not shadowfrost. Needs a different name. ...

It's not shadowfrost. Needs a different name. The priority I detailed is better dps, yes.

And yes, Even if you just do it a little bit when resource starved it is a dps increase. Just don't let...
Forum: Death Knights 11/30/11, 10:20 PM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
In my tests also, in T12H bis gear normal 77193...

In my tests also, in T12H bis gear normal 77193 is ever so slightly better than heroic 78371. And the raidfinder 78488 is better than the normal 77212. (i took care to maintain hit cap, and put an...
Forum: Death Knights 11/30/11, 10:27 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
Did you submit a bug ticket for your 10k dps loss...

Did you submit a bug ticket for your 10k dps loss findings? Can you provide the profile you used to get such terrible results?

I ask because in my own tests it seems to be working as expected...
Forum: Death Knights 11/30/11, 7:54 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,072,582
Posted By CortDK
BIS should mention78479. If the datamined proc...

BIS should mention78479. If the datamined proc rate is correct (15%) they are about a 1500 dps increase over 78371. They shouldn't be ignored just because it has a healing proc in addition to a...
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