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Forum: Shamans 10/22/10, 9:59 AM

Replies: 125 [Elemental] Cataclysm changes collected (updated: 10/08/22) Views: 225,898 Posted By Skajin Solace is subpar mostly because you cant reforge... Solace is subpar mostly because you cant reforge anything to mastery. It's alright as a quick fix if you lack decent trinkets/hit, though.

Forum: Shamans 10/12/10, 3:23 AM

Replies: 125 [Elemental] Cataclysm changes collected (updated: 10/08/22) Views: 225,898 Posted By Skajin no it's horrible, since it's 21 int / 2% mana now no it's horrible, since it's 21 int / 2% mana now

Forum: Shamans 10/10/10, 4:17 AM

Replies: 125 [Elemental] Cataclysm changes collected (updated: 10/08/22) Views: 225,898 Posted By Skajin Then use the haste/hit/crit neck from Bloodqueen... Then use the haste/hit/crit neck from Bloodqueen instead of the reforged Gunship Neck. That will cost you 60 * 0,6 = 36 hit, so your racial + 10 hit from half a gem will compensate. Also reforge...

Forum: Shamans 10/09/10, 7:41 AM

Replies: 125 [Elemental] Cataclysm changes collected (updated: 10/08/22) Views: 225,898 Posted By Skajin Your gear set has a total of 5 blue gems slots.... Your gear set has a total of 5 blue gems slots. Getting all of the socket boni (which we should) would put us at 489 hit. The best solution would probably be to instead reforge hit => mastery on...

Forum: Shamans 09/27/10, 10:25 AM

Replies: 125 [Elemental] Cataclysm changes collected (updated: 10/08/22) Views: 225,898 Posted By Skajin all the mail "badge gear" from heroics via... all the mail "badge gear" from heroics via justice points has spirit, so getting hit capped initially will be insanely easy. Also, drool: Soul Casket - Items - Sigrie...

Forum: Shamans 09/02/10, 4:53 AM

Replies: 125 [Elemental] Cataclysm changes collected (updated: 10/08/22) Views: 225,898 Posted By Skajin which is actually a great change for elemental.... which is actually a great change for elemental. FS will either still be up long enough to safely LvB, or you can just refresh it right before LvB without actually losing a tic. (I.e., if FS dot timer...

Forum: Shamans 09/02/10, 4:46 AM

Replies: 154 [Elemental] ZAP! spreadsheet Views: 248,100 Posted By Skajin Using Phylactery + CTS is better anyway since... Using Phylactery + CTS is better anyway since they both beat DFO individually according to my calculations above. (Also, it just felt incredibly naughty to bank hc DFO) But if you "only" have...

Forum: Shamans 08/19/10, 6:53 AM

Replies: 154 [Elemental] ZAP! spreadsheet Views: 248,100 Posted By Skajin My personal in fight default is to use haste... My personal in fight default is to use haste effects with Flame Shock whenever possible. I.e. I have a keybind for Elemental Mastery / Flame Shock, and follow that with a LvB while running in, and...

Forum: Shamans 08/16/10, 9:19 AM

Replies: 154 [Elemental] ZAP! spreadsheet Views: 248,100 Posted By Skajin Phylactery actually the best trinket at highest gear levels? Regarding elemental trinkets: I wanted to find out how much worse HC Phylactery is compared to HC CTS, considering that I can pick up the former for 1 dkp and have to go nearly all-in on the latter....

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/24/10, 7:25 AM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,732 Posted By Skajin Does this take into account that Lightning Bolt... Does this take into account that Lightning Bolt has a 33% Overload proc chance, while Chain Lightning on a single target only has 11%, or is it just the average damage per "initial" hit of the...

Forum: Shamans 04/14/10, 4:29 PM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin I gave nibelung 277 a shot as well (over Lockjaw... I gave nibelung 277 a shot as well (over Lockjaw hc and Bastion hc) in one of our 10 man hc runs, and it was outstanding on almost all fights ( for reference: World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis...

Forum: Shamans 03/17/10, 4:02 AM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin They aren't even remotely close for me so I guess... They aren't even remotely close for me so I guess one of us has to be misreading something. For me FTW is 161 dps, Lava is 135. Breakeven point would be 5298 SP and I only have 3416 character pane...

Forum: Shamans 03/11/10, 7:22 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin If you got 4 ticks for 1.95s each as assumed in... If you got 4 ticks for 1.95s each as assumed in my original post, then you get an extra 7.8s per Lavaburst, so you lose only 1.2s dot timer per Lava Burst and can fit in a lot more LvBs then with 18...

Forum: Shamans 03/11/10, 2:35 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin My post was not based on my own observations, but... My post was not based on my own observations, but rather on what other people reported. With that assumptiona nd 1.95s ticks, leading to 7.8s extra dot per Lava Burst, 7-8 per flame shock would be...

Forum: Shamans 03/07/10, 4:53 AM

Replies: 71 Shaman: Soloing old instances for fun and profit Views: 206,303 Posted By Skajin Mount bosses as elemental: Bloodlord... Mount bosses as elemental: Bloodlord Mandokir: Pretty easy, just clear the raptor pack on the right side of the stairs before you pull. Flame Shock the Vilebranch Speaker, run up the stairs, drop...

Forum: Shamans 03/04/10, 2:42 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Yes, the optimal amount of haste to have for... Yes, the optimal amount of haste to have for Flame Shock with the current Implementation of the 4 set bonus is just over 50% (technically just over 0% would be even better for the dot duration, but...

Forum: Shamans 03/03/10, 1:01 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin according to this post on MMO forums the new... according to this post on MMO forums the new implementation results in at least 6s being added to the duration of Flame Shock every time your lava burst. More precisely, the game determines the...

Forum: Shamans 03/03/10, 2:54 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Yeah, it was never possible to have less than 2... Yeah, it was never possible to have less than 2 ticks anyway. Sounds like they *might* have changed the bonus to give a fixed amount of extra ticks depending on your haste value (I.e. 0-50% haste 2...

Forum: Shamans 03/01/10, 3:02 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin sounds pretty cool, can actually use almost the... sounds pretty cool, can actually use almost the exact same gear set for resto and elemental in the future, just that there is a "spirit cap" for elemental but not for resto... and can use both hit as...

Forum: Shamans 03/01/10, 2:48 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin no, it's because 2% crit = 92 crit rating, which... no, it's because 2% crit = 92 crit rating, which equals 74 SP for me. So the FTweapon glyph is strictly worse than ToW, but still way better than anything else we got.

Forum: Shamans 02/28/10, 12:05 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin I can actually think of two somewhat easy fixes... I can actually think of two somewhat easy fixes to prevent Flame Shock from disappearing early. Option a): They could recode the t10 4 pc to also add a hidden "Flame Shock deals 0 damage when its...

Forum: Shamans 02/26/10, 9:39 AM

Replies: 154 [Elemental] ZAP! spreadsheet Views: 248,100 Posted By Skajin Yeah I guess you're right, knowing the rough... Yeah I guess you're right, knowing the rough stats / damage value might be worth more. I guess you *could* at an extra column that shows the nature of the proc value (spelldamage, actual damage per...

Forum: Shamans 02/26/10, 9:14 AM

Replies: 154 [Elemental] ZAP! spreadsheet Views: 248,100 Posted By Skajin The problem seems to be that the proc value for... The problem seems to be that the proc value for the Phylacteries in the new version is calculated as =1032*20/trinkcd (this assumes 20 seconds uptime per 55 seconds). The DEP calculation has the real...

Forum: Shamans 02/25/10, 3:36 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Right now the new flame shock glyph seems pretty... Right now the new flame shock glyph seems pretty poor to me. My average Flame Shock tick crit seems to be about 2200 at the moment (average from all icc25 normal bosses in the last reset before hard...

Forum: The Dung Heap 02/22/10, 9:20 AM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,732 Posted By Skajin You are the 10man strict raider, you know the... You are the 10man strict raider, you know the exact restrictions. Why dont you just make that gear set yourself, you have access to the exact same tools as everyone else. That said, creating that...

Forum: Shamans 02/21/10, 11:10 AM

Replies: 1,605 Shaman: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,003,634 Posted By Skajin Elemental is always way better than magma totem,... Elemental is always way better than magma totem, especially if you compare damage per cast time. Does anyone know the correlation between Glyph of Chain Lightning and Lightning Overload? I assume I...

Forum: Shamans 02/20/10, 9:24 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin This should be a buff either way since Flame... This should be a buff either way since Flame Shock has by far the best damage per cast time; as long as you dont lose LvB crits the only cost to casting another Flame shock is 2s less off the EM...

Forum: Shamans 02/17/10, 12:07 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Well I just use Bindpad, it gives you the option... Well I just use Bindpad, it gives you the option to trigger the spell both on press and on release. This is on a per spell basis; I use this for lightning bolt but not for thunderstorm, cause there I...

Forum: Shamans 02/17/10, 11:01 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Well it's not thaaat hard to know in advance what... Well it's not thaaat hard to know in advance what spell you want to cast next. I just have Lightning Bolt on Middle Mouse to allow spamming (neither mouse nor me got hurt so far). Obviously I'm not...

Forum: Shamans 02/17/10, 9:24 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Basically that means that for non-channeling... Basically that means that for non-channeling spells just spamming the button (ideally with fast-trigger to trigger on keypress and keyrelease) minimizes delay between casts? Is there any need to...

Forum: Shamans 02/16/10, 10:32 AM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin Reign of the Dead contribution for me is usually... Reign of the Dead contribution for me is usually around 2,8% (245 version) / 3,1% (258 version) of my non-firetotem damage. So the proc is worth ~ 200 dps for me, which should be around 140...

Forum: Shamans 02/07/10, 4:38 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Every Flame Shock tick only gets 16% of your... Every Flame Shock tick only gets 16% of your spell damage before clearcasting, so even if you have DFO and phylactery up for an extra 2000 spelldamage, it would only be 320-350 extra damage per tick....

Forum: Shamans 02/05/10, 6:11 PM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin "Regarding the proc chance, the recent change... "Regarding the proc chance, the recent change made it so other items/procs can no longer cause other items to procs, only spells a player knows. This is why we increased the proc chance for this item...

Forum: Shamans 02/03/10, 5:41 AM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin I already opened a thread on the european damage... I already opened a thread on the european damage dealers section.. There is also one on the US forums, though it's not exactly well articulated. It just seems incredibly "dumb" to keep making...

Forum: Shamans 02/01/10, 9:34 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin This doesnt make sense to me. That lag should be... This doesnt make sense to me. That lag should be the same absolute value in ms independent of haste? So stacking the effects to get a multiplicated effect should be better. But the whole EM +...

Forum: Shamans 01/29/10, 3:59 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin yes, of course. Using them seperately you get... yes, of course. Using them seperately you get 15% haste for 15 secs and 20% haste for 10 secs, or 15 * 15 + 20 * 10 = 425 "hastepercentseconds". using them at the same time you get 38% haste for...

Forum: Shamans 01/29/10, 8:11 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin One more thing I'd like to add is: Troll... One more thing I'd like to add is: Troll Berserking + EM = 1.2 * 1.15 = 1.38 haste, so it's almost the same as Bloodlust for 10 seconds. 1260 Haste Rating caps you during this time.

Forum: Shamans 01/27/10, 6:38 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Bolded part is wrong. Going with the assumption... Bolded part is wrong. Going with the assumption of needing 90s to get EM back up (unglyphed), you basically reduce the cooldown by an extra second every second through spell casting. Thus with the...

Forum: Shamans 01/26/10, 11:58 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin When you mention the Demonology buffs, it almost... When you mention the Demonology buffs, it almost sounds like a bad thing. My experience is exactly the opposite, though. Instead of having just one Warlock with a Demonology spec, all 3 of our locks...

Forum: Shamans 01/26/10, 9:27 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Blizzard does not hate elemental shamans and... Blizzard does not hate elemental shamans and they've already stated that they are not happy with how much we "have to fear movement." Of course it would have been better if they had intruduced a fix...

Forum: Shamans 01/18/10, 2:58 AM

Replies: 1,605 Shaman: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,003,634 Posted By Skajin obviously it depends entirely on the... obviously it depends entirely on the encounter. On Rotface for example you wanna BL right away while everyone is still alive and noone has to kite yet, on Saurfang or Putricide you obviously want to...

Forum: Shamans 01/13/10, 3:00 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Yeah you're right for the most part, though I got... Yeah you're right for the most part, though I got the 10000 per CL from the ZAP spreadsheet. Edited my post accordingly. One more thing that really annoys me about this bonus is that our dummy damage...

Forum: Shamans 01/12/10, 6:46 PM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin I dont really like the new bonus, especially... I dont really like the new bonus, especially cause it's not very imaginative and somewhat close to 2pct9. Sure, if we only need to cast Flame Shock once every ~ 50 seconds instead of once every 18...

Forum: Shamans 01/10/10, 8:54 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Anyone who cares to look will be able to see... Anyone who cares to look will be able to see instantly if you wear t10 or arena gear, so it's in no way overpowered in my opinon. With pve in mind I love this change. While it's still not as high a...

Forum: Shamans 01/05/10, 2:25 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Actually what you have to compare is: (damage... Actually what you have to compare is: (damage done to burrowers + damage done to scarabs) * ~0.02 to the damage of your totems* This is, because all these mobs are rarely debuffed with judgements...

Forum: Shamans 12/30/09, 12:17 PM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin A quick word of warning: apparently the t10 2pc... A quick word of warning: apparently the t10 2pc is bugged, instead of decreasing the cooldown it increased it to 7 days. So better not use 2pc yet. source: http://i48.tinypic.com/1ijzox.jpg / How...

Forum: Shamans 12/28/09, 7:03 AM

Replies: 677 [Elemental] Patch 3.3: Now with more Fire Nova Views: 587,561 Posted By Skajin Please dont ever cast Earth Shock in a raid... Please dont ever cast Earth Shock in a raid environment. I mean, casting Earth shock uses up 1 GCD = 1 sec and as you said it hits for 2200-2700 damage... so how could that ever be anything but a...

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/26/09, 3:53 PM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,732 Posted By Skajin The flameshock glyph was redesigned and you cant... The flameshock glyph was redesigned and you cant glyph for extended flame shock duration anymore. Regarding trinkets: You should be able to answer for yourself if 180 SP + multo crit rating is > 200...

Forum: Shamans 12/26/09, 2:43 PM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin The most logical way to calculate it is this... The most logical way to calculate it is this (hopefully a more understandable version of what I posted before): step 1: calculate the average critchance of our rotation, taking into account...

Forum: Shamans 12/26/09, 10:35 AM

Replies: 589 [Elemental] Optimal Gear & Item Discussion Views: 906,008 Posted By Skajin this is very wrong. Instead it means that the... this is very wrong. Instead it means that the spell cast right after a crit cant generate a mote, while the 2nd next spell can cause 2.34 sec will have passed since the last mote was generated. Thus...

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