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Forum: Monks 02/24/13, 5:44 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
I am getting the same results here (except on...

I am getting the same results here (except on whether to BoK with 3 targets, which I haven't mathed out yet.)




I don't feel comfortable equating a free chi with a free Jab. The reason for this is...
Forum: Monks 02/22/13, 8:48 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Auto-Attack is not interrupted by our instant...

Auto-Attack is not interrupted by our instant casts, nor is it interrupted by Chi Burst. It is interrupted by all other non-instant spells, such as soothing mist, but the swing timer is *not* reset....
Forum: Monks 02/21/13, 6:47 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
I hadn't noticed this, I could have sworn it used...

I hadn't noticed this, I could have sworn it used to be.

My calculations have a spellpower of ~31k, and accounts for crits, mastery etc from gear and raid buffs, so for all these reasons it's...
Forum: Monks 02/20/13, 6:11 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Been doing some analysis of our tier 30 talents...

Been doing some analysis of our tier 30 talents and it appears that Zen Sphere's healing output is still modestly superior to Chi Burst, but they are close enough to make Chi Burst a contender for...
Forum: Monks 12/07/12, 3:57 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
As far as 40% being attack speed, there is a bit...

As far as 40% being attack speed, there is a bit of a confusion there since the ability that grants it states that it is attack speed but when equipping a 2 handed weapon, the character sheet's melee...
Forum: Monks 12/06/12, 1:21 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
New question for everyone: I'm currently...

New question for everyone:

I'm currently considering the implications of RPPM system for mistweavers. Specifically, Jade Spirit now that it uses RPPM has a more meaningful impact on our healing, and...
Forum: Monks 12/06/12, 12:34 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
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Forum: Monks 12/02/12, 7:40 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Was there another hotfix? My jab is back at 9000...

Was there another hotfix? My jab is back at 9000 mana, where it was briefly 11.7k. Or is this a bug?
Forum: Monks 11/27/12, 10:57 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
There are two things to consider for this glyph,...

There are two things to consider for this glyph, first being regen. With multiple fights this tier which provide us with extra regen, these fights may end up providing us with excess and otherwise...
Forum: Monks 11/16/12, 3:30 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 41,385
Posted By nightlily
The Ascension buff is on the PTR still. It bumps...

The Ascension buff is on the PTR still. It bumps our mana up to 345k. This primarily increases our mana tea regeneration. It does not increase our spell costs, our base regeneration rate, or spirit...
Forum: Monks 11/03/12, 4:37 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Garalon is a weird fight and it does have some...

Garalon is a weird fight and it does have some really high #s for MW because of the way damage goes out evenly and consistently across the raid. There's also a pretty high learning/skill curve to...
Forum: Monks 10/31/12, 9:14 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Despite this being a common assumption, it is...

Despite this being a common assumption, it is easily disproved. Haste does affect the duration and frequency of ticks. The information that contradicts this is from beta so I can only guess that it...
Forum: Monks 10/03/12, 1:50 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 41,385
Posted By nightlily
It won't hurt you if you have nothing better to...

It won't hurt you if you have nothing better to do, either way you are receiving the same amount of mana per stack. However, since you are spending more time consuming stacks than you ought to be...
Forum: Monks 05/06/12, 10:34 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
New bug with zen sphere, if I am targeting a...

New bug with zen sphere, if I am targeting a friendly player I get an error 'you cannot attack that target' or something like that..

However, there is a workaround. My mouseover macro still works if...
Forum: Monks 04/07/12, 12:41 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Spirit regen is now working properly. Serpent...

Spirit regen is now working properly. Serpent statues have a new graphic: http://i.imgur.com/mpA5u.jpg
Forum: Monks 04/05/12, 5:42 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
I find I have a global cooldown when I swap...

I find I have a global cooldown when I swap stances, ;erhaps they added this in recently I'm not sure.

I'm also seeing spirit-> hit conversion now, when I first tested it though it was not yet in...
Forum: Monks 04/05/12, 4:54 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Mistweavers aren't receiving any benefit from...

Mistweavers aren't receiving any benefit from spirit so far as I can tell. No 50% combat regen, though they do have some static regen.
Forum: Monks 04/01/12, 5:26 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 41,385
Posted By nightlily
I just double checked this to be sure and neither...

I just double checked this to be sure and neither intellect nor spell power affects jab, melee, other base melee attacks.. only agility and weapon damage affect these.
Forum: Monks 03/30/12, 8:45 PM
Replies: 359
Views: 468,070
Posted By nightlily
Roll has been given a longer cooldown instead of...

Roll has been given a longer cooldown instead of costing energy or mana. Roll starts with 2 charges and these charges have individual 18 second cooldowns, roll will display how many charges are...
Forum: Priests 03/06/12, 6:56 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 480,757
Posted By nightlily
I am wondering whether people find it more...

I am wondering whether people find it more helpful to be disc or holy for 25H madness?
Forum: Paladins 03/06/12, 6:50 AM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,138
Posted By nightlily
I know I've been using crit as well fpr Spine, we...

I know I've been using crit as well fpr Spine, we are also getting to the third tendon and mana is a big concern in that fight. Crit helps clear the debuffs faster and Mastery doesn't so I never...
Forum: Paladins 01/02/12, 4:23 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,138
Posted By nightlily
I don't think I would personally pass up T13 4pc...

I don't think I would personally pass up T13 4pc for T12. 5% plus the increased stats is strong, and we have better sources of mana.
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/25/11, 4:36 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,042
Posted By nightlily
The very high (2m) ICD on Seal really turns me...

The very high (2m) ICD on Seal really turns me off. It's a throughput proc that will only occur a few times during the fight. I'm not really fond of healing trinkets that don't have Int on them...
Forum: Priests 12/17/11, 7:23 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,937
Posted By nightlily
As per the Burning metagem and the Ember...

As per the Burning metagem and the Ember metagem

I've been looking over a fight where we had high single-target healing, that is.. PW:S accounted for the most heals and also rapture gains were...
Forum: Priests 12/10/11, 7:49 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
Hmm with the changes to Heart of Unliving,...

Hmm with the changes to Heart of Unliving, keeping around JoD suddenly sounds much less important. Yay for a healing trinket that doesn't suck and isn't random. If you don't know what I am talking...
Forum: Priests 12/10/11, 6:15 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,937
Posted By nightlily
Using the formulas given for spirit mana regen, I...

Using the formulas given for spirit mana regen, I am entering in my raid-buffed values.. which are currently 8121 Intellect, and 3092 Spirit (I had to reforge for holy recently, don't judge).

My...
Forum: Priests 12/10/11, 5:06 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,937
Posted By nightlily
Good point, I was just explaining *why* the...

Good point, I was just explaining *why* the uptime was higher. The estimates given weren't modeled they were someone's in-game testing just for a ballpark figure.
Forum: Priests 12/10/11, 4:19 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,937
Posted By nightlily
The kind of difference in chance to proc that you...

The kind of difference in chance to proc that you are considering is negligible. Consider this.. every single heal, hot, dot (say holy fire dot), including every target hit with PoH and PoM is a...
Forum: Priests 12/04/11, 4:00 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,937
Posted By nightlily
The math done on heartsong and power torrent is...

The math done on heartsong and power torrent is clearly from a holy perspective, it's also innacurate. Heartsong has a higher uptime than Power Torrent, so comparing the regen while they are active...
Forum: Priests 11/30/11, 6:37 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
Is anyone planning on keeping Jaws of Defeat in...

Is anyone planning on keeping Jaws of Defeat in 4.3?

If I did replace my Jaws it would probably be with Windward Heart.. but I'm just not sold on the proc from that trinket.
Forum: Priests 11/24/11, 7:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 22,086
Posted By nightlily
Looking over the spell lists, I think there are...

Looking over the spell lists, I think there are some obvious oversights. Discipline did not get the new shield that was announced, and other base priest spells are missing as well.

I do think the...
Forum: Priests 11/16/11, 2:07 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,411
Posted By nightlily
This appears to have been fixed on the PTR. Hymn...

This appears to have been fixed on the PTR. Hymn is now a 3 minute CD, and Serenity is 7sec.
Forum: Priests 10/24/11, 1:29 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
Without A/A I found that I didn't have any real...

Without A/A I found that I didn't have any real reason not to have this glyph. There just aren't enough good major glyphs out there. On Rag (I haven't tried heroic) I have been able to time SW:D to...
Forum: Priests 10/18/11, 8:10 PM
Replies: 875
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Posted By nightlily
No, because if you have multiple shields up when...

No, because if you have multiple shields up when your rapture comes off CD (you are shielding more than just your tank) the fact that the double-rapture is tied to a double-shield will make it likely...
Forum: Priests 08/22/11, 9:56 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
The way I view this is that haste and mastery...

The way I view this is that haste and mastery BOTH require a large mana investment. To take advantage of haste, we know we have to cast more spells. To take advantage of Mastery, we have to cast more...
Forum: Priests 08/21/11, 7:44 PM
Replies: 875
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Posted By nightlily
The specs are good. I'm not a fan of VS I think...

The specs are good. I'm not a fan of VS I think it's a bit too situational to be considered a baseline spec, that would be my one complaint. It appears that the stat weights for the gear list are...
Forum: Priests 08/21/11, 12:22 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
I am reasonably certain that refreshing with MF...

I am reasonably certain that refreshing with MF will benefit from your temporary buffs now.
Forum: Priests 08/19/11, 8:08 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
updated spell coefficients

The coefficients on the front page showing are old and may not be accurate. Does anyone have current coefficients? I cannot use the spreadsheet since I don't have a full version of MS Office, and I...
Forum: Priests 08/17/11, 8:45 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
To locate the exact number of Rapture procs in...

To locate the exact number of Rapture procs in WoL, from the overview page select the players menu, and find your name in the priest menu. This should show a graph and several tabs.. damage healing...
Forum: Priests 08/17/11, 12:55 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
True, but 2 points in SoS is undoubtedly going to...

True, but 2 points in SoS is undoubtedly going to push out more healing when you need it. You always have the option to not PW:S outside of Rapture, whether you have 2 points or not. If you don't,...
Forum: Priests 08/16/11, 7:12 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
If you have enough haste for 6 ticks, Renew is...

If you have enough haste for 6 ticks, Renew is worth casting without talenting and glyphing for it. Assuming it won't be all lost to overheal. It compares similarly to holy fire in healing done per...
Forum: Priests 08/15/11, 3:26 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
Vibrant Alchemist Stone 359 - 456.30 Theralion's...

Vibrant Alchemist Stone 359 - 456.30
Theralion's Mirror 359 - 504.35
Moonwell Chalice 365 - 537.84
Darkmoon Card: Volcano 359 - 563.32

according to the people over at shadowpriest.com...
Forum: Priests 08/14/11, 2:21 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
Yeah when I first read that and he mentioned...

Yeah when I first read that and he mentioned renew rolling, I was clearly thinking of holy because of the wording of his question, but a question about Disc would make more sense.

The simulation is...
Forum: Priests 08/13/11, 1:17 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
considering that rolling renew means that it...

considering that rolling renew means that it automatically refreshes.. so in an ideal situation it only uses 1 GCD during a fight, yes you are reading it right. Rolling renew while tank healing is...
Forum: Priests 08/13/11, 1:00 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
Renewx6

I was looking at the value of Renew with Borrowed Time, simply to double check the assumption that it's a bad idea, always.

I have seen poor values in the past, based on factors that did not favor...
Forum: Priests 08/07/11, 4:37 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 56,302
Posted By nightlily
It's ok.. the people over at simulationcraft have...

It's ok.. the people over at simulationcraft have been very helpful and respond quickly when I do encounter bugs, so I don't mind testing some of the more experimental stuff. In the long run that...
Forum: Priests 08/06/11, 1:07 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 56,302
Posted By nightlily
I am trying to experiment with a healing...

I am trying to experiment with a healing simulation on a tank target. I was wondering if the melee swings of the boss can be modified in any way to specify the amount of damage done or the swing...
Forum: Priests 08/01/11, 11:20 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,240
Posted By nightlily
Could someone clarify why priests are shying away...

Could someone clarify why priests are shying away from Archangel for heroic fights this tier? I haven't been able to raid much in FL due to an influx of relatives but it seems odd, unless all those...
Forum: Priests 08/01/11, 8:14 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,728
Posted By nightlily
I know the compendium hasn't been updated in...

I know the compendium hasn't been updated in awhile, but I noticed it saying Atonement is not affected by grace. I went to double-check this and can confirm that it definitely is being buffed by...
Forum: Priests 07/08/11, 6:35 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 56,302
Posted By nightlily
Wouldn't that inflate the value of Penance,...

Wouldn't that inflate the value of Penance, rather than decrease it? Unless perhaps it was gaining ticks instead of reducing the cast time, in which case that would make sense since my model did not...
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