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Forum: Druids 10/28/12, 7:10 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 35,451
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Is it a dps gain to refresh dots during...

Is it a dps gain to refresh dots during non-eclipse phases?
Forum: Paladins 06/10/11, 7:54 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,007
Posted By crimsonsentinel
How will crits impact your spell selection? If...

How will crits impact your spell selection? If someone is low on health, either you have the mana to use a large heal, or you don't and you use a small heal. If you crit, then great you increased...
Forum: Paladins 04/19/11, 7:34 PM
Replies: 475
Views: 2,249,651
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Note I said steady healing, not incoming damage. ...

Note I said steady healing, not incoming damage. What I'm saying is you don't need a model to tell you that mastery is better than dodge/parry for healing because of the way block interacts with how...
Forum: Paladins 04/16/11, 11:54 PM
Replies: 475
Views: 2,249,651
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Yea, at what % damage reduction does block no...

Yea, at what % damage reduction does block no longer present any meaningful burst reduction? I think we can all agree 40% damage reduction is more than enough, but what about 30%? 20%? It's all...
Forum: Paladins 04/16/11, 9:57 AM
Replies: 475
Views: 2,249,651
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Iol touched on this, but what you guys really...

Iol touched on this, but what you guys really want to be looking at is not how incoming damage can be modeled and how it affects risk (in this case tank death), but how incoming damage affects healer...
Forum: Shamans 04/16/11, 9:14 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 1,447,175
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Are you saying if someone in your raid had a 5k...

Are you saying if someone in your raid had a 5k health deficit, you or someone else in your raid would actively try to heal them (and by active I mean using non-smart or aoe zone heals)? Spell...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/10, 4:05 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 283,618
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Is Protector of the Innocent proccing a beacon...

Is Protector of the Innocent proccing a beacon heal intended? It seems a bit imbalanced to be able to double dip like this.
Forum: Paladins 03/14/09, 5:18 PM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,486
Posted By crimsonsentinel
So would hit be a regen stat for pallies now?

So would hit be a regen stat for pallies now?
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/09, 3:44 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,773
Posted By crimsonsentinel
As a whole, yes. But individually, you can...

As a whole, yes. But individually, you can always drop a healer for more dps, so you can technically have more healing. A fight like sarth+3D for example are made much easier if you can support...
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 3:31 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,842
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I have a feeling bladed armor is being overvalued...

I have a feeling bladed armor is being overvalued in target dummy tests because it is such a large static increase but scales more poorly with raid buffs compared to the other talents that it...
Forum: Death Knights 01/11/09, 4:14 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,842
Posted By crimsonsentinel
You should have points in NotD regardless if...

You should have points in NotD regardless if you're going 32/39. And as for corpse explosion, it does give you more aoe, but that is usually more for trash than bosses, so its benefit is up to the...
Forum: Death Knights 01/05/09, 6:56 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
DW has both ghoul and gargoyle, so it doesn't...

DW has both ghoul and gargoyle, so it doesn't matter in that respect.
Forum: Death Knights 12/22/08, 3:40 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Just to clarify for the masses of people who...

Just to clarify for the masses of people who don't know to do basic searches, the compendium has been moved to the TTT.
Forum: Death Knights 12/19/08, 2:17 AM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,532
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I really can't see how this is going to stick...

I really can't see how this is going to stick unless HB damage is nerfed significantly. Otherwise, DW dps is going to be more insane than BM hunters are now, and just thinking of the aoe damage is...
Forum: Death Knights 12/18/08, 4:50 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,842
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Well, experimentation is great especially since...

Well, experimentation is great especially since the class is still new, but we're coming to the stages where we need to figure out if certain specs are simply better than others. There's a reason...
Forum: Death Knights 12/18/08, 2:51 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,842
Posted By crimsonsentinel
For those of you who want to try 40+ points in...

For those of you who want to try 40+ points in frost and use frost strike, I have a question for you:

Why don't you just use a 2 hander instead? If you're putting so many points to boost FS, you...
Forum: Death Knights 12/12/08, 7:25 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Rune of sword shattering is not subject to...

Rune of sword shattering is not subject to diminishing returns fyi. AFAIK, anything that's not a "rating" does not contribute to diminishing returns. Otherwise unbreakable armor would be quite bad...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/08, 6:25 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,842
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Doesn't BCB favor slow/fast because offhand hits...

Doesn't BCB favor slow/fast because offhand hits can proc main hand BCB? Or was that fixed?
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 10:55 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,811
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Unholy dominates because sigil of awareness is...

Unholy dominates because sigil of awareness is heads and shoulders the best dps item in the game for death knights atm, and it increases unholy damage more significantly than either frost or blood.
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 8:14 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Why are we having this conversation when the next...

Why are we having this conversation when the next patch is going to render it moot anyways.
Forum: Mages 12/10/08, 5:47 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,084
Posted By crimsonsentinel
It's uncastable in skilled pvp, ie 2200 rated...

It's uncastable in skilled pvp, ie 2200 rated arena.

In alterac valley, on the other hand... I don't think we'll see any shortage of QQ threads in the main forums. The biggest problem here is that...
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 5:12 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,532
Posted By crimsonsentinel
It does give blood a kind of niche where they are...

It does give blood a kind of niche where they are better at tanking 2 and exactly 2 mobs. Obviously whether this will be useful or not depends on instance design. I don't think blizzard wants to...
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 4:31 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,532
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I thought the cooldown of boneshield charges was...

I thought the cooldown of boneshield charges was 2 seconds?
edit: here it is:
http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t36775-death_knight_simple_questions_simple_answers/p3/#post979361

also:


Does this mean...
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 4:26 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,532
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Added

Added
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 4:10 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,532
Posted By crimsonsentinel
So for tanking right now we have: Blood: -6%...

So for tanking right now we have:

Blood:
-6% increased stam
-11 expertise
-15% less damage taken under 35% (unclear exactly how this works atm)
-"last stand" type ability-20% increased max health on...
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 3:53 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,532
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I don't think 25 defense skill is that...

I don't think 25 defense skill is that overpowered. If you look at what a warrior gains in terms of his weapon slots, defense weapons and enchants come out to about 20 defense skill for them. ...
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/08, 7:47 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,811
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Sorry I fail at math. Corrected.

Sorry I fail at math. Corrected.
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/08, 4:20 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,811
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I'm using terrible, terrible blue weapons from...

I'm using terrible, terrible blue weapons from rep; that's why. I've only recently switched to playing around with a DW build now that we have a dedicated unholy dps DK (I'm usually tank specced).
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/08, 2:46 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
EP is also 3% crit so even if the buff doesn't...

EP is also 3% crit so even if the buff doesn't apply, it is arguably as good as WP on single target TPS.
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/08, 2:40 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
For the purposes of proc effects, all our strikes...

For the purposes of proc effects, all our strikes count as melee hits so it's not as bad as you make it out to be, especially if you're blood and pumping out heart strikes. I agree on it falling...
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/08, 2:27 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,811
Posted By crimsonsentinel
10% str is added first and then 10% AP is...

10% str is added first and then 10% AP is calculated on top of your total AP.



Frost strike benefits from killing machine and guile of the gorefiend, so even though it does less damage than death...
Forum: Death Knights 12/08/08, 5:29 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
It's actually around 41 defense rating for 1%...

It's actually around 41 defense rating for 1% dodge/miss/parry.
Forum: Death Knights 12/08/08, 2:15 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Parry is a lot worse than dodge or defense unless...

Parry is a lot worse than dodge or defense unless you have obscene amounts of both.
Forum: Death Knights 12/07/08, 3:58 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Lesser Flask of Toughness if you have defense cap...

Lesser Flask of Toughness if you have defense cap problems.
Forum: Death Knights 12/04/08, 3:06 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
1% threat (actually less) vs 1% less magic damage...

1% threat (actually less) vs 1% less magic damage taken? Is that really a hard decision for people? If threat is a bigger issue for you than damage mitigation, I'd suggest evaluating your playstyle...
Forum: Death Knights 12/03/08, 5:36 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
My point was more along the lines of whether you...

My point was more along the lines of whether you need perma-ghoul at all when raid damage is almost certain to kill your ghoul anyways.
Forum: Death Knights 12/03/08, 3:40 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Just out of curiosity... Has anyone looked into...

Just out of curiosity... Has anyone looked into putting a point from master of ghouls into night of the dead (assuming a normal build with one point already in it). It seems like in an aoe heavy...
Forum: Death Knights 11/27/08, 3:27 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
In terms of avoidance stats, it's good to keep a...

In terms of avoidance stats, it's good to keep a moderate amount of balance between them all due to diminishing returns. Dodge is the best but only up to a certain point. Defense rating is good...
Forum: Death Knights 11/26/08, 5:56 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Cinderglacier does work on SS. SS does ignore...

Cinderglacier does work on SS. SS does ignore armor.
Forum: Death Knights 11/25/08, 8:28 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I think we can all agree that a tanking sigil...

I think we can all agree that a tanking sigil would provide just as much benefit as tanking stats on a 2 hander.

2H weapons with dps stats do not necessarily mean they have poor tanking benefits...
Forum: Death Knights 11/24/08, 8:50 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
So is it the consensus that due to the crit...

So is it the consensus that due to the crit talents, glyph, etc that when tanking single targets, frost DK's should always use obliterate over howling blast?
Forum: Death Knights 11/24/08, 8:47 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,842
Posted By crimsonsentinel
You dont have enhance shaman, but do you have ANY...

You dont have enhance shaman, but do you have ANY shaman? Because the only unique thing an enhance shaman brings is 10% AP. Both resto and elemental shaman can provide windfury and soe totems. ...
Forum: Death Knights 11/24/08, 3:41 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Keep in mind that warriors have defensive...

Keep in mind that warriors have defensive stance/imp defensive stance. At current gear levels, the extra armor from frost presence isn't enough to make up that gap unless you're stacking armor...
Forum: Death Knights 11/22/08, 9:27 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By crimsonsentinel
He's saying that necrosis adds dps to white...

He's saying that necrosis adds dps to white attacks while dpsing, and to rune strikes while tanking, so it adds dps whether you are tanking or dpsing. He never mentions using rune strike while...
Forum: Death Knights 11/22/08, 7:36 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
Here is the build I came up with for unholy...

Here is the build I came up with for unholy tanking. I still think bone shield + the naturally high avoidance death knights have make unholy the tanking spec of choice, but that is just my...
Forum: Death Knights 11/21/08, 12:38 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
You can get a build with both Frigid Dreadplate...

You can get a build with both Frigid Dreadplate and bone shield in the same build. Death knights have very few mitigation/survival talents unfortunately. The additional talents from frost is mainly...
Forum: Death Knights 11/20/08, 4:36 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
The prot warrior section has a great beginner's...

The prot warrior section has a great beginner's tank gear thread.


My take on DK tanking: Right now, the focus is on generating threat, and that may be because most people are still doing 5 mans...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/20/08, 3:43 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 53,145
Posted By crimsonsentinel
If you dont care about lore, then getting a quest...

If you dont care about lore, then getting a quest guide (one with a script) pretty much guarantees that you'll only be visiting an area once unless absolutely necessary.
Forum: Death Knights 11/19/08, 2:43 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
I highly doubt it will be a major concern when...

I highly doubt it will be a major concern when we're doing serious content, but if you have high single target dps you can just sic them on some other mob while you build aggro on the rest.
Forum: Death Knights 11/19/08, 2:26 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,702
Posted By crimsonsentinel
This is what I do as well, although part of the...

This is what I do as well, although part of the reason I do it is because I'm still doing normal intances and we often kill packs faster than grip's cooldown.
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