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Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/09, 9:45 AM

Replies: 122 Alliance <-> Horde Faction Changing Service for WoW Views: 41,087 Posted By Mordinm There's already a way to escape if you feel your... There's already a way to escape if you feel your faction is too badly disadvantaged on your server. You can always transfer to a server where your faction is dominate. I very much doubt there are...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/09, 3:56 AM

Replies: 122 Alliance <-> Horde Faction Changing Service for WoW Views: 41,087 Posted By Mordinm The weapon expertise racials remain difficult to... The weapon expertise racials remain difficult to quantify over the long term because they are dependent on the itemizing developers whim. For all of the 3.0 raids, for instance, the orc axe racial...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/09, 9:38 PM

Replies: 122 Alliance <-> Horde Faction Changing Service for WoW Views: 41,087 Posted By Mordinm Blood Fury does not affect healing power. ... Blood Fury does not affect healing power. Instead it boosts only spell damage.

Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/09, 3:32 PM

Replies: 621 Patch 3.2: Call of the Crusade Views: 266,358 Posted By Mordinm That's a bit of a harsh mechanic for DKs. I... That's a bit of a harsh mechanic for DKs. I don't think it all that unreasonable for the other classes. On alts started after TBC hit I was exalted with city factions by the time I had finished the...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/09, 10:14 AM

Replies: 621 Patch 3.2: Call of the Crusade Views: 266,358 Posted By Mordinm I would hope it's an opt in system and not an opt... I would hope it's an opt in system and not an opt out system. There doesn't seem to be any good reason I can see to allow a raid member to extend other raid members lockout. If one person opts to...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/09, 11:32 AM

Replies: 621 Patch 3.2: Call of the Crusade Views: 266,358 Posted By Mordinm While graphics are far from my specialty with... While graphics are far from my specialty with regards to computers I had always assumed that the increase in requirements had a lot more to do with Shoulders that host twin mount dooms and sparkly...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/01/09, 10:38 AM

Replies: 10,771 World of Warcraft - Lore & Storyline discussion [SPOILERS] Views: 2,449,087 Posted By Mordinm I think the saronite mine slaves were enslaved by... I think the saronite mine slaves were enslaved by simpler means. The taskmistresses in the mines are there to keep them in line. It's just the proximity to saronite and the forgotten depths that...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/03/09, 10:08 AM

Replies: 183 Wintergrasp Views: 96,600 Posted By Mordinm One of the most annoying things to me is the way... One of the most annoying things to me is the way tenacity works at the start of a battle. Offense always wins on my server and I doubt this makes any difference but it is an annoyance. In most...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/12/08, 6:02 PM

Replies: 187 WoW: The RNG (Random Number Generator) eSport? Views: 37,147 Posted By Mordinm The exact mistake varies in each blocked kick of... The exact mistake varies in each blocked kick of course but I imagine that most fall under two broad categories. The first option is the kicker makes a mistake. He kicks the ball too flatly for...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/10/08, 10:55 PM

Replies: 187 WoW: The RNG (Random Number Generator) eSport? Views: 37,147 Posted By Mordinm You have a very odd definition of random. First... You have a very odd definition of random. First kick blocks were random simply because they don't happen very often. Now it's random if it can't be known with 100% accuracy. Both are not all even...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/03/08, 10:23 AM

Replies: 187 WoW: The RNG (Random Number Generator) eSport? Views: 37,147 Posted By Mordinm Your examples are not random. Just like no one... Your examples are not random. Just like no one can block every kick no one in wow perfectly times every interrupt. That doesn't mean mistiming a kick is "random." When a kick in football is...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/08, 3:57 PM

Replies: 116 Player Balance: An Inherent Flaw? Views: 15,617 Posted By Mordinm PvP balance assumes a PvP spec and PvE balance... PvP balance assumes a PvP spec and PvE balance assumes a PvE spec. I hope that not many here would disagree. Given that I don't think that PvE interferes much at all with PvP balance. I am sure...

Forum: Player vs. Player 08/28/08, 3:12 PM

Replies: 187 WoW: The RNG (Random Number Generator) eSport? Views: 37,147 Posted By Mordinm Except that the WCG tournament director said... Except that the WCG tournament director said explicitly that it "certainly had an impact." Just because the impact was not great enough to win his team the round doesn't mean it didn't have an...

Forum: Player vs. Player 08/11/08, 3:39 PM

Replies: 295 Spell pushback -- last broken mechanic of arena PvP? Views: 43,938 Posted By Mordinm I have a question about spell push back for... I have a question about spell push back for someone in beta. Currently I don't think spell push back can push a cast time past it's base cast time (modified by things like CoT or mind numbing poison...

Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 9:43 AM

Replies: 187 WoW: The RNG (Random Number Generator) eSport? Views: 37,147 Posted By Mordinm So if blizzard started awarding arena point by... So if blizzard started awarding arena point by doing a /roll 1000 for everyone you'd be OK with that so long as it the RNG was unbiased? That is a horrible argument. A good system should be...

Forum: Player vs. Player 06/30/08, 3:26 PM

Replies: 341 New Arena Gear Rating Requirements Views: 56,218 Posted By Mordinm That's one problem certainly. On the flip side... That's one problem certainly. On the flip side are people like me. More often then not if my team is losing I'll drop the BG and give it another go on an alt or grind a daily or two while waiting...

Forum: Player vs. Player 06/25/08, 3:36 PM

Replies: 341 New Arena Gear Rating Requirements Views: 56,218 Posted By Mordinm I know gold is easy to come by but there is... I know gold is easy to come by but there is really very little motivation to do this. You start at 1500 and optimisticly you lose you way down to 1400 in the first 10 games. People buying a team...

Forum: Player vs. Player 05/19/08, 8:39 PM

Replies: 341 New Arena Gear Rating Requirements Views: 56,218 Posted By Mordinm Of course not. The problem is none of the... Of course not. The problem is none of the proposed changes make the system "fair". All they do is change who is getting raw end of the deal. Now 80% of the people get screwed 10% of the time. ...

Forum: Player vs. Player 05/19/08, 2:24 AM

Replies: 341 New Arena Gear Rating Requirements Views: 56,218 Posted By Mordinm The big problem I see with this is how do you... The big problem I see with this is how do you allow for spec or bracket switching with any of the systems you describe. I played a elemental shaman with season 3 shoulders in 2s this week. We were...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/24/08, 3:43 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,574,963 Posted By Mordinm It wouldn't absolutely preclude the patch hitting... It wouldn't absolutely preclude the patch hitting Tuesday. But I imagine the people running the event on the TTR are the very same people who tend to have very busy Patch days. Making sure your...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/08, 9:53 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,574,963 Posted By Mordinm I suppose I was talking from the perspective of... I suppose I was talking from the perspective of someone who takes a month or two to grind out the 100k or so for Vindicators. By the time I am geared with Vindicators I already have 2 or 3 current...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/08, 3:43 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,574,963 Posted By Mordinm I don't see these sets as doing all that much. ... I don't see these sets as doing all that much. Don't get me wrong I'll buy them for my alts and it will make running BGs better on my 6k life mage. The big complaint I hear, though, is the about...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/18/08, 12:57 AM

Replies: 239 Tournament Realm - Arise, oh Balance God! Views: 31,473 Posted By Mordinm Thing is that no one has actually said or implied... Thing is that no one has actually said or implied that druids didn't need a nerf. For me the part that boggles my mind is that warriors aren't getting one. Turn your argument around and you can say...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/18/08, 12:24 AM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm You draw the line at a set number of pugs. For... You draw the line at a set number of pugs. For instance you define a premade as 6 or more people for a 15 man BG. you then set a hard cap of 2 pugs to start a BG and a max of 4 pugs after the game...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/13/08, 11:35 PM

Replies: 239 Tournament Realm - Arise, oh Balance God! Views: 31,473 Posted By Mordinm Actions speak louder then words as they say. So... Actions speak louder then words as they say. So why don't we look at the incoming 2.4 changes. Warrior/Druids are completely dominating 2s, who's getting nerfed? Druids of course, warriors remain...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/13/08, 12:03 AM

Replies: 239 Tournament Realm - Arise, oh Balance God! Views: 31,473 Posted By Mordinm Normalized is not a terribly ambiguous term and... Normalized is not a terribly ambiguous term and assuming that blizzard knows what the term means the numbers in the table are fairly clear in their meaning. The only thing we don't know is the...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/12/08, 3:47 PM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm I'm skeptical that giving new 70s gear that was... I'm skeptical that giving new 70s gear that was out dated 9 months ago is going to significantly ease the pain. It still doesn't lower the barrier for being competitive. The easiest way to get...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/12/08, 3:26 PM

Replies: 239 Tournament Realm - Arise, oh Balance God! Views: 31,473 Posted By Mordinm They explicitly stated that those numbers are... They explicitly stated that those numbers are arena representation normalized for total class population. They are certainly representative of the likelihood someone will have a higher rating based...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/09/08, 11:09 AM

Replies: 304 Some very interesting data about relative class abundance Views: 51,322 Posted By Mordinm Maybe but the point of the rest of my post still... Maybe but the point of the rest of my post still stands. All the data in the world does you no good at all if you can't analyze it well. And we don't need to infer how Blizzard analyze that table. ...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/08/08, 12:20 PM

Replies: 304 Some very interesting data about relative class abundance Views: 51,322 Posted By Mordinm A big part of the problem is looking for this... A big part of the problem is looking for this golden statistic like you seem to be doing here. There is nothing wrong with the normalized table blizzard put out. They should be looking at that and...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/07/08, 3:06 PM

Replies: 304 Some very interesting data about relative class abundance Views: 51,322 Posted By Mordinm He may be wrong about ferals not specing out, I... He may be wrong about ferals not specing out, I spec my feral resto for PvP. But spec does impact the hybrid classes numbers. A Shaman is probably better off going resto in 2s or 3s and elemental...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/04/08, 8:39 PM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm And when I log on I'd like there to be something... And when I log on I'd like there to be something to do beside farm and do dailies without having to get 15 other people or even a balanced 5 to run an instance. BGs should be it. So you take your...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/04/08, 9:48 AM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm The problem is that this is often not the case at... The problem is that this is often not the case at all. Alliance Queue times in AV tend to be very moderate in BGs where they win every AV. This is simply because on most Battle Groups losing AV for...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/29/08, 8:31 PM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm This may very well be true on your server. It's... This may very well be true on your server. It's not in any way the case on Ner'zhul where I started. I spent a few weeks trying to get a daily EoTS done and went 34 games without a win, and only...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/20/08, 1:50 PM

Replies: 31 Of Arena and Fair Play Views: 7,512 Posted By Mordinm So the abuse is ok so long as it's not flagrant? ... So the abuse is ok so long as it's not flagrant? I guess in my book forgeting your gear in the bank is on the same page as not bothering to use earthshock or dropping the wrong totems. It's a...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/08, 11:01 AM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,574,963 Posted By Mordinm "the matchmaking system will now use the highest... "the matchmaking system will now use the highest personal rating of a queued member of that team for matchmaking purposes" This says nothing about the highest personal rating in that bracket. It...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/19/08, 6:13 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,574,963 Posted By Mordinm 2 big reasons why your analogy fails in my... 2 big reasons why your analogy fails in my opinion. First there is the issue of scale pointed out before. Transferring a 40 person guild is in no way comparable to transferring a 5 man arena team. ...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/19/08, 5:57 PM

Replies: 31 Of Arena and Fair Play Views: 7,512 Posted By Mordinm I sympathize with those people who lose games... I sympathize with those people who lose games because of disconnects but is this really such a big problem that Blizzard should leave open huge exploitable holes in the arena system. If you are...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/19/08, 1:38 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,574,963 Posted By Mordinm Time and resources seems to be the most likely... Time and resources seems to be the most likely answer. Blizzard may very well be cappable of correctly testing and tuning every boss in every new instance. But if Sunwell had not come out till this...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/19/08, 12:07 PM

Replies: 26 The sunwell trinkets and what they'll do to arenas Views: 10,690 Posted By Mordinm The healing mace from Illidan will Proc off... The healing mace from Illidan will Proc off Nature's Guardian and Earth Shield ticks at least when you place Earth Shield on yourself. While the wording of the tool tip is a bit different I don't...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/15/08, 1:42 PM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm Preforms (specifically people that queue in... Preforms (specifically people that queue in groups of 6 or more) are preferentially matched to other preforms with pugs to fill out the BG to 15 or 10. The problem is this is not 100% and only works...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/11/08, 11:05 PM

Replies: 138 Are premades ruining BG's? Views: 17,134 Posted By Mordinm I have 70s on two different battlegroups and I... I have 70s on two different battlegroups and I can say there is a huge difference between the two of them. On Bloodlust as horde I can't stand to do BGs. A few weeks back I tried to do a daily EoTS...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 9:41 AM

Replies: 844 2.4 Details, as they arrive Views: 244,209 Posted By Mordinm My bet is when they said new badge rewards and... My bet is when they said new badge rewards and PvP loot from PvE sources they were talking about the same thing. I expect to see vindicators or veterans gear for badges come 2.4. It should either...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/04/08, 9:42 PM

Replies: 106 Is BG Queue-dodging rampant? Views: 17,073 Posted By Mordinm All right this is a bit silly but from Merriam... All right this is a bit silly but from Merriam Webster online version. Team definition number 4 :a number of persons associated together in work or activity The first 3 definitions were all relating...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/04/08, 9:20 PM

Replies: 106 Is BG Queue-dodging rampant? Views: 17,073 Posted By Mordinm The fact that they are random groupings does not... The fact that they are random groupings does not mean they are not teams. Team doesn't imply how the team was picked nor the duration the team lasts. The fact that the BG matching system will...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/04/08, 9:00 PM

Replies: 106 Is BG Queue-dodging rampant? Views: 17,073 Posted By Mordinm Blizzard can't force you to do anything. What... Blizzard can't force you to do anything. What they can do is reward you for doing BGs. You want to have your cake and eat it to. You want the rewards for playing BGs without actually having to...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/04/08, 10:06 AM

Replies: 344 Blizzard has "big plans" to increase interest in Arena Views: 61,241 Posted By Mordinm I've always thought it was completely ridiculous... I've always thought it was completely ridiculous that blizzard will match you against the exact same team until both teams are outside of the points range to be eligible to fight each other. ...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/02/08, 1:38 AM

Replies: 106 Is BG Queue-dodging rampant? Views: 17,073 Posted By Mordinm I am in no way contending that the honor grind... I am in no way contending that the honor grind for PvP gear is in any way well balanced. But that is a balance issue. Blizzard has put some sort of grind into every aspect of the game and I doubt...

Forum: Player vs. Player 02/01/08, 8:18 PM

Replies: 106 Is BG Queue-dodging rampant? Views: 17,073 Posted By Mordinm It's far more like saying you have to run Hyjal... It's far more like saying you have to run Hyjal for a while to get your best in slot even if you prefer raiding BT. It makes no sense to talk about fixing an expliot that is degrading the quality of...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/30/08, 9:44 AM

Replies: 106 Is BG Queue-dodging rampant? Views: 17,073 Posted By Mordinm It should be fixed because of the effect it has... It should be fixed because of the effect it has on people like me who solo queue. BGs and daily quests are the only solo content left me for short of grinding alt number 6 to 70. Don't get me wrong...

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