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Forum: Monks 05/13/13, 7:19 PM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian What % of the time is this happening for you... What % of the time is this happening for you guys? I found a few cases of it happening for me, but it's like 2-3 times in an hour of attempts.

Forum: Monks 05/13/13, 1:56 PM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian You keep saying 'chain casting', but that isn't... You keep saying 'chain casting', but that isn't what you describe. Yes, it favors the lowest health person who doesn't already have guard. You're implying that it recasts on the same target, thus...

Forum: Monks 05/12/13, 5:07 PM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian EventType 4 is all Aura-related events, including... EventType 4 is all Aura-related events, including refreshes.

Forum: Monks 05/11/13, 6:53 PM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian Can you support this? Looking over my logs, it... Can you support this? Looking over my logs, it never Guards someone who already has Guard. WoL Log Browser query to use: [{"eventTypes": [4], "spellIds": [118604]}] EDIT: I slightly take this back;...

Forum: Monks 04/25/13, 2:02 PM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian If you have problems with aggro on tank swaps,... If you have problems with aggro on tank swaps, that means you should have been taunting back and forth for vengeance more prior to that. And more importantly, it doesn't matter. Some tanks think that...

Forum: Monks 04/05/13, 1:25 AM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian Sure, Mastery is much more attractive in 25man, I... Sure, Mastery is much more attractive in 25man, I completely concur. Mastery *is* damage reduction. The more mastery you have, the less damage you take. At the least, it's more damage removed when...

Forum: Monks 04/04/13, 9:18 PM

Replies: 325 Like Water - The Brewmaster's Resource [5/21/13] Views: 163,543 Posted By Astrylian Yeah, for high end 25H progression raiding like... Yeah, for high end 25H progression raiding like Seles and I are working on, Mastery really seems like the goto stat. As Seles said, I'd go with 0 haste if I could trade it for more Mastery. The idea...

Forum: Monks 03/27/13, 5:29 PM

Replies: 558 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 310,995 Posted By Astrylian One thing that significantly contributes to how... One thing that significantly contributes to how much haste you can take advantage of is how much time you have between GCDs. The more time between your average GCD, the lower your haste soft cap is...

Forum: Monks 03/14/13, 11:08 PM

Replies: 558 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 310,995 Posted By Astrylian What's broken about that? Monks, Hunters, and... What's broken about that? Monks, Hunters, and Mages all have a whole row of rotational talents. Shamans, Paladins, Shadow Priests, all have 1-3 rotational talents. There's nothing unusual about...

Forum: Rogues 03/08/13, 4:49 AM

Replies: 198 5.2 Changes Discussion Views: 110,960 Posted By Astrylian You misunderstand. That "Proc rate multiplied... You misunderstand. That "Proc rate multiplied by..." part only applies to the Rune of Re-origination.

Forum: Druids 03/07/13, 5:28 PM

Replies: 136 [Feral-Cat] Mists of Pandaria 5.2 Views: 213,000 Posted By Astrylian You still can't cancel the Rune buff. You still can't cancel the Rune buff.

Forum: Rogues 03/05/13, 6:02 PM

Replies: 198 5.2 Changes Discussion Views: 110,960 Posted By Astrylian No it's not. Assassin's Resolve applies only to... No it's not. Assassin's Resolve applies only to damage that requires a dagger equipped. EDIT: Nevermind, looks like this got fixed. It used to work this way, but no longer seems to. Apologies for...

Forum: Monks 02/27/13, 3:13 PM

Replies: 359 Mistweaver Healing Compendium Views: 467,248 Posted By Astrylian No buff, but this is how GC said it worked, and... No buff, but this is how GC said it worked, and how testing has shown it works. Fairly easy to just channel until you get 3 non-procs in a row, cancel, then cast 1 tick. It'll proc 60% of the time,...

Forum: Monks 02/27/13, 3:46 AM

Replies: 359 Mistweaver Healing Compendium Views: 467,248 Posted By Astrylian Thinking about it in terms of casts is wrong. The... Thinking about it in terms of casts is wrong. The chances don't reset with a new cast. If you channel SM for 3 ticks, none of them proc a chi, then you stop casting... and then a few sec later, cast...

Forum: Monks 02/26/13, 12:19 AM

Replies: 558 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 310,995 Posted By Astrylian They would totally benefit from that proc; it's... They would totally benefit from that proc; it's crit. What are you seeing that they wouldn't benefit from? "attack power, crit, haste, hit, and expertise, and I think weapon damage, [and Tiger Power,...

Forum: Monks 01/11/13, 12:33 AM

Replies: 558 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 310,995 Posted By Astrylian Are you misunderstanding the ability? That's not... Are you misunderstanding the ability? That's not a bug. It copies your abilities to other targets, not its own target.

Forum: Rogues 01/09/13, 4:07 AM

Replies: 423 Assassination from the Mists Views: 600,070 Posted By Astrylian ...except for any of those that were already you... ...except for any of those that were already you went off target. And while off target, you're probably pooling energy/cp, to do more of them when you get back on target. So it depends on how short...

Forum: Monks 01/08/13, 2:19 AM

Replies: 558 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 310,995 Posted By Astrylian Somewhat pedantic, but it does reduce the time... Somewhat pedantic, but it does reduce the time spent not autoattacking, which is effectively damage.

Forum: Paladins 01/01/13, 5:34 PM

Replies: 202 [Prot] 5.0 - I'm Sexy and I Know it Views: 222,111 Posted By Astrylian It's also important to recognize that when we're... It's also important to recognize that when we're discussing Stamina like this, what we really mean is Effective Health. Armor, Guardian mastery, and Brewmaster mastery all fall into the same boat...

Forum: Paladins 12/31/12, 6:37 PM

Replies: 202 [Prot] 5.0 - I'm Sexy and I Know it Views: 222,111 Posted By Astrylian Absurdum ad infinitum is the obvious and valid... Absurdum ad infinitum is the obvious and valid response to this, Theck. You can certainly argue about what point more health stops being the best thing to focus on, but the fact that there is a point...

Forum: Druids 12/24/12, 1:42 PM

Replies: 136 [Feral-Cat] Mists of Pandaria 5.2 Views: 213,000 Posted By Astrylian OLD: 20s per 3min of 30% of normal damage as... OLD: 20s per 3min of 30% of normal damage as healing, fully stacked with zerk. NEW: 40s per 3min of 27.5% of normal damage as healing, half stacked with zerk. So sure, it's not quite doubled, but...

Forum: Druids 12/24/12, 1:16 PM

Replies: 136 [Feral-Cat] Mists of Pandaria 5.2 Views: 213,000 Posted By Astrylian You don't? Uhhh... That doubles its offhealing.... You don't? Uhhh... That doubles its offhealing. That's a huge buff.

Forum: Monks 11/28/12, 8:12 PM

Replies: 429 Brewmaster (Tank) Basic Discussion Views: 384,623 Posted By Astrylian Not sure what you're talking about. The Power... Not sure what you're talking about. The Power Guard buff is still there. There's just a bug that it doesn't "light up" your Guard button.

Forum: Warlocks 11/24/12, 4:19 AM

Replies: 294 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 678,420 Posted By Astrylian It detonates based on your damage instead of... It detonates based on your damage instead of anyone's damage now. Its own damage is always enough to pop it, but you can speed it up with DoTs, direct damage, or other seeds (one seed going off will...

Forum: Warriors 11/04/12, 11:21 PM

Replies: 539 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 564,497 Posted By Astrylian You only need to be doing 8k DPS to hold threat... You only need to be doing 8k DPS to hold threat over DPS doing 40k. That's a pittance. Stats aren't the problem. It may be that you're doing something wrong, or that some DPS are single-targeting...

Forum: Warriors 11/04/12, 3:04 PM

Replies: 539 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 564,497 Posted By Astrylian You're focusing on rage, for no apparent reason.... You're focusing on rage, for no apparent reason. Rage should have nothing to do with your AoE aggro. TC and Revenge, that's it, just spam those two, tabbing around a bit. Don't worry about the other...

Forum: Death Knights 10/24/12, 4:44 AM

Replies: 186 Blood Tanking - Actively Mitigating since before it was cool Views: 535,474 Posted By Astrylian Effective Health is useless on Gara'jal. Your... Effective Health is useless on Gara'jal. Your Voodoo Dolls will die long before you will. Avoid Stamina like the plague.

Forum: Monks 10/24/12, 4:42 AM

Replies: 429 Brewmaster (Tank) Basic Discussion Views: 384,623 Posted By Astrylian Uh... Does not compute. A Monk having trouble... Uh... Does not compute. A Monk having trouble killing their Severer is impossible. Did you forget Touch of Death? Gara'jal tanking absolutely favors Mastery, but a huge margin. You want to minimize...

Forum: Monks 10/20/12, 3:23 PM

Replies: 429 Brewmaster (Tank) Basic Discussion Views: 384,623 Posted By Astrylian No, on both cases. You don't go for hardcapping... No, on both cases. You don't go for hardcapping white hit with DW; yellow hit cap is the same for DW and 2H. They already gave the full details of how RPPM works, and it's not at all what you...

Forum: Monks 10/14/12, 7:11 PM

Replies: 429 Brewmaster (Tank) Basic Discussion Views: 384,623 Posted By Astrylian Gift of the Ox are your proc'd health spheres,... Gift of the Ox are your proc'd health spheres, not Guard at all.

Forum: Warriors 10/14/12, 2:44 AM

Replies: 850 [Cataclysm] Protection Warrior Views: 2,228,207 Posted By Astrylian % increases to Health vs Avoidance cannot be... % increases to Health vs Avoidance cannot be compared like that. 20% health vs 8% less hits taken are different units. More health than you need is not useful; health starts diminishing in value...

Forum: Monks 10/11/12, 4:56 PM

Replies: 359 Mistweaver Healing Compendium Views: 467,248 Posted By Astrylian False. There was no nerf here, it still heals... False. There was no nerf here, it still heals everyone, and this was a simple bugfix. The AoE capping broke briefly, and they re-fixed it.

Forum: Monks 10/10/12, 5:35 PM

Replies: 359 Mistweaver Healing Compendium Views: 467,248 Posted By Astrylian You're looking at logs from when Zen Sphere was... You're looking at logs from when Zen Sphere was bugged to ignore the AoE cap, which has since been fixed.

Forum: Monks 08/21/12, 2:15 PM

Replies: 429 Brewmaster (Tank) Basic Discussion Views: 384,623 Posted By Astrylian Avoidance reduction is indeed 1.5% per level in... Avoidance reduction is indeed 1.5% per level in Mists. Bosses negate 4.5% dodge, 4.5% miss, and 4.5% parry. Since miss chance is a flat 3%, you'll never be missed by a boss.

Forum: Death Knights 08/17/12, 11:18 PM

Replies: 212 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 209,684 Posted By Astrylian Scarlet Fever - Spell - World of Warcraft... Scarlet Fever - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://mop.wowhead.com/spell=81132)

Forum: Warlocks 08/03/12, 9:01 PM

Replies: 294 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 678,420 Posted By Astrylian The mana cost is the only thing I see, which... The mana cost is the only thing I see, which (given that MG is rather cheap), seems rather insignificant to me. The dead time between the channel and starting the next cast should be unchanged;...

Forum: Warlocks 08/03/12, 7:18 PM

Replies: 294 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 678,420 Posted By Astrylian It gaining ticks would not caught significant... It gaining ticks would not caught significant haste breakpoints anyway.

Forum: Monks 07/28/12, 1:37 PM

Replies: 429 Brewmaster (Tank) Basic Discussion Views: 384,623 Posted By Astrylian Couple corrections for you: A missed Keg Smash... Couple corrections for you: A missed Keg Smash does not cost full energy. Maintaining 100% Shuffle uptime is not actually optimal. The actual optimal uptime of Shuffle varies a bit with gear, but...

Forum: The Dung Heap 07/10/12, 8:30 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,294 Posted By Astrylian Uh, what? I think you got it backwards. That's... Uh, what? I think you got it backwards. That's exactly what they want to encourage, not get rid of.

Forum: Druids 07/08/12, 6:18 PM

Replies: 723 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 283,726 Posted By Astrylian Yep. I'd guess it was cosmetic reasons, so that... Yep. I'd guess it was cosmetic reasons, so that they didn't all swing in unison. They get a consistent DPS, but a random swing timer. Always been that way.

Forum: Public Discussion 01/07/12, 4:26 PM

Replies: 595 Combat Ratings at level 85 (Cataclysm) Views: 1,352,796 Posted By Astrylian No; DR is constant, there's nothing progressive... No; DR is constant, there's nothing progressive about it.

Forum: Shamans 12/31/11, 2:11 AM

Replies: 370 [Elemental] Cataclysm Discussion - Patch 4.3 Views: 2,195,202 Posted By Astrylian Fractional Mastery is always counted, same as... Fractional Mastery is always counted, same as Crit or Haste or Hit.

Forum: Mages 12/20/11, 4:44 AM

Replies: 433 Cataclysm Arcane Mage Compendium Views: 2,302,918 Posted By Astrylian The cooldown is reduced by 7sec per stack, before... The cooldown is reduced by 7sec per stack, before talents. EDIT: Err, yeah, 7, not 10. Sorry, copied the error from the poster above. Point is, it's affecting the pre-talents cooldown. Talents are...

Forum: Rogues 12/19/11, 5:29 PM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 962,022 Posted By Astrylian False. This was fixed in 4.3. False. This was fixed in 4.3.

Forum: Mages 12/16/11, 4:50 PM

Replies: 1,672 Rawr.Mage Views: 1,153,173 Posted By Astrylian Why would you want to? Why would you want to?

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/05/11, 9:29 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,294 Posted By Astrylian You realize the "Wrath of Tarecgosa" spell is... You realize the "Wrath of Tarecgosa" spell is only the proc from DoTs, and that direct damage procs show up as whatever got copied, right? Arcane will never see "Wrath of Tarecgosa", but that doesn't...

Forum: Death Knights 12/04/11, 7:56 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,540 Posted By Astrylian Every single rating matters. There is no rounding. Every single rating matters. There is no rounding.

Forum: The Dung Heap 11/04/11, 4:31 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,294 Posted By Astrylian No. This is wrong. Decimal expertise *does* work.... No. This is wrong. Decimal expertise *does* work. Stop spreading this misinformation.

Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/11, 2:19 PM

Replies: 2,725 Rawr (v2.3.23 released on 9/12) Views: 706,169 Posted By Astrylian Rawr has never been useful for modeling... Rawr has never been useful for modeling pre-levelcap combat. Don't waste your time trying to theorycraft pre-levelcap.

Forum: Druids 09/29/11, 1:30 PM

Replies: 208 [Feral-Cat] 4.2 Fire Cat funtimes (OLD) Views: 538,207 Posted By Astrylian This is thoroughly false. Really. Stop saying... This is thoroughly false. Really. Stop saying this sort of thing until you actually try it. No matter how big the boss is, the distance between how far you can melee them and how far you have to run...

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