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Forum: Paladins 10/27/11, 8:39 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 144,441
Posted By flyingtoastr
Also RE:Ret With Ret specifically, we wanted to...

Also RE:Ret

With Ret specifically, we wanted to try and address some of the feedback from players about the rotation. Divine Purpose and Zealotry add too much complication or RNG for some players,...
Forum: Paladins 05/14/11, 5:52 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
Assuming the glyph isn't changed, it won't affect...

Assuming the glyph isn't changed, it won't affect the actual healing done by the HoT. The amount of the HoT is currently calculated based on a non-crit WoG, regardless of whether or not that cast...
Forum: Paladins 05/14/11, 12:31 AM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
Patch 4.2 Public Test Realm Guide - [Updated...

Patch 4.2 Public Test Realm Guide - [Updated 5/13] - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2723732)

The patch notes.
Forum: Paladins 05/13/11, 10:54 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
New patch notes tonight: *Denounce has been...

New patch notes tonight:

*Denounce has been redesigned. It still reduces the mana cost of Exorcism. However, it no longer has a chance on Holy Shock of making Exorcism free and instant. Instead, it...
Forum: Paladins 04/06/11, 12:59 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
Since it was mentioned, Long Word is a pretty bad...

Since it was mentioned, Long Word is a pretty bad glyph in any situation, at least in my view.

Some of the observations I've made of the glyph:
1) The amount healed by the HoT is based on an...
Forum: Paladins 02/28/11, 10:53 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
Nice little tidbit added to the 4.1 patch notes...

Nice little tidbit added to the 4.1 patch notes today.



This seems to be much more in line with the other healers' 4-piece bonuses, in addition to providing a much more useful set.
Forum: Paladins 02/08/11, 1:17 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
Just hopped online to check: LoH is still giving...

Just hopped online to check: LoH is still giving a proc of Illuminated Healing.

Interestingly it still must be affected by at least some of our healing modifiers. My health pool is ~121k but my LoH...
Forum: Paladins 02/08/11, 10:38 AM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
It is true that LoH will now lock out a tank from...

It is true that LoH will now lock out a tank from being targeted by Divine shield, Hand of Protection, and additional Lay on Hands casts for a minute. I think it's a fair trade give just how powerful...
Forum: Paladins 01/06/11, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
I disagree. The MS component is all that...

I disagree. The MS component is all that separates DP from a simple "use this ability as soon as it comes off cooldown". With the MS there are times when you don't want to use DP, as well as times...
Forum: Paladins 12/25/10, 9:24 AM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,131
Posted By flyingtoastr
Judging while Seal of Insight is active nets you...

Judging while Seal of Insight is active nets you 10% of base mana (15% from the SoI ability minus 5% for the cost of the Judgement). It's very important to be doing it as often as possible for the...
Forum: Paladins 10/14/10, 12:57 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 814,720
Posted By flyingtoastr
Excellent job Exemplar. Minor addition, but if...

Excellent job Exemplar.

Minor addition, but if you're like me and absolutely can't stand extra buttons on the bar, here's the macro for have all 3 "finishers" on one button (much like the old...
Forum: Paladins 10/08/10, 8:00 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
Windfury totem is no longer a haste effect. It...

Windfury totem is no longer a haste effect. It increases attack speed. It was changed directly as a result of melee classes gaining more resources from haste effects.
Forum: Paladins 10/02/10, 1:48 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
Minor correction, but with 2/2 and a 3 stack HP...

Minor correction, but with 2/2 and a 3 stack HP (or Hand of Light proc) Selfless healer buff is 12% increased damage for 10 seconds. Still probably less than the TV would have been, but not terrible.
Forum: Paladins 10/01/10, 1:05 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
Stop looking at this through the lens of Wrath...

Stop looking at this through the lens of Wrath raiding. The Wrath tanking model is thankfully dead and buried. There are some huge differences in the Cataclysm model that affect WoG's usability.

The...
Forum: Paladins 09/30/10, 1:20 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
I bolded the important part. The whole goal of...

I bolded the important part.

The whole goal of Guarded by the Light is to give a third possible HP dump when you don't need the additional threat from SotR or Inquisition. Once you have a sizable...
Forum: Paladins 09/29/10, 8:52 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
It's worth remembering that effective healing...

It's worth remembering that effective healing does cause threat as well. Jawbone's numbers seem a little low on actual WoG healing now that it is scaling from AP, in my (mostly ToC-level) tanking...
Forum: Paladins 09/27/10, 11:24 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
I really wouldn't put the 2 free points into...

I really wouldn't put the 2 free points into Judgements of the Pure. A 6% attack speed buff with a 2.6 speed weapon translates into only 8 more attacks over a 6 minute period. At that point you're...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/10, 2:51 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
7/2/31 + 1 is going to be the default PvE build...

7/2/31 + 1 is going to be the default PvE build now. There's actually plenty of free talents floating around for the ret utility talents on the way down to that 31, arguably 3 points there. We have...
Forum: Paladins 09/19/10, 4:05 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
It depends on the damage that fillers do relative...

It depends on the damage that fillers do relative to CS/TV loss over the course of a fight. It also depends very heavily on the amount of haste you have reducing the cooldown of CS and the spell...
Forum: Paladins 09/15/10, 12:34 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
Guarded by the Light is an interesting issue. The...

Guarded by the Light is an interesting issue. The talent was implemented before Prot had an effective HP dump. When it was first created CS was on a 3 second cooldown and the only abilities Prot...
Forum: Paladins 09/03/10, 9:57 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
Pretty big news: (Source)...

Pretty big news:



(Source) (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26723612722&pageNo=1&sid=1#18)

Makes perfect sense.
Forum: Paladins 09/03/10, 10:41 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
If you missed it last night: (Source)...

If you missed it last night:



(Source) (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26723612447&pageNo=1&sid=1#13)
Forum: Paladins 09/02/10, 1:41 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
I wouldn't make any calls on priority for damage...

I wouldn't make any calls on priority for damage at the moment. There hasn't been a real balance pass yet for numbers, so I'd expect a lot to change in the coming weeks.
Forum: Paladins 08/31/10, 6:07 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Ret...

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Ret build 12857 (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26560570779&pageNo=2&sid=1#34)

It's just a datamining error, SoR still exists. The...
Forum: Paladins 08/31/10, 1:15 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,052
Posted By flyingtoastr
World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Lack...

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Lack of Seal for Holy Pally (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26560568391&pageNo=2&sid=1#34)

It seems that (for now) it is intended to...
Forum: Paladins 08/31/10, 11:15 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,052
Posted By flyingtoastr
I really thought they were going to just go with...

I really thought they were going to just go with the heals with cast times on ToR, not even Holy Shock. Still an expected change, spamming WoG endlessly was unbalanced considering their goal of...
Forum: Paladins 08/20/10, 8:55 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,052
Posted By flyingtoastr
Switching Illumination and Denounce is odd. There...

Switching Illumination and Denounce is odd. There are enough attractive talents to get that low in the tree that it doesn't change anything in the build at all. On a good note, reducing Illumination...
Forum: Paladins 08/09/10, 11:27 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
GC just clarified...

GC just clarified (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26399010971&sid=1&pageNo=10#188) that Inquisition is going to be a 12 second duration with 3 stacks of HP baseline (still 30...
Forum: Paladins 07/23/10, 8:56 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
RE: Haste and resource increases: Source...

RE: Haste and resource increases:



Source (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26262866202&sid=1&pageNo=12#233)
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/23/10, 2:35 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,870
Posted By flyingtoastr
Inquisition doesn't have a cooldown. It mimics...

Inquisition doesn't have a cooldown. It mimics SnD and Savage Roar entirely and leads to the same decision making of whether to refresh or push until the next cycle.
Forum: Paladins 07/23/10, 7:51 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
There's a difference between "dynamic" and "John...

There's a difference between "dynamic" and "John Fucking Madden". Right now there's definitely enough of a skill delta with the extra HP procs from Divine Purpose and the use of Exorcisms via AoW...
Forum: Paladins 07/18/10, 8:58 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
At this point I would guess HW is going to be...

At this point I would guess HW is going to be completely different than the current ability. Right now HW and Blinding Shield are pretty much the same spell (outside of the the Demon/Undead...
Forum: Paladins 07/14/10, 1:01 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,052
Posted By flyingtoastr
Per GC: DI in the tree is replaced by DF.

Per GC:



DI in the tree is replaced by DF.
Forum: Paladins 07/14/10, 10:56 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,136
Posted By flyingtoastr
The 35% trigger actually makes sense in a certain...

The 35% trigger actually makes sense in a certain context. Instead of using it to preempt a huge burst, you use it as a literal oh shit button when you get very low on health. Divine Protection can...
Forum: Paladins 07/14/10, 12:09 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
It's a bug with the current implementation of...

It's a bug with the current implementation of JotJ where the application of the debuff is counting as a melee swing (IIRC).
Forum: Paladins 07/14/10, 12:05 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
Dull wasn't quite the best word I suppose. More...

Dull wasn't quite the best word I suppose. More along the lines of "nothing to change our rotation from FCFS". Now, as it is with this current tree the priorities would change drastically. If...
Forum: Paladins 07/13/10, 10:34 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
Some other minor updates from the Nihilum...

Some other minor updates from the Nihilum digging. Note that they only have the Holy changes up so the list is definitely going to get longer once ret and maybe prot are done.

-Exorcism now has a 10...
Forum: Paladins 07/13/10, 9:53 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
From the MMOC datamining it seems Holy Shock will...

From the MMOC datamining it seems Holy Shock will not be baseline, but will instead be the Holy specialization ability.

Right now they have the following listed for the ret benefits:
-Divine Storm...
Forum: Paladins 07/13/10, 8:40 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
The issue still remains that it's going to be...

The issue still remains that it's going to be very difficult to keep a ret pally from being GCD locked. Since we're not resource limited there's nothing to stop us from using any of our buttons,...
Forum: Paladins 07/10/10, 1:06 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By flyingtoastr
Looks like they're going really full-bore with...

Looks like they're going really full-bore with the "DS becomes an AoE ability only".



Source (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25626189921/retribution-paladin-s-whats-your-opinion/)
Forum: Paladins 07/06/10, 11:37 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,759
Posted By flyingtoastr
The original intent of the Holy damage on HoR was...

The original intent of the Holy damage on HoR was to give Prot paladins a replacement for Exorcism ranged threat when Exo was given a cast time.



Source...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/06/10, 9:35 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,870
Posted By flyingtoastr
I'm wondering what the chance is of HoR losing...

I'm wondering what the chance is of HoR losing it's damage portion entirely now that HS is baseline. Probably pretty high?
Forum: Paladins 05/06/10, 11:50 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,759
Posted By flyingtoastr
With the removal of the "3% All Haste" buff from...

With the removal of the "3% All Haste" buff from Improved Moonkin Aura as well it's pretty much given at this point that SR is going to be another of the Windfury replacements. I hope they make it...
Forum: Paladins 04/16/10, 2:28 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,759
Posted By flyingtoastr
Now the difference once again becomes talented vs...

Now the difference once again becomes talented vs trained. If there's an ability that I can spend a talent point in that I'm only going to use in very limited circumstances (and is going to be...
Forum: Paladins 04/16/10, 9:21 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,759
Posted By flyingtoastr
The problem with giving DS the "whirlwind...

The problem with giving DS the "whirlwind treatment" is that you're comparing an ability used by a resource-limited class to an ability used by a GCD-limited class.

A Warrior is limited by the...
Forum: Paladins 12/08/09, 10:27 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,798
Posted By flyingtoastr
Basically this. Unless you have a second ret...

Basically this. Unless you have a second ret pally covering utility talents (or, for example, a Boomkin to cover Swift Retribution) you would have to drop points in Seals of the Pure to get far...
Forum: Paladins 11/18/09, 9:51 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 146,939
Posted By flyingtoastr
It looks like they changed the effect only...

It looks like they changed the effect only affecting Demons/Undead/Elementals actually. The main reasoning behind that specific nerf (I ould assume) is that the old proc dealt a good 7000 damage,...
Forum: Paladins 11/17/09, 11:10 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 146,939
Posted By flyingtoastr
The official patch notes...

The official patch notes (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20126978820&sid=1) are actually slightly different.

* Divine Intervention: This ability now also removes Exhaustion or...
Forum: Paladins 10/31/09, 11:47 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 310,064
Posted By flyingtoastr
I think the basic 3-in-1 Judgement macro should...

I think the basic 3-in-1 Judgement macro should be added, as it is fairly important.

#showtooltip
/cast [nomodifier] Judgement of Light; /cast [modifier:shift] Judgement of Wisdom; /cast...
Forum: Paladins 10/26/09, 12:18 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,798
Posted By flyingtoastr
ForteXorcist also has the option to display...

ForteXorcist also has the option to display internal cooldowns for items (and it has a number of other very useful modules such as general logarithmic cooldown sliders and DoT trackers).

E: Download...
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