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Forum: Druids 05/19/09, 6:37 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,795
Posted By Beregon
The problem with Rawr's Tree Model seems to be...

The problem with Rawr's Tree Model seems to be that it weights longevity too heavily vs throughput. If you find the option and adjust it from 50/50 to something like 70/30 throughput, the results...
Forum: Druids 05/14/09, 5:18 PM
Replies: 3,383
Views: 1,465,157
Posted By Beregon
Lots of talk about Solar vs Lunar recently, but...

Lots of talk about Solar vs Lunar recently, but the last time I saw someone suggest alternating spells and taking whatever Eclipse happens was way back at the beginning of WotLK.

Assumption: Right...
Forum: Druids 04/15/09, 5:16 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 318,956
Posted By Beregon
Maybe I missed this somewhere, but do buffs cast...

Maybe I missed this somewhere, but do buffs cast in one spec go away when switching to another?

Otherwise, looking at the above discussion about picking up Brambles: Would it make sense to pick up...
Forum: Druids 04/08/09, 2:57 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 266,554
Posted By Beregon
I'd agree with the posters that due to the...

I'd agree with the posters that due to the randomness of Eclipse and it's importance to our DPS, Moonkin are more affected by interrupts to DPS casting than other classes are. Without built in...
Forum: Druids 03/31/09, 5:56 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 318,956
Posted By Beregon
I would want to have more information on which...

I would want to have more information on which meters we are topping, when, against what classes, etc before putting too much weight on the reports. We already do pretty well at AOE, add 20% haste...
Forum: Druids 02/16/09, 5:02 PM
Replies: 3,383
Views: 1,465,157
Posted By Beregon
Compared to what I would consider the standard...

Compared to what I would consider the standard spec, your tradeoff for 2/2 vs 1/2 Nature's Reach is a 2/3 vs 3/3 in Improved Insect Swarm. So, for that extra 3yd range you're giving up ~1% crit on...
Forum: Druids 02/16/09, 4:42 PM
Replies: 465
Views: 163,945
Posted By Beregon
Agreed on the rest, but while Moonglow is our...

Agreed on the rest, but while Moonglow is our worst regen talent, because of position in tree it is also our cheapest in terms of alternatives. The only alternatives for Moonglow are Imp Moonfire...
Forum: Druids 02/11/09, 7:45 PM
Replies: 3,383
Views: 1,465,157
Posted By Beregon
There is a significant difference in the modeling...

There is a significant difference in the modeling between Rawr v2.1.9 and Wrathcalcsv1.1.3.

My current relative stat values in both look like this:

Wrathcalcs/Rawr (raw damage or damage, not...
Forum: Druids 02/11/09, 4:22 PM
Replies: 465
Views: 163,945
Posted By Beregon
@Cashy #19 Take a look at your % of damage from...

@Cashy #19

Take a look at your % of damage from Starfire vs Wrath. With only 46% of your damage coming from Starfire it looks like you're still getting Wrath-Eclipse procs. Especially given the...
Forum: Druids 07/31/08, 3:29 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,349
Posted By Beregon
Right...so a very small nerf. However, I have...

Right...so a very small nerf. However, I have not seen anything from Blizzard to suggest that it no longer breaks when hit. Unless someone with access to the beta can confirm that it doesn't, I...
Forum: Druids 07/31/08, 3:09 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,349
Posted By Beregon
Can someone verify this is a buff not a slight...

Can someone verify this is a buff not a slight nerf? When I read it, I assumed that what they were saying is that it was changed so that if it had enough bleed damage going on it would break...
Forum: Druids 07/08/08, 3:24 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,349
Posted By Beregon
40% dodge is still probably lower than the...

40% dodge is still probably lower than the rogues' combined dodge/parry. Disease helps in comparison to poison although it lacks flexibility and will be applied/reapplied much slower since poison is...
Forum: Shamans 06/19/08, 4:40 PM
Replies: 1,604
Views: 382,595
Posted By Beregon
Several thoughts on this and as a Feral druid I...

Several thoughts on this and as a Feral druid I think I have a little different perspective on it.

Assuming the cost of respecing remains constant, that 50G by level 80 is going to be a minor cost...
Forum: Mages 06/10/08, 3:44 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 100,377
Posted By Beregon
When I model it in Rawr, even uncapped in...

When I model it in Rawr, even uncapped in Spellstrike/Spellfire I get slightly more from the +20 damage enchant than from the +15 hit enchant on the gloves. There may be examples of situations where...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/04/08, 3:28 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 705,919
Posted By Beregon
All the new Rawr models are great. It has gone...

All the new Rawr models are great. It has gone from a tool our ferals loved to one of the most used theorycraft tools in our guild. Thanks to everyone involved in the deveopment!

As always, the...
Forum: Mages 05/29/08, 11:15 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 100,377
Posted By Beregon
http://www.magegraf.com/index.php?hash=0fabe41ee8b...

http://www.magegraf.com/index.php?hash=0fabe41ee8b536a7e63369068ed10430

That makes more sense to me now and I'm seeing the mana gems again as well. It appears that even though it will at times...
Forum: Mages 05/28/08, 5:13 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 100,377
Posted By Beregon
I'm not sure exactly how to do that. I went in...

I'm not sure exactly how to do that. I went in and recreated it somewhat...different set of numbers, but I'm still seeing what appears to be deficit spending. When I go over to the Mana Consumption...
Forum: Mages 05/27/08, 4:12 PM
Replies: 195
Views: 100,377
Posted By Beregon
This will be an amazing tool once it's fully...

This will be an amazing tool once it's fully operational.

At the moment it seems to be allowing deficit spending on mana. With my mage alt (Spellstrike/Spellfire, etc gear), default buff...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/01/07, 1:20 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 23,424
Posted By Beregon
In both these cases a Fear that rooted the target...

In both these cases a Fear that rooted the target rather than making it run randomly, even if it broke on ANY damage, would be a net buff for Warlocks. In PvE the random running is a large...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/19/07, 5:47 PM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,302
Posted By Beregon
I did something similar to this in Excel a while...

I did something similar to this in Excel a while back (Battletech mech battle simulation). Took something like 12 minutes to run on a P100 at the time...anyway...

What I did was model a single run...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/19/07, 12:48 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,699
Posted By Beregon
5 seconds even with lag is 3+ GCD's and is half a...

5 seconds even with lag is 3+ GCD's and is half a swiftmend cooldown. It's long enough to cast any heal in the game and multiples in many cases. It's almost long enough for a Lifebloom to tick out...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/19/07, 11:23 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,962
Posted By Beregon
Smaller version of WSG. Capture a flag and a...

Smaller version of WSG. Capture a flag and a 50,000 point holy fire instantly nukes a random enemy opponent. WSG was my favorite BG and I rolled druid to PvP and was one of the best flag runners on...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/24/07, 4:25 PM
Replies: 611
Views: 159,233
Posted By Beregon
Another minor change: The Hellfire Fel Reaver...

Another minor change: The Hellfire Fel Reaver movement animations are broken (and the model different somehow?) and it seems to move much slower.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 11:31 AM
Replies: 405
Views: 99,601
Posted By Beregon
Until level 60, Druid weapons scale as 2-H. Post...

Until level 60, Druid weapons scale as 2-H. Post 60 Druid scaling drops to 1-H. It's that change in scaling that means druids are now on a slower slope than their current relative position would...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/07, 6:23 PM
Replies: 405
Views: 99,601
Posted By Beregon
Does an equivalently geared druid do...

Does an equivalently geared druid do significantly more DPS than a rogue, dps warrior, or enhancement shaman? If not, then the abilities DO currently more or less balance out only the druid is on a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/07, 5:51 PM
Replies: 405
Views: 99,601
Posted By Beregon
Certainly class abilities come into play in the...

Certainly class abilities come into play in the end result, but each class has a miriad of abilities that affect their actual dps and in general they end up balancing out.

Based on Feral weapons at...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/07, 5:27 PM
Replies: 405
Views: 99,601
Posted By Beregon
All the comparisons of abilities between classes...

All the comparisons of abilities between classes is beside the point for this. It all breaks down to:

Data taken from Thottbot since I couldn't find it elsewhere.
Assumes 14 FAP per DPS, base 55.4...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/18/07, 4:35 PM
Replies: 1,408
Views: 255,162
Posted By Beregon
Back in WoW 1.0 the calculation for the break...

Back in WoW 1.0 the calculation for the break point between Agi and Str for pure dps was somewhere above 2000 AP which essentially meant that noone would ever reach it. I'm not sure where those...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/18/07, 4:31 PM
Replies: 1,408
Views: 255,162
Posted By Beregon
Edit: Double posted

Edit: Double posted
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/24/07, 2:17 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 49,526
Posted By Beregon
Anecdotal evidence and personal feeling on it can...

Anecdotal evidence and personal feeling on it can only go so far. The statistics clearly show that Balance is the worst primary tree for PvP while Resto is the best. Some are making Feral work. ...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/20/07, 4:11 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 49,526
Posted By Beregon
5v5 arena seems to be tough for druids of any...

5v5 arena seems to be tough for druids of any spec. Speccing Balance doesn't seem to be the answer as Balance druids fare even worse than Feral with regards to being represented on top...
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