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Forum: Death Knights 05/21/10, 11:32 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx If I have a Rime proc (KM or not), and I am about... If I have a Rime proc (KM or not), and I am about to launch a string of Oblits (OB OB OB), I will use my Rime proc if my Runic Power is in a good place (like 80 or less) to try to take advantage of...

Forum: Death Knights 05/21/10, 3:44 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx To a degree. KM+Rime is good though if you don't... To a degree. KM+Rime is good though if you don't have like 3 resto Druids pumping you with RP. The crit rate is much higher on FS compared to HB, which means that KM is less valuable when used on a...

Forum: Death Knights 05/19/10, 8:33 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx There is a limited amount of theorycrafting left... There is a limited amount of theorycrafting left in the DW Frost department. As changes come (Ruby Sanctum) I imagine people will touch on the new gear, etc, but beyond that we're reaching a point...

Forum: Death Knights 05/11/10, 12:15 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I was under the impression that Pestilence was... I was under the impression that Pestilence was based on spell hit, not expertise. That probably has a lot to with expertise being valued lower.

Forum: Death Knights 04/29/10, 9:42 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I believe he was referring to the way I do it, in... I believe he was referring to the way I do it, in which I use UA while my blood runes are cooled, resulting in only having 1 blood rune left, which is used for pestilence.

Forum: Death Knights 04/29/10, 1:15 AM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx How would something like tricks be implemented... How would something like tricks be implemented though? Effects like tricks or hysteria vary greatly depending on when they are used, as well as how often. It would have to be something like...

Forum: Death Knights 04/29/10, 1:10 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I was more so referring to the fact that you'll... I was more so referring to the fact that you'll have all your procs in that initial window. For an example like Saurfang, I use a speed prepot 2 seconds before the fight starts, and all of my...

Forum: Death Knights 04/28/10, 4:27 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx Wouldn't it be more beneficial to get UA up... Wouldn't it be more beneficial to get UA up before that long string of powerful attacks? I personally use IT PS bt/ua OB BS erw OB OB FS OB dump.

Forum: Death Knights 04/28/10, 2:26 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I simmed Strength vs Armpen in full 277 gear and... I simmed Strength vs Armpen in full 277 gear and the dps gains were minimal. Less than a 100 dps difference if I recall correctly. It's just not worth it to gain that small an amount of dps for...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/21/10, 11:45 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,715 Posted By vdgmasterx The reason requests like "help me not suck" are... The reason requests like "help me not suck" are ignored/deleted is because there really isn't anything anyone can do to help you. If you follow the OP, you can't really go wrong. But here are some...

Forum: Death Knights 04/21/10, 3:01 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx New Kahorie's fix means new environment to sim.... New Kahorie's fix means new environment to sim. DW Frost dps went up by a lot with this latest fix (the fix adjusted something along the lines of GoD not working as intended, so we are to assume that...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/17/10, 11:03 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,715 Posted By vdgmasterx From the Unholy thread: Just plug your stat... From the Unholy thread: Just plug your stat weights into it like you would for anything else. I believe the data on ICDs and such can be found in the same thread as well.

Forum: Death Knights 04/17/10, 3:31 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx The value of Strength vs ArmPen has been... The value of Strength vs ArmPen has been discussed a lot actually. The verdict is that it's pretty close. Gemming armpen is such a minor dps increase that it isn't really sensible, since it destroys...

Forum: Death Knights 04/15/10, 4:22 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx It seems the version of Kahorie's I simmed with... It seems the version of Kahorie's I simmed with was missing Razorice. So I retested and the DW Frost numbers make much more sense, and the gap between 2H Unholy and DW Frost is much smaller: 2H...

Forum: Death Knights 04/14/10, 6:43 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I actually did sim it because I was curious. I... I actually did sim it because I was curious. I changed all gems (minus 1 nightmare tear) to armor pen, used Awareness and I got pretty much the exact same results. 13552 DPS This is still miles...

Forum: Death Knights 04/14/10, 2:50 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx With Heroic Havoc's Call being added to Kahories,... With Heroic Havoc's Call being added to Kahories, I was finally able to run some sims comparing BiS DW, 2H Frost, and 2H Unholy (both with Shadowmourne) to see where we stand. Here's what I got: 2H...

Forum: Death Knights 03/28/10, 9:53 PM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx I promise I'm not... I promise I'm not lying http://i39.tinypic.com/dzum2c.jpg

Forum: Death Knights 03/26/10, 5:06 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I conducted a test with Kahorie's with what I... I conducted a test with Kahorie's with what I consider to be BiS (minus H LK weapons), also using GoD, and here's what I found: I first ran with normal str and str/crit gems. Without any armor pen...

Forum: Death Knights 03/25/10, 2:25 AM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx I think the item database for wowhead is wrong,... I think the item database for wowhead is wrong, because I am actually wearing the 277 Stompers and its yellow/red :) Feel free to click my armory link.

Forum: Death Knights 03/25/10, 1:28 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I'm at somewhere around 52% armor pen, and the... I'm at somewhere around 52% armor pen, and the sim is still showing me that Virulence is better than Awareness. Does anyone have an idea of what % of armpen we need before Awareness overtakes...

Forum: Death Knights 03/24/10, 2:00 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx What decreased requirement for Expertise are you... What decreased requirement for Expertise are you referring to?

Forum: Death Knights 03/24/10, 3:15 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx So after the first night of 3.3.3 I have a few... So after the first night of 3.3.3 I have a few thoughts: To start, here are my logs for the night: World of Logs (http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/ljcxd7gfitejclcm/) Nothing really interesting...

Forum: Death Knights 03/24/10, 2:12 AM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx Blood-Soaked Saronite Stompers are showing up as... Blood-Soaked Saronite Stompers are showing up as having a yellow gem slot and a blue gem slot in the item database. It actually has a yellow and a red gem slot.

Forum: Death Knights 03/18/10, 2:02 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I think the way I have my UA/BT macro work at the... I think the way I have my UA/BT macro work at the moment goes something like this: /cast Blood Tap /cast Unbreakable Armor IT PS macro OB BS OB OB OB After the second part of the "rotation" (I...

Forum: Death Knights 03/05/10, 11:15 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I thought the Glyph of Obliterate change was just... I thought the Glyph of Obliterate change was just a tooltip clarification and that nothing is changing. I'll try and find more info and I'll edit this post. Edit: It is in fact just a tooltip...

Forum: Death Knights 02/26/10, 8:25 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I make it a priority to be at the spell hit cap... I make it a priority to be at the spell hit cap because of how much I HB. I'm not sure if pestilence checks spell hit or not, but if it does, it makes spell hit even more important. Also, there is a...

Forum: Death Knights 02/26/10, 3:20 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I'm still sticking to the fact that KM Rime > KM... I'm still sticking to the fact that KM Rime > KM FS because you have to look at the opportunity costs. I plan on going 0/2 CotG and using all available Rime procs. I realize that HBs damage isn't as...

Forum: Death Knights 02/23/10, 8:36 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx Which is exactly why I don't mind using KM on HB.... Which is exactly why I don't mind using KM on HB. FS has a higher crit rate so its less valuable to use KM on FS.

Forum: Death Knights 02/23/10, 3:41 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx Here are my thoughts on the KMFS vs... Here are my thoughts on the KMFS vs Obliterate: I've never prioritized KMFS over Oblit. The main reason for this is because Oblit has a chance to proc a Rime, and we all know that KMHB > KMFS...

Forum: Death Knights 02/22/10, 2:17 PM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx Actually this glyph was not changed. Only the... Actually this glyph was not changed. Only the tooltip was changed in order to more accurately represent multiplicative vs additive values.

Forum: Death Knights 02/22/10, 2:07 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx 12% increased damage for a third of the fight is... 12% increased damage for a third of the fight is about a 4% average dps increase so I would say no.

Forum: Death Knights 02/22/10, 1:49 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I have a question about your talent choices. Why... I have a question about your talent choices. Why drop Blood-Caked Blade? Per point its worth more than both Subversion and Black Ice. Also CotG looks like it won't necessary. Something like 0/53/18...

Forum: Death Knights 02/17/10, 6:58 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I just felt this was worth mentioning; posted on... I just felt this was worth mentioning; posted on mmo-champ a little while ago: Glyph of Disease bug - Icy Talons not active after a disease refresh The intent is that the Glyph of Disease counts as...

Forum: The Dung Heap 02/17/10, 2:22 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,715 Posted By vdgmasterx Look through the thread a bit. Its already been... Look through the thread a bit. Its already been stated that dropping IIT will increase personal dps.

Forum: Death Knights 02/13/10, 10:47 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx Like I said, burst is irrelevant for WoL... Like I said, burst is irrelevant for WoL rankings. Your actual dps will be higher than your effective dps. And if 15/54/2's burst allows it to take advantage of certain phases, that's a good thing,...

Forum: Death Knights 02/13/10, 7:59 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx As far as I know, the rankings on WoL are based... As far as I know, the rankings on WoL are based on effective dps, which means your dps over the course of the entire length of the fight. This is to prevent skewing of the data from things like burst...

Forum: Death Knights 02/12/10, 4:11 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx Each point of BCB is worth ~1% total dps.... Each point of BCB is worth ~1% total dps. Unbreakable Armor, assuming 2500 strength with raid buffs, is worth 250 strength every third of a minute, or 83 strength on average. Although it's pretty...

Forum: Death Knights 02/10/10, 6:54 AM

Replies: 707 Optimal gearing: the BiS thread - updated for 3.3 Views: 1,587,746 Posted By vdgmasterx I'll link my current weights from Kahorie's sim... I'll link my current weights from Kahorie's sim if that will help at all. EP AttackPower | 1 (0.74 DPS/per AP) EP Strength | 2.7 EP Agility | 1.51 EP CritRating | 1.92 EP HasteEstimated | 1.11...

Forum: Death Knights 02/10/10, 4:32 AM

Replies: 707 Optimal gearing: the BiS thread - updated for 3.3 Views: 1,587,746 Posted By vdgmasterx Curious, what weights did you use to come up with... Curious, what weights did you use to come up with the Horde Frost set?

Forum: Death Knights 02/10/10, 4:03 AM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx I think you may be referring to Tattashe's Armory... I think you may be referring to Tattashe's Armory Grabber for Kahorie's DK Simulator (http://bllets.dk/wow/ArmoryGrabber.php) but I'm not 100% sure. Also I don't really know how to use it, but I've...

Forum: Death Knights 02/09/10, 1:16 PM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx @Nanabee The ring is there, just look at the... @Nanabee The ring is there, just look at the lower right of the character edit screen. As for your first question, when it says "unbuffed and untalented" what it means is make sure you have 0 buffs...

Forum: Death Knights 02/08/10, 5:13 PM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx Expertise is working better than before, but... Expertise is working better than before, but still not functioning properly. I had no misses with 23 expertise. Also, the EP SpellHitRating and After spell hit cap are still not working. EP...

Forum: Death Knights 02/04/10, 11:07 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I think its a good trinket if you can somehow... I think its a good trinket if you can somehow work in the hit. But I wouldn't say its better than any of the normal/heroic Death's Choice or Deathbringer's Will.

Forum: Death Knights 02/02/10, 3:11 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx Another option is to leave the FS Glyph and just... Another option is to leave the FS Glyph and just drop CotG by 1 point. In my case I can max out BCB to 3/3. Since I use many of my GCDs for KMless Rimes, I wouldn't be so overcapped on RP. I'll test...

Forum: Death Knights 02/01/10, 6:40 PM

Replies: 153 Team Robot Simulator and Gear Comparison Tool Views: 119,897 Posted By vdgmasterx What I mean is I'd like to see exactly how much... What I mean is I'd like to see exactly how much hit rating, expertise rating, etc that I have. It helps when you are swapping around a lot of gear in the sim.

Forum: Death Knights 02/01/10, 4:08 PM

Replies: 153 Team Robot Simulator and Gear Comparison Tool Views: 119,897 Posted By vdgmasterx Yup, that was it :) Also another suggestion,... Yup, that was it :) Also another suggestion, could we possibly see our stats besides the % that are on the top right? It would be cool to see the stats in more detail (like on the character sheet in...

Forum: Death Knights 01/31/10, 6:25 PM

Replies: 153 Team Robot Simulator and Gear Comparison Tool Views: 119,897 Posted By vdgmasterx Expertise is not working right for me. I pretty... Expertise is not working right for me. I pretty much removed all my expertise gear and when I ran the sim a few times, none of my special attacks are being dodged. Is something wrong on my end?

Forum: Death Knights 01/30/10, 2:27 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I think the consensus was that they are pretty... I think the consensus was that they are pretty close. I guess it will depend on a number of factors like gear and talents. My suggestion is to just sim it with both and see what you get. Kahorie's...

Forum: Death Knights 01/29/10, 4:07 PM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,291 Posted By vdgmasterx I posted about this issue a page back, and the... I posted about this issue a page back, and the issue is still occurring. I keep getting values for hit that are strange: EP SpellHitRating | 0.68 After spell hit cap | 0.97 I've reset the RNG...

Forum: Death Knights 01/29/10, 9:02 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,930 Posted By vdgmasterx I would argue that 4% more melee haste is much... I would argue that 4% more melee haste is much more raid dps than the 1k dps you would gain by switching specs. Especially if your melee is already doing 10k+ dps. I wouldn't surprise your raid like...

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