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Forum: Hunters 07/31/12, 9:58 PM
Replies: 626
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Posted By Ardeaf
For more spine damage, don't forget you can: Use...

For more spine damage, don't forget you can:

Use CotW on four different pets for every tendon that comes up. Tendon 1, use pet 1 CotW, then dismiss pet 1. Tendon 1 part 2 use pet 2 CotW, then...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/13/12, 6:26 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,489
Posted By Ardeaf
How do you know it got hotfixed?

How do you know it got hotfixed?
Forum: Hunters 01/19/12, 11:39 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,171,854
Posted By Ardeaf
If Mastery were really better than haste above...

If Mastery were really better than haste above 757, then when I reforge all the haste I have that's above 757 into mastery, I should see a dps increase.

I do not.


Reforging out of mastery as much...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/19/12, 4:51 AM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,489
Posted By Ardeaf
Even though there is a plateau, Haste is still...

Even though there is a plateau, Haste is still much better than mastery, even after 757.
Forum: Hunters 12/31/11, 9:00 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,171,854
Posted By Ardeaf
ES ES AS ES depends on your situation. Others...

ES ES AS ES depends on your situation. Others report it works flawlessly. I have similar results to yours, though: ES ES AS ES causes me to get 8 ticks of ES. The solution is simple: just throw...
Forum: Hunters 03/03/11, 9:57 PM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,297
Posted By Ardeaf
Your entire post is completely wrong. If the...

Your entire post is completely wrong. If the maximum speed to cast AiS is greater than my actual AiS cast without dynamic haste effects (2.0s), then I will always cast AiS. I went ahead and plugged...
Forum: Hunters 03/03/11, 12:32 AM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,297
Posted By Ardeaf
I cannot replicate this at all. I have saved two...

I cannot replicate this at all. I have saved two profiles, "Ardeaf - test AiS" and "Ardeaf - test AS". I did exactly the set up you did, (shot priority, glyphs, talents, latency) and I actually...
Forum: Hunters 02/21/11, 10:07 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,489
Posted By Ardeaf
I actually went in and tested the Sic'Em / Wild...

I actually went in and tested the Sic'Em / Wild Hunt interaction last night. I couldn't trace what caused the bug but I believe that one of the two talents are bugged; sometimes, Sic'em will cause a...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/20/11, 3:20 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,489
Posted By Ardeaf
Rivkah, one thing to keep in mind: besides...

Rivkah, one thing to keep in mind: besides raiding, your tool is the only one we all use to determine whether or not casting CS on CD or just to refresh SrS. So implementing it into femaledwarf...
Forum: Hunters 02/15/11, 4:38 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,489
Posted By Ardeaf
Something that many hunters are now doing is...

Something that many hunters are now doing is casting CS only to refresh SrS. Is this possible on FD? I searched and could not find the option, so if not you might want to consider adding it.
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/15/11, 4:35 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,489
Posted By Ardeaf
All is good and well with maintaining a solid...

All is good and well with maintaining a solid rotation, but honestly I do not think reforging crit -> haste just to keep a repetitive rotation is better than a dynamic rotation with more crit.
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/09/11, 11:57 PM
Replies: 30,098
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Posted By Ardeaf
Yes.

Yes.
Forum: Hunters 02/09/11, 11:52 PM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,297
Posted By Ardeaf
Inconsistent with what I'm doing in FD. Save...

Inconsistent with what I'm doing in FD. Save settings and make them publicly viewable. As for heavy movement fights, using arcane shot will definitely yield higher dps.
Forum: Hunters 02/09/11, 8:06 PM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,297
Posted By Ardeaf
Testing my DPS last night I can at least say that...

Testing my DPS last night I can at least say that only using CS to refresh SrS and using AiS as your main focus dump - and dropping Arcane shot completely - is very effective

Like Whitefyst said...
Forum: Hunters 02/05/11, 6:26 PM
Replies: 644
Views: 2,642,297
Posted By Ardeaf
For your calculations on MM's multishot vs SV's...

For your calculations on MM's multishot vs SV's multishot, aren't you neglectiing the talent in MM that makes your next multishot half cost?
Forum: Hunters 01/13/11, 11:45 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 834,489
Posted By Ardeaf
Which PTR build is this? With the 25% BA/ES...

Which PTR build is this? With the 25% BA/ES damage nerf or with the 15% one? If Rivkah could clarify which build is on FD that'd be great.
Forum: Hunters 01/12/11, 10:25 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,171,854
Posted By Ardeaf
KC would have to do twice as much damage as AS to...

KC would have to do twice as much damage as AS to even be considered worth it. The only time KC would be better than AS is if your pet is around the corner and you can't target the boss or if there...
Forum: Hunters 01/11/11, 3:13 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,171,854
Posted By Ardeaf
I've always been a fan of averages > actual data,...

I've always been a fan of averages > actual data, but in this case being under the haste soft-cap (1.67) doesn't give you any extra explosive shots, while being over it pushes back your explosive...
Forum: Hunters 01/11/11, 2:42 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,171,854
Posted By Ardeaf
One thing I noticed while tinkering on...

One thing I noticed while tinkering on Femaledwarf:

Going for the 757 haste threshold has always been less dps than going for around 640 (can't remember the exact number), since I am using the meta...
Forum: Hunters 12/15/10, 2:13 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,171,854
Posted By Ardeaf
Enhancement shaman's mastery increases the damage...

Enhancement shaman's mastery increases the damage of the darkmoon card(they have pretty much the same one as us), so I don't see why SV's mastery wouldn't increase the damage of the same things.
Forum: Hunters 12/12/10, 10:56 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 391,012
Posted By Ardeaf
Why use steady shot at all as survival?

Why use steady shot at all as survival?
Forum: Hunters 01/02/10, 3:18 AM
Replies: 1,185
Views: 2,010,913
Posted By Ardeaf
Putting Aimed Shot over Chimera Shot at high ArP...

Putting Aimed Shot over Chimera Shot at high ArP results in higher dps, even without glyph of TSA and AiS. With your proposed settings, I put Aimed Shot over chimera shot and got

14080.65...
Forum: Hunters 12/11/09, 12:23 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 586,012
Posted By Ardeaf
Just use SexyCoolDown, it tracks all cooldowns...

Just use SexyCoolDown, it tracks all cooldowns (including trinket ICDs)
Forum: Hunters 11/11/09, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,634
Posted By Ardeaf
I don't think SrS and BA ticks consume charges of...

I don't think SrS and BA ticks consume charges of MD. However, any shots that connect after you cast MD will consume charges. So if your autoshot goes off right as you cast MD, then that autoshoot...
Forum: Hunters 11/10/09, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,634
Posted By Ardeaf
I use it right off the bat, to ensure I squeeze...

I use it right off the bat, to ensure I squeeze as many rapid fires in on the boss as possible. I have a macro for serpent sting that makes it so when I press shift+serpent sting it uses rapid fire...
Forum: Hunters 10/28/09, 4:40 PM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,345
Posted By Ardeaf
While it may be critical for progression nights...

While it may be critical for progression nights to save CotW for bloodlust, you will get more damage out of using CotW on back to back rapid fires, since rapid fire gives you 40% haste vs....
Forum: Hunters 10/27/09, 4:09 PM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,022
Posted By Ardeaf
Something else you did not mention is that ArP...

Something else you did not mention is that ArP really shines on this fight because bloodlust is usually used right at the start, allowing for a fully bloodlusted arp proc for everyone with runestone....
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 10/27/09, 1:19 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 572,877
Posted By Ardeaf
If this is still being maintained: As of...

If this is still being maintained:

As of 10/27/09, Marked for Death provides the benefit of having Glyph of Steady Shot, without glyphing for it. That is, without the glyph, a target debuffed with...
Forum: Hunters 10/23/09, 8:55 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,634
Posted By Ardeaf
The only reason I can see them switching to AP...

The only reason I can see them switching to AP gems is if they are crit capped. Other than that, it sounds pretty stupid.
Forum: Hunters 10/22/09, 7:13 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,634
Posted By Ardeaf
Yes they do all stack. My previous assumption...

Yes they do all stack. My previous assumption about armor penetration was incorrect. Refer to this post (http://elitistjerks.com/f74/t36777-hunter_simple_questions_simple_answers/p63/#post1438025) ...
Forum: Hunters 10/22/09, 5:49 PM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,022
Posted By Ardeaf
I could be wrong, but for the total damage of the...

I could be wrong, but for the total damage of the two shots wouldn't you want to do:

M = (1.25 + 0.75) * ((d * (1 - c) + (d * 2.378 * c))
A = 1.25 * [(d * (1 - c)) + (d * 2.478 * 1.3 * c)]

This...
Forum: Hunters 10/19/09, 3:00 PM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,022
Posted By Ardeaf
Since the thread has quieted down: Does anyone...

Since the thread has quieted down: Does anyone have any means by which to track precisely how much time is left on your cooldowns? I use ForteXorcist but it's not as accurate as I would like, since...
Forum: Hunters 09/10/09, 6:52 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,022
Posted By Ardeaf
There is a 10% increased crit chance from your...

There is a 10% increased crit chance from your glyph. It does work. The real problem with TSA glyph is that 6% haste, at least for me, is a bigger dps upgrade than 10% crit onto aimed shot. If you...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/02/09, 6:36 AM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,489
Posted By Ardeaf
Take out the cast sequence, you don't need it. ...

Take out the cast sequence, you don't need it. Since Call of the Wild is a pet ability (isn't on your GCD) and - correct me if I'm wrong - Rapid Fire does not invoke a GCD you can have this as your...
Forum: Hunters 08/17/09, 1:56 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,022
Posted By Ardeaf
I'm assuming you want to spec MM since you're...

I'm assuming you want to spec MM since you're posting in here...but the best advice i can give you is to spec BM and let your pet do most of the killing ;)
Forum: Hunters 08/11/09, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1,185
Views: 2,010,913
Posted By Ardeaf
Grim toll and Mjolnir aren't modeled very well in...

Grim toll and Mjolnir aren't modeled very well in the spreadsheets. You never actually hit the hardcap in the spreadsheet with the two trinkets, and since ArP has exponential gains as you near the...
Forum: Hunters 05/04/09, 2:56 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,317
Posted By Ardeaf
I replaced my FotFF with the hit trinket from...

I replaced my FotFF with the hit trinket from flame leviathan 10 man, which is more or less the same.

If you get lucky with a mirror proc just as LnL procs then that in itself should give you more...
Forum: Hunters 04/26/09, 10:33 PM
Replies: 599
Views: 713,276
Posted By Ardeaf
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/justingamem...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/justingamemaster/WoWScrnShot_042509_132106.jpg?t=1240692601

Custom made, emulated the target bars from Caith UI.

Addons:

KgPanels
Pitbull
Omen
Recount
Forum: Hunters 03/13/09, 1:58 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,317
Posted By Ardeaf
I'm pretty sure that the immo trap refresh with...

I'm pretty sure that the immo trap refresh with exp shot averages out to be the same dps increase as using black arrow every CD. This is why black arrow was added, to compensate for the loss of immo...
Forum: Hunters 03/13/09, 1:50 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,478
Posted By Ardeaf
I thought armor pen from gear isn't additive...

I thought armor pen from gear isn't additive anymore, Ie:

(1-.3853)(1-.3976)(1-.25)=0.27772146% armor left, which is ~75% total armor pen after the proposed 25% armor pen buff. But I think what GC...
Forum: Hunters 03/11/09, 11:43 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,478
Posted By Ardeaf
Well contradictory to what you guys are saying BM...

Well contradictory to what you guys are saying BM may not be as hindered by boss mechanics as we all think.

For example, on Hodir you don't have to pay attention to your pet because of the mass...
Forum: Hunters 03/04/09, 1:15 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,317
Posted By Ardeaf
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Forum: Hunters 03/04/09, 1:13 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 115,854
Posted By Ardeaf
I noticed if you stand still and don't...

I noticed if you stand still and don't immediately cancel the FD effect, it tends to work more often than not standing still.

Also, dismissing your pet and recalling it solves the issue where your...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/02/09, 6:54 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,621
Posted By Ardeaf
My guild is planning to buy every BoE JC plan on...

My guild is planning to buy every BoE JC plan on the AH asap, just so we can monopolize it. If not, we'll (try to) monopolize at least one pattern.
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/02/09, 2:57 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 58,397
Posted By Ardeaf
I am running PvE gear with Black Ice, I think I'm...

I am running PvE gear with Black Ice, I think I'm going to now switch to Journey's end as per this thread.
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/02/09, 2:54 PM
Replies: 602
Views: 371,617
Posted By Ardeaf
A good comp that I have run with success is...

A good comp that I have run with success is Hunter/Warlock/Holy Pala

Basically it allows for a lot of CC and a lot of kiting. Rogues are easy prey, we can always CC the healer for a very long time...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/02/09, 2:49 PM
Replies: 574
Views: 256,623
Posted By Ardeaf
Is that the same guy that solo'd DM at level 60? ...

Is that the same guy that solo'd DM at level 60? My mind was blown by the amount of tricks/exploits he did to solo DM.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/02/09, 2:45 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 110,631
Posted By Ardeaf
HUNTER CLASS MECHANICS: If you are specced...

HUNTER CLASS MECHANICS:
If you are specced 6/14/51, then a raptor outdps's a cat by a small margin because of the synergy of talented-kill command and savage rend.

Frost traps DO NOT trigger the ICD...
Forum: Hunters 02/02/09, 2:41 PM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,345
Posted By Ardeaf
#showtooltip Steady Shot /script...

#showtooltip Steady Shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:UnregisterEvent("UI_ERROR_MESSAGE");
/cast Kill Shot
/cast Kill Command
/cast [target=pettarget, exists] Savage Rend
/cast Steady Shot

This is my...
Forum: Hunters 02/02/09, 2:26 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 115,854
Posted By Ardeaf
I always used Elkano's Buff Bars ...

I always used Elkano's Buff Bars (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/elkbuffbars.aspx) to track my buffs/debuffs. I have one group of bars that track all buffs that are 2 minutes or...
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