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Forum: Rogues 05/15/13, 3:56 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
When the dps calcs (and stat weights) are...

When the dps calcs (and stat weights) are unavailable, it defaults to hard-coded stat weights that are more than likely incorrect for your gear (if I recall they're from sometime in Cataclysm)....
Forum: Rogues 04/29/13, 1:00 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 34,571
Posted By Viper
Normally I don't have any issues at all, but I...

Normally I don't have any issues at all, but I get this lag specifically during raidwide effects like Megaera's Rampage even though my personal FPS is doing just fine (high-end pc). I'll hit...
Forum: Rogues 04/12/13, 6:38 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 588,978
Posted By Viper
This whole line of discussion about positioning...

This whole line of discussion about positioning and expertise seems to be assuming that expertise is somehow going to reduce your chance to get parried when you're standing in front of the boss. That...
Forum: Rogues 04/10/13, 4:38 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
According to...

According to https://twitter.com/holinka/status/321712767079964672 , that change will only apply to PvP.
Forum: Rogues 04/08/13, 5:26 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 155,442
Posted By Viper
Throw works perfectly fine for the Dire Fixation...

Throw works perfectly fine for the Dire Fixation spirit. When it got close I just spammed Throw until the dino was knocked back out of range, then got back to dpsing Horridon. I wouldn't waste CPs on...
Forum: Rogues 04/03/13, 2:31 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 155,442
Posted By Viper
Can't speak to why Shadowcraft would model that...

Can't speak to why Shadowcraft would model that as a dps decrease, but I can try to explain the idea behind it. Rogues are (generally speaking) energy-limited, so optimization comes down to using...
Forum: Rogues 03/21/13, 4:55 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
Reasonable number? I'm seeing the full upgrade...

Reasonable number? I'm seeing the full upgrade from 4-pc 517 t14 to 4-pc 522 t15 to be around 4k dps total for Assassination and 16k dps for Combat. Pretty much entirely due to that bonus.
Forum: Rogues 03/21/13, 1:35 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
I've searched through the thread and could only...

I've searched through the thread and could only find someone bringing this up with no response so I'll try again: Is the ridiculously high dps gained from the Combat t15 4pc a bug with the engine?...
Forum: Rogues 03/18/13, 4:51 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
In terms of the proc: I glanced through the proc...

In terms of the proc: I glanced through the proc effect code and while I admittedly don't keep up with shadowcraft too much, it looked like it was using the spell crit rate rather than melee crit...
Forum: Rogues 02/10/13, 7:15 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 588,978
Posted By Viper
The rogue in question was Assassination for the...

The rogue in question was Assassination for the parse, though. Considering it shows up the same way though, I'm going to guess it's some sort of exploit. Maybe starting out as Sub and getting SnD...
Forum: Rogues 01/17/13, 5:40 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 110,635
Posted By Viper
The idea is that if you have 5 targets in range,...

The idea is that if you have 5 targets in range, you'll hit your current target for X and each of the 4 other targets will take 0.4*X for a grand total of 2.6*X damage. If there's only one target to...
Forum: Rogues 01/10/13, 1:48 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
The +5% to all stats buff. Each point of strength...

The +5% to all stats buff. Each point of strength on gear gives you 1.05 when buffed.
Forum: Rogues 01/09/13, 11:26 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 110,635
Posted By Viper
Also data mined by mmo-champ: That 4 piece feels...

Also data mined by mmo-champ:

That 4 piece feels a bit awkward for Combat to use. As it is, using AR and SB at the same time leads to just barely being able to avoid energy capping. Compounding AR...
Forum: Rogues 12/19/12, 1:28 PM
Replies: 245
Views: 155,442
Posted By Viper
65% aoe reduced, 30% anything else. The 30%...

65% aoe reduced, 30% anything else. The 30% reduction and 50% reduction stack multiplicatively.
Forum: Rogues 12/05/12, 4:31 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
In your particular case, it looks like it's...

In your particular case, it looks like it's deciding the 120 exp bonus in your belt isn't worth getting because your marginal expertise EP is 0 (you're just barely over cap). If you change a reforge...
Forum: Rogues 11/29/12, 4:42 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 95,211
Posted By Viper
Wowhead actually has support for showing the...

Wowhead actually has support for showing the upgraded versions: Bottle of Infinite Stars - Item - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/item=87057)

3935/3653 = 1.0772 (agi proc)
1312/1218 =...
Forum: Rogues 11/28/12, 8:12 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 588,978
Posted By Viper
Pins is Pathal on the forums here. And that...

Pins is Pathal on the forums here.

And that quote sounds a little suspect, as shadowcraft's estimate of sub-35% dps is roughly 5-6% higher than above 35% so it is better to Dispatch. It really is...
Forum: Rogues 11/27/12, 2:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,663
Posted By Viper
Since this keeps coming up in the past week or...

Since this keeps coming up in the past week or so,


Source: Patch 5.1 Hotfixes - November 27 - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net//wow/en/blog/7922045)
Forum: Rogues 11/27/12, 1:31 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 588,978
Posted By Viper
Based on the EPs in the OP of this thread and...

Based on the EPs in the OP of this thread and assuming you use it on cooldown: 1152 * 2.72 + 3838 * (15/60) * 0.99 = 4083.3

Which is fairly low for a 496 trinket. Well below the Relic, and the only...
Forum: Rogues 11/22/12, 11:24 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 202,863
Posted By Viper
It's very nearly always the case. I loaded up my...

It's very nearly always the case. I loaded up my profile in Shadowcraft and gave myself a heroic (509) Spiritsever in the MH. I then searched around for which slow weapon matched its dps. The LFR...
Forum: Rogues 11/21/12, 4:46 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 588,978
Posted By Viper
Normally, if you have N charges of Anticipation...

Normally, if you have N charges of Anticipation and use a finisher, it rewards you with N combo points. If that finisher happens to be Crimson Tempest, you get 2*N combo points. So if you are at 5...
Forum: Rogues 11/20/12, 2:00 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,823
Posted By Viper
The only reason at this point for rogues to be...

The only reason at this point for rogues to be the sole "leg cleavers" is if you're a rogue and can con your raid into letting you do it for meters. We no longer are able to abuse the weak points...
Forum: Rogues 11/19/12, 3:38 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 202,863
Posted By Viper
This. The choice of using Rupture vs using Evis...

This. The choice of using Rupture vs using Evis doesn't depend on Insight level because the damage is calculated at the time of application.

From the logs:
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/14/12, 12:48 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,871,033
Posted By Viper
Yes. You can find tables with approximate EP...

Yes. You can find tables with approximate EP values for the trinkets in the spec-specific thread opening posts: http://elitistjerks.com/f78/t131328-art_combat/ or...
Forum: Rogues 11/06/12, 5:14 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 202,863
Posted By Viper
With the 5.1 change to Dancing Steel ( Windsong...

With the 5.1 change to Dancing Steel ( Windsong and Elemental Force Information - Forums - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6893549789?page=6#110) ), the values in...
Forum: Rogues 11/06/12, 4:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 25,663
Posted By Viper
Windsong and Elemental Force Information - Forums...

Windsong and Elemental Force Information - Forums - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6893549789?page=6#110)
Forum: Rogues 10/08/12, 2:10 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 91,550
Posted By Viper
If you're comfortable with python at all you can...

If you're comfortable with python at all you can grab a copy of Shadowcraft-Engine to run for yourself. Just need to set up the scripts properly, and Pathal has a pretty straightforward guide to that...
Forum: Rogues 10/01/12, 7:14 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 588,978
Posted By Viper
7.5% is the 'soft' expertise cap, as it removes...

7.5% is the 'soft' expertise cap, as it removes dodge from the hit table for a 93. You won't remove parry, but that shouldn't matter because parry is removed by virtue of attacking from behind.

That...
Forum: Rogues 09/11/12, 2:12 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
This is relatively easy to test so I...

This is relatively easy to test so I did.

Talented Nightstalker in a Combat spec, equipped 2x Dirk to tighten the weapon damage ranges, and removed both trinkets. No other procs or anything present....
Forum: Rogues 09/10/12, 5:20 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
Please don't just say "must be a DPS increase"...

Please don't just say "must be a DPS increase" without any sort of numbers to back it up. Have you tested that Killing Spree actually receives the Nightstalker buff throughout all of its hits? Based...
Forum: Rogues 08/28/12, 7:24 PM
Replies: 245
Views: 155,442
Posted By Viper
It's possible the raider training dummy is...

It's possible the raider training dummy is actually behaving as a level 93, judging by the extreme amount of glances and misses there. I believe this is what happened on the beta as well, if memory...
Forum: Rogues 08/27/12, 3:00 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
We're left with (as before) three things to...

We're left with (as before) three things to decide: spec, talents, and glyphs. Of course, they've made glyphs largely irrelevant and the only talent tiers where there's a substantial choice are the...
Forum: Rogues 08/26/12, 5:17 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
What exactly is there to theorycraft? In the...

What exactly is there to theorycraft? In the level 15 tier, Shadow Focus clearly provides the most damage if that's all you care about. Level 30/45/60/75 are all effectively damage-neutral so it's a...
Forum: Rogues 04/22/12, 3:04 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
Except for fights involving extreme amounts of...

Except for fights involving extreme amounts of target swapping, you'll be using Anticipation as your level 90 talent and therefore the extra combo points can't be wasted and you'll be able to always...
Forum: Rogues 04/15/12, 4:56 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
After some lengthier testing, it appears that...

After some lengthier testing, it appears that spell ID 121473 ("Shadow Blade") is a shadow damage main-hand attack that ignores armor. Spell ID 121474 (also "Shadow Blade") is the off-hand version,...
Forum: Rogues 04/14/12, 4:26 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
Re: Shadow Blades. Looks somewhat odd in the...

Re: Shadow Blades.

Looks somewhat odd in the combat log: World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis...
Forum: Rogues 04/11/12, 2:07 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
To quote the current FoK tooltip text:So...

To quote the current FoK tooltip text:So regardless of whether it's buggy right now, it shouldn't work that way.
Forum: Rogues 04/10/12, 2:01 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,734
Posted By Viper
With the nerfs to tendon health, Amalgamation dps...

With the nerfs to tendon health, Amalgamation dps is actually relatively important in the fight. Don't need to be quite such a one-trick pony anymore. I think having Serrated Blades for the improved...
Forum: Rogues 04/08/12, 11:38 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
The difference, though, is that Vanish's only use...

The difference, though, is that Vanish's only use in pve content (if it were disconnected from dps) is to escape a wipe. When do we "wish to reenter stealth or dump aggro" if not for the dps benefit...
Forum: Rogues 04/08/12, 7:21 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 91,550
Posted By Viper
I think in general Shadowcraft has been a fairly...

I think in general Shadowcraft has been a fairly effective tool- in particular the armory import and auto reforger are conveniences that the old excel spreadsheets lacked (some did support armory...
Forum: Rogues 04/08/12, 7:01 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,490
Posted By Viper
The character sheet stats show energy regen...

The character sheet stats show energy regen increased when Berserking is used, both Live and on the Beta. (numbers below from Beta)

Base haste: 27.06%
Base energy regen: 13.86

Haste with SnD:...
Forum: Monks 03/24/12, 9:52 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,077
Posted By Viper
As it is currently:

As it is currently:
Forum: /LFGuild 02/04/12, 3:15 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 608
Posted By Viper
[Horde][Burning Blade] <Hero> 5/8H 25m Recruiting a few more

Server: Burning Blade (PVP)
Raid Times: 8:00 - 12:00am EST, Tuesday-Thursday + Sunday
Website: Hero – Burning Blade Horde (http://www.hordehero.com/)

Cataclysm 25m Progression:
Dragon Soul - 8/8...
Forum: Rogues 01/20/12, 5:11 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,277
Posted By Viper
https://github.com/Aldriana/ShadowCraft-Engine/blo...

https://github.com/Aldriana/ShadowCraft-Engine/blob/master/shadowcraft/objects/proc_data.py#L201 'nokaled_the_elements_of_death': {
'stat': 'spell_damage',
'value': 9567.5,
...
Forum: Rogues 01/20/12, 2:24 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,490
Posted By Viper
https://github.com/Aldriana/ShadowCraft-Engine/blo...

https://github.com/Aldriana/ShadowCraft-Engine/blob/master/shadowcraft/objects/proc_data.py is our best current knowledge of them. For an example:
'arrow_of_time': {
'icd': 50,
...
Forum: Rogues 01/19/12, 2:45 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 230,455
Posted By Viper
The stage 2 buff stops being logged as a proc and...

The stage 2 buff stops being logged as a proc and is instead a refresh. It's the same reason Aldriana was asking people doing the original testing to sit there and cancel the buff before it hit 50...
Forum: Rogues 01/13/12, 2:11 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,277
Posted By Viper
This is slightly mitigated by the fact that the...

This is slightly mitigated by the fact that the legendary version of the proc begins having a chance to go off at 30 stacks (510 agi) and will have to reset and ramp back up again though, isn't it?...
Forum: Rogues 12/13/11, 2:38 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,277
Posted By Viper
Considering Ultraxion is the closest fight right...

Considering Ultraxion is the closest fight right now to what ShadowCraft is modeling, does the engine support an assassination cycle without Backstab sub-35%? You can change talents in the UI (say,...
Forum: Rogues 11/30/11, 7:32 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 230,455
Posted By Viper
If all else fails and you find yourself stuck at...

If all else fails and you find yourself stuck at a pack you can't get past, I found that sprint + vanish (while stealthed) works for getting past basically anything for the 3 seconds of enhanced...
Forum: Rogues 10/28/11, 4:44 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,004
Posted By Viper
This isn't actually correct. You get a set of...

This isn't actually correct. You get a set of abilities baseline for all rogues, another set of abilities comes along with choosing a spec (Assassination, Combat, Subtlety), and then you have the 6...
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