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Forum: Druids 01/10/11, 10:36 AM
Replies: 209
Views: 490,858
Posted By Polynices
This is the really important part that needs...

This is the really important part that needs emphasizing. If you're serious enough about playing a feral druid to come to EJ in the first place, you should be serious enough to carry a few extra...
Forum: Druids 01/08/11, 6:12 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 1,133,868
Posted By Polynices
If there's any chance you'll be depended on for...

If there's any chance you'll be depended on for interrupts, make sure you've picked up 64727. It will be a DPS loss over PvE gloves but it makes interrupting much easier and raid wipes are even worse...
Forum: Druids 12/16/10, 1:22 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 1,133,868
Posted By Polynices
Razor-Edged Cloak from Leatherworking is quite...

Razor-Edged Cloak from Leatherworking is quite similar to the Softwind Cape and so it probably belongs on the list.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/12/10, 10:39 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 187,344
Posted By Polynices
The auction house on my server has been...

The auction house on my server has been absolutely clogged with ores and herbs and leathers listed in 1 stacks. Many hundreds of 1 stacks. And they're usually more expensive than 20 stacks so all...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/22/10, 1:01 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 96,113
Posted By Polynices
Is there a reason not to just help out the Rawr...

Is there a reason not to just help out the Rawr team to add this functionality to Rawr? It already does all the other stuff and I can't imagine they won't be adding a Reforging function to the...
Forum: Druids 05/20/10, 12:36 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 92,405
Posted By Polynices
The stuff that leaked looked fairly incomplete...

The stuff that leaked looked fairly incomplete and it's all going to be changing a bunch before beta (let alone before release) so it's just as well that it's off the table for discussion here. We...
Forum: Druids 05/06/10, 6:55 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 92,405
Posted By Polynices
Those talent trees are VERY far from finished....

Those talent trees are VERY far from finished. They said they're removing all the boring "just more damage/healing/whatever" talents and they're all still there. Unless they changed their minds or...
Forum: Druids 02/26/10, 10:44 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,034,169
Posted By Polynices
Is Toskk's wrong about it too? Because punching...

Is Toskk's wrong about it too? Because punching in my T10-level cat stats to Toskk's shows the 277 faction ring as #1 anyway.
Forum: Druids 10/29/09, 1:59 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
Easy: we get great benefits from critical hits....

Easy: we get great benefits from critical hits. The crit rating from agility outweighs the extra attack power from strength. Primal Fury and Primal Gore are the culprits here. Extra combo points and...
Forum: Druids 10/21/09, 1:06 PM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,034,169
Posted By Polynices
DPS on Heroic Dummies is useless for judging how...

DPS on Heroic Dummies is useless for judging how you'll do in a raid fight unless you are fully raid buffed for the dummy (not likely). Full raid buffs do so much for your crit chance (in particular)...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/17/09, 11:58 AM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 572,021
Posted By Polynices
INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_HIGH = "%s's...

INSTANCE_UNAVAILABLE_OTHER_GEAR_TOO_HIGH = "%s's gear is too good.";
That seems like the strangest one. How exactly is your gear "too good" if your character is able to equip it? Does that mean if...
Forum: Druids 10/16/09, 12:39 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
I sincerely doubt that you're spell hit capped in...

I sincerely doubt that you're spell hit capped in bear gear, so the Growl glyph is still necessary if you never want to miss a taunt. I do not recall reading anything about them taking Growl off of...
Forum: Druids 09/30/09, 3:34 PM
Replies: 1,584
Views: 1,035,323
Posted By Polynices
That's called anecdotal evidence and it's...

That's called anecdotal evidence and it's basically crap. There's far too much variation from fight to fight based on randomness and nobody runs these fights hundreds of times to average it out....
Forum: Druids 09/27/09, 10:56 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,034,169
Posted By Polynices
It's such a comically microscopic difference in...

It's such a comically microscopic difference in damage that I can't bring myself to give a damn. Getting that berserk in early with a full energy bar while SR and mangle are up seems more important...
Forum: Druids 09/20/09, 11:04 AM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,079
Posted By Polynices
There's not much room for opinion on this one....

There's not much room for opinion on this one. Plug it into Rawr and see what it tells you for the gear you have. At the very least they'll be great for any situation where you face large amounts of...
Forum: Druids 09/15/09, 10:14 AM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
Do you tank? Though I'm not sure why you'd be in...

Do you tank? Though I'm not sure why you'd be in bear form if you're not tanking. But while tanking it can be very important to have that extra run speed and tanks really shouldn't be shifting to cat...
Forum: Druids 09/14/09, 12:07 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
I think the threat setting should be set to zero....

I think the threat setting should be set to zero. Mixing threat in with mitigation and survival is confusing since they're very different. If you're worried about threat on a given fight swap in some...
Forum: Druids 09/14/09, 11:15 AM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,079
Posted By Polynices
I turn the threat setting off because I think...

I turn the threat setting off because I think it's silly to mix threat in with survival and mitigation when deciding on tanking gear. For the occasional fight where you're worried about threat just...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,539
Posted By Polynices
If you use Auctioneer and both characters are on...

If you use Auctioneer and both characters are on the same account then there is no need for this. The tooltips on the gems in your jewelcrafting pane will show the results of your recent scan...
Forum: Druids 09/03/09, 12:18 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 112,251
Posted By Polynices
If you're trying to save them time I can't...

If you're trying to save them time I can't imagine anything worse than sending them into TBC heroics. Leveling is SO fast these days, even through Outland, that they'll be 68 and ready for Northrend...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/09, 11:17 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,539
Posted By Polynices
Well, maybe this is silly but if you're the sort...

Well, maybe this is silly but if you're the sort who would love one of those turtle mounts you could do worse than to fish loads of high value fish pools (glacial salmon or dragonfin angelfish in my...
Forum: Druids 08/28/09, 10:34 AM
Replies: 1,584
Views: 1,035,323
Posted By Polynices
Cower is useless. It's a small fixed threat...

Cower is useless. It's a small fixed threat reduction and it helps more because it's a GCD when you're not doing damage than because of that actual small number.

Also, get better tanks! You should...
Forum: Druids 08/16/09, 9:28 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 112,251
Posted By Polynices
What about the totally awesome [Idol of...

What about the totally awesome [Idol of Mutilation] for only 25 Emblems that will also be great any time you go cat? I'd make that my first purchase and, in fact, I did, though I'm very much in feral...
Forum: Druids 08/14/09, 3:01 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
Is feral 2T9 really as unimpressive as Rawr...

Is feral 2T9 really as unimpressive as Rawr suggests? I have 4T8.226 and going to 2T8.226 + 2T9.245 is pretty much a wash. I've been reading this forum daily and don't recall really seeing much talk...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/09, 2:01 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 56,448
Posted By Polynices
Last night my guild was having problems with...

Last night my guild was having problems with Flame Vents not being stopped by the siege engines. Many times he'd channel it all the way through despite 3 siege engines being up close to him. I wasn't...
Forum: Druids 07/18/09, 10:29 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 29,028
Posted By Polynices
I think it's because they buffed cat DPS so...

I think it's because they buffed cat DPS so massively in 3.1. I always used to do some tanking and some DPS for my guild, doing a pretty good job of each but certainly not top of the DPS meters. Then...
Forum: Druids 07/16/09, 11:50 AM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
You've got to learn how to use Rawr. You can sort...

You've got to learn how to use Rawr. You can sort items by survival or mitigation and you need to decide what particular role the gear is for. How much stamina do you need for what you're tanking?...
Forum: Druids 07/13/09, 3:56 PM
Replies: 1,584
Views: 1,035,323
Posted By Polynices
Small question about what seems like a funny...

Small question about what seems like a funny behavior with the FBN recommendation I get on occasion.

I'll have 5 combo points, mangle and rake and savage roar on the target, and rip has run out. And...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/09, 1:01 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 572,021
Posted By Polynices
It's a minor point, but the bow is also a good...

It's a minor point, but the bow is also a good range slot item for your rogue and warrior.

Also, if you get a sword and a dagger for the rogue and put +15 agility on both, they'll work pretty darn...
Forum: Druids 07/01/09, 12:52 PM
Replies: 1,584
Views: 1,035,323
Posted By Polynices
I love the FeralbyNight mod and it's very helpful...

I love the FeralbyNight mod and it's very helpful when I'm cat DPSing. It's also on when I am bear tanking but it seems that it never reminds me to renew lacerate so it doesn't really do anything I...
Forum: Druids 06/21/09, 5:45 PM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,079
Posted By Polynices
Where does it say that? On the official patch...

Where does it say that? On the official patch notes page it says, "The other effects of resilience (reducing critical chance, critical damage and mana drain effects) have not changed."

I looked on...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/04/09, 1:29 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 32,124
Posted By Polynices
That's the slow way to do it, Watlok. Open with...

That's the slow way to do it, Watlok.

Open with a charge and melee them until they try to open up some range. Spam charge so you do it the moment they are at range and can't charge you back, then as...
Forum: Druids 05/01/09, 10:29 AM
Replies: 1,584
Views: 1,035,323
Posted By Polynices
Would it be unreasonable for you to generate a...

Would it be unreasonable for you to generate a 10-man BiS list and calculate what damage the 10-man raiders can expect? Perhaps include BoE 25-man loot but not any of the BoP stuff.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/24/09, 1:14 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 705,503
Posted By Polynices
Yeah, I'm using it, and it doesn't help anything....

Yeah, I'm using it, and it doesn't help anything. You still have to deal with the epic gems every time you create a custom gemming template or look at the ranked list of gems. The epic gems aren't in...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/24/09, 12:21 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 705,503
Posted By Polynices
Someone asked about this a few pages back but I...

Someone asked about this a few pages back but I didn't see any response.

Could all the epic gems possibly be deleted until they are actually on the test realm several months from now? It's a huge...
Forum: Druids 03/23/09, 10:41 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 199,611
Posted By Polynices
It's not really practical for a bear tank to get...

It's not really practical for a bear tank to get hit capped with our current gear choices. Getting that much +hit hurts our tanking stats a bit too much. Get what hit you can from good tanking pieces...
Forum: Druids 03/13/09, 4:44 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
Binding maul to everything is a really bad idea...

Binding maul to everything is a really bad idea if you are ever not the main tank (or hateful tank) as you will run entirely out of rage hitting maul that much if you are not taking a severe beating....
Forum: Druids 02/23/09, 2:40 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
Rawr can answer that question if you enter all...

Rawr can answer that question if you enter all your talents. Switching between Shredding Attacks and no SA will show a DPS change and I've not heard that this is inaccurate. With my...
Forum: Druids 02/22/09, 9:20 AM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 949,050
Posted By Polynices
Powershifting has been utterly dead since the...

Powershifting has been utterly dead since the pre-WotLK patch. Read the tooltip for Furor carefully and you'll see why -- you get zero for powershifting except blowing a GCD and using up mana.
Forum: Druids 02/06/09, 10:47 AM
Replies: 286
Views: 180,300
Posted By Polynices
I'm in a 10-man guild as a classic OT -- I switch...

I'm in a 10-man guild as a classic OT -- I switch from tanking to DPS from fight to fight or night to night so I need the best mix of cat and bear talents I can get. I just haven't been able to find...
Forum: Druids 02/05/09, 12:32 PM
Replies: 857
Views: 398,608
Posted By Polynices
Here's the warrior update referred to above (for...

Here's the warrior update referred to above (for those too lazy to click):

#WARRIOR
#Sunder Armor (and similar debuffs) now reduces armor by 4% per application, and is now a single rank. Creature...
Forum: Druids 01/08/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 200,761
Posted By Polynices
Astrylian has addressed the expertise in the bear...

Astrylian has addressed the expertise in the bear model issue before (I was the one pestering him about it). He said he needed a detailed model of how it affects mitigation before he can plug it in....
Forum: Druids 01/02/09, 11:01 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 124,360
Posted By Polynices
You can't count the Dragon's Eyes in the JC...

You can't count the Dragon's Eyes in the JC trinket because a JCing druid (or anyone else) will already have the maximum of 3 Dragon's Eyes in their gear.

You're comparing the Emerald Boar with...
Forum: Druids 12/31/08, 2:01 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 180,300
Posted By Polynices
I routinely pop enrage at the start of fights and...

I routinely pop enrage at the start of fights and often use barkskin right before the mobs get to me. I figure that more than cancels out any extra damage from enrage and the cooldown is short enough...
Forum: Druids 12/29/08, 12:37 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,137
Posted By Polynices
That's silly Feorius. What you're saying is that...

That's silly Feorius. What you're saying is that you gimped yourself by changing your gear *before* the patch, i.e. before it was a good idea, and so now the change doesn't hurt you. Well, yeah....
Forum: Druids 12/20/08, 10:17 AM
Replies: 857
Views: 398,608
Posted By Polynices
Naturalist increases all damage by 2% per point....

Naturalist increases all damage by 2% per point. Predatory Instincts increases critical damage by 3% per point. But only about 2/3 of your damage benefits from criticals (since the rest is rip and...
Forum: Druids 12/20/08, 9:59 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 199,611
Posted By Polynices
You don't have to be a fisherman, either. At...

You don't have to be a fisherman, either. At least on my (high population) server they are pretty darn cheap at the AH. Very nice starting bear legs and not terrible for cat.
Forum: Druids 12/12/08, 11:08 AM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,104
Posted By Polynices
If you don't have time to bother reading, why...

If you don't have time to bother reading, why should we take the time to bother replying? Read the forum rules and then read the endless posts answering all your questions. Repeatedly.

But yeah, get...
Forum: Druids 12/11/08, 4:23 PM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 949,050
Posted By Polynices
Here's a very important update about Rawr:...

Here's a very important update about Rawr: http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t21713-rawr_model_development_v2_1_3_released_12_02_a/p61/#post1008310

It left out the mangle bonus to shred! So all this talk...
Forum: Druids 12/11/08, 2:03 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,137
Posted By Polynices
[I'm a moron -- getting my swipes and primal...

[I'm a moron -- getting my swipes and primal furies mixed up]
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