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Forum: The Dung Heap 12/22/10, 4:18 PM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By Tahapenes One question involving the switch to Succubus on... One question involving the switch to Succubus on Demonology build. With the loss of the Incinerate glyph, is Simcraft showing a change in priority between Molten Core Incinerate vs. Decimate Soul...

Forum: Warlocks 12/18/10, 11:20 AM

Replies: 348 Demonology in Cataclysm (4.3 Release) Views: 2,417,112 Posted By Tahapenes I had thought as you until I started looking at... I had thought as you until I started looking at heroic boss fights. I don't have WoLs to back this up, however what I have observed from watching individual fights with my present stats (13% base...

Forum: Warlocks 07/08/10, 7:18 PM

Replies: 118 Demonology, releasing the demon in you. Views: 330,369 Posted By Tahapenes Not true in this case. Before accounting for... Not true in this case. Before accounting for buffs (Kings, Fel Armor) Bracers of Fiery Night has 19 SP on Death Surgeon's Sleeves at ilvls 284 and 277 respectively (Runed in BoFN and Purified in...

Forum: Warlocks 07/04/10, 10:36 AM

Replies: 319 Warlock Cataclysm Preview Discussion - READ THE FIRST POST Views: 264,790 Posted By Tahapenes You're reading the spell wrong. Each target that... You're reading the spell wrong. Each target that has Bane of Havoc on it takes 15% damage from all sources of damage you're doing. Say you have 2 targets, you put Bane of Havoc on both. Now (for...

Forum: Warlocks 01/30/10, 9:10 AM

Replies: 505 Warlock Bugs Views: 257,867 Posted By Tahapenes No, as I noted in the initial post, I was not in... No, as I noted in the initial post, I was not in Frenzied Bloodthirst (we were timing the bites so that the Frenzied Bloodthirsts would fall outside the flight phase so that everyone could be spread...

Forum: Warlocks 01/29/10, 12:26 PM

Replies: 505 Warlock Bugs Views: 257,867 Posted By Tahapenes Appears there's a bug on Blood Queen for Human... Appears there's a bug on Blood Queen for Human Demonology Warlocks. This occurred to me last night. I was a Vampire, I was Metamorphed, and flight phase began, so was feared. I was incapable of...

Forum: The Dung Heap 01/18/10, 12:44 PM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By Tahapenes Not sure if this should be its own seperate... Not sure if this should be its own seperate thread (please split off if it should) or part of the 3.3 compendium, but I don't see it as really being part of the General Discussion forum even though...

Forum: Paladins 09/19/09, 8:58 AM

Replies: 571 3.2 Protection Discussion Views: 336,433 Posted By Tahapenes It's all going to depend on the fight. Right... It's all going to depend on the fight. Right now, pre 3.2.2, Libram of Obstruction is good for fights where you want more BV (like running heroics, tanking Anub's adds, and other fights were melee...

Forum: Warlocks 09/13/09, 7:52 PM

Replies: 34 Warlock Gear Compendium v3.2 Views: 112,248 Posted By Tahapenes I have a question on the choices for the T9, did... I have a question on the choices for the T9, did you take into account that the 4 piece bonus of T9 does not increase the damage of Conflagrate? Through testing, it has been found that the 4 piece...

Forum: The Dung Heap 03/31/09, 10:25 AM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By Tahapenes It's needed to get deeper in the tree is why. ... It's needed to get deeper in the tree is why. There are only 4 points at Tier 4 that you use and that gives you 19 total in Destruction tree. So you need to put a point somewhere in the first 4...

Forum: Warlocks 02/11/09, 5:10 PM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes TangoDigital, I'm not at the machine that has the... TangoDigital, I'm not at the machine that has the spreadsheet and likewise don't have the parses readily available so I can only give you chicken scratch math at the moment, but I can make a couple...

Forum: Warlocks 02/10/09, 11:21 PM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes It's not huge Dirich, but it is better. ISL... It's not huge Dirich, but it is better. ISL gives you back enough mana that the need for Life Tapping goes down giving you more time for DPSing. As I said in my prior post, it's about a 1% to 1.5%...

Forum: Warlocks 02/10/09, 3:12 PM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes There is a check mark there for the buffs Dirich.... There is a check mark there for the buffs Dirich. It's listed as Vampiric Touch/Hunting Party/JoW on the Gear/Buffs tab. I still show that not having a single point in F&B is a DPS increase over...

Forum: Warlocks 02/10/09, 12:34 PM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes Well consider with F&B that you are getting 15%... Well consider with F&B that you are getting 15% of your spell damage added on to your Immolate. So the question becomes, if you have enough spell power that 15% equates to 400 additional spell power...

Forum: Warlocks 02/10/09, 11:01 AM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes I've been looking at it Tinava and so far, with... I've been looking at it Tinava and so far, with the changes in 3.0.8 with the conflag glyph, I have found taht F&B is a DPS loss as now the rotation is to use Conflag every cooldown. This means that...

Forum: Warlocks 01/22/09, 5:12 PM

Replies: 351 Highest DPS specs after patch Views: 249,454 Posted By Tahapenes There appears to be something still going on... There appears to be something still going on though with Conflag not working with Emberstorm sometimes. Couple times last night on a run I saw Conflag crits that were the same as prepatch (same...

Forum: Warlocks 01/14/09, 5:28 PM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes Possibly, maybe something along the lines of: ... Possibly, maybe something along the lines of: Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IZcLczsgRcZVcGVr0uVoAc). Can move points around between DE and other talents in...

Forum: Warlocks 01/14/09, 5:02 PM

Replies: 110 The Value of 4t7 Views: 86,994 Posted By Tahapenes IMO, no after having played with it. You can get... IMO, no after having played with it. You can get more of a DPS boost with getting other pieces in certain slots and if you need to tap multiple times together, then something else is wrong there as...

Forum: Warlocks 01/14/09, 4:23 PM

Replies: 351 Highest DPS specs after patch Views: 249,454 Posted By Tahapenes Hmm, I wonder if they changed it from early last... Hmm, I wonder if they changed it from early last month as when I was doing it then initially in 10 mans and 25 mans I was seeing immune messages on Rain so went to using Seed and never bothered...

Forum: Warlocks 01/14/09, 3:38 PM

Replies: 351 Highest DPS specs after patch Views: 249,454 Posted By Tahapenes The hit in from Archavon was in a 10 man about 2... The hit in from Archavon was in a 10 man about 2 weeks after Wrath came out when my gear was much worse than it is now. Without the extra couple hundred health, I would have died pretty early in the...

Forum: Warlocks 01/14/09, 3:02 PM

Replies: 1,399 The Mage Equivalent: The Destruction Warlock Views: 2,336,986 Posted By Tahapenes Right now the MD/Backdraft is probably better for... Right now the MD/Backdraft is probably better for overall DPS, but the big question is, will the changes to the Conflaguration Glyph, change to Chaos Bolt's damage (coefficient and range), along with...

Forum: Warlocks 01/13/09, 9:00 AM

Replies: 351 Highest DPS specs after patch Views: 249,454 Posted By Tahapenes It's not just the extra mana, it's also... It's not just the extra mana, it's also survivability as well. You're making a comparison between Utility and Survivability. Remember the mantra of all DPS, "A Dead DPS does 0 damage." That 4%...

Forum: Warlocks 01/13/09, 12:11 AM

Replies: 351 Highest DPS specs after patch Views: 249,454 Posted By Tahapenes I disagree on your build. In 3.0.8, the bonus... I disagree on your build. In 3.0.8, the bonus that you get to Immolate from spell power coming for F&B will be mostly useless and you're going to want to be using Conflagration every cooldown with...

Forum: Warlocks 02/21/08, 3:13 PM

Replies: 4,011 PVE Raiding Compendium Views: 1,691,809 Posted By Tahapenes I calculated that back before the PTR went live... I calculated that back before the PTR went live and the change requires that the coefficient for Incinerate be increased by about 0.21 or 0.22 to pull equal with SB even with the change to ISB.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 02/19/08, 2:05 PM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,242 Posted By Tahapenes You probably never used the one feature in GEM... You probably never used the one feature in GEM that really makes it useful, instant raid creation. Takes a little prep work by the raid leader, but you put everyone into the raid that is going,...

Forum: Hunters 01/14/08, 1:34 PM

Replies: 2,745 SURVIVAL Raiding in 2.1 Views: 668,211 Posted By Tahapenes I was playing around with my alt Hunter this... I was playing around with my alt Hunter this weekend on Dr. Boom and I think I may have an answer. What I observed is if you fired AS at 0.6 or 0.5 before the Auto, the AS and Auto would fire at the...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 2:38 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes No, it's a two roll system. The first is to see... No, it's a two roll system. The first is to see whether it hit or not (old white resist), the second is to checks for crits and resists. I know someone proved it somewhere on these forums or...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 12:25 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes True, but there are other factors that go into... True, but there are other factors that go into overall hit equation. Every percent less hit is also a fraction of a percent less in ISB uptime. In order for ISB to go up you have to hit in order to...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 12:16 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes Going back to a post I made just a couple back,... Going back to a post I made just a couple back, this thread is about maximizing overall DPS, not Affliction DPS. Imp Corruption and Imp Shadowbolt help maximize overall DPS, Suppression only helps...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 11:06 AM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes Yet you continue to ignore the Shadowbolt issue. ... Yet you continue to ignore the Shadowbolt issue. Shadowbolt makes up roughly 40% of the damage an Affliction Warlock does. By lowering your +spell hit so you can use Suppression you're lowering...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 11:03 AM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes What about your Shadowbolts? Banish? Enslave? ... What about your Shadowbolts? Banish? Enslave? Maybe even Immolate? Suppression does nothing for these at all. Are you going to swap in a +hit weapon whenever you have to cast one of these while...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 10:42 AM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes It doesn't matter if you need soul shatter or not... It doesn't matter if you need soul shatter or not all the time, there is going to be sometime when it fails you when you need it most and that is my point. Also, people that keep saying hit isn't...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/07, 5:50 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes And this (the bold) is where you are wrong. It... And this (the bold) is where you are wrong. It don't matter squat if your DoTs are hit capped or not, what matters is if your Soul Shatter is or not. Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, will...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/07, 3:56 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes There's more reason to get to 16% hit without... There's more reason to get to 16% hit without using Suppression than with. Our biggest tool for sustaning our DPS is not an Affliction based spell, thus showing Suppression is of no help. In that...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/07, 10:46 AM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes Once you are farming SSC and TE, there is no... Once you are farming SSC and TE, there is no point to any of the Tailoring patterns that came from outside those instances. T5 Shoulders and Pants beat FSW Shoulders and Spellstrike Pants, Robe of...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/11/07, 10:46 AM

Replies: 2,014 Post your WoW 2.1 Interface Views: 552,255 Posted By Tahapenes Because I tend to look more at the middle of my... Because I tend to look more at the middle of my screen and look around at other items more as an afterthought. When I'm on my priest in healing mode, I will tend to look more SRaid and my group. My...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/11/07, 12:53 AM

Replies: 2,014 Post your WoW 2.1 Interface Views: 552,255 Posted By Tahapenes Here's my present UI. It's almost totally Ace2. ... Here's my present UI. It's almost totally Ace2. AG, IceHUD, Bartender3, Skinner, ElkBB, Simple Minimap. Through Macroing I've been able to combine all of the Warlock powers into 30 buttons total...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/06/07, 6:10 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes As to the first part of your comment, I've played... As to the first part of your comment, I've played with both and Backlash will give you far more benefit than Soul Leech will. Backlash is a direct DPS boost while Soul Leech means you need less...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/06/07, 4:16 PM

Replies: 2,447 [Warlock] how do you do high DPS? Views: 674,107 Posted By Tahapenes Soul Leech no, Backlash yes. Soul Leech really... Soul Leech no, Backlash yes. Soul Leech really doesn't return enough health back to you while Backlash effectively increases your damage by 3%.

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/06/07, 1:37 PM

Replies: 36 [Warlock] UA vs. Ruin Overall Raid DPS Comparison Views: 11,688 Posted By Tahapenes Right, which means you're getting an additional... Right, which means you're getting an additional 2.1k damage to one out of three CoDs, meaning all are effectively increased by 700 damage or 16.67%. Every modelling I've done has still shown CoD...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/06/07, 12:58 PM

Replies: 36 [Warlock] UA vs. Ruin Overall Raid DPS Comparison Views: 11,688 Posted By Tahapenes Unless the Affliction Warlock is way undergeared,... Unless the Affliction Warlock is way undergeared, I don't see this happening. If the Affliction Warlock took Amp Curse (and if they didn't they should be slapped), they're going to have a higher...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/07, 6:50 PM

Replies: 90 Hints of Future Content Views: 19,281 Posted By Tahapenes Here's something to throw a monkey wrench into... Here's something to throw a monkey wrench into things. Kael talks about his master returning with the Verdant Sphere. Everyone is assuming that his master in Kil'Jaedan, which it might be, but...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/05/07, 6:42 PM

Replies: 36 [Warlock] UA vs. Ruin Overall Raid DPS Comparison Views: 11,688 Posted By Tahapenes I would not assume that you have the ability to... I would not assume that you have the ability to cast a DPS curse as Destruction or Demonology in a raid setting. More likely the Raid Leader is going to have you running either CoS, CoE, or CoR...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/05/07, 3:03 PM

Replies: 36 [Warlock] UA vs. Ruin Overall Raid DPS Comparison Views: 11,688 Posted By Tahapenes In honest truth, it's hard to model Affliction... In honest truth, it's hard to model Affliction and when the SBs/LT-DPs are cast because of the varying length of DoTs. With UA and Corruption both being 18 seconds, CoA being 24, Siphon Life being...

Forum: Player vs. Player 06/04/07, 6:51 PM

Replies: 59 [Fear] Nerf or? Views: 8,600 Posted By Tahapenes My problem is that there is no good escape... My problem is that there is no good escape mechanism for Priests or Warlocks, moreso Priests since their form of escape just about everyone has a way of breaking. Me breaking someone elses CC on me...

Forum: Player vs. Player 06/04/07, 4:38 PM

Replies: 59 [Fear] Nerf or? Views: 8,600 Posted By Tahapenes I'm not talking about charging the other team,... I'm not talking about charging the other team, just getting into a one on one situation where you have a melee in your face (such as what can happen in 2v2 areans or 3v3 areans and sometimes, rarely...

Forum: Player vs. Player 06/04/07, 1:48 PM

Replies: 59 [Fear] Nerf or? Views: 8,600 Posted By Tahapenes Quick question, have you ever played an Alliance... Quick question, have you ever played an Alliance Priest or Warlock against Horde in PvP? If you're spec'd Demonic Embrace. You'll get one, not likely to get more

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/01/07, 6:58 PM

Replies: 36 [Warlock] UA vs. Ruin Overall Raid DPS Comparison Views: 11,688 Posted By Tahapenes This looks a lot more right now, a lot closer to... This looks a lot more right now, a lot closer to what I saw modelling a solo Warlock (which required 34.4% crit to hit the break even mark). I bet if you went further you'd probably see around 25%...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/31/07, 7:00 PM

Replies: 36 [Warlock] UA vs. Ruin Overall Raid DPS Comparison Views: 11,688 Posted By Tahapenes Your problem is your assumptions. You assume... Your problem is your assumptions. You assume that there is CoS and CoE, but no other damage sources while you yourself are running CoD. You also cannot assumed Shadoweaving and no damage source...

Forum: Player vs. Player 05/31/07, 3:29 PM

Replies: 59 [Fear] Nerf or? Views: 8,600 Posted By Tahapenes No, it wasn't just undead rogues. Warlock have... No, it wasn't just undead rogues. Warlock have no defense outside of DC, none. If something gets into our faces, we're screwed without DC, we cannot escape unless have tailoring (for nets) or...

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