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Forum: Mages 03/17/09, 12:31 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,015
Posted By drowsy
Right, mana can't scale the same way that raw...

Right, mana can't scale the same way that raw output does or else encounters will have to be made proportionally longer or mana intensive to compensate, or it will become a nonfactor like it has...
Forum: Mages 03/04/09, 1:35 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,283
Posted By drowsy
It was mentioned in the FFB thread to stack...

It was mentioned in the FFB thread to stack Illustration on Sartharion before Tenebron lands. Have people given much consideration to not doing that to ensure that Embrace of the Spider is off...
Forum: Mages 01/07/09, 1:12 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,870
Posted By drowsy
Not to say the Extract is great or anything, but...

Not to say the Extract is great or anything, but FFB mages have more dot ticks than one would think. Check any WWS and you'll see FFB and pyroblast to have a significant number of ticks relative to...
Forum: Mages 01/02/09, 10:18 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 39,598
Posted By drowsy
In that particular case of fresh facepulls with...

In that particular case of fresh facepulls with MI already up, I would wonder whether your images would be on the new mobs' threat tables at all. Even at -410065408 threat, a mob will still go for...
Forum: Mages 12/03/08, 10:28 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,283
Posted By drowsy
Can anyone recommend a mod for tracking internal...

Can anyone recommend a mod for tracking internal cooldowns of these proc-based trinkets? I never have a good feel for when they are coming up, and when or whether they'll be best stackable with...
Forum: Mages 12/03/08, 10:19 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,870
Posted By drowsy
Wrong thread.

Wrong thread.
Forum: Mages 12/01/08, 1:58 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,283
Posted By drowsy
I had similar issues with frostfire Gluth kiting,...

I had similar issues with frostfire Gluth kiting, especially since I'm new to it and this week's 10 man lacked frost trap and earthbind totem. If you don't feel you have enough tools to handle...
Forum: Mages 11/29/08, 1:10 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,870
Posted By drowsy
It does. This is most apparent when a frost mage...

It does. This is most apparent when a frost mage attempts to blizzard, you get a stack of winter's chill timers for each target.
Forum: Mages 11/25/08, 1:42 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,870
Posted By drowsy
One of the things that seems missing in all this...

One of the things that seems missing in all this is considering the procrate of hot streak and how that relates to weighting which spells are cast how often. While certainly streaky, it's not...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/08, 4:51 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 40,367
Posted By drowsy
There at least three rogues on Dark Iron that...

There at least three rogues on Dark Iron that speak Titan now, all Night Elves.

The World of Warcraft Armory (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-skills.xml?r=Dark+Iron&n=Khlaw)
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/08, 4:36 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 72,344
Posted By drowsy
If it's indeed below cost, you'd have to imagine...

If it's indeed below cost, you'd have to imagine they see the value in needing less staff to handle keylogger incidents. It could well be cost-effective for them to eat the cost of some of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/06/08, 10:19 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 97,194
Posted By drowsy
We had this nice thing going on Kalecgos...

We had this nice thing going on Kalecgos learning, where after the trash started to repop we would have wipe protection, and pull and leash him a few times. This despawns him for 20 seconds or so...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/01/08, 11:50 AM
Replies: 729
Views: 217,949
Posted By drowsy
The new haste weapons beg the question of trying...

The new haste weapons beg the question of trying to mix in more weapon swapping. Any idea if the length of a combat weapon-swap global cooldown is affected by haste, such that you could put on a...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/08/08, 2:50 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 34,737
Posted By drowsy
To clarify these thoughts on Jan'Alai, his...

To clarify these thoughts on Jan'Alai, his teleport was changed in 2.4 to only port people that are outside his bomb area. Generally, it's for when you're out on the egg platforms. I don't expect...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/08, 11:33 AM
Replies: 458
Views: 227,849
Posted By drowsy
The stairs on that side of dragonhawk are broken...

The stairs on that side of dragonhawk are broken such that you can't climb them, only jump off. So no, you have to go through scout trash.
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/27/08, 3:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,753
Posted By drowsy
*removed* edit: beaten

*removed*

edit: beaten
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/08, 11:02 AM
Replies: 587
Views: 206,250
Posted By drowsy
Anyone else have trouble with warlock summons? ...

Anyone else have trouble with warlock summons? We had trash respawning behind on kalegos attempts, summoning folks that died too close, but it seemed that half of the summons failed to register. ...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/15/08, 12:32 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 227,849
Posted By drowsy
Having just nailed it down, here's what we...

Having just nailed it down, here's what we normally run:

Protection Warrior
Feral Druid
Rogue
Restoration Druid
Destruction Warlock

Elemental Shaman
Shadow Priest
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/08, 6:11 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,602
Posted By drowsy
I went to pick up the Skettis bombing quest...

I went to pick up the Skettis bombing quest today, but it turned out the guy I clicked on was the flight master.
Forum: Mages 02/08/08, 11:12 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,091
Posted By drowsy
I've got a question about permafrost. It seems...

I've got a question about permafrost. It seems at first glance like the melee attack slows on Frost Armor and Ice Armor are not both being affected, or at least that's what the tooltips would have...
Forum: Mages 02/07/08, 1:48 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 858,722
Posted By drowsy
No way, dampen magic is what you want for hex...

No way, dampen magic is what you want for hex lord. Get it on the whole raid (except maybe the tank) to significantly reduce shadow bolt damage because it happens in many small hits.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/07/08, 11:11 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 53,786
Posted By drowsy
It seemed like they tried to fit the pre-TBC...

It seemed like they tried to fit the pre-TBC learning curve into TBC's 5 man dungeons, as many of the encounters in them are very similar to old raid bosses. Things like Murmur and Harbinger Skyriss...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/04/08, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,602
Posted By drowsy
So we're mopping up winterchill after a...

So we're mopping up winterchill after a hard-fought week of going back to SSC/TK for keying a bunch of people. I've recently acquired destruction pots and flame caps after not normally packing them....
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/08, 5:00 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,025
Posted By drowsy
Re: Silverblast Looking at the combat log...

Re: Silverblast

Looking at the combat log there's a lot of slow casts, five and even six seconds sometimes between (normally 3 second) fireball casts. Lots of time between changing targets in...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/08, 12:14 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,165
Posted By drowsy
I've seen spell damage foods fluctuate with the...

I've seen spell damage foods fluctuate with the raid week, supply often gets very low on Tuesday and Wednesday. Basilisk is the major market, consistently in stock, both cooked and raw. I'm not...
Forum: Mages 01/25/08, 1:55 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 858,722
Posted By drowsy
Two piece T5 may have higher mana costs, but it...

Two piece T5 may have higher mana costs, but it scales equally with the damage, so your mana efficiency should not be affected at all. You'll use mana faster, sure, but the damage done with it will...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/25/08, 12:22 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,326
Posted By drowsy
Maybe folks have mathed it out and the result is...

Maybe folks have mathed it out and the result is the same, where an elemental is less total raid dps, but shouldn't that comparison be made assuming the whole group is gearing appropriately for that...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/24/08, 1:59 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,165
Posted By drowsy
There is always demand for this, and not just...

There is always demand for this, and not just 1-stacks. Someone who has some dust but not enough for their specific enchant will buy one at somewhat higher cost rather than pay for a stack with...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/19/08, 1:57 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,326
Posted By drowsy
I was wondering how much thought people have to...

I was wondering how much thought people have to put into the problem of casts mysteriously getting interrupted when changing targets. I come across this problem frequently when I farm warlocks at...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/16/08, 2:06 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,326
Posted By drowsy
Sorry, I meant to say icy veins and not cold...

Sorry, I meant to say icy veins and not cold snap. It wouldn't have to be that or ignite necessarily, just the idea being that synergizing into buffing a single target would be an interesting change...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/16/08, 1:43 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,326
Posted By drowsy
Things like raidwide buffs and group auras are...

Things like raidwide buffs and group auras are nice, but something that every class seems to have.

I'd like to see somethig like icy veins made targetable, maybe even stack across mages (and retuned...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/14/08, 1:23 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,376
Posted By drowsy
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/drowsyWoW/...

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r276/drowsyWoW/roll.jpg
Wish I had timestamps on.

This was done with icy veins, heroism, and 42 haste rating. What is seen is the full value of the first ignite...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/12/08, 11:44 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,376
Posted By drowsy
It looks like in all three of those pictures, the...

It looks like in all three of those pictures, the ignite damage was based off of the spell that appears second in the log, which would support your theory of a spell carrying an ignite payload that...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/11/08, 4:40 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,376
Posted By drowsy
I'd have to agree the animation is independent of...

I'd have to agree the animation is independent of any calculations made serverside. If any recalculation were made mid-flight, the time the damage gets acknowledged by the client would be subject to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/10/08, 12:07 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,376
Posted By drowsy
If the theory is that this will occur when a...

If the theory is that this will occur when a fireball is in the air during an ignite tick, why not shoot for the second tick for testing purposes? Perhaps macro a G15 to try and time casts to happen...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/10/08, 9:57 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,326
Posted By drowsy
I'm playing around with 7/43/11...

I'm playing around with 7/43/11 (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=of0MZxg0ofcI0eRxMhMho). The idea was to trade the teensy dps boost of incineration and utility of blastwave/dragon's breath to salvage...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/09/08, 12:17 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,326
Posted By drowsy
Yes, definitely on Fire Vulnerability. Scorches...

Yes, definitely on Fire Vulnerability. Scorches still double dip crusade. Didn't notice if ignite did or not.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/08, 11:13 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 46,673
Posted By drowsy
Snatch? Was this cut from the WoW patcher or...

Snatch? Was this cut from the WoW patcher or another source?
Forum: Public Discussion 12/28/07, 1:22 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,165
Posted By drowsy
Consider why the market might have changed. You...

Consider why the market might have changed. You haven't "lost" the gold your items were worth unless the price stays there.

I don't deal in shards much, so I can't really speak for that, but I have...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/07, 4:21 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,602
Posted By drowsy
I macroed "/tar corrupted" into fireball for lynx...

I macroed "/tar corrupted" into fireball for lynx boss. The next day we did a heroic Slave Pens, and it so happens the first boss's exploding totems are also corrupted.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/17/07, 10:39 PM
Replies: 172
Views: 144,937
Posted By drowsy
I tried spamming in the red zone on quartz and it...

I tried spamming in the red zone on quartz and it looks like you can cut the lag even without a g15, though I'm sure not as effectively. Used a mouse wheel macro to try and burst fireball casts...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/07, 10:04 AM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,602
Posted By drowsy
I managed to accidentally leave a conjured mana...

I managed to accidentally leave a conjured mana ruby in the bank on a raid day. :(
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 4:15 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,602
Posted By drowsy
A long while back on our first attempt at...

A long while back on our first attempt at throwing together a world boss raid, someone got promoted to help with invites, and the raid filled surprisingly fast. We're in an enormous guild alliance...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/02/07, 3:44 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,602
Posted By drowsy
One of our early MC runs, we get garr down and...

One of our early MC runs, we get garr down and call it a night. Portals open for folks who don't need loot, but they are not in a good place. Master looter lands in Darnassus.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/16/07, 12:53 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 20,569
Posted By drowsy
I still don't buy having leftover mana as being...

I still don't buy having leftover mana as being completely wasted. If your +heal and raid execution are enough to keep everyone up comfortably when all goes well, that leftover mana is a buffer that...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/13/07, 3:34 PM
Replies: 559
Views: 129,847
Posted By drowsy
Maybe this is a silly question, but aren't there...

Maybe this is a silly question, but aren't there enough murlocs that AoE damage gets capped, such that aoeing on top of morogrim does not actually increase damage?
Forum: Public Discussion 07/10/07, 12:21 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 13,889
Posted By drowsy
Do most groups use dorje, forecast, or things...

Do most groups use dorje, forecast, or things like that to monitor tank healing in fight? I'm not seeing them much when I watch videos of boss kills, but they've been very informative for us. We...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/07, 3:49 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 42,767
Posted By drowsy
We're just starting SSC, and it sure feels like...

We're just starting SSC, and it sure feels like priests are still useful. Having threat management tools like fade and prayer of mending has been pretty darn nice in recent weeks, we can heal things...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/07, 8:33 PM
Replies: 611
Views: 159,233
Posted By drowsy
I noticed nothing of the kind, healing the prince...

I noticed nothing of the kind, healing the prince was same as ever last night.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/23/07, 2:18 AM
Replies: 611
Views: 159,233
Posted By drowsy
Oh yeah, at Gruul, moonkin treants definitely do...

Oh yeah, at Gruul, moonkin treants definitely do shatter damage. Ow. Hunter pets and shadowfiends didn't seem to. Not sure about our warlocks, they likely all had phased imps.
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