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Forum: The Dung Heap 05/17/11, 4:15 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,878,174
Posted By Falk
listen you little shithead do whatever you like...

listen you little shithead do whatever you like just stop fucking crying about it
Forum: Druids 07/03/09, 1:25 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,034,585
Posted By Falk
No, you're completely missing the point. Say on...

No, you're completely missing the point. Say on Freya. A lot of the time you have rapid target swaps and need to get everything up on each one, decide what finisher to use on each (if at all). Other...
Forum: Druids 07/01/09, 5:24 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,034,585
Posted By Falk
Maybe I'm an odd breed, but I maintain dodge/hit...

Maybe I'm an odd breed, but I maintain dodge/hit cap to the point of complete regems every time item loadout changes. It may be an inferior stat for paperdoll/dummy DPS but there are many, many...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/09, 3:53 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,403
Posted By Falk
e: ignore

e: ignore
Forum: Druids 06/24/09, 11:18 AM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 949,251
Posted By Falk
You have to also factor raw item power into all...

You have to also factor raw item power into all of this, though. It's a jump from ilvl226 to 258 (assuming your guild is into that) on 2 pieces. That's a pretty hefty jump, well over 2 traditional...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/09, 7:29 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,403
Posted By Falk
Remember when you could only select Flight Paths...

Remember when you could only select Flight Paths directly connected to the one you were at? No one complained when the ability to chain paths was added to the game.

While portals make the actual...
Forum: Druids 05/19/09, 5:50 PM
Replies: 857
Views: 398,704
Posted By Falk
Biggest effect of ditching Rip length for SR...

Biggest effect of ditching Rip length for SR length is the fact that it's a huge boost for rapid target swaps. Certain fights come to mind with a boatload of those.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/19/09, 12:06 AM
Replies: 206
Views: 110,748
Posted By Falk
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7819/thorimroom...

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7819/thorimroom.png

I scribbled a quick birds eye of Thorim's room, showing the position of the charge orbs. Entrance is bottom, gauntlet tunnel and lever is off...
Forum: Druids 05/18/09, 11:02 PM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,171
Posted By Falk
Considering that those stats are 'needed' for...

Considering that those stats are 'needed' for PVP, I guess I can see why they'd be stacked on Arena gear. The failing comes when there's no PVE alternative (And no, having resilience on a stick for...
Forum: Druids 05/05/09, 4:18 PM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 949,251
Posted By Falk
I wouldn't be surprised if the bonus was changed...

I wouldn't be surprised if the bonus was changed to something along the lines of "2 secs per combo point" because a 1pt finisher that lasts 22 seconds is absolutely ridiculous. (Disclaimer that I...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/09, 4:03 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,301
Posted By Falk
If people are clipping clouds, no amount of...

If people are clipping clouds, no amount of different strategies are going to help. Fix that problem first.
Forum: Druids 04/30/09, 10:51 AM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 949,251
Posted By Falk
Crusader's Locket has an Expertise proc. Just...

Crusader's Locket has an Expertise proc. Just sayin'!
Forum: Druids 04/28/09, 4:52 AM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,171
Posted By Falk
Depends how you look at it though, unlike an...

Depends how you look at it though, unlike an avoidance boost (Where avoidance is inherently already streaky in nature, hence you look at averages for effectiveness), 850 armor constant is far more...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/09, 4:46 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,763
Posted By Falk
It doesn't matter if 1 boss is hitting you for...

It doesn't matter if 1 boss is hitting you for 20k every 2 secs, or 4 mobs are hitting you for 2.5k each every 1 secs, every crit you deal will negate the same amount of damage.

In fact, more...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/25/09, 1:33 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 317,601
Posted By Falk
No, Tier 9 will be balanced around 226. Hard...

No, Tier 9 will be balanced around 226. Hard modes are supposed to be completely optional, unless Blizzard does a complete 180' on their stance of raid accessibility so far. (Not that I'm agreeing...
Forum: Druids 03/27/09, 8:26 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 318,954
Posted By Falk
I'd settle for anything (even 50 less reflected...

I'd settle for anything (even 50 less reflected damage per hit) just to avoid "A more powerful spell is already active".
Forum: Druids 03/02/09, 11:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 27,827
Posted By Falk
The Valor bracers are BoE, though, and thus...

The Valor bracers are BoE, though, and thus buyable if you have a load of cash to blow. Technically that'd be pre-raid.
Forum: Druids 03/01/09, 9:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 59,219
Posted By Falk
I'd like to give a prop-up to Event Horizon. The...

I'd like to give a prop-up to Event Horizon. The way the data is displayed shows at-a-glance more useful information, like how close together SR and Rip will expire, vs Rake and Mangle duration...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/01/09, 10:08 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 84,870
Posted By Falk
Daelo mentioned benchmarking versions of...

Daelo mentioned benchmarking versions of Patchwerk, so I'd assume Blizzard are aware of this issue and are attempting to tackle it somewhere along the test cycle.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/28/09, 11:44 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,735
Posted By Falk
Just because the majority of guilds didn't clear...

Just because the majority of guilds didn't clear Naxxramas at 60 doesn't mean the Darion line didn't happen. :P
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 2:11 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,895
Posted By Falk
A LOT of things are back to how they were on...

A LOT of things are back to how they were on Beta. The DMF pane, Arena Master existing on Battlemaster, Black Dress being required for Valentines, all were things that got changed. This may just be a...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/09, 1:04 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,895
Posted By Falk
Why would they? it's basically a bunch of faction...

Why would they? it's basically a bunch of faction that don't currently have their own achievement. Remaining are Centaur clans and Syndicate (both of which are kinda irrelevant) and Thorium...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/09, 12:41 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,895
Posted By Falk
Considering a bunch of people are grinding...

Considering a bunch of people are grinding 20999/21000 Bloodsail and that messing with Free Knot now would probably literally make them unsubscribe (plus all the other negative vibes that'd spiderweb...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,895
Posted By Falk
You can't know this for certain one way or the...

You can't know this for certain one way or the other, and it's going to be practically impossible to test this (FoS doesn't show up till you have full completion, so you can't see which sub-criteria...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/09, 5:07 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,895
Posted By Falk
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/391/wowscrnshot...

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/391/wowscrnshot022609023113.jpg

Insane is actually working on the PTR, so not a prank.

Darkmoon Faire should be (relatively) a joke now thanks largely to Nobles...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/09, 10:04 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 75,163
Posted By Falk
Cloaks - Items - World of Warcraft...

Cloaks - Items - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?items=4.-6&filter=na=dominance;cr=131;crs=1;crv=0)

LK Honor 5 Caster DPS Crit Cloak

Yes, I realize the second link is potentially...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/09, 10:51 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,763
Posted By Falk
Boss mobs will have their armor retuned so that a...

Boss mobs will have their armor retuned so that a fully sundered boss will be hit for roughly the same amount of physical damage. Blizzard wanted Sunder/Expose to not be such a mandatory buff for...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/08/09, 10:35 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 75,163
Posted By Falk
As mentioned above, throughout TBC it's been...

As mentioned above, throughout TBC it's been pretty clear that the more sockets there are on an item, the better it's itemized. This definitely runs counter to removing x amount from the highest stat...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/08/09, 3:58 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,735
Posted By Falk
Are you sure that's right? I though the two...

Are you sure that's right? I though the two 'possibilities' both turned out to be unsubstantiated by official lore.
Forum: Druids 02/05/09, 3:42 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 318,954
Posted By Falk
When trying to model SD uptime vs boss swing...

When trying to model SD uptime vs boss swing speeds, etc, remember that melee attacks can be avoided.

Edit: Boss' attacks, not your attacks.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/09, 11:39 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 75,163
Posted By Falk
Band of Icy Depths says nope. There'd be way too...

Band of Icy Depths says nope.

There'd be way too many exceptions and different scales.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/09, 2:21 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 130,377
Posted By Falk
x / (5l + x) fits the graph/data perfectly. 5l /...

x / (5l + x) fits the graph/data perfectly.

5l / (5l + x) implies uh... average damage resisted at 0 resist is 100%?

Edit: 5l / (5l + x) is the average damage taken, not average damage resisted....
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/09, 11:43 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 75,163
Posted By Falk
Armor value is of special interest to tanks and...

Armor value is of special interest to tanks and does not seem to follow any standardized scale (so far, I guess... we've seen 3 tiers of stuff - 200, 213, 226) as of WotLK. Extrapolating from the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/09, 2:36 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 130,377
Posted By Falk
The old 75% cap according to the proposed formula...

The old 75% cap according to the proposed formula would be 1200 for lv80, not feasible with gear in the game. :P I guess you COULD try lowbie elementals (caveat being they'd have to follow the (x /...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/09, 6:26 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 130,377
Posted By Falk
With item budget going up x2 and the cap...

With item budget going up x2 and the cap (according to the original pre-WotLK formula) only going from 365 to 415 for capped mitigation (75%), this was an expected change... the test/results are...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/21/09, 10:15 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,089
Posted By Falk
In hindsight, you're probably right about that,...

In hindsight, you're probably right about that, and the patch notes from a few builds back are obsolete. I guess it makes sense that you don't want a new immunity+taunt cheese strat to get popular,...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/21/09, 8:02 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,089
Posted By Falk
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7051/wowscrnsho...

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7051/wowscrnshot012109203545wh0.jpg

Don't plan around Residue till Blizzard fixes it.
Forum: Druids 01/20/09, 6:12 AM
Replies: 295
Views: 117,217
Posted By Falk
Strange. Elkano's Buff Bars shows Torment just...

Strange. Elkano's Buff Bars shows Torment just fine... If you have problems seeing the debuff, are you using any buff/debuff mods, or the default interface?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/19/09, 4:01 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,089
Posted By Falk
Two seconds...

Two seconds (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=28860#abilities).

Edit: added link
Forum: Druids 01/18/09, 11:47 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 48,438
Posted By Falk
If Taunt follows conventional spell mechanics...

If Taunt follows conventional spell mechanics (other than the change in TBC to work off melee hit rating; don't think anyone has re-tested this as of 3.x.x) then I'd assume the 1% unmitigatable...
Forum: Druids 01/16/09, 12:44 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 117,217
Posted By Falk
Mobs don't dodge/block/parry while casting. And...

Mobs don't dodge/block/parry while casting. And 40hit/40sta food is your friend!
Forum: Public Discussion 01/13/09, 1:36 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,735
Posted By Falk
Would have been. EJ came so amazingly...

Would have been. EJ came so amazingly close.

Edit: I blame latency. Yeah.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/13/09, 9:39 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,089
Posted By Falk
You do not get combat messages 'up top' while...

You do not get combat messages 'up top' while inside the shifted realm. This is the same issue /combatlog had with Kalecgos.



There's really two ways to approach the 10-man version. The first is to...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/12/09, 9:45 AM
Replies: 989
Views: 250,658
Posted By Falk
Genuine curiousity as to people's opinions: To...

Genuine curiousity as to people's opinions:

To those of you who have done Immortal, regardless of how good or bad your server hardware is, would you prefer Ulduar to have an identical achievement,...
Forum: Druids 01/12/09, 4:34 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,169
Posted By Falk
Oh wow, I'm on crack. My bad.

Oh wow, I'm on crack. My bad.
Forum: Druids 01/12/09, 4:13 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,169
Posted By Falk
It's really hard to beat the ~300FAP just from...

It's really hard to beat the ~300FAP just from being a higher item level. Betrayer seems like it'd be similar (in fact it has a similar stat distribution) as it's the only other 226...
Forum: Druids 01/12/09, 2:15 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,169
Posted By Falk
Even if you were picky about maximizing energy...

Even if you were picky about maximizing energy gain by timing TF:

Just as having TF on a 27s cooldown doesn't guarantee you'll be using it every 27s, originally having TF on a 30s cooldown doesn't...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/11/09, 12:25 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,089
Posted By Falk
It's the main reason you used rogues to kick on...

It's the main reason you used rogues to kick on Essence of Desire.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/09, 9:04 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,735
Posted By Falk
Something similar has been mentioned previously...

Something similar has been mentioned previously in a couple of other lore-related threads (and I recall Starfire bringing up Strath/Deatholme too :P), but ultimately, I'd like to think of WoW as a...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/09, 8:45 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,089
Posted By Falk
I'm not 100% sure about DK talent mechanics, but...

I'm not 100% sure about DK talent mechanics, but just chiming in that mobs cannot block/dodge/parry while casting, so it's basically 8% miss to deal with for chucking Torment with melee abilities...
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