Elitist Jerks
Register
Blogs
Forums


Go Back   Elitist Jerks » Search Forums
Reload this Page Search Results

Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 > Last »
Showing results 1 to 50 of 233
Search took 0.02 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Raut
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/09/10, 9:32 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,878,174
Posted By Raut
MMO-Champion BlueTracker | Tier-10 Tank Armor...

MMO-Champion BlueTracker | Tier-10 Tank Armor Changes (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/22748757488/tier10-tank-armor-changes/)

For reference. Just so we know who these people that literally use the...
Forum: Shamans 11/11/09, 10:51 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Not sure. 40/20/23 are good because they are one...

Not sure. 40/20/23 are good because they are one gem but slight deviation because of RNG are more significant. Perhaps 80/40/46?
Forum: Shamans 11/11/09, 7:49 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Levva, any chance you could update the default...

Levva, any chance you could update the default ep_* values in the default config file to reflect actual item budget? It doesn't matter per se as it's just used to calculate EP but with values like 40...
Forum: Shamans 11/06/09, 8:37 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 451,130
Posted By Raut
Death's Choice are actually trinkets are that...

Death's Choice are actually trinkets are that truly great no matter what gear you are sporting. Comet's Trail is a situational trinket. It's good no matter what gear but it's part of a BiS set when...
Forum: Shamans 10/30/09, 9:50 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 451,130
Posted By Raut
Yes and no, Levva. We've been over this numerous...

Yes and no, Levva. We've been over this numerous times already.

With your Rawr module (and EnhSim), using EP and sites like GuildOx - WoW Guild Progress and Loot Rankings...
Forum: Shamans 10/28/09, 10:47 AM
Replies: 713
Views: 664,068
Posted By Raut
I understand why you would want something like...

I understand why you would want something like that but this is EJ, where we theorize about maximum potential DPS. For better or worse. Look at any other spreadsheet or simulator and you'll see the...
Forum: Shamans 10/27/09, 9:12 PM
Replies: 713
Views: 664,068
Posted By Raut
What I would like is parameters to tailor...

What I would like is parameters to tailor encounters found in the real world. Just giving every fight in EnhSim two extra mobs that MT will deal extra damage to is pollution.

Would applaud...
Forum: Shamans 10/26/09, 10:12 PM
Replies: 713
Views: 664,068
Posted By Raut
Opp topic here as we have more fitting threads...

Opp topic here as we have more fitting threads for discussing EnhSim but what the hell.

Movement fights, several targets, different lengths(which I personally think isn't sorted by the length...
Forum: Shamans 10/26/09, 8:27 PM
Replies: 713
Views: 664,068
Posted By Raut
My response was to: Still stands. You or I may...

My response was to:


Still stands. You or I may not like the haste "build" but it has been shown to produce the single best DPS. That's the point. (In live, I might add. May change for 3.3).
Forum: Shamans 10/26/09, 9:47 AM
Replies: 713
Views: 664,068
Posted By Raut
Any point? It's currently the best DPS build....

Any point? It's currently the best DPS build. EoD. That's the point. If you prefer it or not is moot.
Forum: Shamans 10/23/09, 7:55 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Three factors make fixed time combat rounds a bad...

Three factors make fixed time combat rounds a bad thing: GW, BL and trinkets. Ok, and profession/race CDs so four things. (And I'm sure others will list new and exciting things I didn't think of)....
Forum: Shamans 10/16/09, 7:58 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 527,646
Posted By Raut
Not really. If you are fighting a lot of mobs you...

Not really. If you are fighting a lot of mobs you can DoT three targets for added effect of the glyph(four/five if points in Reverb and/or you are slow due to GCD capped so not to clip). If you are...
Forum: Shamans 10/02/09, 9:04 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Please don't take bits out of context like that....

Please don't take bits out of context like that. It looks like I'm implying that Rawr uses EP or something like it with your comment.

I understand the fundamentals of Rawr. It's a solid tool of...
Forum: Shamans 10/01/09, 9:41 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
I think you are deluding yourself. Again. This EP...

I think you are deluding yourself. Again. This EP bashing happens with a couple of months between. It's getting really old.

EP isn't magic numbers that solves your DPS and gearing issues instantly....
Forum: Shamans 09/25/09, 5:11 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Why? The sim simulates one target attacks if...

Why? The sim simulates one target attacks if memory serves me right and you don't start a fight with MW5.
Forum: Shamans 09/25/09, 4:36 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Slightly off topic here but people are discussing...

Slightly off topic here but people are discussing how to apply FS in-game;

Wouldn't /castsequence reset=18/alt Flame Shock, Earth Shock, Earth Shock, Earth Shock solve 90% of everything discussed...
Forum: Shamans 07/30/09, 6:06 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 733,045
Posted By Raut
The test is silly. Any fight, even a static fight...

The test is silly. Any fight, even a static fight like Ignis will have too many factors to make it reliable. The sim is run in a vacuum so stats will always come out on top of runspeed. I'd rather...
Forum: Shamans 07/23/09, 5:52 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 451,130
Posted By Raut
45522 can be viewed as having 216 AP for as long...

45522 can be viewed as having 216 AP for as long as you need to gem hit. Equip BotOG, gem AP. Equip DM, gem hit. Net result is the same (roughly. +/- 6 AP).

BotOG has a better proc (chances are you...
Forum: Shamans 07/13/09, 8:04 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
You are assuming some form of deterministic...

You are assuming some form of deterministic mechanism to select you potential BiS list then? Will that be by look at what looks right and ilvl or something? I can guarantee your list will fall short...
Forum: Shamans 07/13/09, 5:34 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
I'm... not sure if you are trying to troll me,...

I'm... not sure if you are trying to troll me, Falcon213. Your posts seem to be very erratic. We've already talked about wrappers that can calculate individual upgrades. For an entire instance, we're...
Forum: Shamans 07/13/09, 3:40 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
You'd need three "naked" runs with each of the...

You'd need three "naked" runs with each of the current items taken off first. Then single upgrade runs for each of the three upgrades and finally a run with all three potential upgrades. That is if I...
Forum: Shamans 07/12/09, 7:00 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Reread my posts. I shouldn't have brought up this...

Reread my posts. I shouldn't have brought up this "quick and dirty" thing as it's meaning is subjective and for me there is nothing quick or dirty by getting a stat's worth by simulating thousands of...
Forum: Shamans 07/12/09, 9:58 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
I don't think I am. The means to get a prediction...

I don't think I am. The means to get a prediction greatly affect the actual worth of said prediction. Rawr uses far simpler models to reach an item's worth. That's not a flaw in Rawr, it's just that...
Forum: Shamans 07/11/09, 8:26 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
I'm still not seeing it. The current EnhSim gives...

I'm still not seeing it. The current EnhSim gives you raw DPS. With some UI improvements (I've never used the UI so I'm guessing here) you could implement some item comparison. So you could run three...
Forum: Shamans 07/10/09, 5:51 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Ugh, you are right. Silly me. I blame too much...

Ugh, you are right. Silly me. I blame too much coffee and not enough sleep. :(

As to the topic at hand. You say you'll include some mechanism to compare two items, Malan. I take it that regular runs...
Forum: Shamans 07/10/09, 5:51 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Care to explain this in more detail? Showing...

Care to explain this in more detail? Showing items X and Y as A and B "EP" shouldn't be any different from C and D "DPS". EP translates into DPS after all. Swapping items would ruin your fundament...
Forum: Shamans 07/01/09, 8:07 AM
Replies: 328
Views: 421,572
Posted By Raut
Uhm. This seems backwards. Deathicle has to...

Uhm. This seems backwards. Deathicle has to disprove your theory before he can put forward his own?

As for "wasted LS procs". Sure, some of the LS procs are wasted if they trigger on a fight like...
Forum: Shamans 06/11/09, 6:15 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Please don't use the same numeric version style...

Please don't use the same numeric version style on non-official releases of the sim. Tag it with something that will make it clear it is a fork version(even if it's meant to be a short-lived fork)....
Forum: Shamans 05/13/09, 8:36 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
You can't put too much faith in tool-tips being...

You can't put too much faith in tool-tips being correct. Small variations like that can be meaningful, sometimes not.

A test on live would be to calculate the theoretical max damage from a crit with...
Forum: Shamans 05/04/09, 8:43 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
I've been meaning to write a stub to the enhance...

I've been meaning to write a stub to the enhance TTT about exp, hit and EP but Yo! sums it up nicely.

The negative exp thing people do in the sim is only usable to prove that exp still is a superior...
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 04/30/09, 6:12 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,924,371
Posted By Raut
Apologies for not responding sooner. FML etc. I...

Apologies for not responding sooner. FML etc.

I agree that simming the problem usually is the answer to this and all attempts to verbally argue a case is moot compared to the sim result. However,...
Forum: Shamans 04/22/09, 6:52 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Moving from C++ to Java will be a performance hit...

Moving from C++ to Java will be a performance hit but I'm not up to date on how fast the JRE is compared to regular binaries. Another option is moving to other platform-independent languages like...
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 04/19/09, 8:47 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,924,371
Posted By Raut
Only LB, SW and possibly MT will interfere with...

Only LB, SW and possibly MT will interfere with SS/ES rotations, the other spells have lower priority so they will not get in the way. Magma is only more important when you have multiple enemies and...
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 04/17/09, 3:53 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,924,371
Posted By Raut
Disclaimer: I know posting seemingly random specs...

Disclaimer: I know posting seemingly random specs in here is a big no-no but the old 16/55 is outdated. Perhaps set up two or three specs for different scenarios where you are trying to cover...
Forum: Shamans 03/09/09, 3:41 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Has to be explained by the warning message...

Has to be explained by the warning message directly. People rarely read up on situations even when pointed in the right direction. Perhaps both?
Forum: Shamans 03/09/09, 10:41 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
"Warning! Your expertise rating plus the added...

"Warning! Your expertise rating plus the added rating from the sim puts you over the cap by %f." Probably not a very good message but something like it. The question comes up far too much.
Forum: Shamans 02/25/09, 3:35 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Couldn't OSX compile ZThread? That sounds weird....

Couldn't OSX compile ZThread? That sounds weird. It's just a wrapper lib anyway.

mathiasm@zerg:/tmp$ ldd ~/Download/ZThread/lib/libZThread-2.3.so.2
libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/libpthread.so.0...
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 02/19/09, 4:45 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 4,924,371
Posted By Raut
The example linked above is not proof that...

The example linked above is not proof that expertise is modeled incorrectly. It strongly supports the claim, but 20k hits may be on the light side of writing the rule set.

I'm currently moving so I...
Forum: Shamans 02/10/09, 7:38 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Change lines 2025 and 2026 in enhsimconfig.cpp...

Change lines 2025 and 2026 in enhsimconfig.cpp from 500 to 200. Recompile.
Forum: Shamans 02/03/09, 7:29 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Right. I saw that the linux section on EnhSim:...

Right. I saw that the linux section on EnhSim: Compiling and building EnhSim (http://enhsim.wikidot.com/help:compile) is empty so I figured that I'd make a blob of what I do to compile EnhSim. Did...
Forum: Shamans 01/09/09, 3:57 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
That patch doesn't look complete. Changing...

That patch doesn't look complete. Changing enh::eout to std::cout and all enh:: for std:: seems to solve the issue.

tukez - Wouldn't sub-classing streambuf in EnhSimOutput help you get rid off all...
Forum: Shamans 01/07/09, 8:19 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Building EnhSim is currently broken using GCC on...

Building EnhSim is currently broken using GCC on linux. Lines starting with "enh::eout << enh::setw(26)" triggers an error:
enhsimconfig.cpp:337: error: no match for 'operator<<' in 'enh::eout <<...
Forum: Shamans 12/10/08, 10:18 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Indeed it is.

Indeed it is.
Forum: Shamans 12/09/08, 9:18 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Keep things the way they are. Readme states how...

Keep things the way they are. Readme states how you get ZThread. ZThread docs explain how you compile it. The binary isn't bothering my linux boxes in any way but it's nice to have on my Wintendo box...
Forum: Shamans 12/08/08, 9:29 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Boderline off-topic, but nevermind. Yes, in an...

Boderline off-topic, but nevermind.

Yes, in an EP setting you should recalculate EP after every change. If it's something minor, like 20 AP or 10 int, chances are that nothing will change, but most...
Forum: Shamans 11/06/08, 8:10 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,203
Posted By Raut
You have to consider the item budget and caps...

You have to consider the item budget and caps here, not the inherent EP value of stats. Exp cap being X, hit cap being Y. If you can reach x+Y using gems, fine, go with the 44 AP enchant. If you need...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/23/08, 1:59 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,878,174
Posted By Raut
No, actually I will not, you little troll. Read...

No, actually I will not, you little troll. Read the entire WotLK enhance thread before you come here and make unsupported accusations.
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/23/08, 12:44 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,878,174
Posted By Raut
Because it has been shown that at level 70 you...

Because it has been shown that at level 70 you can gain more DPS taking the one "free" talent and one from Imp SS and put them into Static Shock. That's why.
Forum: Shamans 10/23/08, 3:46 AM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 761,865
Posted By Raut
Sure there is. Build ZThread and statically link...

Sure there is. Build ZThread and statically link it with EnhSim. ZThread uses pthread on Linux. I bet it will use the same on OS X. See the example gcc build command in compile_instructions_v6.txt on...
Forum: Shamans 10/22/08, 4:26 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,203
Posted By Raut
Would still favor slow due to increased Mael proc...

Would still favor slow due to increased Mael proc chance on SS and LL. Less than it is now of course.

>0.00 - 3117.11
>1.00 - 3120.84
>2.00 - 3141.20
>3.00 - 3149.22
>3.11 - 3156.99
>4.00 -...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 233
Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 > Last »

 

Contact Us   Privacy Policy