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Forum: Warriors 02/18/10, 6:23 PM

Replies: 49 Tanking Spreadsheet 3.3 Views: 124,700 Posted By Avellyr I've been gearing my freshly-80 prot warrior, and... I've been gearing my freshly-80 prot warrior, and I downloaded the spreadsheet, but it's been telling me really odd things. For example it says that I should gem defense even though I'm already well...

Forum: Hunters 02/23/09, 5:49 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,940,125 Posted By Avellyr There are two problems with your analysis here... There are two problems with your analysis here beyond the ISS issue, which may or may not be a factor. First, you're assuming that we can accurately predict when we need to fire aimed shot. It's not...

Forum: Hunters 02/22/09, 11:38 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,940,125 Posted By Avellyr Thank you for your well-thought out response, but... Thank you for your well-thought out response, but I still am not convinced of aimed shot's value in a dps rotation. I think that anyone can agree on part A. Aimed shot undeniably does more damage...

Forum: Hunters 02/22/09, 3:07 AM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,940,125 Posted By Avellyr I was doing some testing on using aimed shot vs... I was doing some testing on using aimed shot vs just using arcane shot in my rotations, and I found out something interesting. I had never even tried to use aimed shot in my rotations before because...

Forum: Hunters 02/04/09, 3:40 PM

Replies: 357 Hit rating Views: 355,278 Posted By Avellyr Can I get you to elaborate on this a little bit?... Can I get you to elaborate on this a little bit? I'm not entirely convinced that FA is a poor investment of talent points. My pet is only about 20% of my damage, so hit capping it is not a gearing...

Forum: Hunters 02/04/09, 2:59 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,348,526 Posted By Avellyr I posted this on the hunter boards, but I'm sure... I posted this on the hunter boards, but I'm sure it will get eaten, so I thought I'd post it here too. This is the band-aid that I use to get the spreadsheet to work in open office. I still can't get...

Forum: Hunters 01/07/09, 4:38 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,348,526 Posted By Avellyr Wolverine Bite is causing a DPS decrease because... Wolverine Bite is causing a DPS decrease because it isn't added to the pet's DPS total, but it still decreases focus dump frequency. It isn't a family skill and it isn't a focus dump, so it just...

Forum: Hunters 12/31/08, 4:02 PM

Replies: 2,816 Marksman questions Views: 1,940,125 Posted By Avellyr This has been what I've found too. By spending 3... This has been what I've found too. By spending 3 points in Improved Arcane shot, you'll see a greater return than you would putting 6 points into Barrage/Imp Barrage. That said, I still think that...

Forum: Hunters 02/09/08, 2:29 AM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,777 Posted By Avellyr No *Spell Haste: Spell haste now reduces the... No *Spell Haste: Spell haste now reduces the global cooldown on spells, down to a minimum of 1 second. This change does not apply to melee and ranged abilities.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/08, 2:25 AM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,575,123 Posted By Avellyr The bow might be better than T6 based on the fact... The bow might be better than T6 based on the fact that steady shot doesn't benefit from ammo dps, but is it really right that a (most likely) unintended mechanic problem is the only thing that makes...

Forum: Hunters 01/13/08, 4:02 PM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,777 Posted By Avellyr 1. PvP epics are fine for Kara, especially if... 1. PvP epics are fine for Kara, especially if you're a DPS class. I would attempt to get rid of the greens though. 2. I'm not sure, but my feeling is that the PvP crossbow is too slow. I would...

Forum: Hunters 01/09/08, 10:56 PM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,777 Posted By Avellyr What you're talking about is considered botting,... What you're talking about is considered botting, which is a violation of the ToS and can get you banned.

Forum: Hunters 01/09/08, 9:06 PM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,777 Posted By Avellyr I think the general rule is that you're better... I think the general rule is that you're better off with a slower, higher-dps weapon as long as you can reduce its speed to nearly 2.7 with gear haste. Personally, I wouldn't put in the effort to get...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/07/08, 6:18 PM

Replies: 2,425 Hunter Spreadsheets -- In development Views: 790,809 Posted By Avellyr When I made my own spreadsheets before, I always... When I made my own spreadsheets before, I always put them in a gear-ranking format so that I could see at a glance which item would be better for each specific slot without shuffling around a bunch...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/07, 2:20 AM

Replies: 217 Options for reducing time investment in the raid game Views: 34,909 Posted By Avellyr I agree, this is one of the things that kills... I agree, this is one of the things that kills MMOs for me too. "Oh, looks like they just slaughtered B-squadron, what should we do?" "Well, we might as well just stand around and stare at the...

Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/07, 12:28 AM

Replies: 57 Tanking, the Holy Trinity, MMOs and WoW Views: 7,864 Posted By Avellyr I've been thinking this for a long time. They're... I've been thinking this for a long time. They're going to have to take the level of character customization to a new threshold to truly tear away from the pack like WoW did. As far as tanking, what...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/07, 4:28 PM

Replies: 17 Primal News Transmute [02/10/2007] (Ahh... Welcome to my parlour.) Views: 6,383 Posted By Avellyr Actually it's because the manga isn't finished... Actually it's because the manga isn't finished and won't be for several more years, so they had to make up their own story. In other news, the new poll feature on the official forums proves that...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/08/07, 9:23 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,775 Posted By Avellyr I've personally been taking a break from WoW and... I've personally been taking a break from WoW and playing a little EQ2, which has improved surprisingly since I last played it in 2004. I think that the major factor that makes farm content dull is...

Forum: Hunters 08/19/07, 8:47 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr I think your last statement answers the question.... I think your last statement answers the question. Our itemization is fine, we don't need three sets. Theres ample agility gear for survival as well as more balanced gear for other specs. Note that...

Forum: Hunters 08/19/07, 6:33 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr The thing is, they have this in the game, it's... The thing is, they have this in the game, it's called click-to-move. It would be huge if they would just apply this technology to pets, which would allow us to control them easily however we wanted.

Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/07, 6:21 PM

Replies: 12 WoW is not an RPG Views: 4,536 Posted By Avellyr They sort of attempted to do this with... They sort of attempted to do this with Neverwinter Nights. I would really love to see an MMO incarnation though. I'm firmly convinced that the only way to make a game that will outdo WoW's success is...

Forum: Hunters 08/19/07, 3:06 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr Don't get me wrong, I love Cheeky's spreadsheet,... Don't get me wrong, I love Cheeky's spreadsheet, and I've been keeping a spreadsheet of my own design since BWL, but there's a certain point where you have to ask yourself "Does this make any...

Forum: Hunters 08/18/07, 11:49 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr I agree. There's no way I'm going to use a weapon... I agree. There's no way I'm going to use a weapon clearly designed for tanks just because a spreadsheet said it was better. A gun like that also won't work at all if you have more than maybe 100ms...

Forum: Hunters 08/17/07, 3:53 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr Pyrestones will still be better than living... Pyrestones will still be better than living rubies, but the Glinting cut is better than Wicked unless your hunters are all maxed on hit. The better option of course, is to just farm the trash on...

Forum: Hunters 08/15/07, 3:36 PM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,777 Posted By Avellyr OK...lets see, I think a scorpid would probably... OK...lets see, I think a scorpid would probably do comparable damage even if its stack got knocked off sometimes, but here are fights where you can keep a full stack for a large portion of the...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/07, 12:07 AM

Replies: 4,068 The WWS Thread Views: 641,031 Posted By Avellyr Most of your hunters are putting up pretty solid... Most of your hunters are putting up pretty solid dps numbers for their gear, but it looks like Dimmuborgir is having some trouble. Tell him to A) Get a pet with abilities. He spent 4 points to feed...

Forum: Hunters 08/14/07, 3:32 AM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,777 Posted By Avellyr I'd like to qualify this by saying that the wind... I'd like to qualify this by saying that the wind serpent pathing issues can be circumvented by taking lightning breath off of autocast and macroing to your specials to "manually" trigger it. If you...

Forum: Hunters 08/13/07, 2:59 AM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr I think that the fact that you aren't using a... I think that the fact that you aren't using a scorpid is a big factor in these comparisons. The 20% increased damage, 4% extra hit, and the opportunity to roll a BW/Bloodlust poison tick are huge,...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 7:39 PM

Replies: 18 Primal News Transmute [07/08/2007] Views: 5,623 Posted By Avellyr There really wasn't anything in the Tempest Keep... There really wasn't anything in the Tempest Keep attunement line that arbitrarily excluded casual raiders. Anyone who seriously wanted to attempt TK should at least have the resources to run...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 11:49 PM

Replies: 8,188 Wrath of Lich King Stuff (was 'Blizzcon' thread) Views: 1,903,978 Posted By Avellyr Make no mistake, we killed Kel'thuzad. If he were... Make no mistake, we killed Kel'thuzad. If he were to be revived from his phylactery he would have to start gathering power all over again, the reason he was so powerful the first time is because he...

Forum: Hunters 08/05/07, 4:27 AM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr Scorpid, because the poison's scaling is... Scorpid, because the poison's scaling is completely off-the-walls ridiculous right now. In response to Majorerror's question, I was marks for a while just because I didn't like BM. Without a...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/30/07, 3:05 AM

Replies: 31 WSVG on CBS Views: 4,504 Posted By Avellyr I was watching some of the videos on the WSVG... I was watching some of the videos on the WSVG website, and I think the biggest thing that stuck out was that one of the commentators stuttered, I mean come on now. There was a scene where the...

Forum: Hunters 07/28/07, 10:51 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr http://files.wowace.com/MobMitigation/MobMitigatio... http://files.wowace.com/MobMitigation/MobMitigation-r38050.1212.zip + Formulas: Damage reduction - WoWWiki, the Warcraft wiki (http://www.wowwiki.com/Formulas:Armor) = Win! A lot of raid mobs have...

Forum: Hunters 07/18/07, 3:25 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr Both frenzy and ferocious inspiration went up... Both frenzy and ferocious inspiration went up when I had my wind serpent on lightning-turret mode for Lurker. Lightning breath also either uses your pet's physical crit or ferocity increases spell...

Forum: Hunters 07/17/07, 9:10 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr Turn off autocast lightning breath and make... Turn off autocast lightning breath and make macros for all your shots that say: /cast <shot> /cast [target=pettarget,exists] Lightning Breath; Lightning Breath Problem solved. Wind serpents still...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/13/07, 8:32 PM

Replies: 797 2.2 PTR Patch notes available Views: 213,326 Posted By Avellyr Glad to see this, I was heartbroken when they... Glad to see this, I was heartbroken when they disabled it last patch. For those who don't know what it does, try typing "/console pitchlimit 1080". It raises the limit on how far up or down you can...

Forum: Hunters 07/10/07, 11:35 AM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr This is a good point. The general rule of thumb I... This is a good point. The general rule of thumb I use is I don't want my auto shot speed to be less than steady cast time + .5 + 2*latency (usually 200ms) I use my average weapon speed, meaning...

Forum: Hunters 06/21/07, 7:27 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr I've been using a wind serpent with lightning... I've been using a wind serpent with lightning breath macroed to my rotation abilities, and it works ok except for when my pet and I are on different targets. Is there some way to make the pet stay on...

Forum: Hunters 06/19/07, 3:47 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr I really don't think you get what he was trying... I really don't think you get what he was trying to say. I keep my own spreadsheet that I designed myself, and when I first started raiding, 16 AP gems were far better than 8 agi gems. Sometime when I...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/17/07, 8:24 PM

Replies: 9 [Hunter] Steady Shot and Haste Views: 8,234 Posted By Avellyr Quiver haste does affect steady shot's cast time,... Quiver haste does affect steady shot's cast time, every form of haste you can imagine will affect its cast time. There are numerous other threads where you could have gotten this information though.

Forum: Hunters 06/15/07, 5:06 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr That is correct. When your GCD won't fit between... That is correct. When your GCD won't fit between your autos, or any time you have a lot of haste running, it's much better to use arcane/multi spam, unless you have godlike precision. Personally, I'm...

Forum: Hunters 06/11/07, 7:59 PM

Replies: 4,216 Beast Mastery Bible Views: 1,363,459 Posted By Avellyr I would go with the Wrathtide longbow. Wolfslayer... I would go with the Wrathtide longbow. Wolfslayer is pretty fast for a BM build. You should never ever try to fit multiple specials per auto shot with BM though. When I was MM and using wrathtide, it...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/11/07, 12:24 AM

Replies: 12 [Hunter] Nightbane / +hit Views: 3,561 Posted By Avellyr I believe you're looking for... I believe you're looking for this: http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=30130 Although that's only applied to targets very close to him. Is it possible you ran through him and got the debuff without...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/07, 11:58 PM

Replies: 1,036 Hunting Hunters... Views: 138,909 Posted By Avellyr As a beast mastery spec, I've found that the best... As a beast mastery spec, I've found that the best way to use kill command is to just fire steady/auto until you get a crit to activate it, then replace your next steady with a multi or arcane+kill...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/07, 11:55 PM

Replies: 23 Azzinoth Views: 15,813 Posted By Avellyr In my opinion, the only thing they need to do to... In my opinion, the only thing they need to do to make a hunter legendary is take an epic of the appropriate ilvl and tack on the summon arrows effect that the netherstrand longbow got.

Forum: Public Discussion 06/09/07, 10:56 PM

Replies: 248 2.1.2 #Many raid items have had their art improved. (other 2.1.2 stuff as well) Views: 67,597 Posted By Avellyr I think it's mainly to fill the gap in fishing... I think it's mainly to fill the gap in fishing recipes. Sporefish are useful at 70, wheras feltail and gill trout are not. If you've ever been fishing in zangarmarsh, you know that you're guaranteed...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/26/07, 10:10 PM

Replies: 671 High Astromancer Solarian Views: 180,097 Posted By Avellyr The problem I see with this is that you're... The problem I see with this is that you're concentrating all the wraths in the ranged clump. Since the number of wraths in the raid increases with time, the most advantageous way to deal with it is...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/16/07, 5:03 PM

Replies: 40 Black Temple Blizzard Video Views: 7,161 Posted By Avellyr Moroes is quite good as well "Now where was... Moroes is quite good as well "Now where was I?...Oh yes". Hell, all the voices in Karazhan are sweet. I can't wait to hear what Leo is going to sound like when they add voices to SSC next patch, he...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/07, 1:50 PM

Replies: 1,036 Hunting Hunters... Views: 138,909 Posted By Avellyr So does that mean that Talon of Al'ar affects all... So does that mean that Talon of Al'ar affects all shots? Because if you take the description literally, it would only affect multi and steady.

Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/07, 6:06 PM

Replies: 303 Unpopular talents, or the Armory in action Views: 51,839 Posted By Avellyr I think it's pretty telling about the state of... I think it's pretty telling about the state of the hunter trees that we have both the most-frequently specced tree (marks) and the least-frequently specced tree (survival) out of the entire data set....

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