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Forum: Shamans 09/15/09, 4:53 AM

Replies: 381 [Elemental] Patch 3.2 Views: 295,546 Posted By Degorn If they wanted to do that they could just buff... If they wanted to do that they could just buff SE&F to remove CL's cooldown altogether, which would bring great AoE potential (awesome, actually, until OOM anyway) and interesting mana management...

Forum: Shamans 05/10/09, 1:37 AM

Replies: 63 [Elemental] Lava Burst Testing Views: 26,631 Posted By Degorn Hmph, I wish I had read this before writing a... Hmph, I wish I had read this before writing a little addon to figure this thing out. I haven't been able to test it in a raid yet but everything seems to be working correctly...including Lava Burst....

Forum: Shamans 04/30/09, 7:56 PM

Replies: 1,170 [Elemental] WWS & Gearing help thread Views: 479,570 Posted By Degorn I should run the numbers on a spreadsheet, but... I should run the numbers on a spreadsheet, but Furious Gladiator's Mageblade looks better than Soulscribe.

Forum: Shamans 04/01/09, 1:36 AM

Replies: 448 [Elemental] 3.1 PTR changes and testing Views: 181,390 Posted By Degorn Not really. I played a bit with chardev once I... Not really. I played a bit with chardev once I started having some time to spare after the fifth LB in the rotation, and found out that if you forget about set bonuses and socket for haste as a JC,...

Forum: Shamans 03/21/09, 7:10 PM

Replies: 448 [Elemental] 3.1 PTR changes and testing Views: 181,390 Posted By Degorn Ghostcrawler posted that living bomb crit ticks... Ghostcrawler posted that living bomb crit ticks shouldn't proc hot streak so I wouldn't be surprised if the same limitations applied to flame shock.

Forum: Shamans 03/20/09, 8:49 AM

Replies: 448 [Elemental] 3.1 PTR changes and testing Views: 181,390 Posted By Degorn For current fight lengths where the fight is over... For current fight lengths where the fight is over before EM is up again, using EM during bloodlust it averages to more than 4% crit, although about 15% of that is wasted on lava bursts. Damage does...

Forum: Shamans 03/20/09, 7:03 AM

Replies: 1,170 [Elemental] WWS & Gearing help thread Views: 479,570 Posted By Degorn Judging by the log... Judging by the log (http://wowwebstats.com/uglbkedaeyj5g?s=151284-174801&bl=151283&filter=unit%3D"zintane"+and+event%3Dspell_damage+and+target%3DMalygos) it looks like he isn't using Glyph of Flame...

Forum: Shamans 03/20/09, 6:51 AM

Replies: 1,170 [Elemental] WWS & Gearing help thread Views: 479,570 Posted By Degorn 4 LBs between lava bursts (4 x 2.0s casts to fill... 4 LBs between lava bursts (4 x 2.0s casts to fill a 8s cooldown) would only work with 0% total haste from all sources or without lightning mastery. And LB-FS-LBx2 takes 7.5s without haste, so you're...

Forum: Shamans 03/16/09, 6:10 AM

Replies: 1,170 [Elemental] WWS & Gearing help thread Views: 479,570 Posted By Degorn You're running with a second elemental shaman so... You're running with a second elemental shaman so you can use your fire elemental instead of ToW. That should put you over 6k if you manage to reproduce that crit rate.

Forum: Public Discussion 03/02/09, 7:37 PM

Replies: 877 WoW Performance Issues/Tweaks, Etc Views: 579,786 Posted By Degorn No, they don't. Stop spreading false information,... No, they don't. Stop spreading false information, the answers are one search engine hit away.

Forum: Public Discussion 03/02/09, 1:15 AM

Replies: 877 WoW Performance Issues/Tweaks, Etc Views: 579,786 Posted By Degorn Only AMD Black Edition and Intel Extreme series... Only AMD Black Edition and Intel Extreme series processors come with unlocked multipliers nowadays. As for the rest of the debate, whoever is interested in the subject should stop by some respected...

Forum: Shamans 10/18/08, 12:14 AM

Replies: 1,604 Elemental Wotlk Talents discussion Views: 382,476 Posted By Degorn There's so much ground to cover to put shamans on... There's so much ground to cover to put shamans on par with other classes at AoE...we don't have a real ranged AoE spell, our only AoE spell without a cooldown is weak, and switching to nova/magma for...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/25/08, 12:59 AM

Replies: 305 Loot generation mechanics - finding Warglaives Views: 95,068 Posted By Degorn Hello, Atiesh? It was a symbol of elite status,... Hello, Atiesh? It was a symbol of elite status, and you knew when you were going to finish one with a margin of error of...1 week? There's nothing stopping the chinese from learning to raid and...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/07, 11:44 PM

Replies: 44 Breaking the "Holy Trinity" of grouping Views: 9,256 Posted By Degorn Loatheb? If you forget about the cost of each... Loatheb? If you forget about the cost of each attempt, it wasn't boring because it was pretty well tuned.

Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/07, 12:52 AM

Replies: 498 Pacing the Release of Raid Content Views: 167,924 Posted By Degorn Give the poor blob some credit, he drops Scarab... Give the poor blob some credit, he drops Scarab Brooch.

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/01/07, 4:43 AM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,913 Posted By Degorn 1 pally too so they're missing either BoM or BoK. 1 pally too so they're missing either BoM or BoK.

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 1:57 PM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,913 Posted By Degorn Well, what should we expect from windfury? Going... Well, what should we expect from windfury? Going by the tooltip, you have a 20% chance to proc 2 extra attacks with bonus AP on the same weapon. Now, why doesn't it work like that? The 3 second...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/18/07, 10:38 PM

Replies: 149 Pve Encounters & mass soulstoning Views: 32,307 Posted By Degorn Running ZG and Onyxia for world buffs took more... Running ZG and Onyxia for world buffs took more than 30m and pretty much every guild that made it to the later bosses in Naxx did it on a weekly basis.

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/18/07, 10:18 AM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,913 Posted By Degorn * Windfury Weapon: A bug with this spell was... * Windfury Weapon: A bug with this spell was making off-hand procs receive less bonus damage than intended. It is now fixed. ???

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/17/07, 5:25 PM

Replies: 271 [Shaman] Just how bad is the 2.1 Elemental Focus nerf Views: 39,488 Posted By Degorn That doesn't model convection properly if what... That doesn't model convection properly if what Ezareth said about EF being additive on the PTR is true. You have 330*(1-0.6666667)=110 when a 0 convection clearcast should cost 330*0.4=132...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/17/07, 11:58 AM

Replies: 1,355 [Shaman] Itemizing Enhancement at 70 Views: 181,913 Posted By Degorn It's probably safe to assume that the shaman is... It's probably safe to assume that the shaman is using slow weapons so the extra 5% haste doesn't push more swings into the 3 second wf cooldown, so the 5% applies to all melee damage. (after all it...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/17/07, 9:34 AM

Replies: 271 [Shaman] Just how bad is the 2.1 Elemental Focus nerf Views: 39,488 Posted By Degorn All casting does is reducing a certain amount to... All casting does is reducing a certain amount to your mana over the course of a certain duration, too. :P You can put it this way, assuming LB spam: Mana usage/second = (330 * (1 - 0.02 *...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/17/07, 8:37 AM

Replies: 271 [Shaman] Just how bad is the 2.1 Elemental Focus nerf Views: 39,488 Posted By Degorn Concussion is applied after +dmg. Concussion is applied after +dmg.

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/14/07, 7:29 PM

Replies: 271 [Shaman] Just how bad is the 2.1 Elemental Focus nerf Views: 39,488 Posted By Degorn Why not? Resto wasn't nearly as good back then... Why not? Resto wasn't nearly as good back then (before healing way) as it is now, and you could do any content before twin emps just fine with any spec. (30/0/21 being the norm)

Forum: Public Discussion 04/29/07, 2:34 AM

Replies: 269 WTB: Patch 2.1 Gruul/Mag/SSC/TK/T5 Item Changes Views: 132,748 Posted By Degorn But 170 on the elemental set does? But 170 on the elemental set does?

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/29/07, 12:13 AM

Replies: 53 5v5 - All Elemental Sham Team Views: 11,371 Posted By Degorn We ran a 4 shaman (3 elemental, 1 resto), 1 MS... We ran a 4 shaman (3 elemental, 1 resto), 1 MS warrior group once as a gimmick group for a roaming pvp night back in the late AQ days. While we did beat most groups (actually, we only lost 2-3 or so...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/28/07, 11:54 PM

Replies: 269 WTB: Patch 2.1 Gruul/Mag/SSC/TK/T5 Item Changes Views: 132,748 Posted By Degorn Well, in theory you're doing more than just... Well, in theory you're doing more than just swinging your weapons around and spell damage is supposed to help you shock and heal better. In practice you max out whatever stat makes you best at the...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/28/07, 7:58 AM

Replies: 27 Most "fun" raid healer? Views: 10,437 Posted By Degorn Shamans keep you entertained with lots of stuff... Shamans keep you entertained with lots of stuff to do and are usually a fine class to play in raids as long as you don't try to do anything you would expect from a hybrid class.

Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/07, 9:17 PM

Replies: 172 Blizzard Job Board looking for a "Next Gen MMO" team. Views: 24,693 Posted By Degorn Are there that many MMOG sequels to established... Are there that many MMOG sequels to established single player franchises of any kind that share the same world and story? I can't think of any right now.

Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/07, 8:47 PM

Replies: 172 Blizzard Job Board looking for a "Next Gen MMO" team. Views: 24,693 Posted By Degorn What kind of change to WoW would be significant... What kind of change to WoW would be significant enough to make WoW2 worth the trouble? Game mechanics? Graphics? Content? Classes? Races? A new setting? The latter would probably take a Warcraft 4 to...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/25/07, 11:50 AM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,780 Posted By Degorn Not the warrior, but a feral druid heals the... Not the warrior, but a feral druid heals the group by just standing there giving LOTP to the party, just as the shadow priest heals the group by doing dps with VE. Shamans can either dps or heal but...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/18/07, 3:15 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,780 Posted By Degorn Now try again for 25 mans or the old 40 mans and... Now try again for 25 mans or the old 40 mans and see what you get.

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/17/07, 4:33 PM

Replies: 256 What you'd like to see in 2.1.x for Shaman Views: 22,780 Posted By Degorn Playing a dps role in raids wasn't even remotely... Playing a dps role in raids wasn't even remotely possible before 2.0, and the constant patching makes you wonder if blizzard knows what they're doing about dps shamans, but otherwise yeah, the class...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/14/07, 6:34 AM

Replies: 271 [Shaman] Just how bad is the 2.1 Elemental Focus nerf Views: 39,488 Posted By Degorn No, it just takes one crit and a smart shaman who... No, it just takes one crit and a smart shaman who knows how to use elemental mastery. I guess little things like that take too much work and blizzard just wants shamans to press the LB key...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/08/07, 1:32 AM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2724/capacitorf... http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2724/capacitorfv7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/06/07, 11:01 PM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn I guess that's fine if you're using lower ranks... I guess that's fine if you're using lower ranks to save mana, but what about rank 12 spam? Clearcasting procs when lightning bolt lands, and given its slow travel speed you're probably better off...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/04/07, 12:00 PM

Replies: 270 The Change to Windfury and You! (does not apply to warriors) Views: 39,948 Posted By Degorn Hm, I've been writing a simulation to figure out... Hm, I've been writing a simulation to figure out how the cooldown and weapon speeds play together because I was too lazy to do the math. Then I stumbled upon something that I'm not sure about: How...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/19/07, 5:29 PM

Replies: 100 Casters : The Lightning Capacitor Views: 37,999 Posted By Degorn I haven't run stats to check if the proc is... I haven't run stats to check if the proc is affected by concussion, tidal mastery or call of thunder, but elemental fury (the one that's easy to notice) doesn't affect crit procs so I'm assuming that...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/02/07, 4:10 PM

Replies: 278 [Shaman] Elemental vs Restoration Views: 63,777 Posted By Degorn Oh no, not here too... Oh no, not here too...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/29/07, 8:11 PM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn It drops in heroic ramparts. It drops in heroic ramparts.

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/29/07, 2:16 PM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn After picking up a Fool's Bane in Karazhan (a... After picking up a Fool's Bane in Karazhan (a weird raid without rogues, so I decided to try enhancement with a good weapon) and doing some "shopping" in thottbot for a full set of gear, the only...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/19/07, 10:07 PM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn I leveled with a similar setup in beta and I'm... I leveled with a similar setup in beta and I'm doing it again, although I went with storm reach because I have good hit gear. You'll probably want eye of the storm at higher levels to deal with...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/15/07, 6:24 AM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn Rogue PvE spec damage goes up considerably from... Rogue PvE spec damage goes up considerably from 60 to 70 (mutilate gets dw spec, combat daggers gets combat potency/opportunity+relentless+lethality, combat swords gets shiv+lethality+vile poisons)...

Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/07, 3:23 PM

Replies: 134 Realm splitting to avoid address overpopulated realms Views: 19,343 Posted By Degorn They wouldn't need to resort to this if they... They wouldn't need to resort to this if they blocked transfers to servers with high populations properly. Here on Illidan we know that the realm will be plagued with queues (already happening) and...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/29/06, 12:22 AM

Replies: 43 How far can raiding be pushed? Views: 7,227 Posted By Degorn Tuning every encounter so that every role that... Tuning every encounter so that every role that must be fulfilled to beat the boss has the same risk factor would be very hard. Abilities that target random people are unfair in that model so you...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/06, 2:20 AM

Replies: 46 Attack speed in TBC Views: 5,342 Posted By Degorn Bloodlust is a 30% haste buff. Bloodlust is a 30% haste buff.

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/18/06, 3:37 PM

Replies: 2,735 Rogue DPS Spreadsheet Views: 611,029 Posted By Degorn http://www.thottbot.com/?sp=34416 Thottbot says... http://www.thottbot.com/?sp=34416 Thottbot says it's normalized.

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/17/06, 10:05 PM

Replies: 2,735 Rogue DPS Spreadsheet Views: 611,029 Posted By Degorn Could you add flametongue weapon to the list of... Could you add flametongue weapon to the list of temp MH enchants? Oh, and fungal bloom also affects instant poison crit%.

Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/06, 5:11 PM

Replies: 540 Raiding and the Consumables Dilemma Views: 89,500 Posted By Degorn Tier 2 numbers are slightly skewed because of Ten... Tier 2 numbers are slightly skewed because of Ten Storms being crap for the most part, (my shot at a tier 2 raiding shaman: http://ctprofiles.net/4827086) but progression should be close to linear...

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/14/06, 5:47 PM

Replies: 1,484 Shaman expansion thoughts and desires Views: 135,131 Posted By Degorn Hm. If elemental turns out good enough to have... Hm. If elemental turns out good enough to have one shaman spamming lightning bolts as dps, you'd probably want him to take the SS charges instead. Better use of the debuff, higher threat ceiling due...

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