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Forum: Druids 02/08/11, 5:52 PM
Replies: 801
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Posted By Embar
Tested Starfall with a couple of guildies and...

Tested Starfall with a couple of guildies and their pets in the STV arena. Would seem to be consistent at 20 for 1 target, 40 for 2, but it gets odd after that.

3 players: 40 stars (consistent)
2...
Forum: /LFGuild 06/17/10, 1:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,970
Posted By Embar
Updated for current requirements.

Updated for current requirements.
Forum: /LFGuild 03/03/10, 1:56 PM
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Posted By Embar
Updated for 25H needs.

Updated for 25H needs.
Forum: /LFGuild 02/25/10, 10:40 AM
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Views: 2,970
Posted By Embar
Updated for current needs.

Updated for current needs.
Forum: /LFGuild 01/18/10, 7:17 PM
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Views: 2,970
Posted By Embar
Updated for ICC needs.

Updated for ICC needs.
Forum: /LFGuild 10/26/09, 4:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,970
Posted By Embar
[Alliance][Kilrogg] <Resurgence> 9pm PST 12-16h/wk 11/12(25H) 12/12(10H): LF RangeDPS

Current needs:

We are looking for a selected few raiders for ICC progression. Usual disclaimers about not standing in fire and knowing your class apply.
Currently, we have openings for ranged DPS...
Forum: Death Knights 09/23/09, 4:34 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,212,073
Posted By Embar
It is tight, but doable. A static alternative if...

It is tight, but doable. A static alternative if you don't want to lose Desolation uptime is:
PS-IT-SS-BS-BB-DC-DC
PS-IT-SS-BB-BS-DC-DC
PS-IT-SS-BB-BB-DC-DC
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/08/09, 1:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,627
Posted By Embar
As a ret paladin, your best tree is probably...

As a ret paladin, your best tree is probably Retribution.
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/24/09, 11:14 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,877,854
Posted By Embar
minchar?

minchar?
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/09, 8:06 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
Your exact quote is that they may have "lowered...

Your exact quote is that they may have "lowered the base damage to 45%". You did not mention the static damage; and test case 4 already showed that the observed damage was less than the static damage...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/09, 6:50 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
It's already been explained above why this cannot...

It's already been explained above why this cannot be true.
In any event, no one is arguing that scourge strike is weak, only pointing out that either the tooltip is inaccurate or there is a hidden DR.
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/09, 5:41 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
If you think about it you'll realize this cannot...

If you think about it you'll realize this cannot be the case since for the low-dps low-ap case the raw difference is <100, but in the first test case the raw difference is 225. I'll probably settle...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/09, 2:46 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
Update on Scourge Strike testing: Since the DR...

Update on Scourge Strike testing:

Since the DR is roughly consistent across all levels of dummies, I'll stick to the level 70 one to minimize time spent and also minimize level-based resists. My...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/09, 2:34 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,403
Posted By Embar
This is incorrect. It is still doing ~18% less...

This is incorrect. It is still doing ~18% less damage, not 20% - the original 20% figure was due to me not including normalization when initially testing, but the ~18% figure has been consistent...
Forum: Death Knights 03/03/09, 3:34 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
Live version is not reduced by anything at all;...

Live version is not reduced by anything at all; expected damage was 1075, observed damage after 300+ hits was 1075. Incidentally it's not affected by Impurity either (to squash those...
Forum: Death Knights 03/02/09, 8:51 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
No; I specified that no points were spent in any...

No; I specified that no points were spent in any boosting talents so that has nothing to do with the results (and if the SS talent was missing I wouldn't even be able to SS). I check talents/stats...
Forum: Death Knights 03/02/09, 8:03 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
I'm definitely using Rank 4. That is interesting...

I'm definitely using Rank 4. That is interesting though, I'd been thinking it might be related to the bonus damage going 'missing', but the damage was too high for that to be the case.

[e] Currently...
Forum: Death Knights 03/02/09, 7:26 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
I'm using the 0-disease versions of the strikes,...

I'm using the 0-disease versions of the strikes, since I'm not sure how the % bonus for disease is applied as yet.
Talents were specifically picked to avoid any talent giving a specific bonus to...
Forum: Death Knights 03/02/09, 4:38 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
I did some further testing, and can probably...

I did some further testing, and can probably confirm that it's *not* being affected by armor as I initially suspected, but SS is still taking a flat 20% penalty from somewhere. It's not armor because...
Forum: Death Knights 03/01/09, 12:44 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,403
Posted By Embar
I'm the one who posted the test results...

I'm the one who posted the test results (http://elitistjerks.com/1127543-post542.html), which were done on a lower level dummy - so partial resists did not come into play, and it was by no means a...
Forum: Death Knights 03/01/09, 12:34 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
No, it does not. I'm pretty sure that it's a bug...

No, it does not. I'm pretty sure that it's a bug and reported it as such, but in practice it might be interesting if a non-Unholy DK was able to benefit from the 3rd disease.
Forum: Death Knights 03/01/09, 3:27 AM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
In the course of testing on the PTR, my data...

In the course of testing on the PTR, my data seems to indicate that Scourge Strike is now affected by armor.

Hitting the level 55 (the only ones not being used by someone else and debuffed with EP)...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/09, 5:22 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,711
Posted By Embar
No, it does not (specifically the lava in...

No, it does not (specifically the lava in Sartharion's instance).
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 8:36 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,083
Posted By Embar
If it works like IT and Tundra Stalker's 10%,...

If it works like IT and Tundra Stalker's 10%, it'll do its damage first then apply the FF, which means you won't get the 20% extra damage from having FF up.
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 8:08 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
The Obliterate glyph has actually been buffed and...

The Obliterate glyph has actually been buffed and is adding 25% overall damage to OB instead of the 20% multiplier on live.
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 7:56 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,403
Posted By Embar
Reported some results earlier in the 3.1 thread:...

Reported some results earlier in the 3.1 thread: http://elitistjerks.com/1119303-post418.html

Even counting the 1.25multiplier from impurity, since Outbreak no longer affects BB, I doubt that BB...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 6:01 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,679
Posted By Embar
The Blood Boil coefficient on the PTR now seems...

The Blood Boil coefficient on the PTR now seems to be around 0.06 instead of 0.04.

Base: 180-220
Testing with 694 ap gives: 222-262 (42/694 gives ~0.06052)
With 3045 ap: 363-403 (183/3045 gives...
Forum: Death Knights 02/03/09, 6:16 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,325
Posted By Embar
Given that a lot of raiding shadow priests glyph...

Given that a lot of raiding shadow priests glyph Mind Flay to remove the snare and extend its range, probably a moot question.
Forum: Death Knights 02/01/09, 2:56 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,083
Posted By Embar
If FS is 6895 per global cooldown, losing the 10%...

If FS is 6895 per global cooldown, losing the 10% bonus from not having FF up would put it at ~6268 dps per gcd, which is still higher than the rotation's average. So I think that it would still be...
Forum: Death Knights 02/01/09, 2:38 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,711
Posted By Embar
You are probably missing Impurity (1.25...

You are probably missing Impurity (1.25 multiplier to bonus damage from AP). So we get the following:

Blood Plague: (30.7 + 2410 * 0.055 * 1.25) * (1.3 * 1.1 * 1.13 * 1.05 * 1.02 * 1.15) ~=...
Forum: Death Knights 01/31/09, 9:08 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
No. Not always. On a populated server the heroic...

No. Not always. On a populated server the heroic dummy can and will be at 1HP, reflecting merciless combat and necrosis. Not to mention that the Ebon Hold dummy especially can be affected by the...
Forum: Death Knights 01/30/09, 3:23 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
The problem with you trying to do a flat...

The problem with you trying to do a flat percentage multiplication on the dummy DPS is it doesn't work that way - some raid buffs only affect spells, some raid buffs only affect strikes, some affect...
Forum: Death Knights 01/22/09, 8:27 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
Please read up before you post inaccurate things...

Please read up before you post inaccurate things like this - there is a TTT article about proc mechanics (http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t21822-proc_mechanics/). The anomalies in your initial report can...
Forum: Death Knights 01/22/09, 8:12 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
3 minutes is definitely not enough. Even PPM...

3 minutes is definitely not enough. Even PPM converts over to a % chance, which can be affected by RNG as well - you could get an extremely lucky streak with 10 procs in a single minute, or you could...
Forum: Death Knights 01/17/09, 9:21 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,083
Posted By Embar
I can't check your armory right now to see...

I can't check your armory right now to see whether you're dual-wielding or not (it comes up as invalid), so I will just offer the following 2 points:

If you're dualwielding and you don't have that...
Forum: Death Knights 01/17/09, 9:04 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
I think there's too much focus on "omg gargoyle...

I think there's too much focus on "omg gargoyle is being nerfed" when considering whether or not to drop points in Unholy. No single talent will probably ever contribute as much again as the...
Forum: Death Knights 01/16/09, 4:07 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,083
Posted By Embar
This doesn't sound like the PPM that Ghostcrawler...

This doesn't sound like the PPM that Ghostcrawler originally proposed. It still normalizes the proc rate between dual-wielding and 2-handers (as long as 1-handed rates are halved along with weapon...
Forum: Death Knights 01/15/09, 10:59 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
Probably a result of pure RNG, on other fights in...

Probably a result of pure RNG, on other fights in the same raid I had a higher miss rate (around 17%).
Forum: Death Knights 01/14/09, 8:24 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
AFAIK it was covered earlier that the PPM chance...

AFAIK it was covered earlier that the PPM chance for the new KM would be calculated before haste, so haste would still increase the number of procs you get in the long run on average.
Forum: Death Knights 01/14/09, 4:29 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
I start off with...

I start off with IT>PS>HB>BS>bloodtap>IT>IT>DC>DC.
Note that this is possible only because bloodtap is slightly buggy and will immediately refresh both the blood rune i just spent on BS as a death...
Forum: Death Knights 01/14/09, 3:07 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
I haven't been a very big fan of desecration....

I haven't been a very big fan of desecration. Even though it gives a flat 5% damage increase on static fights, it can make certain spell effects hard to see. Since CF is getting changed next patch to...
Forum: Death Knights 01/12/09, 8:21 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
I find that macroing the cancel to PS instead of...

I find that macroing the cancel to PS instead of IT/HB is more effective since in the most commonly-used rotations, you'll always PS before the HB, and this leaves you the option of using a HB during...
Forum: Death Knights 01/10/09, 4:57 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
Rune strikes happen when you parry/dodge the boss...

Rune strikes happen when you parry/dodge the boss attacks, not when he parries your attacks. DPSing from the front of the tank will not miraculously get you a lot of extra runestrikes unless the boss...
Forum: Death Knights 01/01/09, 9:07 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
/castsequence macros are bad since they can't...

/castsequence macros are bad since they can't handle contingencies like one of your attacks missing or being parried/dodged/resisted/what have you. In addition, you don't accommodate RP dumps at...
Forum: Death Knights 12/19/08, 6:53 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,777
Posted By Embar
There is an alternative rotation mentioned in the...

There is an alternative rotation mentioned in the Frost DPS thread which could be modified for dual-wield builds, that I have not seen discussed in this thread. Working on the premise that IT, HB...
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/08, 8:53 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,403
Posted By Embar
If you target your pet, or there are no valid...

If you target your pet, or there are no valid targets around, your ghoul explodes.
Forum: Death Knights 12/13/08, 3:27 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,403
Posted By Embar
One of the new Sigils on the PTR from Venture Co....

One of the new Sigils on the PTR from Venture Co. Coins adds 203 to Scourge Strike, and should be a good replacement for the Sigil of the Dark Rider for Unholy DKs.
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/13/08, 2:56 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 780,425
Posted By Embar
I was just on the PTR and we have a new glove...

I was just on the PTR and we have a new glove bonus: Whenever you cast CoI, the frost rune used becomes as a death rune. Much better than the old bonus of -5 seconds off the Strangulate cooldown.
Forum: News 12/07/08, 1:08 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 29,601
Posted By Embar
Is it bad that I can't remember the name of my...

Is it bad that I can't remember the name of my first ever game?
Forum: Death Knights 12/04/08, 9:02 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,325
Posted By Embar
There may be something I'm not quite getting, but...

There may be something I'm not quite getting, but why would the Gargoyle come at the expense of another ghoul? You can have both up at the same time.

In the interests of curiosity, I will be testing...
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