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Forum: Mages 01/12/12, 9:29 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
I believe combustion generally is not affected by...

I believe combustion generally is not affected by +Damage boss abilities except through larger ignites, to prevent double dipping it. Especially since your log shows it not dropping in damage after...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/11, 10:56 AM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,165
Posted By talchas
PVP is the other major place of course. However I...

PVP is the other major place of course. However I suspect this is the main reason they fixed this.
Forum: Mages 12/05/11, 10:50 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,058
Posted By talchas
Yes, this is correct. There is generally no need...

Yes, this is correct. There is generally no need to reset it to benefit from a new debuff since any new larger crits will be incorporated into the ignite damage-to-be-done as normal. Ignite won't...
Forum: Mages 12/01/11, 10:50 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Combustion was (at least pre-4.3) able to crit...

Combustion was (at least pre-4.3) able to crit before (the dot, as well as the initial damage). The Combustion/LB/Pyro/ffb fix is nice to see - their contributions were off from the dots' 4.2 numbers...
Forum: Paladins 11/08/11, 8:03 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,165
Posted By talchas
Technically, averaging PT int and then...

Technically, averaging PT int and then calculating mp5 is wrong - avg(sqrt(int+ptint)) is less than sqrt(int+avg(ptint)), but the effect is miniscule.
Forum: Mages 10/16/11, 5:36 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,460
Posted By talchas
As far as I know, only crit chance affects dots...

As far as I know, only crit chance affects dots without some sort of refresh event (I know for sure that spellpower, int-spellpower, haste, and mastery don't affect at least fire mage dots). I'd...
Forum: Paladins 09/29/11, 12:09 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,165
Posted By talchas
You are assuming that the 30% increased regen...

You are assuming that the 30% increased regen stacks additively with the base 50% combat regen, and I suspect thattbox was assuming that it was just a 30% increase in regen (ie, *1.3). From the patch...
Forum: Mages 09/24/11, 12:28 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,460
Posted By talchas
Actually this is exactly the opposite - only the...

Actually this is exactly the opposite - only the amount of mastery at the time of casting combustion matters for combustion's damage. Presumably the server's ignite dot information includes the raw...
Forum: Mages 09/17/11, 11:59 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Ignoring ignite munching, that looks accurate. If...

Ignoring ignite munching, that looks accurate. If you basically meant that near-simultaneous crits are the standard cause of ignite munching, then that is also correct afaik. (Note that this can also...
Forum: Mages 09/15/11, 12:54 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,058
Posted By talchas
This isn't needed - crit chances aren't...

This isn't needed - crit chances aren't recalculated for dots without a refresh.
(Edit: apparently crit is special, as can be seen in some logs. Mastery, spell power and haste are not recalculated...
Forum: Mages 09/10/11, 11:29 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Well, you won't lose any raw spell damage using...

Well, you won't lose any raw spell damage using that macro except possibly a single pyroblast at the end of burnout or at the end of razor. (1s GCD vs <1s cast with 1s GCD is the same thing) Whether...
Forum: Mages 09/03/11, 3:16 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,058
Posted By talchas
I'm pretty sure that cancelaura still works,...

I'm pretty sure that cancelaura still works, although I'm not certain. It was changed to no longer be doable from arbitrary addons to kill WiseEclipse. That macro probably wouldn't do what you wanted...
Forum: Mages 09/02/11, 12:18 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
So, from how combustion behaves in general, the...

So, from how combustion behaves in general, the primary thing should be to get as big an ignite as possible before hitting combustion. From what I saw in the logs I've looked at (I haven't had a...
Forum: Mages 08/11/11, 11:19 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Unless they've fixed things, FFB's combustion...

Unless they've fixed things, FFB's combustion effects are way less than they should be - FFB ticks for ~300 were giving combustion ticks for ~19 instead of the expected ~100. This should probably be...
Forum: Paladins 07/12/11, 11:56 AM
Replies: 262
Views: 283,638
Posted By talchas
What you are seeing is the heal from Protector of...

What you are seeing is the heal from Protector of the Innocent transferring to the beacon, not your direct heal. Heals on the beacon target don't transfer through beacon.
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/09/11, 4:26 PM
Replies: 30,104
Views: 1,886,219
Posted By talchas
Block value increases the amount a single block...

Block value increases the amount a single block prevents. IIRC the eternal meta will bring it from blocking 30% (or 50% with holy shield up) to 31%/51%.
Forum: Paladins 07/09/11, 3:53 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 497,050
Posted By talchas
First off, the eternal meta is block value, not...

First off, the eternal meta is block value, not block chance. Secondly, I don't think most people would agree that stamina is worthless until you are block capped.
Forum: Paladins 07/08/11, 11:19 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,508,165
Posted By talchas
No, the IoL cast time reduction is before haste,...

No, the IoL cast time reduction is before haste, like all(?)/most others.
Forum: Mages 06/21/11, 11:11 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,460
Posted By talchas
As of my last testing, Int/SP trinkets would need...

As of my last testing, Int/SP trinkets would need to be active when you cast combustion in order to boost the contribution of LB/pyro. It is irrelevant whether or not they are active when you last...
Forum: Paladins 06/15/11, 3:04 PM
Replies: 475
Views: 2,249,773
Posted By talchas
At a guess: we've seen how many ilvls gear gains...

At a guess: we've seen how many ilvls gear gains each tier, and we know the ilvl -> dodge/parry rating -> percentage conversions, so if you guess that we'll have the same number of tiers as previous...
Forum: Paladins 06/11/11, 3:56 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 283,638
Posted By talchas
Well, if you cast DL on the beacon, then you have...

Well, if you cast DL on the beacon, then you have two HP and a gcd over the first setup. The trivial measurement would be to cast a 2 point WoG with that, which by your numbers would do about 17k...
Forum: Mages 05/24/11, 7:19 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
The intent is so that if there are a lot of...

The intent is so that if there are a lot of targets around in impact range, and you put LB up on the boss and then impact, then the boss will still have LB, instead of the current situation where the...
Forum: Paladins 05/04/11, 10:42 AM
Replies: 262
Views: 283,638
Posted By talchas
Past a relatively low (in terms of raiding gear...

Past a relatively low (in terms of raiding gear at least) level of dodge/parry, mastery is strictly better in terms of overall damage reduction, and is less spiky which is generally preferred. If you...
Forum: Mages 04/28/11, 11:34 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Testing on an undebuffed dummy, combustion/LB is...

Testing on an undebuffed dummy, combustion/LB is acting the same - it fits the equations I got in 4.0.6. Glancing at the logs, I think you just happened to have a weaker ignite on your first on...
Forum: Mages 04/26/11, 7:53 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
It wasn't that they wouldn't crit, it was that...

It wasn't that they wouldn't crit, it was that they wouldn't trigger ignite, which has gone live. (And on a related note, fire orb /does/ count for not-triggering-ignite, thankfully)
Forum: Mages 04/15/11, 12:17 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
I believe my results from here...

I believe my results from here (http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t110187-cataclysm_mage_simulators_formulators/p3/#post1824829) and a few posts later still hold to within a few dps from rounding/testing...
Forum: Mages 04/01/11, 7:29 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Yes. Note that ignite is unusual here - its...

Yes. Note that ignite is unusual here - its normal damage is based on the actual damage done by your original attack after all debuffs and so on. Other dots have damage computed more like a normal...
Forum: Mages 04/01/11, 1:24 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
I think the point people were trying to make was...

I think the point people were trying to make was not that the debuffed damage is then transferred (as that would be different from the normal mechanics of dots sensibly updating their damage based on...
Forum: Mages 03/23/11, 3:29 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
At the moment ffb's contribution to combust is a...

At the moment ffb's contribution to combust is a bad joke for some reason - 18 damage/tick combustion from a 3 stacik ffb dot ticking for 330. This might get fixed in 4.1, if someone wants to test on...
Forum: Mages 03/18/11, 12:24 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
I haven't tested it in 4.0.6, but my (not as well...

I haven't tested it in 4.0.6, but my (not as well explained as I'd like) results from earlier are at here (http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t110187-cataclysm_mage_simulators_formulators/p3/#post1824829)...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/16/11, 1:32 PM
Replies: 30,104
Views: 1,886,219
Posted By talchas
I believe his point is that when he gives the...

I believe his point is that when he gives the optimizer strictly more options (allowing the hit trinket) it ends up with what the optimizer itself believes is a worse result. Assuming the "current"...
Forum: Mages 02/02/11, 10:21 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,696
Posted By talchas
Debuffs generally apply whenever the debuff is up...

Debuffs generally apply whenever the debuff is up - you don't need to recast the dot. AFAIK no one has tested things like scorch and has just assumed it works the same way. I'm not sure what you mean...
Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 11:06 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,385
Posted By talchas
Yeah, I'm not surprised, while I didn't...

Yeah, I'm not surprised, while I didn't explicitly check this sort of thing with the rest over here (http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t110187-cataclysm_mage_simulators_formulators/p3/#post1824829), it was...
Forum: Mages 01/11/11, 10:14 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,696
Posted By talchas
This is not quite true - for the LB and pyro...

This is not quite true - for the LB and pyro dots, combustion cares about your int/mastery when you cast combustion, not when you cast the dot. I haven't checked its behavior on debuffs, but I expect...
Forum: Mages 01/02/11, 11:11 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,696
Posted By talchas
Quartz figures latency from when you queue the...

Quartz figures latency from when you queue the spell to when it is actually cast. So it will be correct when you first start casting and basically never after then. I haven't checked again in cata,...
Forum: Mages 12/24/10, 1:40 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By talchas
No problem. I should explicitly check that they...

No problem. I should explicitly check that they just sum, but I'd be surprised if they didn't. I haven't checked FFB either, but my guess would be that it would behave like pyro/LB.

EDIT:
Ok, when...
Forum: Mages 12/23/10, 1:27 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By talchas
I've done a little testing myself, and "it's...

I've done a little testing myself, and "it's wonky" is a pretty good description.

A crit combustion tick does not proc ignite. It appears not to double-dip fire power for Ignite or LB.

First,...
Forum: Paladins 11/15/10, 9:58 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,492
Posted By talchas
Slow weapons, but for dps/tps more important is...

Slow weapons, but for dps/tps more important is the stats - if it has useful hit/exp, then thats a big plus for threat. See Theckd's post...
Forum: Paladins 10/17/10, 10:33 AM
Replies: 185
Views: 667,941
Posted By talchas
Yes it has been simmed, see theck's post over on...

Yes it has been simmed, see theck's post over on maintankadin: Rotation Simulation (http://maintankadin.failsafedesign.com/forum/index.php?p=593309&rb_v=viewtopic#p593309). My understanding is that...
Forum: Mages 08/15/10, 9:33 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,427
Posted By talchas
More reasonably you can definitely hit a cap for...

More reasonably you can definitely hit a cap for GCD/1.5s-cast spells, and likely will in ICC gear, which devalues haste somewhat past that point.
Forum: Paladins 06/26/10, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,492
Posted By talchas
Reckoning isn't all that great for bosses...

Reckoning isn't all that great for bosses (although its significantly better with faster icc attack speeds), crusade is the best dps/tps talent you have available. Benediction is really not a very...
Forum: Warriors 06/17/10, 12:34 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,573
Posted By talchas
Taunt is still a spell, it requires 17% spell hit...

Taunt is still a spell, it requires 17% spell hit to cap. They changed all spells to no longer have the unavoidable 1% miss.
Forum: Mages 06/13/10, 12:50 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,974
Posted By talchas
Mods can actually track them by GUID, but no one...

Mods can actually track them by GUID, but no one seems to have done so. I've written an aloft-based addon which usually manages to keep track, although it isn't perfect and bugs out sometimes. It is...
Forum: Druids 04/06/10, 8:53 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,035,053
Posted By talchas
Primal Precision only applies to finishers. If I...

Primal Precision only applies to finishers. If I recall correctly, combo moves instead always only cost 10 energy if missed/dodged/parried, even untalented.
Forum: Mages 02/07/10, 3:08 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,035
Posted By talchas
It seems to be that Quartz will include...

It seems to be that Quartz will include server-side queuing as part of the "red zone" representation of your latency. This is correct for determining when you can start to cast a spell when you're...
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