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Forum: Priests 03/16/10, 2:40 PM

Replies: 253 Shadowpriest Theorycraft 3.3 Edition - I get by with a little help from my friends Views: 810,947 Posted By l337n00b Regarding Improved Mind Blast: I ran Simcraft on... Regarding Improved Mind Blast: I ran Simcraft on my gear (which has only a couple 264 pieces and has a few items from my main healing set) and got a difference of 52 dps between taking and not...

Forum: Priests 10/29/09, 10:32 AM

Replies: 282 [Priest] Holy Smite DPS viability? Views: 189,698 Posted By l337n00b That "single gimmick" is between 95% and 100% of... That "single gimmick" is between 95% and 100% of the challenge of the current tier of raiding content. Most tiers of raid content have a dozen or so bosses, this one has five, and you have to beat...

Forum: Priests 10/28/09, 12:09 PM

Replies: 282 [Priest] Holy Smite DPS viability? Views: 189,698 Posted By l337n00b I used smite dps for end game content. In 10-man... I used smite dps for end game content. In 10-man heroic Anub'arak we were having a problem meeting the dps requirement to get him to 30% before he burrowed a second time, but we couldn't go down to...

Forum: Priests 10/27/09, 9:21 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b B&S can cover situations that don't arise from... B&S can cover situations that don't arise from people being stupid. There are plenty of fights, and there will be plenty more, that create situations where being able to make someone move faster can...

Forum: Priests 10/22/09, 9:14 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b Since inspiration provides a flat damage... Since inspiration provides a flat damage reduction from physical damage and there are lots of bosses with physical AoE attacks or adds that might take a swipe at a non-tank having your circle of...

Forum: Priests 10/21/09, 2:48 PM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b Best case scenario it is a .33 * .33 = 10.9%... Best case scenario it is a .33 * .33 = 10.9% bonus to our Flash Heal healing, so probably less than a 2% bonus to our overall healing. In the worst case where we cast multiple successive flash heals...

Forum: Priests 10/13/09, 10:05 AM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b This sort of situation was what made me swap to... This sort of situation was what made me swap to Holy for 10-man anub hard. I found that sometimes the penetrating cold targets died even though I was exclusively dedicating myself to keeping them...

Forum: Priests 10/07/09, 10:01 AM

Replies: 282 [Priest] Holy Smite DPS viability? Views: 189,698 Posted By l337n00b Half halers play an important role in 10-man... Half halers play an important role in 10-man content. In 25-man you can choose between 3 and 7 healers as the content demands, but in 10-man you usually need 2 and probably don't want to go to 3...

Forum: Priests 10/06/09, 4:20 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b Some of the posts about Anub seem to be about... Some of the posts about Anub seem to be about hardmode and others are about normal mode. In normal it is quite easy to just keep raid health high and to have everyone in a position where a...

Forum: Priests 09/30/09, 9:58 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b It's true the discipline needs very little haste... It's true the discipline needs very little haste to get to the GCD cap while under the effects of Borrowed Time, and this makes your haste rating past a very small number irrelevant some of the time,...

Forum: Priests 09/29/09, 2:20 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b Obviously the example where we hit the beasts... Obviously the example where we hit the beasts berserk timer is an example of the raid doing a poor job. It is, however, an example of us doing a poor job and winning as opposed to an example of...

Forum: Priests 09/29/09, 10:31 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b The length of fights you encounter will be... The length of fights you encounter will be randomly distributed. Even doing the same fight multiple times will have a random distribution of lengths. If everyone lives and nothing goes wrong then...

Forum: Priests 09/28/09, 4:39 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b There is a maximum useful throughput just as... There is a maximum useful throughput just as there is a maximum useful longevity. The difference is that we all agree that we could never hit the maximum useful throughput (e.g. your flash heal hits...

Forum: Priests 09/28/09, 1:42 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b It would be very easy to use similar, if more... It would be very easy to use similar, if more complicated, logic to say that more throughput it useless the vast majority of the time. If you could have kept everyone alive with less spell power...

Forum: Priests 09/28/09, 11:14 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b I think we could just as easily ask the other... I think we could just as easily ask the other question, why SP/Haste stack instead of Int? Basically I kept stacking Int because I had more than enough throughput to deal with every situation the...

Forum: Priests 09/21/09, 10:03 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b If holy gets more return from spell power and... If holy gets more return from spell power and spell power is better than haste for discipline, that is insufficient to get the conclusion that spell power is better than haste for throughput for...

Forum: Priests 09/17/09, 11:49 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b When it comes to direct heals, however, we the... When it comes to direct heals, however, we the number that we are going to cast between when a person is hurt and the next time they are at full is very small. From one of my logs I get about 2.56...

Forum: Priests 09/17/09, 10:39 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b There are actually two questions here. The... There are actually two questions here. The "extreme" levels of int needed to make Ember beat out Insightful for best regen gem are, as tedv said, very extreme and will never be attained (maybe next...

Forum: Priests 09/16/09, 9:34 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b The set bonus is very good regardless of your... The set bonus is very good regardless of your role. Parsing my own logs over many different encounters it is the equivalent of 151 spell power. But I think people are also undervaluing the new set...

Forum: Priests 09/15/09, 4:04 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b This is not the point that was being made. ... This is not the point that was being made. Talents that increase the effect of your spells overall increase the effect you get out of spell power, but they also increase the effect you get out of...

Forum: Priests 09/15/09, 10:14 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b I can't comment on holy priests and the relative... I can't comment on holy priests and the relative value of spell power and haste to them, but for discipline priests I'm pretty sure the tipping point between spell power and haste never comes and...

Forum: Priests 09/14/09, 3:07 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b I think this argument really comes down to... I think this argument really comes down to thinking small differences are no difference at all. If someone takes an aweful lot of damage and is about to die and needs a heal, there is a good chance...

Forum: Priests 09/14/09, 2:35 PM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b I thought the stats offered were relatively... I thought the stats offered were relatively realistic, but I am very confused by the ones you give here. If you are unbuffed 31% crit and 16% haste then I don't see how your buffed crit could be...

Forum: Priests 07/20/09, 3:58 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b It's hard to compare strategy for healing as... It's hard to compare strategy for healing as discipline between 10- and 25- man. In 25-man you could literally cast nothing but shield, whereas in 10-man you have to do other things because you run...

Forum: Priests 07/10/09, 10:18 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b I modified my log parser to keep track of how... I modified my log parser to keep track of how many spell pushbacks I got through an ulduar 10 run (we didn't kill Ignis because we were bored and tired at the end). Since this isn't entered into the...

Forum: Priests 06/26/09, 10:28 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b 1% is the stated goal from Blizzard, but in... 1% is the stated goal from Blizzard, but in reality pretty much every tree has a small number of good talents (2%+) and a good deal of "bad" talents (.5%-) Talents, obviously, have to be evalutated...

Forum: Priests 06/24/09, 11:37 AM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b Last night we were understaffed and running with... Last night we were understaffed and running with a friend who doesn't normally raid with us, so we decided to try to pick up a few achievements. We worked on Crazy Cat Lady and found it shockingly...

Forum: Priests 06/23/09, 2:19 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b I love to make mathematical models, but I think... I love to make mathematical models, but I think for a talent like serendipity, anecdotal evidence and thoughtful arguements constructed out of scenarios we have a common experience of make more...

Forum: Priests 06/22/09, 2:59 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b Obviously everyone would be a little disappointed... Obviously everyone would be a little disappointed if their 51 point talent was just a straight up boring 4% increase in either damage or healing, but you'd have to be insane to not think that was...

Forum: Priests 06/22/09, 1:23 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b I think it's important to note that there is a... I think it's important to note that there is a huge disparity between different tanks on Vezax hard. DKs not only have IBF on a 1 minute cooldown (so they have it up every surge meaning surges are...

Forum: Priests 06/22/09, 11:46 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b 0:30'02.534 Thedeacon gains 600 Mana from Mana... 0:30'02.534 Thedeacon gains 600 Mana from Mana Restore. #43470 0:30'19.445 Thedeacon gains 600 Mana from Mana Restore. #44638 IED does not have a 45 second internal cooldown but a 15 second...

Forum: Priests 06/22/09, 11:17 AM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b Who, exactly, would say that 1 talent point for... Who, exactly, would say that 1 talent point for 4% more healing is shit? Averaging things out might not give a proper indication of how much benefit you really gain from a talent, but your example...

Forum: Priests 06/22/09, 10:23 AM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b 10 man vezax is not going to kill your tank in... 10 man vezax is not going to kill your tank in two, or even three hits (or if he is the problem might be that you arewn't geared enough for the fight). Let Judgement of Light, Imp. Leader of the...

Forum: Priests 06/18/09, 4:44 PM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b My most common tank has about 28k armor. This... My most common tank has about 28k armor. This gives 62.7% damage reduction, meaning he takes 37.3% of the damage done. With +25% armor he would have 35k armor. This would give 67.8% damage...

Forum: Priests 06/17/09, 9:50 AM

Replies: 282 [Priest] Holy Smite DPS viability? Views: 189,698 Posted By l337n00b I agree with the basic thrust of this, that... I agree with the basic thrust of this, that tacking on dps viability to a healing spec would be a real problem in terms of balance, but if you look at the dps builds that people are usually talking...

Forum: Priests 06/16/09, 11:27 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b I didn't mean to accuse you of bragging. But it... I didn't mean to accuse you of bragging. But it does look to me from that log like the reason you are winning meters is simply because there is so much overheal going on. Pre-shielding the raid to...

Forum: Priests 06/15/09, 1:13 PM

Replies: 1,039 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.2: Same Old Thing Views: 926,685 Posted By l337n00b I've been struggling with this idea recently. Up... I've been struggling with this idea recently. Up until last week, I was modelling crits at a value less than 150% of base heal because more crit leads to more overheal, but when I was trying to...

Forum: Priests 06/15/09, 12:48 PM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b There is something extremely fishy about the... There is something extremely fishy about the healing numbers. The log says that 48.3% of your heals were from PW:S, and 16% were from Divine Aegis. Since PW:S doesn't trigger DA, that means that...

Forum: Priests 06/11/09, 12:37 PM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b I was considering whether to include Grace 2/2 in... I was considering whether to include Grace 2/2 in my spec or to stick with 1/2, so I wrote a little macro to parse some of my logs and give me an idea of the relative value of the two points. ...

Forum: Priests 06/09/09, 4:09 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b As a 10-man raider who plays a discipline priest... As a 10-man raider who plays a discipline priest and almost always has a shaman as the second healer, a few of the things you said here seems a little odd. As others have pointed out, any healer...

Forum: Priests 06/02/09, 11:00 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b Considering your sustainable healing per second... Considering your sustainable healing per second over an infinite time does answer a question that I am personally very interested in: If I get battle rez'd or stand up with a soul stone, how useful...

Forum: Priests 06/01/09, 10:58 AM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b If you are running out of mana, try casting fewer... If you are running out of mana, try casting fewer spells. I know, that sounds really stupid. But if you look at how many HoT ticks failed to go off, a lot of raid healing was hidden overhealing. ...

Forum: Priests 05/29/09, 2:34 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,618 Posted By l337n00b First of all, take a look at this from your WWS... First of all, take a look at this from your WWS log: 0:00'17.233 Steelbreaker gains Rune of Power. #16998 0:00'53.778 Rune of Power #1 Rune of Power was removed from Steelbreaker. #19494 ...

Forum: Priests 05/29/09, 10:01 AM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b I also have a personal love of the meta-game of... I also have a personal love of the meta-game of gear choices, so I spend lots of time working formulas to figure it out. I realize that in the real world we don't heal in optimized rotations, but I...

Forum: Priests 05/20/09, 3:02 PM

Replies: 566 Discipline Healing Compendium v3.1 Views: 815,144 Posted By l337n00b From my log the other night: Razorscale Fireball... From my log the other night: Razorscale Fireball hit Sthenno fro 568 fire damage (750 resisted) (5980 absorbed). I had renewed hope up. The thing that struck me about this is that 750 resisted...

Forum: Priests 03/11/09, 4:15 PM

Replies: 516 Discipline priest raiding compendium Views: 536,979 Posted By l337n00b There is really no comparison between Paladin and... There is really no comparison between Paladin and discipline priest output. With the accurate numbers for healing provided by TheDoctor above, and the 30% crit that you would have if you had 25%...

Forum: Priests 02/12/09, 9:44 AM

Replies: 2,225 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.0 [theorycraft, specs, etc] Views: 1,386,318 Posted By l337n00b I calculate the value of stats based on my actual... I calculate the value of stats based on my actual casts from WWS logs. This makes it very hard to evaluate haste, since if I add up the total amount healed by the spells I cast and divide by the...

Forum: Priests 02/11/09, 1:30 PM

Replies: 461 Raids & Healing in 3.0 (as a priest) Views: 198,913 Posted By l337n00b I just did The Dedicated Few last night and also... I just did The Dedicated Few last night and also didn't realize it didn't include 4 horseman, but since it includes everyone else, it seems easiest to do it with 8 since it's not hard. We simply...

Forum: Priests 02/11/09, 10:42 AM

Replies: 2,225 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.0 [theorycraft, specs, etc] Views: 1,386,318 Posted By l337n00b Actually, my example was made specifically to... Actually, my example was made specifically to point out that the benefit of haste is extra cast time, I did not ignore that. Haste gives you extra time to cast spells, and extra time to cast spells...

Forum: Priests 02/10/09, 11:52 AM

Replies: 2,225 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.0 [theorycraft, specs, etc] Views: 1,386,318 Posted By l337n00b Havoc12: I reread all of the posts and while you... Havoc12: I reread all of the posts and while you do make occasional references to mana efficiency, you do certainly state that you have no interest in HpM calculations for this situation and say...

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