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Forum: Death Knights 01/11/13, 5:50 PM

Replies: 90 Sticky: Death Knight: Simple Questions thread reboot -- new kinder gentler rule-7-free zone Views: 96,260 Posted By Yubble 2h Frost: Mastery vs. Crit Having a hard time wrapping my head around why crit is valued higher, at all, than mastery. Here's a post I made on the battle.net dk forums with some maths I jotted down - please take a look: 2h...

Forum: Death Knights 01/11/12, 12:18 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,245 Posted By Yubble You would think so, yes; but like I said, I... You would think so, yes; but like I said, I couldn't get a high haste and normal priority to pull better numbers. We get so much more RP with the 2h spec that it's possible that mastery is better...

Forum: Death Knights 01/10/12, 2:16 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,620 Posted By Yubble Depends - do you have enough haste? Give us a... Depends - do you have enough haste? Give us a link to your dk's armory. If you're following the priority correctly and are geared correctly, you shouldn't have much downtime at all.

Forum: Death Knights 01/10/12, 12:29 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,245 Posted By Yubble I haven't simmed it, but I've played around with... I haven't simmed it, but I've played around with it, with sort of interesting results. On all of my 15 or so dummy tests (5 min tests, only HoW up, masterfrost priority, unholy pres, ~1400 haste,...

Forum: Death Knights 01/04/12, 5:09 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,245 Posted By Yubble On any fight requiring significant... On any fight requiring significant movement/target switching, I'd have to disagree that it's a "waste," as the extra disease ticks, for both diseases, will continue to do damage while you're NOT...

Forum: The Dung Heap 07/21/11, 12:53 PM

Replies: 30,098 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,875,936 Posted By Yubble I have the regular Shannox axe and two 359 Lava... I have the regular Shannox axe and two 359 Lava Spines. I find myself doing more dps (not a lot, but more) as 2h Frost while using the axe. This has been pretty consistent. I can't stand Unholy...

Forum: Death Knights 11/11/10, 2:33 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,668 Posted By Yubble 1. Festering Strike can only be used to keep... 1. Festering Strike can only be used to keep diseases up for so long. Eventually, just because of the way the priorty works, you'll have to reapply diseases with IT and PS. Once we get Outbreak,...

Forum: Death Knights 11/11/10, 2:23 PM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 766,141 Posted By Yubble Regarding Frost priorities - I get a dps... Regarding Frost priorities - I get a dps increase when I prioritize Howling Blast just above Blood Strike, which leads me to believe that in certain situations, the sim uses death runes on Blood...

Forum: Death Knights 11/11/10, 2:04 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble With the buff to Virulence, it would seem that HB... With the buff to Virulence, it would seem that HB and Rime are more valuable than before. Weaving more non-Rime HB's into the priority - i.e. using death runes for 2xHB rather than 1xOB - could even...

Forum: Death Knights 11/04/10, 11:46 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble It's never a dps loss to let a rune sit unless... It's never a dps loss to let a rune sit unless you have both runes in the same set active. In that case, the only time you should ever Plague Strike or Howling Blast is if both F or U runes are...

Forum: Death Knights 11/03/10, 5:38 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble One also has to consider that our 4piece bonus... One also has to consider that our 4piece bonus (although it'll be a moot point come cataclysm) will only activate if all our runes are on CD. As for the priority... for maximum dps, shouldn't we...

Forum: Death Knights 11/03/10, 12:14 PM

Replies: 294 Unholy DPS | Cataclysm, Semi-Charmed Life Views: 1,131,478 Posted By Yubble I'm sure your latency has something to do with... I'm sure your latency has something to do with the "problems" you're seeing, but I must admit that you're right about some movement fights and death rune usage - at times, you'll definitely have...

Forum: Death Knights 11/02/10, 7:52 PM

Replies: 294 Unholy DPS | Cataclysm, Semi-Charmed Life Views: 1,131,478 Posted By Yubble I personally can't say I've noticed this happen. ... I personally can't say I've noticed this happen. My guess is that you're having trouble following the priority perfectly, and as such, you're running into situations where your RP is in danger of...

Forum: The Dung Heap 10/22/10, 11:40 AM

Replies: 30,098 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,875,936 Posted By Yubble If you're just barely hit capped, you should be... If you're just barely hit capped, you should be using almost any other trinket other than mark of supremacy and reforging crit/expertise to hit. You should definitely be using Herkuml War Token...

Forum: Death Knights 10/22/10, 11:28 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble I'm actually getting much higher dps (a few... I'm actually getting much higher dps (a few hundred dps or so) with the following priority: <Priority> <FrostFever></FrostFever> <FrostStrikeMaxRp></FrostStrikeMaxRp> <Rime></Rime> ...

Forum: The Dung Heap 10/21/10, 7:16 PM

Replies: 30,098 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,875,936 Posted By Yubble 1) I think we would get 60 str out of Elixir of... 1) I think we would get 60 str out of Elixir of Mighty Strength (50 +5% for kings +15% for Unholy Might), meaning +60 str +6 AP = 126 AP 2) I believe our ghoul, with Glyph of the Ghoul (just linking...

Forum: Death Knights 10/07/10, 5:22 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble I'm not sure what you mean.... if you've BS'd... I'm not sure what you mean.... if you've BS'd with two live blood runes... of course they'll both become death runes. Hitting BT doesn't change that. Are you saying that hitting BT after you've BS'd...

Forum: Death Knights 10/07/10, 1:11 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble Well I definitely agree... for the most part...... Well I definitely agree... for the most part... but isn't spell hit going to be pretty valuable considering we'll be applying FF via HB? I know we're not quite GCD capped, but risking diseases...

Forum: Death Knights 10/07/10, 11:27 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,370,368 Posted By Yubble At level 80 in my current gear, I've gotten... At level 80 in my current gear, I've gotten decently better results (a few hundred dps) by reforging crit into haste, then mastery, for both Frost specs (i.e. reforge crit to haste on items with no...

Forum: Death Knights 10/06/10, 12:04 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble I'm wondering how others are faring in their... I'm wondering how others are faring in their Frost testing on the PTR, especially with priorities/rotations. As for myself, I've seen my best numbers when using a 2h spec and trying to follow a...

Forum: Death Knights 08/20/10, 12:58 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble I prioritize KM/FS and KM/Rime over BS and Pest... I prioritize KM/FS and KM/Rime over BS and Pest (which I make sure to used in sync) only when I'm not in danger of diseases falling off. There's typically plenty of time within the priority/rotation...

Forum: Death Knights 08/19/10, 4:45 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble Pretty sure that gemming expertise is usually a... Pretty sure that gemming expertise is usually a dps loss. If the sims show that you'll do more dps while missing a few expertise, they're probably correct. However - that's assuming that you keep...

Forum: Death Knights 08/19/10, 4:26 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble Maybe it's just me... but your post is a little... Maybe it's just me... but your post is a little confusing. I think what you're trying to say is that on movement based fights, Subv. could be more valuable because your number of Obliterates...

Forum: Death Knights 08/19/10, 3:37 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble Hmmm... my sims have me doing more dps when I... Hmmm... my sims have me doing more dps when I prioritize KM/Rime and KM/FS over OB and BS when using GoD so... I dunno why yours say differently.

Forum: Death Knights 08/19/10, 3:29 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,211,867 Posted By Yubble I'm getting interesting results with my latest... I'm getting interesting results with my latest unholy sims - just wondering if anybody else sees the same... kahorie's version 1.2.1.6 My standard 0-17-54 2h unholy build is doing less simmed dps...

Forum: Death Knights 07/16/10, 11:38 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble I tested the sigil swap last night after reading... I tested the sigil swap last night after reading the post on this page. I got the macro working as well and bound it to my space bar for now. I noticed quite a large increase in dps from sigil...

Forum: Death Knights 06/17/10, 3:02 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,211,867 Posted By Yubble I could be mistaken, because I haven't been... I could be mistaken, because I haven't been dodged in a while, but I believe that dodges and parries act like misses do - your rune does NOT get swallowed, but it does get activated for about .5 sec,...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/14/10, 2:34 PM

Replies: 30,098 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,875,936 Posted By Yubble As unholy, gemming for annual percentage rates is... As unholy, gemming for annual percentage rates is probably as useful as gemming for armor penetration (ArP). So no, don't gem for APR. Or ArP.

Forum: Death Knights 04/12/10, 5:21 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble I would agree on your glyphs and rotation. As... I would agree on your glyphs and rotation. As for a build, I was experimenting w/ one the other day w/ reg bryntoll and was pulling very close to the same dps (in heroics and on the dummy... I know,...

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 6:25 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,211,867 Posted By Yubble Well when you said you skip blood strikes for... Well when you said you skip blood strikes for "one whole round", I guess I assumed that meant two rune cycles, as a typical full "rotation" uses only 2 BS's per "round." If that were the case, then...

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 3:51 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,211,867 Posted By Yubble You're prioritizing DC over Blood Strike,... You're prioritizing DC over Blood Strike, skipping Blood Strike completely sometimes, yet have a reaping spec (which depends on B to D runes) and 0/3 Morbidity (which increases your DC damage)? That...

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 3:39 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,668 Posted By Yubble All up to you. From everything I've seen and... All up to you. From everything I've seen and heard, there's not much difference. If CG doesn't proc during a trash pull, it's useless. When it does, you get huge HB's. Razorice, however, stacks...

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 2:54 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,668 Posted By Yubble Gearing or gemming for expertise as Unholy is a... Gearing or gemming for expertise as Unholy is a dps loss. It's not hard to cap it with the current gear available, and doing so will only slightly nerf your dps. If you hate variability, then do...

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 2:52 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,668 Posted By Yubble Why aren't you using Fallen Crusader? It's far... Why aren't you using Fallen Crusader? It's far superior to both of those runes. Most dk's do razorice on one and fallen crusader on the other. It's been that way for a LOOONG time now.

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 1:05 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,668 Posted By Yubble Didn't know where else to post this... Just want... Didn't know where else to post this... Just want to compare my dps to others with similar gear. I'm dw frost. I'm pulling about 9500-10k on stand still fights in 25 ICC with the 5% dmg buff. I've...

Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 12:57 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,668 Posted By Yubble Heh... probably because there isn't a simple... Heh... probably because there isn't a simple answer. All three can out-dps each other depending on raid makeup/buffs present. In absolutely best in slot gear, including Shadowmourne, and skill...

Forum: Death Knights 03/23/10, 5:46 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble What do you mean by possible? It has always been... What do you mean by possible? It has always been possible. Possible to go 2h and be competitive? No, not unless you vastly outgear everyone you're comparing yourself to. The recent changes to...

Forum: Death Knights 03/10/10, 11:46 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble When comparing two significantly different specs... When comparing two significantly different specs that scale so differently, the target dummy is definitely not accurate. I foresee both specs being pretty close. The lack of necrosis (0% hp dummy)...

Forum: Death Knights 01/21/10, 11:40 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble It appears to me that he is indeed using Howling... It appears to me that he is indeed using Howling Blast to reapply FF, but probably only on Rime procs. Otherwise, he uses the standard IT PS method. I seem to remember this being an option in 3.2...

Forum: Death Knights 01/06/10, 3:28 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble 1. I can't see any conceivable reason you... 1. I can't see any conceivable reason you wouldn't take 1 pt from BA and put it in UA. 2. I'm going to guess that the dummy was < 35% health, meaning FS, OB, IT, and HB were all doing 12% more dmg...

Forum: Death Knights 12/18/09, 4:47 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble Hmmm... you shouldn't really be having any RP... Hmmm... you shouldn't really be having any RP problems. You should have enough runes and RP available to usually fill all your GCDs. You should be popping HoW any time you have a free GCD (all...

Forum: Death Knights 12/18/09, 12:03 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,568 Posted By Yubble Rhinoe - Well of course you're going to be... Rhinoe - Well of course you're going to be doing more dmg w/ 15/52/2 than 54/17 on the target dummy... target dummy is horrible for comparing specs... Odds are the dummy is at ~0hp, meaning...

Forum: Death Knights 12/17/09, 1:17 PM

Replies: 770 DW Tanking Builds 3.3 - updated 12/01/10 Views: 1,226,809 Posted By Yubble Judging by your gear and stats, if you're having... Judging by your gear and stats, if you're having problems surviving H HOR, it's one of 3 things: 1) Your healer(s) suck 2) You're not managing your CD's (IBF, UA, AMS) very well 3) You're letting...

Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 11:46 AM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble Exactly. In many cases, this is another... Exactly. In many cases, this is another situation in which we have to just chalk it up to personal preference (unless of course you're at 50 hit rating and 5 expertise). If you can manage your...

Forum: Death Knights 08/19/09, 1:10 PM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble Last night we did CC25, and we have a dw frost dk... Last night we did CC25, and we have a dw frost dk in our guild running 14/54/3 The World of Warcraft Armory (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Bladefist&n=Dreadpirate) - Dreadpirate He...

Forum: Death Knights 08/14/09, 2:22 PM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble Okay... so here's my attempt at the math for... Okay... so here's my attempt at the math for Mirror vs Shard for frost DW... This assumes that equipping the shard will put you at expertise cap, and neither are equipped at the start of...

Forum: Death Knights 08/14/09, 1:04 PM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble This is usually due to the fact that we're using... This is usually due to the fact that we're using Rime+KM HB during a CD that would otherwise be used for FS, plus you're getting ~5 RP per target hit by Rime+KM HB. That's 32 extra RP +5 (37) every...

Forum: Death Knights 08/14/09, 11:56 AM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble Definitely the case in Blood Pres. I tried out... Definitely the case in Blood Pres. I tried out the GoD rotation last night on the dummy, and couldn't pull it off well whatsoever, for a few reasons. 1) I have ~100 ms latency, w/ occasional 1 sec...

Forum: Death Knights 08/08/09, 1:52 PM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble I've been trying out this build - 52/19 actually... I've been trying out this build - 52/19 actually - for the last few days and it seems to produce comparable results to 53/18. Anybody else experiment w/ NotD at all? If the ghoul+UA+ghoul glyph...

Forum: Death Knights 08/06/09, 4:46 PM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,495,900 Posted By Yubble Exactly - that's what we should be doing. We're... Exactly - that's what we should be doing. We're not generating any more RP than before, I don't think... it's just easy to get mixed up when you're constantly watching your procs. However, it's...

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