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Forum: Mages 11/24/08, 5:06 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,088
Posted By Evalara
This needs more love. With moderate-to-bad...

This needs more love.


With moderate-to-bad latency (250-600) I've missed like, 1 or 2 total FoF combos since the patch, even at point-blank range. If people are having difficulty with this I don't...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 7:29 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 53,133
Posted By Evalara
Interesting that there aren't many complaints in...

Interesting that there aren't many complaints in this thread. I've gone Howling Fjord -> Borean Tundra -> Dragonblight, and just now starting Grizzly Hills. I have to say the quest design is...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/08, 9:59 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,962
Posted By Evalara
Neither wowhead nor thottbot seems to currently...

Neither wowhead nor thottbot seems to currently know where the Skyflare or Earthsiege transmutes are learned. From reading other threads it seems they were available in beta, does anyone know where...
Forum: Mages 10/25/08, 1:34 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,556
Posted By Evalara
Wouldn't it be the reverse, with low latency...

Wouldn't it be the reverse, with low latency players unable to pull off the combo consistently? My latency never drops below 250 and my success rate with combo Ice Lances is near perfect thus far.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/25/08, 2:37 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,962
Posted By Evalara
I'm noticing the tailoring transmutes all require...

I'm noticing the tailoring transmutes all require you to visit a particular place:
Ebonweave - Altar of the Frozen Depths, Forgotten Depths, Icecrown
Moonshroud - Emerald Dragonshrine,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/30/08, 10:50 PM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,241
Posted By Evalara
Ah, but the size of that population is itself a...

Ah, but the size of that population is itself a function of the tuning!

What a lot of people are missing is that participation levels are endogenous to the system. If you make raids easier, more...
Forum: Mages 09/28/08, 12:29 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,556
Posted By Evalara
Not really true. An appropriate search on...

Not really true. An appropriate search on wowhead will reveal there are spirit-less and mp5-less options for every slot, sometimes several, including a few of our set pieces. It won't be any more...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/21/08, 1:24 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,962
Posted By Evalara
This would only inflate the materials cost. As...

This would only inflate the materials cost. As long as crafting the item itself involves no cooldown, and the recipe is not scarce (i.e. trainer), the market crafting fee will approach...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/08, 8:13 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,962
Posted By Evalara
Seems doubtful, since they're already put in 3...

Seems doubtful, since they're already put in 3 two-piece "sets", one for each cloth type, that are BoE. There might be more to come but at this point I don't think we'll see a Frozen Shadoweave mark...
Forum: Mages 09/18/08, 7:03 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,556
Posted By Evalara
It seems like spells (if you look closely those...

It seems like spells (if you look closely those are spells, not items) that use ink as a reagent are more likely to be Inscription than Enchanting.

And on the topic of Inscription being more...
Forum: Mages 09/15/08, 8:58 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,556
Posted By Evalara
Other than the 5% haste, I have to disagree. ...

Other than the 5% haste, I have to disagree. With cable internet in a major US metro area I rarely dip below 250ms, so I can't imagine that kind of latency is uncommon (it was the same on DSL when I...
Forum: Mages 08/21/08, 6:27 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,556
Posted By Evalara
All evidence to this point suggests that Blizzard...

All evidence to this point suggests that Blizzard either A) does not do this at all or B) is simply awful at it. There are a zillion posts in this thread and the prior thread saying that this should...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/14/08, 7:22 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,607
Posted By Evalara
Comparing regen rates by themselves doesn't tell...

Comparing regen rates by themselves doesn't tell us much. A priest at 30% is going to regen more than a mage at 30% because his gear has more spirit. And even that isn't the whole story, because...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/05/08, 7:09 PM
Replies: 341
Views: 56,228
Posted By Evalara
I'd agree the "5k arena points and 75k honor"...

I'd agree the "5k arena points and 75k honor" part is improbable, but there are plenty of people in my guild and on my server with 4/5 S3 who can't break 1550. It certainly describes the team I used...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/26/08, 9:38 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,607
Posted By Evalara
Would WG still be crazily overpowered if it was...

Would WG still be crazily overpowered if it was reduced from 10% chance to apply to, say, 5%? Or reduce the duration slightly? That seems like the simplest solution that isn't just removing it.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/22/08, 10:36 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,607
Posted By Evalara
Crit is far and away the best stat for levelling....

Crit is far and away the best stat for levelling. When you're hitting 5k hp mobs with 2k bolts, adding a few spell damage does absolutely nothing, but increasing your crit chance increases the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/08, 8:39 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,042
Posted By Evalara
When has warlock gear ever NOT been better than...

When has warlock gear ever NOT been better than mage gear, often for this precise reason? Nearly every piece of Plagueheart is strictly superior to Frostfire, only one piece of Aldor is better than...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/19/08, 9:35 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,042
Posted By Evalara
Hah! We wish :( This notion is totally at odds...

Hah! We wish :(

This notion is totally at odds with the idea I frequently see here that Vashj and Kael have been nerfed into triviality. If that's true then there will be plenty of mediocre guilds...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/18/08, 9:55 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,042
Posted By Evalara
I think you may be mis-remembering how difficulty...

I think you may be mis-remembering how difficulty scaled in the old raids. Razorgore was arguably easier than Ragnaros, then Vael was harder than the 4 bosses that followed him. The first 4 bosses...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,042
Posted By Evalara
The values are pretty easy to extrapolate. ...

The values are pretty easy to extrapolate. T4-equivalent helms are 50 badges, T5-equivalent helms/legs/chests are 75. So I'm guessing T6-"equivalent" items in those slots will be 100 badges. I'm...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/08, 12:57 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,042
Posted By Evalara
The question is, is it always one of each token...

The question is, is it always one of each token group or is it just any random 3?
Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/08, 7:34 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,042
Posted By Evalara
All content is disposable. How many people never...

All content is disposable. How many people never saw Naxx? How many of them never went back once 10 levels made it mostly trivial? The entire old world has been disposed of except for levelling. ...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/07/08, 7:12 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,243
Posted By Evalara
I must be behind on the theorycraft since in my...

I must be behind on the theorycraft since in my experience mages are nearly useless outside of a shadowpriest group on a fight of any significant length. We had to do without one this week in Hyjal...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/06/08, 2:46 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,243
Posted By Evalara
I'm not the guy you're quoting (and he didn't say...

I'm not the guy you're quoting (and he didn't say that) but I'll go ahead and say yes, they should. Extremely rare items that are available to all classes that simply act as status symbols don't...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 5:21 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,243
Posted By Evalara
It will almost certainly take less time to grind...

It will almost certainly take less time to grind the rep to buy the HWL/GM pieces than the honor to buy the S1/Vindicator pieces. Particularly if any of them are on CE rep which takes literally 0...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 1:06 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,243
Posted By Evalara
I didn't even have to look to see that you play...

I didn't even have to look to see that you play horde. The idea of being able to get in a winning WSG/AB/EotS every day while sub-70 as Alliance is incalculably laughable. Even if you managed to do...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/04/08, 7:23 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,106
Posted By Evalara
My observation has been that most alchemists are...

My observation has been that most alchemists are just fools. In the old days it was quite common to see folks advertising arcanite transmutes in the trade channel for 3-5g or similar nominal fee,...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/04/08, 6:14 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,243
Posted By Evalara
Regardless of what levels of which reps they will...

Regardless of what levels of which reps they will be purchasable at/from, it's going to be an unmitigated improvement in terms of time required. It takes a similar amount of time to get to Keepers...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/30/08, 12:52 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,475
Posted By Evalara
If you're going to drop t5 very quickly as you...

If you're going to drop t5 very quickly as you move into t6, which you probably will if you raid 4 days or less, starting a new loot system may be a bad idea. If you have people who have been saving...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/08, 7:16 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 16,243
Posted By Evalara
We use bidding, and loot never rots unless it is...

We use bidding, and loot never rots unless it is truly useless or everyone that could conceivably use it already has it. I think this is one of the largest arguments in favor of bidding vs....
Forum: Public Discussion 01/17/08, 10:37 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 20,281
Posted By Evalara
Blizzard has two gearing/progression models, I'll...

Blizzard has two gearing/progression models, I'll call them Limited and Unlimited.

The Limited model has artificial barriers to going as far as you are willing and able. You may have wanted to sit...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/07, 12:39 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 46,723
Posted By Evalara
We got our first kill last night, on our first...

We got our first kill last night, on our first pull of the night and only second pull ever. We didn't go in with a very comprehensive strategy, just spread out, run out of rain of fire, if you get...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/07, 11:18 AM
Replies: 1,274
Views: 383,282
Posted By Evalara
Prediction fulfilled. Like I said, not the right...

Prediction fulfilled.

Like I said, not the right tool for the job. Slow costs an absolute fortune of mana and isn't even worth the talent point. Even using your off-school spells you will not put...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/07, 7:02 PM
Replies: 1,274
Views: 383,282
Posted By Evalara
An arcane mage cannot kite a strider. I'm sure...

An arcane mage cannot kite a strider. I'm sure someone could pipe up with an example of it being done against all odds, but it's just not the right tool for the job. We use an elemental shaman...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/27/07, 12:46 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 55,061
Posted By Evalara
You're basically full of crap. As I mentioned...

You're basically full of crap. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I have been attacked exactly once in the Netherwing Mines and plenty of others have had similar experiences, so that's a pretty...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/26/07, 1:00 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 15,867
Posted By Evalara
I'm curious what they're going to do with some of...

I'm curious what they're going to do with some of the items and crafting patterns from rep vendors. The particular one I have in mind is the formula for Alchemist's Stone which you get at Sha'tar...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/24/07, 1:56 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 15,867
Posted By Evalara
The weirdest factor is that there's enough quest...

The weirdest factor is that there's enough quest xp around to easily hit 70 in Nagrand if you stay rested and do 5 mans more than once. Even without running instances you should be done by Blade's...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/24/07, 12:21 AM
Replies: 179
Views: 45,924
Posted By Evalara
Did you mean just for the annoying trash mobs or...

Did you mean just for the annoying trash mobs or the instance as a whole? I'd like to see the pre-t6 group that can do Malacrass without a priest for fort/shadow prot AND a paladin for conc aura.
Forum: Public Discussion 11/20/07, 6:01 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 45,924
Posted By Evalara
(Context: we're 6/6 3/4) Some of the loot is...

(Context: we're 6/6 3/4)

Some of the loot is nice, though as a mage there are very few usable items for me, since the spell haste gear is mostly awful. We got a shield last time through for our...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/20/07, 8:56 AM
Replies: 1,274
Views: 383,282
Posted By Evalara
Or have a designated center paladin use Righteous...

Or have a designated center paladin use Righteous Fury.
Forum: Public Discussion 11/20/07, 8:52 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 182,222
Posted By Evalara
Hex Shrunken Head currently stacks with Icon of...

Hex Shrunken Head currently stacks with Icon of the Silver Crescent, and Tome of Diabolic Remedy stacks with other +heal trinkets. I don't have either myself but we've gotten both and the people who...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/07, 1:55 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 321,741
Posted By Evalara
Definitely does not work.

Definitely does not work.
Forum: Public Discussion 11/16/07, 4:31 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 182,222
Posted By Evalara
Flamecaps are definitely 3 minutes, though I do...

Flamecaps are definitely 3 minutes, though I do not recall if that's different from 2.2
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 9:30 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,266
Posted By Evalara
Some raids are different. We NEVER run less than...

Some raids are different. We NEVER run less than 3 mages, and occasionally as many as 5. Our warlocks are terrible and only break the top 5 on AoE fights, whereas our mages are frequently right...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/06/07, 2:41 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,266
Posted By Evalara
As far as I know Blizzard cannot be resisted at...

As far as I know Blizzard cannot be resisted at all.

Naturally if anyone has a disproving screenshot I'd love to see it!
Forum: Public Discussion 11/03/07, 11:44 AM
Replies: 961
Views: 218,481
Posted By Evalara
Kurinnaxx

Kurinnaxx
Forum: Public Discussion 11/02/07, 11:40 AM
Replies: 1,274
Views: 383,282
Posted By Evalara
We got our first kill monday (which I sadly...

We got our first kill monday (which I sadly missed), and added a second kill last night after only two attempts. We used what seems like an oddball strategy so I thought I'd share...

We used two...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/02/07, 10:56 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,712
Posted By Evalara
Meh, I'd say that's true for a pug but totally...

Meh, I'd say that's true for a pug but totally un-true for a guild group. I ran enough SH on my warrior alt to be halfway to HH exalted, usually no deeper than 21 in prot, and it was a lot of fun,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/02/07, 12:00 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,266
Posted By Evalara
Ah, it does show WE's damage on the summary...

Ah, it does show WE's damage on the summary sheet, but not the pie chart. It would be cool if it did :/
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/01/07, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,266
Posted By Evalara
How do you set Recount to record your Water...

How do you set Recount to record your Water Elemental? It's never worked for me.
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