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Forum: Mages 04/23/09, 11:08 PM

Replies: 1,603 The Frostfire Bolt thread (updated 3.2.2) Views: 1,598,853 Posted By galzohar It would make perfect sense if different settings... It would make perfect sense if different settings would result in different optimal sets. Especially when your different settings change your hit rating needed to cap.

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/22/09, 8:14 PM

Replies: 1,483 The Paladin PvP Thread Views: 645,687 Posted By galzohar It seems like missing DP is not really an issue -... It seems like missing DP is not really an issue - healing power and survivability are quite better (both due to spec changes as well as trinket change due to the WG trinket having SP rather than...

Forum: Paladins 04/22/09, 8:10 PM

Replies: 1,055 The Holy Paladin Guide for 3.1 Views: 569,788 Posted By galzohar Yeah divinity appears less good than it really is... Yeah divinity appears less good than it really is by the description. Remember that since you only use LoH once a fight at most, you can use it anytime during the fight so the fact you save it for an...

Forum: Mages 04/22/09, 9:01 AM

Replies: 1,672 Rawr.Mage Views: 1,152,462 Posted By galzohar Why would you ever uncheck that? That's a debuff... Why would you ever uncheck that? That's a debuff you pretty much always have up if the fight is important enough for your raid to make any kind of optimizations.

Forum: Paladins 04/21/09, 8:15 PM

Replies: 252 Rawr Healadin Model Views: 177,470 Posted By galzohar The int enchants give more efficiency and less... The int enchants give more efficiency and less burst, in both cases. If you value 1% burst healing the same as 1% efficiency, the sp enchants are better. If you're having severe efficiency problems,...

Forum: Mages 04/21/09, 3:30 PM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,451,394 Posted By galzohar You're using a rotation that isn't on the first... You're using a rotation that isn't on the first post. Rotations that aren't on the first post are never optimal from a DPS vs MPS perspective. It's very well-proven, that aside for special cooldowns,...

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/21/09, 12:01 PM

Replies: 1,483 The Paladin PvP Thread Views: 645,687 Posted By galzohar I don't see why you would spend more than 22 in... I don't see why you would spend more than 22 in prot. I'm not 100% sure that me going with 22 in prot and only 49 in holy (losing beacon and 3% haste) is worth the 4% extra healing or DG (whichever...

Forum: Paladins 04/21/09, 11:53 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Keep in mind you're not comparing AM to anything... Keep in mind you're not comparing AM to anything useful, really. You're comparing it to imp wis, imp LoH and blessed hands. It doesn't need to be a good talent to deserve a point, it needs to be...

Forum: Paladins 04/20/09, 8:57 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Even 100% healing->threat would make it very hard... Even 100% healing->threat would make it very hard to pull aggro, as you'd need well over 6k effective HPS to beat a tank that does 6k TPS. So having righteous fury on is not a problem and is...

Forum: Paladins 04/20/09, 2:50 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Look, when you're moving, nobody is telling you... Look, when you're moving, nobody is telling you to cast anything other than holy shock (if you don't need to refresh judgement/ss/beacon or can't afford to). When you're not moving, though, there's...

Forum: Paladins 04/19/09, 4:53 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Why the hell would you use HS on every cooldown?... Why the hell would you use HS on every cooldown? It's less efficient and less HPS than HL. If you're standing still and are actually casting before the target has 3 HP left (which is most of the...

Forum: Paladins 04/19/09, 11:57 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar There's a reason FoL is a bad idea. It's because... There's a reason FoL is a bad idea. It's because you can never use all your mana by spamming FoL practically regardless fo how you gear, which means that the only way to push more healing is to use...

Forum: Paladins 04/19/09, 9:17 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Imp devo does nothing if you have a tree or a... Imp devo does nothing if you have a tree or a prot pally in your raid.

Forum: Paladins 04/18/09, 9:51 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar If you're going to use "experience' to judge a... If you're going to use "experience' to judge a flask's effectiveness, at least make sure you were monitoring everything else that was happening during the fight. Like already said, a flask swap won't...

Forum: Paladins 04/16/09, 9:59 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Like I said, the massive overpowerness of INT... Like I said, the massive overpowerness of INT compared to other stats didn't really change. There's absolutely no reason to socket anything other than int unless the socket bonus is good enough...

Forum: Paladins 04/16/09, 7:39 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar You're stacking int because even if you ignore... You're stacking int because even if you ignore the minor sp and crit it gives, it still gives you more mana over a fight than mp5 when using the same item budget. The only thing that can make mp5...

Forum: Paladins 04/15/09, 5:55 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Practically all casters have 70% pushback... Practically all casters have 70% pushback protection on their spells, making non-improved conc aura's 35% more than enough to bring them over 100% making them pushback immune. Silences and interrupts...

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/15/09, 9:23 AM

Replies: 1,483 The Paladin PvP Thread Views: 645,687 Posted By galzohar I (and many others) don't find sacred cleansing... I (and many others) don't find sacred cleansing too useful at all.

Forum: Mages 04/15/09, 9:08 AM

Replies: 1,603 The Frostfire Bolt thread (updated 3.2.2) Views: 1,598,853 Posted By galzohar I still get the feeling that if you click your... I still get the feeling that if you click your spell close enough to the end of the current cast, it'll get chained. Could be wrong, though, but don't assume spell queue actually lets you queue at...

Forum: Mages 04/14/09, 3:08 PM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,451,394 Posted By galzohar Rawr can cover it. Rawr can cover it.

Forum: Paladins 04/13/09, 10:03 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar A X% increase in stats does not represent X%... A X% increase in stats does not represent X% increase in effectiveness. Just use rawr to figure these sort of things out.

Forum: Mages 04/13/09, 9:57 PM

Replies: 1,700 Upcoming Mage Changes in 3.1 Views: 540,973 Posted By galzohar Given the dmg increase due to a crit of a FB/FFB,... Given the dmg increase due to a crit of a FB/FFB, you could extend the above code to calculate combustion damage increase using the same idea (with more recursive calls). Starting point in the...

Forum: Mages 04/13/09, 9:54 PM

Replies: 1,603 The Frostfire Bolt thread (updated 3.2.2) Views: 1,598,853 Posted By galzohar This is actually not true, because statistically... This is actually not true, because statistically there will always be some people that have their cast near-finished when the mob hits the % where you can't finish another cast. Besides, there's...

Forum: Mages 04/13/09, 4:59 PM

Replies: 1,700 Upcoming Mage Changes in 3.1 Views: 540,973 Posted By galzohar I made a quick c++ program to calculate extra... I made a quick c++ program to calculate extra crits generated by combustion, results are: 0.000000 crit: 3.000000 extra crits 0.050000 crit: 2.666683 extra crits 0.100000 crit: 2.374494 extra...

Forum: Mages 04/13/09, 4:29 PM

Replies: 1,603 The Frostfire Bolt thread (updated 3.2.2) Views: 1,598,853 Posted By galzohar I agree that swapping professions is the last... I agree that swapping professions is the last thing on the list of things to do to improve DPS, but it's still another thing on the list. First thing is knowing what spells to cast and to cast them...

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/13/09, 3:54 PM

Replies: 1,483 The Paladin PvP Thread Views: 645,687 Posted By galzohar If the current burst remains, and the T8 bonuses... If the current burst remains, and the T8 bonuses stay not good enough for pvp, I bet PvE gear will only be an option in slots where it is higher item level than the arena gear, and even then it'll...

Forum: Paladins 04/13/09, 3:49 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar It's easy to figure out, you just go to rawr and... It's easy to figure out, you just go to rawr and see how much healing done you lose by using that new gear/spec, and compare to the extra amount absorbed over the fight by using that new gear/spec,...

Forum: Paladins 04/13/09, 9:36 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Tanks that stack block value do it mostly for... Tanks that stack block value do it mostly for damage/threat. The damage reduction per itemization point from shield block value is rather a joke compared to other stats. Armor is very nice for its...

Forum: Mages 04/13/09, 9:29 AM

Replies: 1,603 The Frostfire Bolt thread (updated 3.2.2) Views: 1,598,853 Posted By galzohar Basically nobody ever bothers to check how much... Basically nobody ever bothers to check how much hit is worth because it's obvious it's always better than sp under the cap (unless you waste some of it like you said). The problem is you can't just...

Forum: Paladins 04/12/09, 10:47 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Who said burst has to be one hit? If the fight... Who said burst has to be one hit? If the fight has X seconds of straight up increased damage (relative to the rest of the fight), I'd call that burst too - after all you handle that by having better...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/12/09, 10:37 PM

Replies: 30,098 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,875,069 Posted By galzohar Seriously, rawr with reconstruct sequence on will... Seriously, rawr with reconstruct sequence on will pretty much tell you how to play an arcane mage... Most people asking questions here seem like they never even looked at it, so please do, it'll...

Forum: Paladins 04/12/09, 10:12 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar If a boss, say, enrages from anywhere between 5... If a boss, say, enrages from anywhere between 5 to 120 seconds (or even more) during the fight, but the rest of the fight you can easily heal with some mix of FoL and HL, then your "just add HS"...

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/11/09, 11:01 PM

Replies: 1,483 The Paladin PvP Thread Views: 645,687 Posted By galzohar You're losing more than just righteous vengeance... You're losing more than just righteous vengeance and divine storm - prot only requires 17-18 points with a "normal" spec and with reckoning you have 25. Divine purpose is a very powerful talent.

Forum: Paladins 04/11/09, 10:53 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar The int enchants are somewhat better from... The int enchants are somewhat better from efficiency perspective, but are a lot worse from a burst perspective. If you're going with int over sp in those places (trading almost 2 sp for 1 int) might...

Forum: Mages 04/10/09, 10:32 PM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,451,394 Posted By galzohar Mage armor is effectively nerfed because with the... Mage armor is effectively nerfed because with the new system you'll need more than 100% regen while casting to get the same regen you get right now with meditation+glyphed mage armor. Mage armory and...

Forum: Mages 04/10/09, 4:19 PM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,451,394 Posted By galzohar You should always have mana for ABX3-AM. If at... You should always have mana for ABX3-AM. If at any point you don't have the mana for it, it means you spammed AB more than you should've.

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/10/09, 12:08 PM

Replies: 1,483 The Paladin PvP Thread Views: 645,687 Posted By galzohar Basically no class has a PvP spec that is also... Basically no class has a PvP spec that is also optimal for PvE, never been that way either. Either you spec PvE/PvP and respec when you need a different PvE spec, or spec PvE/PvE to swap at will and...

Forum: Paladins 04/10/09, 11:56 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Yeah you did miss the whole point. Stack haste,... Yeah you did miss the whole point. Stack haste, not intelect. T7 is used for its 4-piece bonus, the 2-piece bonus is pretty useless as you shouldn't be casting holy shocks. Once you can cast more...

Forum: Paladins 04/09/09, 4:31 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Even with proccing 20% crit on the next HL, HS's... Even with proccing 20% crit on the next HL, HS's mana cost makes it something you really don't want to cast unless you really have to. Would be nice if rawr modeled it, though, since rawr does model...

Forum: Paladins 04/09/09, 12:28 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar There is no rotation, you cast as much HL as... There is no rotation, you cast as much HL as possible and if your mana can't handle it you throw some FoLs in between during low dmg periods. HS is an emergency/movement only kind of spell, never use...

Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 5:19 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Because when you mostly cast HL, you don't care... Because when you mostly cast HL, you don't care much if haste doesn't lower your GCD further.

Forum: Mages 04/08/09, 3:28 PM

Replies: 1,700 Upcoming Mage Changes in 3.1 Views: 540,973 Posted By galzohar The only difference between 1 mage applying... The only difference between 1 mage applying scorch and multiple mages applying scorch is that the raid loses less from you not glyphing it. You're still having 4 more scorch casts (6 seconds before...

Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 9:16 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Just because WWS shows you a lot more mana... Just because WWS shows you a lot more mana returns from illumination compared to mp5 it doesn't mean anything about the value of crit as a stat compared to mp5. The misconception is that people...

Forum: Mages 04/07/09, 9:07 PM

Replies: 1,700 Upcoming Mage Changes in 3.1 Views: 540,973 Posted By galzohar It would be interesting to see if scorch-pyro is... It would be interesting to see if scorch-pyro is worth it over just scorch for getting the stack up faster, in terms of personal DPS gained (by using pyro) vs raid dps lost (by stacking scorch a bit...

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/07/09, 5:47 PM

Replies: 49 PvP Miss % Views: 58,397 Posted By galzohar Isn't 5 defense 0.2%... Isn't 5 defense 0.2% -hit/+dodge/+parry/+block/-crit, or did I miss it being changed?

Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 4:53 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar mp5 cannot be dwarfed by illumination, since it... mp5 cannot be dwarfed by illumination, since it gets multiplied by it. That is, if I have X more mana per fight, that mana will be spent on casting more heals that will also return mana from...

Forum: Player vs. Player 04/07/09, 3:14 PM

Replies: 68 [Theories and Math] The New Arena Rating System Views: 23,733 Posted By galzohar With how bad PvP gear is when used for PvE... With how bad PvP gear is when used for PvE purposes, nobody will "come back to arena" just to get gear they can't get in Ulduar - because even the S6 gear will most likely not be nearly as good as...

Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 2:20 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Of course we can compare int to spellpower and to... Of course we can compare int to spellpower and to any other stat for that matter, that's the whole point of theorycrafting in the firstplace. If they're not compareable how would you ever choose...

Forum: Mages 04/07/09, 1:21 PM

Replies: 1,700 Upcoming Mage Changes in 3.1 Views: 540,973 Posted By galzohar It's not quickly enough to not be highly... It's not quickly enough to not be highly dependant on fight duration and how often you switch targets in the fight. Imp scorch glyph is never going to be black and white and you might have to dual...

Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 7:32 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,192 Posted By galzohar Saying that "if my spellpower almost always... Saying that "if my spellpower almost always results in overhealing is useless" is a rather incomplete statement. It's not enough to show how little benefit 1 stat gives, you also need to show how...

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