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Forum: Public Discussion 02/18/09, 3:52 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,613
Posted By Draele
Slightly sidetracking here, but I as the big...

Slightly sidetracking here, but I as the big baddies are concerned there the theories that Deathwing is either in Grim Batol and/or behind the infinite dragonflight, and Sargeras has somehow managed...
Forum: Warlocks 02/12/09, 12:09 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
Well, we know Siphon Life will be applied by...

Well, we know Siphon Life will be applied by Corruption (and very likely renewed by Everlasting Afflictions) If that's as far as they're gonna go I can honestly say I don't have any complaints....
Forum: Warlocks 02/05/09, 11:35 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 37,796
Posted By Draele
Not far off from the mark IMO. Entirely...

Not far off from the mark IMO. Entirely speculation here but...

-DoTs will be able to crit.
-Pandemic will increase the critical strike multiplier of DoTs.
-Suppression being changed leads me to...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/09, 9:17 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 580,156
Posted By Draele
I'm curious if anyone knows in particular what...

I'm curious if anyone knows in particular what config/menu tweaks would have the most effect for a system with a nice video card but with somewhat dated ram/cpu. I'm currently running a single core...
Forum: Warlocks 01/29/09, 6:52 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
I truly hope they at least wait until we have...

I truly hope they at least wait until we have some hard content to do whatever they're going to do. Raiding Affliction is really the only thing keeping me playing this game because everything else is...
Forum: Warlocks 01/28/09, 1:41 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
I was initially against the "no dot clipping"...

I was initially against the "no dot clipping" idea, but after looking at the alternatives I'd think it preferable...

IE it would make it more difficult for noobs/people without timers to screw up,...
Forum: Warlocks 01/27/09, 4:31 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
I really don't think Immolate is such a problem....

I really don't think Immolate is such a problem. It ties in so well with UA that it really doesn't matter in regard to where Ghost's concerns probably lie. If you cast them back to back every time...
Forum: Warlocks 01/27/09, 4:16 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
That would turn it into nothing but another...

That would turn it into nothing but another mindless spambot like so many other classes. Destro would be more complex.
Forum: Warlocks 01/22/09, 12:43 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
A talent could easily be implemented to function...

A talent could easily be implemented to function similarly to Blood Gorged. IE While above 90% health Drain Life does +50/100/150% damage. Numbers obviously tweaked as necessary.

Or make a core...
Forum: Warlocks 01/21/09, 2:53 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
My preliminary thoughts are to eliminate "hot...

My preliminary thoughts are to eliminate "hot spots" in the rotation where you have several debuffs expiring around the same time (it sounds counterproductive to do this but bear with me) which leads...
Forum: Warlocks 01/21/09, 2:34 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 72,256
Posted By Draele
Upcoming Affliction Simplification

As many of you have probably already read, Ghostcrawler has stated (many times) that they are planning on making changes which will impact the rotation in a manner such that 3rd party addons (DoT...
Forum: Warlocks 12/02/08, 5:16 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 166,409
Posted By Draele
I've been running 14% hit, +3% from Suppression...

I've been running 14% hit, +3% from Suppression to cap Affliction. Absolutely necessary to not have Haunt resists, not so much for the sake of the debuff, but rather to keep Corruption rolling....
Forum: Public Discussion 11/18/08, 3:09 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,350
Posted By Draele
So is it possible at all to even reach 450...

So is it possible at all to even reach 450 Tailoring with green patterns? I'm stuck at 449 after making at least 20 Frostweave Bags and Frostsavage Boots. Bad RNG or simply not possible to cap it...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/17/08, 1:06 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,350
Posted By Draele
As far as Tailoring is concerned I hope they...

As far as Tailoring is concerned I hope they continue in the spirit of TBC and have raid-acquired patterns for BoP items. I like the fact that they offer slightly better stats than items dropped in...
Forum: Warlocks 07/19/08, 6:23 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Haunt looks great. I would like to see it...

Haunt looks great. I would like to see it slightly tweaked, however.

Haunt (Current Version): You send a ghostly soul into the target, dealing 645 to 754 Shadow damage and increasing all damage done...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/08, 9:10 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,296
Posted By Draele
Well, with the removal of the +healing stat in LK...

Well, with the removal of the +healing stat in LK even well geared healers should be able to do well since they'll have some nuke power.

EDIT: Not to mention tanks will be doing increased levels of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/08, 8:53 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,296
Posted By Draele
Well, that's certainly not to say every area...

Well, that's certainly not to say every area would have to be like this. Currently we have Quel'Danas, Ogri'la, Skettis, Throne of Kil'Jaeden, etc. Would it really hurt the integrity of all these...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/08, 8:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,296
Posted By Draele
Thoughts On Scaling Outdoor Solo/Small Group Content?

I couldn't help but think today that all of the outdoor solo/small group content is pretty trivial and really doesn't do a good job at keeping anyone with even a moderate level of gear challenged. As...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/11/08, 1:44 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 14,839
Posted By Draele
I think it's a good idea. As I stated in the...

I think it's a good idea. As I stated in the respecs thread: Many people identify very strongly with one talent tree or another. Playing their tree makes the game more enjoyable for them. If not for...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/08, 9:20 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
I've always been of the opinion that the infinite...

I've always been of the opinion that the infinite dragonflight are Neltharion's doing. Do I have any proof or fancy spoiler boxes? Nope. He's just been hiding out for a good while and has bound to be...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/08, 7:42 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
It really would seem that the Bronze flight would...

It really would seem that the Bronze flight would be the most powerful assuming they didn't maintain the "____ is supposed to happen" belief. By controlling the flow of time they hold much more power...
Forum: Warlocks 07/04/08, 9:29 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
True, although it worries me that they're placing...

True, although it worries me that they're placing even more emphasis on Shadowbolt in the Affliction tree. They'd to better to make Shadowbolt crits increase DoT your damage by a large percentage or...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/03/08, 11:32 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,902
Posted By Draele
Personally I feel like the entire concept of...

Personally I feel like the entire concept of having bosses immune to a school of magic is just silly. Frostfire Bolt shouldn't even be a necessity. Maybe it's bleeding over into the realm of the...
Forum: Warlocks 07/03/08, 3:35 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Just like BC...Affliction started out strong and...

Just like BC...Affliction started out strong and got passed by Destro(and pretty much everything else with a few exceptions) once the stats started adding up.

I don't think anyone believes...
Forum: Warlocks 07/02/08, 5:55 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
What really chafes my ass about the whole thing...

What really chafes my ass about the whole thing is that Blizzard hasn't even recognized it as an issue. In May '07 during the Stratics dev chat I submitted a question to Kalgan regarding DoTs scaling...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/02/08, 4:43 PM
Replies: 2,727
Sticky: UI Help Center
Views: 474,695
Posted By Draele
I'm looking for an addon that can move screen...

I'm looking for an addon that can move screen elements around. I've tried Visor2, Moveit, Moveanything, among others and it seems like they are all either A) Buggy, often resetting the position of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/08, 1:55 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,458
Posted By Draele
Would be fine by me. If not preferable. I just...

Would be fine by me. If not preferable. I just don't like the idea of just switching your talent spec in the middle of a dungeon, ya know? "Hrm. I think I'd like to forget how heal. Yeah. Healing...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/08, 4:41 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
The itemization looks solid except for Holy...

The itemization looks solid except for Holy Paladins which are the odd man out. I hate to say it but the most likely course will be Blizzard expecting Holy/Restoration/Elemental to use the same mail...
Forum: Warlocks 07/01/08, 2:12 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
There really needs to be a Ruin-like talent deep...

There really needs to be a Ruin-like talent deep in every tree that takes advantage of crit.

Affliction: Shadowbolt crits increase the damage of your DoTs for X seconds.

Demonology: Shadowbolt and...
Forum: Warlocks 06/30/08, 4:33 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Even on fights with large multi target components...

Even on fights with large multi target components we still get smoked. Take Shade of Akama. Half of the fight is pure multi target Affliction fun. You get to use CoD, CoA, essentially the best...
Forum: Warlocks 06/30/08, 4:05 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Poor scaling for Affliction, or any tree for that...

Poor scaling for Affliction, or any tree for that matter, is not the answer. I'd like to point out the differences in DPS and scaling. Affliction doing 10% less damage than Destruction at all stages...
Forum: Warlocks 06/30/08, 3:34 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
I can reasonably say after looking at Deathknight...

I can reasonably say after looking at Deathknight that I will not reroll from Warlock. The grass truly isn't greener and never really has been. It will ultimately boil down to either A) They fix...
Forum: Warlocks 06/30/08, 12:17 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Am I alone in assuming Metamorphosis is only...

Am I alone in assuming Metamorphosis is only going to be taken for the novelty factor? Maybe for BGs? Seems like in most cases Ruin(FG/Ruin Raid Build) or Siphon Life(FG/SL arena build) would be...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/08, 1:10 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,458
Posted By Draele
The complaint isn't about the ability to switch...

The complaint isn't about the ability to switch back and forth between two different specs. The complaint is the increased likelyhood of Blizzard implementing gimmick fights that will require we use...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/08, 4:05 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,458
Posted By Draele
So nothing is sacred? What's next? Forcing people...

So nothing is sacred? What's next? Forcing people to reroll? And there's absolutely nothing wrong identifying yourself with a talent tree. It's no different a concept than identifying yourself with...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/08, 6:49 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
Still no word on DoT scaling with crit? That's...

Still no word on DoT scaling with crit? That's the big thing I've been waiting to hear them say...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/08, 6:07 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,458
Posted By Draele
My guess is you're going to simply visit a class...

My guess is you're going to simply visit a class trainer and they will have a "switch specs" option(at of course no cost). Switching back and forth like that inside of a dungeon is past the point of...
Forum: Warlocks 06/27/08, 4:55 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
What's exactly there to "overcome"? Any DPSer...

What's exactly there to "overcome"? Any DPSer worth their salt goes all out 100% on any fight where failure is an option due to something like that happening. If they are already going balls to the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/08, 4:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,880
Posted By Draele
I still think they could make things a little...

I still think they could make things a little more interesting by implementing more conditional abilities, skill combinations, etc. Things that are, again, more on a class level of increasing...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 11:15 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
I think the concept of soul shards is a sound...

I think the concept of soul shards is a sound one. Having to reap the souls from your enemies as power for certain spells is a totally reasonable concept. It's the storage of them that's such an...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 3:28 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
If we're looking for a filler spell they could...

If we're looking for a filler spell they could just remove the Shadowbolt/Shadowburn portion of Death's Embrace and add: Increases the damage of your Drain Life by 33/66/100% while at full health....
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 12:31 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
Definitely. I had always seen Affliction and...

Definitely. I had always seen Affliction and Destruction thematically as very contrasting specs that play very differently and have little in common. Demonology being the generalist of sorts-...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 10:50 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
While I certainly wouldn't mind something like...

While I certainly wouldn't mind something like this... that's not the point I was trying to make. Shadowbolt isn't a bad thing per se. It is indeed filler and filler is a necessity. My point is...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 9:16 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,143
Posted By Draele
Speaking as an Affliction Lock I wholeheartedly...

Speaking as an Affliction Lock I wholeheartedly oppose anything based around increasing DoT duration. Throughput is what matters- damage per tick. If anything shortening the duration while keeping...
Forum: Death Knights 06/23/08, 11:13 PM
Replies: 4,142
Views: 830,259
Posted By Draele
I'd be interested in some way to swap runes out...

I'd be interested in some way to swap runes out of combat perhaps, if only because I'd be interested in getting the Frost 11-pointer for the weapon imbue, but having no interest in using any frost...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/08, 5:28 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,427
Posted By Draele
It would still be interesting to give Paladins a...

It would still be interesting to give Paladins a short range mega heal or some ability that facilitates Paladins being in the thick of it with the melee and healing. Maybe even a self buff. "Combat...
Forum: Warlocks 06/19/08, 1:07 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Touching back on Cripple for a moment... Would...

Touching back on Cripple for a moment...

Would it be unreasonable to add an alternate effect to Cripple (as well as other similar talents like Slow) for mobs that are immune to the effects of the...
Forum: Warlocks 06/18/08, 12:35 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
The more I look at the talent trees the more that...

The more I look at the talent trees the more that this makes sense:

Put the Corruption refreshing portion of Everlasting Affliction in Destruction. Tack it on to another talent or something. Why?...
Forum: Warlocks 06/17/08, 7:25 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
Right. I guess the main point to be noted with...

Right. I guess the main point to be noted with the extra DPS time gained isn't as meaningful as it would be for other specs/classes. All it does is open up extra time to cast more (relatively weak)...
Forum: Warlocks 06/16/08, 11:39 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,905
Posted By Draele
I think most Locks agree with you. Any more anti...

I think most Locks agree with you. Any more anti caster power is just excessive. Get rid of the silence and give back the pacify ;)
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