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Forum: Mages 04/30/10, 5:24 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,552
Posted By Nemantopia
I can understand that fear and took it into...

I can understand that fear and took it into consideration, but based on existing spells and talents for the entire game, including those of enemies I think it's highly unlikely you or friendly...
Forum: Mages 04/29/10, 10:19 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,552
Posted By Nemantopia
First: <3 Kavan, Roywyn, and the other hardcore...

First: <3 Kavan, Roywyn, and the other hardcore mathers. I could do it, but...urgh. So, much appreciation for the number geeks!


On Arcane: The proposed changing DPM cycles based on current mana...
Forum: Death Knights 04/29/10, 8:24 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,562
Posted By Nemantopia
With my second 80 being a DK and having been...

With my second 80 being a DK and having been frost tanking for almost all of WotLK, I'm kinda sad they're basically saying 'no, frost, you don't tank anymore' because I really liked the feel. ...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/06/09, 2:22 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,663
Posted By Nemantopia
For Deep Frost, I almost can't see running...

For Deep Frost, I almost can't see running without Evocation and Ice Barrier glyphs. The third option would depend on team composition, but solid choices are Polymorph, Icy Veins, Mana Gem (if you...
Forum: Player vs. Player 10/04/09, 9:48 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,663
Posted By Nemantopia
Not entirely sure who you're fighting, since the...

Not entirely sure who you're fighting, since the only Mages I've faced so far in Arenas are deep arcane or deep frost, and the greater majority have the talent. That said, not too many Mages think...
Forum: Death Knights 08/17/09, 8:58 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,807
Posted By Nemantopia
I'm forced to draw the conclusion that you're...

I'm forced to draw the conclusion that you're intentionally missing the point. An epic stamina gem does NOT provide '1 stamina'. The argument is not '1 stamina > all'. It's the AMOUNT of stamina...
Forum: Death Knights 08/16/09, 4:34 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,807
Posted By Nemantopia
You're mistaking gearing for Stamina with gemming...

You're mistaking gearing for Stamina with gemming for Stamina. Tank items of the same level have pretty similar stamina, and if Stamina was the ONLY thing to gear for then you'd be in PvP gear no...
Forum: Death Knights 08/16/09, 12:13 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Nemantopia
This. Alongside the way that ilevel is...

This. Alongside the way that ilevel is magnifying stats, a single fast weapon in your off-hand will provide more mitigation by itself than Broken Promise...and no, I'm not that happy about it...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/09, 10:32 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,934
Posted By Nemantopia
The book seems to be a fairly clear indication...

The book seems to be a fairly clear indication that something is in the works for the profession grind. I've had to conclude that while the grind is an annoyance, it's also what props up the market...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/09, 10:02 AM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,228
Posted By Nemantopia
Update on the No-man's booze plan: Hard ciders...

Update on the No-man's booze plan: Hard ciders and a variety of other beverages with respectable alcohol content ranging from hard lemonade to straight beer have me moving up the ladder. It...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/09, 9:58 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,574
Posted By Nemantopia
*steals the dupes and runs away* *sighs as he is...

*steals the dupes and runs away* *sighs as he is tackled by the local guards and forks them over* *cough*

Anyway. In addition to the annoyance of a shared cooldown, the transmute procs make it the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/09, 10:43 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,934
Posted By Nemantopia
Currently it looks like the recipes will be...

Currently it looks like the recipes will be purchased, period. World drops and reputation currently look to have been taken out of the equation for 3.2, but this is just based on what is currently...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/09, 3:12 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 32,893
Posted By Nemantopia
Lordy, lordy, where to start? Ok: the difference...

Lordy, lordy, where to start? Ok: the difference between knowing you're a pompous, self-entitled, windbag and not knowing you are is huge. Clearly, she didn't know, doesn't know, and I would say...
Forum: Mages 07/05/09, 1:40 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 466,808
Posted By Nemantopia
The 3.2 emblem change is going to completely...

The 3.2 emblem change is going to completely change the look of this list. This list isn't going to get any meaningful additions pre-3.2, and a new list will be needed. I'd suggest a lock and...
Forum: Mages 07/03/09, 7:00 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 125,542
Posted By Nemantopia
It's true that currently frost is a 'niche'...

It's true that currently frost is a 'niche' raiding spec. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I currently raid fire and have a PvP frost spec that includes improved blizzard and frostbite, it also does not...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/09, 2:32 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,934
Posted By Nemantopia
At the moment, other data posts I've seen...

At the moment, other data posts I've seen correlate to this one. Depending on the conversion rate of rare gems, the equation may simplify to something around one stack equaling 1.3333, 1.25, or...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/09, 2:17 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,574
Posted By Nemantopia
It's an exact science that borders on art,...

It's an exact science that borders on art, because the 'best method' is often personal preference related to exactly how you plan to use it and how you prefer data to be presented. I would advise...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/09, 10:28 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,372
Posted By Nemantopia
True, even four and five year old computers can...

True, even four and five year old computers can handle four gigs of RAM, but as Ukerric said there are still substantial upgrade costs for the basic hardware, and that includes graphics cards. ...
Forum: Death Knights 06/28/09, 10:08 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,297
Posted By Nemantopia
You've...always...wanted two diseases as a Frost...

You've...always...wanted two diseases as a Frost tank. Especially now that the damage is going up 15%.

As to the cloak enchant, it depends on what you're looking for. +16 defense is for when...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/28/09, 9:44 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 780,384
Posted By Nemantopia
Speaking as someone who plays a Mage, a Warrior,...

Speaking as someone who plays a Mage, a Warrior, and a Death Knight, I'm more worried as a DK about being silenced than disarmed. Part of that is a function of being predominantly Frost, which...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/09, 5:47 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,574
Posted By Nemantopia
On Moonguard, the average price of titanium ore...

On Moonguard, the average price of titanium ore and titanium bars on the AH has already gone to roughly equal most of the time. The only people who seem want the bars anymore are making Titansteel,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/26/09, 6:46 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,663
Posted By Nemantopia
The trouble with efficiency is not typically one...

The trouble with efficiency is not typically one I'm worried about, as I take Channeling anyway, but I can see where it can be highly problematic. However, at the stated 10% damage reduction, even...
Forum: Mages 06/25/09, 9:08 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
I see your point, but I was under the impression...

I see your point, but I was under the impression that at least Enhancement was viable DPS...shows what I know about classes beyond Mage and Death Knight, I guess. The real ache of it is that it...
Forum: Mages 06/24/09, 6:09 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
Boldings mine. So basically, you're talking...

Boldings mine. So basically, you're talking about three other trees out of the 30 talent trees that exist, one of which has the same problem as Frost [or should say, as old Frost], which is powerful...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/09, 9:34 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,934
Posted By Nemantopia
I think he was referring to the Primal Nethers...

I think he was referring to the Primal Nethers being 10 badges and Nether Vortexes being 15 along with the epic gems. Since both Frozen Orbs and rare gems are set at 10 emblems, with Runed Orbs...
Forum: Mages 06/20/09, 11:22 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
Actually, when I read the notes I thought they...

Actually, when I read the notes I thought they meant that the pets were finally benefiting from our talents and external buffs as well, instead of the exisisting gear-only scaling. Of course, that...
Forum: Mages 06/15/09, 7:12 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
I believe he's trying to say that Boomkins are an...

I believe he's trying to say that Boomkins are an example of a model that scales strongly with Haste. I know about 0 about DoomChickenry, but I do know that because of Frostbolt being our spam...
Forum: Death Knights 06/15/09, 4:17 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 403,249
Posted By Nemantopia
A decent enough item, with comprable defense to...

A decent enough item, with comprable defense to Tempered Saronite while having better threat stats, but unless you are comfortably def capped this is rather like the AT boots...better overall, but...
Forum: Death Knights 06/14/09, 12:15 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 178,036
Posted By Nemantopia
Unfortunately, I've found that I have enough lag...

Unfortunately, I've found that I have enough lag in general that any of the specs [DW or otherwise] that use Unholy Presence are troublesome. Sometimes I don't find out that a proc happened in time,...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/14/09, 11:42 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,372
Posted By Nemantopia
Your point about reward/time is well taken, and...

Your point about reward/time is well taken, and I'm hoping that the Oil Derrick and Cobalt Mine will address this. My hope is that if honor farming becomes the point, honor farmers will heavily...
Forum: Mages 06/12/09, 8:01 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
I've already addressed this issue, and suggested...

I've already addressed this issue, and suggested the idea of a larger nuke akin to pyroblast. The trouble is, even if we replace fireball with it it's relatively small, and if we replace FROSTBOLT...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/09, 7:40 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,372
Posted By Nemantopia
I agree with the above two posts, the biggest...

I agree with the above two posts, the biggest problem with Alterac Valley [in my not-precisely humble opinion] is that killing the General is an instant win, and you don't need all four towers down...
Forum: Mages 06/08/09, 4:27 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 29,220
Posted By Nemantopia
Your final excel sheet is a great model...the...

Your final excel sheet is a great model...the basic math of my simple sheet was based on standard probability and recognizing that an absorb is also a negate. 0.65 chance to take the damage to the...
Forum: Mages 06/06/09, 6:44 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 29,220
Posted By Nemantopia
Because Frost/Fire Ward gets little to no love...

Because Frost/Fire Ward gets little to no love (Frost Warding talent, Molten Shields talent, minor glyphs), I decided to do some basic math. For the most part, the Wards only serve the purpose of...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/06/09, 2:22 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,663
Posted By Nemantopia
Great summary. In PvP, haste is definitely a...

Great summary. In PvP, haste is definitely a desired stat. The trouble Mages have is that straight 'Season-Adjective's Thingy of whatever' only give the choice between Spirit and Critical strike...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/09, 9:45 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,574
Posted By Nemantopia
I'm with this. A lot of gearing paradigms...

I'm with this. A lot of gearing paradigms changed between Vanilla and BC. The changes between BC and WotLK have been more a matter of scale, but item budgeting seems to have come under a finer...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/09, 7:22 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 32,129
Posted By Nemantopia
Ah, the tournament. Fun and exciting, right? ...

Ah, the tournament. Fun and exciting, right? There are plenty of guides and explanations out there, including charts of rewards, progress for your time, and all that nonsense. However, here's what...
Forum: Death Knights 06/05/09, 5:36 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 403,249
Posted By Nemantopia
Clocks in at 5941.62 stat weight according to OP,...

Clocks in at 5941.62 stat weight according to OP, putting it above non-epics except for Woeful Band, so it probably could use a spot. Shield block may be bad itemization, but it's 30 defense and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/24/09, 12:50 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 118,272
Posted By Nemantopia
Defensive playing in tree form and using travel...

Defensive playing in tree form and using travel form and shapeshifting to break freezes and keep LoSing non-melee DPS. I come from the frustrated 'die already' side of that coin, having run into...
Forum: Death Knights 05/24/09, 12:28 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 178,036
Posted By Nemantopia
Honestly, the 'tank l2p' argument to be accurate...

Honestly, the 'tank l2p' argument to be accurate but ignorant. WotLK tanking does have vastly improved threat gen. A similarly geared tank in most situations should not have threat issues with DPS....
Forum: Public Discussion 05/24/09, 10:40 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 880,934
Posted By Nemantopia
Not just this, but the colors clearly have a...

Not just this, but the colors clearly have a theme. Red is Damage, Blue is Defense, and Yellow is Otha'. Clearly, this is not an entirely accurate assessment, since there seems to be some elemental...
Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 8:02 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 178,036
Posted By Nemantopia
I've read over this thread, and there's some...

I've read over this thread, and there's some great info here. I've been considering changing from the basic 2H Unholy to DW Unholy, and have started working on gear more focused on that. After...
Forum: Mages 05/22/09, 4:47 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
Frankly, this is long overdue and something they...

Frankly, this is long overdue and something they clearly ARE willing to do: see Feral druids. I think the quote is even "You can be the best bear, or you can be the best cat, but you can't be both",...
Forum: Mages 05/19/09, 8:11 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 466,808
Posted By Nemantopia
The change to a weedly format for Wintergrasp...

The change to a weedly format for Wintergrasp complicates access to Hateful somewhat, making it easier for people who may only be in one or two WG battles in a week but hurting those with the chance...
Forum: Mages 05/18/09, 8:28 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
I've been quiet on the issue for a while, not the...

I've been quiet on the issue for a while, not the least because when I start talking a lot I veer towards talking too much, and getting hung up on something. Lhiv has, once more, summed up my...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/01/09, 10:09 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,663
Posted By Nemantopia
You are 1) Not building your frost spec...

You are 1) Not building your frost spec correctly, 2) not using your frost spec correctly, 3) have not been paying attention to frost mages in arena, or 4) a combination of 1, 2, and 3. I was a...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/01/09, 8:24 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 118,272
Posted By Nemantopia
Finally having jumped into the Arena pool for...

Finally having jumped into the Arena pool for real [as opposed to one week forays of patches past], I can say that the new/current trees are very hard to kill...and I'm a Mage running with a Paladin....
Forum: Death Knights 05/01/09, 6:00 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 631,198
Posted By Nemantopia
With the exception of the Decursive frame for my...

With the exception of the Decursive frame for my main, I'm not big on extreme UI modification through most add-ons that I don't deem strictly necessary. Those being Omen, BigWigs, DBM, and Quartz to...
Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 10:32 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 403,249
Posted By Nemantopia
the Blood Caked Stompers from the Argent...

the Blood Caked Stompers from the Argent Tournament are now deserving of a good spot on this list, clocking in at 29812.05 rating based on your ranking. Since they're a +34 defense item while also...
Forum: Mages 04/03/09, 11:47 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By Nemantopia
In addition to 3.1 being something of a 'step...

In addition to 3.1 being something of a 'step back' as far as Frost is concerned, don't forget the Spirit change. You know, the one that is already bordering on useless or at least 'hardly...
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