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Forum: Druids 01/05/11, 4:32 PM
Replies: 235
Views: 267,242
Posted By Groat
For heroics at least, in general, I'm always...

For heroics at least, in general, I'm always keeping a 3-stack on the tank, spamming nourish non-stop (as it is basically free with regen and keeps the lifebloom rolling), use Rejuv ONLY for...
Forum: Druids 12/30/10, 1:25 PM
Replies: 235
Views: 267,242
Posted By Groat
I think it is all pretty fuzzy, especially when...

I think it is all pretty fuzzy, especially when you factor in Reforging. There isn't an exact way to tell what the "best" is - it does change based on play style. I've gone the haste route (haven't...
Forum: Mages 12/10/08, 4:44 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,463
Posted By Groat
I still wish they would make a serious effort to...

I still wish they would make a serious effort to open up flexibility for Arcane by giving them their own 10% crit debuff (an Arcane variant of Improved Scorch / Winter's Chill). As it stands as only...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/25/08, 3:53 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 193,429
Posted By Groat
I've been using XPerl and Bartender and between...

I've been using XPerl and Bartender and between the two of them, the new Vehicle Interface has been causing a few problems for me (though granted, I haven't updated either in a bit and will do so...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 3:02 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 63,112
Posted By Groat
Well, I think a lot of the other concern comes in...

Well, I think a lot of the other concern comes in because you have the people who are clearing it now and want to be getting a huge head leg up over everyone else. That was the same complaint they...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/17/08, 2:56 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 63,112
Posted By Groat
Well, unfortunately, they ended up releasing a...

Well, unfortunately, they ended up releasing a lot of bugged encounters when they didn't do that. I understand that they have impressive resources available, but even still nothing is as useful as...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/09/08, 7:26 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
You've partially misinterpreted this (unless if...

You've partially misinterpreted this (unless if you didn't - but I'm still going to elaborate on your comment further). They have EXPLICITLY stated during one of the interviews that the 10-man and...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/08, 2:30 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
Honestly, yes, I wouldn't mind at all if Priests...

Honestly, yes, I wouldn't mind at all if Priests were able to make food/water. They're the other class that really needs it like an IV Drip (if anything, Priests need food/water more than any class...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/08, 2:21 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
I think you just hit on one of the most...

I think you just hit on one of the most potentially alarming things that could happen with Inscriptions - namely that you're looking at PVP vs PVE setups - and if these things work just like Gems...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/28/08, 4:42 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,574
Posted By Groat
Well, that's directly the situation we have with...

Well, that's directly the situation we have with Warlocks right now in that bringing another Warlock provides you with increased damage (as you have yet another Improved Shadowbolter firing away not...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/28/08, 1:42 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,574
Posted By Groat
Well, one really easy way they could increase...

Well, one really easy way they could increase Mage Synergy is to simply give a secondary effect to Ignite - "Increases Fire Damage done to the target by 10%" or "Increases Fire Crit Chance by 5%" or...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/08, 6:15 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 97,003
Posted By Groat
Yep, here's the Stonard...

Yep, here's the Stonard one:
http://madnesslabs.com/wow/portal.jpg
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/08, 1:03 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,576,738
Posted By Groat
Well, to be fair, it is useful on precisely one...

Well, to be fair, it is useful on precisely one fight for the Mana regen - Kaz'rogal; granted, you're also using it for the resistance, but hey - I typically manage to peak our DPS on that fight, but...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/19/08, 9:28 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,576,738
Posted By Groat
Well, remember that that only really matters to...

Well, remember that that only really matters to people who care about the race aspect of the raid game. And certainly, people will be filling up on Tier loot much faster now with three tokens - I...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/08, 4:11 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,576,738
Posted By Groat
Additionally, the Eastern Kingdoms map was...

Additionally, the Eastern Kingdoms map was updated to include the new Island:
http://www.madnesslabs.com/wow/images/NewEasternKingdoms.jpg
Presumably the hover effect will be updated during one of...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/08, 4:07 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,576,738
Posted By Groat
I didn't see anyone posting these yet, so here...

I didn't see anyone posting these yet, so here are all the updates to the interface...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 3:11 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,589
Posted By Groat
Well, as an even easier solution, if they were to...

Well, as an even easier solution, if they were to instead just be returned ordered by /played instead of by the order they were created in.

That way your primary character and alts would appear with...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/04/08, 2:51 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,589
Posted By Groat
I've got a thread going on the official boards...

I've got a thread going on the official boards fishing for an answer on the CoT Portal:
WoW Forums -> Caverns of Time Portal - Mage Only?...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/25/08, 1:29 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
I had a discussion thread going for this for a...

I had a discussion thread going for this for a little bit on the Wrath of the Lich King boards, but my main theories come into a few abilities. Yes, I'm expecting them to "steal" the Warlock Tank...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/08, 6:30 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
Well that largely shows that what they need to do...

Well that largely shows that what they need to do is actually stagger the rewards and difficulty in the 5-mans, which they definitely can do, but that often leads to both tears and nerfs (and buffs...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/08, 5:31 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
All of that always seems like a weird argument to...

All of that always seems like a weird argument to make because of course they focus everything on the 5-man and level up content and cater to them exclusively. It is the raiders who get buggy crazy...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/08, 5:18 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
Well, this is where the one simple feature I wish...

Well, this is where the one simple feature I wish they would implement (and it is kind of shocking that they haven't) is a Dev Blog:
EVE Online | EVE Insider | Dev Blog...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/08, 1:36 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
Tiny bit of new info specific to the 5-man: ilvl...

Tiny bit of new info specific to the 5-man:
ilvl 115 blues from first 3 bosses, 4th = ilvl 110 epic
Heroic: 1st 3 = ilvl 110 epics, 4 = ilvl 128 or whatever Prince Maelchaazar is from Karazhan.

So...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/07/08, 1:54 AM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
Sunwell was mentioned at least as far back as...

Sunwell was mentioned at least as far back as Blizzcon #1 (they described that they were adding three zones to the blood elf area - the third one being the Sunwell Plateau), but during the course of...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/05/08, 1:28 AM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
Well, to be fair, this is functionally the...

Well, to be fair, this is functionally the "Pre-2.4 Discussion" thread; not much sense in making a new one when this has continual healthy discussion. I suppose the entire discussion on crafting...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/04/08, 8:20 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,548
Posted By Groat
There was an interesting one of those fake patch...

There was an interesting one of those fake patch posts that cropped up today (though I somehow lost it in the shuffle) but one of the things mentioned as a 2.4 thing in them (again, fake notes, so...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/03/08, 1:12 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 32,496
Posted By Groat
I'm going to have to disagree there - the concept...

I'm going to have to disagree there - the concept behind heroics is brilliant, particularly factoring in the Daily Quest for them which encourages people to go through different ones. Making it so...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/07, 12:04 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 32,496
Posted By Groat
There isn't any need to try that. People...

There isn't any need to try that. People complain all the time about different things and get a given post for whatever it is; yes, it isn't perfect, but the point here that is being made in this...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/12/07, 11:26 AM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 236,056
Posted By Groat
I'm adding all of the pre-BC changes to items in...

I'm adding all of the pre-BC changes to items in dungeons as I find them:
Madness Labs - World of Warcraft - Changes to Pre-BC Items in World of Warcraft Patch 2.3...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/07, 12:59 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 17,828
Posted By Groat
Yeah - of course there are limitations to the...

Yeah - of course there are limitations to the presentation, but even still - I'm very impressed with that - I've got a few evil plans for things I can do with the data myself:
You can use 1px images...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/07, 3:02 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 17,828
Posted By Groat
Heh, yeah, there were also a few changes that...

Heh, yeah, there were also a few changes that were massively substantial like when they redid the calculation for spells against targets that were +3 levels higher or more (back in release and for...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/07, 2:45 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 21,581
Posted By Groat
Well, I think in general, people appreciate any...

Well, I think in general, people appreciate any of that information that shows that the developers truly understand their own game. I thought one of the best slides they had with their Blizzcon...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/05/07, 10:24 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 17,828
Posted By Groat
If you take a look at my categories, I actually...

If you take a look at my categories, I actually have six, not three. ;)
Bugfix, Nerf, Buff, Change (for the stuff that is just different), New, and Overhaul (for any time they did something like...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/04/07, 2:45 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 17,828
Posted By Groat
All right, I've changed a few of those - some I...

All right, I've changed a few of those - some I flipped from buff to nerf and some I put into more neutral terms - again, some things to keep in mind are that if it has a net positive effect, I'm...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/04/07, 1:51 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 17,828
Posted By Groat
I've updated this to reflect all of the beta...

I've updated this to reflect all of the beta changes and I've got the Druid Changes in place from 2.01 (I'll try and get the rest of this up to date for the last set of patches for the other classes...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/07, 12:06 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 85,493
Posted By Groat
If you check out the Blizzcon Items and...

If you check out the Blizzcon Items and Professions Panel Video, you can see the question I asked them directly on that subject - it kind of fell flat, but here you go (last question on the first...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/27/07, 5:50 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 88,299
Posted By Groat
Well if they go for other Warcraft II abilities...

Well if they go for other Warcraft II abilities for them, here's hoping they get "Haste". That ability was great. Bloodlust + Haste on all my Ogre Magi? Yes please!
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/07, 5:37 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 88,299
Posted By Groat
They had a slide of it up with Six Bosses at...

They had a slide of it up with Six Bosses at Blizzcon - they might change the number, but if not, that's not a horrible number to get through.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/07, 3:45 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 88,299
Posted By Groat
Really it is the entire sound code rework that...

Really it is the entire sound code rework that has dragged 2.2 out as long as it has - redoing all of that opened up a ton of bugs/issues, so I definitely do want them to take the time it takes to...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/07, 2:07 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 88,299
Posted By Groat
Well, the thing that I think will be interesting...

Well, the thing that I think will be interesting is to see how they tie the Alliance / Horde storyline into this. Are we likely to be seeing a shared neutral town or two bases? I could certainly...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/07, 1:58 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 88,299
Posted By Groat
Well, I still find this hilarious getting the...

Well, I still find this hilarious getting the official announcement on it now - I totally did get 'em to pretty much announce it at Blizzcon. Hooray Sunwell - the 5-man should likely also be very...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/07, 3:07 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,294
Posted By Groat
I guess it all depends on your raid schedule and...

I guess it all depends on your raid schedule and who is available - we're in the middle of completely stopping SSC/TK - just finishing up the final attunements we need to, so for now, we've had a...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/07, 3:00 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,294
Posted By Groat
Well, for pre-Najentus, I think we had a total of...

Well, for pre-Najentus, I think we had a total of around five packs we could "farm" that have the full epic table. Pre-Supremus you can farm quite a few more; we were doing this with anywhere from...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/07, 1:45 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,294
Posted By Groat
Black Temple / Hyjal Gems

So we've been killing our way through Black Temple and Hyjal Bosses / Trash and have been getting those delicious new gems (and we've had fairly good luck on Pattern Drops so far), but this starts to...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/07, 1:00 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 15,499
Posted By Groat
Doesn't stop me from keeping it in my spec! I...

Doesn't stop me from keeping it in my spec! I still have fun with it and you do randomly find that it can have a use on some trash, but often, yeah, you get very little return from it. I still...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 5:31 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
Really, Mages excelled at it - I can do a...

Really, Mages excelled at it - I can do a complete Shadowfang Keep run from start to finish in about 6 minutes 30 seconds (killing everything) - I've run so many alts through that place it isn't...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 4:20 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
Well, and that's the big thing - people need to...

Well, and that's the big thing - people need to have a fun incentive to do something - grinding out 800,000 linen certainly wasn't fun and likewise for any of that failed farming that they had in...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 10:12 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
Awww yeah - someone posted videos of a lot of the...

Awww yeah - someone posted videos of a lot of the panels:
YouTube - Blizzcon 2007 - Dungeons & Raids Panel 7/7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGpUX1FpA_I)
First question there is me (so you too can...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 2:59 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
The big things I'm betting on for Death Knights...

The big things I'm betting on for Death Knights will be abilities just like from Warcraft III and the current game:
Being able to eat your pets for health.
Damage Auras (think of every death knight...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 3:36 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,330
Posted By Groat
I was responsible for the Muffin Factory Question...

I was responsible for the Muffin Factory Question (same guy as the "The Next Raid is the Sunwell" question);

Kind of sad that the other questions I got to ask were duds, but hey;
No new skill books...
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