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Forum: Druids 11/24/11, 7:19 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By Splot
The feral bear thread has been fairly inactive,...

The feral bear thread has been fairly inactive, primarily because bear tanking hasn't undergone great levels of change during 4.2. Specifically where there is no movement in the theory and practice...
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/14/11, 3:10 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,498
Posted By Splot
[Feral-Bear] 4.3 Changes

I was trying to find the differences that had an impact on bears for 4.3 and start the conversation on changes to play style. If this thread isn't going to add value, please delete.

The only change...
Forum: Warlocks 07/14/09, 7:12 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
I have been testing the hit rating to expertise...

I have been testing the hit rating to expertise conversion for the felguard on the pustulant horrors (level 81-82 elite) on the gate to Ice Crown. I used WowCardio to examine the log for full clears...
Forum: Warlocks 07/08/09, 6:17 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
I am working to understand the affect of the hit...

I am working to understand the affect of the hit rating to expertise on the felguard using WoWcardioRaid on PTR logs to see if there are parries and dodges in the log. I am using Thryn (level 80...
Forum: Warlocks 07/06/09, 1:25 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
If it is fast to die trash then rain of fire...

If it is fast to die trash then rain of fire should be more effective in damaging quickly. If it is higher health trash that takes a while to die then seed of corruption should be more effective. ...
Forum: Warlocks 06/19/09, 12:19 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
Published Patch 3.2 notes that affect...

Published Patch 3.2 notes that affect Demonology:

All pets now receive 40% of their master's resilience and 100% of their master's spell penetration. In addition, if a player is at their...
Forum: Warlocks 06/03/09, 11:15 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,271,144
Posted By Splot
Kibler's Bits...

Kibler's Bits (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=33875) is a cheaper to make alternative with a similar buff as the Northrend option.
Forum: Warlocks 05/05/09, 12:11 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
To get a weave working from Australia I've had to...

To get a weave working from Australia I've had to use an addon to detect the buff being applied and react on the next cast. There are several addons in the UI/Addon thread that have this function...
Forum: Warlocks 05/03/09, 6:43 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 258,220
Posted By Splot
I'm searching blue posts on this and looking...

I'm searching blue posts on this and looking through the patch notes. All I have found so far is the acknowledgment that this is a bug in late March but no notes to say that this has been resolved. ...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/03/09, 6:18 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,262
Posted By Splot
Hit cap for you, if you have a shadow priest or...

Hit cap for you, if you have a shadow priest or moonkin in the raid, is 368 before talent modifiers or 290 with supression. It looks like you have suppression so you are 110 points over your hit...
Forum: Warlocks 04/28/09, 6:25 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 133,161
Posted By Splot
I'll be pulling the ones that aid warlock...

I'll be pulling the ones that aid warlock performance, so I'll subjectively filter as best I can. I'll link to the relevant posts where UI shots are and describe things as well as I can.
Forum: Warlocks 04/27/09, 7:58 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 133,161
Posted By Splot
Warlock UI & Addon Discussion

In looking through other class forums I've noticed a number of them have UI discussion threads. There are references to UI and addons through some of the threads in this forum but no single place...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/25/09, 6:57 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,262
Posted By Splot
At 25% crit rating (self buffed) you'll have...

At 25% crit rating (self buffed) you'll have around 90% up time on Demonic Pact as long as your raid has all of the melee buffs. Haste and crit both have similar weighting as most gear levels, haste...
Forum: Warlocks 04/23/09, 9:18 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
The OP has been updated. edit: theory in the...

The OP has been updated.

edit:
theory in the theory craft forum, questions/discussion here.
Forum: Warlocks 04/19/09, 7:42 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
If you don't keep immolate up your incinerate...

If you don't keep immolate up your incinerate will have lower damage and your conflagurate won't work. Depending on how you spec your dots should normally be CoA, corruption and immolate and you...
Forum: Warlocks 04/19/09, 5:44 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
By the simulator Crit is normally only something...

By the simulator Crit is normally only something to gear for incidentally (don't gem for it). The only time to vary this approach is when you are the Demonic Pact warlock, in which case you gear...
Forum: Warlocks 04/18/09, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
I've only done one heroic raid since the patch,...

I've only done one heroic raid since the patch, so I can only answer based on what I've seen this week. The felguard maintains mana quite effectively with the large number of replenishment classes...
Forum: Warlocks 04/17/09, 9:30 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
Ok, few things. I'm taking the builds from the...

Ok, few things. I'm taking the builds from the simulation craft thread as those builds change I will be updating the demonology thread builds. I've put in the Meta build that doesn't take Demonic...
Forum: Warlocks 04/17/09, 6:07 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
I'm not, I'm assuming that we're all at either...

I'm not, I'm assuming that we're all at either 341 or 368 hit rating. If you haven't managed to soft hit cap by now then you really need to consider your gearing. At Heroic Naxx gearing a demonic...
Forum: Warlocks 04/17/09, 2:55 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
please delete

please delete
Forum: Warlocks 04/14/09, 1:38 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
With the advent of patch 3.1...

With the advent of patch 3.1 (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?sid=1&topicId=16365836582&pageNo=2&ST=US-732716-LXb25gb30S6Ysx34IdQvAPYm9fvIaSlxn0q#30) there will be a content update...
Forum: Warlocks 04/11/09, 11:56 PM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
It really depends on which kind of demo you are. ...

It really depends on which kind of demo you are. If you are going Meta, then you will be using shadow bolt, if you are going to emberstorm then you are going incinerate. The talents to make fire...
Forum: Warlocks 04/09/09, 8:19 PM
Replies: 169
Views: 137,013
Posted By Splot
DP spec has a lower DPS showing in the simulator...

DP spec has a lower DPS showing in the simulator under the current patch and will also under 3.1. The mid tier fire damage increases are greater than the deep demo damage increases. The benefit of...
Forum: Warlocks 04/05/09, 9:41 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
Until 3.1 arrives Felguard/Emberstorm is only 10%...

Until 3.1 arrives Felguard/Emberstorm is only 10% from CoE. The author is a demonology lock, so he would have to have no chicken or DK in the raid and for there to be more than 3 or more other DPS...
Forum: Warlocks 04/03/09, 10:27 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
For your personal damage CoA is better. If the...

For your personal damage CoA is better. If the raid doesn't have somebody applying the affect that CoE gives AND the raid is caster heavy then the raid may gain more than you lose by casting CoE.
Forum: Warlocks 04/03/09, 10:22 PM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,752,276
Posted By Splot
A trash spec would primarily be an AoE spec. The...

A trash spec would primarily be an AoE spec. The AoE of choice for a 30+ destruction lock would be rain of fire and for a 51+ demo lock seed of corruption. The main difference between trash and...
Forum: Warlocks 04/03/09, 10:07 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
I believe it is only castable when the imp is out...

I believe it is only castable when the imp is out of combat rather than you are out of combat. I'll check tonight, but I'm fairly certain I've recently summoned an imp and manually cast phase shift...
Forum: Warlocks 03/31/09, 2:05 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
These were lifted from the 3.1 thread so yes they...

These were lifted from the 3.1 thread so yes they had that glyph setup. Given the talent build has changed since I took a snap shot and is being kept up to date in the 3.1 simulation thread the...
Forum: Warlocks 03/27/09, 5:50 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
0/41/30 would have to drop all demonic tactics or...

0/41/30 would have to drop all demonic tactics or take points out of master demonologist, to pick up both decimation and molten core to enable soulfire weaving. If you take points out of master...
Forum: Warlocks 03/27/09, 12:35 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
If you are hit capped the three demo builds that...

If you are hit capped the three demo builds that are currently looking strongest in the simulator (http://elitistjerks.com/f80/t48311-simulationcraft_post_3_1_specs/) are:

Meta/Ruin 0/55/15+1...
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 03/17/09, 4:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 328,883
Posted By Splot
Warlock: Demonology

(Original 3.0 Thread (http://elitistjerks.com/f80/t37474-demonology_thread/))
=Introduction=
Please see the "simple questions" thread for day to day questions. I will be pulling relevant questions...
Forum: Warlocks 02/15/09, 3:05 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
I use executewarning 1.0 to tell me when to drain...

I use executewarning 1.0 to tell me when to drain soul. Once I get to using drain soul I clip it to put Corruption and CoA back up if they drop off and I ignore Immolate. Drain soul can be clipped...
Forum: Warlocks 01/09/09, 2:38 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
Seed still has the highest AoE damage cap, but it...

Seed still has the highest AoE damage cap, but it has to go off. If the mobs are going off before they get 3 seeds explode then the locks will be behind on DPS than starting with Raid of Fire (RoF)...
Forum: Warlocks 01/07/09, 1:04 AM
Replies: 1,178
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Posted By Splot
I'm having issues getting the spreadsheet to work...

I'm having issues getting the spreadsheet to work in OpenOffice. Would somebody please be able to message me the same table for T7.25?

edit: got an update thanks.
Forum: Warlocks 01/02/09, 11:44 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 666,187
Posted By Splot
Infernal is always worth using for a DPS gain for...

Infernal is always worth using for a DPS gain for an imp lock if you can afford the resummoning time or its in the last minute of the boss fight. For a Felguard lock, if your resummon is off...
Forum: Warlocks 01/02/09, 10:12 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 666,187
Posted By Splot
The only issue with a Doomguard for people who...

The only issue with a Doomguard for people who have more than 41 points in demonology is that as an enslaved demon it does not activate the deep demonology talents (a good reason for a deep demo lock...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 3:22 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
The second build is arguably one of the strongest...

The second build is arguably one of the strongest DPS performing builds available for a demonologist. This has been discussed previously in the thread and the simulator supports this. The first...
Forum: Warlocks 12/10/08, 3:56 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 188,739
Posted By Splot
For doomguard to really shine you need improved...

For doomguard to really shine you need improved enslave. I've not used it in real anger yet, but running instances with doomguard is very viable. I generally turn off the rain of fire and just let...
Forum: Warlocks 12/07/08, 5:30 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
Some napkin maths on Demonic Pact. I haven't...

Some napkin maths on Demonic Pact. I haven't found the post that calculated the average attack time of a Felguard, but for some reason 1.6 seconds is sticking in my head. It sounds reasonable given...
Forum: Warlocks 12/03/08, 9:02 PM
Replies: 1,399
Views: 2,338,560
Posted By Splot
I've picked up the felguard/emberstorm build in...

I've picked up the felguard/emberstorm build in the demo thread. I definately see 0/30/40+1 as belonging to destruction. Would it be better to do a base chaos bolt build, a base conflag build and...
Forum: Warlocks 12/03/08, 5:09 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
I've changed the wording, but I think you are...

I've changed the wording, but I think you are over reading my intent. As far as I can see with soulshatter at the moment is more likely to be used on an AoE situation where not everything is...
Forum: Warlocks 12/01/08, 6:01 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 166,534
Posted By Splot
I think its still worth while to mention the non...

I think its still worth while to mention the non boss hit caps (for those who swap in gear & food buffs on a boss fight) to reach the cap.

Mob level Hit
80 105 4%
81 132 5%
82 158 6%
83 +446

These...
Forum: Warlocks 12/01/08, 5:10 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
The 0/41/30 fire build lets you access emberstorm...

The 0/41/30 fire build lets you access emberstorm which is the biggest gain for fire in the tree. Without this you are better off putting the 15 points into ISB, Bane and Ruin and casting Shadow...
Forum: Warlocks 11/30/08, 7:56 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
The melee hit cap for white single weapon and...

The melee hit cap for white single weapon and yellow (specials) is 9% so we will be carrying enough hit rating (its the same rating stat as spells now) to get around this. I haven't found anything...
Forum: Warlocks 11/30/08, 5:17 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
On the previous comments on hit rating I'm going...

On the previous comments on hit rating I'm going to have to say that I won't be changing the comments until either the spreadsheet is updated for wrath or somebody posts some maths. The entire hit...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/08, 4:01 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
Would a fire meta look like 0/51/20...

Would a fire meta look like 0/51/20 (http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/talents/warlock/talents.html?tal=000000000000000000000000000000503301135202250013521105105033005220000000000000000)? I...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/08, 1:35 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
The priority would be CoA>Corr>Immo>Incin and SB...

The priority would be CoA>Corr>Immo>Incin and SB would be missing. This would also mean using the CoA, Immo and Felguard glyphs. I'll create a priority flow for fire demo and put it in the demo...
Forum: Warlocks 11/27/08, 3:29 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
I pulled the numbers from the spreadsheet (which...

I pulled the numbers from the spreadsheet (which is by no means great at working out pets). Given the current state of flux on the tools they are guidelines more so than ever. The pet dps did go up...
Forum: Warlocks 11/26/08, 6:59 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,271
Posted By Splot
I haven't gone back and re-found all the posts to...

I haven't gone back and re-found all the posts to reference yet. I'm basing stuff on what threads agreed and what the spread sheet is saying. I'll work through referencing over the next few days. ...
Forum: Warlocks 11/26/08, 1:05 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,817
Posted By Splot
You can work this out in the spread sheet for...

You can work this out in the spread sheet for where you are at now. Put in your stats with your gear and it will show you the value of the next point. It changes based on what each of the stats...
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