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Forum: Class Mechanics 02/24/08, 4:16 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Actually, thats a good point. Exactly how is this...

Actually, thats a good point. Exactly how is this a nerf to warlocks at all?

Raid warlocks have more mana points than HP points, so now you get a *better* ratio of health to mana conversion than...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/23/08, 4:03 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Technically, there is very little merit for *any*...

Technically, there is very little merit for *any* mages in the raid, perhaps bar one for food, water and portals, and sheep for trash (though if you dont care about DPS, then you can always stick a...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/23/08, 2:04 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
Surprised nobody has posted it yet, but two major...

Surprised nobody has posted it yet, but two major changes -

Icy veins now provides 100% pushback, improved blink now gives 4 seconds 25% dodge rate of spells and effects, blink, spellsteal and slow...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/16/08, 6:35 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
Just to check though, *does* it lead to an...

Just to check though, *does* it lead to an "infinite" combo with another mage - I havn't had the chance to check myself, only seen videos of this new mechanic.

I agree that it probably won't change...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/16/08, 11:59 AM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
Btw, not sure if some of you have noticed but on...

Btw, not sure if some of you have noticed but on PTR, spells, and ranged attacks, even wands, will now proc molten armor, and thus impact.

I'm not sure what impact (pun) this will have on mage...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/15/08, 12:38 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,642
Posted By BrTarolg
Even though i'm not going to play on this server,...

Even though i'm not going to play on this server, it does in fact, sound really cool, and I think will help the game a lot.

Oh, and the fact that they are switching focus to 3v3 is a good thing, as...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/14/08, 4:57 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 75,831
Posted By BrTarolg
Btw - it seems to have completely blown over my...

Btw - it seems to have completely blown over my head, but how exactly is (dru/priest)/lock/hunter a hard counter to PMR?

Unless they do something like drop dots and viper sting and literally hide...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/14/08, 4:23 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Due to the mechanics of arcane power, and even...

Due to the mechanics of arcane power, and even though earlier its been said haste is near useless, that doesn't mean you can abuse AP+IV+(bloodlust? Does it cap here?) So you can get as much out of...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/11/08, 6:06 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Because everyone has been wiping on kael so long...

Because everyone has been wiping on kael so long whilst having everything else on farm you should have tons of t5 pieces by then :P

But on a more serious note about arcane (even though i feel it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/11/08, 3:44 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
He just means vontre's model doesn't account for...

He just means vontre's model doesn't account for it yet.

But christ, this is some odd TC. I also suppose it depends on the practicality of the encounter you are facing - will all the new sunwell...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/10/08, 6:04 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Tbh, i don't think hit will be a problem at all....

Tbh, i don't think hit will be a problem at all. Simply put - just value items as spelldamage=spellhaste=2critrating=0.5hitrating and gear up that way, and then only start worrying once you smack...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/10/08, 4:45 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Wow all the new mage loot is pretty overwhelming...

Wow all the new mage loot is pretty overwhelming - first thing off the new tailored robe is *insane* - mats not seeming to require any BoP stuff, and beats everything else in the game by miles

New...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/08, 5:03 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,222
Posted By BrTarolg
I have absolutely no problem with MH/BT...

I have absolutely no problem with MH/BT attunement lifted (im MH attuned myself) - as I doubt there will be very many 5/6 SSC, 3/4 TK, 3/5 MH 3/9 BT guilds around, but even if there are, that just...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/08/08, 11:46 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,480
Posted By BrTarolg
Our guild has a remarkably simple DKP system -...

Our guild has a remarkably simple DKP system - the GM decides how much DKP we get at the end of the raid, and *everything* is bidding - anything from 5 --> as much as you want.

Sure, it could lead...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/06/08, 3:37 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 15,700
Posted By BrTarolg
Oh then it's easy - don't bring the arcane mages...

Oh then it's easy - don't bring the arcane mages and then you got 2 extra SP spots for the raid. It's been proven several times arcane is a pretty suboptimal raid spec and burns up way too much mana,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/06/08, 4:52 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 15,700
Posted By BrTarolg
Wow - reading through this thread and i still see...

Wow - reading through this thread and i still see that a lot of this is still very opinionated - but anway here goes.

This advice, is specific to *your* case, since you only have *one* shadowpriest....
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/03/08, 4:54 PM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 292,876
Posted By BrTarolg
It's an outlast combo - at the very basic, the...

It's an outlast combo - at the very basic, the lock is very hard to kill because he has a crapload of hp and resilience and defences, the druid can kite pretty much anything, and this with a combo of...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/03/08, 6:14 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,091
Posted By BrTarolg
I would argue that it is the exclusively *little*...

I would argue that it is the exclusively *little* grind which you have to do compared to other games which is why WoW is so popular. I'm not saying anything is wrong with that - after all, I'm...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/03/08, 6:06 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 150,964
Posted By BrTarolg
I think one think I did forget to mention - an...

I think one think I did forget to mention - an easy way to cancel things out if the PMR has gotten the jump on you (in the disc/dru/war situation) is for everyone to start humping a pillar, - mages...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/03/08, 5:27 AM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
Just to note - I almost never, ever miss my CS,...

Just to note - I almost never, ever miss my CS, but as i've gotten better at the game, I almost exclusively use imp-cs as a "4 second, instant, off the GCD CC on any caster", and half of the time, I...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/03/08, 5:23 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 150,964
Posted By BrTarolg
I'm playing a newly formed PMR team, and we faced...

I'm playing a newly formed PMR team, and we faced this team twice, losing horribly the first time, but then completely destroying them the second time.

First time round, we just panicked and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/02/08, 6:55 PM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,108
Posted By BrTarolg
An interesting "counter" to a few scorched earth...

An interesting "counter" to a few scorched earth attempts on EU (alliance still have 10 min queue times in AV - its pretty balanced really) is that i often see a good chunk of alliance (usually 5-10)...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/02/08, 5:06 AM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
I personally think people do underestimate the...

I personally think people do underestimate the fire spec a lot in its ability to defend itself, the only real defence in the frost tree is the ability to use your W/E defensively (why the hell would...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/02/08, 4:55 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,647
Posted By BrTarolg
I personally think this is definately a change in...

I personally think this is definately a change in the right direction - but I also think it will have very little affect on the honour gained. Its a good change purely for the mechanical aspects of...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/30/08, 4:46 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
Shamans suffer the same problems mages do - they...

Shamans suffer the same problems mages do - they are "balanced" because they perform decently in 5's. They are designed to be a burst class, which is pretty obviously phasing out in arenas (high hp...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/29/08, 12:52 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
I've given it some thought, and really I think a...

I've given it some thought, and really I think a lot of the QQ comes from the idea that when people think of mage in pvp, they think of owning warriors and melee, and they think of doing a crapload...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/19/08, 5:18 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,395
Posted By BrTarolg
Note: whilst theory states that really you need a...

Note: whilst theory states that really you need a 2+ second cast fireball with a reliable travel time to get rolling ignites - these next few factors means you can actually do it with sub 2 second...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/13/08, 12:26 PM
Replies: 254
Views: 31,844
Posted By BrTarolg
I suppose at least - a few good things have come...

I suppose at least - a few good things have come from this

Personally, i have never botted in AV, but i have AFK'ed a few times (about 1/5 of my AV games, more to the latter - note i have done...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/12/08, 5:27 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,395
Posted By BrTarolg
Ok guys - from my personal experience in how...

Ok guys - from my personal experience in how games work, it would sound there is almost certainly a different way of detecting how a mob hits you and how a player hits you.

Firstly, there are two...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/10/08, 11:38 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,395
Posted By BrTarolg
*aggghh.......* Ok seriously - i've been through...

*aggghh.......*

Ok seriously - i've been through this *twice* now. I know exactly what you mean, and if you look very carefully at the written example I have posted, then you will see I am NOT...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/09/08, 5:17 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,395
Posted By BrTarolg
Woah ok - back to the post i made earlier - if i...

Woah ok - back to the post i made earlier - if i lay it out like this
Fireballs have a 2.9999 second cast time (about) and have a 1 second travel time

0 - cast fireball
3 - fireball leaves hand -...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/09/08, 11:25 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,395
Posted By BrTarolg
Sorry im kind of confused - why doesn't my theory...

Sorry im kind of confused - why doesn't my theory work? Instead of ignite ticking every two seconds (as done with a rank 3 fireball) if there was a "travel" time of a whole one second, then what i...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/09/08, 3:14 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 54,395
Posted By BrTarolg
Hey guys - i think some of you have missed a...

Hey guys - i think some of you have missed a trick here. Suddenly popped to me after manly told me last night and when i went to bed.

When you chain cast fireball, you can start casting the next one...
Forum: Mages 01/05/08, 4:09 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 858,790
Posted By BrTarolg
Just a question on that - i use Quartz and that...

Just a question on that - i use Quartz and that gives me a little ticker for scorch on the bottom of the screen - however, it only does that if i apply it myself.
It also tends to dissappear down the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/03/08, 4:44 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Not tried and tested - but if you think it is...

Not tried and tested - but if you think it is going to happen, instead of chain casting your next one instead sidestep and then cast. This might fix the problem
Forum: Mages 12/26/07, 8:22 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,172
Posted By BrTarolg
Don't get me wrong - it's not like im saying that...

Don't get me wrong - it's not like im saying that my PVE gear was a waste :P

But I do feel it's handy that I have the option of swapping out my gear for more stamina, usually on AoE (especially for...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/26/07, 7:08 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 75,831
Posted By BrTarolg
I'm pretty noob at arena - but one thing that i...

I'm pretty noob at arena - but one thing that i have seen in videos which have really caught out PMR's in mirror matches, is that both the mage and the rogue nuke the other mage, and the priest gets...
Forum: Mages 12/26/07, 5:41 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,172
Posted By BrTarolg
I've recently really noticed this. I used to be a...

I've recently really noticed this. I used to be a kara/gruul man, and it never really seemed to matter (especially given my blue boots and bracers and certain other items, which have close to zero...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/21/07, 5:10 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
Well, thats all handy dandy, but if you don't...

Well, thats all handy dandy, but if you don't have a shadowpriest with the mage you can be damned sure he isnt going to last longer than 4-5 minutes~ on a boss before he goes OOM, chaining SMP. Maybe...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/19/07, 5:45 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 879,515
Posted By BrTarolg
I highly doubt it. By definition, warlocks do...

I highly doubt it. By definition, warlocks do more damage than mages, given the same gear level. This is a multitude of reasons, but judging from the t6~ gear level, it basically revolves around...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/07, 4:01 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 66,063
Posted By BrTarolg
Well, WoW uses the same warden as all the other...

Well, WoW uses the same warden as all the other blizzard games and its still pretty strong ^^

There isn't much you can do cept - report ---> ban, which probably works.

Beleive me blizzard is doing...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/07, 12:48 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 66,063
Posted By BrTarolg
"Ok, its probably designed like that for a...

"Ok, its probably designed like that for a reason. To save space and time? If they actually went through the trouble of recoding the entireity of WoW to fix this, you can be damn sure its going to...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/07, 5:17 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 66,063
Posted By BrTarolg
I'm not too sure if some of you realise this, but...

I'm not too sure if some of you realise this, but a lot of the "bugs" you guys are talking about, simply cant be fixed, hands down. Yes, there are ways of preventing it happening, but the exploit...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/17/07, 12:58 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
I think it really is time to accept that hunters...

I think it really is time to accept that hunters are not a class which you can go toe to toe with, as their DPS is too high, and you have absolutely no way of mitigating it.

Perhaps, in a last bout...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/16/07, 4:35 PM
Replies: 528
Views: 232,648
Posted By BrTarolg
Wow, these ideas seem pretty awesome - shame i...

Wow, these ideas seem pretty awesome - shame i know zero about tanking XD

But yeah, it's in my nature to love mechanic abusing stuff and pushing it to the limits. Shame the whole arcane mage thing...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/11/07, 3:28 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 75,831
Posted By BrTarolg
After playing PMR a bit more, i'm beginning to...

After playing PMR a bit more, i'm beginning to get the hang of the matchup (if this is the wrong place to ask, say so, but its a PMR thread after all :P)

One thing i've been having particular...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/03/07, 3:12 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 75,831
Posted By BrTarolg
Hehe i was having fun (trying) to play PMR with...

Hehe i was having fun (trying) to play PMR with my disc priest friend and a decently geared rogue

Unfortunately we are struggling trying to get past 1500 atm :P. Probably because me and the disc...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/02/07, 5:14 AM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,720
Posted By BrTarolg
I think its because if you have MSD, its a super...

I think its because if you have MSD, its a super fast evocation later into the match when you really need it, but at the beginning of the match its also a bit of extra burst (it's actually a...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/29/07, 5:00 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 75,831
Posted By BrTarolg
Hey guys, recently I've decided to get a lot more...

Hey guys, recently I've decided to get a lot more into PVP, and I was thinking of doing a PMR team, seeing as one of my best friends is a very skilled discipline priest (does lots of arena) , and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/01/07, 12:54 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 23,426
Posted By BrTarolg
VW will last you till draintanking. But really,...

VW will last you till draintanking. But really, it sounds like you are suggesting fear is integral to warlock levelling when it really isn't. If you are saying lvl 30-40 would be ruined for a lock...
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