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Forum: Paladins 02/24/10, 2:48 PM
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Posted By Arikah
The problem I'm having with lady HM is pretty...

The problem I'm having with lady HM is pretty amusing actually - like zurm, we cleave down adds on top of her, but using command is "dangerous" to other people. If I get mc'd or if a squishy melee...
Forum: Paladins 02/11/10, 2:06 PM
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Posted By Arikah
We had the ol' raging spirit tank teleported bug...

We had the ol' raging spirit tank teleported bug on monday, but they hotfixed this on tues with maintenance. It shouldn't happen again unless for some reason your realm wasn't restarted.

As for mana...
Forum: Paladins 02/09/10, 2:52 AM
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Posted By Arikah
I'm curious as to what seals people are choosing...

I'm curious as to what seals people are choosing for arthas, both 10 and 25. We couldn't get him down tonight mostly because malganis stability is terrible, but on the few attempts we did I found...
Forum: Paladins 02/04/10, 4:01 PM
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Posted By Arikah
H bryntroll is still going to be better than any...

H bryntroll is still going to be better than any 10h loot (including arthas10h) simply because it has a higher item level (277 v 271) / weapon dps. It's the same reason that heroic arthas weapons are...
Forum: Paladins 02/04/10, 3:01 PM
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Posted By Arikah
I'm not seeing any drain life in your logs nor...

I'm not seeing any drain life in your logs nor TAJ procs so I'm going to chalk that up to pure RNG. My personal logs are incomparable to last week because of the heavy lag spikes, but from your logs...
Forum: Paladins 02/02/10, 2:10 AM
Replies: 659
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Posted By Arikah
There is apparently a 2H sword that arthas drops,...

There is apparently a 2H sword that arthas drops, which may end up changing our bis lists (bloody alliance...). Should know for sure tomorrow when bibi datamines the stuff.
Forum: Paladins 01/20/10, 4:09 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Shadow priests are a very obvious choice for...

Shadow priests are a very obvious choice for primary bites, but it's not because they do great dps (otherwise you'd only be biting rogues). With the way VE/VT work, it amounts to much, much less raid...
Forum: Paladins 01/15/10, 2:26 PM
Replies: 659
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Posted By Arikah
What are you basing this off of? My log from last...

What are you basing this off of? My log from last night (http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/rt-ttl09famlzfqi183/details/1/?s=4943&e=5296) very clearly shows taij doing the expected amount (3.1-3.9%...
Forum: Paladins 01/11/10, 2:38 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Landsoul posted that it can crit for 200%, and...

Landsoul posted that it can crit for 200%, and doesn't scale accordingly with some modifiers. Don't know if it can miss or not:
Forum: Paladins 01/08/10, 3:23 PM
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Posted By Arikah
Can we get a couple tests/logs of SoV with and...

Can we get a couple tests/logs of SoV with and without bryntroll equipped? It could very well be either scenario - either they've changed bryntroll specifically, or they've gone and changed sov's...
Forum: Paladins 01/07/10, 4:32 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Yeah, it occurred to me after the fact that I...

Yeah, it occurred to me after the fact that I should have "rented" the libram while we were doing put. You should only lose your stack when he transitions at 80/30, if your dps can't kill a slime in...
Forum: Paladins 01/07/10, 3:44 AM
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Posted By Arikah
A few heads' up about putricide: on 10m I was...

A few heads' up about putricide: on 10m I was unable to use SoV reliably/at all, partially because we are a melee group (only 1 dps caster)... I actually had to use SoR for its' bigger judgements and...
Forum: Paladins 12/12/09, 4:08 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
We do need a log of some sort, or at least a...

We do need a log of some sort, or at least a recount shot for confirmation of what can and can't proc it, possible ICD, ect. I'm curious how acquiring 2T10 is even possible at this point as well -...
Forum: Paladins 12/09/09, 12:47 AM
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Posted By Arikah
Got a bug here that I'd like tested/confirmed -...

Got a bug here that I'd like tested/confirmed - in VoA25, DS was doing nothing against the 3 boss giants. It was doing damage as usual against everything else tonight (the non-boss giant trash,...
Forum: Paladins 12/07/09, 11:44 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Alrighty, patch is going live tomorrow. Rather...

Alrighty, patch is going live tomorrow. Rather than create a new thread for this patch cycle I've decided to just update/replace/edit the existing thread, because 3.3 really isn't much different in...
Forum: Paladins 12/02/09, 5:26 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 147,155
Posted By Arikah
Has anyone had a chance to actually test 2T10 on...

Has anyone had a chance to actually test 2T10 on the ptr? With boub predicting the patch this coming week I'd like to get some more solid info on it to prep the 3.3 post - the theorycraft I have...
Forum: Paladins 11/11/09, 10:27 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 310,372
Posted By Arikah
No, the old decursive worked with literally one...

No, the old decursive worked with literally one button, it auto-targetted and everything. The current one gives you a little grid and the boxes turn red, and clicking a red box will cure that box...
Forum: Paladins 11/11/09, 10:12 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
No, it's been doing this since 3.2, namely...

No, it's been doing this since 3.2, namely because of the introduction of auras auto-applying after death function that was added. It's still doing this on the PTR iirc, I would encourage people that...
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/03/09, 11:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,345
Posted By Arikah
One of these days I'll figure out how the blogs...

One of these days I'll figure out how the blogs function and let people see the pm's I get, like Bink does (hint, they are similar to this).
Forum: Player vs. Player 10/19/09, 2:52 PM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 646,695
Posted By Arikah
I don't post in the pvp section here very often,...

I don't post in the pvp section here very often, but thought I'd share a couple ret pvp videos that you might learn from. Two different playstyles (cleave vs not cleave) make for some unique...
Forum: Paladins 10/08/09, 4:08 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
When it comes to theorycrafting the t10 4pc, I...

When it comes to theorycrafting the t10 4pc, I wouldn't count on seals being able to proc it. The way I read it, it uses the same functions that berserking does (cs/ds/judge/auto/sov's hidden strike)...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/09, 3:15 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
I guess I should explain a little bit more why I...

I guess I should explain a little bit more why I feel DSac is worth the talent points in ToC a bit more. The way that it works is the damage cap will break on burst damage such as Freya3 tremors or...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/09, 3:50 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
ForteX is probably what you want, I recently...

ForteX is probably what you want, I recently added it to the OP.

2T9 is indeed fixed on the PTR, it is based on your melee crit. Oh, and for those of you who haven't been to heroic ToC yet... DSac...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/09, 1:45 AM
Replies: 298
Views: 310,722
Posted By Arikah
More proofs that the Death's choice trinkets...

More proofs that the Death's choice trinkets stack: http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1116/wowscrnshot091609000627.jpg

Now it's going to be a question of ethics for a while (I borrowed our enh shaman's...
Forum: Paladins 09/10/09, 3:54 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
On the advice of our holy paladin actually, I've...

On the advice of our holy paladin actually, I've personally been using Fortex (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7532-ForteXorcist.html). It can be setup to reliably track your SoV dots on...
Forum: Paladins 09/02/09, 1:18 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Just a random piece of information here about...

Just a random piece of information here about HToC10/25 encounters: Divine Purpose doesn't work with the stuns on many of these fights, so don't bother trying to spec for it (tried it tonight). DSac...
Forum: Paladins 08/27/09, 4:21 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Got a confirmation of T9 being bugged, thanks to...

Got a confirmation of T9 being bugged, thanks to Slate for the heads up: World of Warcraft (en) Forums -> Retribution Paladin Tier 9 - 2 Piece Bonus...
Forum: Paladins 08/27/09, 2:13 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Thanks for the testing junlex, hopefully we can...

Thanks for the testing junlex, hopefully we can get them to set things right with SoV before the next patch. Added it into sov/bugs section.

Bene, our 2 piece when read by most of us translates into...
Forum: Paladins 08/26/09, 7:22 PM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,833
Posted By Arikah
Thanks for bringing this up, this goes nicely...

Thanks for bringing this up, this goes nicely with ret's T9 bugs to be fixed :| Ret's do see 5stack level procs until we get our first stack up, but this generally only occurs with DS hitting...
Forum: Paladins 08/22/09, 4:54 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Aside from the possibility of bugs or whatever,...

Aside from the possibility of bugs or whatever, the funny part is that even with 5% less chance to crit the 2pc is still worth 3% damage. Each crit % adds/subtracts approx .05% total damage; with 45%...
Forum: Paladins 08/20/09, 4:21 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 43,981
Posted By Arikah
From the standpoint of a top 100 guild, I'd...

From the standpoint of a top 100 guild, I'd probably side with zurm on this one, in that 50 dps from a single dps spec is probably worth more than 77 hps that you have no control over. In theory 77...
Forum: Paladins 08/12/09, 1:58 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
elam (and any other skeptical paladins), all of...

elam (and any other skeptical paladins), all of the new badge librams/totems/sigils ect. function the same way our libram does - I know for a fact that our feral and elemental shaman are enjoying...
Forum: Paladins 08/11/09, 4:30 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
I also cannot reproduce J > CS with rawr, so I'm...

I also cannot reproduce J > CS with rawr, so I'm unsure what the variables are that is causing this. I have uld BiS gear equipped (minus shoulders f yogg), so it makes me think that gear and the...
Forum: Paladins 08/08/09, 3:41 PM
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Posted By Arikah
It is an oversight, though I don't personally...

It is an oversight, though I don't personally know any paladins who are tailors. If you can get the correct numbers for it I'll update accordingly.

Also while messing around in Isle, I equipped the...
Forum: Paladins 08/07/09, 10:10 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Well that didn't take too long, re: HoR I...

Well that didn't take too long, re: HoR



I can't seem to get on the official boards to post, but I do hope that when this is (hot)fixed they consider that it is artificially inflating our dps and...
Forum: Paladins 08/06/09, 2:54 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Also confirming that DSac is unchanged from 3.1...

Also confirming that DSac is unchanged from 3.1 as I thought... the full log of pretty much all of uld is here: World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis...
Forum: Paladins 08/05/09, 2:03 AM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Typo on the glancing, good catch. As for haste...

Typo on the glancing, good catch. As for haste affecting instant spells, it's difficult to tell without bloodlust whether it is a 1.5s GCD or a 1.4s, so it makes sense that we didn't notice it until...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/09, 5:11 PM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,355,975
Posted By Arikah
You can't push parries off the attack table...

You can't push parries off the attack table because the rating needed on gear does not exist... even using the sov glyph you'd need like 450 rating? And since gemming for expertise is advised...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/09, 3:55 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
The numbers provided by all the tools are based...

The numbers provided by all the tools are based on what they are wearing; since everyone is hitcapped, STR is by far the best stat. Even if STR is better than hit point for point, there is no reason...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/09, 1:55 PM
Replies: 2,370
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Posted By Arikah
Some things like wowhead links are broken, yes...

Some things like wowhead links are broken, yes I'm aware of this. Other things like DSac are subject to live testing and as always theorycraft knowledge changes over time. Aaaaaand go 3.2!
Forum: Paladins 08/04/09, 1:53 PM
Replies: 1,502
Views: 1,104,451
Posted By Arikah
Thread should be locked as soon as snowy wakes...

Thread should be locked as soon as snowy wakes up.

3.2 thread here: http://elitistjerks.com/f76/t68951-retribution_3_2_a/
Forum: Paladins 08/04/09, 1:52 PM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,355,975
Posted By Arikah
Retribution: Updated for 3.3

(v 3.3 live)
Discussion for 3.3 begins on page 53 (http://elitistjerks.com/f76/t68951-retribution_updated_3_3_a/p52/#post1482797)!

=Introduction=
Patch 3.3 is the final expected major patch for...
Forum: Paladins 08/01/09, 3:33 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
Don't forget that SoV has a hidden melee strike...

Don't forget that SoV has a hidden melee strike attached to it (to apply/refresh the DoT), which could very well be the reason for the difference. I can't really say if it's intended or not, but I...
Forum: Paladins 07/31/09, 12:50 AM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
As far as I can tell DSac works the same on live...

As far as I can tell DSac works the same on live and the ptr... to be absolutely sure though, you'd need the same conditions (and nobody is raiding freya3 or anything to test). If however it is...
Forum: Paladins 07/30/09, 5:01 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
Now that you bring it up I'm not sure why it...

Now that you bring it up I'm not sure why it doesn't instantly break on animus or xt tremors... the only explanation I can think of is that channeled DoTs don't count towards the duration, because...
Forum: Paladins 07/30/09, 4:06 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
DSac actually wasn't changed at all from my own...

DSac actually wasn't changed at all from my own testing, the problem is that people are testing under different conditions on the PTR. Because of the huge amount of damage we can absorb in a split...
Forum: Paladins 07/24/09, 3:13 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
Can you separate RV damage from the abilities...

Can you separate RV damage from the abilities that trigger them exemplar? 2pc t9 has already been forecast as a ~3% damage increase but I'd like actual numbers to back it up.

Also I haven't had time...
Forum: Paladins 06/27/09, 3:01 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
I'm curious about what is making the most impact...

I'm curious about what is making the most impact on our dps, so bear with my odd requests...

Exemplar/Endo/Redcape, can one of you try modeling CS as it is on live (6s version) and see how much dps...
Forum: Paladins 06/25/09, 2:11 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
Ashstrike is correct, judgements are indeed...

Ashstrike is correct, judgements are indeed considered as melee specials by blizzard (there was an obscure wowhead spell link that made judgements immune to dodges/parries). For our intents and...
Forum: Paladins 06/25/09, 3:21 AM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,565
Posted By Arikah
I don't often complain about PTR's (because they...

I don't often complain about PTR's (because they are in testing phase after all), but after playing around on it myself for about 2 hours I have to say I don't like where ret is going. The "rotation"...
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