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Forum: Death Knights 03/22/09, 9:39 AM

Replies: 63 DK Stat Weights: A Derivation (Now with more spreadsheets!) Views: 85,167 Posted By Aeryn That only works correctly for hit chance. In case... That only works correctly for hit chance. In case of expertise there seems to be another small bug in the spreadsheet: The expertise cap is 6.5%, yet all expertise checks are done with 8%. To fix...

Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 10:59 PM

Replies: 1,448 Frosty DPS Discussion (no magic hat required) Views: 672,054 Posted By Aeryn Although most theorycrafting is being done on... Although most theorycrafting is being done on single targets, I'm also interested in maximizing AE damage for trash pulls or boss adds. From the FAQ thread: With the 5 sec. cooldown on HB, you...

Forum: Death Knights 11/14/08, 10:45 PM

Replies: 237 DPS Compendium Views: 2,451,913 Posted By Aeryn Small error in the OP: This is from the Frost... Small error in the OP: This is from the Frost section. As Frost you'd want to use a death rune for a frost ability like Icy Touch or Unbreakable Armor, not a blood one. Hm, come to think of it,...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/12/08, 5:49 AM

Replies: 294 Death Knight rune addons: How can we do better? Views: 210,040 Posted By Aeryn I like the concept. What would be really great,... I like the concept. What would be really great, however, is if I could do three things: - Use custom rune graphics, as I prefer the DKi runes. - Use simple colored backgrounds instead of the round...

Forum: Death Knights 11/09/08, 9:46 AM

Replies: 237 DPS Compendium Views: 2,451,913 Posted By Aeryn D'oh.. I knew I must have missed something (and... D'oh.. I knew I must have missed something (and the values did seem a bit high). I guess it's a bit more complex then, maybe methods could provide the numbers?

Forum: Death Knights 11/09/08, 8:47 AM

Replies: 237 DPS Compendium Views: 2,451,913 Posted By Aeryn Might still be worth including Agility. With... Might still be worth including Agility. With 45.90 crit rating = 62.5 agility = 1% crit and 1/18 as AP (from Bladed Armor), it should be 1 AGI = 45.9 / 62.5 * "crit stat (rating)" + 1/18 = 0.7344 *...

Forum: Death Knights 11/08/08, 7:57 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn From the linked page at TankSpot: Also, from... From the linked page at TankSpot: Also, from the warrior thread: So it seems clear that the 500 is indeed 5 and everything else needs to be divided by 100 too. I guess the warrior Threat Values...

Forum: Death Knights 11/08/08, 1:34 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn According to a post at TankSpot, Death Knight... According to a post at TankSpot, Death Knight Threat values (http://www.tankspot.com/forums/f200/40485-death-knight-threat-values.html), the Frost Presence threat modifier is 2.0735, which is what...

Forum: Death Knights 11/07/08, 12:25 PM

Replies: 237 DPS Compendium Views: 2,451,913 Posted By Aeryn It may be a good idea to mention the different... It may be a good idea to mention the different auras in the paragraphs about benefits brought by a spec: they all provide very nice raid buffs, especially Unholy Aura for DPS. And somewhat...

Forum: Death Knights 11/04/08, 8:01 PM

Replies: 118 Vontre's Deathgraf - DK theorycraft tool (beta) Views: 110,047 Posted By Aeryn There's something weird going on. When you add... There's something weird going on. When you add say, two more blood specs and compare those to only the default blood spec, you get results A for your custom specs, but when you tick another default...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/04/08, 7:30 PM

Replies: 294 Death Knight rune addons: How can we do better? Views: 210,040 Posted By Aeryn Could you provide an option for a 3x2 grid... Could you provide an option for a 3x2 grid (BFU/BFU) instead of a 1x6 grid? I'd find that easier to read and it would save valuable vertical screen space (consolidation of runes was the term used in...

Forum: Mages 10/24/08, 10:06 AM

Replies: 5,355 WotLK - Complete Mage Compendium (3.3.3 live) Views: 3,112,270 Posted By Aeryn If Fireball and Frostbolt had the same cast time... If Fireball and Frostbolt had the same cast time and both were the only spells you used as Fire or Frost, and both provided the same dps, it would make sense to have the "same raid buff" be just...

Forum: Mages 10/24/08, 7:13 AM

Replies: 5,355 WotLK - Complete Mage Compendium (3.3.3 live) Views: 3,112,270 Posted By Aeryn Magic Attunement... Magic Attunement (http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?spell=12606). Frost and Fire could get that too, but they usually don't. Granted, it's probably not as good as 10% crit on enemies, but improved amplify...

Forum: Death Knights 10/10/08, 2:18 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn You forgot 5% spellhaste for the raid by allowing... You forgot 5% spellhaste for the raid by allowing the shaman to use Wrath of Air Totem. That's pretty significant. One could even make a case for Nature Resistance or Grounding Totem for that matter,...

Forum: Death Knights 10/10/08, 8:56 AM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn WF may be the best air totem, but if you brought... WF may be the best air totem, but if you brought Improved Icy Talons, they could use another air totem, say Wrath of Air, which seems to be the only buff that provides spell haste. In general, I...

Forum: Death Knights 10/08/08, 1:04 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn I stand corrected. Still, I think it's a very... I stand corrected. Still, I think it's a very useful talent. It's a bit like today's Prayer of Mending, giving a nice buffer when you take the first damage after a pull, and the threat goes to you...

Forum: Death Knights 10/08/08, 11:38 AM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn There's also healing threat to be taken into... There's also healing threat to be taken into account. Supposed that (Improved) Rune Tap heals for a full 7k, that's ~7k threat against single targets in Frost Presence (and still some threat for...

Forum: Death Knights 10/07/08, 7:16 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn Interesting theory. If that's true, Icy Talons... Interesting theory. If that's true, Icy Talons would certainly account for those two seconds (20% haste). So, you cast Icy Touch - 10 seconds cooldown, Icy Talons' haste kicks in, 8 seconds cooldown...

Forum: Death Knights 10/05/08, 8:26 AM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn Might want to repost it in the Bug Report Forum,... Might want to repost it in the Bug Report Forum, lest it be overlooked. This doesn't sound like intended behavior as far as I'm concerned. There hasn't been any mention of it anywhere, and this is...

Forum: Mages 09/26/08, 4:44 PM

Replies: 5,355 WotLK - Complete Mage Compendium (3.3.3 live) Views: 3,112,270 Posted By Aeryn This is the only blue post I've seen in which... This is the only blue post I've seen in which mages were mentioned recently: ( LINK (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/10/10043282292-crunch-time-simple-but-vital-questions.html) ) Ghostcrawler: Here is...

Forum: Death Knights 09/12/08, 7:15 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn It always seemed strange to me that an AoE attack... It always seemed strange to me that an AoE attack like HB would be favored against single targets over a single target ability like Obliterate. That doesn't make any sense. So if it's hard to...

Forum: Mages 09/04/08, 10:05 AM

Replies: 5,355 WotLK - Complete Mage Compendium (3.3.3 live) Views: 3,112,270 Posted By Aeryn Yeah, that's probably what's going to happen. So.... Yeah, that's probably what's going to happen. So. Could anyone with access to the beta forum make a post about that? And maybe some other issues too? I remember seeing a post like "please nerf the...

Forum: Mages 08/29/08, 6:17 PM

Replies: 5,355 WotLK - Complete Mage Compendium (3.3.3 live) Views: 3,112,270 Posted By Aeryn Frozen Rune Weapon was removed in the last patch... Frozen Rune Weapon was removed in the last patch I think. At least it's not in the talent tree any more, and it doesn't seem to be a base ability either.

Forum: Mages 08/28/08, 10:22 PM

Replies: 5,355 WotLK - Complete Mage Compendium (3.3.3 live) Views: 3,112,270 Posted By Aeryn Maybe you missed the part about class... Maybe you missed the part about class performances not being finished: "Before we are done, we will thoroughly test the performance of every class. Do not assume that the classes' current...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/31/08, 11:41 AM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 768,552 Posted By Aeryn In that regard, does anyone know how ABar-AM... In that regard, does anyone know how ABar-AM would fare with constantly 30% more crit (while PoM is active)? I think I've read in this thread that even with such a high crit rate, AM is pretty bad,...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/08, 6:25 AM

Replies: 134 When to use CoR, Amplify/Dampen Magic? Views: 72,740 Posted By Aeryn Correction: you probably meant to say dampening.... Correction: you probably meant to say dampening. It's equally good on the Curator for the same reason (~800 damage/second by those arcane things; ~350 with improved dampen)

Forum: Death Knights 06/14/08, 7:40 AM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn Death Grip (single target taunt) would be... Death Grip (single target taunt) would be another. Requires 1 unholy. Personally, I'd rather be able to make due with 6 frost runes though, but tanking without taunt? I don't think so. Maybe some...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/08, 8:37 AM

Replies: 2,725 Rawr (v2.3.23 released on 9/12) Views: 705,545 Posted By Aeryn Tools -> Edit Items -> Add... Enter the item ID... Tools -> Edit Items -> Add... Enter the item ID of the item from wowhead, click OK and you're done.

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/05/08, 6:52 PM

Replies: 378 [Mage] Raiding as Arcane mage post 2.4 Views: 182,059 Posted By Aeryn I'd opt for number 4: 4) Satisfy socket... I'd opt for number 4: 4) Satisfy socket bonuses... +10 int in yellow sockets +10 spirit in blues +12 dmg in reds A very good alternative to +10 spirit gems in blue slots are +6dmg/+4 spirit gems...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/03/08, 7:18 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 768,552 Posted By Aeryn Regarding Arcane rotations... Speaking as a... Regarding Arcane rotations... Speaking as a pure arcane mage without any fire or frost talents and assuming it does proc on every tick, how about this: AM spam, AB on proc, Barrage in between AM...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/08, 6:21 AM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 768,552 Posted By Aeryn I'm putting all my hopes in the new AB ranks. As... I'm putting all my hopes in the new AB ranks. As far as I'm concerned, the 2t5 bonus was only so powerful because they forgot to add AB rank 2 at level 70 (similar to Incinerate from warlocks). We...

Forum: Death Knights 05/27/08, 12:59 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,063 Posted By Aeryn Personally, I find it a bit irritating that all... Personally, I find it a bit irritating that all seemingly important damage reduction talents are scattered all over the trees. And if you were to take most of them (23/15/33 or so), I wonder if you'd...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/21/08, 6:31 AM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 768,552 Posted By Aeryn I like it for the simple reason that it's arcane.... I like it for the simple reason that it's arcane. Frost mages got Ice Lance as an instant cast in BC, which was also I nice addition. I like specializing, and when all my talents amplify say, arcane...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/20/08, 10:17 PM

Replies: 134 When to use CoR, Amplify/Dampen Magic? Views: 72,740 Posted By Aeryn As my raid leaders are unfortunately not... As my raid leaders are unfortunately not convinced about the merits of amplify magic in fights involving any kind of incoming magic damage, I'm trying to convince them on a case by case...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/20/08, 9:54 AM

Replies: 1,055 PitBull: New UnitFrame Addon Views: 581,729 Posted By Aeryn Thanks, noble8, that did the trick. Thanks, noble8, that did the trick.

Forum: Mages 05/06/08, 7:35 AM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 525,908 Posted By Aeryn Thanks, Kavan. With overlap cycles you mean... Thanks, Kavan. With overlap cycles you mean letting the debuff wear off, right? I think I remember reading that post of yours. Another question regarding deep arcane. 40/0/21 mages seem to be using...

Forum: Mages 05/06/08, 5:37 AM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 525,908 Posted By Aeryn Alright, so I made a second mage who is specced... Alright, so I made a second mage who is specced 61/0/0 Arcane, currently in Karazhan (my first is a 0/0/61 Frost mage in SSC). I am aware that she doesn't have 2 T5 pieces yet, but I'm enjoying it...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/11/08, 11:14 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,006 Posted By Aeryn What about fights in which you use lots of... What about fights in which you use lots of non-damaging spells? Spellsteal, sheep, blink, decurse, frost/fireward etc. Sure, compared to damaging spells you don't usually cast them that much, but...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/29/08, 12:38 PM

Replies: 134 When to use CoR, Amplify/Dampen Magic? Views: 72,740 Posted By Aeryn Re: Amplify and Dampen I'm one of the ones with no hope, as I couldn't convince my raid leaders of the merits of amplify and dampen magic, try as I might. Apparently amplify is evil most of the time and dampen is even more...

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