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Forum: Paladins 05/08/09, 12:21 PM

Replies: 1,055 The Holy Paladin Guide for 3.1 Views: 569,880 Posted By ElginRoko By the looks of things, the guys getting the high... By the looks of things, the guys getting the high average effective HL numbers are doing so by being selective with their heal spells, and deciding that FoL is a better choice. Check the number of...

Forum: Paladins 04/24/09, 9:51 AM

Replies: 1,055 The Holy Paladin Guide for 3.1 Views: 569,880 Posted By ElginRoko Edit/TLDR: Exactly what Apollion managed to get... Edit/TLDR: Exactly what Apollion managed to get in before me :P Even if you use LoH to save a raid member, unless you do it right at the start of a fight Divinity is still worth 3900 mana. If...

Forum: Paladins 04/24/09, 8:47 AM

Replies: 1,502 3.1 Retribution Paladin Thread Views: 1,103,607 Posted By ElginRoko If you total up the number of CS + DS + swings in... If you total up the number of CS + DS + swings in your WWS, it's about half the number of Seal of the Martyrs it's recorded, since WWS counts each seal proc twice - once for the damage and once for...

Forum: Paladins 04/22/09, 6:38 AM

Replies: 18 JoW proc chance Views: 18,812 Posted By ElginRoko My interpretation has always been that each one... My interpretation has always been that each one of damage, applying the debuff and applying heart of the crusader can proc the buff, i've never tried anything comparable to test this thoroughly...

Forum: Paladins 04/21/09, 2:16 PM

Replies: 1,502 3.1 Retribution Paladin Thread Views: 1,103,607 Posted By ElginRoko Sorry to get back to the DS stuff since i know... Sorry to get back to the DS stuff since i know there's pages of it, but I've a hypothesis and no contradictory data. I've yet to see an unshielded divine sacrifice drop off early in any WWS on this...

Forum: Paladins 04/16/09, 12:27 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko Can sacred shield even proc if damage is fully... Can sacred shield even proc if damage is fully absorbed? it says it procs on "taking damage" which I interpret as a no, but gleaning precise mechanics from tooltips has always been something of a...

Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 1:44 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko TLDR: crit scaling with itself, as mentioned on... TLDR: crit scaling with itself, as mentioned on the first page, applies to one model, which may or may not reflect your healing style. Understand what a model means, and remember that other people...

Forum: Paladins 04/02/09, 8:31 AM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko There's so much overheal on these fights because... There's so much overheal on these fights because if healers attempted to heal reactively, 3 non-avoided hits in a row would mean death. Heal spam is necessary because sustained tank damage is high,...

Forum: Paladins 03/31/09, 8:46 AM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko Patch, and in ulduar thorim (last phase, gruul... Patch, and in ulduar thorim (last phase, gruul style stacking damage buff), are the fights where divinity is at its best, there are very few encounters which test healer sustained HPS, these are...

Forum: Paladins 03/26/09, 11:00 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,625 Posted By ElginRoko Parry haste is an increase in damage taken, if... Parry haste is an increase in damage taken, if you ignore it then you're undervaluing certain stats, and you're potentially making yourself worse. As a paladin parry haste accounts anything from a...

Forum: Paladins 03/26/09, 8:40 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,625 Posted By ElginRoko Frankly, the biggest difference weapon speed... Frankly, the biggest difference weapon speed makes for prot, is that slow weapons will cause less parry haste from bosses. Personally I rate that quite highly and tend to prefer a slow weapon, but...

Forum: Paladins 03/24/09, 10:39 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko According to this... According to this (http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=42702.0) mmo-champion news post, which is the only source I've seen on DG's new effect, it's worth is 20% more absorb and 100% more...

Forum: Paladins 03/19/09, 1:00 PM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,625 Posted By ElginRoko Umm, I added the whole "ignoring the massive... Umm, I added the whole "ignoring the massive instant burst which is the actual reason tanks go for crit immune." bit for the exact reasons you said - being crit in a raid is an excellent way of...

Forum: Paladins 03/19/09, 7:24 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,625 Posted By ElginRoko EDIT: The below is in fact, complete nonsense, BR... EDIT: The below is in fact, complete nonsense, BR is a fairly poor mitigation stat against anything that hits even vaguely hard, I made a miscalc. Block rating (rating, not value), for a blue-geared...

Forum: Paladins 03/12/09, 1:21 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko Int will be superior to mp5 until either mp5 is... Int will be superior to mp5 until either mp5 is buffed, or int/replenishment is nerfed. Comparing 5 item points of each (5 int or 2 mp5), with kings + replenishment it takes over 7 minutes for the...

Forum: Paladins 03/12/09, 7:52 AM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko Turning Tide has 506 more SP after TbtL and %stam... Turning Tide has 506 more SP after TbtL and %stam increases. That's 162 damage per consecrate, 167 per Judgement , 44.5 per fully stacked SoV tick and 59 per block. Over 18s (assuming 2s attack...

Forum: Paladins 03/05/09, 7:45 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,625 Posted By ElginRoko Also, having 2 non-yellow gems gives you a better... Also, having 2 non-yellow gems gives you a better shot at being able to maybe pick up a socket bonus for once :D

Forum: Paladins 03/03/09, 2:03 PM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko Reckoning proccing on full blocks won't affect... Reckoning proccing on full blocks won't affect uptime on bosses, only on things that hit for less than your BV, it's a trash/soloing buff. Anyhow, you need 21.8 potentially proccing attacks within 4...

Forum: Paladins 02/27/09, 12:03 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko Excellent point, well made. It's interesting to... Excellent point, well made. It's interesting to note that if either player had changed their healing style, the FoL user to HL, or the HL user to FoL, then they'd probably have been healing more...

Forum: Paladins 02/27/09, 10:29 AM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko I'd say this is what they're doing, since they've... I'd say this is what they're doing, since they've stripped the 3% reduction on grace from priests and added:

Forum: Paladins 02/26/09, 1:28 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko As a guideline to PoJ's value in most fights,... As a guideline to PoJ's value in most fights, It'll take someone with Tuskarr's Vitality 1.64s to cover the distance a PoJ-specced paladin covers in 1.54s (calculated around "how long do you have to...

Forum: Paladins 02/25/09, 1:11 PM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko You're forgetting Pursuit of Justice. There's a... You're forgetting Pursuit of Justice. There's a very strong argument for taking it, 15% faster movement is 13% shorter breaks in casting due to having to move out of the fire, which means you can...

Forum: Paladins 02/24/09, 12:17 PM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko I'd expect them to stack, since plea is a self... I'd expect them to stack, since plea is a self buff not a raid buff. Judgements of the Pure stacks with wrath of air totem, that's not much different.

Forum: Paladins 02/24/09, 10:57 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko Glyph of Bacon is only worth 40mp5 if you refresh... Glyph of Bacon is only worth 40mp5 if you refresh on fade, so it's a fairly poor major, it'd be competing with Glyph of Holy Light most likely, since it's interior to Seal of the Wise, and inferior...

Forum: Paladins 02/24/09, 10:12 AM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,152,757 Posted By ElginRoko Really? The tooltip says "Places a Hand on the... Really? The tooltip says "Places a Hand on the party or raid member, reducing their total threat by 2% every 1 sec. for 10 sec. Players may only have one Hand on them per Paladin at any one time.",...

Forum: Paladins 02/19/09, 8:19 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko Disregard, spotted something dumb :P Disregard, spotted something dumb :P

Forum: Paladins 02/18/09, 6:46 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko It's 75% per shielding, you'd expect to get 5... It's 75% per shielding, you'd expect to get 5 shields from the ~1s gcd you're expending, so that's 375% SP scaling, only getting 4 shields is a possibility, but then it's still 300%. And as pointed...

Forum: Paladins 02/12/09, 9:01 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,625 Posted By ElginRoko If you purely spam a single spell, there is a... If you purely spam a single spell, there is a fixed crit:MP5 ratio, at least averaged over a large enough sample. Crit scales with mana spend though, so the ratio will move if you vary heal...

Forum: Paladins 02/06/09, 10:24 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko That's not a statement I made. The point I was... That's not a statement I made. The point I was making is that there's no magical property of crit that makes it scale with mana pool that isn't shared by mp5, which is something that was implied a...

Forum: Paladins 02/06/09, 8:55 AM

Replies: 2,260 The Holy Paladin Guide for WotLK Views: 1,846,762 Posted By ElginRoko mp5 scales the more mana you have too. A larger... mp5 scales the more mana you have too. A larger mana pool takes more time to deplete, which means a bigger return from mp5. Strictly, crit scales directly with the number of holy lights cast, mp5...

Forum: Hunters 11/21/08, 8:56 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,972 Posted By ElginRoko Just noticed this error: Quiver haste is... Just noticed this error: Quiver haste is multiplicative, not additive, so your attack speed is WSPD / 115% / (100% + haste from rating %) not WSPD / (115% + haste from rating %) So you need...

Forum: Hunters 11/20/08, 12:04 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,972 Posted By ElginRoko Yeah, that's a good build if you're really... Yeah, that's a good build if you're really struggling on the hit, it's probably still the worst dps gain per point you're taking from MM, but that's more a statement about the strength of low MM than...

Forum: Hunters 11/20/08, 9:20 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,972 Posted By ElginRoko IAotH will be better than Imp stings for SV, imp... IAotH will be better than Imp stings for SV, imp stings is only really any good for MM. Also, don't be taking Focused aim ahead of Go for the Throat, in fact don't be taking mortal shots ahead of go...

Forum: Hunters 11/19/08, 1:11 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,972 Posted By ElginRoko I just want to make this clear, since I'm getting... I just want to make this clear, since I'm getting the impression that there are people who aren't getting it, I'm not sure whether you're one of them or not: Steady shot and weapon speed have...

Forum: Hunters 11/19/08, 8:26 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,972 Posted By ElginRoko Even with imp arcane shot LnL appears to be very... Even with imp arcane shot LnL appears to be very weak for MM, I'm seeing a 0.7% increase in simulation from 3/3 LnL, which is awful. The problem is you'd only expect 1.2 procs per minute, and each...

Forum: Hunters 11/18/08, 6:56 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,972 Posted By ElginRoko Weapon speed still has an effect for aimed,... Weapon speed still has an effect for aimed, multi, chimera and I think kill shot (haven't tested), with slower being better for these, but it's much less of a concern than it used to be. Unless...

Forum: Hunters 11/12/08, 9:01 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Aimed shot is a DPS gain in a barrage build in... Aimed shot is a DPS gain in a barrage build in all but very long fights, though a max single-target dps build doesn't take barrage. That's assuming you're getting BoW, JoW and replenishment, missing...

Forum: Hunters 11/11/08, 8:22 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko I'm presuming you went viper->build full... I'm presuming you went viper->build full stack->scorpid stops reapplying->beast, it's not quite clear from your description, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on that one... ... in which...

Forum: Hunters 11/10/08, 12:46 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko I do, and did all the way between 60 and 70 as... I do, and did all the way between 60 and 70 as MM. There's a very good reason for this, which is that my gear is pap, mostly quest blues and greens or stalker's chain, and as such has very little...

Forum: Hunters 11/10/08, 10:00 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko I think people are underestimating MM's soloing... I think people are underestimating MM's soloing potential, there's a classic hunter technique which MM is incredibly good at, kiting. I've just finished levelling my hunter for WotLK, having done...

Forum: Hunters 11/05/08, 8:24 AM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,349,162 Posted By ElginRoko I wouldn't say it's bugged, more that the tooltip... I wouldn't say it's bugged, more that the tooltip is worded wrongly. Ask any ele shaman or destro lock how chaotic skyfire works, it's supposedly 3% crit damage, but the increase is implemented...

Forum: Hunters 10/30/08, 9:23 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Nope The formula for average uptime on such a... Nope The formula for average uptime on such a thing is 1 - (1 - procchance)^attacks at 10%, given hitcap and 5% dodge chance, I'd expect about 9.5% of attacks to proc it, 19% at 20% Over those 5s...

Forum: Hunters 10/29/08, 7:32 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Right, I've discovered the following on live: 1)... Right, I've discovered the following on live: 1) completing a steady shot cast enables your auto attack. 2) having auto shot/auto attack disabled doesn't cause auto shots to clip... 3) ...however...

Forum: Hunters 10/29/08, 11:56 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Aimed shot in your rotation will be inherently... Aimed shot in your rotation will be inherently worse in a longer fight, since you've got to burn through a whole mana pool before its increased mana drain has any negative effect. Simulating it over...

Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 12:57 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko What Rivkah said, ES and GftT are both must-have... What Rivkah said, ES and GftT are both must-have talents for a SV build, and you can't have both of them at 70. Come 80, I'd expect things to be a little better since both those must-have talents...

Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 9:22 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko You're forgetting that CS and ES trigger the GCD,... You're forgetting that CS and ES trigger the GCD, so basically has a 1.5s cast time, hence SV uses exclusively a 3SS/1ES rotation and MM uses either 5SS/1CS or 6SS/1CS I'm at work so I've got time...

Forum: Hunters 10/27/08, 10:27 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Those gloves have agility on them by any chance? ... Those gloves have agility on them by any chance? Agility adds crit too remember

Forum: Hunters 10/27/08, 12:16 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,349,162 Posted By ElginRoko I did some testing over the weekend on live and... I did some testing over the weekend on live and found Chimera Shot - Serpent is affected by mortal shots (but not marked for death). The spreadsheet doesn't seem to be reflecting this.

Forum: Hunters 10/27/08, 7:52 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Yesh, the calculations for GftT are very very... Yesh, the calculations for GftT are very very complicated, so the spreadsheet averages, which is unfortunately best-case. My simulator doesn't have BD yet, but it's showing ~25% focus starve time...

Forum: Hunters 10/25/08, 11:10 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 991,007 Posted By ElginRoko Hit and haste are both linear (unless you cross... Hit and haste are both linear (unless you cross the soft/hard cap), they don't increase their own value he more you add:- assuming for simplified maths 100 damage shots every 1 second without haste,...

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