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Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 2:37 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I actually completely agree. A page or so ago I...

I actually completely agree. A page or so ago I actually made this point in my "first impressions with the new arcane post".

However I did not want to anger the mighty Vontre further. He has friends...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 2:05 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
There was some pretty intense conversation (with...

There was some pretty intense conversation (with numbers) about this very topic in the other thread "Upcoming mage changes". When I get some time I can port them over here too.
The discussion in that...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 1:43 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Basic Playstyle Ideas and The correct use of Evocation

In an effort to get some useful information out there, here are some basic playstyle ideas concerning the proper use of Evocation.

Facts
1. Using the accepted Arcane spec, you will have access to an...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 12:56 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Aye, however I am more interested in whether or...

Aye, however I am more interested in whether or not it is a designed weakness or an oversight, partly due to a statement made by Ghostcrawler about it being cleanseable. I cannot seem to find his...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 12:51 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
POM AB to start the stack seems to be the best...

POM AB to start the stack seems to be the best bet.

Start the fight with a POM AB and attempt to use it as much as possible to get the first stack up. With a 2 min cooldown, you are looking at...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 12:01 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
That 'pure single target DPS build', is pretty...

That 'pure single target DPS build', is pretty wrong unfortunately

EDIT: To explain this point a bit better. My quandary is with your allocation of points to Magic absorption and Magic attunement...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 11:56 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Funny, this is exactly what you were trying to do...

Funny, this is exactly what you were trying to do with Arcane in the beta too Manly, and continued trying to push this agenda even when myself and pretty much every single other career Arcanist...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 11:46 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Your last line from this quote is the most...

Your last line from this quote is the most pertinent, since it covers over 85%+ (approximately) of what we see in raids today. That being said, it should not be hard to see my point.
There is a fire...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 2:18 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
You are missing perhaps the most critical factor...

You are missing perhaps the most critical factor of that report. That being that the patchwerk fight lasted 2mins 47 seconds. This is only possible since your entire raid is doing an immense amount...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 1:54 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Arcane is reborn!

Well...

After a night of solid raiding (barring the cancellation of our 25 man due to some of the worst lag I have ever experienced), I have a very preliminary report on the *new* Arcane.

It is...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 5:26 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I do believe that we are not there yet. On its...

I do believe that we are not there yet.

On its own, the primary mage in a raid cannot truly be frost. In that respect, the spec is still broken.
However, my point was more along the lines of if you...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 4:49 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This is a very valid point. I am somewhat lucky...

This is a very valid point. I am somewhat lucky since I have a large say in the what the loadout for our raids should be. To this effect, I have, perhaps selfishly, assigned one of our mages to be...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 4:07 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
For his gear. It is not 100% certain that it...

For his gear.
It is not 100% certain that it would be the case for everyone else. Sorry, I am just trying to drive home this point.
That being; that there is not, within reason, a 'universal hard and...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 3:54 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Over the past few weeks, I have slowly been...

Over the past few weeks, I have slowly been gathering what I consider to be a good "Arcane Raid set" in anticipation of today. Stat wise, it follows the priority system that is already published. It...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 2:35 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Search for my post from earlier in this thread. I...

Search for my post from earlier in this thread. I have a link there to the 57/3/11 spec.

As far as glyphs go, I personally will be going with Arcane Blast, Molten Armor and possibly Mage Armor as a...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 2:25 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I have been wanting to do this as well. I...

I have been wanting to do this as well. I currently have a working (ish) xls model for arcane that works to a fair degree of accuracy. I use it for my own crunches. Unfortunately, it is not in a...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 12:25 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This is most probably what will occur. To some...

This is most probably what will occur. To some extent perhaps our definition of what FOTM means is slightly different. In my definition "ease of play" is one of the core defining characteristics of...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 11:25 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Apart from the obvious benefits that Arcane...

Apart from the obvious benefits that Arcane provides (as many have already pointed out), it would be worth remembering that there is a few of us who have been Arcane for a very very long time. Arcane...
Forum: Mages 12/19/08, 12:30 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I would surmise that only the first missile of...

I would surmise that only the first missile of your second AM volley would actually receive the benefit, since by casting the second volley (and therefore, 'technically' ending the cast on your...
Forum: Mages 12/18/08, 11:08 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Just an update on this. The nochanneling macro...

Just an update on this.
The nochanneling macro does not seem to produce the effect.

I have been exploring the "Arcane Shatter Combo" in some detail in an effort to ascertain what exactly is causing...
Forum: Mages 12/18/08, 5:12 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I politely request you read the last few pages of...

I politely request you read the last few pages of this thread.

There is a lot of conversation, proof, results and testing discussion that you are missing.
Forum: Mages 12/18/08, 2:56 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Thanks for the update Vontre, I very much look...

Thanks for the update Vontre, I very much look forward to tinkering with magegraf to get some results.

That being said, 4 quick questions;

1. In your 8% DPS gain result, how did magegraf handle...
Forum: Mages 12/18/08, 1:47 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This will be harder than it looks. I did some...

This will be harder than it looks.

I did some very basic (and quick) testing last night on the PTR and my preliminary findings showed that it is harder than we think to maintain a 'decent' DPS...
Forum: Mages 12/18/08, 12:18 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
So I finally managed to get onto the PTR. I...

So I finally managed to get onto the PTR.

I didn't have that much time on it tonight, but I did observe an interesting fact.

As I postulated a few pages ago, it seems that an arcane "shatter"...
Forum: Mages 12/17/08, 5:35 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Take a look at my posts from a few pages back...

Take a look at my posts from a few pages back where I talk about IV. I cover this exact situation. IV provides a "shield" to your evocate. It is one of the ways you can use it. So for fights heavy...
Forum: Mages 12/17/08, 5:00 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
High burn rotations are easy to see. Consider...

High burn rotations are easy to see.

Consider Arcane under conventional thinking with non-2 min evocations. Here we are told that it is best to temper your usage of AB (and through extension, your...
Forum: Mages 12/17/08, 1:41 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Just a point to note, an arcane mage will never...

Just a point to note, an arcane mage will never have an 8 second evocation, in fact, with the proliferation of haste gear, I would hazard and say almost no mage will ever have a 8 second evocation...
Forum: Mages 12/17/08, 12:40 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Of course we can model it. That was my point a...

Of course we can model it. That was my point a page or so back when I was commenting on a TC output for the arcane mage. I have actually been proposing that due to the evocation change, that is how...
Forum: Mages 12/16/08, 4:48 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This is strange because I was about 'this' close...

This is strange because I was about 'this' close to actually writing in my previous post "This mechanism of Burn-Regen is very rogue-like". It's almost as if you read my mind!

That being said, it is...
Forum: Mages 12/16/08, 4:12 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Haha! Indeed. Though I know you didn't just...

Haha! Indeed.

Though I know you didn't just suggest blizzarding a single target boss to be a viable playstyle, did you?

I think you know what I mean with my posts on this subject and are instead...
Forum: Mages 12/16/08, 3:36 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Then we are simply arguing semantics (which is...

Then we are simply arguing semantics (which is unnecessary). I would not consider any arcane spec that does not have arcane flows.

Again, I restate, the overall changes to Evocation, both in the...
Forum: Mages 12/16/08, 3:32 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I believe it would be safe to assume that if the...

I believe it would be safe to assume that if the changes to ToTW make it to live then we can include the %dmg bonus from the talent in all boss fight calculations for the affected spells.
Forum: Mages 12/16/08, 3:15 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
You do not specify which spec you are speaking...

You do not specify which spec you are speaking about. If you mean the standard fire/frostfire or even frost spec, then yes, I agree, they will not be having that much use for Evocation (perhaps only...
Forum: Mages 12/15/08, 8:29 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This is hitting the nail squarely on the head....

This is hitting the nail squarely on the head. The rest of your post is also very pertinent to my original point.

Like all things, blizzard, I believe, wanted to give the different classes...
Forum: Mages 12/15/08, 6:58 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I have seen a resurgence in these type of...

I have seen a resurgence in these type of requests/comments lately where mages from all corners of the spec triangle propose giving mages a "lifetap"-ish spell (i.e spammable mana regen) which...
Forum: Mages 12/15/08, 5:25 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Indeed, sorry, I was more so just typing quickly....

Indeed, sorry, I was more so just typing quickly. That being said, IV does not need to be used exactly on every evocate. I would usually use it when there is 2-5 seconds left on the IV, since it...
Forum: Mages 12/15/08, 4:07 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Any particular reason you chose that specific...

Any particular reason you chose that specific spec for your Arcane mage?

52/19/0 seems very odd to me, and by looking at the output, it seems to not make sense as well.

You delve into fire to get...
Forum: Mages 12/12/08, 8:39 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I'm sorry, I think you are misunderstanding me. I...

I'm sorry, I think you are misunderstanding me. I am not talking about spell power modifications (where did this come from?), I am talking about the mechanics of Arcane Blast and how the inherent x%...
Forum: Mages 12/12/08, 8:03 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This is not accurate. The current AB inherent 15%...

This is not accurate.
The current AB inherent 15% increase works as I describe, it is a static increase based off of the base damage. You can see the increase in the tooltip.

On live
AB0: 912 to...
Forum: Mages 12/12/08, 7:15 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I can easily run it again at 2.6k SP, but then...

I can easily run it again at 2.6k SP, but then again, as I stated in the intro to my post, I wasn't really trying to ascertain maximum potential theoretical DPS of *new* arcane, but moreso trying to...
Forum: Mages 12/12/08, 6:27 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I was getting slightly restless so I decided to...

I was getting slightly restless so I decided to run some quick numbers to ascertain

Whether or not the arcane changes will in fact change the existing arcane rotation?
as well as
Does the new...
Forum: Mages 12/12/08, 1:26 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
MoE does not scale, it is a static mana return on...

MoE does not scale, it is a static mana return on a spell crit.

For arcane missiles, I believe that if any one of the 5 missiles crit, you should get back a little over 300 mana. If more than one...
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 1:46 PM
Replies: 887
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Ah yes, you could be right. I have just noticed...

Ah yes, you could be right. I have just noticed the edit made by the OP of that post. So in fact, he could have edited and added the LB and Mana regen change after blizzard responded to the Frostbite...
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 1:35 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Blizzard has already stated that these were...

Blizzard has already stated that these were mistakes in the patch notes and are in fact not going in for testing and/or live.

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Frostfire spec buffed lol...
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 1:04 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
This will only occur in moments of extreme haste...

This will only occur in moments of extreme haste (e.g Bloodlust). A 'regular' rotation of AB->ABr would work perfectly fine.

That being said, in moments of extreme haste (i.e when bloodlusted), I do...
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 2:36 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
I do believe that it was generally accepted that...

I do believe that it was generally accepted that spirit has always been a worthwhile stat for arcane mages (obviously, not over the more important mage stats e.g. hit and dmg). The general outcry of...
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 1:05 AM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Take a look at the talent spec I linked in the...

Take a look at the talent spec I linked in the last page or so.

I do believe that it will be the defacto Arcane spec.
Forum: Mages 12/10/08, 7:33 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
From a raw DPS standpoint, I would surmise that...

From a raw DPS standpoint, I would surmise that the change will have an inherently a positive effect since previously, you would either have to:

A_ Wait out the cooldown of ABr and then cast ABr -...
Forum: Mages 12/10/08, 7:11 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
Indeed, that is exactly what it will boil down...

Indeed, that is exactly what it will boil down to.

As an interesting note, ABr's travel time seems only a slight bit faster then Fireball's. I do wonder if you can outrun the GCD at max range. I am...
Forum: Mages 12/10/08, 7:03 PM
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Posted By Kel S'jet
In an effort to help you with your dilemma, my...

In an effort to help you with your dilemma, my first question would be; what is this build you are considering that is making you choose between Mind and Meditation. Personally, I consider both to be...
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