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Forum: Mages 10/24/12, 5:25 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 211,711
Posted By Ilyawen
Hey there. First off, thanks for getting the Fire...

Hey there. First off, thanks for getting the Fire Mage Compendium on track, its high time we get a place to discuss the specc again! I feel the overall level of knowledge we have about our class...
Forum: Mages 12/17/11, 6:15 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,120
Posted By Ilyawen
Some really great points in the last few postings...

Some really great points in the last few postings here!

I have recalculated a few scenarios for combustion, and sadly there should be no way to realisticly get another application of it. The gain...
Forum: Mages 12/10/11, 6:41 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 404,951
Posted By Ilyawen
I'm not confusing them, I think Valaucra was....

I'm not confusing them, I think Valaucra was. Obviously you would have Combustion available a lot more on Ultraxion, but there is really no relation between Combustion and Hour of Twilight in any...
Forum: Mages 12/10/11, 8:51 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 404,951
Posted By Ilyawen
Im afraid it cant. The quoted post ment to say...

Im afraid it cant. The quoted post ment to say Cauterize, which you can use as a means to soak up HoT. This makes handling the HoT less stressfull, especially on 25man. It also actually gives you...
Forum: Mages 12/09/11, 12:22 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,120
Posted By Ilyawen
Thank you for explaining the mage to me. I also...

Thank you for explaining the mage to me. I also recently noticed that AB wasnt a fire spell. Now, back on topic, I tried some very rough calculations:

Given a normal gearset, stacking up the buff...
Forum: Mages 12/09/11, 6:28 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,120
Posted By Ilyawen
Considering the discussion on the timing of...

Considering the discussion on the timing of Combustion and the interaction with the 2pc/4pc-bonus of T13, it has been suggested using Arcane Blast in fire specc to stack up the hastebuff. I havent...
Forum: Mages 04/10/11, 11:44 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,659
Posted By Ilyawen
My simple question concerns Nefarian heroic: What...

My simple question concerns Nefarian heroic: What is the general opinion on Combustion during that fight? Is it better to hold it off until one gets Dominion? Hold it off until one gets 150 Stacks of...
Forum: Mages 02/16/11, 6:43 PM
Replies: 433
Views: 2,302,752
Posted By Ilyawen
I've been thinking about Arcane speccs for quite...

I've been thinking about Arcane speccs for quite a bit now, and the new changes and your logs have spurred my interesst again Schock. I'm sorry if I'm speculating from this point on, but there...
Forum: Mages 02/11/11, 12:40 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 404,951
Posted By Ilyawen
On the change to Halfus I would like to add that...

On the change to Halfus I would like to add that it is still massively useful to spread DMG via impact from Halfus.

Unlike before, it is now actually needed to kill all or most of the drakes (while...
Forum: Mages 12/22/10, 11:17 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,120
Posted By Ilyawen
Sorry if I missed an answer to this already being...

Sorry if I missed an answer to this already being given, but I skimmed over the thread and it seemed like there was no reply clearing this up yet.

Still, skimming over the values given by you, it...
Forum: Mages 03/29/10, 9:23 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,332
Posted By Ilyawen
The exact weighing of your stats can change very...

The exact weighing of your stats can change very quickly depending on your current gear. From what I've seen so far personally, crit has always been more valuable for me then haste, but 23 Spellpower...
Forum: Mages 03/09/10, 12:42 AM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,003
Posted By Ilyawen
After quite some time with my old UI, a recent...

After quite some time with my old UI, a recent guild-migration and the following re-configuring of some addons was reason enough for me to rethink some of my former UI-choices, and to try and...
Forum: Mages 02/18/10, 9:37 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Is all this with the assumption that you got at...

Is all this with the assumption that you got at least 2/3 points specced into Frost Shards? My current speccs include Frost Warding 2/2, hence my Blizzard-DPS would presumably be lower. Now, if AoE...
Forum: Mages 02/06/10, 1:47 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 103,859
Posted By Ilyawen
If you try to assign a DPS-value to Arcane...

If you try to assign a DPS-value to Arcane Meditation in order to compare it to other talents, make sure you try to give rawr data as exact as possible on the fight you expect to do.

We have reached...
Forum: Mages 02/06/10, 5:42 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,222
Posted By Ilyawen
Im not sure what the guidelines are on posting on...

Im not sure what the guidelines are on posting on "new" encounters these days, so I'm gonna explain what is true in general in most cases:

- Damage-Auras (think Sapphiron) don't push your casting...
Forum: Mages 02/06/10, 5:16 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Missile Barrage proccs at the end of succesfully...

Missile Barrage proccs at the end of succesfully casted spell (Arcane Blast or Arcane Barrage). That means that yes, the procc notifcation will not be "instant" - because idealy, you will want to be...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/29/10, 11:45 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,643
Posted By Ilyawen
Thank you for stating this, I should have handled...

Thank you for stating this, I should have handled that in my own post: Clearly, I am not using any points in Arcane Focus for my current build, nor do I think it is actually needed to fully specc it...
Forum: Mages 01/29/10, 12:04 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,502
Posted By Ilyawen
To bring something up that I think most of us...

To bring something up that I think most of us instinctively discarded as being utterly unviable:

50357

I know, I know, its a terrible high ammount of hit, but here is what I was thinking: With this...
Forum: Mages 12/17/09, 12:34 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,222
Posted By Ilyawen
Actually, all of this raises an interessting...

Actually, all of this raises an interessting point I haven't yet read about: Right now, I'm personally spending the full "burn" period of AP+IV spamming ABs if Mana and the fight allow it. Needless...
Forum: Mages 12/11/09, 4:56 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,733
Posted By Ilyawen
In a general 3-tank-strategy, having Blizzard on...

In a general 3-tank-strategy, having Blizzard on all 5 targets is quite doable. Having flamestrike on them is not. If I'm wrong here please correct me, but even after many, many weeks of downing Anub...
Forum: Mages 12/11/09, 8:52 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,152,032
Posted By Ilyawen
You have to select heroic presence as one of the...

You have to select heroic presence as one of the buffs under the buffs tab (is it the buffs tab even? Its the one where you select things like flasks, raidbuff etc.), so you can chose it to be active...
Forum: Mages 12/10/09, 9:51 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,152,032
Posted By Ilyawen
It does deal quite insane damage. Haven't been...

It does deal quite insane damage. Haven't been frost myself, but one of our mages did report some very high crits with it last night. My guess would be that you want to use DF on every second...
Forum: Mages 11/30/09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Well, it is pretty much a bad choice for most...

Well, it is pretty much a bad choice for most people. Reason being that it takes quite a long time to stack up the effect of the trinket. The use effect only stacks up haste everytime you cast a...
Forum: Mages 10/19/09, 11:00 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,332
Posted By Ilyawen
Well, any mid-channel clearcasting procc from...

Well, any mid-channel clearcasting procc from Blizzard will not interact at all with the current channel, meaning if you ever cast a Blizzard without clearcast, you don't see any benefit from...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/19/09, 10:55 AM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,643
Posted By Ilyawen
I still fail to see how Fire would out-AoE Arcane...

I still fail to see how Fire would out-AoE Arcane in any situation?
Forum: Mages 10/17/09, 8:03 AM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,465
Posted By Ilyawen
By reducing mana cost by 80%, my utterly...

By reducing mana cost by 80%, my utterly uncalculated guess would be that passive raid-wide manasources should be enough to keep the elemental casting throughout a fight, shouldn't they?
I am not...
Forum: Mages 10/11/09, 7:21 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
This is basically what I'm wondering about. Is it...

This is basically what I'm wondering about. Is it so? I can't see it really being that way, but I really would need some sort of math to confirm that. You have any?

Also, please elaborate on the...
Forum: Mages 10/11/09, 7:02 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Been there, done that. And yes, it works somewhat...

Been there, done that. And yes, it works somewhat well. LB is probably the one big advantage FFB-specc has over arcane in that fight, as I've argued before; it definately gives you some very nice...
Forum: Mages 10/10/09, 10:03 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Scorching on that fight should be handled by...

Scorching on that fight should be handled by warlocks, they have it pretty bad anyway in there, no reason not to make their lives even more miserable still. Its good being a mage this expansion,...
Forum: Mages 10/08/09, 3:00 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Well, to phrase it "your tanks suck" would make...

Well, to phrase it "your tanks suck" would make no sense, but please consider this: This is a forum dedicated to high-end raiding, and optimizing performance. This means that DPS, especially...
Forum: Mages 10/08/09, 11:51 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,332
Posted By Ilyawen
On your last concern, Tyrian, I suppose the...

On your last concern, Tyrian, I suppose the circumstances for using haste-CDs of any sort are gonna change quite a bit in the future still. Obviously, scales might find a replacement, and given that...
Forum: Mages 10/08/09, 11:19 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,733
Posted By Ilyawen
Unglyphed blastwave is not really helping on the...

Unglyphed blastwave is not really helping on the big adds, but its quite a helpfull little spell on the small adds during kiting-phase. Getting them off your back for even a second or two might make...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/24/09, 5:36 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,643
Posted By Ilyawen
Short answer: Put everything in frost, its VERY...

Short answer: Put everything in frost, its VERY hard to do it wrong really.

Long answer: Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#oZZAcchofu0fdgfst)
Forum: Mages 09/23/09, 10:37 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,222
Posted By Ilyawen
Probability is hard to grasp as a concept. But...

Probability is hard to grasp as a concept. But no, the chances don't get any higher on any given "roll" (or AB-cast, for this matter), still, over a certain number of casts, the chance to not have a...
Forum: Mages 09/19/09, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,465
Posted By Ilyawen
A specc including Magic Absorption has been quite...

A specc including Magic Absorption has been quite "standard" for a long time now I think. Its a brilliant talent in a lot of ways. Ideally, you would want to specc into the talent for any fight where...
Forum: Mages 08/29/09, 11:05 PM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,003
Posted By Ilyawen
After many long years of limiting myself to a...

After many long years of limiting myself to a small, old screen, I finally got a new one, and redid my UI with some space to spare. Been sort of a UI-geek for quite some time, but with the added...
Forum: Mages 08/12/09, 11:13 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
If you don't wanna go to extreme levels like...

If you don't wanna go to extreme levels like probably some of the mages in here, but rather want a single good-to-go raiding specc for Ulduar, it should definately include Magic Absorption. Its...
Forum: Mages 06/24/09, 7:41 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Now, maybe we are being spoiled as casters in my...

Now, maybe we are being spoiled as casters in my guild, but Hodir threatwise hasn't been a problem. simple reason: He is tauntable. We just nuke the hell out of him, and when he changes targets to...
Forum: Mages 03/27/09, 8:17 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
I do remember, back in the 90s, that there where...

I do remember, back in the 90s, that there where third-party-produced gamepads for Nintendos SNES (or whatever it was called in your region). You could just push over a small switch to "autofire",...
Forum: Mages 03/26/09, 6:46 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
Well, it was a pretty boring read in terms of...

Well, it was a pretty boring read in terms of interessting design-information, and, as you stated, more of an insight into the workings of the official forums. I cannot claim that I didn't hope for...
Forum: Mages 03/24/09, 9:57 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
I guess in practice it really comes down to...

I guess in practice it really comes down to either them changing the glyph, or us just re-glyphing. Funny enough, that might just be what I'll do.
FFB gains next to nothing from speccing out of...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 12:46 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
I suppose this has to do with the fact that we...

I suppose this has to do with the fact that we are losing crit from scorch, and hence our capacity for improving our crit-value is bigger again.
Also, crit is a small mana-improvement, and as of...
Forum: Mages 03/20/09, 8:07 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
I've been wondering: I've seen the 20/51/0-build...

I've been wondering: I've seen the 20/51/0-build for fire tossed arround a lot, but most people seem to go for 3/3 Student, not the 1 necessary in Student and 2 in Meditation. Considering the...
Forum: Mages 03/06/09, 10:32 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
Currently, the only real incentive for me to go...

Currently, the only real incentive for me to go arcane is sucky tanks on a fight were I need to start DPSing right away... just a sidenote, though ;)

Seriously: If it was the way you described (and...
Forum: Mages 02/22/09, 2:12 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Chest and shoulder seem like the obvious choices...

Chest and shoulder seem like the obvious choices because of the larger number of sockets in them. From a gut feeling and quick glancing at the stats I would say that chest falls short because the...
Forum: Mages 02/19/09, 10:24 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
Using EXTREMLY unreliable testing (10 casts for...

Using EXTREMLY unreliable testing (10 casts for unstacked / fully stacked AB each, both with and without 2pt5), I come up with about the following: The 2pt5 is a 5% increase in DMG, at any given...
Forum: Mages 02/19/09, 7:50 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
Of course, leveling is easier. But thats not the...

Of course, leveling is easier. But thats not the point. The point is: Does the player who starts 3-4 toons to check them out during his 10-day-trial pick the class which lets him kill mobs without...
Forum: Mages 02/18/09, 11:53 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
The set-question is actually quite interessting....

The set-question is actually quite interessting. For starters, the Sunwell-t6-pieces aren't all that far off from t7-pieces as far as offensive stats go, but they do lack attributes. Which of course...
Forum: Mages 02/18/09, 11:42 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,899
Posted By Ilyawen
As far as I remember, it has never been. And...

As far as I remember, it has never been. And probably never will. Considering how we started raiding WOTLK with sunwell gear and arround 12k mana (was it more?), and are now up to 20k or more in...
Forum: Mages 01/30/09, 8:24 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,117
Posted By Ilyawen
I believe it hasn't been answered on this page,...

I believe it hasn't been answered on this page, so my go on it: Hell no!

If by "main tank" you mean the guy tanking Sarth himself, Amp would be quite contraproductive. He isn't getting...
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