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Forum: Paladins 04/21/13, 2:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 16,089
Posted By Calefax
@Supa...There are definitely a few things you...

@Supa...There are definitely a few things you could be doing differently to help your dps. I'll keep my comments to the two parses that you linked.

On Jinrokh, you screwed yourself over as soon as...
Forum: Paladins 05/14/12, 5:46 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
This is not true in the case of sac. If you have...

This is not true in the case of sac. If you have one paladin cast sac on a target and then a 2nd paladin casts sac on that same target shortly after, then the old sac will be removed before the new...
Forum: Paladins 03/15/12, 1:46 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Why would you delay your CS usage in this...

Why would you delay your CS usage in this situation? If you have 0 hp (you just casted TV) and get a DP proc, I think all theorycrafting points to using CS first as the correct decision anyway, for...
Forum: Paladins 03/01/12, 8:37 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Actually, I am an engineer as well, and I find...

Actually, I am an engineer as well, and I find that H-AoK works out quite well on Ultraxion. I'm not even going to touch Yorsahj, because BLF will be far superior in that case anyway because of all...
Forum: Paladins 12/19/11, 1:22 AM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
FYI the Eye of Unmaking bug for horde paladins...

FYI the Eye of Unmaking bug for horde paladins appears to have been hotfixed. As of tonight I am able to get a proc with SoT from range using judgement. Incidentally I also got normal EoU as well...
Forum: Paladins 12/15/11, 2:03 AM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
I now have both a LFR Eye of Unmaking as well as...

I now have both a LFR Eye of Unmaking as well as a LFR Gurthalak. I did some testing tonight in light of what I saw people reporting in this thread.

I can confirm the numbers Antarius reported...
Forum: Paladins 09/01/11, 11:23 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
Street, in addition to the other things already...

Street, in addition to the other things already mentioned here, your cd usage is extremely poor. I would argue that Baleroc is actually the fight that requires the least amount of movement from this...
Forum: Paladins 08/29/11, 2:36 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
Like you say, your CS usage is still low. You...

Like you say, your CS usage is still low. You are averaging a little over 5 seconds between CS casts. That really should be more like ~4.5 or lower, although if you had to stop dps for a bit then...
Forum: Paladins 08/23/11, 7:24 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
If you want WoL to look at a specific fight, you...

If you want WoL to look at a specific fight, you have to choose that fight from the drop down at the top. The links of your logs are showing the "Full Report" which does exactly what it sounds like...
Forum: Paladins 08/16/11, 11:22 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
Holy is only my offspec, so I won't be great at...

Holy is only my offspec, so I won't be great at analyzing in detail, but the fact that your holy pally is using HR or LoD AT ALL in this situation is pretty silly. You are in a 10 man guild on a...
Forum: Paladins 08/09/11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
This. It's not an actual rotation. It's a...

This. It's not an actual rotation. It's a priority system. If something isn't off cd or otherwise available, you skip to the next thing, and you should not EVER hard cast exo unless you are far...
Forum: Paladins 07/26/11, 5:38 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
I'm not 100% sure on the T11 thing, as it's hard...

I'm not 100% sure on the T11 thing, as it's hard to quantify the dps increase of 4pc T11. Personally I am not going to drop my 4pc until I get 2pc T12, at which point I will also swap in the...
Forum: Paladins 07/25/11, 6:12 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
@Aggelos: Looking at your armory, I noticed you...

@Aggelos:

Looking at your armory, I noticed you are missing two enchants, but I presume that's because you recently upgraded those pieces and at this point I'm guessing you didn't even have your...
Forum: Paladins 07/15/11, 3:43 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
I don't see any issue with your gear, gemming,...

I don't see any issue with your gear, gemming, enchanting, or reforging. That all seems good. I'm sure you know Landslide is a better choice than Avalanche, but maybe you don't want to spend the...
Forum: Paladins 07/01/11, 12:56 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 283,924
Posted By Calefax
In your scenario you come out ahead...on the...

In your scenario you come out ahead...on the hatchling. Assuming that your scenario is feasible, all it accomplishes is making the actual boss die slower. When it comes time to dps the boss you...
Forum: Paladins 06/30/11, 7:46 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 283,924
Posted By Calefax
Virtually none. Those hatchlings hit like a...

Virtually none. Those hatchlings hit like a truck. In our attempts we had fully geared tanks with two dedicated healers each and we still had some tank deaths. Eliminating crits from the mob is not...
Forum: Paladins 06/29/11, 4:09 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
So you're rating the Apparatus assuming it procs...

So you're rating the Apparatus assuming it procs crit? How do things change if you assume it procs mastery instead? I realize that there is a far greater amount of crit than mastery on Firelands...
Forum: Paladins 06/22/11, 1:10 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Daeluin, I get what you are saying, and I agree...

Daeluin, I get what you are saying, and I agree with it. However, your T11 example does not seem to prove your point. I don't think it's the same comparison when comparing a crit/haste offset piece...
Forum: Paladins 06/21/11, 5:26 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
As for your comment about the legs, I don't want...

As for your comment about the legs, I don't want to start an argument, but at the very least whether they are itemized better or not is open for debate. Personally I prefer hit/mastery to...
Forum: Paladins 06/21/11, 3:54 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
I disagree. I have been playing around with...

I disagree. I have been playing around with numbers looking at the various gear available, and I would argue that the best option is actually use the offset gloves. Yes, the tier gloves are...
Forum: Paladins 06/13/11, 2:09 AM
Replies: 960
Views: 1,184,761
Posted By Calefax
86698 definitely works--that's what I use, and I...

86698 definitely works--that's what I use, and I also use clcret. Try the "skill always visible" setting instead of trying to make it an ICD.
Forum: Paladins 05/26/11, 10:46 AM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Hardly. They are clearly trying to make us...

Hardly. They are clearly trying to make us actually want to use SoR in AOE situations. One of the gripes paladins have with other seals besides truth is that we rely on that glyph to hit the...
Forum: Paladins 05/20/11, 4:46 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 80,315
Posted By Calefax
@Retribution: I only looked at your omnitron...

@Retribution:

I only looked at your omnitron kill since you died early on atramedes/chim and magmaw/halfus dps gets really skewed because of bonus damage during specific parts of the fights. Aside...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/04/11, 5:26 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,963
Posted By Calefax
Haste isn't as good as crit or mastery, but it's...

Haste isn't as good as crit or mastery, but it's still a heck of a lot better than dodge or parry. If you have 2 pieces of the same ilvl with equal strength, and one is crit/haste and the other is...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/04/11, 5:15 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,963
Posted By Calefax
Looking at your armory, it seems that you have 28...

Looking at your armory, it seems that you have 28 expertise INCLUDING the 10 from the SoT glyph. That puts you in a better spot than most rets at the moment (e.g. I have 33 right now), and makes the...
Forum: Paladins 04/25/11, 5:49 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
I assume you are referring to Redcape's estimate...

I assume you are referring to Redcape's estimate of LtS, in which case this estimate is currently neither what you suggest it is nor what you suggest it should be. If Redcape actually valued the hit...
Forum: Paladins 04/12/11, 7:42 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Maybe it seems like a nice mechanic if you say...

Maybe it seems like a nice mechanic if you say that you only get the dps boost if it's not an overheal, but adding a mechanic like this has a negative sprial effect. Our job as ret is to dps to the...
Forum: Paladins 04/04/11, 7:11 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
Using this glyph opens up an alternate playstyle...

Using this glyph opens up an alternate playstyle where you spend a gcd to move your beacon around to whatever target you're currently healing in order to have increased hps due to HoR procs. I don't...
Forum: Paladins 02/28/11, 12:42 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Just because it's "hard" to do doesn't mean it...

Just because it's "hard" to do doesn't mean it can't be done or shouldn't be done. The gear set I have personally been targeting as BiS (not saying that mine is the absolute best, I'm sure there are...
Forum: Paladins 02/20/11, 3:31 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
By "set bonus" he is referring to the 5% CS...

By "set bonus" he is referring to the 5% CS damage you get from the gloves. You don't need another PVP piece to get that bonus.

4pc T11 + vicious gloves is a perfectly viable (and arguably BiS)...
Forum: Paladins 02/16/11, 6:13 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
Crap. You're totally right. I will update my...

Crap. You're totally right. I will update my original post once again. Thanks for pointing that out in a very concise way.
Forum: Paladins 02/16/11, 3:18 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
This is also incorrect. The swing of -160 to...

This is also incorrect. The swing of -160 to +160 is 320, not 160. The actual haste deficit, once factoring in my fixes for reforging rounding issues, is -188. Huge difference from -506.

EDIT:...
Forum: Paladins 02/16/11, 2:53 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
No, I reversed that on purpose, because we're...

No, I reversed that on purpose, because we're using FOUR of the 5 pieces. The piece that we're NOT using is the chest, which is why that set of numbers is reversed. The numbers I wanted are the...
Forum: Paladins 02/16/11, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
T11 4pc: More Analysis

So let me preface this by saying that I realize there have been quite a few posts about T11 4pc and whether or not it's worthwhile or not. This discussion recently came up among our holy paladins,...
Forum: Paladins 12/22/10, 2:54 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Your assumptions about hurricane are quite...

Your assumptions about hurricane are quite incorrect. There are actually 2 separate procs, one from melee and one from spells that can also STACK, and there does not appear to be an ICD of any kind...
Forum: Paladins 12/17/10, 12:33 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 193,891
Posted By Calefax
OK, thanks for the info. I guess I misunderstood...

OK, thanks for the info. I guess I misunderstood what 1PPM means (I assumed it meant that you could only get a single proc per minute, kind of like how trinkets have ICDs).

Still, I am very...
Forum: Paladins 12/16/10, 2:04 PM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
The "problems" you list about holy paladin...

The "problems" you list about holy paladin mastery aren't very accurate. Firstly, I was under the distinct impression that smaller shields actually REFRESH the duration of larger shields, NOT...
Forum: Paladins 12/16/10, 12:52 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 193,891
Posted By Calefax
Hey Redcape, I'm wondering how accurate you feel...

Hey Redcape, I'm wondering how accurate you feel your modeling of Hurricane is in your spreadsheet. I remember in the old 4.0.1 thread you mentioned that Hurricane was trash, but also said you made...
Forum: Paladins 12/15/10, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,289
Views: 2,509,824
Posted By Calefax
Certainly a good start to a holy thread. The...

Certainly a good start to a holy thread. The only immediate issue I notice is that your wording for some of the stats in the stats section tends to imply that holy light can still be used to...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/10, 5:20 PM
Replies: 1,877
Views: 4,096,434
Posted By Calefax
Firstly, thanks for all of your hard work...

Firstly, thanks for all of your hard work compiling this stuff, Exemplar! A few things did stick out to me when reading over the latest version, though:

1) Have changes settled down enough that it's...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/10, 4:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 59,361
Posted By Calefax
Retribution 2010/12/9, 5:04:09 PM Primary vs....

Retribution

2010/12/9, 5:04:09 PM
Primary vs. Secondary Stats or: What Happened to All the Agi/Spirit Gear? (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/1550772)
Forum: Paladins 12/01/10, 6:28 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 815,405
Posted By Calefax
Is this true? I was definitely under the...

Is this true? I was definitely under the impression that it's a 40% chance per cast, not per target. If it was per target, then I'd be a lot more OK with it. Has anyone proved it one way or the...
Forum: Paladins 11/24/10, 10:57 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 815,405
Posted By Calefax
The difference, which I assume kalstrand is...

The difference, which I assume kalstrand is referring to, is that CS is a 100% chance to proc HP whereas DS is only 40%. Therefore in using DS over CS, you are relying on RNG for holy power...
Forum: Paladins 11/24/10, 8:27 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 815,405
Posted By Calefax
Another thing to note about Zealotry on live is...

Another thing to note about Zealotry on live is that using zealotry will still consume a HoL proc, so if you're in a situation where you have 3 HP + HoL proc, you obviously want to TV --> zealotry...
Forum: Paladins 10/21/10, 12:05 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 694,717
Posted By Calefax
So tonight my guild did our first attempts on...

So tonight my guild did our first attempts on heroic LK post 4.0. Something pretty annoying happened on multiple...
Forum: Paladins 10/19/10, 1:26 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 694,717
Posted By Calefax
I think he is suggesting beacon VD AND target...

I think he is suggesting beacon VD AND target heal VD, so as to make use of additional holy power generation that you get when healing the target of your beacon. Beacon being nerfed 50% is pretty...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/18/10, 1:43 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,963
Posted By Calefax
I didn't see these posted yet, so I figured I'd...

I didn't see these posted yet, so I figured I'd take the initiative. MMO champion data-mined some spell changes that seem to correspond with the hotfixes that went live last week:




These numbers...
Forum: Paladins 07/14/09, 12:50 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 694,717
Posted By Calefax
I'm relatively new to prot pally tanking, and I'm...

I'm relatively new to prot pally tanking, and I'm trying to decide what enchant to put on my brand new Shiver. Personally, I find that my threat generation is perfectly fine, while my...
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