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Forum: Druids 02/13/11, 5:34 AM

Replies: 1,312 [Resto] Cataclysm (Old/4.1) Views: 23,783 Posted By nesf Is there perhaps a "non-spreadsheet" benefit here... Is there perhaps a "non-spreadsheet" benefit here though even when you're only able to get off 3 or so Rejuvs before your WG affected targets become sub-optimal targets for Rejuv? I mean it in terms...

Forum: Druids 02/05/11, 6:45 PM

Replies: 235 [Resto] Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 267,050 Posted By nesf 5488 Haste or 3102 Haste when Nature's Grace is... 5488 Haste or 3102 Haste when Nature's Grace is up. Or just a bit over 5 times the amount of haste you'll reasonably have when in T11 raiding. 5488 Haste will be extremely hard to reach unless we...

Forum: Druids 01/29/11, 10:06 PM

Replies: 1,312 [Resto] Cataclysm (Old/4.1) Views: 23,783 Posted By nesf No it does work for HoTs. No it does work for HoTs.

Forum: Druids 01/25/11, 2:34 PM

Replies: 1,312 [Resto] Cataclysm (Old/4.1) Views: 23,783 Posted By nesf Tested it using Rejuvenation and Wild Growth... Tested it using Rejuvenation and Wild Growth here. Mentioning for duplications sake.

Forum: Druids 01/25/11, 1:58 PM

Replies: 1,312 [Resto] Cataclysm (Old/4.1) Views: 23,783 Posted By nesf Actually, on checking in game, the tooltip seems... Actually, on checking in game, the tooltip seems to say it rounds to the nearest integer but the actual numbers show it not rounding at all, I'm getting a 17.7% gain from mastery while the tooltip is...

Forum: Druids 01/25/11, 12:58 PM

Replies: 1,312 [Resto] Cataclysm (Old/4.1) Views: 23,783 Posted By nesf I'd follow your thinking to a large extent but... I'd follow your thinking to a large extent but would make some amendments to it. One Con for stacking haste is that we can get the biggest benefits from Haste (i.e. breakpoints) by adopting an...

Forum: Druids 01/03/11, 10:55 PM

Replies: 209 [Feral-Bear] Cataclysm Release Views: 490,945 Posted By nesf You can reforge that hit to dodge and the agi... You can reforge that hit to dodge and the agi proc works out better than the straight dodge rating on the Crab. Mastery is only so-so as a stat so the proc with Crab isn't fantastic. All this assumes...

Forum: Druids 01/03/11, 10:49 PM

Replies: 177 [Feral] Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 390,138 Posted By nesf Make absolutely sure you've set up Rawr... Make absolutely sure you've set up Rawr correctly. For instance, if I neglect to set up buffs correctly (i.e. make sure all raid buffs are up for my character) then Stamina is valued really highly,...

Forum: Druids 01/01/11, 9:54 PM

Replies: 1,312 [Resto] Cataclysm (Old/4.1) Views: 23,783 Posted By nesf Would not proc off Lifebloom, Rejuv or WG for me,... Would not proc off Lifebloom, Rejuv or WG for me, proc'd after 8-12 casts of Nourish or Regrowth pretty reliably. Small sample sizes though. Could explain it not procing for you if you were mostly...

Forum: Druids 01/01/11, 5:33 PM

Replies: 177 [Feral] Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 390,138 Posted By nesf Helm is good for T11 raiding. Unknown whether... Helm is good for T11 raiding. Unknown whether Blizzard will release more helms with each tier. Making it a risky reason to invest in levelling Engineering. The Glove Armor CD stacks with Glove...

Forum: Druids 12/31/10, 4:46 PM

Replies: 235 [Resto] Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 267,050 Posted By nesf If you refresh between the second last and the... If you refresh between the second last and the last tick, you'll still get that last tick of the HoT before the new duration starts. So you don't need to refresh in the last 0.1 second of LB to get...

Forum: Druids 12/31/10, 4:36 PM

Replies: 209 [Feral-Bear] Cataclysm Release Views: 490,945 Posted By nesf PvP armor is decent because of the slightly... PvP armor is decent because of the slightly higher ilvl for a given tier than the PvE equivalent piece making it better in many cases (but not all!) but you lose so much itemisation to Resilience...

Forum: Druids 12/31/10, 12:18 PM

Replies: 209 [Feral-Bear] Cataclysm Release Views: 490,945 Posted By nesf Anyone know the keyboard shortcut for a... Anyone know the keyboard shortcut for a Mac? Edit: It's shift+reload. Looks my problems with Rawr not loading are a different issue. I'm having to uninstall the Silverlight plug-in and reinstall...

Forum: Druids 12/25/10, 2:41 AM

Replies: 121 [Feral-Bear] Theorycraft (Rawr.Bear) Views: 328,191 Posted By nesf Using my own stats and gear to work things out,... Using my own stats and gear to work things out, this is to answer a fellow tank's question about whether it was better threat wise to build three stacks of Lacerate and then automatically Pulverise...

Forum: Druids 12/23/10, 3:16 PM

Replies: 177 [Feral] Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 390,138 Posted By nesf I wouldn't worry about hit until you start having... I wouldn't worry about hit until you start having threat problems to be honest. Being hit capped isn't as important as it used to be for tanks. Focus on stacking dodge/avoidance for the moment.

Forum: The Dung Heap 11/04/09, 1:28 AM

Replies: 30,104 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,886,189 Posted By nesf You've two terrible trinkets for a moonkin. Haste... You've two terrible trinkets for a moonkin. Haste procs only benefit you when you're casting Starfire when you're over the haste cap* meaning that when that trinket pops and you're casting anything...

Forum: Druids 11/03/09, 11:08 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf You gain 15% extra damage to your Solar Eclipses... You gain 15% extra damage to your Solar Eclipses through 2T8, not 5%.

Forum: Druids 11/03/09, 7:56 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Are you factoring in 2T8's bonus to Wrath... Are you factoring in 2T8's bonus to Wrath Eclipses in your napkin math? You're losing a substantial amount of dps there when you drop 2T8.

Forum: Druids 11/02/09, 10:16 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Well honestly your gear has a lot of room for... Well honestly your gear has a lot of room for improvement (not a criticism, just stating facts). Your dps will improve substantially as you get to the haste cap. You're using two trinkets that give...

Forum: Druids 11/01/09, 10:06 AM

Replies: 269 SimulationCraft - for fur and feather wearers Views: 122,146 Posted By nesf None that I know of. None that I know of.

Forum: Druids 11/01/09, 12:10 AM

Replies: 269 SimulationCraft - for fur and feather wearers Views: 122,146 Posted By nesf Right what is that chink in the Haste Scaling... Right what is that chink in the Haste Scaling about? We had some discussion about haste thresholds on the Moonkin Raiding thread and the agreement was that due to variance in lag and player response...

Forum: Druids 10/31/09, 11:54 PM

Replies: 483 Moonkin Beginner Guide (obsolete; use the TTT article now (in my sig)) Views: 547,222 Posted By nesf You lose a lot of dps by relying on a trinket... You lose a lot of dps by relying on a trinket slot for +hit. Honestly, you need to look for a better place to get it, perhaps 48001 or 47321. Then you can have Abyssal Rune and Mithril Pocketwatch...

Forum: Druids 10/30/09, 12:29 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Reread this very carefully:... Reread this very carefully: http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t66856-moonkin_pve_dps/ You're making gearing mistakes and rotation mistakes. Edit: Also those two trinkets you are wearing don't stack with...

Forum: Druids 10/21/09, 11:16 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf I could do it very easily, except 5+ of those who... I could do it very easily, except 5+ of those who would come would also be after the trinket. It's a 20% drop rate, so every 5 weeks or so one of us could get one. Then convincing that person to stay...

Forum: Druids 10/19/09, 9:41 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Apologies for the improper use of discretely,... Apologies for the improper use of discretely, it's a very bad habit I've picked up from talking too much about modelling with non-mathematicians. I was thinking along the lines of the messy approach,...

Forum: Druids 10/18/09, 12:16 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Well. What we have is a second Wrath chained... Well. What we have is a second Wrath chained after the Wrath that procs Lunar. So long as travel time + lag for displaying proc + reaction time is less than 1s (since we're guaranteed NG after the...

Forum: Druids 10/17/09, 5:59 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Aye, am dealing with it very simplistically... Aye, am dealing with it very simplistically mainly to examine if there's a haste level that a theoretical model which assumes little lag etc will overvalue haste because of fitting in an extra cast...

Forum: Druids 10/17/09, 5:41 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Ok: Including a queue lag of 0.075 to make... Ok: Including a queue lag of 0.075 to make numbers more realistic and working with a variety of crit rates during Lunar Eclipse: Base numbers: 8 casts (1.875) 9 casts (1.66s), 10 casts (1.5s), 11...

Forum: Druids 10/17/09, 3:27 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Quick napkin math: At base we can fit in 6... Quick napkin math: At base we can fit in 6 Starfires in a Lunar Eclipse (ignoring Haste). To fit in 7 we need 17% Haste (2.14s). To fit 8 we need 33% Haste (1.875), to fit 9 we need 50% Haste...

Forum: Druids 10/17/09, 1:49 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf I think you are correct, 511 haste much be... I think you are correct, 511 haste much be approaching one of these points, which begs the question whether with the abundance of haste on available gear should we aim to stack haste a little more to...

Forum: Druids 10/17/09, 1:46 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Thanks very much for the lag parameters, I'll... Thanks very much for the lag parameters, I'll have a lot of fun playing with them. :) Adding in lag doesn't seem to alter scale factors much for me. I get: Scale Factors: Boidhre Int=0.67 ...

Forum: Druids 10/11/09, 12:26 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf That's the core of my question, why am I getting... That's the core of my question, why am I getting far different results to what one would intuitively expect from the simulation than the spreadsheet? Surely they should at least be in the same...

Forum: Druids 10/11/09, 2:28 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Agreed, I still find it very odd though that your... Agreed, I still find it very odd though that your scaling for crit is that low and that haste beats it by so much.

Forum: Druids 10/10/09, 11:44 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Turned up some odd numbers looking at Scale... Turned up some odd numbers looking at Scale Factors tonight. Using Simulation Craft my present scale factors with 511 haste are: Scale Factors: Boidhre Int=0.67 Spi=0.58 SP=1.65 Hit=2.36 ...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/08/09, 10:47 PM

Replies: 61 Crit depression and combat table Views: 31,156 Posted By nesf Some in the Moonkin community have been getting... Some in the Moonkin community have been getting 100% Starfire crits when crit capped for Lunar Eclipse. It hasn't to my knowledge been extensively tested but it would appear that for some abilities...

Forum: Druids 10/08/09, 10:13 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Well, if I had the option I'd take a good 2 piece... Well, if I had the option I'd take a good 2 piece bonus over a good 4 piece bonus and am happy that Blizzard are frontloading the benefits so to speak. If the two were reversed we'd have a lot more...

Forum: Druids 10/06/09, 10:32 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf There is one way a moonkin can stack it quickly... There is one way a moonkin can stack it quickly early in an Eclipse cycle (i.e. using Starfall, it's been confirmed earlier in this thread I think). This however isn't great since the trinket's...

Forum: Druids 10/05/09, 5:54 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf You shouldn't time your rebirths, it's the... You shouldn't time your rebirths, it's the responsibility of the player not to click immediately and to think before the act. At best you should tell the player on TS/Ventrilo not to accept the rez...

Forum: Druids 10/05/09, 5:52 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf You need to summon them prior to the... You need to summon them prior to the Bloodlust/Heroism for them to benefit from the buff. I'm not sure if I'm reading you correctly but are you saying you don't use treants except for...

Forum: Druids 10/05/09, 12:28 PM

Replies: 15 Moonkin Pre-Raid Gear Views: 44,210 Posted By nesf 2T8 is approx 400dps of a theoretical gain. This... 2T8 is approx 400dps of a theoretical gain. This beats that hat (individually, the hat is better than the T8 hat but not when the T8 hat gets you your 2T8 bonus), though it is an absolutely lovely...

Forum: Druids 10/05/09, 11:09 AM

Replies: 15 Moonkin Pre-Raid Gear Views: 44,210 Posted By nesf Trinket 2 should be 47213, you can find +hit... Trinket 2 should be 47213, you can find +hit elsewhere. Also, not farming badges for 2T8 would be a large mistake for a beginning Moonkin I believe. Admittedly it's going to be head/chest T8 which is...

Forum: Druids 10/05/09, 11:01 AM

Replies: 483 Moonkin Beginner Guide (obsolete; use the TTT article now (in my sig)) Views: 547,222 Posted By nesf Keep stacking SP. Minimise the amount of... Keep stacking SP. Minimise the amount of movement you are doing. Only move when you have to. When you do move refresh DoTs or cast other instants. Time spend moving shouldn't be spent doing nothing.

Forum: Druids 10/04/09, 7:00 PM

Replies: 483 Moonkin Beginner Guide (obsolete; use the TTT article now (in my sig)) Views: 547,222 Posted By nesf Not having IS at all makes for a much simpler... Not having IS at all makes for a much simpler rotation. They could just be seeing a fall in DPS purely because they aren't used to the much trickier task of keeping up two DoTs with different...

Forum: Druids 09/26/09, 11:40 AM

Replies: 58 Moonkin TTT Article pre-publish draft Views: 64,175 Posted By nesf This isn't a moonkin specific addon but it is... This isn't a moonkin specific addon but it is something that many moonkin players may find useful. Tell Me When - Curse Addons...

Forum: Druids 09/23/09, 10:39 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf 3.22 Patch Notes: Moonkin now take 15% less... 3.22 Patch Notes: Moonkin now take 15% less damage while stunned when in Moonkin form. The daze effect from Typhoon has been lengthened from 3 seconds to 6 seconds. The former will give us a...

Forum: Druids 09/22/09, 3:53 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf So you're happy to spend 5 talent points to get a... So you're happy to spend 5 talent points to get a 5% damage increase on two DoTs rather than spend 2 points to get a 10% boost on the one that can crit? I really cannot see how this is a better...

Forum: Druids 09/22/09, 11:40 AM

Replies: 483 Moonkin Beginner Guide (obsolete; use the TTT article now (in my sig)) Views: 547,222 Posted By nesf Squawk and Awe, at least for me, overwrites the... Squawk and Awe, at least for me, overwrites the cooldown for Lunar when Solar procs, as in they're monitored on the same bar.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/21/09, 7:58 PM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,067,267 Posted By nesf Is there any nameplate addon that enables... Is there any nameplate addon that enables nameplates for hostiles at a longer range than the Blizzard default?

Forum: Druids 09/21/09, 3:45 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Yeah, but the distribution of average time to... Yeah, but the distribution of average time to proc Solar is interesting. For the 10% of the time, the next Starfire will have approx 45% or so chance of proccing Solar meaning on likelihood is...

Forum: Druids 09/21/09, 3:25 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,465,567 Posted By nesf Excellent, thank you. The latter depends on one's... Excellent, thank you. The latter depends on one's crit rating no? It's very likely I'll go straight into Solar with 20% crit unbuffed but it's not guaranteed versus the case for you where it pretty...

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