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Forum: Mages 02/09/12, 5:17 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,028
Posted By odyz
That depends on the other aoe your raid is...

That depends on the other aoe your raid is putting out. We drop the 2nd parasite on the arm so we can cleave it with the bloods and the arm. I like to impact spread a living bomb to the adds, fishing...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/17/12, 2:18 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,666
Posted By odyz
As flame orb is modified by temporary buffs as...

As flame orb is modified by temporary buffs as well and it being our highest dpe spell, I would think it would be best to save orb until all of your procs/stacks and potions are rolling. c/d?

As to...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/17/12, 10:30 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,666
Posted By odyz
Are you referring to 25 man? We never stack in...

Are you referring to 25 man? We never stack in the middle in any of our 10 m HM kills on hagara.



You should never open with scorch unless there is no way to open with pryo.

You should always let...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 11:04 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,224
Posted By odyz
It is disappearing due to a configuration. It...

It is disappearing due to a configuration. It autohides until I believe there is ~20 seconds remaining on the CD of combustion. The autohide can be changed.

I would like to resize the window on this...
Forum: Mages 03/18/10, 2:26 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,643
Posted By odyz
FFB also has more on demand burst and faster cast...

FFB also has more on demand burst and faster cast times for the valyks if you're struggling with those when defiles come out immediatly after and they can't necessarily be perma stunned.

However, if...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/01/09, 11:31 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,666
Posted By odyz
That would depend on your current spec and stats...

That would depend on your current spec and stats to complete the list, basically use rawr.
Forum: Priests 11/04/09, 9:34 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,605
Posted By odyz
We tried the door strat last night having only...

We tried the door strat last night having only two spriests and two mages as soakers and we one shotted the boss. Before we were having issues with dps being able to bring down the white shield but...
Forum: Mages 10/16/09, 1:25 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
We have two raiding mages and two locks normally...

We have two raiding mages and two locks normally in our raid. What we have worked the best for us is the following:

Mage A and Lock A will poly/fear their primary target until that target is immune...
Forum: Mages 10/13/09, 11:04 AM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,938
Posted By odyz
The 20/51 spec put full points in magic...

The 20/51 spec put full points in magic absorption and removed flame throwing.

It was generally accepted that the added resistences can definitly be a bonus and helpful to healers with large amounts...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/03/09, 11:14 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,666
Posted By odyz
When we were having everyone run to the melee, we...

When we were having everyone run to the melee, we noticed we were behind in getting him down before the worms came and sometimes healers would get locked out from the interrupt, not ideal.

We...
Forum: Mages 08/26/09, 4:58 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
I was frost for our first Freya kill but have...

I was frost for our first Freya kill but have been fire ever since.

However when we do the lasher phases, the entire raid stacks on freya. I throw out four LB's then start a blizzard. We have...
Forum: Mages 08/19/09, 1:11 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
We also had 2 mages this round and we found that...

We also had 2 mages this round and we found that splitting the steals for the first round was the most benefitial. After that if we could grab one or two on subsequent rounds it was great but we had...
Forum: Mages 08/19/09, 1:08 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,938
Posted By odyz
As has historically been the case, breaking the 4...

As has historically been the case, breaking the 4 piece is usually waiting until you have 2 piece of the next set. However, I believe some BiS (maybe minus hard modes I don't remember) still used 5...
Forum: Mages 08/12/09, 1:51 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
Has anyone done any math recently (3.1 - 3.2)...

Has anyone done any math recently (3.1 - 3.2) regarding the RDPS gain for FM targets?

There has been lots of controversy within my guild concerning all the new class changes and who should get...
Forum: Mages 07/01/09, 5:14 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
Shatter is a worthless talent in a raiding FFB...

Shatter is a worthless talent in a raiding FFB build as bosses can't be frozen.

A more standard 53/18 or 52/19 like below would do better for you.

Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/25/09, 10:23 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,666
Posted By odyz
You really should download RAWR and use it to...

You really should download RAWR and use it to tell you what the next upgrade is.

But the band of channeled magic from badges is an upgrade from the spellshock ring and very easy to get.
Forum: Mages 06/22/09, 4:33 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
One question as well, are the melee helping dps...

One question as well, are the melee helping dps out the adds after frozen blows or is that specifically a ranged role? Keep that in mind as well when you try to figure out where you should be.

If I...
Forum: Mages 06/12/09, 5:18 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
What are the relative stat values rawr is giving...

What are the relative stat values rawr is giving you now that you have 4 piece?

If it's dramatically different I'd be curious as well. I too picked up 4 piece last night and noticed it went off...
Forum: Mages 05/26/09, 5:34 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,195
Posted By odyz
Thegoodman is correct, the boss going down is...

Thegoodman is correct, the boss going down is what matters, not topping charts.

However I will point out that during the learning curve on the fight, a more aoe friendly and mana conservation spec...
Forum: Mages 05/19/09, 11:15 AM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,285
Posted By odyz
Manly if you don't mind, would you post a screen...

Manly if you don't mind, would you post a screen shot of your UI? Alot of those other screen shots seem far too cluttered for me.

I use just default UI with very few mods but I've never needed more....
Forum: Mages 05/15/09, 4:35 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,938
Posted By odyz
If you check the relative stat values you'll...

If you check the relative stat values you'll probably see that haste is a higher value. TTW/FB specs favor haste over crit compared to FFB with their large crit multiplier.

Both are very good sets...
Forum: Mages 04/22/09, 4:03 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,938
Posted By odyz
If you look at the first page you will see three...

If you look at the first page you will see three different sets of gear.

The first is the complete BiS gear you can get with the current gear that is out including hard modes.

The next, when...
Forum: Mages 04/22/09, 2:29 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
If you're looking for something similar to...

If you're looking for something similar to "agility equivalent points" that depends entirely upon your gear and spec at the time.

The values for casters is much different than melee and there isn't...
Forum: Mages 04/21/09, 12:56 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
Wait unless something changed that I'm unaware...

Wait unless something changed that I'm unaware of, you only need 1 sec of icy veins to fully protect your evocation.

Was this altered?
Forum: Mages 04/20/09, 5:36 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,938
Posted By odyz
Enthorn I really like the idea of you breaking it...

Enthorn I really like the idea of you breaking it down into different sets.

I would recommend one set for the BiS out of 10 man's, then for 25 man's.

Then you have your optimized BiS which...
Forum: Mages 04/17/09, 3:28 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,938
Posted By odyz
Ideally you'd want a lock to apply the debuff but...

Ideally you'd want a lock to apply the debuff but from what I've seen the majority are going fire destro.

If you're running with three mages, ramping up to 5 stacks takes little to no time at all so...
Forum: Mages 04/16/09, 3:44 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
If the locks are specced into imp shadowbolt then...

If the locks are specced into imp shadowbolt then you don't need to worry about applying scorch. If you trust them that is. Most locks I know are fire destro for the insane damage they're putting out...
Forum: Mages 04/06/09, 2:08 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
One of the best if not the best pre raid helm is...

One of the best if not the best pre raid helm is hat of wintry doom. It's a tailored headpiece and very inexpensive to make, also allowing a meta gem with it for chaotic skyflare diamond.

Your crit...
Forum: Mages 03/27/09, 3:52 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,378
Posted By odyz
In the optimal gear thread, given BiS gear (I...

In the optimal gear thread, given BiS gear (I can't armory you at the moment sorry) then Potion of Wild Magic is only a 0.54 DPS increase over Potion of Speed.

Conversly with BiS for FFB, Potion of...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 5:06 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
No rather I was more figuring out which would...

No rather I was more figuring out which would yield better overall damage.

Using flamecap (80 fire for 1 min) + runic mana pot (~4300 mana) or
Using mana gem (~3400 mana) + potion of wild magic...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 4:53 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
From the optimal sets thread, unless I missed...

From the optimal sets thread, unless I missed something, flamecaps were only ~2.27 dps increase. Much better to be using speed pot or potion of wild magic.

Again I may have missed something in the...
Forum: Mages 03/19/09, 3:16 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
As of 3.1 from that thread also here at EJ, the...

As of 3.1 from that thread also here at EJ, the highest single target dps spec will be the 20/51 fireball spec shown...
Forum: Mages 03/17/09, 3:07 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,925
Posted By odyz
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