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Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/10, 4:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,879
Posted By timski
Hildegard, you hint at the appalling flow, but...

Hildegard, you hint at the appalling flow, but this really needs to be spelt out: Typically half of WotLK was over in a few months (weeks in extreme cases), while Icecrown will last a full year. The...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/10, 8:40 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 24,433
Posted By timski
Keep in mind that although the magazine is...

Keep in mind that although the magazine is "official", Blizzard haven't suddenly decided to start telling players how to play: The editorial emphasis was on how players do things, not on "Blizz'...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/27/09, 7:23 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,745
Posted By timski
Abyssal Shatter

A better question would be: Does anyone know if the recipe is in the game yet? The spell is, but data-mined spells don't automatically create to a way to learn them. I've checked the obvious places...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/23/09, 8:25 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,435
Posted By timski
The most interesting footnote is on timing. Over...

The most interesting footnote is on timing. Over the last 2 years, we've come to expect 6-or-so-monthly patch cycles. But, those "presumed time lines are way too inflated" (to cannibalize Zarhym's...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/12/09, 2:46 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 32,134
Posted By timski
I'm not sure we will have to wait for 3.2. Based...

I'm not sure we will have to wait for 3.2. Based on recent performance, 3.2 will be 4-5 months away - and the existing quests were clearly going to become stale and "boring" a long time before that....
Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/09, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Another couple of hours farming with the latest...

Another couple of hours farming with the latest build, and still no drop. It looks like this will be more effort than gathering/buying herbs for daily research, yet with a similar randomness to the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/17/09, 11:52 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
No. I, and plenty of others have spent many hours...

No. I, and plenty of others have spent many hours farming for these books. So far, nobody has reported a drop. It is possible that "Northrend monsters" is actually a very specific mob (but unlikely)....
Forum: Public Discussion 03/14/09, 4:55 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Provisionally, yes: Junk catches give skill-ups....

Provisionally, yes: Junk catches give skill-ups. Provisionally because I've only tested it around fishing skill 1.

If correct, this changes the approach to skilling up, because almost no chance of a...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/09, 11:01 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Fishing

Game-mechanics junkies may wish to know that patch 3.1 changes the mechanics of the fishing skill required to cast and fish without get aways. It seems to now be:

The percentage chance of catching a...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/24/09, 5:44 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,774
Posted By timski
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7469/argenttent...

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7469/argenttent.jpg
The path must surely lead somewhere... Bugs aside, it's actually a really interesting design concept. Although one that doesn't mesh well with a...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/07/09, 1:27 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Some of these "PTR changes" are not on the PTR at...

Some of these "PTR changes" are not on the PTR at all. Ethereal Oil and Glyph of Arcane Blast most obviously, and if Worg Tartare is available, it is well hidden. Likewise there are a lot of changes...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/09, 4:57 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Minor Glyphs

As noted above, there should be 6 minors for each class, but you'll need at least 350 skill to gain the full set. The minimum skill for minors is the "yellow skill" minus 5 (as listed here...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/24/08, 8:36 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Milling

There's some evidence here (http://www.elsprofessions.com/inscription/milling_pigments.html) that higher item-level herbs (within each bracket) tend to produce more pigment: Critically far more...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 10:12 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
This is the original analysis of fish pool...

This is the original analysis of fish pool spawning (http://www.elsanglin.com/pool_appearance.html). That's 2-3 years old now. Even then it was apparent that the respawn timer was lower for certain...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 7:46 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
On Cooking, Inscription, and several other...

On Cooking, Inscription, and several other professions that are insanely hard to level to 450 (because they use recipes that "go grey" at 450): You don't need more than about 425 skill. There's...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/28/08, 6:12 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Major Glyph Research

Northrend major glyph research so far has not failed - but that's over less than 10 personal attempts since the change, so far from conclusive.

I still cannot be sure that all the major glyphs that...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/08, 11:18 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 13,929
Posted By timski
Some observations on power-leveling/optimised...

Some observations on power-leveling/optimised play. I've played almost every world quest Alliance-side in WotLK except Crystalsong, Icecrown and Storm Peaks:

1. Don't! Some of the quests are...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/08, 9:15 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
I believe the tooltip change happened a few weeks...

I believe the tooltip change happened a few weeks ago. As you say, only one scroll at a time, and they are still "over-written" by better player buffs. I keep on checking this, expecting the scroll...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/24/08, 3:39 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
On Inscription data: We're now getting 2 builds...

On Inscription data: We're now getting 2 builds each week, so the "goal posts" are continually moving. Wowhead (which is normally pretty good) seems to be finding items that do not appear to be on...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/08, 6:59 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Warrior Glyphs

Nerub - From what I can see, the newly added glyphs (warrior, etc) aren't actually in the beta yet - just in the data files. Likewise, there is still no 7th glyph slot. Every glyph available to...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/08, 6:37 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
1 Dalaran Cooking Award is traded for 10 Northern...

1 Dalaran Cooking Award is traded for 10 Northern Spices. Recipes cost 3 Dalaran Cooking Awards.

The daily cooking quests I have seen give either 1 or 2 Dalaran Cooking Awards as a reward. 5 quest...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/08, 5:58 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Glyphs and Cooking

Most glyph recipes are logically placeholders. However, if you look at the Druid glyphs (http://www.elsprofessions.com/inscription/druid_glyphs.html), the recipes seem more complete. If that pattern...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/08, 12:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,430
Posted By timski
Would be good to get a definitive answer for all...

Would be good to get a definitive answer for all professions.

This discussion (http://www.elsanglin.com/forums/topic/haste-and-fishing) concluded that haste does not change the cast time for...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/08, 8:25 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,086
Posted By timski
I did not see much coverage of IGN's Kaplan...

I did not see much coverage of IGN's Kaplan interview (http://wowvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Movies.Detail&id=488) - possibly because IGN is too mainstream for the average EJ lurker. But huge chunks...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/08, 6:17 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Thanks Ukerric. The game doesn't decide that the...

Thanks Ukerric. The game doesn't decide that the parchment cannot be enchanted until the cast-bar has run out... NYI indeed.

So logically, low-level Inscribers won't be able to produce items that...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/08, 9:15 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,330
Posted By timski
Inscription

I have started to put together a guide to Inscription, based on features available to characters within the beta. No random data file extracts, or meaningless UI screenshots: Things that can actually...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/31/08, 8:31 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,086
Posted By timski
Very interesting observation from Tobold...

Very interesting observation from Tobold (http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2008/07/death-knight-tanking.html) on a Priest plus 4 Death Knight Hellfire Ramparts run:

The question is, fluke or design? The...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/08, 4:35 PM
Replies: 362
Views: 82,499
Posted By timski
Keep in mind 2 things regarding exploration...

Keep in mind 2 things regarding exploration achievements:

1. Exploration is a play-style (as in Bartle) in its own right. One that has been poorly represented in WoW historically. So while I suspect...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/08, 8:57 AM
Replies: 362
Views: 82,499
Posted By timski
It seems there is an inherent contradiction in...

It seems there is an inherent contradiction in the structure of achievements: They are tied to characters, when many achievements relate to group-based activities. Yet there is not a single robust...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/19/08, 9:33 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,086
Posted By timski
Zarhym states here...

Zarhym states here (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=8202460546&sid=2000) that:

I suspect that's going to annoy a lot of long-time players, who feel the need to go back and do...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/18/08, 4:29 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,086
Posted By timski
The beta invite posted (I believe this was...

The beta invite posted (I believe this was originally posted here (http://deathknight.info/forum/index.php?topic=1544.0)) looks very fake. The TBC beta invites used a lot of graphics, and also...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/08, 4:25 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,086
Posted By timski
As on display in Paris, Death Knights started...

As on display in Paris, Death Knights started with 270/300 First Aid, 75/75 Riding, and no other professions. The First Aid is logical, because that's the one everyone is used to training as they...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/08, 5:14 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 95,098
Posted By timski
This is at a slight tangent to the current...

This is at a slight tangent to the current discussion, but might spark some debate:

I've been playing about with data gathered by many different players on the daily fishing quests. Essentially, how...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/22/08, 3:18 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,086
Posted By timski
Probably best to avoid the conspiracy theories...

Probably best to avoid the conspiracy theories and keep this thread factual. Given Blizzard's current enthusiasm for getting leaked content removed from fansites, I seriously doubt the leak was...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/08, 8:20 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 96,903
Posted By timski
Luminous Bluetail...

Luminous Bluetail (http://www.elsanglin.com/fish/luminous_bluetail.html) now share cooldown with 'lock healthstones (and I guess everything else on that timer) and not mana/healing potions. So they...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/08, 7:05 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,197
Posted By timski
Luminous Bluetail were indeed changed in the last...

Luminous Bluetail were indeed changed in the last patch. It now acts like a potion, restoring 455 to 585 mana, and sharing the cooldowns with other potions. Level 22 capability on an item that...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/08, 12:51 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,197
Posted By timski
Fishing

In response to the comments about "Brackish Mixed Schools" earlier in this thread, I've done some analysis here (http://www.elsanglin.com/2_4_changes.html). The changes make pools the most efficient...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/06, 9:55 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 14,252
Posted By timski
Based on experience of two European RP-PvP...

Based on experience of two European RP-PvP servers:

RP-PvP realms attract a more mature, older player. Typical age late teens, early twenties. These people are more likely to have lives that...
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