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Forum: Public Discussion 07/11/08, 4:52 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 14,875
Posted By deadlights
No kidding, I usually try to do my BG daily...

No kidding, I usually try to do my BG daily before raids (recently rerolled from my lock) so I'm still in my raiding spec and it's pretty much a shame that I can only use chain heal around completely...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/11/08, 11:57 AM
Replies: 493
Views: 170,066
Posted By deadlights
Well you're looking at vitality/full stam vs....

Well you're looking at vitality/full stam vs. Boar's speed. +3 stam vs. Minor speed increase and an enchant better suited for an outlast strategy which resto shaman don't really play. Seems like...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/09/08, 3:44 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 170,066
Posted By deadlights
Coordinating interrupts may help. Between...

Coordinating interrupts may help. Between shocks, grounding, using LoS and intercept you should be able to prevent polys.
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/03/08, 3:35 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 44,046
Posted By deadlights
I think he's saying that as it is physical damage...

I think he's saying that as it is physical damage have a snowball's chance in hell at damaging a Bear form druid or a Pally. Essentially what has been echoed quite a bit about Armor Pen.

And...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/03/08, 12:54 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,312
Posted By deadlights
They shouldn't be arguing but clearly it takes an...

They shouldn't be arguing but clearly it takes an example that obvious and absurd to stress the point because people keep coming in and talking about how hitting a seem on a baseball, a gust of wind...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/03/08, 11:09 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,312
Posted By deadlights
Algorithm or not it's not the same and the...

Algorithm or not it's not the same and the determinsm in sports remains viable. And I think we all know that the RNG is not completely random in the truest sense of the word as that's impossible to...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/03/08, 10:25 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,312
Posted By deadlights
I get what you're saying praetorian but I really...

I get what you're saying praetorian but I really want to get away from this whole random thing in sports because a homerun vs. foulball/fly ball out in certain cases can be attributed to...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/03/08, 9:37 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,312
Posted By deadlights
This is really a silly post. You have the same...

This is really a silly post. You have the same chance to hit the same exact number on the RNG no matter when you push a spell button. It's not at all in your control. People can't do what Tiger...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/02/08, 4:53 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,312
Posted By deadlights
Bringing chaos math into the equation of an RNG...

Bringing chaos math into the equation of an RNG discussion is severely reaching IMO. Tiger and Rocco did not have their balls in the exact same spot. It may have been a similar lie but it was not...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/02/08, 1:03 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,312
Posted By deadlights
The RNG certainly has a place in Arena. But FT%...

The RNG certainly has a place in Arena. But FT% explained as dumb luck is a horrible analogy. It has nothing to do with luck. It would be based on lucky if 15% the time a cover appeared over the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 12:34 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,988
Posted By deadlights
This debate has taken place more times than I can...

This debate has taken place more times than I can count. There is no good to be found in rehashing it. For the record I agree with you re: if I want to play deathmatches I'll play a shooter. It's...
Forum: Warlocks 06/02/08, 11:29 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,694,238
Posted By deadlights
That's good advice. Typically the first thing I...

That's good advice. Typically the first thing I look at on an app is their spec and any explanation for why they chose their spec. Since gear is IMO the easy part the second thing I tend to look...
Forum: Warlocks 06/02/08, 10:39 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,694,238
Posted By deadlights
I think all the metrics are slanted towards the...

I think all the metrics are slanted towards the high end. More for what people will be looking like at the end of a tiered (all geared up) than what they should look like at the beginning (with the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/30/08, 2:52 PM
Replies: 341
Views: 56,356
Posted By deadlights
I'm fully aware that it's not arbitrary. Clearly...

I'm fully aware that it's not arbitrary. Clearly they made a conscious decision but it seems rather arbitrary in spite of it and still doesn't make sense from a status standpoint. If you were using...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/30/08, 10:36 AM
Replies: 341
Views: 56,356
Posted By deadlights
That logic has always seemed odd to me (re: the...

That logic has always seemed odd to me (re: the shoulders) Things like Warglaives, Zhar'doom, BBotB, TotD etc seem to get far more attention than tier pieces... I certainly got way more random...
Forum: Warlocks 05/27/08, 12:22 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,694,238
Posted By deadlights
He answered your question as does the...

He answered your question as does the spreadsheet. Under ideal conditions the 8 haste you would net from perfectly timed procs does not outweigh the 18 passive damage. Moreoever if you have hit...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/20/08, 1:01 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 101,397
Posted By deadlights
You could say the same thing for any CC method...

You could say the same thing for any CC method that gets resisted or breaks early. That really a very poor rationale. As noted above... there is no good reason to not enslave the succy. If the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/08, 4:57 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,623
Posted By deadlights
I don't like those fancy statistical metrics that...

I don't like those fancy statistical metrics that are all the rage in sports these days. So there is the first flaw I see off the bat. I'd have to be convinced that they could be more useful with...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/30/08, 4:48 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 170,066
Posted By deadlights
Can you really afford to waste your shock...

Can you really afford to waste your shock cooldown on the priest? Not mocking, serious question. Every 3's game I'm in on my shammy I've been the focus and I've needed to either keep my shocks for...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/25/08, 3:39 PM
Replies: 1,451
Views: 432,526
Posted By deadlights
30 second cooldown 10 second duration for pvp.

30 second cooldown 10 second duration for pvp.
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/25/08, 11:09 AM
Replies: 341
Views: 56,356
Posted By deadlights
The way I see it. If you're not good enough to...

The way I see it. If you're not good enough to get the season 4 gear then you are the equivalent of someone who doesn't have the time or guild capable of taking on bleeding edge conent. There are...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/25/08, 10:10 AM
Replies: 1,451
Views: 432,526
Posted By deadlights
And still on a cooldown. It'll help hunters some...

And still on a cooldown. It'll help hunters some but make things impossible for a druid team to deal with a hunter? Unlikely...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/18/08, 4:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,235
Posted By deadlights
I don't see how this works. How would you...

I don't see how this works. How would you contain a warrior who couldn't be CCed.? How would rogues and mages kill anything if you took away their CC abilities? Resilience has already made it such...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/17/08, 4:28 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 16,334
Posted By deadlights
I would tend to agree there. Badge vendor...

I would tend to agree there. Badge vendor rewards are completely silly IMO as well but that's another topic really. Yes it's possible to rack up an obscene number of badges in a short amount of...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/16/08, 12:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,637
Posted By deadlights
I don't see what was so different about the world...

I don't see what was so different about the world environment from Vanilla as compared to now. So people sit around Shatt all day while waiting for something they want to do to come along. Only...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/08, 1:04 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,219,458
Posted By deadlights
Funny I was betting on cobra scales to bring me a...

Funny I was betting on cobra scales to bring me a boatload of cash when the vendor opened. No such luck. I had been saving them for a while now and even though I was the only player on the cobra...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/08, 11:40 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 101,397
Posted By deadlights
I really don't think this is the case. Because...

I really don't think this is the case. Because again that means that they'd switch targets to the healer obsessivly. I've been blown up multiple times by the MS warrior in my first couple runs and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/10/08, 10:07 AM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 293,267
Posted By deadlights
Well you gotta be fair not everyone plays arena...

Well you gotta be fair not everyone plays arena just to get gladiator. Some people just want to play with their friends. I only really arena on my shaman (resto) and in twos I team with my best...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/09/08, 3:56 PM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 293,267
Posted By deadlights
21/40 destro lock doesn't make a strong partner...

21/40 destro lock doesn't make a strong partner for anyone in 2s (or any other bracket for that matter). You are completely immobile with only one instant DoT that has not been improved via talents...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/03/08, 4:48 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,536
Posted By deadlights
Yep. If that post wasn't perfectly clear. The...

Yep. If that post wasn't perfectly clear. The way Leo's damage works is like a flame buffet in that it simply increases the fire damage you take for each stacked debuff. After a certain number of...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/03/08, 4:30 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,219,458
Posted By deadlights
I don't think it's irrational at all. You said...

I don't think it's irrational at all. You said it yourself. Most people still don't have access to nether vortexes outside of badges. And even if they do they will have to face the possibility of...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/25/08, 12:18 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 31,558
Posted By deadlights
I think you misunderstand what I was saying. I'm...

I think you misunderstand what I was saying. I'm in no way saying that warlocks are not viable be it pve or pvp. Clearly we are well represented in both. Just that the efforts to balance PVP are...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/25/08, 10:13 AM
Replies: 239
Views: 31,558
Posted By deadlights
That's really the only feasible solution. The...

That's really the only feasible solution. The problem is the vision for WoW has changed since it's introduction to the gaming community. The trend blizzard is showing in being willing to break...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/24/08, 6:40 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 31,558
Posted By deadlights
Well that's really semantics. Relative to the...

Well that's really semantics. Relative to the majority of the warrior population a warrior that actually plans out his snares, interrupts and cool downs qualifies as "good" because they are better...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/24/08, 5:50 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 26,864
Posted By deadlights
That should work in the favor of alliance though...

That should work in the favor of alliance though because they are generally waiting for enough horde to queue. Almost every AB and WSG I'm in the Alliance team out number the Horde team to start. ...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/24/08, 5:30 PM
Replies: 239
Views: 31,558
Posted By deadlights
Seem like most of the druids here are comparing...

Seem like most of the druids here are comparing an "average" druid to good warriors who actually plan out their hamstrings pummels, and intercepts and calculate when it is wise to dump their rage for...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/05/08, 2:28 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,536
Posted By deadlights
Best practice is still for dps to pay attention...

Best practice is still for dps to pay attention to timers and move unless he's about to hit enrage and you absolutely need a full burn for 20 seconds or so to even have a shot. Our tanks drug human...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/05/08, 2:07 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,536
Posted By deadlights
Depends really on how close you are bumping...

Depends really on how close you are bumping against the enrage timer really. If your dps is just barely making it under the enrage timer then probably safer to respec to demo. But if your dps is...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 4:52 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
Well first of all the vindicator boots and belt...

Well first of all the vindicator boots and belt are more expensive than season 1 chest and helm, I believe. If not more expensive they are very close to the same price. But to my recollection S1...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 2:24 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
That's something I haven't figured out why they...

That's something I haven't figured out why they haven't added for ages. That would kinda go hand in hand with the not pad I would thinkg.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 2:07 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
No I said the people who opt for HWL show poor...

No I said the people who opt for HWL show poor itemization choices because they can get more milage with different gear choices they are effectively doing almost twice the work for inferior stats...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 2:01 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
The baseline player I would estimate is me circa...

The baseline player I would estimate is me circa two years ago. Wanting to destroy with shiny epics in pvp but having nor the time nor the understanding of my class to do so. I make no illusions...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 1:47 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
I'm seriously in disbelief. How can you quote...

I'm seriously in disbelief. How can you quote that sentence and then ignore the two words in caps?
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 1:43 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
I don't see the reason to be upset. You can...

I don't see the reason to be upset. You can easily go into arena in full pve gear and suck just as bad until you suck up some welfare epics with a 1300 rating. This change isn't really going to...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 1:28 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
Alright I'm done here after this but seriously...

Alright I'm done here after this but seriously what about these statements is false and/or hard to understand?

1. It doesn't matter how easy HWL gear becomes to obtain because no one really cares...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 1:04 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
Well that's the rub now isn't it. It's the...

Well that's the rub now isn't it. It's the chicken and the egg. Either way it's a loss so we're just arguing whether you want to die slow or fast. The point is at some point you have to be able to...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 12:36 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
So basically you had the intention of purchasing...

So basically you had the intention of purchasing what is essentially free HWL gear when it becomes free and because of that interalized my statement about about people who are running around wearing...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 12:14 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
I never said any of that was false. I swear...

I never said any of that was false. I swear people just read what they want to read. All I said was the gear was subpar and it is. And that people opting for HWL gear are making questionable...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 11:49 AM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
So you dinged 70 under the current system and...

So you dinged 70 under the current system and said... hey let me go spend my honor on HWL instead of Vindicators/S1?
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 11:47 AM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,572
Posted By deadlights
I actually do have a resto shammy that just...

I actually do have a resto shammy that just dinged 70 last weekend. So you sir would be wrong. I have 5 70s over all, lock, hunter, mage, warrior and shammy. It's not nearly as painful to gear...
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