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Forum: The Dung Heap 05/12/10, 12:08 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,085
Posted By thesmoosh
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this,...

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but how exactly does the Beta selection process work? I assume Blizzard hands out certain beta keys to journalists and fan-sites, but do they also...
Forum: Hunters 05/07/10, 10:22 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,939,858
Posted By thesmoosh
That's a very solid point, and I would agree that...

That's a very solid point, and I would agree that the effectiveness of IHM depends on the fight mechanics. The talent loses value when adds have low hp (not worth marking) but need to die fast. If...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/06/10, 6:27 AM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,085
Posted By thesmoosh
I guess my question is, doesn't the loss of...

I guess my question is, doesn't the loss of points in killing machine and black ice negate any TPS you gain from going DW in the first place?

Is there another benefit to using DW other than TPS? Is...
Forum: Hunters 05/06/10, 6:22 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,939,858
Posted By thesmoosh
And anytime you are moving, the chance for ISS...

And anytime you are moving, the chance for ISS proccing goes to zero making the talent completely and utterly useless...

Neither talent is completely and utterly useless. My point is that on a...
Forum: Death Knights 05/05/10, 12:01 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,570
Posted By thesmoosh
I've read the last 5-10 pages of the tanking...

I've read the last 5-10 pages of the tanking threads I found here but I haven't run across the answer to my question.

What is the point of DW tanking as frost? What are the advantages compared to 2H...
Forum: Hunters 05/05/10, 9:21 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,939,858
Posted By thesmoosh
I think people simply undervalue IHM because in...

I think people simply undervalue IHM because in the Best DPS threads and BiS gear setups another hunter is assumed to be providing the buff. And people tend to copy the specs they see in these...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/24/09, 8:09 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 86,484
Posted By thesmoosh
If everyone could loot the item at the same time,...

If everyone could loot the item at the same time, guilds would be forced to give 25 primordial saronite to every single one of their eligible raiders. Pretty sure that would be much worse.
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/24/09, 10:59 AM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,085
Posted By thesmoosh
You should check the spreadsheet yourself to be...

You should check the spreadsheet yourself to be sure, but without looking at your gear/spec I'm guessing you can vendor your grim toll and not even worry about it. Toll is a low ilvl trinket to begin...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/09, 10:13 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 359,942
Posted By thesmoosh
While not exactly the same thing, during BT and...

While not exactly the same thing, during BT and Sunwell whenver an item dropped that people didn't want to spend DKP on, I would simply auction it off with a starting bid of 100g. Basically made it...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/09, 1:36 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,549
Posted By thesmoosh
Account Closure for Exploiting the Economy

I was wondering if anyone else has any experience with this issue that they can share. I searched this thread for other posts about account closure, but only found one.

This morning I noticed that...
Forum: Hunters 06/30/09, 6:26 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 585,942
Posted By thesmoosh
From periodically glancing at the drdmg numbers...

From periodically glancing at the drdmg numbers on my action bar, it seems to take into account the hunter's buffs/talents/glyphs as well as the target's debuffs when calculating and showing how much...
Forum: Hunters 04/24/09, 4:25 PM
Replies: 1,185
Views: 2,010,808
Posted By thesmoosh
I have the same issue, so any solution would be...

I have the same issue, so any solution would be greatly appreciated.
Forum: Hunters 04/22/09, 10:08 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,497,920
Posted By thesmoosh
Short answer: you're wrong. Long answer: have the...

Short answer: you're wrong.
Long answer: have the courtesy to read the last three pages and see your question answered numerous times.

Edit: took too long to post. Feel free to delete my response.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/09, 5:11 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,742
Posted By thesmoosh
So if two friends who were planning on doing a...

So if two friends who were planning on doing a heroic together for some reason aren't able to log on at the same time AND they both pug the heroic AND their groups both fall apart at the third boss...
Forum: Hunters 02/18/09, 6:09 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,360
Posted By thesmoosh
Since when did EJ become the hangout for the...

Since when did EJ become the hangout for the "let's bitch about stuff we know nothing about" crowd?

For the love of all that is holy, at least wait until you have more information about dual-specs...
Forum: Hunters 02/17/09, 7:48 AM
Replies: 1,185
Views: 2,010,808
Posted By thesmoosh
Apologies if someone has already done this, but...

Apologies if someone has already done this, but is there any chance anyone could host the spreadsheet with the top DPS sets using a hosting site other than rapidshare? For some reason rapidshare...
Forum: Hunters 02/15/09, 12:18 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,497,920
Posted By thesmoosh
I meant that Aimed shot for movement fights or...

I meant that Aimed shot for movement fights or when you are trap dancing can give you more of a DPS boost than FF. Imagine a fight like OS3D where you are constantly moving and without Aimed, you are...
Forum: Hunters 02/14/09, 11:06 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,497,920
Posted By thesmoosh
I really don't understand this at all and I keep...

I really don't understand this at all and I keep reading it over and over again and it makes me want to pull my hair out.

There are a huge number of things you can do to increase your hit rating...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/21/09, 9:07 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,055
Posted By thesmoosh
Just wanted to confirm that twilight residue is...

Just wanted to confirm that twilight residue is not working. We found that one out the hard way when we DPS'd the acolyte through the churn and all the mellee got owned by the lava wave.

It took us...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/20/09, 5:09 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 29,636
Posted By thesmoosh
I apologize for resurrecting an old thread, but...

I apologize for resurrecting an old thread, but this one contains some posts that are relevant to my question so I figured it would be more appropriate to ask here rather than starting a new...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/01/09, 9:08 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,549
Posted By thesmoosh
A lot of my friends do this with me for one or...

A lot of my friends do this with me for one or more of the following reasons:

1) They don't enjoy auction-housing.
2) They don't like to wait. They farm something and want to see the results now.
3)...
Forum: Hunters 12/13/08, 12:15 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 103,884
Posted By thesmoosh
Can we please keep the "l2play" comments out of...

Can we please keep the "l2play" comments out of this thread?

Is there anyone here that can straight up say that their pet has never died on a fight? Pets die. Most of the time it's preventable with...
Forum: Player vs. Player 09/05/08, 3:51 AM
Replies: 602
Views: 371,550
Posted By thesmoosh
Me and the hunters in my guild were crying today...

Me and the hunters in my guild were crying today looking at SC's armory profile.

To make this post useful, I was actually wondering what non-drain comps are available to a hunter in 2s and 3s. I've...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/13/08, 12:16 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,927
Posted By thesmoosh
I looked up this thread because the old one got...

I looked up this thread because the old one got locked. And the reason the old one was locked was because this one exists, so I don't think bumping this old thread was necessarily inappropriate.

In...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/13/08, 8:13 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,927
Posted By thesmoosh
Any chance we could get some actual math in this...

Any chance we could get some actual math in this thread instead of "zomg my class should get moar lusts"?

So far it seems to have been shown that destro locks gain slightly below 30% from bloodlust,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/12/08, 9:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,057
Posted By thesmoosh
As a raid leader, the kind of information I'd...

As a raid leader, the kind of information I'd find really useful is some standard math on what % dps increase bloodlust is for each class. Obviously mages/warriors at sub 20% gain the most benefit,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/22/08, 2:21 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 43,938
Posted By thesmoosh
Are we really stupid enough to keep arguing ZOMG...

Are we really stupid enough to keep arguing ZOMG I GOT 2 SHOT BY MAGE ZOMG. I have a fairly decently geared pve mage with around 1100 + dmg and high amounts of crit. As full pve spec'd frost with...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/22/08, 1:46 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,405
Posted By thesmoosh
Why not just make it Ret-only. That would fit in...

Why not just make it Ret-only. That would fit in with the hybrid nature of the class, and turn you into a mini resto shaman that also dps'es and keeps up judgements.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/19/08, 2:39 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 55,585
Posted By thesmoosh
Marry me! That is to say it worked. Editing that...

Marry me!

That is to say it worked. Editing that file is also a very convenient way of adding debuffs yay!
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/19/08, 9:26 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 55,585
Posted By thesmoosh
Somehow I moved the demon frame off the edge of...

Somehow I moved the demon frame off the edge of my screen, and since I'm at the max resolution of my LCD and my UI scale was already set to 0.65, I have no way of getting demon back. Is there a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/09/08, 9:27 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 21,845
Posted By thesmoosh
I keep seeing this on these forums, but isn't it...

I keep seeing this on these forums, but isn't it entirely trivial for a prot pally to just spec 21 points into ret for the 10% extra threat, and all he'd give up would be avenger's shield which is...
Forum: Hunters 06/09/08, 5:19 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,240
Posted By thesmoosh
This is 100% incorrect. CoE/CoS do not lower the...

This is 100% incorrect. CoE/CoS do not lower the resist rate on any bosses.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/27/08, 10:30 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 36,545
Posted By thesmoosh
The regular wind serpent does not benefit for WoA...

The regular wind serpent does not benefit for WoA totem or AI/Divine Spirit. If you tame a caster version however, it will be. The reason is that *caster* pets are considered paladins and they scale...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/27/08, 9:45 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,405
Posted By thesmoosh
I'm sorry, but I do not understand which part of...

I'm sorry, but I do not understand which part of my post you are replaying to. Perhaps you are missing the sentence right after the one you quoted where I said "That issue isn't as big a problem"....
Forum: Public Discussion 05/27/08, 9:35 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 640,959
Posted By thesmoosh
A crucial thing when looking at healers on bboil...

A crucial thing when looking at healers on bboil is knowing assignments and what they were tasked to. If we have that we can much better analyze their performance.

Subbing a resto druids for a...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/27/08, 8:31 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,405
Posted By thesmoosh
While I'm not saying that mage utility on trash...

While I'm not saying that mage utility on trash is anything to laugh at, you should consider that in our raids for example me (hunter) and our holy paladin frequently play our mages for trash then...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/29/08, 8:23 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,720
Posted By thesmoosh
Just downed him tonight thanks to some wws...

Just downed him tonight thanks to some wws parsing and some good suggestions from this thread. We had done some 30 attempts on him and tonight we got him on our second serious try (we actually had...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/28/08, 5:12 AM
Replies: 587
Views: 206,241
Posted By thesmoosh
I feel like I'm in an episode of the twilight...

I feel like I'm in an episode of the twilight zone. Somehow the EJ forums and the Generals have been switched, yet EJ kept the same readable formatting O.o.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/28/08, 4:54 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,720
Posted By thesmoosh
I would very much like a confirmation on slow...

I would very much like a confirmation on slow affecting gurtogg. We actually have a reliable arcane frost mage who wouldn't mind re-speccing.
Forum: Hunters 04/26/08, 10:37 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,240
Posted By thesmoosh
I had been practicing spreading out my haste...

I had been practicing spreading out my haste cooldowns (drums, haste pot, rapid fire), not wanting to get my autoshot below 1.5s (I used WSR and now the badge Xbow) and during last night's Teron...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/10/08, 11:36 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 28,442
Posted By thesmoosh
Blizzard has been systematically nerfing raid...

Blizzard has been systematically nerfing raid bosses, while systematically boosting gear that can be obtained through heroic badges and honor. At the same time they've been removing attunements and...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/28/08, 11:07 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,574,993
Posted By thesmoosh
A better potion buff

What if instead of 40% increased mana/hp from potions, the trinket lowered the cooldown on your potion timer by 25/40/50% (the number to be decided for balance). This would allow a higher uptime for...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/01/07, 3:53 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 55,615
Posted By thesmoosh
Dispellable Talents

I'm pretty sure arcane mages take the cake on dispellable talents. Presence of mind and arcane power (21 and 31pt) can both be purged/dispelled, while our 41 point talent costs 28% base mana and can...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/13/07, 9:31 AM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,217,978
Posted By thesmoosh
I do this already on my warlock. He is my farming...

I do this already on my warlock. He is my farming alt with 1200 spelldmg. All you have to do is spec some variation of sl/sl (I prefer 30/31) and have a felhunter out. CoA, siphon, Corr, and move on...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/13/07, 9:25 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,989
Posted By thesmoosh
I'm also interested in the answer to that, but...

I'm also interested in the answer to that, but wouldn't this be the build we should be comparing?
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=of0Vf0cZxgM0fcc0gRx0h)
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/09/07, 6:29 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,989
Posted By thesmoosh
This isn't difficult at all. Improved LOTP gives...

This isn't difficult at all.

Improved LOTP gives 5% hp back every time melee crits. Moonkin aura should give a fixed or % mana back every time party member crits. Moonkin group synergy, fixed....
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/09/07, 4:26 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,989
Posted By thesmoosh
Nope. Unfortunately these fights were a long time...

Nope. Unfortunately these fights were a long time ago and our wws has expired, but me and our two other mages were constantly on the least damage taken list. As in on VR we took either one orb (5-6k)...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 7:13 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,989
Posted By thesmoosh
This. When I started raiding I wore full crafted...

This.

When I started raiding I wore full crafted gear, spellstrike and spellfire. I min/maxed every single stat for damage. I sacrificed stamina as much as I could if it meant more damage. I ended...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 1:41 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,989
Posted By thesmoosh
Maybe it's just me, but I utterly fail at...

Maybe it's just me, but I utterly fail at comprehending posts like these. If I'm reading it right, you are complaining that other specs besides frost are getting a survivability buff and that this is...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/03/07, 9:33 AM
Replies: 3,238
Views: 1,067,246
Posted By thesmoosh
Warlock UI. In a raid it's pretty much the exact...

Warlock UI.

In a raid it's pretty much the exact same thing, except I have grid right under my character frame, and ORA stuff in the bottom left.

Timer bars in the center are dottimers for current...
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