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Forum: Death Knights 10/13/10, 11:59 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 1,131,515
Posted By Gumibear
Be careful about using Festering Strike to try to...

Be careful about using Festering Strike to try to keep up diseases too long. It's bugged right now to apply less time to Ebon Plague than to other diseases, so your Ebon Plague might fall off while...
Forum: Death Knights 10/05/10, 12:12 AM
Replies: 294
Views: 1,131,515
Posted By Gumibear
How do the goblin racials stack up above orc? Is...

How do the goblin racials stack up above orc? Is that a purely numerical judgement, or are you heavily weighting the mobility portion of the goblin racial? Do the rockets scale with stats if used...
Forum: Death Knights 07/03/10, 3:28 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,613
Posted By Gumibear
What are Unholy Death Knight doing with their...

What are Unholy Death Knight doing with their frost runes now? With the change to Scourge Strike's cost, I'm puzzled what happens with the frost runes outside of cooldowns and Frost Fever...
Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 4:06 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,280
Posted By Gumibear
Is there a way to have the sim cancel Chaos Bane...

Is there a way to have the sim cancel Chaos Bane after it procs so the shadow damage portion would be able to proc more often?
Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 9:05 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,143
Posted By Gumibear
Is anyone looking at how to use the proc on...

Is anyone looking at how to use the proc on Shadowmourne? Ret paladins are seeing a DPS increase from cancelling the strength buff after the shadow damage to be able to proc it more often. I'm...
Forum: Death Knights 04/02/10, 6:10 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,143
Posted By Gumibear
It depends on what you use to set it off. ...

It depends on what you use to set it off. Shifting presences won't do it, but I could switch Unholy Pres > Frost Pres > Blood Pres and then drop DnD, I'll get the buff.
Forum: Death Knights 03/29/10, 2:30 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,143
Posted By Gumibear
If you have to stop your melee attack anyway, try...

If you have to stop your melee attack anyway, try using AMS on your Chilled to the Bone while running from Blistering Cold. You can spam Death Coils as you move.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/01/10, 11:28 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,396
Posted By Gumibear
I think Bolvar was the more the subject of Yogg's...

I think Bolvar was the more the subject of Yogg's ICC vision than Arthas was. Yogg could easily play on people's motivations against the Lich King to bend them to his way of thinking while allowing...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/09/09, 8:35 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,539
Posted By Gumibear
Prior to this patch, I could mount to start the...

Prior to this patch, I could mount to start the cooldown on Raise Dead and have the ability ready immediately when my ghoul died. Dismounting and making my pet ghoul reappear wouldn't stop the spell...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/08/09, 7:37 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,539
Posted By Gumibear
Before this patch, when an unholy death knight...

Before this patch, when an unholy death knight mounted with a ghoul pet, the cooldown on Raise Dead would finish. Now mounting still causes this to happen, but when dismounting, the ghoul appearing...
Forum: Death Knights 11/20/09, 9:40 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,143
Posted By Gumibear
It's not pretty obvious since Rage of Rivendare...

It's not pretty obvious since Rage of Rivendare in the past has affected procs like Bandit's Insignia.

Good information proving what is and isn't working with Scourge Strike.
Forum: Death Knights 10/01/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,143
Posted By Gumibear
I'm just concerned about the general case. ...

I'm just concerned about the general case. Thanks for the info. So even in an "ignore the adds and burn the boss" scenario, pestilence would be a good idea. I'm blanking on scenarios for this...
Forum: Death Knights 10/01/09, 11:38 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,143
Posted By Gumibear
Is there a way to simulate the effect of using...

Is there a way to simulate the effect of using Pestilence in certain scenarios to create more Wandering Plague ticks for the purpose of single target damage? I'm thinking of a situation like Algalon...
Forum: Death Knights 08/27/09, 11:43 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,734
Posted By Gumibear
Is the optimizer perhaps using hit gems? The...

Is the optimizer perhaps using hit gems? The gear lists don't show gemming choices, and both Alliance and Horde sets add up to less than the melee hit cap without gems and enchants.
Forum: Death Knights 06/18/09, 10:30 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
How many death coils does one need to use in a...

How many death coils does one need to use in a fight to push glyph of dark death above glyph of unholy blight? I'm trying to take into consideration the effect of using AMS for extra RP to dump with...
Forum: Death Knights 05/30/09, 3:05 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 73,790
Posted By Gumibear
Are ghouls and gargoyles being affected by the...

Are ghouls and gargoyles being affected by the Death Knight standing in the light beams at Hodir?
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/09, 10:31 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,327
Posted By Gumibear
My guild already sends 0 true healers into the...

My guild already sends 0 true healers into the brain room. We get by on things like Maelstrom Weapon Chain Heals and Art of War procs along with the above mentioned consumables.
Forum: Death Knights 05/20/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
The gargoyle takes 50 RP to start up, then after...

The gargoyle takes 50 RP to start up, then after 10 seconds it drains 3 RP per second up to its maximum duration. You don't need anything greater than 50 RP when you press the button to get the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/20/09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,503
Posted By Gumibear
I've been holding onto a Dogfish Head 120 minute...

I've been holding onto a Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA for a special occasion. I passed my series 7 license exam on Monday so that seemed like a good reason to pop it open. That beer kicked my ass,...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/12/09, 10:08 AM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,327
Posted By Gumibear
Let 4 guardians pile up close to each other...

Let 4 guardians pile up close to each other before Empowering Shadows is cast. You'll see multiples of the healing buff on each guardian until you split them up.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/11/09, 10:58 AM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,327
Posted By Gumibear
You misunderstand how Empowering Shadows works. ...

You misunderstand how Empowering Shadows works. Yogg Saron casts a spell with unlimited range that affects the Immortal Guardians. This spell leaves the Empowering Shadows aura on the guardians. ...
Forum: Death Knights 05/08/09, 11:38 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,734
Posted By Gumibear
I imagine the bandit's insignia is at least as...

I imagine the bandit's insignia is at least as good for Frost as Unholy, if not better. Rage of Rivendare seems to affect the proc, so I think Tundra Stalker would too.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/09, 9:21 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,396
Posted By Gumibear
File:Scarlet Banner.jpg - WoWWiki - Your guide to...

File:Scarlet Banner.jpg - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft (http://www.wowwiki.com/File:Scarlet_Banner.jpg)

You're right. It's symbolic of the forming of the Scarlet Crusade then...
Forum: Death Knights 05/06/09, 3:23 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
You don't need any armor penetration for...

You don't need any armor penetration for unholy.

Your rotation shown for aoe is only one set of runes. When you go to the second set, you'll use at least 1 blood boil and most likely 2 depending on...
Forum: Death Knights 05/04/09, 11:13 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
You're forgetting the loss of 20% disease damage...

You're forgetting the loss of 20% disease damage by speccing this way. I would not want to lose 20% of my disease damage by having only 1 in crypt fever.
Forum: Death Knights 04/23/09, 2:01 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
That's probably why your plague strikes and blood...

That's probably why your plague strikes and blood strikes are so anemic. Full armor debuffs and savage combat help close that gap in your equations.



2/2 Epidemic's 21 second diseases can...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/22/09, 3:17 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 32,134
Posted By Gumibear
You can go beyond 25 valiant seals. I had one of...

You can go beyond 25 valiant seals. I had one of the weapon retrieval dailies from a previous day that I missed out on doing the dailies. After doing the previous day's weapon retrieval, I got the...
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 3:11 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
The difference between PS+IT and SS is smaller...

The difference between PS+IT and SS is smaller than the damage lost by losing a BS to pestilence. It has been said nearly every page of this thread and through most of the old thread since the glyph...
Forum: Death Knights 04/17/09, 9:44 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
Both specs use the same rotation. You should not...

Both specs use the same rotation. You should not be skipping PS > IT if your diseases are not up. I cannot wrap my head around how people are doing less DPS with unholy these days considering the...
Forum: Death Knights 04/16/09, 3:43 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
That bug is popping up for non-mana users who...

That bug is popping up for non-mana users who don't show lower ranks of abilities in their spell books. It has something to do with the talent tree ability being rank 1 while the ability you relearn...
Forum: Death Knights 04/14/09, 11:06 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Gumibear
IUP is taken purely for the run speed. The run...

IUP is taken purely for the run speed. The run speed is really that good.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/03/09, 12:47 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,130
Posted By Gumibear
What happens with Shadron and Vesperon when you...

What happens with Shadron and Vesperon when you zerg Sartharion? Do they stay at their starting points indefinitely? Do they still drop emblems?
Forum: Death Knights 03/31/09, 12:32 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
Ghoul Frenzy still only lasts 15 seconds even...

Ghoul Frenzy still only lasts 15 seconds even though the tooltip says 30.
Forum: Death Knights 03/30/09, 11:48 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,740
Posted By Gumibear
Tier 8 has the same bonuses it had before. Those...

Tier 8 has the same bonuses it had before. Those changes happened to tier 7.
Forum: Death Knights 03/30/09, 11:47 PM
Replies: 1,148
Views: 572,876
Posted By Gumibear
That's a type on MMO champion. Death Strike was...

That's a type on MMO champion. Death Strike was added to the t7 bonuses.

EDIT: Howling Blast is getting 5 RP from Chill of the Grave per target it hits. Did it always do that? It's not related to...
Forum: Warlocks 03/26/09, 9:32 AM
Replies: 739
Views: 288,078
Posted By Gumibear
Haunt - Conflag UA - Immolate Drain Soul - Soul...

Haunt - Conflag
UA - Immolate
Drain Soul - Soul Fire
Shadow Bolt - Incinerate
Both specs use Corruption and CoA

You'll be doing nearly the same thing in either spec. Destruction actually has to...
Forum: Death Knights 03/25/09, 10:52 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
It's possible to use DnD faster than every 20...

It's possible to use DnD faster than every 20 seconds. Look at how you would use runes. You don't use the same runes to cast DnD twice in a row if you're using DnD as often as possible.

0.0 DnD -...
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/09, 12:26 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,740
Posted By Gumibear
Ebon Plague stacking appears to be fixed. I'm...

Ebon Plague stacking appears to be fixed. I'm seeing my own application of it and someone else's on the Ebon Hold boss dummy and I'm hitting Scourge Strikes for the same amount when someone else...
Forum: Warlocks 03/20/09, 9:26 AM
Replies: 739
Views: 288,078
Posted By Gumibear
Conflagrate can be made into a lower percentage...

Conflagrate can be made into a lower percentage of Immolate's dot damage rather than the 100% it is now without touching Immolate's actual damage.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/17/09, 10:39 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,901
Posted By Gumibear
This probably belongs in the Sarth thread, but...

This probably belongs in the Sarth thread, but you get around this by having all melee tightly bunch. All move when a void zone spawns and all keep attacking the entire time.
Forum: Death Knights 03/11/09, 12:32 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,740
Posted By Gumibear
Those numbers should come with a disclaimer that...

Those numbers should come with a disclaimer that they were not meant to be compared spec to spec, only to AP within that specific spec.

The number for Unholy's weapon DPS can just as easily mean...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/09, 10:31 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
Scourge Strike numbers seem to be back to where...

Scourge Strike numbers seem to be back to where they should be (not being reduced 20%) as of last night when I logged into the PTR

EDIT: And still doing what it should be this morning too.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 11:29 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,901
Posted By Gumibear
I only have the Dedicated Few because one night...

I only have the Dedicated Few because one night we had 45 people log on, so we arranged an achievement raid and a gearing raid. We don't like leaving people out of our weekly scheduled raids. No...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 11:03 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,901
Posted By Gumibear
I don't want to see another Gonna Go When the...

I don't want to see another Gonna Go When the Volcano Blows achievement that's most easily completed by dying as fast as possible. That's 1 of 2 that I'm missing right now for Glory of the Raider...
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 11:45 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
I don't get the same results (I get 1 haste as...

I don't get the same results (I get 1 haste as about 50% better than 1 agility) and I still haven't seen much attempt in the stat weights to include pet scaling for haste, though I have seen 3.0...
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 10:18 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
Agility gives very little DPS benefit. Haste at...

Agility gives very little DPS benefit. Haste at least increases white damage, Necrosis, Blood Caked Blade, and pet damage.
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 9:58 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
That gear set seems well short of the melee hit...

That gear set seems well short of the melee hit cap. Using your alternatives gets closer.

I don't see it mentioned much, but considering our stat weights, wouldn't Enchant Gloves - Precision...
Forum: Death Knights 02/18/09, 9:58 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
I could not cast Raise Dead with a player corpse...

I could not cast Raise Dead with a player corpse around until I used Raise Ally first.
Forum: Death Knights 02/18/09, 9:29 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,540
Posted By Gumibear
Every time the ghoul bug has happened to me, I...

Every time the ghoul bug has happened to me, I was able to fix it by getting a warlock to hellfire to death between fights so I could use Raise Ally. Something about using Raise Ally unlocks a...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/17/09, 3:21 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,774
Posted By Gumibear
I'm much more in favor of a Sartharion style of...

I'm much more in favor of a Sartharion style of hard mode than a Malygos style. Hopefully this information about how the vehicles affect encounters means that Blizzard realizes how much more fun a...
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