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Forum: Priests 02/10/09, 4:26 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,898
Posted By Viv
Sinndir - I just spent a bit spamming an NPC with...

Sinndir - I just spent a bit spamming an NPC with binding heals.
The issue with the HC proc sometimes only giving a single IHC charge is definitely there. Note the "sometimes" - I was still getting...
Forum: Priests 01/23/09, 2:06 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,099
Posted By Viv
Yeah, perhaps :) Can't help but feel a little...

Yeah, perhaps :)
Can't help but feel a little jaded and grumpy after a nerf patch that also helpfully included so many harmful bugs (GS bug, PoM refresh bug, figurine trinket bug, CoH-during-Vortex...
Forum: Priests 01/23/09, 8:28 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,099
Posted By Viv
You sure? Reads to me like he's proposing making...

You sure? Reads to me like he's proposing making T4's 4 piece bonus (Robes of the Incarnate) into a talent.
I don't remember anyone being blown away by that particular set bonus, do you?
Forum: Priests 11/25/08, 9:02 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,099
Posted By Viv
I'd agree with that. The new ranks of our healing...

I'd agree with that.
The new ranks of our healing spells seem to be on a slightly "grander scale" than the current gear/content, if you catch my drift :)
I haven't yet come across a situation where I...
Forum: Rogues 11/19/08, 11:39 AM
Replies: 387
Views: 361,075
Posted By Viv
Even though Rosethorn's original question was...

Even though Rosethorn's original question was phrased in terms of trash, there is no need for scorn.
Quite a few boss encounters involve a significant number of relatively short-lived adds. Plus,...
Forum: Priests 11/11/08, 1:21 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,099
Posted By Viv
Fair points dukes/Zomgdie. Other examples of the...

Fair points dukes/Zomgdie.
Other examples of the well being useful could be plonking it down next to your warlocks on a Kaz'Rogal-like drain fight, or wherever your Brutallus's Burn victims stand....
Forum: Priests 11/11/08, 6:13 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,099
Posted By Viv
Have you tried clicking on a lolwell when there's...

Have you tried clicking on a lolwell when there's 25 people standing on top of it though? :)

As it stands, lightwell is a solution with no suitable problem.
- You can't be in a hurry: not only do...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/08, 7:36 AM
Replies: 775
Views: 223,571
Posted By Viv
It'll probably help to swap your humanoid tank...

It'll probably help to swap your humanoid tank healers so the warrior gets Inspiration buff from the priest (which would be largely or completely wasted on the bear).

A warrior tanking humanoids can...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/17/08, 7:25 AM
Replies: 542
Views: 190,159
Posted By Viv
Nuveena - apart from the high arcane debuff...

Nuveena - apart from the high arcane debuff stacking, one serious issue you will have with 5 groups will be the lopsided distribution of the raid between arcane and shadow worlds. The average raid...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/08, 4:19 AM
Replies: 542
Views: 190,159
Posted By Viv
Their enrage - what is the buff that the demon...

Their enrage - what is the buff that the demon gains?

For the dragon, it's pretty straighforward: once the enrage is triggered, he gets a tick of Crazed Rage - Spells - World of Warcraft...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/25/08, 11:30 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
I doubt it's worth trying to be a one-man band,...

I doubt it's worth trying to be a one-man band, Jayde.
In a 25-man raid you are likely to have some healing paladins and perhaps an IDS priest for whom CoH isn't an option - so they should be the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/12/08, 1:20 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 162,114
Posted By Viv
Smizzle, could you elaborate on the function that...

Smizzle, could you elaborate on the function that you're plotting please?

With a point of intellect having severe diminishing returns due to sqrt, and a point of spirit having constant returns, the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/11/08, 1:32 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 162,114
Posted By Viv
Not a problem, given the stellar work of people...

Not a problem, given the stellar work of people in this thread.
Assuming just the 30% from talents:

mp5 from spi while inside 5SR = spi * 0.009327 * sqrt(int) * 5 * 0.3

combining all the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/11/08, 1:16 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 162,114
Posted By Viv
The current best guess is linear for spirit, so...

The current best guess is linear for spirit, so the int break-even point is not a function of spirit.
I.e. it doesn't matter if you have 155 spirit or 1550 - the int break-even point will be the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/09/08, 4:34 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
Spirit's getting buffed. From 2.4 patch notes:

Spirit's getting buffed.

From 2.4 patch notes:
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/07/08, 1:27 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
Lambi - fair comment, horses for courses and all...

Lambi - fair comment, horses for courses and all that.
(From a fellow GCD-constrained CoH maniac - don't neglect your suicidal SWD users and try to hang a PoM on your tanks whenever situation allows...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/07/08, 7:47 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
I meant the opposite actually - 30% is incredibly...

I meant the opposite actually - 30% is incredibly much.
If you can afford to spend 30% of an encounter OO5SR, this to me means that either your tanks massively out-gear it or you bring too many...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/07/08, 2:55 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
But do you think you're likely to care about mana...

But do you think you're likely to care about mana in a situation where you are OO5SR for 30% of the fight? :)
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 5:15 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,234
Posted By Viv
Achilllius - we run a relatively priest-heavy...

Achilllius - we run a relatively priest-heavy raid and had our only adequately geared warrior tank (our normal MT) missing on one of recent resets.

We ended up rotating Fear Wards on one of our...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,596
Posted By Viv
Yesterday at Illidan one of our mages discovered...

Yesterday at Illidan one of our mages discovered he hasn't learned Iceblock.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/08, 9:47 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 173,971
Posted By Viv
Resistance cap against a lvl 73 mob is at 365...

Resistance cap against a lvl 73 mob is at 365 buffed, which corresponds to 295 unbuffed. Cardynal meant 300 buffed, naturally.
Note that the chromatic flask counts towards your unbuffed value,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/11/08, 10:03 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
2 and max is perfectly fine. Just don't forget to...

2 and max is perfectly fine. Just don't forget to use that max one where appropriate :)
Constantius's right in talking about knowing the fights and having a good feel for queing up those pre-emptive...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/11/08, 5:00 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
Definitely a big improvement in style :) Just...

Definitely a big improvement in style :)
Just looking quickly at that VR kill, your melee alone recieved over 100k healing from your PoM (and it's all yours as the only other alive priest only cast 1...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/08, 6:40 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 23,535
Posted By Viv
Speaking of trash design - anyone else having...

Speaking of trash design - anyone else having warm nostalgic feelings about those packs of 3 Wyrmguards before Chromaggus?
Or the 5 Anubisaths between Huhuran and Emps?

Not the easiest to learn,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/10/08, 8:54 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
Termoil, I picked your Hydross kill WWS...

Termoil, I picked your Hydross kill WWS (http://wowwebstats.com/oem5e6ditfks3?s=1751-2267) to look at (the other bosses are rather more assignment-sensitive).

My thoughts to your healing priests in...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/07, 4:42 AM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,234
Posted By Viv
Brilliant :) Can you still be targeted by...

Brilliant :)
Can you still be targeted by airburst while petrified?
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/24/07, 4:01 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
Yup, can't do better than Flash followed by PW:S....

Yup, can't do better than Flash followed by PW:S. GCD will be consumed by Flash so it's 4k+ guaranteed in 1.5 seconds flat for your tank.
Optionally followed by PoM 1.5 second later before resuming...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/23/07, 8:29 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
What helped me there was mapping it to Shift +...

What helped me there was mapping it to Shift + same button that my flash heal is bound to. All of a sudden it was the same for the keys as it is for the mind (flash with a difference) :)
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/23/07, 5:02 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,438
Posted By Viv
Bear in mind that any argument like "spirit or...

Bear in mind that any argument like "spirit or mp5?" tends to have a very simple answer due to the way item budgeting works.
The answer is "spirit and mp5, if you can help it".

An item "of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/13/07, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,798
Posted By Viv
But the "use" effect on a healer's trinket isn't...

But the "use" effect on a healer's trinket isn't necessarily more +heal.

Which is why Earring of Soulful Meditation is much loved by priests - you get passive +heal and an excellent situational...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/07, 5:12 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,293
Posted By Viv
Jokie - you may also want to give Al'ar a try if...

Jokie - you may also want to give Al'ar a try if you're blocked by the resistance issues in SSC.
For a raid that has the "strength in depth" in the tanking department sufficient for Mag, and the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/13/07, 10:08 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 20,568
Posted By Viv
Constantius, what does the second I stand for in...

Constantius, what does the second I stand for in your II5SR abbreviation? Been wondering for a while.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/11/07, 3:53 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 20,568
Posted By Viv
To get the best benefit out of a given item...

To get the best benefit out of a given item level, you want an even spread across all the stats that are important to you. ("Even" would be in inverse proportion to the stat point costs as detailed...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/10/07, 4:27 AM
Replies: 328
Views: 65,333
Posted By Viv
Just have a window that filters out everything...

Just have a window that filters out everything other than your own dealt/taken damage. It's very easy to set up with an addon like SimpleCombatLog.
In that window you'll have a very clear line like...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/05/07, 1:21 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,695
Posted By Viv
Insect Swarm anyone? :D

Insect Swarm anyone? :D
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/29/07, 4:21 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 11,180
Posted By Viv
A pretty sweeping statement. What about a case...

A pretty sweeping statement.

What about a case like, say, Faceguard of the Endless Watch (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30731)?
1 blue socket, 2 yellow sockets. Socket bonus: +6 stamina.
Would you...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/17/07, 5:53 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 31,878
Posted By Viv
The quest line for sprite darter hatchling pet is...

The quest line for sprite darter hatchling pet is quite entertaining and long.

Dianius from Terenas has produced this helpful walkthrough of the quest:...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/15/07, 5:26 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 226,447
Posted By Viv
I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Auslese's Light...

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Auslese's Light Channeler: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24390
+59 heal passive
Use: Reduces the cost of your next spell cast within 10 sec by up to 215 mana. Cooldown...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/07, 6:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,830
Posted By Viv
Priests: value of Improved/Empowered Healing talents to you?

Seeing as Heal, leave alone Lesser Heal, is hardly getting much benefit from your +heal at lvl 70, Improved Healing talent (the one that reduces mana cost of all your Lesser Heals, Heals and Greater...
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