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Forum: Hunters 10/19/09, 6:51 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,800 Posted By Zeuxis Please remove. Please remove.

Forum: Hunters 08/31/09, 12:20 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,800 Posted By Zeuxis Yet another IAH question. I've found that in my... Yet another IAH question. I've found that in my BM spec (6 minute fight, bloodlust = yes, 5/5 Serp Swiftness, 5/5 IAotH, no Glyph of Hawk), that moving from 142 haste rating to 143 haste rating is...

Forum: Hunters 06/30/09, 10:40 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,800 Posted By Zeuxis Rivkah: good to hear. Did you notice if heroic... Rivkah: good to hear. Did you notice if heroic presence is translating as pet expertise? If it's not, Alliance hunters might see a return to the bad old days of trying to calculate the value of hit...

Forum: Hunters 04/16/09, 9:49 AM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,918 Posted By Zeuxis Breaker- I had similar thoughts... Breaker- I had similar thoughts (http://elitistjerks.com/f74/t38137-survival_hunter_wotlk/p88/#post1192776) a few pages back. My experience with it thus far is that it is indeed more "standing...

Forum: Hunters 04/14/09, 7:25 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,918 Posted By Zeuxis One of the first issues we'll have to examine in... One of the first issues we'll have to examine in the new patch is the mana curve. If JoW can still sustain us for the durations of fight we experience, prying all the points out of Thrill, HP and...

Forum: Hunters 04/14/09, 1:26 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,918 Posted By Zeuxis I find myself questioning the spreadsheet values... I find myself questioning the spreadsheet values for SrS and steady glyphs in an SV rotation. When looking at most of my guild's WWS parses, serpent sting uptime is between 75 and 90 percent, which...

Forum: Hunters 04/09/09, 9:47 AM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,918 Posted By Zeuxis I can explain you missing 5k dps in three... I can explain you missing 5k dps in three words: No. Sunder. Armor. You were using non warrior tanks, and your fury warrior wasn't sundering. You would have had 400-500 more dps right off the bat...

Forum: Hunters 03/11/09, 3:07 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,918 Posted By Zeuxis All potentially true. However, I found our case... All potentially true. However, I found our case to be in line with that stated earlier in this thread here (http://elitistjerks.com/f74/t38137-survival_hunter_wotlk/p46/#post1082961), only worse,...

Forum: Hunters 03/11/09, 2:22 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,918 Posted By Zeuxis Stand closer! To pile on here, getting sniper training's benefit on Patch is frequently a net dps loss due to loss of melee buffs. Patch has a big hit box. If the melee is on the opposite side of patch from you,...

Forum: Hunters 02/01/09, 1:47 PM

Replies: 369 Pet management Views: 242,816 Posted By Zeuxis Please delete. Please delete.

Forum: Hunters 12/12/08, 1:21 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,800 Posted By Zeuxis I believe the gear-planner undervalues hit... I believe the gear-planner undervalues hit because it does not count hit past the hunter's own hit cap. In point of fact, hit rating on gear may still contribute to pet hit, even if it does not...

Forum: Hunters 11/11/08, 5:58 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Generally I've found the scorpid to be the higher... Generally I've found the scorpid to be the higher dps pet regardless of spec, so long as it can sit on the boss and maintain its poison stack; the difference is just much more marked as a BM. Sadly,...

Forum: Hunters 11/11/08, 5:35 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis You only want one scorpid in the raid, and you... You only want one scorpid in the raid, and you want it to belong to a BM hunter. My scorpid consistently averages 1300-1500 dps on boss fights. The best fight I've seen so far was on a Hyjal...

Forum: Hunters 11/08/08, 10:12 AM

Replies: 1,230 Beast Mastery Bible 3.0 Views: 839,737 Posted By Zeuxis Heh, it's not non-sense, it's absolutely correct.... Heh, it's not non-sense, it's absolutely correct. My scorp pulled down well over 1400 dps on some fights in sunwell last night, with scorpid ticks over 2300 at some points. And this is *after*...

Forum: Hunters 11/08/08, 10:04 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Scorpid still the king post-poison-nerf. Our WWS hasn't been posted yet, but my scorp pulled down over 1400 dps on Brutallus last night, and over 1400 dps on KJ as well. In fact, just to have some fun, I switched to aspect of the beast...

Forum: Hunters 11/06/08, 10:40 PM

Replies: 1,230 Beast Mastery Bible 3.0 Views: 839,737 Posted By Zeuxis So, I've noticed since 3.0.3 that the old problem... So, I've noticed since 3.0.3 that the old problem with rake getting "locked out" by claw spam seems to still be happening, despite the focus cost changes... rake seems to get applied about once every...

Forum: Hunters 11/06/08, 11:36 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis One item that came up over in the Spreadsheet... One item that came up over in the Spreadsheet thread that I thought I'd bring up here... GCD loss seems to be an extremely significant issue with hunter dps. At 70, the primary manifestation of this...

Forum: Hunters 11/06/08, 11:32 AM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,800 Posted By Zeuxis I can confirm this from actual testing. My dps... I can confirm this from actual testing. My dps is consistently higher when I mash readiness only if I'm on the move or switching targets or otherwise not shooting. Every time I use it in the middle...

Forum: Hunters 11/05/08, 12:52 PM

Replies: 280 Marksmanship Theorycraft & Strategy Views: 270,101 Posted By Zeuxis So far as I can tell, Aimed is looking like an... So far as I can tell, Aimed is looking like an "either/or" proposition. If you take barrage talents, aimed will out-hit 4pc steady, at the cost of twice as much mana. However, its use also...

Forum: Hunters 11/04/08, 12:48 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis 1- Roll drums of battle while you still can! 2-If... 1- Roll drums of battle while you still can! 2-If you're raiding without the 3% haste buff from a ret pally... get one. 80 drums + 78 gear haste = 158 haste rating = 10 percent rating haste. 15...

Forum: Hunters 10/30/08, 11:29 AM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,800 Posted By Zeuxis Were all "buff" haste effects removed when WF... Were all "buff" haste effects removed when WF totem was removed for hunters? When I enter in 103 percent for swift retribution, my dps and shot speeds don't change at all. On the calculations page,...

Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 5:55 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis It appears your surmize is correct, and I wasn't... It appears your surmize is correct, and I wasn't getting WF on the Brut fight. Autoshot times jitter between 2.3 and 2.5 during non-drums, non-heroism periods. 2.43 is my quiver hasted attack...

Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 1:23 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis This is an interesting point, and I'm positive I... This is an interesting point, and I'm positive I don't have my brain wrapped around it fully yet, but it certainly points out that there's more to haste interaction with SV than my original position....

Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 11:24 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Survival non-viable for raiding? To put it simply: Week 1: Myself and another hunter pew pew brutallus. I'm BM, he's MM. I do 3.4k, he does 3.1k. Neat. Week 2: We're short healers. Ret pally goes holy, shadow priest goes disc. ...

Forum: Hunters 10/25/08, 4:24 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Hmm, ok, let's break down an individual case. My... Hmm, ok, let's break down an individual case. My raid buffed crit rate as BM is 45.22. Baseline steadyshot damage, therefore, will be 145.22 percent, assuming an ideal crit rate and the standard...

Forum: Hunters 10/24/08, 1:36 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Intellect Enchants It should be noted that the Wrath Intellect enchant gives 45 int (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=44497) while the wrath agility enchant only gives 26 agility (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=44633). ...

Forum: Hunters 10/24/08, 12:05 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Kraxis: Fact. All BM/MM builds assume at least 2... Kraxis: Fact. All BM/MM builds assume at least 2 pts in mortal, but most I had seen previously went the full 5 at lvl 80. When I initially looked at your build, my first thought was to take points...

Forum: Hunters 10/24/08, 8:50 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis I was actually greatly encoruaged to see Aern... I was actually greatly encoruaged to see Aern post 10 percent as the approximate figure. With Shandara's sheet predicting a 9 percent nerf to both specs, this would seem to indicate that our...

Forum: Hunters 10/22/08, 8:39 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Perhaps I was unclear. It makes the passive... Perhaps I was unclear. It makes the passive portion of the new viper look stronger in comparison to its OWN regeneration under the FORMER system, because any nerf to shot-based regeneration makes a...

Forum: Hunters 10/22/08, 3:52 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Model deleted WF for just the hunter, in both... Model deleted WF for just the hunter, in both cases. I believe your understanding to be correct; pets should still get the effect. Of course, the model is basically "recreational analysis." We...

Forum: Hunters 10/22/08, 2:23 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Nah, I'm not oblivious to the potential negative... Nah, I'm not oblivious to the potential negative synergies here. Between the viper change, the potential for JoW to be "fixed," and the wf change, there is a potential for a multiplicative effect on...

Forum: Hunters 10/22/08, 1:29 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis WF/Armor changes Hmmm. I decided to run the numbers through Shandara's spreadsheet, using the "Shandara level 80 BM" profile and my own raid's expected buffs. After removing windfury and adding 10 percent more base...

Forum: Hunters 10/21/08, 6:22 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Your assumption was in fact correct. It was on... Your assumption was in fact correct. It was on the pet bar and monitored. Additionally, I went through the WWS today (3.0.2 compatible WWS is finally up without having to kluge the data together)...

Forum: Hunters 10/21/08, 12:42 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Factual correction noted and appreciated. So... Factual correction noted and appreciated. So it's potentially not a big deal to jam it on autocast, but I'm still a little amazed I'm even having to consider it. If it turns out that a hidden...

Forum: Hunters 10/20/08, 11:22 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Heh, ran into a mildly funny problem on the... Heh, ran into a mildly funny problem on the Eredar Twins tonight. My cat was running about 1500-1600 dps, which I was very pleased with, but it was ALSO out-threating the off-tank and all the other...

Forum: Hunters 10/20/08, 9:37 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Actually, I'm re-thinking my position on... Actually, I'm re-thinking my position on this. Spell pen never used to be an issue because curse of elements was always up. In many raids, CoEl is probably going to be "replaced" by earth and moon,...

Forum: Hunters 10/20/08, 9:10 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Griffen: Well, now that hit rating is just hit,... Griffen: Well, now that hit rating is just hit, and not divided between spell and physical hit, that takes some of the wind out of the sails of this argument. You should be carting around about 9...

Forum: Hunters 10/19/08, 2:24 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Interesting. Scorpid was marginally superior to... Interesting. Scorpid was marginally superior to cat for me unbuffed on the training dummies, and just got even better with raid buffs. The only thing I did to ensure stacks stayed up was take 3/3...

Forum: Hunters 10/18/08, 12:21 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Scorpid ticks on the same schedule no matter how... Scorpid ticks on the same schedule no matter how close to the tick it's refreshed. Every 2 seconds, regular as clockwork. I will say, though, that it seems like there's no such thing as a refresh...

Forum: Hunters 10/18/08, 2:32 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Gack. Too bad about the 3.0.3 changes to scorpid... Gack. Too bad about the 3.0.3 changes to scorpid poison. I ran BT/SWP tonight as a BM spec (3/3 long, 1/3 CS, 5/5 KS, 1/2 GftT.) Max scorpid tick on the evening was 2089; the Scorpid did nearly...

Forum: Hunters 10/16/08, 12:49 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Working as intended. Distracting shot is now a... Working as intended. Distracting shot is now a "taunt" mechanic that cannot be transferred. Don't use it if you don't want to own the mob for a bit.

Forum: Hunters 10/16/08, 12:06 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Is explosive shot necessary for 70 SV... Is explosive shot necessary for 70 SV raiding? Some testing done in the beta that showed steady shot sometimes hitting harder in naxx raids than explosive shot got me thinking. In the realm of...

Forum: Hunters 10/16/08, 10:55 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Hunt: what kind of dodge and resist rates were... Hunt: what kind of dodge and resist rates were you seeing? Against a level 70 training dummy with claw turned off, I only lost the stack one time in 10 minutes. (On the other hand, I lost the stack...

Forum: Hunters 10/16/08, 9:55 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,501 Posted By Zeuxis Is anyone else having any problems with claw or... Is anyone else having any problems with claw or bite spam "locking out" longer CD pet abilities? In extensive testing last night, I was finding that scorpid poison or rake were both being delayed,...

Forum: Hunters 04/14/08, 1:37 PM

Replies: 3,820 Help me please Views: 753,264 Posted By Zeuxis Dwarves, the ASP, and the CBoRS If you're a Dwarf, don't knock the arcanite steam pistol! The ASP in a 3:2 + the dwarf racial is much better than you might think. And in high-haste environments, (ie, heroism/rapidfire, when...

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