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Forum: Hunters 12/30/11, 12:53 PM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,174
Posted By Celfydd
From OP: We have been able to cast Auto Shot...

From OP:



We have been able to cast Auto Shot while moving since the beginning of Cataclysm, right?
Forum: Rogues 10/27/11, 10:04 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,298
Posted By Celfydd
This is pure speculation, but given that Leeching...

This is pure speculation, but given that Leeching Poison and Paralytic Poison both appear to be player-cast spells requiring no consumable reagents, we may find that our other poisons are converted...
Forum: Rogues 10/20/10, 4:08 AM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,992,708
Posted By Celfydd
There will always be times when it's impossible...

There will always be times when it's impossible for one reason or another to be reliably behind the boss (Kologarn, Shade of Aran, etc). For this reason alone you need to be able to choose whether to...
Forum: Hunters 10/20/10, 4:02 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
The damaging-increasing talents for cunning are...

The damaging-increasing talents for cunning are pretty straightforward with only one grey area as I see it:

Hunter Pet Calculator - Wowhead (http://www.wowhead.com/petcalc#Mbbo00fh0Mk0o)

It's...
Forum: Rogues 10/13/10, 5:51 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 112,821
Posted By Celfydd
a) Which aspect(s) of these sheets do you...

a) Which aspect(s) of these sheets do you particularly like?

I like the Armory import feature of iDPS.

b) Which aspect(s) of these sheets do you particularly dislike?

I really dislike the fact...
Forum: Hunters 10/11/10, 5:20 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,917
Posted By Celfydd
As I understand it Explosive Trap uses the spell...

As I understand it Explosive Trap uses the spell hit chance table and is subject to spell resist mechanics, whereas Black Arrow uses the ranged physical attack hit chance table and cannot be resisted...
Forum: Rogues 10/08/10, 5:08 AM
Replies: 607
Views: 1,299,683
Posted By Celfydd
Berserking lowers your armour, but Mongoose...

Berserking lowers your armour, but Mongoose doesn't raise it since agility no longer gives armour in 4.0.

Edit: Does it still give dodge?
Forum: Rogues 08/16/10, 6:28 AM
Replies: 1,422
Views: 606,287
Posted By Celfydd
The other thing worth noting in any MI comparison...

The other thing worth noting in any MI comparison calculations is that the crit chance of Backstab will always be 15% greater than that of Mutilate due to Puncturing Wounds. I'm sure Aldriana has...
Forum: Hunters 07/01/10, 9:37 AM
Replies: 1,262
Views: 465,917
Posted By Celfydd
Am I reading this correctly as "Auto Shots will...

Am I reading this correctly as "Auto Shots will cost focus"?
Forum: Hunters 10/23/09, 6:22 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 586,145
Posted By Celfydd
Using FaceShooter, when I get a Lock and Load...

Using FaceShooter, when I get a Lock and Load proc and shoot Explosive Shot it will (correctly) recommend that I don't fire anything for 2 seconds. However, if I ignore this advice and decide to fire...
Forum: Hunters 10/05/09, 5:19 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,596
Posted By Celfydd
There are 3 advantages beyond straightforward DPS...

There are 3 advantages beyond straightforward DPS that Aimed Shot brings over Multi-Shot.

Aimed Shot provides the Mortal Strike healing debuff.
Aimed Shot is instant and can therefore be used...
Forum: Hunters 07/22/09, 7:54 AM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,426
Posted By Celfydd
Edit: Realised I was back-seat moderating....

Edit: Realised I was back-seat moderating. Deleted.
Forum: Hunters 07/20/09, 8:39 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
Don't forget that the parachute cloak now has the...

Don't forget that the parachute cloak now has the same agility bonus as Enchant Cloak - Major Agility so all engineers will additionally have a slow fall spell, not that there are any Archimonde-like...
Forum: Hunters 07/20/09, 6:34 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
They've gone to quite some trouble to balance out...

They've gone to quite some trouble to balance out the advantages of all the professions in the new patch, so in the absence of a crystal ball, I'm going to say anything you feel like at all except...
Forum: Hunters 06/22/09, 6:23 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
Is Swipe (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=53533)...

Is Swipe (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=53533) still only frontal? The druid bearform Swipe (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=48562) was changed to affect enemies behind as well, and the tooltips for...
Forum: Rogues 05/21/09, 5:42 AM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,992,708
Posted By Celfydd
It's completely up to you. If you concentrate on...

It's completely up to you. If you concentrate on agility and AP you will do more damage when you hit but you run the risk of having your rotation screwed up due to missed finishers, which will...
Forum: Hunters 04/28/09, 11:34 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
http://elitistjerks.com/f38/t19416-hunter_pvp_thre...

http://elitistjerks.com/f38/t19416-hunter_pvp_thread/
Forum: Hunters 04/28/09, 7:23 AM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,426
Posted By Celfydd
So you say that you meant Aimed Shot and not...

So you say that you meant Aimed Shot and not Arcane Shot. You previously wrote



Several remarks:

Aimed Shot doesn't have a Rank 11
If this is a typo then you never tested this macro and cannot...
Forum: Hunters 04/28/09, 7:09 AM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,426
Posted By Celfydd
Explosive Shot and Arcane Shot share a cooldown,...

Explosive Shot and Arcane Shot share a cooldown, and Explosive Shot does considerably more damage. That is, any time you used Arcane Shot, you could have used Explosive Shot for more damage. The only...
Forum: Hunters 04/28/09, 4:31 AM
Replies: 774
Views: 789,426
Posted By Celfydd
Short story: never use Arcane Shot as...

Short story: never use Arcane Shot as Survival.

That is all.
Forum: Hunters 04/22/09, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,596
Posted By Celfydd
In the spreadsheet for me, RF>BA>KS>ES>AS>SrS>SS...

In the spreadsheet for me, RF>BA>KS>ES>AS>SrS>SS works out to exactly the same DPS as RF>KS>ES>BA>AS>SrS>SS, to 2 decimal places.
Forum: Hunters 04/22/09, 10:30 AM
Replies: 4,353
Views: 2,348,771
Posted By Celfydd
Shandara, where you have Heart of the Crusader in...

Shandara, where you have Heart of the Crusader in Target Debuffs, please could you change this to "Heart of the Crusader/Master Poisoner".

Also, Curse of Recklessness? Don't think this is still in...
Forum: Rogues 04/15/09, 10:08 AM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 792,040
Posted By Celfydd
Another possibility if there are no feral druids...

Another possibility if there are no feral druids or arms warriors is to persuade a (non-beastmastery) hunter to bring a cat pet. It will be slightly less DPS for her than a wolf but it might be...
Forum: Hunters 04/15/09, 9:27 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,596
Posted By Celfydd
Macros work in the same way. The reason it does...

Macros work in the same way. The reason it does not work is that Black Arrow causes a global cooldown. If an ability causes (read: can cause if it succeeds) a global cooldown then only the first such...
Forum: Hunters 04/06/09, 6:47 AM
Replies: 369
Views: 242,877
Posted By Celfydd
All pets of a given family and level have the...

All pets of a given family and level have the same stats once tamed, it makes no difference if they were a boss or elite before they were tamed. There used to be (perhaps still is?) a bug whereby if...
Forum: Hunters 04/03/09, 10:58 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,596
Posted By Celfydd
As has been mentioned before, the other reason...

As has been mentioned before, the other reason for preferring Aimed Shot over Multi-Shot is that it is buffed by Sniper Training whereas Multi-Shot is not.
Forum: Rogues 03/26/09, 5:25 AM
Replies: 413
Views: 571,391
Posted By Celfydd
Certainly Serpent Sting works exactly the same...

Certainly Serpent Sting works exactly the same way as Rupture in this respect.

Ideally, what would happen is that the debuff would be refreshed, that the remaining ticks from the old application...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,381
Posted By Celfydd
Robe of the Dragon Slayer Mantle of...

Robe of the Dragon Slayer
Mantle of Doan
Dawnspire Cord
Ban'thok Sash
Kayser's Boots of Precision
Forum: Hunters 03/18/09, 11:25 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,295
Posted By Celfydd
A rogue debuff...

A rogue debuff (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=48660) that has almost no use in PvE whatsoever due to not scaling with anything.
Forum: Mages 03/18/09, 9:24 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,178
Posted By Celfydd
Mortal Shots is pretty good DPS per talent point...

Mortal Shots is pretty good DPS per talent point but it is not a required raiding talent and there are plenty of viable specs that do not max it. Also, Hawk Eye is used as filler in every PvE...
Forum: Rogues 03/03/09, 9:46 AM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 792,040
Posted By Celfydd
Please note that this is only viable with a deep...

Please note that this is only viable with a deep Marksmanship build, which currently performs worst of all the 3 hunter trees for PvE on PTR, so for the moment it seems unlikely there will be (m)any...
Forum: Hunters 02/24/09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,616
Posted By Celfydd
It is 5 ticks, or 3 (with double the damage) if...

It is 5 ticks, or 3 (with double the damage) if you have the glyph.
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/13/09, 9:12 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,811
Posted By Celfydd
2) - Use the Hunter DPS spreadsheet[/QUOTE] The...

2) - Use the Hunter DPS spreadsheet[/QUOTE]

The EJ Catch-22.
Forum: Hunters 01/28/09, 8:48 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,951
Posted By Celfydd
Boar's Speed costs no focus and is active all the...

Boar's Speed costs no focus and is active all the time, so really the two you want to compare are Dash versus Charge. If you don't take Dash, you have to put a point into a non DPS talent at the...
Forum: Hunters 01/28/09, 7:20 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,951
Posted By Celfydd
Heart of the Phoenix is irrelevant, since your...

Heart of the Phoenix is irrelevant, since your pet should not be dying. Armour and health are irrelevant, since your pet should not be taking hits and will be able to be healed through incidental AoE...
Forum: Hunters 01/22/09, 4:23 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
You need 523 haste rating to cap as Marksman or...

You need 523 haste rating to cap as Marksman or Survival.
Forum: Hunters 01/16/09, 9:24 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,596
Posted By Celfydd
Ranged attack power. See the tooltip.

Ranged attack power. See the tooltip.
Forum: Hunters 01/15/09, 11:51 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,805
Posted By Celfydd
As Fierra says it will depend on your spec and...

As Fierra says it will depend on your spec and you are best using a spreadsheet if possible to determine the best results. However, if I can provide a brief summary of the issues:

The top rated...
Forum: Hunters 10/30/08, 11:02 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
There's always ammo.

There's always ammo.
Forum: Hunters 10/17/08, 5:25 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
Unfortunately no, it's not working like that....

Unfortunately no, it's not working like that. What's happening is that [Auto Attack/Auto Shot] targets the next mob in range as soon as your current target dies. So when the macro starts you do have...
Forum: Hunters 10/15/08, 11:13 AM
Replies: 4,353
Views: 2,348,771
Posted By Celfydd
Is there any plan to publish an...

Is there any plan to publish an OpenOffice-compatible version of the WotLK spreadsheet, for those that don't have Windows?

I have Excel on my Mac but it doesn't handle any of the macros correctly -...
Forum: Hunters 10/13/08, 7:59 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
I haven't (on PTR) but some people have...

I haven't (on PTR) but some people have (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FqR4caNCdc).
Forum: Hunters 10/08/08, 11:03 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
BW+TBW is an additional 30% of your overall...

BW+TBW is an additional 30% of your overall (hunter+pet) damage if the pet is providing 50% of the hunter's damage (reports from the PTR suggest that this is the case for BM).

Combine that with the...
Forum: Hunters 10/08/08, 8:35 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
In your example, the first BW does not form part...

In your example, the first BW does not form part of the rotation: it's an opener, since it is never repeated. The rotation is the repeating pattern, which starts at 0:18 in your example.



Damn, of...
Forum: Hunters 10/08/08, 7:30 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
Please correct me if I'm wrong: BW has a 120...

Please correct me if I'm wrong:

BW has a 120 second cooldown. Readiness has a 180 second cooldown.

If I don't have Readiness or Longevity I can cast BW every 120 seconds.
If I have Readiness but...
Forum: Hunters 10/08/08, 5:43 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
I somehow doubt that. In order to keep Expose...

I somehow doubt that. In order to keep Expose Armor up the rogue has to drop all her Rupture finishers, accounting for a 5-10% personal DPS loss. You'd have to show that bringing a Ferocity pet...
Forum: Hunters 10/02/08, 8:14 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
If Readiness does eventually reset BW then it...

If Readiness does eventually reset BW then it will be higher dps-per-talent-point than Beast Mastery. But as I said above, Beast Mastery does not lack dps value. A pet that is unhappy after being...
Forum: Hunters 10/02/08, 7:06 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
My personal opinion is that you're not seeing the...

My personal opinion is that you're not seeing the bigger picture. Although your pet build does include all the talents that directly affect pet dps, I simply cannot imagine any raiding pet without...
Forum: Hunters 10/01/08, 9:16 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,925
Posted By Celfydd
Maybe it's a Pet Ability. Especially given that...

Maybe it's a Pet Ability. Especially given that you can't cast it if you don't have an active pet.
Forum: Rogues 10/01/08, 8:37 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,493,064
Posted By Celfydd
I'm not convinced of this. It seems to me that...

I'm not convinced of this. It seems to me that each spec should have a role to play, and be capable of higher DPS than other trees, depending on the encounters and on the skill and flexibility of the...
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