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Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/08, 12:52 PM

Replies: 1,901 The WotLK profession thread Views: 880,931 Posted By Habanero That's right, you can't talk for other classes. ... That's right, you can't talk for other classes. So far there has been no consideration in WotLK toward mp5-based classes who already have extremely poor regen options outside of consumables. I...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/07/08, 12:47 PM

Replies: 807 [GRID] Addons and Functionality Views: 508,834 Posted By Habanero I implemented real-time health bar updates (from... I implemented real-time health bar updates (from combat log) within Grid itself so it cannot possibly interfere with operation of the built-in or other add-on mods. You have to enable it explicitly...

Forum: Shamans 06/25/08, 1:15 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Start with Rank 8 Healing Wave and go from there.... Start with Rank 8 Healing Wave and go from there. As a beginning healer in Karazhan I don't feel there's really any reason to downrank anything but Healing Wave. Healing Wave does not scale very...

Forum: Shamans 06/19/08, 6:10 PM

Replies: 1,333 Restoration WotLK Talents and Discussion Views: 407,931 Posted By Habanero Why, you can't see Rank 4 or 5 becoming your new... Why, you can't see Rank 4 or 5 becoming your new bread and butter at 80 despite whatever new ranks they add?

Forum: Shamans 06/19/08, 4:53 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Yep, that's pretty much why I use nothing but... Yep, that's pretty much why I use nothing but Rank 2 and 5 when it comes to Chain Heal.

Forum: Shamans 06/19/08, 4:52 PM

Replies: 1,333 Restoration WotLK Talents and Discussion Views: 407,931 Posted By Habanero Healing Wave with extra cost bloat is not gonna... Healing Wave with extra cost bloat is not gonna be worth casting. It's rarely worth casting now due to its obscenely bad HPM at any remotely useful rank. Mark my words, people will laugh at Healing...

Forum: Shamans 06/18/08, 6:47 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I already don't totem swap much because of how it... I already don't totem swap much because of how it interacts with cancel-casting and reduced GCD's from haste. The gains of switching to another totem temporarily are so marginal... there are no...

Forum: Shamans 06/16/08, 2:15 PM

Replies: 1,333 Restoration WotLK Talents and Discussion Views: 407,931 Posted By Habanero If I could right now drop almost all of my... If I could right now drop almost all of my healing capabilities on some fights and do nothing but keep a Spirit Link up on the tanks, I would. Its power is on the order of a spammable Power Word:...

Forum: Shamans 06/16/08, 9:58 AM

Replies: 1,333 Restoration WotLK Talents and Discussion Views: 407,931 Posted By Habanero Given the right number of tank targets to... Given the right number of tank targets to actually use it to full effect, Spirit Link spammed with 20% haste and +3000 healing equivalent would be something like 3000 heal/s sustained. I think...

Forum: Shamans 06/13/08, 9:30 PM

Replies: 1,333 Restoration WotLK Talents and Discussion Views: 407,931 Posted By Habanero Of course it's going to benefit from +healing. ... Of course it's going to benefit from +healing. The actual HP/S of Spirit Link would be roughly on the order of Power Word: Shield, but spammable and it will benefit from pretty much nothing but...

Forum: Shamans 06/05/08, 3:20 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Thanks for finding that for me; I will still have... Thanks for finding that for me; I will still have to determine the range if I'm gonna try it. Each player can determine whether they are approximately 10/30/more yards away from another player. If...

Forum: Shamans 06/04/08, 6:38 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Back to Irdx's point: it's disingenuous... Back to Irdx's point: it's disingenuous downgrading your real stats to get minor upgrades to mp5 and Intellect. For all intents and purposes the rings are equivalent and discussing the distinction...

Forum: Shamans 06/04/08, 3:35 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Not even close. It's actually more like 1/2 an... Not even close. It's actually more like 1/2 an mp5.

Forum: Shamans 06/02/08, 12:52 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero In my opinion replace T6 gloves with trash drop... In my opinion replace T6 gloves with trash drop gloves whenever you can get them, else replace chest with Hauberk. I notice you're also using Fel Reaver's Piston with Totem of Healing Rains. You'd...

Forum: Shamans 05/31/08, 1:12 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Downrank harder. You really need to be good at... Downrank harder. You really need to be good at judging required healing output. That is really all there is to all mana issues, downranking and choosing targets appropriately so that the sum of all...

Forum: Shamans 05/27/08, 11:54 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero You don't need more mp5 than that. If you do,... You don't need more mp5 than that. If you do, it's because you're lazy on consumables.

Forum: Shamans 05/19/08, 1:58 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I'm running at roughly the same +healing as you... I'm running at roughly the same +healing as you but over 16% spell haste. I only use about 140mp5 from gear and it's amazing efficiency using Chain Heal 2 for 90% of everything. Gonna try to up my...

Forum: Shamans 05/14/08, 1:40 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero It highly depends on how well you are able to use... It highly depends on how well you are able to use the On Use: of Essence of the Martyr, in my opinion. I personally find that I'm able to use it effectively on every non-trivial T5 and T6 fight I've...

Forum: Shamans 05/13/08, 8:26 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I did absolutely fine progressing in BT with a... I did absolutely fine progressing in BT with a lot of haste before having 2T6. Haste does not benefit more or less from 2T6 than +healing does, so it's really not a big deal. I still highly...

Forum: Shamans 05/12/08, 1:45 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I'm right at 8000 HP right now and that's with 18... I'm right at 8000 HP right now and that's with 18 stam on my shield and Boar's Speed. I don't really consider losing any more stamina an option (already have a Weapon and Ring that have none on them...

Forum: Shamans 05/12/08, 12:44 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I think that my own gearing strategy going... I think that my own gearing strategy going forward (just finishing up BT now in a casual guild) is going to be throwing Quick Lionseye in everything that doesn't have a very compelling socket bonus. ...

Forum: Shamans 05/06/08, 5:55 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero If haste was only about 2.0 HEP no one would ever... If haste was only about 2.0 HEP no one would ever gem for it. In gems 10 haste would be worth 20 healing but you could have just used a 22 healing instead. I'd say 3.0 is about right.

Forum: Shamans 05/06/08, 5:07 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Get enough Shamans and you pretty much guarantee... Get enough Shamans and you pretty much guarantee that not all of them are grouped with Shadow Priests ;] Thank you for posting that very illustrative math below; it will make a good reference for...

Forum: Shamans 05/06/08, 11:29 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I play a Shaman, not a dual-box Shaman + Shadow... I play a Shaman, not a dual-box Shaman + Shadow Priest, so I don't consider the "hep value" for mp5 to be valid. I really don't consider any of the T4, T5 or T6 values valid to be quite honest --...

Forum: Shamans 05/06/08, 9:45 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Doesn't matter. In any situation where you can... Doesn't matter. In any situation where you can regem your mp5 to healing/haste you get twice the potential value from the badge one. I don't know why they are listed in reverse order of quality in...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/01/08, 1:23 PM

Replies: 62 Brutal Gladiator's Swift Judgment Views: 25,654 Posted By Habanero The in-combat weapon swap GCD is very harmful... The in-combat weapon swap GCD is very harmful when your normal casting time for 1.5 second spells is already far below 1.5 seconds and you mix in cancel-casts. Theoretically it shouldn't be too bad...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/08, 3:40 PM

Replies: 305 Loot generation mechanics - finding Warglaives Views: 95,076 Posted By Habanero I said they are wrong to make that kind of... I said they are wrong to make that kind of assertion without providing a reasonable body of evidence, not that they are wrong that the mobs do not in fact work this way. It has not been proven or...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/08, 3:17 PM

Replies: 305 Loot generation mechanics - finding Warglaives Views: 95,076 Posted By Habanero I'm sorry, but that's exactly what I'm talking... I'm sorry, but that's exactly what I'm talking about. All of those pictures are entirely without context of all the other mobs around. There is no attempt to disprove that mobs that wield "Glowing...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/08, 2:51 PM

Replies: 305 Loot generation mechanics - finding Warglaives Views: 95,076 Posted By Habanero Sorry, there is no evidence. Evidence would be... Sorry, there is no evidence. Evidence would be in the form of a large, impartial survey of the mobs in question (even only by one person), and not merely anecdotal. The mob wielding the weapon it...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/08, 2:32 PM

Replies: 305 Loot generation mechanics - finding Warglaives Views: 95,076 Posted By Habanero It is silly to assume that they never prime the... It is silly to assume that they never prime the item cache with some data, or clone an existing item cache as another form of priming it.

Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/08, 2:27 PM

Replies: 305 Loot generation mechanics - finding Warglaives Views: 95,076 Posted By Habanero Please stop propagating this. This is exactly... Please stop propagating this. This is exactly like saying that Illidan wields weapons that he may drop. Edit: To be more clear, humans want to see patterns where only randomness exists. If you...

Forum: Shamans 03/14/08, 9:27 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Absolutely agreed. This is even more important... Absolutely agreed. This is even more important for Shamans due to having no instant cast heals for themselves and no Divine Shield and no HoTs to split healing between yourself and other people...

Forum: Shamans 03/11/08, 11:41 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero They're both wonderful. One has regen which is... They're both wonderful. One has regen which is generally not amazingly useful but Stamina which is generally amazingly useful. As a healer with zero HoT/shield spells I really hated the time period...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/08, 1:57 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,575,028 Posted By Habanero That sounds terribly fun for anyone with an older... That sounds terribly fun for anyone with an older computer that they play WoW on. For us, Lurker is the true hardest boss in T5 content. Limit that to only requiring a certain number of people in...

Forum: Priests 02/14/08, 12:12 PM

Replies: 1,401 TBC Shadow Priest 101: How to Melt Faces Effectively Views: 809,520 Posted By Habanero You can add a 2s (2/3dmg) and 1.5s (1/3dmg) Mind... You can add a 2s (2/3dmg) and 1.5s (1/3dmg) Mind Flay.

Forum: Priests 02/14/08, 12:11 PM

Replies: 1,401 TBC Shadow Priest 101: How to Melt Faces Effectively Views: 809,520 Posted By Habanero That only works correctly if you're padding every... That only works correctly if you're padding every spellcast up to the current GCD.

Forum: Shamans 02/12/08, 8:05 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I would feel less positive about the change to... I would feel less positive about the change to earth shield charges if not for the fact that I will be able to drop totems 10% faster with spell haste affecting the GCD.

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/09/08, 11:22 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,093 Posted By Habanero Healers will be the ones that see the major... Healers will be the ones that see the major benefit from Spell Haste gems, and in their case you can't really quantify it in numbers -- it's trading potential sheer healing power for effective...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/09/08, 11:13 AM

Replies: 84 Mage Cooldown Management Views: 30,569 Posted By Habanero I will absolutely agree with you here. For PvE... I will absolutely agree with you here. For PvE sustained DPS there should be no significant difference between using Icy Veins and Combustion separately or together. For PvE or PvP burst DPS of...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/08/08, 5:57 PM

Replies: 84 Mage Cooldown Management Views: 30,569 Posted By Habanero Nope. Using Combustion + Trinket + Icy Veins... Nope. Using Combustion + Trinket + Icy Veins maximizes 1) your crit chance during the effects of Trinket +dmg 2) the number of Fireballs you get off during Trinket +dmg regardless of crit chance.

Forum: Shamans 02/08/08, 5:15 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero That's fine. I personally feel that having +2000... That's fine. I personally feel that having +2000 healing is a sign you should be hunting down spell haste gear.

Forum: Shamans 01/20/08, 12:52 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I don't agree with this at all. Gemming for MP5... I don't agree with this at all. Gemming for MP5 is not important anymore but you're going to be extremely gimped if you go for a full set of non-mp5 gear.

Forum: Shamans 01/17/08, 6:39 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Given that you spent a lot of time looking at the... Given that you spent a lot of time looking at the mana bar, during a test like that does it go up every 1.5 seconds, 2.0 seconds or 5.0 seconds?

Forum: Shamans 01/17/08, 12:08 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero As a healer, 9 stamina is not really worth 300... As a healer, 9 stamina is not really worth 300 gold. Minor run speed is fine with me even though I may never replace these boots.

Forum: Shamans 01/17/08, 2:53 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero That is not proof. Good proof would be numbers... That is not proof. Good proof would be numbers showing that more mana was gained between two times -- while refreshing water shield repeatedly -- than the character sheet shows.

Forum: Shamans 01/10/08, 12:35 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero As far as giving Earth Shield to casters: Healers... As far as giving Earth Shield to casters: Healers generally have 70% pushback resistance. So do (common Fire) Mages and (Destruction) Warlocks. Hybrids get none (Moonkin, Elemental Shaman and Shadow...

Forum: Shamans 01/04/08, 7:54 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero That's a very good point; I am simply not good at... That's a very good point; I am simply not good at reliably finding a point of blank space required to make priorizing mouseover work :) Actually, there is one thing that bugs me to no end about the...

Forum: Shamans 01/04/08, 1:44 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero I pretty much agree. If you're gemming for... I pretty much agree. If you're gemming for straight +heal then most slots should be Teardrop. If you're gemming with blue gems and want to focus on mp5 you get the most from using Royal and...

Forum: Shamans 12/28/07, 7:13 PM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero You don't have to choose between them. Totem... You don't have to choose between them. Totem swapping can goof up the GCD if you spam instead of casting at the proper time, but it's not bad if you get used to using Quartz or similar for a cast...

Forum: Shamans 12/18/07, 2:53 AM

Replies: 1,591 How to Heal like a Pro Views: 1,088,005 Posted By Habanero Gotta say that I am loving spell haste. At least... Gotta say that I am loving spell haste. At least in ZA, which I assume is similar to the rest of the T5 content, there are periods of significant burst and HPM isn't keeping people alive, HPS is. ...

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