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Forum: The Dung Heap 01/18/12, 10:11 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
On Murchok there is a very good reason to combust...

On Murchok there is a very good reason to combust early. If you manage to get a good combustion up before he splits you can spread the combustion to Kohcrum(or whatever his copy is called) the moment...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/18/12, 6:48 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
On topic of the opening cast-sequence. Remember...

On topic of the opening cast-sequence.

Remember pyroblast has a higher crit chance and also puts up the pyroblast debuff on the target. It would be interested to model if this higher crit chance...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/01/11, 3:59 AM
Replies: 2,727
Sticky: UI Help Center
Views: 474,805
Posted By willem11
Many people have extreme FPS problems on the...

Many people have extreme FPS problems on the Ultraxion fight. This is mainly caused by the green buff healers get about halfway into the fight. This makes a copy of each of their heals and spreads it...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/03/11, 2:30 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
/cancelaura no longer works in combat as far as...

/cancelaura no longer works in combat as far as im aware. It was a 'fix' applied after anub'arak heroic where people would remove stuff like fortitude and commanding shout before going in the last...
Forum: Mages 08/14/11, 7:00 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,453
Posted By willem11
I have a question regarding Theralion's Mirror...

I have a question regarding Theralion's Mirror and how it affects the arcane mage cycle if it procs.

Initially it usually procs at the initial burn phase. But the procs afterwards almost never occur...
Forum: Mages 06/12/11, 4:55 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,054
Posted By willem11
When we had a shadow phase up during the first...

When we had a shadow phase up during the first add phase I just waited untill it ended, took 1 crash and after that stood in the black pool the add spawns untill I had around 45-50 corruption. This...
Forum: Mages 05/31/11, 7:06 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,054
Posted By willem11
You use invisibility about 1 second before you...

You use invisibility about 1 second before you would actually receive the shadowconductor. So just run out of the raid, wait untill the first tick of lightning conductor to tick and then press...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/21/11, 3:29 PM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,067,231
Posted By willem11
Bossplate addon

As you see here in Greatshocks PTR video there are custom unit frames that show both the boss, his left leg and right leg. It cant be just focus, because there are 3 of those plates for different...
Forum: Mages 01/06/11, 7:06 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,695
Posted By willem11
After checking the Darkmoon Faire trinket in Rawr...

After checking the Darkmoon Faire trinket in Rawr I dont exactly understand the previous comments saying it is a great trinket. I edited the cooldown to 45 seconds but it still ends up way below...
Forum: Mages 11/07/10, 8:58 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 797,904
Posted By willem11
Chaotic Skyflare and even Chaotic Skyfire...

Chaotic Skyflare and even Chaotic Skyfire diamonds now have the 'Requires more Blue gems than Blue gems' requirement.

On a side note, when you check wowhead, make sure you check cata.wowhead.com.
Forum: Mages 09/10/10, 4:54 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,521
Posted By willem11
Unless the 5% crit from the setbonus will get...

Unless the 5% crit from the setbonus will get tripled aswell.
Forum: Mages 05/13/10, 9:42 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
I got the Pylanctery of the Nameless Lich for my...

I got the Pylanctery of the Nameless Lich for my fire spec a few weeks ago. I was thinking of a way to make it work for arcane. Since the internal cooldown is 100 seconds and the proc chance very...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/07/10, 6:52 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
I was discussing earlier today about the...

I was discussing earlier today about the randomness of fire dps. As we all know proper crit streaks are vital for fire.

Now his argument was that gemming haste instead of crit is lowering the...
Forum: Mages 03/10/10, 6:14 AM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,359
Posted By willem11
I heard about some kind of script that you can...

I heard about some kind of script that you can use together with quartz that counts how many times you interrupt your arcane missile too early, thus wasting the 5th missile.

The new quartz shows the...
Forum: Mages 02/27/10, 6:48 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,992
Posted By willem11
Does the negated damage by frost warding count as...

Does the negated damage by frost warding count as absorb for incanters absorbtion? If this is true you would be able to get rediculous amounts of spellpower with the cap removed, 'if your lucky'.
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/18/10, 1:57 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
On the subject of socket bonuses, it mostly...

On the subject of socket bonuses, it mostly depends if your using the 2t9 set bonus. Ifnot, its usually better to gem pure spellpower in the low socketbonus (+5spellpower) sockets. Apart from this...
Forum: Mages 11/09/09, 1:01 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,664
Posted By willem11
I dont agree with the fact that amplify would...

I dont agree with the fact that amplify would make penetrating cold more lethal. Fact is, you NEED to be healed for a certain amount before the first tick when you get PC in phase 3. The positive...
Forum: Priests 09/09/09, 6:45 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,631
Posted By willem11
Today we killed twins on heroic mode in TotGC 10...

Today we killed twins on heroic mode in TotGC 10 man. When I uploaded the combatlog to worldoflogs I didn't believe my eyes.

World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis...
Forum: Mages 05/10/09, 4:03 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
There are many fights in the game where extra...

There are many fights in the game where extra range is great and will improve your dps allot, especially for the last 2 bosses in ulduar, general and yogg saron (fase 1 at least). At thorim extra...
Forum: Mages 04/28/09, 6:15 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
I have two small questions regarding General...

I have two small questions regarding General Vezax, 10 man that is, but I guess its similar for 25 man.

Since your always threatcapped in this fight, what would be the smartest thing to do regarding...
Forum: Mages 04/17/09, 9:23 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,965
Posted By willem11
Remember living bomb can explode at this exact...

Remember living bomb can explode at this exact time too, to have up to 6 spells benefit. I see the same with frostfire when I pop all haste cooldowns. I can cast another ffb before the last ffb...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/12/09, 7:04 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
On the subject of engineering. Blizzard...

On the subject of engineering. Blizzard wrote:



This is quite interesting, if the damage increase of the rocket is significant.
Forum: Mages 04/07/09, 10:27 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
/cast icy veins /cast frostfire bolt works just...

/cast icy veins
/cast frostfire bolt

works just fine, it will cast icy veins when its off cooldown, and continue casting frostfire bolt if its on cooldown. But as said before, its recommended to...
Forum: Mages 04/01/09, 9:07 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
So they take the mace that isnt best in slot for...

So they take the mace that isnt best in slot for them from a priest, a druid, or a shaman for who it is best in slot, because grabbing the sword, thats best in slot, would make angry mages and...
Forum: Mages 03/28/09, 5:51 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,992
Posted By willem11
A ranged dps cant overagro at patchwork as far as...

A ranged dps cant overagro at patchwork as far as im aware.
Forum: Mages 03/26/09, 2:58 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,193
Posted By willem11
Wich is a totally rediculous statement of...

Wich is a totally rediculous statement of ghostcrawler, cooldowns are things you have to keep monitoring and adjusting, taking into concideration the fight itself, the boss health, estemate time...
Forum: Mages 03/24/09, 4:02 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
I am not sure if 3% crit on fb/ffb is going to...

I am not sure if 3% crit on fb/ffb is going to make up for the dps lost by scorching. Isnt 'not scorching' (and using the living bomb glyp instead) a bigger dps increase then the 3% crit on one of...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 3:54 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
Not bad for us I guess, but I still dont get the...

Not bad for us I guess, but I still dont get the idea behind it.

We will still not sacrifice 0.4% of our item budget on 'mana regen'. Only makes us 'less bad' when we're not lucky enough to get...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 3:46 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
Most old dungeon items were changed (read:...

Most old dungeon items were changed (read: improved) in the 2.3 patch, many dungeon drops that used to be uncommon quality, became superior quality. This is when hitrating on them was introduced....
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 11:05 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,965
Posted By willem11
Remember mana gems will be allot less effective...

Remember mana gems will be allot less effective also without the 2t7 bonus. And its not like ffb has mana issues.
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 6:14 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,965
Posted By willem11
When you gear out of the 2 t7 bonus I guess...

When you gear out of the 2 t7 bonus I guess flamecaps are back again, time to start farming them again it seems.
Forum: Mages 03/14/09, 3:20 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,312
Posted By willem11
The damage of ffb gets calculated as frostfire...

The damage of ffb gets calculated as frostfire damage and deals damage as either fire or frost depending on the kind of mob it hits.

Preformance issues on sapphiron are most likely due to wearing...
Forum: Mages 03/12/09, 7:32 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
I believe this is where blizzard breaks with...

I believe this is where blizzard breaks with their buff philosophy yes, Improved moonkin aura grants 3% spell haste, where the shamans totem grants 5% spell haste, both effects do not stack tho as...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/11/09, 11:52 AM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,330
Posted By willem11
Just make sure 2 people are ontop of you at all...

Just make sure 2 people are ontop of you at all time. (meteor deals 48-53k damage pre-mitigation) Split by 3 and reduced by defensive stance this is cake. So either have your 2 healers hug you or 1...
Forum: Mages 03/10/09, 10:37 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
Well to use cooldowns optimally you have to pop...

Well to use cooldowns optimally you have to pop your personal cooldowns at the start anyway so you can have a 2nd or 3rd up at the end of the fight.

Also, Paladins having issues when it comes to...
Forum: Mages 03/10/09, 8:31 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
On subject of heroism at the start causing threat...

On subject of heroism at the start causing threat issues. Isnt the relative threat increase for the main tank and the dps almost the same with heroism.

When a tank has heroism at the start he can...
Forum: Mages 03/09/09, 5:09 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
arcane blast>arcane barrage

arcane blast>arcane barrage
Forum: Mages 03/07/09, 7:33 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,109
Posted By willem11
hit and spirit is not new, there are hit+spirit...

hit and spirit is not new, there are hit+spirit items around in naxx aswell (shoulders for sure)
Forum: Mages 03/03/09, 12:20 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
In the ~100 attempts it took us to kill sart+3 I...

In the ~100 attempts it took us to kill sart+3 I overagroed on almost every attempt, causing the warrior to mocking blow immedeatly. I think my warrior tank knows exactly when my mirror image fades...
Forum: Mages 03/03/09, 9:27 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
Arcanes threat reduction talents are useless on...

Arcanes threat reduction talents are useless on sart+3, the dragons are tauntable so there is no way imaginary you can possibly overagro. I pop all cooldowns+mirror image on tenebron, when mirror...
Forum: Mages 03/02/09, 10:39 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
the mage didnt die, so it seems he did absorb...

the mage didnt die, so it seems he did absorb everything. Very strange indeed.

Edit: Found the reason, Frost warding: Increases the armor and resistances given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor...
Forum: Mages 03/02/09, 6:47 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,312
Posted By willem11
First of all, I dont think you have to worry...

First of all, I dont think you have to worry about resistance in wotlk no more. If even fire elemental adds arnt immume to fire anymore then I cant believe any boss will ever have resistance to frost...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/25/09, 4:37 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,886,002
Posted By willem11
No it has not, what your likely seeing are ffb...

No it has not, what your likely seeing are ffb mages that are very lucky with crit streaks. FFB's dps is very dependend on rng so it might do 6.5k one week and 5k the other week just because your...
Forum: Mages 02/24/09, 1:09 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,965
Posted By willem11
Given very basic mats of average dot damage of...

Given very basic mats of average dot damage of 1k, 50% crit chance and 240% crit multiplier for fire spells and ~80% uptime it would be a ~200 dps increase overall. Thats quite significant I guess....
Forum: Mages 02/22/09, 9:36 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
I believe spellpower/mp5 or spellpower/spirit is...

I believe spellpower/mp5 or spellpower/spirit is supreme to stamina.
Forum: Mages 02/17/09, 6:57 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,992
Posted By willem11
I believe it has been proved that using MB...

I believe it has been proved that using MB immedeatly is better, since there is a significant chance your next 2 ab casts will proc it again anyway. Same counts for a MB proc on the first AB, its...
Forum: Mages 02/06/09, 5:39 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
Remember replanishment will only be given to...

Remember replanishment will only be given to frost mages (instead of improved water elemental), so unless frost damage gets boosted allot you still wont see frost allot in raids, thus not the...
Forum: Mages 02/04/09, 6:29 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
This is simply not true. 46 spell damage isnt...

This is simply not true. 46 spell damage isnt 'nearly always' going to be superior to 40 hit. When your more then 40 hit below the hit cap 40 hit rating food will benefit you way more then 46 spell...
Forum: Mages 02/04/09, 11:33 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,419
Posted By willem11
On the subject of hit, there is no possible way...

On the subject of hit, there is no possible way to not be hitcapped in my opinion.

When not hit capped hit enchants>damage enchants, hit gems>spell damage gems, and Hit food>spell damage food. I...
Forum: Mages 02/02/09, 2:09 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,965
Posted By willem11
What does scorch has to do with this? I dont...

What does scorch has to do with this? I dont understand it. You should scorch before you use cooldowns, not during them.

About combustion, if you play it well you will let both your ffb AND your...
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