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Forum: Shamans 11/23/11, 4:23 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 94,073
Posted By SentinelBorg
Looking at the new talent and spec calculator...

Looking at the new talent and spec calculator (Talent Calculator - Game - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/mists-of-pandaria/feature/talent-calculator)) it seems that Shamanistic...
Forum: Shamans 09/28/11, 5:06 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,963
Posted By SentinelBorg
I made a version of EnhSim with some of the PTR...

I made a version of EnhSim with some of the PTR changes: https://rapidshare.com/files/2960904912/EnhSim_Jaffnar_PTR43.zip
I removed all spellpower buffs as far as I can tell and changed MQ to 55%.
...
Forum: Shamans 09/28/11, 10:41 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,963
Posted By SentinelBorg
The new FT buff (7% when talented) also increases...

The new FT buff (7% when talented) also increases the damage of Lava Lash and Flametongue itself, so this also helps to regain any "lost" damage. Also not needing the SP buff can be an advantage in...
Forum: Shamans 09/27/11, 6:50 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 99,963
Posted By SentinelBorg
[Enhancement] 4.3 PTR - Spellpower deprived

Relevant patch notes from first 4.3 PTR build:

The changes have a clear message in terms of our AoE. We will now be able to spread Flame Shock from our current target to four surrounding targets...
Forum: Shamans 07/27/11, 8:27 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
You are right, for the newer Flasks the lines...

You are right, for the newer Flasks the lines that apply the additional effect from Mixology are missing in the code.
Forum: Shamans 07/19/11, 6:23 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 853,883
Posted By SentinelBorg
I came to the same conclusion, replacing my iLvl...

I came to the same conclusion, replacing my iLvl 391 mace with the caster axe resulted in a ~980 DPS increase in the sim even without adding LvB to the rotation. Considering that the dps difference...
Forum: Shamans 07/15/11, 9:55 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,873
Posted By SentinelBorg
No, you are correct, it works like that and it...

No, you are correct, it works like that and it doesn't even have anything to do with the travel time of LvB, because as Restoration you can do the same trick with Unleash Life, casting a direct heal...
Forum: Shamans 07/14/11, 6:12 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 437,873
Posted By SentinelBorg
Shouldn't switching the weapon enchant on your...

Shouldn't switching the weapon enchant on your mainhand weapon be the better way? Switching to a spare weapon and back costs you two full length melee global cooldowns and interrupts your swing...
Forum: Shamans 05/11/11, 4:38 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
Taking the numbers of my last Sinestra kill...

Taking the numbers of my last Sinestra kill (http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/rt-jsj88j0sxhar36bs/details/22/?s=13321&e=13749) with 44% Mastery and 30% critical hits as an example, this would...
Forum: Shamans 02/09/11, 12:55 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
The separation of Stormstrike into two attacks...

The separation of Stormstrike into two attacks was done years ago. That is why you always see two entries for Stormstrike in worldoflogs parses. When you hit Stormstrike...
Forum: Shamans 02/09/11, 3:27 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
New hotfix: "Stormstrike is now correctly...

New hotfix: "Stormstrike is now correctly proccing Maelstrom Weapon."

Looks like the bug report (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1965624429) worked. :)

But it would be good to know, whether...
Forum: Shamans 02/08/11, 6:13 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
I have come to the same conclussion as a Tauren,...

I have come to the same conclussion as a Tauren, though not by the same margin. 56312 is 1 DPS better than 59443 for me. Considering the additional benefit of that spellpower for our AoE, self- and...
Forum: Shamans 01/14/11, 4:13 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 159,730
Posted By SentinelBorg
Not asked but still good to know: While a default...

Not asked but still good to know: While a default Grounding Totem doesn't work in the Omnitron Encounter vs. Arcanotron's nuke, a glyphed one actually works and reflects the spell.
Forum: Shamans 01/13/11, 3:41 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
Well, adding another attack to Windfury is about...

Well, adding another attack to Windfury is about as strong, as the suggested increase of SS and UE-WF to 200%. Though it has the advantage, of giving us one additional hit for more procs. Also it...
Forum: Shamans 01/12/11, 6:25 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
I saw it and I don't like it. Disabling a stat on...

I saw it and I don't like it. Disabling a stat on items to not work was never done in that game. It's a strange mechanic. Nerfing Flametongue to a ~7.5% of our AP coefficient and buffing Storm Strike...
Forum: Shamans 01/12/11, 7:45 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
I just implemented those formulas into the sim...

I just implemented those formulas into the sim and it looks like they failed with all their goals, except if they just wanted to nerf our DPS.

The default config with 4.0.3 sims at 21910, with 4.0.6...
Forum: Shamans 01/11/11, 3:59 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 206,302
Posted By SentinelBorg
Tried Sapphiron (10) yesterday as Enhancement....

Tried Sapphiron (10) yesterday as Enhancement. Best try I reached the second fly phase, but without timers he just does too much damage in the long run. But with Decurse, Resistance Totem, our damage...
Forum: Shamans 01/11/11, 3:54 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
While that is exactly what I called for, we need...

While that is exactly what I called for, we need real numbers from the PTR first, before we can make a verdict. At least I don't see any buff to our melee based abilities, which makes me...
Forum: Shamans 01/10/11, 8:16 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 853,883
Posted By SentinelBorg
Thanks for your work, but what exactly are those...

Thanks for your work, but what exactly are those reasons? It is more DPS (~100 in my tests) and I don't see the drawbacks. With Andoros you even get some additional spell hit.

Also exchanging the...
Forum: Shamans 01/04/11, 9:39 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
chardev 8 - Cataclysm Beta...

chardev 8 - Cataclysm Beta (http://www.chardev.org) is also working fine for Enhancement again. For example, this would be a nice basic iLvl 359 setup, with 4/4 T11 and some BoE items: chardev 8 -...
Forum: Shamans 01/04/11, 3:25 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
Both posts are from me. Looks like I wrote it...

Both posts are from me. Looks like I wrote it unclear. With "scaling with haste" I just meant, that the proc scales with haste, so more haste, more procs.

If you need logs, I use the Hurricane...
Forum: Shamans 01/03/11, 9:10 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
I have the feeling that something is wrong with...

I have the feeling that something is wrong with Hurricane (the trinket) and Avalanche in the sim. The sim lists the damage under misc, with percentage values that are much lower than the average I...
Forum: Shamans 12/30/10, 9:36 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
Avalanche also procs of spells, even heals.

Avalanche also procs of spells, even heals.
Forum: Shamans 12/28/10, 5:58 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
They wrote the same thing months ago. Until they...

They wrote the same thing months ago. Until they do the real change (and I think we gave them more than enough suggestions), caster weapons will stay hot for us.
Forum: Shamans 12/21/10, 7:39 AM
Replies: 197
Views: 1,275,817
Posted By SentinelBorg
That weapon dropped yesterday for us and it is...

That weapon dropped yesterday for us and it is still at 2.3 speed with 53 DPS.
Forum: Shamans 12/11/10, 8:53 PM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
PPM (http://www.wowwiki.com/Ppm) has nothing to...

PPM (http://www.wowwiki.com/Ppm) has nothing to do with internal cooldowns. Actually most trinkets that have that 45 sec internal cooldown, work with flat percentages and not with the PPM mechanic. I...
Forum: Shamans 12/11/10, 12:03 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 276,821
Posted By SentinelBorg
62051 is still missing and as I already got mine,...

62051 is still missing and as I already got mine, here are the tested facts about the proc:
it hits for 3750 to 6250 nature damage
our Mastery increases the damage (also in the tooltip)
it uses...
Forum: Shamans 11/25/10, 3:55 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Which actually makes me wonder. Wasn't one of the...

Which actually makes me wonder. Wasn't one of the advantages of the new patcher/downloader system, that they could apply such tooltip changes much faster even without a patch?

I just hope we see...
Forum: Shamans 11/15/10, 4:32 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
There is a easy and simple solution to the 2h...

There is a easy and simple solution to the 2h problem, remove our abilitiy to wear them! It is a more or less useless relic of old times. Currently no sane Shaman uses a 2h melee weapon. The only use...
Forum: Shamans 11/14/10, 9:07 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Well, I can't add to the discussion, because it...

Well, I can't add to the discussion, because it is happening in the US boards again, instead of the Beta boards.
But I see all your solutions except one simple one: How about switching Lava Lash to...
Forum: Shamans 10/18/10, 4:58 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 210,573
Posted By SentinelBorg
That is clearly a bug that will be fixed soon. I...

That is clearly a bug that will be fixed soon. I don't think we should change the formula because of that.
Forum: Shamans 10/08/10, 2:43 PM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Yes they merged all AP and AP/x gems with the Agi...

Yes they merged all AP and AP/x gems with the Agi ones a few builds ago, which makes sense because all classes that used those gems would now want to have agility gems anyway.
Forum: Shamans 09/26/10, 8:05 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Well, the current version of Mental Quickness on...

Well, the current version of Mental Quickness on Live works that way, reducing the mana cost of our instant spells (including Totems and Fire Nova, but not the MW5 spell) by 6%. So we can assume that...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/24/10, 2:00 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,588
Posted By SentinelBorg
Ah well, just forget what my evil twin from the...

Ah well, just forget what my evil twin from the parallel universe edited into my post. :tinfoil:
Forum: Shamans 09/24/10, 3:09 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Build 13033

The change to Feral Spirits is great, because a 2 min cooldown works much better with other timers, like the Orc Racial and maybe also the 2 min haste buffs that are around, if they will ever scale...
Forum: Shamans 09/19/10, 12:07 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Servers are up and Windfury works like before....

Servers are up and Windfury works like before. Unleash Wind and Flame finally got some icons though.

Edit: And Totemic Recall is broken, it does nothing at the moment.
Forum: Shamans 09/16/10, 6:17 PM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
They apply, only the buff icon is missing.

They apply, only the buff icon is missing.
Forum: Shamans 09/13/10, 4:11 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
About Lava Lash and Mastery, I tested that the...

About Lava Lash and Mastery, I tested that the day they implemented the Mastery. Thought that everyone knew that.
After the test I even reforged all my haste to mastery rating because of that fact....
Forum: Shamans 09/02/10, 9:34 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
In my opinion such a glyph would be a bad one. It...

In my opinion such a glyph would be a bad one. It would be as mandatory for us, as was the old Flame Shock glyph for Elemental. Lava Lash just should not consume the dot.
Forum: Shamans 09/02/10, 3:16 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
I'm pretty sure, that means the charges that get...

I'm pretty sure, that means the charges that get used up from incoming attacks, not the one we use for Static Shock. Because that is what they do, they deal damage to attackers.
Forum: Shamans 08/15/10, 9:12 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
The tooltip indeed says: "[...] to reduce the...

The tooltip indeed says: "[...] to reduce the cast time and mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt, [...] by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. [...]". So a 100% reduction seems to be Blizzard's goal. And it...
Forum: Shamans 08/14/10, 9:27 PM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
According to MMO-Champion, Maelstrom Weapon...

According to MMO-Champion, Maelstrom Weapon should now also reduce the Mana Cost of your spell to 100% when fully stacked.
I just checked it, it's in the tooltip of the Talent, but it doesn't work...
Forum: Shamans 08/13/10, 10:03 PM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
New build is up: UE now works again for...

New build is up:
UE now works again for Enhancement
Mail Specialization is now available at our trainer and works at least for Enhancement (+5% Agi if all your gear is mail)
we got a copy of...
Forum: Shamans 08/13/10, 10:39 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Actually in light of our current problems with...

Actually in light of our current problems with our rotation, it would probably not be the worst idea to make LvB exlusive for Elemental and balance our dps around not having it. The 20% bonus to fire...
Forum: Shamans 08/09/10, 10:59 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Actually it wasn't rolled into the base...

Actually it wasn't rolled into the base abilities, it was just removed.
Forum: Shamans 07/26/10, 1:21 PM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Actually that is already the case. Totemic Recall...

Actually that is already the case. Totemic Recall gives you 25% of your current Totem costs back. So with Mental Quickness specced, you get 6% less, than without. The only way to get something out of...
Forum: Shamans 07/21/10, 8:01 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
I'm pretty sure they will make Ghost Wolf instant...

I'm pretty sure they will make Ghost Wolf instant cast baseline. Without the talent it was useless, now that you can have mounts that early in the game. And they wanted to get rid of talents, that...
Forum: Shamans 07/18/10, 11:57 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 329,140
Posted By SentinelBorg
Yes, we had the same effect with the Totem Range...

Yes, we had the same effect with the Totem Range Talent at the start of WotLK. It took them quite some time, til they fixed it.
Forum: Shamans 07/14/10, 8:33 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 96,492
Posted By SentinelBorg
Yes, very boring those trees. Like exactly one...

Yes, very boring those trees. Like exactly one spec for Enhancement PvE. The loss of Elemental Fury will reduce our AoE ability even further.
Enhancement really needs to do a very large amount of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/10, 2:26 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,717
Posted By SentinelBorg
Well now they just need to exchange their RealID...

Well now they just need to exchange their RealID with a simple global gamers nick and the whole Battle.Net integration would be really nice and working. They could leave in the optional Facebook...
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