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Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/07, 5:43 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,435
Posted By Thorb
Yeah I'm in that boat too, can't wait to get my...

Yeah I'm in that boat too, can't wait to get my cards. Sad thing is I already played more then 20 "semi new" decks via proxies + the sealed events. Contrary to what we originally though I think the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/25/07, 1:50 AM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,088
Posted By Thorb
Except that the "raid game" when the game was...

Except that the "raid game" when the game was released, sucked. So what you or this argument is saying is that it's "ok" or normal for TBC raiding to suck atm because it sucked at release also.

I...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/24/07, 11:13 PM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 288,088
Posted By Thorb
I'll go one step further and call the current end...

I'll go one step further and call the current end game a failure. Exactly how this could happen is a subject we can speculate more.

I mean before TBC a guild like mine, killed nefarian and half of...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/07/06, 4:03 AM
Replies: 226
Views: 50,512
Posted By Thorb
One of the old EQ I remember (probably alot since...

One of the old EQ I remember (probably alot since I was in the guild but still it was well known at the time) was the "Triton is an inappropriate Everquest guild" or something like that since our...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/02/06, 3:28 PM
Replies: 3,344
Views: 702,317
Posted By Thorb
You get cash pretty fast if you run normal...

You get cash pretty fast if you run normal dungeons at max level though. For example right now, let's say you run dire maul often with a good crew. Ton of cash, boe items, enchanting matts, few...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/30/06, 4:49 PM
Replies: 267
Views: 28,710
Posted By Thorb
So yeah I heard it was out, checked a local hobby...

So yeah I heard it was out, checked a local hobby store and since I wanted to be able to field a few diff decks I went with 1 full booster box (24) + 1 starter. With that I had between 9 and 14...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/18/06, 4:18 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,635
Posted By Thorb
I kinda feel "silly" that I predicted blue items...

I kinda feel "silly" that I predicted blue items at the end of xp dungeons to be around ilvl 75 maybe at best? Some of the advantages have been listed but mostly to keep the "entry barrier" very,...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/17/06, 9:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,760
Posted By Thorb
I hope it get destroyed upon login in TBC and...

I hope it get destroyed upon login in TBC and replaced by a pitchfork. BUffed? Are you insane?
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/17/06, 4:33 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
Did everyone saying "arm is the pvp tree" started...

Did everyone saying "arm is the pvp tree" started playing 2 weeks ago or something? Remember that for 1 year or so after release basically only retards would spec fury mainly? They are trying to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/16/06, 5:08 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 473,536
Posted By Thorb
I'm sure you are working on this, but just...

I'm sure you are working on this, but just bumping for good measure. Any news on the new talent? New MS, 10% berserker stance bonus, etc? They should all be pretty easy to put into the model.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/06, 12:14 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 31,825
Posted By Thorb
Actually no, it's about rage normalization and...

Actually no, it's about rage normalization and how people seem to not have any clue in this thread.

Here, let's say I crit hit for 1000 damage. Currently I get 1000/30 = 33 rage. At 70 I should get...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/06, 11:53 AM
Replies: 536
Views: 31,825
Posted By Thorb
This thread is really bad btw. Really suck that...

This thread is really bad btw. Really suck that wow is so huge that you can't keep a board interesting for more then what? 2 months? I can barely read the threads anymore, let alone post in them.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/06, 4:54 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,180
Posted By Thorb
Honestly with the items coming out now, I'm...

Honestly with the items coming out now, I'm getting convinced that everything is gonna be worthless pre xp. There is a slight hope that Naxx items may still partly be good for a while. I mean, there...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/06, 4:56 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,881
Posted By Thorb
Honestly do we want them to release them all at...

Honestly do we want them to release them all at the same time? Just think for a minute if BWL/AQ/NAXX had been there at release. Cool you say? These place would have sucked. Badly. Remember how all...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/28/06, 4:47 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
To come back to the "why aren't we talking about...

To come back to the "why aren't we talking about mages/lock when we talk about dps" thing a bit. When you look at your "typical" encounter design and look at all the classes, it's balanced assuming...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/21/06, 5:23 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 21,933
Posted By Thorb
Some people have put doubts in my mind on the...

Some people have put doubts in my mind on the miss rate for sure. The first game mechanic thread I read here clearly stated that it was 5.6% versus 63 and 24.6% for DW. Most "guides" tend to use...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/21/06, 3:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,767
Posted By Thorb
Maybe someone like Kalman can answer but last I...

Maybe someone like Kalman can answer but last I checked, WF was doing about equal for rogues assuming rogues using goa would also poisons.

For warriors it depend but it's in the order of 20-25% more...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/14/06, 3:16 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
I'll check that mod out, when the new slam talent...

I'll check that mod out, when the new slam talent were out I immediatly thought that something like that was needed. Hopefully it work will al haste, etc.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/13/06, 4:36 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 11,790
Posted By Thorb
This seem to always creep up, same with the 8.6%...

This seem to always creep up, same with the 8.6% miss rate on 1-h and 2-h versus level 63.

I use a 2-h to dps with exactly 6% to hit gear. That would give me a 2.6% miss rate on a level 63 mobs....
Forum: Public Discussion 09/12/06, 12:19 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 27,104
Posted By Thorb
It always felt to me like downranking was...

It always felt to me like downranking was unintended side mechanics. It's nice to see that blizzard seem to be taking the huge steps necessary to fix some of the more glaring mechanic loopholes they...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/06, 4:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,288
Posted By Thorb
Kinda related but I've noticed the very rapid...

Kinda related but I've noticed the very rapid increased in popularity of the board, both a good and bad thing I guess, in the recent month or 2.

The topics move way fast now, maybe a bit too fast...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/02/06, 2:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,663
Posted By Thorb
I'm wondering that too, we used to always have...

I'm wondering that too, we used to always have 2-3 transitions, last kills have been with no MT transitions (other then death). Maybe it's fixed, I mean, I don't think the fact it eventually aggro...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/01/06, 5:10 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
I think it's great that warriors get a little...

I think it's great that warriors get a little more threat scaling, but this doesn't do a whole lot to mitigate the fact that warriors in tanking gear can potentially get starved for rage when dealing...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/01/06, 4:36 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
Devastate is more then a MT talent, it's a dps...

Devastate is more then a MT talent, it's a dps talent when tanking. The time of doing 150 dps while MTing will be over with this. Since the only spammable skill for threat is sunder, the fact it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/01/06, 3:40 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
Alot of people seem to have trouble grasping the...

Alot of people seem to have trouble grasping the relative strenght of different talents. It's not that hard really. I'll post some estimates but deathwing spreadsheets + other calculations tend to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/01/06, 3:24 AM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/bc-war...

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/classes/bc-warrior/talents.html?050203213520105001100005050005025210050000000000000000000000000000

Something like that look interesting.

Can still fiddle with...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/31/06, 4:18 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
Improved zerker is going to be over 150 attack...

Improved zerker is going to be over 150 attack power....[/quote]
6% more attack power isn't 6% more dps. It doesn't take into account weapon damage (a flat amount), heroic strike bonus, slam bonus or...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/31/06, 4:06 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
Slam still resets the melee swing timer, as per...

Slam still resets the melee swing timer, as per my post above. That's why it's best to chain them together or do one slam right after a melee hit like you mentioned. If they can fix the GCD thing...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/31/06, 3:13 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
Hmm I just noticed that improve slam is not only...

Hmm I just noticed that improve slam is not only 2 points, but reduce casting by 0.5 per points, for a total of 1 sec less versus 0.5 total for 5 pts now, a nearly tripple boost.

Not sure about you...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/31/06, 2:56 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
If this is true at least it put a bit of meat in...

If this is true at least it put a bit of meat in the lower arm talents. 30% slow with conqueror? Make the set kinda strong. Also for 3 talents in the low arm tree you would totally invalidate the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/06, 2:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,374
Posted By Thorb
It's really not that great. It's cool but as soon...

It's really not that great. It's cool but as soon as I would get 1-2 upgraded pieces from aq or naxx I would "break" it.

It's actually a buff that give +100% parry 4% of the time after a block and...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/30/06, 4:07 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 132,651
Posted By Thorb
I guess the talents calculator confirmed my early...

I guess the talents calculator confirmed my early assumptions that none of the best built include any of the new talents pretty much. 2-h will be decent with flurry, maybe even up to par with dw, we...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/27/06, 2:51 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 32,277
Posted By Thorb
Allaince side the diffrence betweem ms and dw...

Allaince side the diffrence betweem ms and dw fury can be 300 dps, not something many would call close. I know horde side its closer, but im fairly sure it still doesnt compare.[/quote]
Psh, you make...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/27/06, 3:37 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 185,509
Posted By Thorb
Coming back to warriors a sec, the real problem...

Coming back to warriors a sec, the real problem right now is that existing talents that are way lower tier are better then the new talents.

With current talents the best single target dps for arm is...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/06, 3:05 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 32,277
Posted By Thorb
People sometime make it sound as if fury was...

People sometime make it sound as if fury was doing 1000 more dps then 2-h arm. It's alot more closer then that. Going from 45% to 40% would make BT lose maybe 15-20 dps and going from MS +160 to MS...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/06, 2:19 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 32,277
Posted By Thorb
I also said tons of time that 31 arm/15 prot and...

I also said tons of time that 31 arm/15 prot and 5 fury is a much better off tank spec then 31 fury15 prot/5 arm and you can still do ton of dps with a good 2-hander. The difference for horde is much...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/06, 5:57 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 185,509
Posted By Thorb
Well I just did some maths on arm 2-h and I'm...

Well I just did some maths on arm 2-h and I'm kinda disapointed now. In short, using max gear you can get in game now with a dark edge, a warrior at around 1250 atk power and 32.5 crit.

Using a 300...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/06, 4:24 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 185,509
Posted By Thorb
Yeah probably, but I mean, if you are rooted and...

Yeah probably, but I mean, if you are rooted and out of range, you equip your shield and wait since you can't do anything else anyway other then fire your bow if they aren't oor. If they cancel their...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/06, 4:14 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 185,509
Posted By Thorb
Again I'm not a pvp expert but it's trivial to...

Again I'm not a pvp expert but it's trivial to switch weapons fast. Or how about this, they start to cast their huge fireball, you wait 2 sec, then hit the equip shield/spell reflect macro and they...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/06, 4:02 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 185,509
Posted By Thorb
Yeah the 41 pts arm talent on arm is kinda...

Yeah the 41 pts arm talent on arm is kinda underwhelming. Blood Frenzy own though and you will want 1 of your dps warrior to have that imo.

Anyway heard from a friend of a friend of a friend, etc,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/06, 1:57 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 185,509
Posted By Thorb
Repost from my guild board formatted a bit on the...

Repost from my guild board formatted a bit on the warrior talents:


There is also the 31/30 builts that kinda suck since you lose TM. I don't think they will be that good really. For arm it's...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/20/06, 3:13 AM
Replies: 267
Views: 28,710
Posted By Thorb
Yeah the card like fireball with the permanent 1...

Yeah the card like fireball with the permanent 1 dot on something like an hero feel very powerfull. I hope there is some "neutral" card that remove some of them, I haven't seen any yet though.

The...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/06, 5:56 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 21,933
Posted By Thorb
Hmm I guess. Crushing blow seem based on level...

Hmm I guess. Crushing blow seem based on level but glancing blows aren't.

Back to mystery but the answer is certainly not an across the board +1% needed to hit for each level like ranged attacks.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/06, 5:46 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 21,933
Posted By Thorb
The thing is that is seem to happen very rarely...

The thing is that is seem to happen very rarely to very specific mobs.

For example my friend told me he missed 1 special on Bloodlord with +6% to hit.

Tell me you missed a backstab on some random...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/06, 3:32 PM
Replies: 453
Views: 66,997
Posted By Thorb
So still no official response on the 25 man...

So still no official response on the 25 man thing? I personally would really like to see a long explanation with stuff like "We thought about this for over a year, the issues were this, we did some...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/10/06, 1:37 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,436
Posted By Thorb
WF is a massive buff to warriors, in the range of...

WF is a massive buff to warriors, in the range of 100-150 dps at the high end. No clue how much flame tongue does but I'm pretty certain it's miles away from that.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 4:09 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,564
Posted By Thorb
Well I saw the threads, could have simply been...

Well I saw the threads, could have simply been lag honestly. There is ton of evidence supporting the fact you cannot get crushed while shield block is active.

We know there is a to hit order and we...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 4:04 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,309
Posted By Thorb
One exception might be when you have Thunderfury....

One exception might be when you have Thunderfury. It's such a broken weapon but will do an innordinate amount of white damage compared to other specs due to the proc (a good portion of the proc count...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 3:40 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,849
Posted By Thorb
The problem is that if your 2 best weapons are...

The problem is that if your 2 best weapons are 1-h and you want to be an "hybrid" set you don't really have the choice to go fury/prot. You will have to lose important talents though, you NEED 5 in...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 3:15 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,564
Posted By Thorb
As far as I know this post still stand as how the...

As far as I know this post still stand as how the hit table work:

http://forums.elitistjerks.com/viewtopic.php?id=6726

Nice thread, read it especially the begining.

The hit order is this:

1) Miss...
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