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Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/11, 2:14 PM
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Posted By Shaewyn
Am I doing it right?

Am I doing it right?
Forum: Mages 02/26/11, 11:45 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,698
Posted By Shaewyn
There is no haste soft cap. None. At all. Go...

There is no haste soft cap. None. At all.

Go read the http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t110326-cataclysm_fire_mage_compendium/ thread, it explains it better, and provides values for the relevant...
Forum: Mages 02/05/11, 12:19 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,698
Posted By Shaewyn
Yes, certainly: there is no haste soft...

Yes, certainly: there is no haste soft cap.

That was an unfortunate choice of wording to describe the point at which haste gains a fire mage extra dot ticks. Haste does not decrease in value at...
Forum: Mages 01/03/11, 4:19 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,439
Posted By Shaewyn
Looks good! That's the same shape I'm getting. ...

Looks good! That's the same shape I'm getting. It's interesting that at 35% crit there's a slight dip in HS proc rate, but from 20% crit to 30% crit the curve is reasonably constant. I'm going to...
Forum: Mages 01/03/11, 3:17 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Shaewyn
Hits for every trial except Maje 1 is the same as...

Hits for every trial except Maje 1 is the same as casts, as I don't have hit/miss data for the other trials. In any case, it shouldn't affect the T3HS probability as that's based on crits vs procs.
Forum: Mages 01/03/11, 3:04 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Shaewyn
Maje, Zaldinar: Thanks for more data! Here's...

Maje, Zaldinar: Thanks for more data!

Here's the data set we've got:


Trial |Tooltip Crit |Casts |Hits |Crits |HS Procs
Maje 1 |24.26% |1435 |980 |455 |119
Maje...
Forum: Mages 12/29/10, 11:56 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,698
Posted By Shaewyn
Haven't been able to find concrete information...

Haven't been able to find concrete information about this: is there boss crit suppression on spells in cataclysm? The DeathKnight forum claims a spell crit suppression of 3%. Searching the...
Forum: Mages 12/28/10, 7:46 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Shaewyn
Zaldinar: Thanks for the new data! I think that...

Zaldinar: Thanks for the new data!

I think that your 10% point is probably more accurate than mine (larger sample size). Assuming that the T3 HS formula does not change with level, the formula...
Forum: Mages 12/28/10, 4:10 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Shaewyn
Maje: Thanks for the data set, especially a...

Maje: Thanks for the data set, especially a nice, large set.
T3 HS seems to be lining up quite happily in a new formula:

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/471/newt3hsgraph1.jpg

My guess is that the...
Forum: Mages 12/16/10, 9:58 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Shaewyn
Maje: I ran a test today and also noticed...

Maje: I ran a test today and also noticed lowered proc rate numbers. Here's my data:

Tooltip Crit: 10.34% (NO critical mass)
Casts: 1000
Hits: 1000
Crits: 116
HS Procs: 67

This gives me a T3 HS...
Forum: Mages 12/14/10, 2:38 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Shaewyn
As far as I've been able to tell, only the...

As far as I've been able to tell, only the character sheet crit rate affects the chance of T3HS. This would seem to imply that the FB Glyph would not decrease the T3 HS per-crit chance, but I've not...
Forum: Mages 12/10/10, 1:49 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,439
Posted By Shaewyn
As far as we know, this is accurate. T3 Hot...

As far as we know, this is accurate. T3 Hot Streak is not affected by debuffs such as Critical Mass, and thus the proc chance of T3 HS is not affected by debuffs. T4 Improved Hot Streak is, by it's...
Forum: Mages 12/05/10, 1:25 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,827
Posted By Shaewyn
Does the behaviour of Evocation change after...

Does the behaviour of Evocation change after level 80? At level 80, it is only returning 60% total, not 75%. The arcane thread concurs with this - it would appear that the tooltip ingame is...
Forum: Mages 12/05/10, 1:09 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
I'm quite enjoying this discussion - the fact...

I'm quite enjoying this discussion - the fact that there are reasonable options for some subspec points is fantastic, and I think evidence of blizzard being at least somewhat successful in their goal...
Forum: Mages 12/02/10, 9:56 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
This is extremely important. Even at 80, just...

This is extremely important. Even at 80, just using the haste cooldowns I have available (Speed pot, scale of fates, black magic, etc, but notable not heroism) I see a 70% increase in combustion...
Forum: Mages 11/28/10, 6:50 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,527
Posted By Shaewyn
Great simcraft results, Lhivera! An interesting...

Great simcraft results, Lhivera!

An interesting thing I've noticed from these two graphs (movement) in particular: movement appears to "break" the hover and burn model of arcane. (examine the...
Forum: Mages 11/07/10, 6:12 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 917,933
Posted By Shaewyn
With the new cast-time reduction mechanics, this...

With the new cast-time reduction mechanics, this is over 1400mps saved during ABSpam... This alone would account for a nearly 50% increase in "Burn" time (and would totally throw off all of Kavan and...
Forum: Mages 10/24/10, 1:06 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Good to know! Does combustion include the...

Good to know! Does combustion include the Pyroblast! DoT as well? (and, if you have the time, can you test the impact-spreading of Living Bomb? When you impact-spread living bomb to more than 4...
Forum: Mages 10/23/10, 12:46 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Don't bother with the hot streak. The Hot Streak...

Don't bother with the hot streak. The Hot Streak Pyroblast! doesn't spread with impact, nor does it get included in combustion.

Rotation I've used, on the whelps:

Living bomb -> (non-hot-streak)...
Forum: Mages 10/17/10, 5:59 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Did a little bit of testing with LB spreading...

Did a little bit of testing with LB spreading with impact. Incidentally, the exodar dummies are very nicely spaced for testing LB as a single LB explosion hits a dummy and the adjacent two dummies,...
Forum: Mages 10/16/10, 12:37 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Thanks for the reminder! So, our formulas should...

Thanks for the reminder!

So, our formulas should be:
K(c_{cs})=-2c_{cs}+0.85
P_{HS}=cK(c_{cs})+ \frac{c^2}{1+c}(1-K(c_{cs}))

Where:
c= actual (observed) crit rate
c_{cs}= character sheet crit rate...
Forum: Mages 10/15/10, 7:52 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Zaldinar/Trel: Sim data looks good. Trel, your...

Zaldinar/Trel:

Sim data looks good. Trel, your formula looks to match precisely - I was getting confused by treating the hot-streak pyro differently.

Explicit formulas:
K(c)=-2c+0.85
P_{HS}=cK(c)+...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 7:43 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Yeah, I think that holding off until a patch (or...

Yeah, I think that holding off until a patch (or more) has happened to sort out the bugs is wise. Once we get to a "stable" point, I'll be glad to help with data collection. We should probably math...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 7:53 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Casting on live, on a level 80 target dummy in...

Casting on live, on a level 80 target dummy in exodar. I've a raw combat log here (http://www.mediafire.com/?hhh6we7t7xcqu57).
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 10:10 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
I got a wierd result while testing the T3 hot...

I got a wierd result while testing the T3 hot streak...

1600 Scorches, 507 crits, 62 T3 Hot streak procs, 30.41% crit. Formula predicts 122 hot streak procs, which is way outside the 95% confidence...
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 8:12 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Do you happen to have the character sheet crit...

Do you happen to have the character sheet crit values for these tests? That would help. That being said, the data you've got appears to line up nicely with Maje's data.

Seeing as how this is...
Forum: Mages 10/12/10, 6:30 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Maje: Sorry, I mucked up the graph. Here's the...

Maje: Sorry, I mucked up the graph. Here's the correct version:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4848/hscalc1version3correcte.png

You're correct, this actually moves the exponential regression...
Forum: Mages 10/11/10, 11:04 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
That new data point is particularly useful,...

That new data point is particularly useful, Maje.

Here are the data points on a graph again:
*graph was incorrect. New graph has been posted below*

I've plotted that new point twice, once assuming...
Forum: Mages 10/11/10, 2:43 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Alrighty. The updated data from Maje makes for...

Alrighty. The updated data from Maje makes for some really interesting math.

The exponential regression is no longer a good fit. Here's the data with polynomial and linear regression...
Forum: Mages 10/10/10, 11:49 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
Ok, taking the data from Maje's tests and having...

Ok, taking the data from Maje's tests and having fun with math:

Crit Chance|Scorches|Crits |HS procs|Crit %|HS per Crit|HS...
Forum: Mages 10/01/10, 10:02 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,262
Posted By Shaewyn
This is something that I, personally, haven't...

This is something that I, personally, haven't thought about... and bears investigating.

Historically, Arcane has been noted for its ability to execute a high-dps burst on command. In Cataclysm,...
Forum: Mages 09/30/10, 11:28 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,262
Posted By Shaewyn
Fascinating. Good to see that the math actually...

Fascinating. Good to see that the math actually works out correctly. Also great to see proper theory formulation and testing procedure.

Two questions: For test one, did cycle 2 start at the...
Forum: Mages 09/10/10, 7:38 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,265
Posted By Shaewyn
As you said, pity that the MMO-Champ tooltips say...

As you said, pity that the MMO-Champ tooltips say that hot streak is only procced by Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Scorch, or Fire Blast.

However, given enough range, haste and reaction speed, you may...
Forum: Mages 09/02/10, 4:58 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,262
Posted By Shaewyn
Whether mana adept works either in the "full...

Whether mana adept works either in the "full good" or "empty good" options is entirely based on how the cycles are balanced, and whether the arcane mage has access to standard, regen and burn cycles...
Forum: Mages 09/01/10, 5:01 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,656
Posted By Shaewyn
This made me go check, because I haven't seen any...

This made me go check, because I haven't seen any word on this before: Molten Armor's been changed to a flat 3% crit bonus, no more spirit interaction. (according to wowhead and DB.MMO-C Not...
Forum: Mages 08/29/10, 9:43 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,262
Posted By Shaewyn
Part of the reason I'm... pessimistic... about...

Part of the reason I'm... pessimistic... about arcane receiving much change is in this thread: World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Exciting Cataclysm talent trees so far...
Forum: Mages 08/24/10, 10:59 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,262
Posted By Shaewyn
Apologies - I should have specified that Arcane...

Apologies - I should have specified that Arcane has a regen cycle on live. You are absolutely correct that this cycle does not exist in beta as AM itself is the proc, not MBAM, and AB-ABarr doesn't...
Forum: Mages 08/24/10, 7:52 PM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,399
Posted By Shaewyn
That is OmniCC, if I recall correctly.

That is OmniCC, if I recall correctly.
Forum: Mages 08/24/10, 7:51 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,262
Posted By Shaewyn
While I would love to see an arcane proc or...

While I would love to see an arcane proc or talent that mixes up the rotation (multi-target barrage would be quite interesting), I'm not particularly optimistic that any drastic changes will happen...
Forum: Mages 08/18/10, 12:09 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,656
Posted By Shaewyn
Currently, on live, I play fire. I've usually...

Currently, on live, I play fire. I've usually been a fire mage, largely because I enjoy the pace and fire rotation. I've played as arcane off and on since arcane became a viable spec back in...
Forum: Mages 07/23/10, 12:26 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,656
Posted By Shaewyn
Regardless of the PVP implications of saving a...

Regardless of the PVP implications of saving a GCD not casting Slow and just starting Arcane Blasting a target, I think that Nether Vortex is mainly intended to remove the question "is my target...
Forum: Mages 09/27/09, 4:23 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
No. That technique was hot-fixed out in January....

No.

That technique was hot-fixed out in January. Unless there is a new bug with 3.2.2 in which AM Does not consume the AB Debuff, clipping AM with ABarr is a bad, bad idea - It is costing you 20%...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/09, 7:26 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,867
Posted By Shaewyn
Here's the problem... Who's Med'an? Seeing as...

Here's the problem... Who's Med'an?



Seeing as how killing the aspect of magic was an in-game event, performed and based on in-game lore that most players experienced/were exposed to, it seems kind...
Forum: Mages 08/28/09, 5:19 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
I see - I was under the mistaken impression that...

I see - I was under the mistaken impression that these were absolute instead of relative numbers. Spending 35k mana for a 10k damage increase over ABSPAM4MBAM does make sense. I sort of wish there...
Forum: Mages 08/27/09, 10:19 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,981
Posted By Shaewyn
Two things come to mind right off the hop: You...

Two things come to mind right off the hop: You have good gear, and a good spec for FFB. You will absolutely want to get the glyph of living bomb (far and away the best glyph for FB or FFB specs...
Forum: Mages 08/27/09, 8:02 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
First off, where are your DPS/MPS numbers coming...

First off, where are your DPS/MPS numbers coming from? I don't see them anywhere in the post you quoted... 0.67 DPM for AB spam? I would burn almost 15k mana for a single 10k AB crit?

Your comment...
Forum: Mages 08/27/09, 2:55 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
This is why I find it confusing... the "+" just...

This is why I find it confusing... the "+" just means that the proc is visible. It is entirely unrelated to the number, as far as I can tell.

Again, from earlier on in this thread:

Cycle Code...
Forum: Mages 08/27/09, 2:03 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
Talisman of Resurgence is 128 intellect, which...

Talisman of Resurgence is 128 intellect, which works out to:

128 x 1.1 (BoK) x1.15 (Arcane Mind) = 162 int (slightly more if you're a gnome)

141 Int is 24 spellpower from Mind Mastery as well as...
Forum: Mages 08/26/09, 5:58 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
A large part of the value of the Int Trinket is...

A large part of the value of the Int Trinket is the mana considerations - Try enabling the "unlimited mana" checkbox, or changing the fight duration to something shorter, and the value of int (and...
Forum: Mages 08/26/09, 5:03 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,452,052
Posted By Shaewyn
From earlier on in this thread: Cycle Code...

From earlier on in this thread:

Cycle Code Legend: 0 = AB, 1 = ABar, 2 = AM
State Descriptions: ABx,ABary,MBz+-
x = number of AB stacks
y = remaining cooldown on Arcane Barrage
z = remaining time on...
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