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Forum: Druids 01/20/10, 2:23 PM
Replies: 420
Views: 681,497
Posted By ganuard
QFT. An amazing summary of why I think a lot of...

QFT. An amazing summary of why I think a lot of Druids do less then they could to improve the chances of success on encounters where the stereotypical Druid says, "Oh, I'm sorry, this isn't a fight...
Forum: Druids 10/13/09, 6:15 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Huge nerf, especially when coupled with the rejuv...

Huge nerf, especially when coupled with the rejuv nerf earlier in the PTR cycle. They better give us something for taking away all of this healing.
Forum: Druids 10/07/09, 9:56 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
# Item - Druid T10 Restoration 2P Bonus - The...

# Item - Druid T10 Restoration 2P Bonus - The healing granted by your Wild Growth spell reduces 0% less over time.
# Item - Druid T10 Restoration 4P Bonus (Rejuvenation) - Each time your Rejuvenation...
Forum: Druids 10/06/09, 3:29 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Cross the mental boundry that when people are...

Cross the mental boundry that when people are low, you aren't keeping them up. If you don't have a good addon for raidframes, get one (Grid with raiddebuffs addon, for example). Full hots on the OT...
Forum: Druids 09/29/09, 11:40 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Crit is not a trash stat. Now more then ever it's...

Crit is not a trash stat. Now more then ever it's a decent secondary stat. Running in raids with 30% crit, 5% crit on nourish from 2pc, and 25% crit from talents, I dont really mind having a 60% crit...
Forum: Druids 09/27/09, 10:38 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
It is extremely hard to quantify the exact value...

It is extremely hard to quantify the exact value of the T9 set bonus, but I feel that in the mindset of HOTs "Set it and forget it" mentality, critting rejuvs feel good.

No, you might not know when...
Forum: Druids 09/26/09, 5:52 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
I can honestly say the T84PC didn't save people...

I can honestly say the T84PC didn't save people for me. Maybe it was that if someone was so low and there was going to be damage coming in that I knew about, I probably didn't resort to a rejuv but...
Forum: Druids 09/23/09, 4:02 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Hey guys, just wanted to throw tonights logs in...

Hey guys, just wanted to throw tonights logs in here:
World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis (http://worldoflogs.com/reports/NVSYC6biQwQi6oI7/)

It was a 25m Normal ToC, 10m normal ToC, and a heroic...
Forum: Druids 09/17/09, 4:26 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
So I was thinking, 4pc t9 not critting on...

So I was thinking, 4pc t9 not critting on overheal is a big disadvantage to those with Val'anyr. Maybe something should be brought up to Blizzard.
Forum: Druids 09/17/09, 1:55 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Don't really understand how that changes anything...

Don't really understand how that changes anything at all. It just means our overhealing numbers will be SLIGHTLY smaller?
Forum: Druids 09/16/09, 5:19 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
With that type of philosophy, why should a tank...

With that type of philosophy, why should a tank ever use a cooldown? Their job is to store damage for the healers to heal and keep threat above the dps. They shouldn't try to help out others jobs in...
Forum: Druids 09/16/09, 5:15 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Sadly we wont get anything useful from a heroics...

Sadly we wont get anything useful from a heroics parse simply because there is no damn damage going around. That said, if you use the log browser and set the query to show heals from the spell rejuv,...
Forum: Druids 09/16/09, 5:42 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Sweet, someone has it. You should get some larger...

Sweet, someone has it. You should get some larger samples for us to tear apart. I should have my fourth piece of T9.5 tomorrow, so I should be able to add to the discussion as well.

I don't know...
Forum: Druids 09/14/09, 4:30 AM
Replies: 778
Views: 516,797
Posted By ganuard
Two things: 1. Why do you need omen as a healer,...

Two things:
1. Why do you need omen as a healer, nevermind one that huge?
2. Having your raid frames that far away from your character just makes it harder to pay attention 'things you need to...
Forum: Druids 09/11/09, 6:37 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
After looking through your logs it appears the...

After looking through your logs it appears the reason the numbers for T8 4PC are inflated for you is because, frankly, there isn't enough damage going around in the normal encounters. Using LJ as an...
Forum: Druids 09/11/09, 5:05 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
My only issue with this is the 10-12% throughput...

My only issue with this is the 10-12% throughput increase is dependent on some level of blanket hotting a raid who is taking some kind of damage. The only fight in TOC that provides a scenario where...
Forum: Druids 09/09/09, 6:39 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Haha, no joke. That fight keeps me plenty busy...

Haha, no joke. That fight keeps me plenty busy between AoE damage, decursing, poisons and some occasional CC.

The tanks dieing is not our problem after our first night of serious attempts on Heroic...
Forum: Druids 09/09/09, 3:09 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Personally, the gear I'm working towards getting...

Personally, the gear I'm working towards getting will put me at 370 haste, and will otherwise be very crit heavy. The 4pc t9 bonus simply makes crit a decent stat again, and haste never did THAT much...
Forum: Druids 08/29/09, 4:54 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
One of your big problems is honestly those...

One of your big problems is honestly those shoulders. When they dropped for us I didn't even bother bidding, simply because the tier shoulders are one of the pieces that have haste.

What I would...
Forum: Druids 08/26/09, 4:31 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
Even in fights where you dont think it was doing...

Even in fights where you dont think it was doing much, it was probably around 10% of your throughput. Of course that's prenerf. I'll probably upgrade once I get 2pc t9.33 or t9.66. Sadly I had just...
Forum: Druids 08/25/09, 5:20 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,037,523
Posted By ganuard
The damage bonus you gain from Tigers Fury is...

The damage bonus you gain from Tigers Fury is cancelled when you use Berserk. Thus, you should allow the Tiger's Fury buff to wear off before using Berserk. Remember the instant energy gain from...
Forum: Druids 08/24/09, 1:35 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
If you were a druid doing hardmodes and didn't...

If you were a druid doing hardmodes and didn't Innervate properly, you would go oom. The same applies for paladins. They have several tools for regaining or conserving mana and using them effectively...
Forum: Druids 08/22/09, 6:11 PM
Replies: 778
Views: 516,797
Posted By ganuard
Thanks for this tip, something I've been wanting...

Thanks for this tip, something I've been wanting to do but didn't know how. I just had it set to show me below 60% mana like you, but as I'm sure you found out that was either annoying or less then...
Forum: Druids 08/17/09, 3:40 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Illumination is amazing as well, even after the...

Illumination is amazing as well, even after the nerf. For shaman Watershield is amazingly OP. Disc priests have rapture and their shadowfiend and Holy priests have Holy Concentration.

My points is...
Forum: Druids 08/17/09, 3:34 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
My point wasn't that we are in a bad place, just...

My point wasn't that we are in a bad place, just that we are not like we were before the Spirit nerf. Druids never went oom. This is not the case anymore. We are at best on par with other classes,...
Forum: Druids 08/16/09, 4:57 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
I don't understand why people maintain this...

I don't understand why people maintain this stance. Has anyone checked the regen on Shaman these days? Do you often see the priests in your raid going oom? How about the Paladins? Even though their...
Forum: Druids 08/16/09, 4:16 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Unless you're doing hard mode it really isn't an...

Unless you're doing hard mode it really isn't an issue either way.

How many healers are people bringing to their raids these days? We've been running with 5 but I wonder if that's why my mana always...
Forum: Druids 08/12/09, 4:24 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
I noticed the same thing. It didn't feel to me...

I noticed the same thing. It didn't feel to me like certain bosses / encouters would benefit from blanket hotting and as such my EH from Rejuv went way down. I just purchased the Idol and will be...
Forum: Druids 08/12/09, 4:02 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
EDIT: Never mind, I see there is a discussion for...

EDIT: Never mind, I see there is a discussion for this in the itemization thread.
Forum: Druids 08/08/09, 6:03 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
While MP5 was buffed, replenishment was nerfed....

While MP5 was buffed, replenishment was nerfed. You don't have many pieces with MP5 anyways so the gain you would get from the MP5 buff would be minimal. That together with the change to Innervate I...
Forum: Druids 08/08/09, 6:40 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
This is true. It was funny though, we were doing...

This is true. It was funny though, we were doing hardmode XT and I had almost topped the overhealing charts, and a resto shaman counterpart was joking to me about it. Not know at the time they had...
Forum: Druids 08/06/09, 2:14 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Pro tip: Have your tanks get three stacks of the...

Pro tip: Have your tanks get three stacks of the bleed, taunt off and BOP them. Removes the bleed. Did this tonight in 25m, was a slight learning curve but the damage is very low once you get used to...
Forum: Druids 08/05/09, 3:18 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
I'll be rolling the same spec until I get enough...

I'll be rolling the same spec until I get enough haste to drop a point in Gotem, at which point I'll move it back into Revitalize.
Forum: Druids 08/04/09, 3:01 PM
Replies: 778
Views: 516,797
Posted By ganuard
That's got to be hell to look at in 25 man raids....

That's got to be hell to look at in 25 man raids. Seems like it would be a but cluttered and clunky looking. A big part of Grid for me is how the frames take a backseat, and all the information is...
Forum: Druids 07/24/09, 12:15 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
I thought the idea was to stand in the shadow...

I thought the idea was to stand in the shadow crash for the first two stacks of lifebloom, then walk out for the third.
Forum: Druids 07/23/09, 4:51 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
This man speaks truth. Generally I'll stand in...

This man speaks truth. Generally I'll stand in melee range anyways on regular General V since I can whack at the guy to retain mana whereas other healers cannot. Saves you from lifeleaches and having...
Forum: Druids 07/22/09, 4:19 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
Whenever I'm assigned to tank healing (not...

Whenever I'm assigned to tank healing (not often), I definitely precast almost the entire duration of a fight. I'll try to help out raid healers as I can with WG and rejuves but I usually spend my...
Forum: Druids 07/21/09, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,169,331
Posted By ganuard
More often than not, when your role in a raid is...

More often than not, when your role in a raid is healing the MT, you'll spend most of your time precasting and canceling nourishes versus outright spamming. If it is a situation where spamming is the...
Forum: Druids 07/18/09, 6:04 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 914,889
Posted By ganuard
#1 Haste is extremely beneficial until the...

#1 Haste is extremely beneficial until the softcap of 359. At that point, with proper raid buffs, you are capped at a 1 second GCD. Past that haste is still a nice stat for things such as clutch...
Forum: Druids 07/07/09, 3:58 PM
Replies: 778
Views: 516,797
Posted By ganuard
Absolutely; none of the healers use the single...

Absolutely; none of the healers use the single target heal, other than to generate combo points. However for deciding when to send the AoE heal off, it would be nice to see everyone's health without...
Forum: Druids 07/07/09, 5:25 AM
Replies: 778
Views: 516,797
Posted By ganuard
Today we ran 25M Maly as several members had...

Today we ran 25M Maly as several members had acquired the neckpiece quest over the past month or so. We generally are too busy with Ulduar to do so, but we had low attendance today and were bored. I...
Forum: Druids 06/04/09, 2:31 PM
Replies: 307
Views: 272,234
Posted By ganuard
It also depends on how well your healing...

It also depends on how well your healing counterparts are doing their job. Personally I find myself carrying a lot of slack in our raids, so currently my gear is set up towards mostly regen. I would...
Forum: Druids 05/05/09, 4:29 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 508,907
Posted By ganuard
How do the PVP idols hold up to the PVE idols?...

How do the PVP idols hold up to the PVE idols? The Deadly idol, for example, gives 120ap for 10 seconds on a mangle hit. In my case, since I am the mangle bot, this should be up pretty often...
Forum: Druids 04/17/09, 5:46 AM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 950,674
Posted By ganuard
4.5K autoattacks and 20k shreds seem odd to...

4.5K autoattacks and 20k shreds seem odd to me.

In reply to everyone else about my issues: About what DPS are you averaging on the lvl83 dummy? In addition, what is the expected percentage of...
Forum: Druids 04/16/09, 6:47 PM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 950,674
Posted By ganuard
As an update, here is a SS from a quick dummy...

As an update, here is a SS from a quick dummy test:
http://joelpagan.com/glancing.jpg

This is on the level 82 elite training dummy. More glancing blows than hits seems weird. In addition, below is a...
Forum: Druids 04/16/09, 2:21 AM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 950,674
Posted By ganuard
Is there a bug pertaining to glancing blows and a...

Is there a bug pertaining to glancing blows and a druid's weapon skill level? If I go to the level 80 training dummy and autoattack, I will do a huge amount of glancing blows. I cannot make sense of...
Forum: Druids 04/07/09, 4:57 PM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 950,674
Posted By ganuard
Since when is the Rip idol better than the Shred...

Since when is the Rip idol better than the Shred idol? I thought that was only true in 3.1. In any current shred-oriented build the shred idol I thought was far superior.
Forum: Druids 03/27/09, 3:55 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 319,457
Posted By ganuard
Haha, who will miss their 30k DPS on the trash...

Haha, who will miss their 30k DPS on the trash pulls in Spider Wing? That was fun but I'm not upset over this 'correction' as we are finally going to be able to break 6k on single target!

The FB...
Forum: Druids 03/27/09, 3:51 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 508,907
Posted By ganuard
I thought because a huge portion of our damage...

I thought because a huge portion of our damage comes from bleeds, which ignore ArP, it isn't our ideal stat. For us it's more of a luxury that we're getting 25% more haste and the ArP boost.
Forum: Druids 02/21/09, 3:19 PM
Replies: 253
Views: 508,907
Posted By ganuard
Hey I had a question about the usefulness of the...

Hey I had a question about the usefulness of the 4-piece t7.5 bonus. If you check out my armory you will see that I am sporting the helm/shoulders/legs/chest however I have The Leggings of the...
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