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Forum: Warlocks 12/29/12, 7:46 AM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
The only reason you're likely to choose to have a...

The only reason you're likely to choose to have a DoT tick its last tick (and yes: that obviously means that it will drop off) is when it was cast with a higher DPS set of buffs than you currently...
Forum: Warlocks 10/23/12, 2:07 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
This post is rather misleading. With Pandemic you...

This post is rather misleading. With Pandemic you have a ~7 second window to refresh UA, ~9s for Corruption and a mighty ~12s for Agony. Also, it's not that refreshing within the Pandemic window...
Forum: Warlocks 09/24/12, 3:27 AM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
Oh really? Well then, I take it back, sorry: that...

Oh really? Well then, I take it back, sorry: that is misleading!
Forum: Warlocks 09/23/12, 6:00 AM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
It's not misleading, it does what it says. It...

It's not misleading, it does what it says. It used to state the increase in radius directly (and you had to work out the area increase if you wanted to know it, and which was greater than it is now),...
Forum: Warlocks 04/14/12, 4:51 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
Well this quote from GC fills me with...

Well this quote from GC fills me with unease:



(Source) (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4427533895?page=2#36)

This suggests to me that (just like now) we'll require melee range to reach...
Forum: Warlocks 03/23/12, 4:36 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
This now seems pretty much unusably terrible: if...

This now seems pretty much unusably terrible: if you've got to move then the last thing you'll want is to be cripplingly slowed down. Being able to cast on the move is totally invalidated if it takes...
Forum: Warlocks 01/15/12, 5:57 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,392
Posted By VoidStar
It doesn't matter if the target has the...

It doesn't matter if the target has the magic-damage-taken-debuff when you cast the DoT, only when it ticks, though Immolate does have an initial damage component as well so it's something of a...
Forum: Warlocks 12/17/11, 12:30 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
I don't think it's so much that crit is a...

I don't think it's so much that crit is a "special" case or that there's some mystery about it: some properties of DoTs and other on-going effects are worked out when they are cast and others are...
Forum: Warlocks 12/06/11, 4:17 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 370,044
Posted By VoidStar
I recommend also putting Curse of the Elements on...

I recommend also putting Curse of the Elements on anything you're applying Havoc to in this manner.

We did it last night with one raid member DPSing down the 4th tentacle as this ensured it always...
Forum: Warlocks 11/25/11, 1:30 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
This is all getting a little philosophical rather...

This is all getting a little philosophical rather than directly being about MoP, but in my opinion adding a special effect to an ability (such as the Aftermath stun or the current glyph of...
Forum: Warlocks 11/24/11, 7:22 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
Unless I'm misreading things, Shadow Bolt does...

Unless I'm misreading things, Shadow Bolt does not "turn into" Incinerate for Destro, it's simply that Destro will always prefer to use Incinerate, just as Aff will almost certainly prefer Malefic...
Forum: Warlocks 11/14/11, 2:07 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 678,521
Posted By VoidStar
If the thread will permit some idle pondering...

If the thread will permit some idle pondering then I think that pushing demo towards near-melee is both a good and likely course of action from what we've seen so far.

Demo locks are already...
Forum: Warlocks 10/08/11, 9:35 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 370,044
Posted By VoidStar
You're describing the well-known behaviour of DI:...

You're describing the well-known behaviour of DI: it multiplies your casting speed by 1.03 and thus increases the worth of haste rating, the 5% haste auras, and other such haste buffs as well as your...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/04/11, 1:04 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,733
Posted By VoidStar
Or you can just sidestep out the way of it...

Or you can just sidestep out the way of it without having to use your portal?
Forum: Death Knights 08/25/11, 10:37 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,895
Posted By VoidStar
There's a serious flaw in your maths here...

There's a serious flaw in your maths here somewhere.

Abomination's Might essentially gives you 0.0054 more parry per point of strength you had without it (0.02 * 0.27), so using your...
Forum: Shamans 08/25/11, 6:06 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,463
Posted By VoidStar
Well, Frooplock is doing very well (he was ranked...

Well, Frooplock is doing very well (he was ranked in all but two of those fights) and has access (and from his parses clearly also the ability) to switch between Affliction and Demo for fights that...
Forum: Warlocks 08/25/11, 4:13 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,649
Posted By VoidStar
Mod Edit: In response to a deleted post on haste...

Mod Edit: In response to a deleted post on haste THRESHOLDS for Affliction:

sigh I almost wish Blizzard would remove the ability for DoTs to gain extra ticks, or have it just slap an extra partial...
Forum: Shamans 08/23/11, 3:54 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,463
Posted By VoidStar
I would doubt that the GFE benefitted from the...

I would doubt that the GFE benefitted from the Draenei racial hit effect: it's not the sort of effect pets or guardians usually scale from and testing has shown that DK ghouls do not benefit.

Note...
Forum: Death Knights 08/23/11, 3:30 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,895
Posted By VoidStar
If kojack34 is "healing myself so much [healers]...

If kojack34 is "healing myself so much [healers] dont notice the damage i take" then I think we can safely assume that his definition of endgame is rather different to that generally discussed in...
Forum: Warlocks 08/23/11, 3:15 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,607
Posted By VoidStar
Reaching a new haste threshold for a manually...

Reaching a new haste threshold for a manually refreshed DoT (but not for those refreshed by another ability) for any spec causes a sudden increase in the DPET of that DoT, which leaves you more time...
Forum: Warlocks 08/18/11, 7:40 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,392
Posted By VoidStar
It's not noobish: there's an ongoing discussion...

It's not noobish: there's an ongoing discussion on this very matter in the Simcraft thread.

The answer isn't a simple one though: you've got to weigh the time spent refreshing the Doom against other...
Forum: Warlocks 08/18/11, 6:27 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,649
Posted By VoidStar
Hmm, you could be on to something Hystify: I...

Hmm, you could be on to something Hystify: I believe that my suggestion was guaranteed to be at least as good as the current behaviour, but your suggestion may be even better.

It's actually possible...
Forum: Warlocks 08/17/11, 4:27 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
My posts relate to a theory, not to a baseless...

My posts relate to a theory, not to a baseless assumption. We have been assuming that all target debuffs were taken into account for each tick of DoTs because that's what we were told, despite the...
Forum: Warlocks 08/16/11, 4:48 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
1) Well that would be handy. 2) That's what I...

1) Well that would be handy.
2) That's what I suspect is not true: i.e. I suspect that the DoT will remain auto-critting after Face Rage fades if you apply the DoT while it's present.
3) I was...
Forum: Warlocks 08/15/11, 10:55 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,649
Posted By VoidStar
I understand that we want to use Bane of Doom...

I understand that we want to use Bane of Doom when we have Demon Soul up as often as possible, and that to stop ourselves from clipping off the last empowered tick with a non-empowered tick we have...
Forum: Warlocks 08/15/11, 8:16 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
It is my suspicion that Critical Strike Chance is...

It is my suspicion that Critical Strike Chance is a static property of a DoT once applied to a target as well, i.e. it's not simply that the Shadow & Flame or Critical Mass debuffs do not seem to...
Forum: Warlocks 08/11/11, 6:14 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,392
Posted By VoidStar
I assume you mean the fact that activating either...

I assume you mean the fact that activating either the tinker or the trinket inhibits your ability to use the other for 20 seconds? If so then I'm afraid there is no automatic solution.

Given that...
Forum: Warlocks 08/10/11, 9:09 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,607
Posted By VoidStar
To actually answer your first question:...

To actually answer your first question: Individual ticks of a DoT cannot miss, only the application of the spell. That said: I would not recommend trading Hit rating for Haste, and certainly not for...
Forum: Warlocks 08/10/11, 3:53 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,649
Posted By VoidStar
You're right Angoroth and while that important...

You're right Angoroth and while that important fact certainly reduces the impact of Scathbais's suggestion (and call into question his testing method!) it's possible that it may still be a good...
Forum: Death Knights 08/08/11, 9:08 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,148
Posted By VoidStar
I'm not sure that some people understand what is...

I'm not sure that some people understand what is meant when we're talking about "synergy" in this context, I will try to give examples where things have synergy, where there is no synergy, and where...
Forum: Shamans 08/02/11, 7:43 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,463
Posted By VoidStar
The answer to your first question is,...

The answer to your first question is, unfortunately: "it depends". While it may be possible to determine the statistically best approach for a particular set of circumstances, the answer will change...
Forum: Death Knights 07/26/11, 7:54 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,148
Posted By VoidStar
45804 still works to enhance the healing, I...

45804 still works to enhance the healing, I suspect you're thinking of the fact that 43539 was changed such that it no longer refunded Runic Power when used to self-heal.
Forum: Death Knights 07/25/11, 10:11 AM
Replies: 179
Views: 293,997
Posted By VoidStar
The answer to the question: "Does DnD snapshot...

The answer to the question: "Does DnD snapshot caster Strength" is "Yes".

It's a little unclear to me which option you meant the "like dots do" to be associated with. All DK DoTs (and indeed those...
Forum: Warlocks 07/25/11, 5:44 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,392
Posted By VoidStar
I'd be very surprised if this macro worked...

I'd be very surprised if this macro worked properly.

Firstly: all your targetting schenanigans are ruined by the fact that you're always instructing him to Legion Strike your current target, instead...
Forum: Warlocks 07/21/11, 10:53 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,607
Posted By VoidStar
Alysrazor's "energy" is "Molten Power", a special...

Alysrazor's "energy" is "Molten Power", a special type of mana judging from WoL and looking up the related effects on Wowhead. I suspect that this means it will not be affected by a Jinx empowered...
Forum: Warlocks 07/21/11, 8:29 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,392
Posted By VoidStar
Aura of Foreboding is an unspeakably poorly...

Aura of Foreboding is an unspeakably poorly designed talent for PvE considering that it's tied to a core rotational ability. In my opinion it should have been Soulburn: Hand of Gul'dan, possibly...
Forum: Warlocks 07/21/11, 8:17 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,649
Posted By VoidStar
Immolate doesn't have a travel time, but the...

Immolate doesn't have a travel time, but the check to see whether you're allowed to cast it is done client-side and thus lags some way behind the end of the cast of the Immolate. Also, because the...
Forum: Warlocks 07/20/11, 8:37 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,607
Posted By VoidStar
It very much depends if you're on 10 or 25-man...

It very much depends if you're on 10 or 25-man which of the three specs will be most useful.

On 25-man I find Affliction to be most effective, but then I'm on one of the medium distance adds, and am...
Forum: Warlocks 07/18/11, 6:27 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,658
Posted By VoidStar
Havoc is ordinary Fire damage, so can be resisted...

Havoc is ordinary Fire damage, so can be resisted and absorbed (though I don't believe it can miss).

On the one hand this means that unfortunately it negatively "double-dips" from the targets...
Forum: Warlocks 07/15/11, 7:32 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,607
Posted By VoidStar
Indeed, I believe you can also use the glyphed...

Indeed, I believe you can also use the glyphed Succubus for her Whiplash knockback if you're concerned about them getting close: the third Prime slot glyph for Demo is a pretty puny buff anyway, and...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/14/11, 3:32 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,733
Posted By VoidStar
This is true, but BoD was changed to have this...

This is true, but BoD was changed to have this behaviour at the same time as all of our other DoTs back in 4.0.1.
Forum: Death Knights 07/14/11, 3:23 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,148
Posted By VoidStar
The 10% AP raid buffs provided by Trueshot Aura...

The 10% AP raid buffs provided by Trueshot Aura and Abomination's Might don't stack (nor do they stack with Unleashed Rage or Blessing of Might) but you do still get the personal Strength buff, which...
Forum: Warlocks 07/13/11, 6:40 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
I'm not saying you're wrong Ascendant, in fact...

I'm not saying you're wrong Ascendant, in fact you've clipped off the very next sentence of my post where I said I thought were likely to be correct. All I was saying was that if we're going to make...
Forum: Warlocks 07/12/11, 3:22 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
You're right: I seem to have misread the guide, I...

You're right: I seem to have misread the guide, I read your comment and the guide recommendation as being about Soulburn: Seed of Corruption whereas it appears you (and indeed the guide) meant it to...
Forum: Warlocks 07/11/11, 3:59 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,658
Posted By VoidStar
I concur that Defensive stance has been changed:...

I concur that Defensive stance has been changed: it used to be that I left them in Defensive and if they were idle when I damaged something they'd go and attack it (as well as attacking things that...
Forum: Shamans 07/07/11, 10:55 AM
Replies: 370
Views: 2,195,324
Posted By VoidStar
It is a very common mis-conception that the stat...

It is a very common mis-conception that the stat weights given by Simcraft can be used to calculate the effect of swapping some of your stats for other ones, but this is not what they tell you! The...
Forum: Shamans 07/07/11, 3:47 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 156,463
Posted By VoidStar
The value of a 10% crit boost to Flame Shock in...

The value of a 10% crit boost to Flame Shock in DPS is the current DPS of Flame shock multiplied by 0.1 (the amount of crit, presuming this won't push you over 100% crit) multiplied by your crit...
Forum: Warlocks 07/07/11, 3:22 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,392
Posted By VoidStar
I don't want it to seem like I'm harping on about...

I don't want it to seem like I'm harping on about the same subject all the time, but the Immolate haste thresholds are completely meaningless for single-target Demo. In fact, single-target Demo cares...
Forum: Warlocks 07/06/11, 3:17 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,607
Posted By VoidStar
This is indeed the behaviour we observe.

This is indeed the behaviour we observe.
Forum: Warlocks 07/05/11, 7:36 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,439,097
Posted By VoidStar
I don't think I'm understanding you Ascendant:...

I don't think I'm understanding you Ascendant: casting two Corruptions always takes longer than casting one Seed of Corruption, therefore one Soulburn:Seed of Corruption that will hit two targets is...
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