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Forum: Mages 12/09/11, 4:19 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 356,418
Posted By Zeldyrr
Fingers of Frost is indeed back, but it is...

Fingers of Frost is indeed back, but it is greatly changed, at least if I am reading the new text correctly:



Changes:


FoF only procs when freezing effect fail due target immunity. So that...
Forum: Mages 04/28/11, 1:29 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
Yes, BF+FFB > IL. The FFB can proc IL and should...

Yes, BF+FFB > IL. The FFB can proc IL and should crit (using the banked FoF charge), so it gets the Ignite bonus.

I'm busy this weekend but a major OP re-write for 4.1 is in the works. If people...
Forum: Mages 03/24/11, 9:56 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
I'm confused by these results. There's no mana...

I'm confused by these results. There's no mana cost on armor so why wouldn't you start the fight in Molten and switch to Mage when mana gets tight? Even if that's 1/3 of the way into the fight,...
Forum: Mages 03/24/11, 10:43 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
Thanks for the tests...this is exactly what I...

Thanks for the tests...this is exactly what I need. I do have a few clarification questions about:



I'm not sure exactly what you mean here. I don't understand how the Glyph of Molten armor would...
Forum: Mages 03/23/11, 12:50 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
I would like to update the OP to reflect changes...

I would like to update the OP to reflect changes in 4.1. Unfortunately my RL work schedule is preventing me from running significant numbers of SimC simulations (and other tools) so I am going to...
Forum: Mages 12/22/10, 7:55 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
FFO is not an AOE spell. It hits a single target...

FFO is not an AOE spell. It hits a single target (fairly hard) and has 15 chances to proc BF and FoF which is another substantial DPS increase. Compared to Blizzard it uses very little mana and...
Forum: Mages 12/16/10, 12:52 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
Discussion in the simulators thread have lead me...

Discussion in the simulators thread have lead me to have a couple of questions. I'd like to clarify this in the OP so I want to make sure I get it right.

When using mage armor, it would seem mana...
Forum: Mages 12/15/10, 11:54 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
I think there are certainly times when you do...

I think there are certainly times when you do want to use IL/DF with only one FoF charge. There are two cases I see when this is the prudent choice:


The most obvious is when Freeze is up. If you...
Forum: Mages 12/07/10, 1:45 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
At last report from the beta, Early Frost not...

At last report from the beta, Early Frost not only lowered the cast time of Frostbolt, but it also lowered the GCD when used. This was the change that made it more than a marginal talent. If this...
Forum: Mages 12/06/10, 4:09 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 940,381
Posted By Zeldyrr
Updated the section on glyphs in the OP to...

Updated the section on glyphs in the OP to include the correct recommendations.
Forum: Mages 11/30/10, 1:01 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Glyph are indeed wrong. Lhivera has glyphs...

Glyph are indeed wrong. Lhivera has glyphs as:


Frostbolt
Deep Freeze
Frostfire

but he is running Mage Armor in his latest sims. Vontre has Glyphs as:
Forum: Mages 11/30/10, 12:05 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
OP has been updated, but as always I'm looking...

OP has been updated, but as always I'm looking for more feedback. Changes:

-- Updated pet scaling section to indicate 200% crits for the WE. Is the rest of the scaling correct? Was some sort of...
Forum: Mages 11/29/10, 3:29 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I think part of Celebrin's question remains...

I think part of Celebrin's question remains unanswered. One week ago the thought was arcane needed to manage mana to take advantage of the mana adept mastery, fire was in horrible shape with respect...
Forum: Mages 11/24/10, 2:30 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Please continue to discuss changes to the...

Please continue to discuss changes to the original post. I'm away (Thanksgiving) and won't be making any changes for a while. I do understand that the OP is out of date and in need of updates.
Forum: Mages 11/12/10, 12:43 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I want to do an update to the suggested specs in...

I want to do an update to the suggested specs in the OP and have a remaining question. It is looking more and more like FFO is going to be classified as a frost spell (affected by cold snap, doesn't...
Forum: Mages 11/07/10, 11:54 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
My apologies if I missed the analysis but why two...

My apologies if I missed the analysis but why two FFOs simultaneously? That's 30 chances to proc FoF in a very short period of time. Can you cast enough ILs to keep up or will you lose some...
Forum: Mages 11/04/10, 11:34 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
The Deep Freeze cooldown / haste change has a...

The Deep Freeze cooldown / haste change has a number of potentially significant repercussions on rotations, talents, and more. I apologize for nothing getting my sim up and running yet (work...
Forum: Mages 11/03/10, 5:39 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
New beta build: The only major change is the...

New beta build:

The only major change is the change to FoF but it is rather major. The latest data point I saw said that frostbolt was 2/3rds (roughly) of casts, but 1/3 of the damage. This change...
Forum: Mages 10/28/10, 12:04 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
From that result it definitely seems that holding...

From that result it definitely seems that holding BF procs is the way to go.

Recent discussions on the beta forums suggest that at least for beginning tiers mage armor may be required over molten...
Forum: Mages 10/27/10, 10:04 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Two open questions about glyphs and rotations,...

Two open questions about glyphs and rotations, now that we have an idea of T11 stats and the talent trees are pretty stable.

(1) What are the numerical consequences on damage and mana efficiency of...
Forum: Mages 10/26/10, 1:26 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
You have to spend the 2nd point in FFO. The...

You have to spend the 2nd point in FFO. The chill effect procs FoF (and maybe BF) and Lhivera has calcualted it at a significant DPS increase--on the order of 3-4% for the second point I...
Forum: Mages 10/26/10, 11:20 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Interesting sim results Lhivera. I'm not happy...

Interesting sim results Lhivera. I'm not happy about the Ignite numbers at all. If 3 points in ignite give roughly a 5% improvement in damage I think that will move them out of the "marginal dps...
Forum: Mages 10/24/10, 10:48 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
More the later, as I don't think the actual cast...

More the later, as I don't think the actual cast time changes. If you set your WE to attack with /petattack, then there are X seconds between casts. If you spam a macro that says "/cast Waterbolt",...
Forum: Mages 10/23/10, 2:46 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,168
Posted By Zeldyrr
For what it is worth, Greg Street (GC) is being...

For what it is worth, Greg Street (GC) is being interviewed on the live Blizzcon stream at the moment. He confirmed that mana should be a major concern of arcane but not for frost and fire. Summary...
Forum: Mages 10/22/10, 10:13 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Very interesting find on the EF/GCD interactions....

Very interesting find on the EF/GCD interactions. The finding made me rethink the results of my Waterbolt tests (here...
Forum: Mages 10/21/10, 5:22 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
FFO and Freeze come are regular intervals and...

FFO and Freeze come are regular intervals and their effects procs FoF which means you are casting IL not FB. The remaining time period is filled with FB/IL casts, which come at a fixed ratio.

Early...
Forum: Mages 10/21/10, 12:03 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Obviously simulators are in their early stages,...

Obviously simulators are in their early stages, but it is indeed likely that both Early Frost and Ignite are both going to be marginal DPS increases. (Some of the posted WoL reports back this up. ...
Forum: Mages 10/19/10, 10:04 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
(I posted something similar to this on the...

(I posted something similar to this on the official forums but I thought the topic could benefit from an EJ discussion of it.)

There are two competing macros on how to control the water...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 8:40 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Interesting. I remembered the post title "hit...

Interesting. I remembered the post title "hit scaling" and didn't remember the part about crit scaling. This brings up a couple question:

(1) Does this make haste more powerful (per rating) at the...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 6:20 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Can you find links to blue posts talking about...

Can you find links to blue posts talking about boss crit suppression? Ghostcrawler has clearly talked about increased +hit% requirements for later bosses. The reason being that skull level bosses...
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 4:40 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Sorry for the administrative spam, all. Can...

Sorry for the administrative spam, all. Can people with problems try clearing their browser cache? The first link, for example, is set to:

http://wowtal.com/#k=3gKt37m.a5o.mage.

I've cut and...
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 9:50 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Answering two quick questions on the sample...

Answering two quick questions on the sample talent builds below. Overall I'm not happy with that section though. I'm open to any suggestions/examples on how we might better describe the possible...
Forum: Mages 10/12/10, 5:24 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
MMO-Champion's talent calculator (wowtal) got an...

MMO-Champion's talent calculator (wowtal) got an update which broke the previous links. I've changed them to point to the new wowtal.

I've also added a link to the EJ Cataclysm Mage Resource Thread...
Forum: Mages 10/10/10, 9:13 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Both cata.wowhead and wowtal are up to date. The...

Both cata.wowhead and wowtal are up to date. The information is in the Brain Freeze tooltip, not the Fingers of Frost tool tip.

Brain Freeze (http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=44549):
Forum: Mages 10/05/10, 3:35 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Yes, the 2 points was more for the add/trash...

Yes, the 2 points was more for the add/trash control with blizzard. One could argue that max range Ice Lance might be a slight DPS increase on very high mobility fights.



Well the build as linked...
Forum: Mages 10/05/10, 11:21 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I've updated the OP to include the few logical...

I've updated the OP to include the few logical choices for talent specs as it stands on the PTR/in beta. If I missed something or people would like me to include additional choices, please reply...
Forum: Mages 10/03/10, 10:29 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I would like to start to morph this thread from...

I would like to start to morph this thread from "how is it looking in beta" mode to to "how is frost behaving on live" mode as patches 4.0.1 and 4.03 are released. I've updated the original post to...
Forum: Mages 09/29/10, 11:06 AM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,211
Posted By Zeldyrr
I think the point is that arcane has a big burst...

I think the point is that arcane has a big burst advantage because it actually can change its rotation to increase DPS. Frost and fire are almost entirely proc based, and therefore can't do this. ...
Forum: Mages 09/28/10, 12:59 PM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,211
Posted By Zeldyrr
I believe X is just percent mana. That is at max...

I believe X is just percent mana. That is at max mana, X = 1.0, at zero mana, X = 0.0, and it is linear in between.
Forum: Mages 09/26/10, 5:42 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
As Arch noted in the Fire thread, there's a new...

As Arch noted in the Fire thread, there's a new Frostfire Glyph.



This could potentially be a concern with the Frost rotation. Is this glyph enough to displace frostbolt as the main nuke for...
Forum: Mages 09/24/10, 5:27 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Couple of quick points. One, Ring of Frost is...

Couple of quick points. One, Ring of Frost is not channeled. For some reasons mmo-champ patch notes always data mine it as channeled even though it isn't. Here's a link to the spell in their...
Forum: Mages 09/23/10, 9:35 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,168
Posted By Zeldyrr
Yes that was my point, perhaps not made as...

Yes that was my point, perhaps not made as clearly as you managed to. If the single point in T3 HS provides +X DPS, then the two points in T4 HS provide +X/9 DPS, or 1/18th the DPS per point. As...
Forum: Mages 09/23/10, 5:43 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,168
Posted By Zeldyrr
LB explosions don't factor in to HS procs do...

LB explosions don't factor in to HS procs do they? (Meaning they don't interrupt a sequence of crits, nor can an LB explosion crit count towards a HS.) I don't see how somehow including them in the...
Forum: Mages 09/23/10, 4:39 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,168
Posted By Zeldyrr
I debated about posting this but since it gives a...

I debated about posting this but since it gives a little bit more information than has been previously posted I thought I would go ahead and do so. Formulas have been derived that give the HS proc...
Forum: Mages 09/23/10, 4:05 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
Skallewag is correct--the Freeze doesn't need to...

Skallewag is correct--the Freeze doesn't need to hit any targets to proc FoF. The safest place to position it in an encounter where you don't want to break CC is probably around yourself. I suppose...
Forum: Mages 09/22/10, 3:46 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,168
Posted By Zeldyrr
I actually think this is a case of Kalgan not...

I actually think this is a case of Kalgan not being clear in communication. The way I read it, stacking mastery vs. crit/haste is the trigger that replaces fireball with FFB in your rotation. Of...
Forum: Mages 09/22/10, 1:27 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I know I am biased here as a raider and...

I know I am biased here as a raider and non-pvp'er, but I think a good compensation for the loss of rank 1 frostbolt would be to increase frost spell ranges to 40 yards. You can snare from a greater...
Forum: Mages 09/20/10, 10:57 AM
Replies: 311
Views: 217,211
Posted By Zeldyrr
I think this is the real issue. I'm not afraid...

I think this is the real issue. I'm not afraid of a little calculus so from one angle trying to model arcane "rotations" seems like an interesting problem. But the average user shouldn't have to...
Forum: Mages 09/19/10, 10:19 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I've updated the initial posts to include...

I've updated the initial posts to include information about the Tier 11 set bonuses and to remove outstanding questions about Curtain of Frost. I think other than minor graphical issues, most of...
Forum: Mages 09/18/10, 6:14 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,478
Posted By Zeldyrr
I don't buy the snare argument anymore. Arcane...

I don't buy the snare argument anymore. Arcane Blast does more damage than Frostbolt and puts a more effective snare on the target with Nether Vortex. I could be convinced it was a caster vs. melee...
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