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Forum: Death Knights 06/17/11, 3:12 AM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,891 Posted By Darkside That should be new, it hasn't ever triggered from... That should be new, it hasn't ever triggered from off-hand attacks since at least Ulduar. If that goes in, it's a fairly huge boost to DW frost.

Forum: Death Knights 05/14/11, 12:38 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,891 Posted By Darkside Actually it will be slightly different, since... Actually it will be slightly different, since dividing the figures like so: (1.36*(1.5*Y+X))/(1.45*(1.6*Y+X)) Where Y is weapon damage and X is the static damage added to the ability. As you can...

Forum: Death Knights 05/13/11, 7:05 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,891 Posted By Darkside So your argument isn't that they can take more... So your argument isn't that they can take more utility talents, but that they can take them and still sim at a higher DPS, which is erroneously based on a misplaced faith in the simulations. Again,...

Forum: Death Knights 05/13/11, 6:12 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,891 Posted By Darkside Could you please link these builds? I'm not sure... Could you please link these builds? I'm not sure how you're arriving at the conclusion that DW has more room in the spec to take "all the utility talents" over 2h, when the difference in the two...

Forum: Death Knights 03/25/11, 4:37 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside That's not very likely, Oblit currently hits ~60%... That's not very likely, Oblit currently hits ~60% harder than Frost Strike for me, a 400 damage nerf to the base damage of the ability isn't going to make up that difference.

Forum: Death Knights 02/13/11, 9:03 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside 1) Off hand weapons do not trigger KM procs, have... 1) Off hand weapons do not trigger KM procs, have not since around patch 3.2. 2) You are not counting the 20% haste bonus of Frost Spec and the 10% from IIT. 3) With this in mind your data supports...

Forum: Death Knights 02/13/11, 5:52 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside It's 5 PPM, it has always been 5 PPM and always... It's 5 PPM, it has always been 5 PPM and always will be 5 PPM. Yes it will proc more often the more haste you haste you have, which one of the reasons it's such a good stat. I am posting this only...

Forum: Death Knights 01/06/11, 1:29 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside The change datamined on MMOC is incorrect, is... The change datamined on MMOC is incorrect, is should read: As per: PTR 4.0.6 Patch Notes - Forums - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1765534540)

Forum: Death Knights 01/06/11, 12:50 AM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside I checked my rune regen rates a while back when... I checked my rune regen rates a while back when rumors of Icy Talons slowing them down were floating around and didn't notice any negative effects. I was getting ~9s rune times with ~10% haste. Now...

Forum: Death Knights 01/05/11, 3:49 AM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside Did some fights with 62049 tonight and I'm very... Did some fights with 62049 tonight and I'm very pleased with the results. The proc appears to be roughly 2.5-2.9% of my damage on a standard fight and works out to around 400 DPS. I'm not entirely...

Forum: Death Knights 01/03/11, 9:13 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but the... I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but the trinket will be a lot better for Frost than Unholy because we have many more weapon hits than they do because we're hitting everything with two weapons...

Forum: Death Knights 12/30/10, 1:04 PM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside It actually does take it into account. If you... It actually does take it into account. If you mouseover the tooltip with 5% hit from gear and three points in Nerves of Cold steel you will see that you have a 0% chance to miss on level 88 mobs.

Forum: Death Knights 12/26/10, 11:00 AM

Replies: 470 Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life Views: 2,377,832 Posted By Darkside On a whim, I've been reforging crit->haste on all... On a whim, I've been reforging crit->haste on all my gear and have reached ~12% haste outside of raids. So far I have no experienced any issues with being global capped in raids. There will be...

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/10/10, 6:01 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,282 Posted By Darkside Your math's off, it's 40*2*3.2 = 256 for... Your math's off, it's 40*2*3.2 = 256 for Blacksmithing. Leatherworking still wins out, but not by nearly as large a margin.

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/06/10, 11:07 AM

Replies: 16 Poll: I have race changed to melf Views: 8,142 Posted By Darkside What else has he been keeping from us? e: The... What else has he been keeping from us? e: The hair color you should get is green. Green like an Orc, you fucking race traitor.

Forum: Death Knights 11/20/10, 1:16 AM

Replies: 294 Unholy DPS | Cataclysm, Semi-Charmed Life Views: 1,132,077 Posted By Darkside It's more complicated than that, since SS scales... It's more complicated than that, since SS scales with Crit as well and I don't think that the absorb can crit (though I could be wrong).

Forum: Death Knights 11/14/10, 10:16 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside If that's the case it would still probably be... If that's the case it would still probably be better to Oblit if you have no fully depleted runes in order to not waste any RE procs.

Forum: Death Knights 11/14/10, 9:44 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside You can use KM with oblit so I'm not sure what... You can use KM with oblit so I'm not sure what your point is.

Forum: The Dung Heap 10/19/10, 2:04 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,282 Posted By Darkside Rune Strike now triggers the GCD and cannot be... Rune Strike now triggers the GCD and cannot be macroed onto abilities in the same way you could pre-4.0.1.

Forum: Death Knights 10/15/10, 1:47 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,558 Posted By Darkside Talent specs for leveling are often very... Talent specs for leveling are often very different from specs designed around the raid game. For instance, in a leveling spec you're going to want Butchery, Unholy Command or On a Pale Horse, which...

Forum: Death Knights 10/15/10, 12:35 PM

Replies: 294 Unholy DPS | Cataclysm, Semi-Charmed Life Views: 1,132,077 Posted By Darkside You're reading it wrong (though it is phrased... You're reading it wrong (though it is phrased kinda poorly). All he's saying is that if you have both a Blood and a Frost Rune up you should FeS.

Forum: Death Knights 10/14/10, 1:44 PM

Replies: 20 Death Knight - Cataclysm Mechanics Testing. Views: 36,929 Posted By Darkside I can confirm this. I thought it was a bug with... I can confirm this. I thought it was a bug with my addon when it happened, until I checked my debuffs.

Forum: Death Knights 10/14/10, 11:12 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside Yeah Unholy does more damage (the ghoul is... Yeah Unholy does more damage (the ghoul is absurd) and is much easier to play. A big portion of that is probably from the IIT bug, but at the moment if your raid doesn't need the Frost buffs you...

Forum: Death Knights 10/13/10, 7:01 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside So after playing around with the new mechanics... So after playing around with the new mechanics last night I wanted to share my musing on the new spec so far. My biggest point of interest is easily the interaction of Runic Empowerment, Killing...

Forum: Death Knights 10/13/10, 4:31 PM

Replies: 20 Death Knight - Cataclysm Mechanics Testing. Views: 36,929 Posted By Darkside Yeah I'm going to do a more thorough... Yeah I'm going to do a more thorough investigation tonight and it would be nice if someone else could help confirm my findings. I should also note that the proc chance appears to only be dependent on...

Forum: Death Knights 10/13/10, 12:42 PM

Replies: 20 Death Knight - Cataclysm Mechanics Testing. Views: 36,929 Posted By Darkside B/3: Preliminary testing indicates that it's... B/3: Preliminary testing indicates that it's still ~5 PPM. I'll run a longer test when I get home and post screenshots of the results, but it's definitely not any lower.

Forum: Death Knights 10/10/10, 3:17 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside Yeah, Frost AoE is going to require a lot of... Yeah, Frost AoE is going to require a lot of improvisation it would seem. You'll have to tab around and watch the targets health and your runes very carefully.

Forum: Death Knights 10/10/10, 11:26 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside It's worth noting that KM no longer affects HB... It's worth noting that KM no longer affects HB (at least as it is currently shown on wowhead and MMOC). Additionally, it seems like there should be some sort of target cap for when Pest becomes...

Forum: Death Knights 10/09/10, 11:54 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside This is a good point, especially considering the... This is a good point, especially considering the weird positive feedback loop of AA/Runes -> Frost Strike -> Runes etc. As the ratings currently stand, it looks like we'd need ~70% of our damage to...

Forum: Death Knights 10/08/10, 2:24 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside As Consider outlined in his OP, it's really not... As Consider outlined in his OP, it's really not that big of a problem. We simply have to reforge all the hit off the gear into mastery and gem it instead. This will result in the exact same stat...

Forum: Death Knights 10/08/10, 11:19 AM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside Honestly at this stage in the game it flat-out... Honestly at this stage in the game it flat-out doesn't matter. AT MOST you'd see something like a 20-50 DPS swing (much less than the std. dev. of your DPS) from switching from str+crit to str+haste...

Forum: Death Knights 10/07/10, 8:02 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside If you note the 4.0 stat weights, you'll actually... If you note the 4.0 stat weights, you'll actually be gemming strength+mastery over str+crit for 2h and DW.

Forum: Death Knights 10/07/10, 12:38 PM

Replies: 256 Frost DPS | Cataclysm, Larger Than Life Views: 1,371,174 Posted By Darkside It depends on what your other runes look like. If... It depends on what your other runes look like. If you have two Unholy runes, you should burn one (either through PS or Festering Strike if you also have a blood rune). If the rune that just activated...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/10, 9:15 PM

Replies: 351 RealID soon to apply to all forum posts, other upcoming official forum improvements Views: 59,108 Posted By Darkside Nonsense, Blizzard bans people from their forums... Nonsense, Blizzard bans people from their forums on a regular basis. All they would have to do is adopt higher posting standards and the problem should fix itself. Furthermore, being a paid...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/10, 9:00 PM

Replies: 351 RealID soon to apply to all forum posts, other upcoming official forum improvements Views: 59,108 Posted By Darkside There are plenty of other ways to fight trolls... There are plenty of other ways to fight trolls though. As an example, look at the very forums you are posting in. Elitist Jerks has essentially 0 trolls and has been that way for many years thanks to...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/10, 9:05 PM

Replies: 72 It's that time again - The IDIOT OF THE MONTH Thread Views: 17,538 Posted By Darkside Few days, it showed up in my RSS earlier this... Few days, it showed up in my RSS earlier this week.

Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/10, 9:04 PM

Replies: 72 It's that time again - The IDIOT OF THE MONTH Thread Views: 17,538 Posted By Darkside http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4653391338_e0f... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4653391338_e0fdb3989b_b.jpg

Forum: Public Discussion 04/28/10, 12:31 PM

Replies: 374 Cataclysm Raid Progression Refinements Views: 75,505 Posted By Darkside Seems to me like that number is going to be quite... Seems to me like that number is going to be quite a bit higher than 8%.

Forum: Death Knights 04/15/10, 12:57 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside Guys, if you want to discuss DK rune addons I... Guys, if you want to discuss DK rune addons I would prefer it if a different thread entirely were made, as this discussion does not pertain exclusively to Frost DPS.

Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 4:18 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside Is this fixed for everyone now? Is this fixed for everyone now?

Forum: Death Knights 04/12/10, 12:04 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside The problem with 2h weapons is that 1h weapons... The problem with 2h weapons is that 1h weapons (with both of them hitting) simply outscale them. Looking at the math, we see that 2h weapons get 3.3*AP/14 additional base damage while 1H weapons...

Forum: Death Knights 04/12/10, 9:51 AM

Replies: 345 Cataclysm Death Knight Changes Views: 424,917 Posted By Darkside It's not intended to be a game changer, it's... It's not intended to be a game changer, it's merely supposed to be a convenience. It'll be great for anyone at the start of the fight, as it'll help get your runes rolling ASAP and (presumable) let...

Forum: Mages 04/10/10, 1:23 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,956 Posted By Darkside Bloodlust already stacks with them, so what do... Bloodlust already stacks with them, so what do you think?

Forum: Death Knights 04/10/10, 11:25 AM

Replies: 345 Cataclysm Death Knight Changes Views: 424,917 Posted By Darkside I'm reasonably confident you are wrong about... I'm reasonably confident you are wrong about this. The entire point of the rune changes was to remove the GCD lock that many DKs find themselves in, so we are almost assuredly not going to find...

Forum: Death Knights 04/10/10, 4:18 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside I'm doing crazy things with a full ArPen build,... I'm doing crazy things with a full ArPen build, trying to see if the higher uptime on FC would be better then 10% frost. I wouldn't recommend using my build as a template, as it's largely me just...

Forum: Hunters 04/09/10, 12:38 PM

Replies: 1,262 Cataclysm Hunter Changes Views: 466,589 Posted By Darkside From an outsider's perspective it seems like if... From an outsider's perspective it seems like if they remove the cooldowns, hunter life will be spent spamming steady/cobra shot and filling in with [highest DPS ability X] which sounds really boring...

Forum: Hunters 04/09/10, 12:33 PM

Replies: 1,262 Cataclysm Hunter Changes Views: 466,589 Posted By Darkside Have they said whether or not the cooldowns on... Have they said whether or not the cooldowns on hunter abilities will be removed?

Forum: Death Knights 04/06/10, 11:29 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside Haste isn't like ArPen, it scales linearly so... Haste isn't like ArPen, it scales linearly so that each point of haste gives an absolute increase identical to the previous points. As you get more of other stats, it's relative value will increase...

Forum: Death Knights 04/04/10, 10:22 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside You should be expertise capped, so I don't see... You should be expertise capped, so I don't see how that would make any real difference.

Forum: Death Knights 04/04/10, 8:46 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,719 Posted By Darkside Please stop spreading misinformation. Please stop spreading misinformation.

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