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Posted By Bobfred21

At the time I posted that I didn't realize the...

At the time I posted that I didn't realize the glyph was broken. It's not working right now. My advice: Stagger your death coils while continuing to build runic power. Just make sure the Buff doesn't...

Forum: Death Knights

08/19/11, 4:34 PM

Replies: 437

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Posted By Bobfred21

Well, what I'm suggesting is pool RP and then...

Well, what I'm suggesting is pool RP and then burn it on the ghoul pre-pull to build stacks and start the fight with a fully charged DT. You could probably begin pooling again if you like but really...

Forum: Death Knights

08/18/11, 7:52 AM

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Posted By Bobfred21

Actually, you could probably use the RP on your...

Actually, you could probably use the RP on your ghoul pre-fight with the glyph that refunds RP when you heal your ghoul in order to start the fight with a ready to use DT.

Forum: Death Knights

08/17/11, 2:18 PM

Replies: 437

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Posted By Bobfred21

My inclination (mind you I don't have math to...

My inclination (mind you I don't have math to back this up) is that you would build as much RP before pull as possible (using the 2 piece it's possible to cap pre fight). Unload that RP and go into...

Forum: The Dung Heap

08/15/11, 9:47 AM

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Posted By Bobfred21

These are PvE forums so you won't find much...

These are PvE forums so you won't find much support for PvP here. However, I can point you in the right direction: Death Knight - Arena Junkies...

Forum: Death Knights

08/05/11, 7:11 AM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

Run a simulator, this isn't the kind of question...

Run a simulator, this isn't the kind of question you need our input to figure out.

As for my personal gear set, I see swapping out Licence to Slay for Essence as a loss on the tune of 400 DPS....

Forum: Death Knights

07/27/11, 2:11 AM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

I remember a lot of trinket discussion being...

I remember a lot of trinket discussion being tossed around a few pages back, with several people claiming different things as BIS and with several different methodologies being used. I don't recall...

Forum: Death Knights

07/26/11, 9:22 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

For me, 20 second ramp up on Apparatus is a bit...

For me, 20 second ramp up on Apparatus is a bit of an exageration UNLESS I'm holding off on the start for tank aggro, in which case I wouldn't be popping PoF until I actually started anyway....

Forum: Death Knights

07/06/11, 2:11 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

Actually, I took your current gear and plugged it...

Actually, I took your current gear and plugged it into rawr to play around with some reforging. Getting back to expertise cap required me only to sacrifice mastery, outside of the fact that you lose...

Forum: Death Knights

07/06/11, 4:47 AM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

This topic keeps being discussed and rebutted and...

This topic keeps being discussed and rebutted and I don't understand why.

Let's take a few premises:
-After strength your stat priorities are: Hit to cap>Exp to cap>Haste>Mastery>Crit>Whatever...

Forum: Death Knights

07/05/11, 12:57 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

I'm not certain why the post was removed as it...

I'm not certain why the post was removed as it raised a valid point - My response to the original post is probably enough to explain:

I've been considering swapping over to a mastery heavy build as...

Forum: Death Knights

07/01/11, 3:04 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

I've just tested on live: Apparatus of...

I've just tested on live: Apparatus of Khaz'goroth can be used at the same time as Synapse Springs. I'm not sure if other on use trinkets trigger the synapse springs but this indicates to me that the...

Forum: Death Knights

07/01/11, 2:51 AM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

DELETE. Looks like it's already accounted for.

DELETE. Looks like it's already accounted for.

Forum: Death Knights

06/30/11, 6:25 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

Sure, but then the list is hardly useful to the...

Sure, but then the list is hardly useful to the vast majority of DKs.

The vast majority of DKs, especially DW frost are hit capped without trying.

In fact, I have been having difficulty dropping...

Forum: Death Knights

06/30/11, 2:50 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

Even this isn't entirely true: I can easily...

Even this isn't entirely true: I can easily maintain 601 hit while reforging every non-haste item to hit rating. Assuming my alternative is a strength based trinket which can't be reforged, equipping...

Forum: Death Knights

06/14/11, 7:55 PM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

This was discussed in the other Unholy Thread,...

This was discussed in the other Unholy Thread, the short answer is yes, in sustained aoe situations 2xFestering Strike and 4 blood boils are better. When you need to AoE burst right now it's less...

Forum: Death Knights

05/26/11, 7:41 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

Obliterate gives you a free howling blast 45% of...

Obliterate gives you a free howling blast 45% of the time. With enough mastery that method could become dominant but with current gear it's suboptimal.

Forum: Death Knights

05/26/11, 2:55 PM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

In full 359 gear I have 4546 strength, unbuffed....

In full 359 gear I have 4546 strength, unbuffed.
4546 + (10x38) (Licence to Slay)= 4926
+ 549 (horn of winter) = 5475
x 1.05 (Kings / Mark of the Wild) = 5748 (approximately)

Basically with just...

Forum: Death Knights

05/17/11, 12:58 AM

Replies: 515

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Posted By Bobfred21

The fights your looking at are probably gimmick...

The fights your looking at are probably gimmick fights where there's a lot of time where the DK can not be in melee range of the boss, like Ascendant Council and Atramedes.

Forum: Death Knights

04/25/11, 1:49 PM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

There is no hard and fast haste soft-cap. It...

There is no hard and fast haste soft-cap. It depends on your other stats (expertise for example) and your latency.

Until recently I have been playing on a pretty poor connection - at around...

Forum: Death Knights

04/15/11, 1:42 AM

Replies: 179

Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A

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Posted By Bobfred21

Mathematics / Theorycrafting question: How does...

Mathematics / Theorycrafting question:
How does attack power interact with our strikes?

Obviously it "makes them hit harder", but if I wanted to do some napkin math how would I figure out the damage...

Forum: Death Knights

04/13/11, 3:37 AM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

The gargoyle also applies an aura. I'm willing to...

The gargoyle also applies an aura. I'm willing to bet you can't replicate the D&D trick because the gargoyle is single target however, if it's an issue with the application of auras it's certainly...

Forum: Death Knights

04/06/11, 7:45 PM

Replies: 470

Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life

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Posted By Bobfred21

Any serious raiding DK should be trying to get as...

Any serious raiding DK should be trying to get as close to every raid buff as possible - these days it's not terribly hard.
That having been said, if I'm in a ten man guild that's missing mark of the...

Forum: Death Knights

04/04/11, 4:54 PM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

I've been trying to figure out a parse on World...

I've been trying to figure out a parse on World of Logs which shows an Unholy DK pulling 220k DPS on 10 man normal Valiona and Theralion. I feel like the parse has to be displaying incorrectly...

Forum: The Dung Heap

03/30/11, 6:24 PM

Replies: 30,129

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Posted By Bobfred21

Just tooltip fixes.

Just tooltip fixes.

Forum: Death Knights

03/23/11, 8:04 PM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

Hmm, looking at world of logs has shown me that...

Hmm, looking at world of logs has shown me that there must be a glitch in my skada, because my skada gave me those numbers but doesn't keep track of the two different parts of scourge strike...

Forum: Death Knights

03/23/11, 3:40 PM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

This isn't quite true. For one, 1 Festering...

This isn't quite true. For one, 1 Festering Strike is the same RP generation as 2 Scourge Strikes (which is really the comparison, given that scourge strike is only one rune).

Additionally taken...

Forum: Death Knights

03/19/11, 5:23 PM

Replies: 197

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Posted By Bobfred21

These stat weights were updated after 4.06 but...

These stat weights were updated after 4.06 but prior to the subsequent hot fixes which ended up shifting damage out of death coil and into our strikes (lowering the value of mastery and upping the...

Forum: Death Knights

03/17/11, 3:50 PM

Replies: 197

Views: 849,719

Posted By Bobfred21

Stat weights should probably be updated. I...

Stat weights should probably be updated. I believe those stat weights were prior to the hotfixes which took place after 4.06 and at the very least I believe at higher gear levels expertise has...

Forum: Death Knights

02/25/11, 8:15 PM

Replies: 1,164

Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm.

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Posted By Bobfred21

Advanced settings. All character information is...

Advanced settings. All character information is identical to the armory link I provided above, both running in unholy presence.

I don't have a pot or prepot selected because the sim doesn't have...

Forum: Death Knights

02/25/11, 1:47 AM

Replies: 1,164

Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm.

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Posted By Bobfred21

I'm seeing some strangeness in the sim. All...

I'm seeing some strangeness in the sim. All simulations were done with the following gear set:
Kayfas @ Lothar - Game - World of Warcraft...

Forum: Death Knights

02/17/11, 12:37 PM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

What was probably happening is you pet was still...

What was probably happening is you pet was still trying to attack the dragon from the previous phase. You have to manually put him on your new target otherwise he'll just chase around the one that's...

Forum: Death Knights

02/14/11, 4:18 PM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

It's very possible that FP is better for AoE,...

It's very possible that FP is better for AoE, I've got a fair bit of homework this week, but hopefully I'll find some time to run some numbers.

As far as the ghoul goes: the ghoul gains 15% haste...

Forum: Death Knights

02/12/11, 4:30 AM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

If you are using FeS as I've been discussing your...

If you are using FeS as I've been discussing your diseases will stay on your primary target until 1 of two things occurs:
1. Outbreak is up because FeS has extended the duration of diseases, just...

Forum: Death Knights

02/12/11, 12:21 AM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

Well, I have indeed read it and I think it was...

Well, I have indeed read it and I think it was pretty clear that I understand that BB is a lot more DPS on multiple adds, that doesn't necessarily mean you use it whenever possible. As I mentioned in...

Forum: Death Knights

02/11/11, 5:33 AM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

Now, it's 5 am, so excuse me if I sound a little...

Now, it's 5 am, so excuse me if I sound a little crazy, but in reference to our AoE priority, the OP gives this as our suggested priority:

"Diseases > Dark Transformation > Death and Decay > SS if...

Forum: The Dung Heap

02/09/11, 12:00 AM

Replies: 30,129

Views: 1,906,282

Posted By Bobfred21

Haste bug

Delete post.

Forum: Death Knights

01/21/11, 5:52 PM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

The value of expertise is currently low because...

The value of expertise is currently low because there's little risk to missing an attack correct? Not being GCD capped we simply use the rune on our next GCD with very little opportunity cost. If...

Forum: The Dung Heap

01/19/11, 3:28 PM

Replies: 30,129

Views: 1,906,282

Posted By Bobfred21

Even with our new stat weights haste is still...

Even with our new stat weights haste is still much better than both crit and mastery and we do still need to hit cap - they will have an equal amount of strength. Elementium Girdle of Pain will be...

Forum: Death Knights

01/14/11, 11:08 PM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

I never claimed it would turn expertise into the...

I never claimed it would turn expertise into the best stat ever. The topic was that the runic corruption change will affect expertise scaling more than crit scaling, and it will for the reasons...

Forum: Death Knights

01/14/11, 7:27 PM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

The reason expertise isn't very good right now is...

The reason expertise isn't very good right now is because we're not GCD capped so missing a few strikes isn't a big deal because we can use push it back and do it later.

Runic corruption stacking is...

Forum: Death Knights

01/11/11, 3:24 PM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

Diseases will actually be doing less damage do to...

Diseases will actually be doing less damage do to the loss of Blightcaller. Significantly less at that.

Forum: Death Knights

01/11/11, 11:18 AM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

To be fair, we're probably going to want one of...

To be fair, we're probably going to want one of the rings from Conclave of Wind anyway since they can drop a very nice strength based haste/crit ring. Which, by all counts is significantly better...

Forum: The Dung Heap

01/07/11, 2:30 AM

Replies: 30,129

Views: 1,906,282

Posted By Bobfred21

EDIT: Repost.

EDIT: Repost.

Forum: Death Knights

01/07/11, 2:24 AM

Replies: 297

Unholy DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, The Missing Frame

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Posted By Bobfred21

So I've been running some sims. All simulations...

So I've been running some sims. All simulations have been run using BiS gear with the exception of:
Elementium Girdle of Pain and some very minor reforging.

This sim reforged pretty much as...

Forum: Death Knights

01/05/11, 11:33 AM

Replies: 470

Frost DPS | Cataclysm 4.0.6, This Is My Life

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Posted By Bobfred21

One thing to consider is that if you go with...

One thing to consider is that if you go with 60349 over 60339 you are losing what is essentially 20 free hit rating because of the +20 strength socket bonus. Red socket gets strength, blue socket...

Forum: The Dung Heap

01/02/11, 4:23 PM

Replies: 30,129