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Forum: Rogues 02/26/11, 3:53 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 962,076
Posted By Shalcker
I did a few tries on target dummy, and could...

I did a few tries on target dummy, and could reproduce 5/2 with double hurricane proc (one after first eviscerate, one after next ambush) on my rogue. Which suggests it should be possible as long as...
Forum: Rogues 02/25/11, 5:48 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 962,076
Posted By Shalcker
You're getting to 80-90 energy in about 4-5...

You're getting to 80-90 energy in about 4-5 seconds in most practical scenarios as Subtlety. I don't think asking for 5 second foresight before using your major DPS cooldown is too much. You don't...
Forum: Rogues 02/25/11, 12:29 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 962,076
Posted By Shalcker
You really shouldn't Envenom as Subtlety. You're...

You really shouldn't Envenom as Subtlety. You're losing Deadly Poison mainhand poison procs that way, as well as Deadly Poison uptime. When you have everything up, you Eviscerate. If everything is...
Forum: Rogues 02/25/11, 10:13 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 962,076
Posted By Shalcker
You definitely can get 5CP for every Eviscerate...

You definitely can get 5CP for every Eviscerate during Shadow Dance, and HaT is reason why it's so reliable.

Double Ambush/Evis is slightly superior to single Ambush/Evis during Shadow Dance...
Forum: Rogues 02/25/11, 6:47 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 962,076
Posted By Shalcker
You can support 4 Ambushes and 2 Eviscerates...

You can support 4 Ambushes and 2 Eviscerates without any haste. There is never enough cp or energy for 3rd Eviscerate, true, and it is not needed either.
40 * 4 + 10 * 2 = 180 energy, base energy...
Forum: Rogues 02/25/11, 3:50 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 962,076
Posted By Shalcker
Isn't Glyph of Shadow Dance better or at least...

Isn't Glyph of Shadow Dance better or at least comparable to Eviscerate?
It can reliably give you 4 ambushes and 2 finishers with 2 "free" gcds as well as longer Find Weakness uptime, and can allow 5...
Forum: Rogues 02/20/11, 3:42 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
It's getting better. Nothing is ever perfect. If...

It's getting better. Nothing is ever perfect.

If no other changes will come up, next release should have Assassination and Combat tied (thanks to people pointing old pre 4.0.3a AP coefficient on...
Forum: Rogues 02/20/11, 1:04 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
SimCraft puts it at about same DPS as Fluid...

SimCraft puts it at about same DPS as Fluid Death. Prestor's Talisman of Machination is the only thing better then those two.
Forum: Rogues 02/08/11, 12:31 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
AP, Crit, and at least Master Of Subtlety bonus...

AP, Crit, and at least Master Of Subtlety bonus values are "saved" into Rupture at moment of application, and are not "reset" to current values when you refresh them with Serrated Blades.

Bandit's...
Forum: Rogues 01/25/11, 3:09 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
Hmm, yes, sorry. Then there can be second-order...

Hmm, yes, sorry.

Then there can be second-order effects (like chance of double dodge), as well as possibility of longer rupture downtime, or losing garrote. Just adding (1.0 - 1.0 *...
Forum: Rogues 01/24/11, 8:41 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
You can set "Options/Scaling/Use Positive Deltas...

You can set "Options/Scaling/Use Positive Deltas only", that will drop hit value for your gear considering that you're spellhit capped and simcraft estimates deltas in fairly wide swings.


Looking...
Forum: Rogues 01/15/11, 3:10 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
After fixing a few bugs with simcraft rogue...

After fixing a few bugs with simcraft rogue modeling (like sub mastery having no effect at all), subtlety seems to edge slightly ahead of assassination. Which probably means additional damage fixes...
Forum: Rogues 01/13/11, 4:07 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,743
Posted By Shalcker
Fiddling with simcraft for ptr data, i could...

Fiddling with simcraft for ptr data, i could bring Subtlety into ~200 dps range of Combat (out of ~24000 total) (using combat-272 gear with gems/enchants replaced to +agi and mainhand dagger from...
Forum: Paladins 01/11/11, 6:17 AM
Replies: 475
Views: 2,249,741
Posted By Shalcker
Wouldn't you get 1/4 of strength as parry though?...

Wouldn't you get 1/4 of strength as parry though? That would make Str/Mastery enchant 15.75 parry (with kings)/35 mastery/180 AP (189 with kings, then 207.9 with kings+blessing of might).
It was also...
Forum: Paladins 09/03/09, 9:50 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,450
Posted By Shalcker
Good to see it cleared up. I just went through...

Good to see it cleared up.

I just went through two gigs of combatlogs for full august and there are no deflected attacks on bosses for anything other then HotR.

Hunter deflect everything when they...
Forum: Paladins 09/01/09, 2:46 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,450
Posted By Shalcker
HotR is deflectable, not parryable (since it is...

HotR is deflectable, not parryable (since it is ranged attack), and according to wowwiki (http://www.wowwiki.com/Deflect) deflects don't speed up melee swings.
Forum: Paladins 08/26/09, 3:45 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,450
Posted By Shalcker
That's quite interesting and useful piece of...

That's quite interesting and useful piece of math, thank you. :)

It is, however, simplified to ignore stepwise nature of stamina gains for burst time, as noted further down in that thread. We can...
Forum: Paladins 08/25/09, 2:24 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,450
Posted By Shalcker
Avoidance 3-shot scenario is pretty broad, since...

Avoidance 3-shot scenario is pretty broad, since it works for any 3 avoidable hits in a row that kill you.
For example, for me it it would happen with 15-24k hits for...
Forum: Paladins 08/24/09, 5:37 PM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,450
Posted By Shalcker
Hmm, perhaps i'm missing something? Obviously in...

Hmm, perhaps i'm missing something? Obviously in 3-shot scenario stamina matters only when overkill is lower then stamina gained - otherwise avoidance wins all the time, because it reduces chances of...
Forum: Paladins 08/24/09, 7:54 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 336,450
Posted By Shalcker
Each avoided hit is extra 2-2.4 seconds to hit...

Each avoided hit is extra 2-2.4 seconds to hit LoH/DP/Trinkets, catch up on healing, or surviving after triggering AD "death" part. It's random but powerful.

As long as you can survive between AD...
Forum: Paladins 04/27/09, 10:10 AM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,841
Posted By Shalcker
Combat expertise gives both melee and spell crit,...

Combat expertise gives both melee and spell crit, and tooltip was actually changed in 3.1 to reflect it.
Forum: Paladins 04/27/09, 1:39 AM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,841
Posted By Shalcker
Just as nitpick, Touched by the Light affects...

Just as nitpick, Touched by the Light affects total healing on crits, NOT crit bonus, so it's 1.5 * 1.3 => 195% crits
Forum: Public Discussion 04/19/09, 5:15 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 317,662
Posted By Shalcker
Staying in combat after killing Flame Leviathan...

Staying in combat after killing Flame Leviathan seems to be pretty common. I encountered it on both 10man and 25man "easy" mode kills. For some reason we also had people not eligible for loot/emblems...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/17/09, 2:41 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,783
Posted By Shalcker
Wintergrasp vehicles have you attacking from...

Wintergrasp vehicles have you attacking from passenger seats. Nothing stops them from using similar approaches, where one player controls vehicle part and the rest does dps/healing.
"Launching player...
Forum: Paladins 11/09/08, 3:08 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
Not in every case. Heavy armor will skew results...

Not in every case. Heavy armor will skew results in Prot favor.

Prot:
80% armor-ignoring holy damage (Ret has about 40% holy damage now with divine storm becoming physical)
Bigger group damage (HotR...
Forum: Paladins 11/08/08, 1:05 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
With exception to seals being undispellable, it's...

With exception to seals being undispellable, it's no different from Ret. You can get stoicism in classic prot build without sacrificing anything tank-centric... and having lower stun duration is...
Forum: Paladins 11/08/08, 5:42 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
Suppose you run in and start with 7s HoJ. How...

Suppose you run in and start with 7s HoJ. How much damage you can do in "perfect storm" scenario?
Dragging some random numbers from arena combat logs (might be a bit old though, without latest...
Forum: Paladins 11/07/08, 12:37 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
What SA returns? Anyone who is dumb enough to...

What SA returns? Anyone who is dumb enough to focus you generally learns fast.

But your most damaging move, HotR, uses LESS mana then Crusader Strike... and you don't have mana dump of Divine Storm,...
Forum: Paladins 11/07/08, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
Umm, sorry? Did you actually tried arena as Prot?...

Umm, sorry? Did you actually tried arena as Prot? It's far from being "joke" even now, actually i'd say it's at about same level as pre-3.0 ret with some fun differences. Mana burns kill you, fears...
Forum: Paladins 11/02/08, 2:24 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
This can lead to problems when mob is caster and...

This can lead to problems when mob is caster and tauntable... you might need to use HoJ for it's spell interrupt portion, and having it automatically taunt your target isn't always desirable.
Forum: Paladins 09/28/08, 3:34 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,750
Posted By Shalcker
You're reading it wrong. They are just changing...

You're reading it wrong. They are just changing it to AP, and since AP is not affected by Kings (which definitely was taken into consideration when designing that talent), they reduce required amount...
Forum: Paladins 09/20/08, 7:07 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,750
Posted By Shalcker
The way paladin system works, you're pretty much...

The way paladin system works, you're pretty much guaranteed to have burst if you do respectable dps in position where your reflective damage cannot be used... simply because there is just not enough...
Forum: Paladins 09/12/08, 10:43 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,750
Posted By Shalcker
On topic of possible 11pt prot talents......

On topic of possible 11pt prot talents... wouldn't it be fun to have something that "consumes" judgements? :)

After all, we have three debuffing judgements now, and while their power is pretty good...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/08, 8:03 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,750
Posted By Shalcker
Only abilities that should not be affected by...

Only abilities that should not be affected by Conviction are Consecration, Holy Shield, and Ret Aura... most of them crit for 200% too (at least judgements and ShoR do).

TbtL-JotW build is...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/08, 6:47 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,750
Posted By Shalcker
Looking jow at scaling, wouldn't something like...

Looking jow at scaling, wouldn't something like this (http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=sZE0tIg0zMMoeZxfxx0zzhh) spec actually guarantee highest procs in absolutely any gear set, holy, prot, or ret,...
Forum: Paladins 07/28/08, 11:15 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,750
Posted By Shalcker
But there is no indications of tools that'll...

But there is no indications of tools that'll allow Ret to be decent in small-scale PvP in any other fashion then "one-shot".

Lack of "snare", "mortal strike", "charge", or "pull" (like DK) mechanics...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/08, 12:19 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,371
Posted By Shalcker
It should be noted that since drop table of...

It should be noted that since drop table of Brilliant Glass changes, you should stock them now to get possible epic gems later. (see http://elitistjerks.com/f33/t18193-fishy_experiment/)
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/08, 8:02 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,361
Posted By Shalcker
It's interesting to note that EU PTR has S2 gear...

It's interesting to note that EU PTR has S2 gear in Hall of Champions, Stormwind (Veteran pieces, and blue honor armors)... And Veteran's Scaled items (Ret Paladin ones) still have their old stats...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/07/08, 8:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,551
Posted By Shalcker
Actually, adding everyone-favorite Bombing Runs...

Actually, adding everyone-favorite Bombing Runs using a bit adjusted existing Gryphon Rider paths would add a lot of "fun". You bomb things in entry Hellfire quests, Haala, daily Ogrilla quests,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/21/07, 7:59 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,146
Posted By Shalcker
So far i see new AV to be higher honor gain. I...

So far i see new AV to be higher honor gain. I played a few games where it took 11m to get ~400 honor (horde got ~300 in the same game) with pretty much instant queues, which is probably ~2-3k honor...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/15/07, 1:03 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 182,269
Posted By Shalcker
Righteous Fury (paladin buff) is cast twice on...

Righteous Fury (paladin buff) is cast twice on activation. So if you got mana for two, it takes 1416 mana to activate, if you're below that, it takes tooltip amount (708)

WoW Forums ->...
Forum: Paladins 11/12/07, 9:56 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
Dualwielding mobs are generally assumed to get...

Dualwielding mobs are generally assumed to get +19% miss penalty on melee auto-attacks (same as dualwielding rogues/warriors/shaman). WWS also show dualwielding bosses with increased miss rate. So...
Forum: Paladins 11/12/07, 9:01 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,541
Posted By Shalcker
Can you point me to actual testing on this? As...

Can you point me to actual testing on this?

As far as i remember, there is no other debuff that reduces actual stats (other then some lowlevel weapon procs).

Most tests on vindication indicate that...
Forum: Paladins 11/12/07, 3:21 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,541
Posted By Shalcker
Stamina removal part takes away health by...

Stamina removal part takes away health by reducing maximum hp. As long as vindication procs while mob is above ~90%, it'll provide some benefit.

Well, reducing both mana and health by 15% can be...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/09/07, 5:58 AM
Replies: 290
Views: 35,504
Posted By Shalcker
It should actually be somewhat easy. Anyone who...

It should actually be somewhat easy. Anyone who touches flag gets unconditinal aggro while chanelling (like red beam on Netherspite), if guards are further away then 40y they teleport back. You can...
Forum: Paladins 11/07/07, 10:30 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
Since specials use two-roll system, while you...

Since specials use two-roll system, while you cannot get melee crit with holy shield up and uncrushable status (autoattack uses single-roll), you can still get crit from special (and then block...
Forum: Paladins 11/07/07, 7:13 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
Will it make you crit-vulnerable if new improved...

Will it make you crit-vulnerable if new improved seal of crusader gets reflected that way?
Forum: Paladins 11/04/07, 3:38 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
You can spam Righteous Fury if you want to drain...

You can spam Righteous Fury if you want to drain your mana fast, it's 24% of base mana every global cooldown not busy with aggro/survival skills.
Forum: Paladins 10/30/07, 1:27 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,541
Posted By Shalcker
I don't think it's that difficult... if you use...

I don't think it's that difficult... if you use wws, you can just look at "dps time", invert percentage, multiply it by fight length, and that will be rough estimation of your time spent outside of...
Forum: Paladins 10/28/07, 12:39 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,740
Posted By Shalcker
How about specs with improved seal of crusader...

How about specs with improved seal of crusader (or pursuit of justice)?

No matter how i look at it, there has to be at least one point "drained" from other talents... and no more then one if we're...
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