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Forum: Paladins 05/15/13, 9:37 PM
Replies: 633
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Posted By Theck
I'm not sure why you think that. There's a very...

I'm not sure why you think that. There's a very clear analytic equilibrium between any two multiplicative stats (i.e. haste and crit, crit and str, haste and str). I could have sworn I posted the...
Forum: Paladins 05/14/13, 11:20 AM
Replies: 633
Views: 543,204
Posted By Theck
If my memory is correct, doesn't SimCraft...

If my memory is correct, doesn't SimCraft calculate hit/exp deltas using negative delta sizes by default? I.e., instead of adding 1000 hit (and being significantly over-capped), it subtracts 1000...
Forum: Paladins 03/27/13, 8:35 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 58,468
Posted By Theck
It doesn't change the formula in the macro, but...

It doesn't change the formula in the macro, but the macro has been mostly irrelevant since MoP dropped anyway. There's no point in trying to reforge to balance dodge and parry DR when you're better...
Forum: Paladins 03/22/13, 7:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 58,468
Posted By Theck
I'd still consider using Control/Mastery for...

I'd still consider using Control/Mastery for heroic sha, just on the off-chance that you manage to miss several CS/J in a row and can't make the 3-HP in 8-seconds benchmark. I know a lot of tanks...
Forum: Paladins 03/05/13, 3:48 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 58,468
Posted By Theck
On heroic Garalon, tank death wasn't really a...

On heroic Garalon, tank death wasn't really a concern (slow, predictable damage at 6-second intervals that could be mitigated by SotR). Clemency allowed you to BoP two kiters in a row, which meant...
Forum: Paladins 03/05/13, 11:32 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 58,468
Posted By Theck
Just a few corrections that I didn't PM you...

Just a few corrections that I didn't PM you earlier:

Active Mitigation:
It may be worth noting that SotR doesn't recalculate on a refresh, so it's worth popping mastery trinkets before Holy Avenger...
Forum: Paladins 03/01/13, 11:51 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Absolutely love your summary. If slashdot has...

Absolutely love your summary. If slashdot has taught me anything, it's that everything is better with a car analogy.

I'm torn between C/Ha and C/Ma myself. Mel's argument about timing has a lot of...
Forum: Paladins 02/22/13, 4:40 PM
Replies: 202
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Posted By Theck
Yes, because the second trinket effect won't...

Yes, because the second trinket effect won't grant any benefit to HA. It'll just give you some extra block chance.
Forum: Paladins 02/19/13, 6:10 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
I found someone to give me a hand with the test...

I found someone to give me a hand with the test as described: Maintankadin • View topic - A Call to Arms - MoP Mechanics Testing...
Forum: Paladins 02/19/13, 5:03 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
The problem is that the variance in mob damage is...

The problem is that the variance in mob damage is generally large enough to muddy the waters. The weapons in the parse request have very narrow damage ranges, which makes the damage done very...
Forum: Paladins 02/18/13, 1:08 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Do you have a parse of this, by any chance? Or...

Do you have a parse of this, by any chance? Or is this just based on the tooltip? This is a test I've been requesting for some time now, but never got around to performing myself (Call to Arms...
Forum: Paladins 02/07/13, 3:19 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Yeah, shifting some of that proc chance from...

Yeah, shifting some of that proc chance from avoidance back into CS/HotR will bring haste back up some. You can check my blog post from today (http://sacredduty.net/2013/02/07/cruise-ader-control/)...
Forum: Paladins 02/05/13, 9:51 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
It will be a slight nerf to single-target Holy...

It will be a slight nerf to single-target Holy Power generation while tanking (from the earlier quoted 0.0444/sec to around 0.040/sec, before munching combinatorics are considered). It will be a...
Forum: Paladins 01/27/13, 2:21 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
You don't have 33% miss+avoidance against a boss....

You don't have 33% miss+avoidance against a boss. You're lucky to have about 20%. For starters, you have exactly 0% miss. In my current gear, I have about 7.5% dodge and about 19.5% parry...
Forum: Paladins 01/18/13, 6:59 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
You can't get 0.5 HP/sec without either using...

You can't get 0.5 HP/sec without either using Divine Purpose or time-averaging one of the other two L75 talents. At hit/exp caps you top out around 0.415 HP/sec. But SotR-WoG1-WoG1 covers 13...
Forum: Paladins 01/18/13, 1:51 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Oops. I meant Divine Protection. Sorry about...

Oops. I meant Divine Protection. Sorry about that, went back and fixed the typo.

As far as 1-HoPo WoGs, I'm not sure that you're guaranteeing much more or less overhealing by doing it that way...
Forum: Paladins 01/15/13, 10:16 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
It will really depend on how the simulations come...

It will really depend on how the simulations come out. Using WoG to maintain the 2pc buff is probably going to be a net gain in TDR but a net loss in smoothness. The extra 40% block will almost...
Forum: Paladins 01/14/13, 1:21 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
The thought is that you're trading ~10% of SotR...

The thought is that you're trading ~10% of SotR uptime (via hit/exp, dropping from ~40% to ~30% uptime) for 100% uptime on a guaranteed 30% mitigation that is multiplicative (i.e. you can mitigate a...
Forum: Paladins 01/14/13, 1:07 PM
Replies: 202
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Posted By Theck
104.5% is how much block you need to cover the...

104.5% is how much block you need to cover the combat table. Remember that Mists increased the level-based reduction in miss, dodge, parry, and block to 1.5% per level. So a level 93 boss gives you...
Forum: Paladins 01/14/13, 8:32 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
I think there's an error in your calculation. ...

I think there's an error in your calculation. 22k mastery gives you about 36.6%. Even in the absence of diminishing returns, that would leave us shy of the 104.5% needed to block cap...
Forum: Paladins 01/02/13, 2:12 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
My apologies then. The statement about stamina...

My apologies then. The statement about stamina not being "useful" above a certain threshold is probably what led me to misconstrue your statement.


I upgraded my valor trinket fully for a few...
Forum: Paladins 01/01/13, 6:49 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
That all depends on why you're considering the...

That all depends on why you're considering the DPS trinket in the first place. If it's for DPS, then it really depends on how much survivability you can give up in your pursuit of DPS. Trinkets are...
Forum: Paladins 01/01/13, 3:06 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Yeah, certainly there are some limits on the...

Yeah, certainly there are some limits on the argument. The absurdum ad infinitum response falls flat because it fails to be a reasonable model. It's far more reasonable to limit yourself to...
Forum: Paladins 12/31/12, 2:51 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
This is a myth that keeps getting repeated, but...

This is a myth that keeps getting repeated, but I've never seen any evidence for it. I could (and have) made a strong argument that no matter how much stamina you already have, stamina is still a...
Forum: Paladins 12/24/12, 5:06 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
It's about right. I took a very short (200...

It's about right. I took a very short (200 swing) data set this morning and got ~89% proc rate, within the 95% confidence interval of 20 PPM (86.67%).
Forum: Paladins 12/23/12, 12:37 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
It doesn't. Mastery was already far ahead of...

It doesn't. Mastery was already far ahead of haste in DR without 4-piece. What it might affect is smoothing (i.e. Control/Haste vs. Control/Mastery), however it's probably not a very significant...
Forum: Paladins 12/11/12, 10:42 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
It's actually better at 2 targets at low...

It's actually better at 2 targets at low vengeance, 3+ at high vengeance. From the ret thread:
link to Exemplar's calculation for Ret...
Forum: Paladins 11/21/12, 12:47 PM
Replies: 633
Views: 543,204
Posted By Theck
HotR has used normalized weapon speed since it...

HotR has used normalized weapon speed since it was re-worked in beta to scale off of weapon damage instead of AP/SP. So you don't have to pretend, your calculation is correct as-is.

I did the same...
Forum: Paladins 11/21/12, 1:16 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Roughly 30% haste. 7.5 HoPo per minute is 0.125...

Roughly 30% haste. 7.5 HoPo per minute is 0.125 per second. Assuming you start at around 0.40 HP/sec from base rotation and GC procs, that would bring you up to 0.525 HP/sec. You'd need about...
Forum: Paladins 11/11/12, 9:38 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Had some time to look at this today. Turns out...

Had some time to look at this today. Turns out the excel ROUND() function wants 2 arguments, while the google docs version allows me to use 1 (defaulting the second to 0). Adding the second...
Forum: Paladins 11/10/12, 5:41 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
No, it wouldn't make more sense to do that. ...

No, it wouldn't make more sense to do that. Using AS immediately does get rid of the chance that you "waste" a proc, but it also pushes back the next CS or J (or both). Since the Grand Crusader...
Forum: Paladins 11/09/12, 10:40 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
This is something I considered pretty early on in...

This is something I considered pretty early on in beta, and included in the simulations. You can find the entire set of rotations modeled here...
Forum: Paladins 11/08/12, 11:25 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Yeah, I noticed the duration difference a day or...

Yeah, I noticed the duration difference a day or two after I posted. Given the similar uptimes, DS is still strictly better than RS in my mind. Also note that the AMR weight for Strength is...
Forum: Paladins 11/06/12, 6:33 PM
Replies: 202
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Posted By Theck
Aha, my procrastination strategy paid off. I had...

Aha, my procrastination strategy paid off. I had an idea the other enchants would follow suit soon, saving me the trouble of theorycrafting the (now deprecated) Dancing Steel and Colossus...
Forum: Paladins 11/06/12, 10:17 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Not as far as I can tell. In terms of AoE DPS in...

Not as far as I can tell. In terms of AoE DPS in isolation (i.e. only considering the two spells), Holy Prism's damage wins out over Light's Hammer except in a few specific situations (adds that...
Forum: Paladins 11/06/12, 10:08 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Well, Seal of Insight's direct healing isn't...

Well, Seal of Insight's direct healing isn't based on damage done, but it will affect Battle Healer heals. In addition, Seal of Insight can't crit. So the only effect crit will have is to increase...
Forum: Paladins 10/26/12, 9:24 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
You're discounting the strongest part of AD. The...

You're discounting the strongest part of AD. The "no-death" thing is pretty much the best part of that spell. The 20% damage redux is nice, and makes it a useful button. The get out of death free...
Forum: Paladins 10/26/12, 10:59 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
I tend to use hit/stam in yellow sockets, in...

I tend to use hit/stam in yellow sockets, in order to reforge more into haste. But haste/stam in a yellow socket is also reasonable, especially if the numbers work out such that it lets you reforge...
Forum: Paladins 10/25/12, 10:45 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
If you mean the effect that weapon procs will...

If you mean the effect that weapon procs will have on the debate between haste and mastery in general, then it's almost certainly insignificant. They will likely all scale roughly the same with...
Forum: Paladins 10/25/12, 10:31 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
I don't agree with your "mastery>haste"...

I don't agree with your "mastery>haste" conclusion. First of all, haste will be flat-out better for DPS. So yes, you can do 200k+ DPS on heroic Stone Guard with a mastery build, but you'll still do...
Forum: Paladins 10/19/12, 10:21 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Actually, it's possible to hard-cap expertise in...

Actually, it's possible to hard-cap expertise in 470+ gear, provided you've picked up some of the more optimal pieces from valor/drops. I'm at 477 and fairly comfortably over both caps, such that...
Forum: Paladins 10/18/12, 11:23 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
I still disagree about stamina ever being useless...

I still disagree about stamina ever being useless in progression. More buffer means less panicky healers means more mana efficient healing. In fact, I still maintain that stamina is a better...
Forum: Paladins 10/11/12, 5:18 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
As I replied over at MT, this has no effect on...

As I replied over at MT, this has no effect on the simulations. I'm using a 1.5-second boss swing timer, so SotR always covers exactly 2 attacks. It's essentially like simulating a player that is...
Forum: Paladins 10/05/12, 10:20 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Damage Smoothing Follow-Up...

Damage Smoothing Follow-Up (http://sacredduty.net/2012/10/05/damage-smoothing-follow-up/), containing the answers Wrathblood was asking for regarding what to do after expertise hard-cap.


Not...
Forum: Paladins 10/04/12, 10:45 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
We've already determined what procs GoBH over at...

We've already determined what procs GoBH over at MT:
Melee
CS
HotR (phys)
HotR (nova)
SotR

That's it. It's notable that every target hit by HotR procs it, and it's 100% proc rate. So if you hit 3...
Forum: Paladins 10/02/12, 6:19 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
Just a quick comment: The conversion is 885 parry...

Just a quick comment: The conversion is 885 parry rating, not 888, despite what's given in the OP. In addition, the strength conversion is 951.158596, but the Stats buff needs to be accounted for. ...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/12, 10:10 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
In T14 normal mode gear, we start out with around...

In T14 normal mode gear, we start out with around 40k AP even at 0 Vengeance.

That said, the calculation is mostly moot. In the steady state it doesn't matter whether you use HoW>HW or HW>HoW. ...
Forum: Paladins 09/23/12, 5:52 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 224,247
Posted By Theck
You're right, I was looking at an old revision of...

You're right, I was looking at an old revision of my code.
Forum: Paladins 09/23/12, 1:30 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 224,247
Posted By Theck
This depends on how much AP you have, basically. ...

This depends on how much AP you have, basically. Consider the formulas:
ES: 10023+4.566*SP
LH (1T): 8*(2792+0.247*SP) = 22336+1.976*SP
LH (2T): 8*(2792+0.247*SP)*2 = 44672+3.952*SP

Set ES=LH(2T)...
Forum: Paladins 09/23/12, 1:13 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,969
Posted By Theck
A couple minor corrections: 1) I believe it's 885...

A couple minor corrections:
1) I believe it's 885 dodge/parry rating per 1%, not 888.
2) Armor is by far our best TDR stat, so if you're going with elixirs I'd recommend Mantid over Mirrors.
3) Now...
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