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Forum: Mages 02/15/11, 9:06 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 917,910
Posted By Alvira
Just my 2 cents. But with the reduced mana cost...

Just my 2 cents. But with the reduced mana cost to AB, the new volatile Alchemist stone is even better now, because mythical mana potions used give 14,000 mana back. And that can now equate to more...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/31/11, 4:28 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,951
Posted By Alvira
I will go and see how much this spell does on a...

I will go and see how much this spell does on a training dummy self buffed. Maybe it makes a big difference raid buffed with top gear. But arcane blast scales up as well. Right now, my impression...
Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 4:19 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,791
Posted By Alvira
So arcane blast average DPS should be higher than...

So arcane blast average DPS should be higher than the number I see there, because if we keep up a mana efficient rotation, then it would average out to maybe a 2 stack on average? And it assumes full...
Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 1:46 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,791
Posted By Alvira
Vontre, I was playing with your magegraf, great...

Vontre, I was playing with your magegraf, great tool! May I ask a question. Under spell detail for arcane blast, the final DPS you show for arcane blast is based on a base arcane blast, with all...
Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 1:04 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,791
Posted By Alvira
Liv, I followed the link, and looked at your...

Liv, I followed the link, and looked at your sample cast sequences and the DPS chart. The simulator doesn't seem to show DPS dropping to zero for the six seconds while a mage is evocating. But for...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 10:28 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
Have a question on 2 handed frost DPS. If I only...

Have a question on 2 handed frost DPS.

If I only have 2 talent points left, and I am choosing between 2 points in Tundra Stalker vs 2 points in 2 handed weapon specialisation, which is better? I...
Forum: Death Knights 12/19/08, 1:17 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
I think its to make Rime procs better. The rune...

I think its to make Rime procs better.

The rune cost of FU prevents howling blast from being spammed anyway even if it has no cooldowns. Plus you always have to set it up with a IT for the frost...
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/08, 10:36 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
In most wws that I am seeing, melee autoattacks...

In most wws that I am seeing, melee autoattacks is around 20 to 25%, FS is similar to that, and obliterate makes up another 20%, and the rest are by IT, frost fever, BS, etc.

So, while FS is...
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/08, 8:37 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
Comparing the 27/44 spec with the deep frost...

Comparing the 27/44 spec with the deep frost specs that take hungering cold. One key thing is that its AOE capabilities are much weaker without hungering cold. Can such a spec still AOE effectively?...
Forum: Death Knights 12/09/08, 9:44 PM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
So, has anyone compared the 27/44 spec with the...

So, has anyone compared the 27/44 spec with the full frost spec with full raid gear and a nice weapon to see if they are comparable or is one specifically better? 27/44 seems to scale better based on...
Forum: Death Knights 12/04/08, 6:51 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
The rotations that exclude PS is definitely...

The rotations that exclude PS is definitely faster when leveling and farming.

You don't need PS to kill normal mobs.

I am not sure about raiding. But I would set up a rotation where PS is purely...
Forum: Death Knights 11/28/08, 1:23 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
Not only that. I think there's a lot to manage...

Not only that. I think there's a lot to manage within frost rotations already. So, trying to change around your rotation to ensure it only applies to frost strike is difficult and a delay in thinking...
Forum: Death Knights 11/28/08, 1:19 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
Do we have the time to fit in so many frost...

Do we have the time to fit in so many frost strikes? I think we are not factoring misses here, and like it or not, these definitely happen. I was actually thinking of a rotation that is counter...
Forum: Death Knights 11/26/08, 3:38 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,139
Posted By Alvira
I am curious about such a hybrid frost/blood...

I am curious about such a hybrid frost/blood build also. I think it would scale better and should actually be higher DPS than a pure frost build.

The reasons being that the entire build focuses on...
Forum: Death Knights 11/25/08, 9:05 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,827
Posted By Alvira
I am going with a build that is almost exactly...

I am going with a build that is almost exactly the same! : )

But with slight modifications because I am still leveing. hee. Yeah, the idea is that the blood strikes for this build are going to...
Forum: Death Knights 11/24/08, 12:15 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,827
Posted By Alvira
More of a leveling DPS rotation question. I am...

More of a leveling DPS rotation question.

I am deep frost, minor blood.

1) I am finding that howling blast is doing better than obliterate currently at lv 64. Yet, the talents in frost seems to...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/21/08, 3:50 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,639
Posted By Alvira
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts...

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The new lich king could be so powerful that it has totally corrupted him. So, no semblance of his former humanity from either the Arthas or...
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/21/08, 3:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,418
Posted By Alvira
I took most of the main dps talents I could reach...

I took most of the main dps talents I could reach within the spec.

Talents like toughness boost talents like bladed armour, so its ok. Otherwise, for just 2 talent points, I get lichbourne and...
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/21/08, 2:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,418
Posted By Alvira
Because of firewalls, I can't access some...

Because of firewalls, I can't access some websites like Blizzard's.

The spec would be something like this:

Frost:

3/3 Improved Icy Touch
2/2 Glacier Rot
5/5 TOughness
5/5 Black Ice
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/21/08, 12:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,418
Posted By Alvira
Discussions on Frost/blood specs

Hi everyone,

Been spending more time on my deathknight than my mage. :) Anyway, I just wanted to start a discussion and invite some comments on a spec. I am not sure if its a noob spec or anything....
Forum: Public Discussion 11/20/08, 10:41 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,997
Posted By Alvira
People are forgetting how terrible TBC "entry...

People are forgetting how terrible TBC "entry level" raiding and even heroic 5 man was. When you were in greens or partial blues, doing heoirc 5 man was scary. And the horror stories coming out from...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/16/08, 9:29 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,997
Posted By Alvira
It doesn't make sense producing content that you...

It doesn't make sense producing content that you want everyone to clear, yet it still challenges the top 0.001% elite raider group. Its not possible. Karazhan was a success but everything from Gruul,...
Forum: Mages 10/06/08, 3:41 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,218
Posted By Alvira
I don't. As I said, too many things about arcane...

I don't. As I said, too many things about arcane is uncertain at this point. The key to arcane, has always been about mana management. What Blizzard wants to do will affect arcane more than anything...
Forum: Mages 10/06/08, 6:28 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,218
Posted By Alvira
I think its not so easy to model the true DPS...

I think its not so easy to model the true DPS potential of arcane specs at this point because we are not sure about how the mana situation will be resolved. Blizz said they weren't happy with mage...
Forum: Mages 10/05/08, 10:40 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,218
Posted By Alvira
Hmm, well arcane has some talents of its own that...

Hmm, well arcane has some talents of its own that also increase spell damage, plus a higher overall INT that increases crit indirectly too. While the frostfire bolt by a deep arcane might not hit as...
Forum: Mages 10/05/08, 9:57 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,218
Posted By Alvira
Anyone tried going with a spec like 53 arcane /...

Anyone tried going with a spec like 53 arcane / 10 fire / 8 frost ?

It seems to offer a very interesting style of play. You can spam frostfire bolts that receive increased crit damage from ignite,...
Forum: Mages 08/22/08, 12:22 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,218
Posted By Alvira
so arcane blast doesn't get any glyph? :(

so arcane blast doesn't get any glyph? :(
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/11/08, 4:39 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Yep. Players should be brought because they are...

Yep. Players should be brought because they are good, not because they bring raid buff X or debuff Y. Having essential buffs that are spec and class defining to raids encourages prima dona...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/08, 11:10 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
This I agree with. I am not sure why we are...

This I agree with. I am not sure why we are suddenly moving so much in this direction now. Last time, mages were just required to DPS. We weren't brought because of our raid buffs. How come it seems...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/09/08, 12:07 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Ok, so DPM went up (which is great). But buffing...

Ok, so DPM went up (which is great). But buffing 3 stack AB definitley buffed DPS of arcane as well. So why in the world would arcane "suck" now because it lacks DPS talents??? Arcane is good now...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/08/08, 9:53 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Errr, what changed about Arcane to make it "sucks...

Errr, what changed about Arcane to make it "sucks cos it lacks DPS talents?" The tree didn't change in the sense they didn't remove any DPS talents at all! In fact, if AB continues to proc missile...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/08/08, 2:41 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Doesn't seem like they intended for this to be a...

Doesn't seem like they intended for this to be a single target DPS spell though. Plus given that its an AOE, I would be very surprised if it has a high coefficient.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/08/08, 2:28 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Couldn't help noticing this. Is this based on...

Couldn't help noticing this. Is this based on normal crit rate or non-crit or with pom +30% crit?

It strikes me that arcane mages can wait for missile barrage to proc, then POM, AP, arcane...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/08/08, 2:55 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
From Lhivera's numbers, it looks close enough...

From Lhivera's numbers, it looks close enough that I don't believe frostfire bolt will be overpowered. With crit rating requiring even more to make up 1% in wotlk, I believe its going to take a very...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/08/08, 2:43 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
I think it has its pvp uses. Missile barrage proc...

I think it has its pvp uses. Missile barrage proc brings down the channel time to just 2.5 seconds, plus will haste rating apply on top of that? So if a dedicated pvp arcane spec gets improved arcane...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/08, 9:30 PM
Replies: 4,142
Views: 830,264
Posted By Alvira
Wow, improved Icy Talons is nice! *blinks* Erm,...

Wow, improved Icy Talons is nice! *blinks* Erm, people are talking about shammys as if they drop from the skies. But you may or may not always have them available. Especially for 5 and 10 mans,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Yeah, and if you can find a mage who is willing...

Yeah, and if you can find a mage who is willing to spec that way, plus who is willing to do focus magic, scorch x5, frostbolt x 5, focus magic again, etc as a routine... lol.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 12:13 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Yeah., but if it turns mages from Magic DPSer...

Yeah., but if it turns mages from Magic DPSer into magic debuffer, then it would have defeated its purpose. Its purpose is to give mages some sort of synergy and a reason to bring mages for raids....
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 11:08 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Focus magic seems to be more suited for 5 man and...

Focus magic seems to be more suited for 5 man and 10 man dungeons. In a 25 man raid where it is likely to have all 50 charges eaten up in a very short amount of time, it really defeats it purpose. I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 11:01 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
One thing I kinda hope they might look at is the...

One thing I kinda hope they might look at is the improved cone of cold talent.

If blizzard can crit in wotlk. Then it will become the default AOE spell for frost pve. Even if mobs get near, I would...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 7:08 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Well, it does look like they want arcane specs to...

Well, it does look like they want arcane specs to actively use both arcane blast and arcane barrage in rotations now since missile barrage is back to applying to only arcane barrage. :)
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 12:22 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
This is really extremely surprising. I don't...

This is really extremely surprising.

I don't have the kind of spreadsheets you and Lhivera have. But a simple example I just did shows that high levels of crit will definitley affect the specs...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 5:57 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
I am waiting and hoping Blizzard won't disappoint...

I am waiting and hoping Blizzard won't disappoint us, and that they are looking into this. So I would rather not have any wishlist of specific talent change. But as Pinofbrew pointed out, there is a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 4:31 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
I agree wholeheartedly with Pintofbrew. And the...

I agree wholeheartedly with Pintofbrew. And the core issue with arcane seems to be that its crits remain so much weaker than all the other specs. Blizzard seems to be very resistant to changing this,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 4:08 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
I wouldn't go to the extreme and say its either...

I wouldn't go to the extreme and say its either pointless or main nuke. Even not as a main nuke, arcane barrage can be used as a useful spell to increase arcane DPS on the move, plus its obvious pvp...
Forum: Death Knights 08/01/08, 3:36 AM
Replies: 4,142
Views: 830,264
Posted By Alvira
Very interesting changes! (Or fore warning of...

Very interesting changes! (Or fore warning of changes!)

I wonder if obliterate will now only wipe aawy your own diseases. Otherwise, in a group/raid environment, where most deathknights are...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 3:15 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Question is, is Blizzard intending for arcane...

Question is, is Blizzard intending for arcane barrage to be used as a key part of arcane rotations in the first place?

What if Blizzard don’t want arcane barrage to be used that way? Arcane in WOTLK...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 2:18 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
Depends on how it is being used in Frost DPS...

Depends on how it is being used in Frost DPS routines. I believe there will be a much bigger gain if it is reserved for movement phases and used strictly during them instead of like Arcane's arcane...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 2:00 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
But I don't think Blizzard wants this talent to...

But I don't think Blizzard wants this talent to be so powerful that it becomes a fixture of normal frost DPS routines. Hence, they won't buff it up that way. Hence, its better to treat it for what it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/31/08, 10:58 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,911
Posted By Alvira
yeah, but since no duration is mentioned...

yeah, but since no duration is mentioned anywhere, I am taking it to mean that it is up "until used". Kinda of like how POM works.

While it seems silly because yes, a fireball will be subpar DPS to...
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