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Posted By Bulgarth

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Forum: Mages

12/22/09, 12:47 PM

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Posted By Bulgarth

Next would be the helm for sure seeing as the two...

Next would be the helm for sure seeing as the two last pieces, legs and gloves, are poorly itemized with hit and crit. Those are the two debatable pieces that you'd replace 1 or the other with an...

Forum: The Dung Heap

12/01/09, 11:30 AM

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Thread of Ultimate Stupidity

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Posted By Bulgarth

Here's a nifty little trinket from the 5-man...

Here's a nifty little trinket from the 5-man heroic Icecrown dungeon: Nevermelting Ice Crystal - Items - Sigrie (http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/50259/nevermelting-ice-crystal/)

Nevermelting Ice...

Forum: Mages

08/15/09, 5:25 PM

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The Arcane thread

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Posted By Bulgarth

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Forum: Mages

08/07/09, 5:04 AM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

We can all agree that the Living Bomb change was...

We can all agree that the Living Bomb change was a much needed boost in keeping the mage class in an at least excellent state on a handful of fights, but where does that put us in the future? Is...

Forum: Mages

08/05/09, 5:51 PM

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Posted By Bulgarth

Wild Magic would be highly more suggested seeing...

Wild Magic would be highly more suggested seeing as how that will effect the damage on every tick and every explosion, while the haste will only decrease your GCD by negligible amounts. But why would...

Forum: Mages

08/05/09, 4:14 AM

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Posted By Bulgarth

If you're tab targeting 5 to 6 mobs with LB...

If you're tab targeting 5 to 6 mobs with LB constantly you won't have time to use anything but Living Bomb and maybe one Flamestrike. This is of course assuming said aoe pack will live long enough...

Forum: Mages

08/04/09, 2:32 PM

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Optimal Sets / Item Discussion

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Posted By Bulgarth

Optimal or not, to sum it all up it all depends...

Optimal or not, to sum it all up it all depends on your current gear set. Sometimes I might take an item with hit just because it provides a temporary cushion until I get that BiS piece. Most...

Forum: Mages

04/08/09, 10:39 AM

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Posted By Bulgarth

I don't know about your Warlocks, but all of ours...

I don't know about your Warlocks, but all of ours are going fire spec after the patch . . . which unfortunately means no imp shadowbolt.

Forum: Mages

03/26/09, 7:33 PM

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Posted By Bulgarth

Has anyone come up with an educated answer on...

Has anyone come up with an educated answer on whether or not our T8 4-piece is any good? For Arcane it seems rather wasted, but I haven't run any simulations or anything like that. Anyone got any...

Forum: Mages

03/19/09, 11:13 AM

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The Arcane thread

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Posted By Bulgarth

You would more then likely use it again after 1...

You would more then likely use it again after 1 AB. Or, it might even be worth it just to wait till 3 stacks. I can't count how many times I haven't had a MBAM by the end of ABx3, so it might prove...

Forum: Mages

03/19/09, 3:27 AM

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Posted By Bulgarth

Buffs account for a lot of the "balancing the old...

Buffs account for a lot of the "balancing the old from the new." I gain about 150 spirit from buffs, which makes it equal for me personally.

Forum: Mages

03/19/09, 2:52 AM

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Posted By Bulgarth

Just a random and unrelated side-note, but after...

Just a random and unrelated side-note, but after throwing some numbers around, it would appear that the chest, Robes of the Umbral Brute...

Forum: Mages

03/19/09, 2:42 AM

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Posted By Bulgarth

You've got it wrong slightly and I can see how...

You've got it wrong slightly and I can see how too. You're taking your spirit and doing the math as if it were relative to 5% crit and 25% of your spirit being equal to crit rating. Change it to 5%...

Forum: Mages

02/24/09, 6:57 PM

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Posted By Bulgarth

I'm not sure if it's been clarified yet, but...

I'm not sure if it's been clarified yet, but which class is providing the replacement to scorch? As far as I see, Warlocks will be, but that's only 5% and Imp. Scorch is still showing 10%. Anyone...

Forum: Mages

02/21/09, 3:17 PM

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The Arcane thread

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Posted By Bulgarth

"AB AB ([mbarr] or AB AM)" Question pertaining...

"AB AB ([mbarr] or AB AM)"

Question pertaining to the rotation: Are you saying to use MBAM after two AB's instead of waiting for the 3rd? And only go to the 3rd AB if MB does not proc by then?

Forum: Mages

01/05/09, 1:11 PM

Replies: 887

Upcoming mage changes

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Posted By Bulgarth

I knew that not having scorch debuff would...

I knew that not having scorch debuff would significantly lower the dps of Arcane (which is why I informed one of the mages in our guild to stay FFB for scorch). I did not have scorch debuff, which...

Forum: Mages

01/05/09, 3:23 AM

Replies: 887

Upcoming mage changes

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Posted By Bulgarth

Some concerns about the new Arcane spec...

Some concerns about the new Arcane spec 57/3/11:

I ran about 5 tests each on a Target dummy with the new Arcane and the current FFB spec. While Arcane seemed to be less subject to the RNG factor,...

Forum: Mages

12/17/08, 3:17 AM

Replies: 1,603

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Posted By Bulgarth

There's a big source of your problems. Any and...

There's a big source of your problems. Any and all fights that last longer then 2 minutes or shorter then 1 minute you need to open up with all your cooldowns after scorch and LB are up. Trinkets,...

Forum: Mages

12/13/08, 4:54 PM

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Upcoming mage changes

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Posted By Bulgarth

I'm assuming these aren't with the patch changes...

I'm assuming these aren't with the patch changes since spirit gains benefit from Fire and FFB specs. If you can, might want to add the values based on that, and up the value of crit due to Living...

Forum: Mages

12/10/08, 4:12 PM

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Posted By Bulgarth

Manly, take a look at my gear and tell me that I...

Manly, take a look at my gear and tell me that I wouldn't need the hit from Dying Curse. Currently I'm using the Sundial and Mark of the War Prisoner mainly for the hit. I really can't make any...

Forum: Mages

12/10/08, 3:58 PM

Replies: 887

Upcoming mage changes

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Posted By Bulgarth

~1% dps increase in my humble opinion does not...

~1% dps increase in my humble opinion does not deem worthy of having to re-gem for more hit and and lose the huge mana efficiency of the FFB build. I bet I'd be finding myself having to use Evocation...

Forum: Mages

12/03/08, 1:15 AM

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Posted By Bulgarth

As for when to use Hot Streak on Combustion. . ....

As for when to use Hot Streak on Combustion. . . . You generally can get your first 2 free crits without having to use your Hot Streak even if it was triggered by the first crit with Combustion,...

Forum: Public Discussion

11/27/08, 9:03 PM

Replies: 900

WotLK: Naxxramas

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Posted By Bulgarth

Nope. 3 tanks is by no means required. Put a half...

Nope. 3 tanks is by no means required. Put a half competent Mage or Ret Paladin on the kiting and you will be fine.

Forum: Mages

11/25/08, 1:28 PM

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Posted By Bulgarth

In regards to opening with LB vs. Scorch. . . ....

In regards to opening with LB vs. Scorch. . . . Obviously, LB is optimal to open up with if you are moving into position, but your run into the problem of it possibly eating a Combustion...

Forum: Mages

11/05/08, 2:15 PM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

Heh. Guess I just never really payed close...

Heh. Guess I just never really payed close attention to the 1 or 2 random really high ignites that you can get during the course of the fight.

Forum: Mages

11/05/08, 12:33 AM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

I distinctly remember this ignite flashing across...

I distinctly remember this ignite flashing across my screen around 40%, no trinkets we're up.

Edit: Last week my highest ignite tick was around 5000 with a chain of huge crits. Something must've...

Forum: Mages

11/04/08, 10:00 PM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

So, on Brut tonight, I discovered something quite...

So, on Brut tonight, I discovered something quite interesting....

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Anyone care to explain the ridiculous Max ignite tick? Never saw anything...

Forum: Mages

10/31/08, 4:15 PM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

Kirin Tor Reputation at Revered grants you the...

Kirin Tor Reputation at Revered grants you the Flameheart Spell Scalpel which even with no enchant, ends up slightly superior to the Sunflare.

Forum: Mages

10/31/08, 1:11 PM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

It is. With current LB specs, the dot is doing 8%...

It is. With current LB specs, the dot is doing 8% of my overall damage and the final tick is doing about 5% of my damage, equating to 13 to 14% of my overall damage just from that one spell. That's...

Forum: Public Discussion

10/29/08, 12:24 AM

Replies: 442

Eredar Twins

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Posted By Bulgarth

Not sure if anyone else noticed this, but during...

Not sure if anyone else noticed this, but during the trash, our healers noticed their heals being doubled (chain heal non-crits for 10k) Not sure what triggers it, but lets just say it made Twins...

Forum: Mages

10/25/08, 2:42 PM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

I am currently 0/53/8 LB spec and find the spec...

I am currently 0/53/8 LB spec and find the spec to be not only fun, but very good on DPS. Just recently on Bruttalus, I ended the fight at 2900 dps keeping LB up 100% of the time and not missing any...

Forum: Mages

10/21/08, 6:06 PM

Replies: 5,355

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Posted By Bulgarth

My theory on most specs is what will give me the...

My theory on most specs is what will give me the most damage output that can sustain a mana pool worthy enough for the lengths of the fight. Right now, nothing is lasting longer then 4 minutes...

Forum: Mages

10/21/08, 2:32 AM

Replies: 5,355

Views: 3,112,146

Posted By Bulgarth

Solbergb, 0/53/8 is currently the highest dps LB...

Solbergb,

0/53/8 is currently the highest dps LB build. It allows for 3 points in World in Flames for the 6% crit bonus to Pyroblast, Living Bomb, Arcane Explosion, and Flame Strike (among others...

Forum: Public Discussion

10/13/08, 8:03 PM

Replies: 718

Patch 3.02 Discussion

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Posted By Bulgarth

Thanks for the response. Was just wondering to...

Thanks for the response. Was just wondering to see if it was worth staying up into the wee hours of the morning to avoid the download traffic that would inevitably occur if I were to wait to download...

Forum: Public Discussion

10/13/08, 7:45 PM

Replies: 718

Patch 3.02 Discussion

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Posted By Bulgarth

It's been awhile since a note-worthy patch, so I...

It's been awhile since a note-worthy patch, so I was wondering just to refresh my god awful memory, you can begin downloading the patch as soon as the servers go down for maintenance?

Forum: Mages

10/09/08, 7:26 PM

Replies: 5,355

Views: 3,112,146

Posted By Bulgarth

Using Fire Blast at a Hot Streak proc is...

Using Fire Blast at a Hot Streak proc is pointless unless the Fire Blast crits. Might as well just had another fireball queued up rather then wasting GCD on it. Correct if I'm wrong on this one.

Forum: Public Discussion

10/09/08, 7:12 PM

Replies: 259

Sunwell Plateau - Destroyer of guilds

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Posted By Bulgarth

The only problem with that philosophy is that you...

The only problem with that philosophy is that you are negating the entire point of raiding. Sure, you need your buffer classes, but now multiple classes can fulfill that role which does fix a lot of...

Forum: Public Discussion

10/09/08, 7:06 PM

Replies: 259

Sunwell Plateau - Destroyer of guilds

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Posted By Bulgarth

' That's what happened to my old server. Top...

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That's what happened to my old server. Top guild leaves, then everyone magically stops raiding, even the SWP guilds who were working on Brut. Hopefully 3.0 will sway the minds of the people who...

Forum: Public Discussion

10/09/08, 6:49 PM

Replies: 259

Sunwell Plateau - Destroyer of guilds

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Posted By Bulgarth

Personally, I'm sick and tired of Blood Elves....

Personally, I'm sick and tired of Blood Elves. I've seen enough Blood Elf nonsense to last a life-time. To make an entire instance other then TK based on them kind of gave me a headache.

What better...

Forum: Mages

09/28/08, 3:43 AM

Replies: 5,355

Views: 3,112,146

Posted By Bulgarth

Well, even a better reason to not need EP at 70....

Well, even a better reason to not need EP at 70. 80 on the other hand, we shall see.

Forum: Mages

09/28/08, 2:46 AM

Replies: 5,355

Views: 3,112,146

Posted By Bulgarth

Roywyn, wouldn't the "raid-wide" Totem of Wrath...

Roywyn, wouldn't the "raid-wide" Totem of Wrath negate currently hit capped Mages from needing EP? The current problem with Totem of Wrath obviously is that it is a buff where in some fights you...

Forum: Mages

09/27/08, 6:33 PM

Replies: 5,355