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Forum: Class Mechanics 01/20/07, 7:13 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,479
Posted By Drakonious
Can someone explain what the deal is with this? A...

Can someone explain what the deal is with this? A lvl 70 CoE that only costs 90 mana and does 25% instead of 10%...

http://www.thottbot.com/?sp=36831

I'm thinking it might be a boss ability or...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/20/07, 6:11 AM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Exactly. Too many prerequisites for a...

Exactly. Too many prerequisites for a circumstantial ability. I don't think it's worth the space on my hotbar.

The other issue with it is like you said, dual deadly, woudn't WF MH and DP OH come...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/19/07, 9:23 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,339
Posted By Drakonious
It seems to me that the strength arguement spawns...

It seems to me that the strength arguement spawns from lack of itemization for bear druids, which is understandable.
Personally, I rather enjoy the split between Feral Gear and Rogue Gear, it's nice...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/19/07, 7:08 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,547
Posted By Drakonious
Model Viewer will definitely make this task a lot...

Model Viewer will definitely make this task a lot easier...you can just load equipment sets and then export the model as a jpg. Make sure you change the backround to white or something close. Open it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/19/07, 4:13 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Envenom...what a trash ability. Even with...

Envenom...what a trash ability. Even with mutilate and having improved poisons, it's just not any better than using either rupture or eviscerate. I thought as combat swords I could try and use it to...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/14/07, 5:45 PM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,234
Posted By Drakonious
I usually will eat something with the first one...

I usually will eat something with the first one to take the bite out and then drink the second solo. That said, I'm drinking the 60 minute IPA right now without food...and it's definitely a slow...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/14/07, 5:36 PM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,234
Posted By Drakonious
For anyone curious about Dogfish Head and/or...

For anyone curious about Dogfish Head and/or IPA's...here's a link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfish_Head_Brewery
Forum: Public Discussion 01/13/07, 12:24 AM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,234
Posted By Drakonious
Based off of this comment, and various remarks...

Based off of this comment, and various remarks about IPA's...

I was browsing the good liquor stores beer section looking for something new, when I happened across Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA....
Forum: Public Discussion 01/13/07, 12:16 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 40,304
Posted By Drakonious
I'll be joining the ranks of the insane and going...

I'll be joining the ranks of the insane and going to a midnight store opening. I work nights so I play on an Oceanic server with some friends in Korea and Hawaii, and all the aussies who make up the...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/06, 5:59 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 36,198
Posted By Drakonious
With a 10/0/41 Hemo Cloak of Shadows spec I was...

With a 10/0/41 Hemo Cloak of Shadows spec I was able to solo Lethtendris in DM East with no consumables. Now if only I can get my enchanting up to 255 I can stop vendoring her loot and make some real...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/06, 5:38 PM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,234
Posted By Drakonious
Have you done research on this? Without...

Have you done research on this? Without substantial research, one can hardly argue against the viability of a shop vac. Remember, it doesn't try to kiss you afterwards.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/06, 5:35 PM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,234
Posted By Drakonious
It's good to know I wasn't the only one would...

It's good to know I wasn't the only one would needed at least a 6 pack to make it all the way through an MC run.

That said, I went for Red Bull in BWL, and chain smoking for AQ40.

Back to beer...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/06, 4:34 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 16,290
Posted By Drakonious
Thanks... I'm not very familiar with modding or...

Thanks... I'm not very familiar with modding or I'd try it myself. Using the tick messages could easily tell you how many stacks a particular person has up at the time of a tick, but if I remember...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/23/06, 12:31 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 5,572
Posted By Drakonious
Not sure how this thread with fair with the vast...

Not sure how this thread with fair with the vast majority of posters being PvE oriented...but I'll bite.

I'm currently 8-0-43 (Cloak of Shadows, Hemo). I've won a few 1v2 matches with it, namely...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/22/06, 5:51 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
I saw that before but couldn't find it again,...

I saw that before but couldn't find it again, thanks dude. 1 question I have though is...if you don't have anything moused over will it still blind your current target?
Forum: Public Discussion 12/22/06, 5:44 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 7,798
Posted By Drakonious
Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis,...

Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, and Wynton Marsellis (sp?) are on my jazz list.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/16/06, 10:22 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 89,505
Posted By Drakonious
I think the easiest way for Blizzard to fix this...

I think the easiest way for Blizzard to fix this problem is to have less buff slots on players, make world buffs come off upon entering an instance and make mana pots/runes on a much longer cooldown...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/04/06, 4:30 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
My thoughts exactly. I plan on grinding out my...

My thoughts exactly. I plan on grinding out my honor points to pick up the HWL mainhand sword for leveling. I'll spec hemo with it and try to pick up the quickblade as well before BC comes out, I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 10:02 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Setup only works on -full- spell resists, not...

Setup only works on -full- spell resists, not partial resists. Also, all caster misses show up as white resists, there are no "missed" messages for spells.[/quote]
Right, but with full X resist gear...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 9:48 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Looks like 11/40 unless they buff SA some more...

Looks like 11/40 unless they buff SA some more beforehand.
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 9:45 PM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 611,129
Posted By Drakonious
Hey Kalman, what's the DPS difference on average...

Hey Kalman, what's the DPS difference on average between your hemo spec and a combat sword spec of identical gear? I obviously expect combat to come out on top, but I'm wondering if now it's viable...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 6:44 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Yea that makes sense. It'll be interesting to see...

Yea that makes sense. It'll be interesting to see how Setup plays out on X Resist Gear fights too with a 11/20/30 hemo spec.

EDIT: Also does Heightened Senses cause a miss by the caster or a resist...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 6:04 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Yea, that makes sense. But with having two AR's,...

Yea, that makes sense. But with having two AR's, I think it'll more than make up for it. Given boss fights in current content it's rare that you won't have prep up for every boss fight (with the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 3:49 PM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 611,129
Posted By Drakonious
I saw people talking about Hemo getting nerfed by...

I saw people talking about Hemo getting nerfed by having to go into combat for Imp SnD...but consider this build.

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent-bc=iZ0eEdMVzx00oLxMgobhoo

Prep is there for two...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 3:36 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Why? The only really good talents in there that...

Why? The only really good talents in there that you can get being heavy combat or subtlety are malice and relentless strikes. Lethality is good but not great and murder is highly situational.

If...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 7:46 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
With poison talents and a pair of 1.8 daggers,...

With poison talents and a pair of 1.8 daggers, assuming the simplest case of Mutilate for all your energy, 18% +hit, and SnD up 100% of the time:

((1/1.8 + 1/1.8)*1.3 + 2/6) = 1.778 attacks per...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 7:14 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
improved evis vs non-improved rupture in a raid...

improved evis vs non-improved rupture in a raid situation is normally going to lose.[/quote]
Even using Rupture as a CP dump for extra CP's? Like a 2 pt. Rupture while you're waiting to reapply SnD....
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 7:04 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Don't forget Rupture.

Don't forget Rupture.
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 7:02 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Based off of what you've gotten so far, any...

Based off of what you've gotten so far, any chance that mutilate will keep up with combat builds?
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 6:48 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Maybe a check after 12 seconds to see if the tick...

Maybe a check after 12 seconds to see if the tick has dropped from a 5 stack value to a 4 stack value?[/quote]
Why bother with a mod though if you can just WATCH your poison damage ticking away on a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 6:47 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Maybe a check after 12 seconds to see if the tick...

Maybe a check after 12 seconds to see if the tick has dropped from a 5 stack value to a 4 stack value?[/quote]
If it works like Firemaw's debuff, then it doesn't drop to a 4, it drops to zero. If it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 6:36 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Maybe a check after 12 seconds to see if the tick...

Maybe a check after 12 seconds to see if the tick has dropped from a 5 stack value to a 4 stack value?
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 6:17 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
I wouldn't mind seeing some envenom data either....

I wouldn't mind seeing some envenom data either. Like, I'm thinking something along the lines of a SnD/Env/Rupt cycle will end up being more energy efficient than plain SnD and evis. Obviously the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 5:23 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Oops, I'm retarded, back to basic math for me,...

Oops, I'm retarded, back to basic math for me, added before I divided.
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 5:08 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
With poison talents and a pair of 1.8 daggers,...

With poison talents and a pair of 1.8 daggers, assuming the simplest case of Mutilate for all your energy, 18% +hit, and SnD up 100% of the time:

((1/1.8 + 1/1.8)*1.3 + 2/6) = 1.778 attacks per...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 5:06 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
1.18

1.18
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 4:56 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
It is, so shivving with a fast offhand non-dagger...

It is, so shivving with a fast offhand non-dagger will deal some decent damage, whereas shiving with a slow dagger (ala mutilate) will be meh.[/quote]
Well, even more interesting will be that if they...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/06, 3:35 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
Three words...Cold Blood, Premed. Premed builds...

Three words...Cold Blood, Premed.

Premed builds have definitely gained some PvP strength because of 1.12 (I'm currently 16-3-32 hemo swords myself) I won't be doing much PvP come expansion, as I'll...
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/28/06, 9:11 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,379
Posted By Drakonious
So I've been tolling this over and over in my...

So I've been tolling this over and over in my head for the past couple weeks, and it's about time I see what the theorycraft world has to say on the matter. I'm curious as to how guilds plan to use...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/28/06, 8:50 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 8,517
Posted By Drakonious
If done correctly this system is a very good...

If done correctly this system is a very good system IMO. I'm sure the EJ guys, and practically anyone on Mal'Ganis can atest to how well similar systems work. Bee A Honey has a guild alliance with...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/28/06, 4:52 PM
Replies: 398
Views: 51,244
Posted By Drakonious
This goes along with my sinking suspiscion that...

This goes along with my sinking suspiscion that some warlock was still firing shadowbolts, or that a priests Renew was still ticking on the Tank, or someone, anyone.

Most Rogues/Hunters are busy...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/28/06, 4:30 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,301
Posted By Drakonious
WTB.

WTB.
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/26/06, 7:52 PM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 611,129
Posted By Drakonious
Fast OH dagger makes Combat Potency go nuts. But...

Fast OH dagger makes Combat Potency go nuts. But yea, combat daggers is meant for bigger raids, 10 man+. It's never been good for solo grinding, 5 mans, or trash mobs for that matter. I plan on using...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/26/06, 7:45 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
No worries, WoTF ftw. Can someone get a Priest to...

No worries, WoTF ftw. Can someone get a Priest to test if Cloak of Shadows will resist MC?
Forum: Public Discussion 11/26/06, 7:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,157
Posted By Drakonious
This thread is what you're looking for. Special...

This thread is what you're looking for. Special Attacks are now believed to be on a Two-Roll system (first rolls hit or miss/dodge/parry/block, then crit or no crit basically), while regular melee...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/24/06, 10:50 PM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 611,129
Posted By Drakonious
I'm guessing it'll be 15/31/5 over 11/40/0 (CP is...

I'm guessing it'll be 15/31/5 over 11/40/0 (CP is nice, but a 15% increase in energy supply doesn't beat out a 20% increase in DPE), but my real question is: 15/31/5, or 41/0/5 +5?[/quote]
I probably...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/22/06, 2:19 AM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 611,129
Posted By Drakonious
Agreed. I think the concensus is that 11/40 blows...

Agreed. I think the concensus is that 11/40 blows 19/32 out of the water from what I hear from beta testers.
Forum: Public Discussion 11/21/06, 11:00 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 39,881
Posted By Drakonious
He said he hasn't gotten a chance to test it on...

He said he hasn't gotten a chance to test it on Kurinaxx.
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/21/06, 10:26 PM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 611,129
Posted By Drakonious
I'm sure they're working on it, but remember not...

I'm sure they're working on it, but remember not all the talents/combat skill ratings/tweaks are set in stone yet, so I wouldn't expect them to have it updated for BC until a couple weeks after...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/21/06, 5:10 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 312,285
Posted By Drakonious
I generally never have a problem with perception,...

I generally never have a problem with perception, I either sprint in and sap them if I need to, or just start attacking them. Another thing to keep in mind, even with Perception on, they can't see...
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