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Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/10, 6:23 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,272
Posted By Tempestra
The simple fact is that with this change, I'll...

The simple fact is that with this change, I'll continue to pay and play in Cataclysm. I love to raid but leading 30+ people, juggling egos and everything that goes with it is simply too much for a...
Forum: Druids 06/19/09, 4:47 PM
Replies: 3,383
Views: 1,464,728
Posted By Tempestra
If you refresh Moonfire before IS, could you...

If you refresh Moonfire before IS, could you theoretically swap to your IS idol on your MF GCD, and then on your IS GCD swap to whatever idol you'll need for the next rotation?

Seems like we'll have...
Forum: Druids 06/18/09, 4:23 PM
Replies: 3,383
Views: 1,464,728
Posted By Tempestra
It will remain to be seen once we apply it in...

It will remain to be seen once we apply it in practice, but I'm pretty confident in saying Moonkin needed a lot more help than most classes in terms of DPS. If you're regularly beating your pures,...
Forum: Druids 01/21/09, 9:15 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 493,800
Posted By Tempestra
New Moonfire Yay All Fellow Guildies in Awe Ouch...

New Moonfire Yay
All Fellow Guildies in Awe
Ouch My Eyes Now Hurt

Edit - it looks amazing but the flash at the end really does make me wonder if Blizzard is trying to give us all epilepsy!
Forum: Druids 10/15/08, 2:42 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 338,677
Posted By Tempestra
Also, I believe with 1% Draenei racial: 114...

Also, I believe with 1% Draenei racial:

114 rating - 2/2 BoP + SP/IFF + Draenei Aura, 9+4+3+1%
Forum: Public Discussion 10/14/08, 11:05 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 62,765
Posted By Tempestra
Edit: I'll quickly admit that I'm connecting...

Edit: I'll quickly admit that I'm connecting "Raiding Less" as "Raiding Efficiently" - they're not necessarily causal, but I'd argue that it's correlated.

By raiding more, guilds can easily fall...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/14/08, 7:36 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 62,765
Posted By Tempestra
I believe that the reason our guild survived was...

I believe that the reason our guild survived was due to several factors:

[1] Light, efficient schedule
If we raided more than 12 hours a week, I'm fairly sure the guild would have stopped raided at...
Forum: Mages 10/01/08, 5:52 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,152
Posted By Tempestra
I'd go with 2/3 MoE. Clearcasting should more...

I'd go with 2/3 MoE. Clearcasting should more than make up for the 10% less base on crits.
Forum: Shamans 09/30/08, 7:23 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,909
Posted By Tempestra
At the risk of sounding noobish (and...

At the risk of sounding noobish (and mis-interpreting your statement), I don't really stop healing on Brutallus, Twins or M'uru (minus a few seconds for P2 transition).
Forum: Mages 09/02/08, 4:15 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,152
Posted By Tempestra
At the risk of missing a recent change to the DPS...

At the risk of missing a recent change to the DPS numbers and looking foolish (frost is still competitive right?), isn't this concern rendered somewhat moot by the fact that winter's chill is a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/08, 3:23 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,477
Posted By Tempestra
Agreed. I don't mean to be completely negative,...

Agreed. I don't mean to be completely negative, but most of us have been around on this pony ride once before. Promises of candies and flowers are just that - promises.

Best to work with what...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/08, 5:53 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 32,215
Posted By Tempestra
Combat logs don't track well between the...

Combat logs don't track well between the different realms (edit: shadow and "dragon" realms). You probably just were in the WWS parser's group. I basically don't even bother looking at Kalecgos, as...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/09/08, 8:06 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,925
Posted By Tempestra
My DPS warrior complains about how execute really...

My DPS warrior complains about how execute really isn't the end-all-be-all, and should only be used when at a proper rage level (or something).

Ardenwar - WWS...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/08/08, 7:57 PM
Replies: 1,119
Views: 358,137
Posted By Tempestra
WWS...

WWS (http://wowwebstats.com/banachxa3b1x5?s=9997-10369&m)

This was our kill last week - all three shadowpriests were soaking. Sunarith wasn't using starshards as we had huge debuff limit issues. ...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/08/08, 4:24 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,925
Posted By Tempestra
Right but in a 6 minute fight, your 2-minute...

Right but in a 6 minute fight, your 2-minute cooldowns are ideally stacked with your 3-minute cooldowns, so timing is constrained by the 2-minute cooldowns - not the 3.

Invis it is I guess =)
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/08/08, 4:08 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 20,925
Posted By Tempestra
Manly - for a mages to stack the 2nd heroism with...

Manly - for a mages to stack the 2nd heroism with 3-minute cooldowns, it has to happen in the first 30-40 seconds or so, correct? That is, the 2-minute cooldowns won't roll around for a 3rd time...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/07/08, 1:21 PM
Replies: 1,119
Views: 358,137
Posted By Tempestra
On our first kill last night, we had - and I kid...

On our first kill last night, we had - and I kid you not - 4 warlocks and 3 shadow priests. Debuffs were a nightmare to manage. Our Ret paladin was basically forced to watch Brutallus' debuffs and...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/06/07, 1:36 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,952
Posted By Tempestra
http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t18441-mage_sweet_info...

http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t18441-mage_sweet_informational_thread/

There's a sweet informational thread for a reason. Sorry - I really try to avoid saying "this is a stupid question" but... this...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/30/07, 2:26 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,952
Posted By Tempestra
I wonder if the Skull and Hex Shrunken Head stack...

I wonder if the Skull and Hex Shrunken Head stack like the Skull and Icon stacked pre-2.3?
Forum: Public Discussion 11/22/07, 2:28 AM
Replies: 928
Views: 223,524
Posted By Tempestra
There's your problem (bolded). I stop a good 1-2...

There's your problem (bolded). I stop a good 1-2 seconds before the rune shield timer wears off and start spamming spellsteal. I more than make up for it in DPS gained with the rune shield and...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/07, 2:59 PM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,692
Posted By Tempestra
We could certainly cut one healer off for each of...

We could certainly cut one healer off for each of our fights, but it works for us. I think the best part would be to shave time off our trash clears, but we're down to 6 hours of BT, which isn't...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/16/07, 1:30 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,952
Posted By Tempestra
There's a difference between "damage" calculation...

There's a difference between "damage" calculation and invulnerability effects. I don't think it's consistent.

Granted, I could just be remembering things badly, but I don't ever recall throwing up...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/16/07, 1:18 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,694
Posted By Tempestra
For what it's worth, over the past month, Gurtogg...

For what it's worth, over the past month, Gurtogg has gone from needing 9, 8, 6, 3, to finally 2 attempts last night, so there's definitely an element of strategy/skill needed to complement that...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/15/07, 8:46 PM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,692
Posted By Tempestra
We use between 7 and 10 healers, with 8-9 being...

We use between 7 and 10 healers, with 8-9 being the most common. 7 Akama, 8 on Supremus/Teron/RoS, 9 on Illidan/Council/Najentus, and 10 on Gurtogg/Shahraz.

Edit: Whoa being stupid, sorry. 8 for...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/15/07, 4:07 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,952
Posted By Tempestra
I can confirm this, as I just got the hex...

I can confirm this, as I just got the hex shrunked head. Hex first and then Icon leads to a... pretty hefty damage increase. Wouldn't be shocked to see it nerfed, but it's a fun trick in the...
Forum: Mages 11/09/07, 8:49 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Tempestra
As a side-note which has been mentioned in the...

As a side-note which has been mentioned in the past, would I highly suggest looking at 33/28/0 when learning Kael. It gives you a pretty good fireball for P1/P3/P4/P5, but also gives you some...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 6:22 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,952
Posted By Tempestra
I'm a raid leader (and mage) of my guild - the...

I'm a raid leader (and mage) of my guild - the main reason we have 4 mages on the raiding roster is simply a function of them being good friends and good players. They sit more than any of our DPS...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 2:20 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,952
Posted By Tempestra
As long as frost receives an equivilent talent to...

As long as frost receives an equivilent talent to what resto druids received for "giving up" Innervate (see: the awesome-ness that is Swiftmend), I can't see how this is not a great move. Very much...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/07/07, 7:43 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 295,523
Posted By Tempestra
For our first kill last week we ran relatively...

For our first kill last week we ran relatively balanced raid, if trending slightly towards ranged (1 rogue, 2 dps wars, 1 enhancement shm - 4 mages, 3 locks, 1 spriest, 1 hunter).

I basically have...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/31/07, 5:59 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,694
Posted By Tempestra
That makes sense, it's just from your previous...

That makes sense, it's just from your previous statement it sounded like going into Fel Rage with an entire group having a double stack of bloodboil and yet another group having a single stack was a...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/30/07, 9:03 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,694
Posted By Tempestra
Unless you are using the bop/ds/iceblock out of...

Unless you are using the bop/ds/iceblock out of bloodboil strategy, it would probably make sense to use a 3-group bloodboil rotation so that no one will ever have a 2-stack of bloodboil ticking on...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/08/07, 3:32 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,899
Posted By Tempestra
It is not just you. Unfortunately, when the last...

It is not just you. Unfortunately, when the last missile of an AM cast procs focus, usually I'm already halfway through my PoM-Pyro before I notice. It sucks, but I just pretend it never proc'ed in...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/07, 2:07 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 59,588
Posted By Tempestra
Sorry for the slight diversion, but I was curious...

Sorry for the slight diversion, but I was curious if anyone could comment on the idea of using 3 restoration druids in a raid/guild. For the longest time, we've run with 0-1 resto druids, and just...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 7:30 PM
Replies: 777
Views: 85,764
Posted By Tempestra
Honestly, even though it's nice to not have to...

Honestly, even though it's nice to not have to spend 3 months farming SSC like I did MC/BWL, I'm beginning to rethink whether or not having all this content was a good thing. To put things in...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 4:00 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 202,746
Posted By Tempestra
Beaten to the punch on more mage changes. Sorry.

Beaten to the punch on more mage changes. Sorry.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 3:42 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 202,746
Posted By Tempestra
Source...

Source (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=1778026213&pageNo=3&sid=1#51)
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/21/07, 2:29 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 494,517
Posted By Tempestra
I'm not sure how people have gotten back to the...

I'm not sure how people have gotten back to the point of trying to rationalize frost DPS vis-a-vis deep fire.

Yes, I'm deep frost now, but it's certainly not because I want to pump out more DPS. ...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/20/07, 9:23 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 17,191
Posted By Tempestra
Basically echo'ing what some people have said...

Basically echo'ing what some people have said before. I've instructed my healers to not care so much about how much they heal, but instead focus on how they get to their end number.

WWS is far...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/20/07, 2:55 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 14,669
Posted By Tempestra
I'm quite happy with where they are placed. If...

I'm quite happy with where they are placed. If they were further up in the instance, then you'd see even more stagnant progression from the numerous guilds that seem to be bogged down in SSC/TK. As...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/07, 4:36 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 34,432
Posted By Tempestra
We have a 3-week "trial" period where we examine...

We have a 3-week "trial" period where we examine WWS parses (super important) and gather member feedback on the trial's "soft skills" from his interaction within the guild.

Officers vote after 3...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/07, 4:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,744
Posted By Tempestra
I will double-stress this as a great way to find...

I will double-stress this as a great way to find candidates. I did the "baby-sitting our general application thread" thing for awhile, but by far we got better results when I took the time to dig...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/07, 3:58 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,883
Posted By Tempestra
Flamestrike is better DPM with master of...

Flamestrike is better DPM with master of elements. It is NOT better DPS. Your mages should be positioning themselves so that they can Arcane Explosion the entirety of the weapons - Axe, Mace,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/07, 1:32 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,883
Posted By Tempestra
We've treated the staff as an "aura" similar to a...

We've treated the staff as an "aura" similar to a paladin around each staff user. Thus, we make sure we have 2+ staff users in any given "clump" of the raid - also just to be safe, we have our...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/20/07, 6:41 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,883
Posted By Tempestra
Some helpful ideas for P2: If you have the...

Some helpful ideas for P2:

If you have the make-up to do this, use 4 tanks - 1 on axe, 1 on swords, 1 on shield/daggers, 1 on staff/mace. Have a hunter MD the daggers/staff respectively to help for...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/19/07, 6:39 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 41,018
Posted By Tempestra
Consider that melee haste effect is essentially a...

Consider that melee haste effect is essentially a positive feedback loop that also helps "sustain" DPS:
More haste -> more swings/dmg -> more energy (combat potency) / rage (from dmg).

For casters,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 4:05 PM
Replies: 125
Views: 29,176
Posted By Tempestra
The only formal punishments we have are related...

The only formal punishments we have are related to administrative stuff, and not gameplay:

1) Failure to repeatedly (more than twice) sign up for a raid that they are attending, or signing up and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/08/07, 3:58 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,497
Posted By Tempestra
For what it's worth, at Blizzcon's Raids and...

For what it's worth, at Blizzcon's Raids and Dungeons panel (or at least I believe it was R&D), they had a list of the dungeons that were released in content patches and those that were scheduled for...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 9:02 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,497
Posted By Tempestra
Personally, this was one of the best ideas I've...

Personally, this was one of the best ideas I've heard regarding WotLK.

TBC felt so disconnected from vanilla WoW - raiding especially. Why in the world are we going to kill an undead dragon in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/31/07, 4:45 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 494,517
Posted By Tempestra
You can't zone into BT until you complete both...

You can't zone into BT until you complete both SSC/TK and kill Rage Winterchill in Hyjal, but yeah the drops in there are pretty great -- totally a 180 from most of the trash in the other zones.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/30/07, 5:13 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,883
Posted By Tempestra
Something that helped us smooth out P3 was to...

Something that helped us smooth out P3 was to save heroism for the ranged DPS classes on this phase. We found that our ability to AE down the weapons with heroism wasn't that much better than our...
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