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Forum: Mages 02/25/11, 10:38 AM
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Posted By Saruk
Pretty much what you said is acceptable; LB,...

Pretty much what you said is acceptable; LB, Scorch, pop trinks/MI, FB until large ignite, combustion, Flame Orb. If the fight allows for it, hard casting a Pyro at the start can also work.

What...
Forum: Mages 02/23/11, 7:01 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
Apart from the subsequent post that pointed out...

Apart from the subsequent post that pointed out LB should come before combustion, this is not an optimal way to start a fight. The issue is your second line "FB until HS". You are effectively...
Forum: Mages 02/03/11, 4:01 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
An easier and potentially more useful addition...

An easier and potentially more useful addition would be to just show the current ignite tick when it procs. Technically you don't need to predict much in advance for combustion as it doesn't matter...
Forum: Mages 01/17/11, 10:43 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
That's true. But chances are you might want to...

That's true. But chances are you might want to make many more decisions in a fight than just do I scorch or FB. How many LBs you throw on ads might also come into the equation for example, or how...
Forum: Mages 01/16/11, 12:00 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,152,743
Posted By Saruk
Do you have a simulation that shows the relative...

Do you have a simulation that shows the relative differences of haste/crit/mastery for scorch v fireball spam? I was under the impression that haste would be more important for fireball than...
Forum: Mages 01/15/11, 12:33 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
I think the devil is in the detail here. For the...

I think the devil is in the detail here. For the live results the simcraft dps/stat is saying haste is worth 0.03 more dps. For the PTR results, it's 0.14.

Those are pretty small differences on a...
Forum: Mages 12/30/10, 7:48 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
Considering scorch weaving is an integral part of...

Considering scorch weaving is an integral part of fire mana management, I would says it's definitely worth casting scorch just prior to LB refresh if casting a fireball would mean going a second or...
Forum: Mages 12/29/10, 4:38 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
That makes more sense statistically. On balance...

That makes more sense statistically. On balance of probabilities there looks to be about a 1% crit chance missing from the expected number for the scorch casts. However, the Pyro! numbers look...
Forum: Mages 12/28/10, 1:26 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
That's strange. With 15,301 scorches and an...

That's strange. With 15,301 scorches and an observed crit rate of 27.247%, at a 99% confidence interval you would expect the actual crit rate to be +/- 0.93. That gives you a lower bound of 26.32%...
Forum: Mages 12/25/10, 5:10 PM
Replies: 783
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Posted By Saruk
Has anyone done any tests/modeling of Fire AoE? ...

Has anyone done any tests/modeling of Fire AoE? Specifically, if you have LB ticking away on a mob and you proc impact, is it better to refresh LB on the mob and spread a full duration LB to three...
Forum: Mages 12/23/10, 1:23 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
While the OP lists LB/Impact interplay as an...

While the OP lists LB/Impact interplay as an issue with LB being removed from your primary target, the problem actually goes much deeper. Impact also refreshes/removes LB from all the other targets...
Forum: Mages 12/14/10, 3:35 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,965,694
Posted By Saruk
This is a minor point, but the original posts...

This is a minor point, but the original posts says:

"Your goal is to end each fight with exactly zero mana. Unused mana is wasted DPS - you should have started casting Fireball earlier to burn it...
Forum: Mages 07/30/10, 1:49 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,595
Posted By Saruk
I like the idea of invis restoring 100% mana, but...

I like the idea of invis restoring 100% mana, but the dropping combat idea is still awkward. You drop combat quickly in PvP so it would have to be balanced somehow or disabled for PvP, and besides,...
Forum: Mages 07/30/10, 12:01 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,595
Posted By Saruk
The problem with mana adept working in reverse is...

The problem with mana adept working in reverse is that it would have to somehow work so you don't encourage mages to start fights with low mana. I can see mages draining mana prior to a fight and...
Forum: Mages 03/30/10, 11:07 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,579
Posted By Saruk
Your original point was that mages are a high DPS...

Your original point was that mages are a high DPS lower Overall Damager class. This is incorrect. Mages (Arcane) are a high burst damage class that might not always top overall damage done.

The...
Forum: Mages 03/29/10, 11:37 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,579
Posted By Saruk
For the purposes of assessing your actual...

For the purposes of assessing your actual performance in a fights the first one useless. I can top the DPS charts using the first definition by dying after the first 30 secs after blowing all my CDs...
Forum: Mages 03/29/10, 11:20 AM
Replies: 3,728
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Posted By Saruk
I think you are confusing DPS with burst damage. ...

I think you are confusing DPS with burst damage. In any given fight the class that does the most damage will have also done the highest DPS.
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/02/10, 8:00 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,880,266
Posted By Saruk
What stat is causing fire to outpace arcane in...

What stat is causing fire to outpace arcane in BiS gear?
Forum: Mages 02/22/10, 1:37 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 59,219
Posted By Saruk
So according to magegraf, with the latest...

So according to magegraf, with the latest changes, Frost is now our number 2 dps sepc, ahead of fire and frostfire? Just want to make sure I am reading that right (it's number 2 for me with BiS and...
Forum: Mages 02/09/10, 11:10 AM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,575
Posted By Saruk
Since posting that, I've come to the same...

Since posting that, I've come to the same conclusion. I just have a larger margin of error on the AM channel to make sure I don't clip but gain some time back from the latency.

Under MBAM and IV/BL...
Forum: Mages 02/07/10, 1:57 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,579
Posted By Saruk
This is not necessarily correct given that the...

This is not necessarily correct given that the major issue with AM (at least in my setup) is high latency. At high latency (300ms+) and/or highly variable latency Quartz doesn't seem to be that...
Forum: Mages 02/01/10, 3:05 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,579
Posted By Saruk
Part of the problem with that analysis is you...

Part of the problem with that analysis is you only have 20secs worth of data at the start of the fight and thus a pretty small sample of casts. I too see some heady numbers when AB spamming under...
Forum: Mages 01/30/10, 1:29 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,575
Posted By Saruk
This is the interesting part. My feeling was...

This is the interesting part. My feeling was that the dps loss due to nochanneling was greater in my situation than missile clipping even with 2PT10, but I am not too sure now after going through...
Forum: Mages 01/29/10, 1:40 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,575
Posted By Saruk
The no-channel macro is not an option because the...

The no-channel macro is not an option because the dps loss from the macro is probably greater than the dps loss from occasionally clipping a missile.

The 'reaction time' comment is not even relevant...
Forum: Mages 01/28/10, 4:48 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,575
Posted By Saruk
I was using quartz and spamming AB for MBAM procs...

I was using quartz and spamming AB for MBAM procs on a target dummy yesterday to see what the tolerance was in quartz for mistakenly clipping the last missile. I have about a 250ms latency but it...
Forum: Mages 12/23/09, 4:02 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,879
Posted By Saruk
If you are really concerned about trash pulls,...

If you are really concerned about trash pulls, then my advice to to not bother about reapplying LB after the initial application, unless you have some casting downtime where you have to move. The...
Forum: Mages 10/06/09, 11:41 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Is your variable x a random event in the sequence...

Is your variable x a random event in the sequence or is it a set period of time for each iteration? So are you modelling getting interrupted every 10 secs for 100 secs or 10 times at any time in 100...
Forum: Mages 10/04/09, 5:43 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Ok, so the broad assumptions made when...

Ok, so the broad assumptions made when theorycrafting never really mimic a real fight situation. My example is indeed a simplified version. But it was argued by Solisa that the time increment you...
Forum: Mages 10/04/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
The problem with this type of thinking is that...

The problem with this type of thinking is that 'half a second of dps time' is useless as you don't deliver dmg in half a second lots. As was pointed out before, if you both get interrupted before...
Forum: Mages 10/03/09, 7:52 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
I don't remember that discussion so I will try...

I don't remember that discussion so I will try and find it. In general though, while the increments aren't known, modelling for a fight that has interrupts on the basis that it doesn't isn't going...
Forum: Mages 10/03/09, 5:43 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Remember also that the more times you 'stop'...

Remember also that the more times you 'stop' casting in a fight, the more the relative worth of the sp enchant increases compared to the haste one. So when you run somewhere, get interrupted, etc,...
Forum: Mages 10/02/09, 7:40 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
It's not the fact that you get interrupted on...

It's not the fact that you get interrupted on Ignis and how to avoid it (I have DBM), it's the overall effect on dps of the Ignis mechanic requiring you to stop casting to avoid spell lock-down. Do...
Forum: Mages 10/02/09, 5:44 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Is there any way to model (or has it been done)...

Is there any way to model (or has it been done) the effects of increased haste versus increased sp on fights with relatively consistent interrupts as a boss mechanic? (i.e. Ignis type...
Forum: Mages 10/02/09, 5:21 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,879
Posted By Saruk
With a standard FFB build there aren't many...

With a standard FFB build there aren't many points to play with to improve your AoE. Not that you really need to though. LB, Bliz and FS are plenty of AoE for pretty much any encounter. It's not...
Forum: Mages 09/12/09, 10:32 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Ok, so I think there is a third option then that...

Ok, so I think there is a third option then that I missed. Crit is determined not on cast beginning, but cast end. That makes more sense and explains why you don't get the Shatter effect on a...
Forum: Mages 09/11/09, 4:43 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
This is interesting. I've Shatter-combo'd a lot...

This is interesting. I've Shatter-combo'd a lot to take advantage of what I always thought was the near simultaneous landing of two spells on a frozen target, but I was also under the impression...
Forum: Mages 09/11/09, 11:39 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
I was under the impression that on live, a...

I was under the impression that on live, a fireball -> combustion sequence would add both the increased crit chance to the midair FB as well as tick up combustion - which goes against the idea that...
Forum: Mages 08/28/09, 12:25 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,879
Posted By Saruk
When you say you 'chain cast' you have to realize...

When you say you 'chain cast' you have to realize what that means. For a mage, it means there is not one avoidable second or partial second where you aren't doing some type of dps. This is usually...
Forum: Mages 08/18/09, 12:04 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,287
Posted By Saruk
Has anyone noticed the change to Impact? This...

Has anyone noticed the change to Impact? This used to be an indefinite buff - if it proc'd it would stay until used. It now has a 10 sec timer. That's a pretty big change to fire PvP and makes me...
Forum: Mages 08/07/09, 5:19 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
I think we should stop this idea of a glyph fix...

I think we should stop this idea of a glyph fix to this. This is bad. Maxing dps then becomes a case of glyph swapping as some fights it will be more beneficial to have one glyph over the other -...
Forum: Mages 08/07/09, 10:17 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
I agree. It's really the fact that the HS...

I agree. It's really the fact that the HS procing off LB dots was ''thought to be overpowered' and changed accordingly, whereas if you actually play with the mechanic a bit, it's obvious it's...
Forum: Mages 08/06/09, 5:01 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
I just edited my post, LB ticks that crit are not...

I just edited my post, LB ticks that crit are not procing HS. And LB ticks are not resetting the HS counter either.

Scorch Crit ---> LB ----> LB Final Explosion Crit = HS

So:

1) No
2) No
Forum: Mages 08/06/09, 4:40 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Just tested this as well. LB dots are not procing...

Just tested this as well. LB dots are not procing HS.
Forum: Mages 08/06/09, 4:22 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
Not too sure if that server maintenance fixed...

Not too sure if that server maintenance fixed this, but I have just tested on live with target dummies and:

Fireball Crit --> Fireball Non-Crit --> Fireball Crit did NOT proc HS
Forum: Mages 08/06/09, 11:55 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,864
Posted By Saruk
I think that before everyone gets carried away...

I think that before everyone gets carried away with this, please remember that making HS proc on non-consecutive FB/FFBs would be a significant change to the mechanics of the talent and not at all...
Forum: Mages 07/29/09, 2:06 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,575
Posted By Saruk
If we're going to get a discussion going about...

If we're going to get a discussion going about scorch, I'd love to see it widen beyond just the 'debuff mechanic' issue. Scorch is a fire spell you can spec to improve (along with other spells) but...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/08/09, 10:59 AM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,701
Posted By Saruk
Interesting, so the spell reflect ability is...

Interesting, so the spell reflect ability is calculated on impact, not on cast? So I could technically also cast a 2.7 sec spell with say 3 secs left on SR on the warrior, and the cast and travel...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/07/09, 6:15 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,701
Posted By Saruk
Does anybody have some good advice for countering...

Does anybody have some good advice for countering a warrior's spell reflect as a mage.

I have a buff proc on the target that tells me when it's up, but that does stop the warrior casting it just...
Forum: Mages 06/02/09, 3:44 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,879
Posted By Saruk
Yeah, there is no doubt given the Mini fight it's...

Yeah, there is no doubt given the Mini fight it's useful. But again, you wouldn't be FFB for this fight anyway if I understand correctly - you are either Fire or Arcane for MA right?

If there was a...
Forum: Mages 05/29/09, 2:09 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,879
Posted By Saruk
Yes, I agree combustion is a pretty useless...

Yes, I agree combustion is a pretty useless talent but I would probably take it over Frost Warding - which has situational value but is very limited (especially as the mana return requires you to...
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