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Forum: The Dung Heap 10/11/09, 6:33 AM
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Forum: The Dung Heap 10/11/09, 6:31 AM
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Forum: The Dung Heap 10/11/09, 6:26 AM
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Forum: The Dung Heap 10/11/09, 6:21 AM
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Views: 2,423
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Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/09, 11:44 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,710
Posted By Jabez
Jaina becoming the new aspect of magic could also...

Jaina becoming the new aspect of magic could also serve as a potential stepping stone to the next expansion. Everyone assumes that gilneas will be the port of origin into the maelstrom, but what if...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/04/08, 7:43 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 37,104
Posted By Jabez
I personally cannot see how the dual spec feature...

I personally cannot see how the dual spec feature would cost anything at all, and involve anything but your own interface when it comes to swapping. Like the devs. have said multiple times already, a...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/24/08, 12:59 PM
Replies: 406
Views: 171,781
Posted By Jabez
I don't understand the issue with Loken. We never...

I don't understand the issue with Loken. We never had any problems with him after the first pull(with all different classes of healers used later). Everyone clump up obviously so that you take...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 11:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 24,491
Posted By Jabez
Vesperon gives the entire raid a -20% stamina...

Vesperon gives the entire raid a -20% stamina debuff if left alive

Off topic, but do we really want these "guide" style posts here?
Forum: Public Discussion 09/09/08, 8:10 AM
Replies: 775
Views: 223,591
Posted By Jabez
Nothing can go wrong with sheeping if done right....

Nothing can go wrong with sheeping if done right. No threat is generated on a polymorphed target, so if you have some unlucky early breaks, all that happens is that it will go back on the...
Forum: Warriors 09/03/08, 10:58 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
Lets look at this from a mathematical perspective...

Lets look at this from a mathematical perspective shall we

For simplicity we assign each skill a round number of threat, based on proved numbers and we assume entry level gear:
Shield slam = 800...
Forum: Warriors 09/03/08, 6:45 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
Yes and if you read my post again you will...

Yes and if you read my post again you will understand my point. Everyone seems to assume it has a 100% uptime, and that you will tank in a no rage environment, which is wrong. Sure the times it does...
Forum: Warriors 09/03/08, 6:35 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
Why does everyone assume that S&B delays...

Why does everyone assume that S&B delays anything? The duration on it is long enough so that you can keep it on hold for 1-2 GCD's i.e. -Shieldslam-revenge-shield slam-devastate. The cooldown wont be...
Forum: Warriors 09/03/08, 5:18 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
Why would you use revenge this late in your...

Why would you use revenge this late in your rotation? Your devastate doesn't suffer from being late in a rotation, revenge does since the sooner you use it the sooner you can use it again!

As for...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/08, 5:49 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,929
Posted By Jabez
All they need to do to fix the warrior tank gear...

All they need to do to fix the warrior tank gear for the patch is to convert block value directly into strength, much like how they reworked hunter gear for the TBC patch. You keep your shield slam...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/20/08, 7:26 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,121
Posted By Jabez
I certainly hope you are wrong on points one and...

I certainly hope you are wrong on points one and two. The entire purpose of blacksmiths being able to add sockets to gear is gone if its BoE, simply because it ends up being something every serious...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/08, 8:00 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,710
Posted By Jabez
It's horde. You get it after you finish all the...

It's horde. You get it after you finish all the angmars hammer and venomspite quests and you get sent to the wrathgate to talk with Saurfang the younger. I would assume there is a similar quest for...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/08, 7:50 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,022
Posted By Jabez
Parries and dodges show as misses on wws

Parries and dodges show as misses on wws
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/08, 11:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,290
Posted By Jabez
You already have places like Ogri'la and Skettis...

You already have places like Ogri'la and Skettis where the mobs pose a higher challenge than normal high lvl zones, and the rewards from those 2 aren't to shabby and are worthwhile to do solo
Forum: Warriors 07/07/08, 1:24 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
I've done some rudimentary tests on thunder clap...

I've done some rudimentary tests on thunder clap vs lvl 70 mobs with 0 hit and cap(100 claps with both). 0 hit had a 6% missrate and cap had 3%. If we are to conclude based on that scarce testing its...
Forum: Warriors 07/06/08, 10:59 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
While I don't have any valid evidence to back...

While I don't have any valid evidence to back this up with, the only thing I can back up my claim with is lots and lots of experience. If I go with very low amounts of hit I generally see more...
Forum: Warriors 07/05/08, 6:34 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,237
Posted By Jabez
I have to disagree about expertize>hit statement,...

I have to disagree about expertize>hit statement, especially in sunwell. While its certainly nice from a threat pov. to have less of your hit table as "misses" its just not worth it. A resisted...
Forum: Warriors 07/02/08, 9:08 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,099
Posted By Jabez
Sorry if I was unclear. The main reason warriors...

Sorry if I was unclear. The main reason warriors are maintanks per today, and not druids, is because of our shield block ability and it making us less vulnerable to crushings(in my opinion at least)....
Forum: Warriors 07/02/08, 8:20 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,099
Posted By Jabez
I really like the new warrior talents personally...

I really like the new warrior talents personally with one exception. With crushing blows gone(with what we know at this time at least) why would you want to use a warrior MT over say a druid(who also...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 2:11 PM
Replies: 928
Views: 223,544
Posted By Jabez
Commenting in general to the seethe strategies in...

Commenting in general to the seethe strategies in ph3 and how people seem to over complicate things. There is no need at all to include anyone but the MT in the taunt rotations. If the MT pulls him,...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/08, 8:46 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 54,738
Posted By Jabez
I'm not saying they are a bad guild, I'm just...

I'm not saying they are a bad guild, I'm just saying that in my highly subjective opinion they have been riding past victories for a long time, and as I said now a lot of guilds have perfect gear and...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/08, 8:36 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 54,738
Posted By Jabez
Warning: My post is highly subjective Because...

Warning: My post is highly subjective



Because said guilds cant take the fact that without advantages from old instances(you kill Gruul world first, you start working on SSC first. You kill lady...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/08, 5:53 AM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,241
Posted By Jabez
We just tell people to spread out evenly, and...

We just tell people to spread out evenly, and only assign set positions for decursers and areas for healers to heal using the clock(f.ex healer x you keep the guys at 8 o'clock alive). The benefit of...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/11/08, 6:26 AM
Replies: 928
Views: 223,544
Posted By Jabez
I think this advice is rather devastating and...

I think this advice is rather devastating and plain out wrong. You are correct in that you need to burn as much rage as possible, but having the aura increasing damage dealt, revenge becomes one of...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/08, 1:19 PM
Replies: 574
Views: 256,628
Posted By Jabez
5 manned Karazhan yesterday and finished today,...

5 manned Karazhan yesterday and finished today, using a setup of:

Protection warrior
Holy priest(coh)
Holy Paladin
Desruction warlock
Combat swords rogue

Trash was surprisingly easy(even the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/05/08, 10:08 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 150,941
Posted By Jabez
I play this setup at around 1900 rating, and its...

I play this setup at around 1900 rating, and its definitely doable to get even higher from my experience. The thing that loses us matches now is having to play defensively(something this setup isn't...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/15/07, 12:50 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,732
Posted By Jabez
I usually stop attacking when i have 10 debuffs,...

I usually stop attacking when i have 10 debuffs, and lose aggro to the second tank when i have 14-15. We run a 3 tank setup, but most of the time we end up killing it with only 2 tanks ever having...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/28/07, 6:54 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 15,833
Posted By Jabez
Killed him this Saturday with a couple of wipes....

Killed him this Saturday with a couple of wipes. Its very doable if you mark some offensive casters in the raid, and have them stand behind iceblock trying to cast. When you find the spot where sapph...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/27/07, 1:25 PM
Replies: 928
Views: 223,544
Posted By Jabez
Tell your tanks to use normal gear, its more then...

Tell your tanks to use normal gear, its more then good enough. As for trinket, both the autoblocker and the moroes trinket works fine. Just make sure your tanks are the only ones attacking from the...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/27/07, 10:38 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 39,107
Posted By Jabez
A lot of the people replying here in regards to...

A lot of the people replying here in regards to non set items dropping, f.ex the healing chest from Anetheron(Golden Links of Restoration - Items - World of Warcraft...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/07, 11:50 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 23,421
Posted By Jabez
Necromancers on the pull(even wave 6 of Azgalor...

Necromancers on the pull(even wave 6 of Azgalor trash) are pretty harmless if you treat them right. A well timed spellreflect on the pull and you take 0 damage and got time to pick up/CC mobs since...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/13/07, 1:38 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 321,759
Posted By Jabez
Did it with semipug today, and we just had 1 tank...

Did it with semipug today, and we just had 1 tank for humanoid form and one for bear form. No communication needed at all
Forum: Public Discussion 10/01/07, 8:12 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 39,412
Posted By Jabez
Regarding Azgalor again, it seems he was indeed...

Regarding Azgalor again, it seems he was indeed buffed, and my guild didnt just have bad dps.
At least from looking at our combatlogs:
Before 2.2:
WWS...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 5:52 AM
Replies: 209
Views: 37,470
Posted By Jabez
Im not entirely sure about this one, and on our...

Im not entirely sure about this one, and on our kills I've been a bit careful as to not blow all my rage at the first part of him laying down on his knees. I used to go all out threat wise as soon as...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 5:13 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 39,412
Posted By Jabez
We usually run a melee heavy setup, and having...

We usually run a melee heavy setup, and having them on Azgalor meant they didn't do anything but run around not dpsing or even dying from the huge amount of RoF's. We send them in on Azgalor at the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 6:34 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 39,412
Posted By Jabez
Is it just me, or is Azgalor harder now? We use...

Is it just me, or is Azgalor harder now?

We use melee on the doomguards, and we used forever to kill him since he appeared to silence much more often killing our main dps on the boss. We also had a...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/20/07, 4:42 PM
Replies: 928
Views: 223,544
Posted By Jabez
Oneshotted it today and i can indeed say it...

Oneshotted it today and i can indeed say it helped not worrying to much about the dmg i take, and just trust my healers. Clean kill with 0 dead, no aggro loss and just in general much better...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/07, 6:33 PM
Replies: 928
Views: 223,544
Posted By Jabez
I've found personally that focusing to much on...

I've found personally that focusing to much on Seethe/dancing screams just ruins your threat. For our first kills i did 2k+ TPS in ph3, not giving it much thought other then nuking my rage as good as...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/07, 3:40 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 173,973
Posted By Jabez
Commenting on maintanking her and the use of...

Commenting on maintanking her and the use of shadow resistance:

I've tried everything from almost capped, to nothing at all while tanking her,and concluded the best setup to be my normal tanking...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/12/07, 10:56 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 19,221
Posted By Jabez
The 2 piece bonus of Tier 5 doesn't boost your...

The 2 piece bonus of Tier 5 doesn't boost your aggro at all, just your block value vs an attack made against you. The 4 piece bonus on the other hand is a huge asset. It procs roughly once per...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/05/07, 10:20 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 55,902
Posted By Jabez
We use melee on the doomguards for the first part...

We use melee on the doomguards for the first part of the fight(we usually send melee on the boss in conjunction with BL 50%>). This way the healing required from RoF is minimized due to the doomguard...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/05/07, 3:07 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 55,902
Posted By Jabez
The BT neck and the crafted cloak is more then...

The BT neck and the crafted cloak is more then enough SR for Kaz`rogal. I know some guilds use full shadowresistance, but i just dont see the point. We`ve oneshotted this boss every time since we...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/07, 7:11 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 232,732
Posted By Jabez
We took him in our 5th attempt ever. Used a...

We took him in our 5th attempt ever. Used a couple of attempts getting used to Bloodboil+fel rage, having healers getting used to the fight(we used 8 iirc). Then the next 2 attempts just didnt work...
Forum: The Dung Heap 08/04/07, 1:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,760
Posted By Jabez
I'm not gonna go into whether or not it is a good...

I'm not gonna go into whether or not it is a good tank item(simply because all the common sense i can find in myself dictates i don't even think the thought), but him wanting that item over a dpser,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 11:19 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,241
Posted By Jabez
We got to him last night, and wiped for 4 hours...

We got to him last night, and wiped for 4 hours straight today, with 50% beeing best attempt. We would probably have downed him if we didnt spend the first hour with the "old" positioning tactic,...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/05/07, 10:19 PM
Replies: 2,014
Views: 552,253
Posted By Jabez
This is my current UI,...

This is my current UI, OOC:

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/6665/shadeofakamaix6.jpg



This is from when we were doing vasjh right after patch, IC. Its bit updated now, but wanted to show my...
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