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Forum: Rogues 02/11/12, 4:04 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
What?! No. Just let your energy cap. You get...

What?! No. Just let your energy cap. You get nothing by dumping energy into something that doesn't generate damage.
Forum: Rogues 12/15/11, 9:34 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 302,342
Posted By Whistles
Last week we got our H Morchok 10 kill with ONLY...

Last week we got our H Morchok 10 kill with ONLY the tank soaking. If nobody else was in range he was only taking 80k hits. This week it was working as expected and we had to have ranged in with the...
Forum: Rogues 12/14/11, 10:51 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
The latest update of Utopia (Utopia - WoW AddOns...

The latest update of Utopia (Utopia - WoW AddOns - WowAce (http://www.wowace.com/addons/utopia/)) will do just that. It'll also make it clear if you're missing a buff/debuff because you don't have...
Forum: Rogues 12/07/11, 1:18 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 302,342
Posted By Whistles
We had our melee run out for the stomp and the...

We had our melee run out for the stomp and the tank single soaked it so none of this was really helpful but Glyph of Sprint was. It doesn't seem like the damage split is working at all as it is...
Forum: Rogues 12/02/11, 9:45 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 302,342
Posted By Whistles
And after clearing it you can BF from the Mutated...

And after clearing it you can BF from the Mutated Corruption (if it is still up) onto the Elementium Bolt.
Forum: Rogues 12/01/11, 10:40 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 302,342
Posted By Whistles
Clarifying that on Madness of Deathwing you can't...

Clarifying that on Madness of Deathwing you can't use Killing Spree on the Mutated Corruptions (it just won't let you) but everything else in the fight is fine. Also the Elementium Bolt damage is...
Forum: Rogues 11/30/11, 11:20 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 230,872
Posted By Whistles
If you do this from the base of the southeast...

If you do this from the base of the southeast bridge and at a pretty low height it isn't hard at all to line up properly. Took me two tries.
Forum: Rogues 11/27/11, 10:28 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
This is assuming you have enough epic gems to...

This is assuming you have enough epic gems to epic gem out all your gem slots. Which Blizzard has said will not be the case for a long time.

Currently Engineering is strictly better than all other...
Forum: Rogues 10/04/11, 10:52 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
Sorry, linked to the inactive Curse page. New...

Sorry, linked to the inactive Curse page. New Utopia alphas going up on WowAce as recently as August (Utopia - r240 - WoW AddOns - WowAce (http://www.wowace.com/addons/utopia/files/8282-r240/)).
Forum: Rogues 10/04/11, 2:20 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
There is an addon called Utopia (Utopia - Addons...

There is an addon called Utopia (Utopia - Addons - Curse (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/utopia.aspx)) that does this for raid debuffs/buffs. It won't support personal buffs or...
Forum: Druids 09/23/11, 12:27 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 307,708
Posted By Whistles
Stampede removes the stealth requirement for...

Stampede removes the stealth requirement for Ravage after you Feral Charge.
Forum: Rogues 09/06/11, 8:15 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
You can make that bar setup with NeedToKnow....

You can make that bar setup with NeedToKnow. Change colors, textures, and sizes and which unit to track and put them anywhere.
Forum: Rogues 07/16/11, 4:53 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
If you refresh rupture right before the tick the...

If you refresh rupture right before the tick the time remaining before the next tick of rupture damage doesn't change. But to get maximum damage per energy you want to pool and wait for the previous...
Forum: Rogues 07/03/11, 1:20 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 210,320
Posted By Whistles
Not if you're energy capping and if there are...

Not if you're energy capping and if there are rings out you probably are.
Forum: Rogues 02/27/11, 7:14 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,025,527
Posted By Whistles
As long as you use the buff intelligently this...

As long as you use the buff intelligently this will actually increase the value of Engineering relative to static agility professions. Time where you aren't attacking the boss is time where the...
Forum: Rogues 02/08/11, 10:09 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,025,527
Posted By Whistles
The first post of this thread specifically says...

The first post of this thread specifically says that EA is not a personal DPS gain for Assassination rogues even with Improved Expose Armor. If you're going to claim otherwise it would be good to see...
Forum: Rogues 02/04/11, 2:46 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,731
Posted By Whistles
If you're totally energy capped like that it's a...

If you're totally energy capped like that it's a better idea to use Mutilate as your combo point builder even in execute phase. The only reason Backstab is better there is because its more energy...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/06/09, 5:10 AM
Replies: 989
Views: 251,084
Posted By Whistles
Yes but your guild started Ulduar10 with 213/226....

Yes but your guild started Ulduar10 with 213/226. The fact that there are better pieces available in Ulduar10 doesn't change the fact that a pure 10 man guild will have to farm those out for months...
Forum: Rogues 05/05/09, 6:33 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 53,446
Posted By Whistles
Ideally Arms is GCD locked unless they are too...

Ideally Arms is GCD locked unless they are too rage-starved to use Slam. This means that the maintenance cost isn't negligible for them.
Forum: Rogues 05/04/09, 5:58 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 53,446
Posted By Whistles
1) If your guild is running with a prot warrior...

1) If your guild is running with a prot warrior the question of who should be keeping up the armor debuff is nil. And yes DPS warriors should help build the stack once the first sunder is...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/04/09, 5:45 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,010
Posted By Whistles
Except that is an artificial roadblock to...

Except that is an artificial roadblock to progression that could be lifted on any Tuesday. I wouldn't draw conclusions about his difficulty based on how many kills you think would happen with the...
Forum: Rogues 05/01/09, 10:06 AM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 793,064
Posted By Whistles
The only thing it changes is that the glyph...

The only thing it changes is that the glyph becomes less effective for double DPS arena teams. In a PVE scenario it is a wash.
Forum: Rogues 04/30/09, 5:34 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 53,446
Posted By Whistles
By the same logic a rogue won't have full debuffs...

By the same logic a rogue won't have full debuffs up in the start of the fight either so unless warriors and rogues scale differently with buffs/debuffs the effect is the same either way and...
Forum: Rogues 04/29/09, 3:40 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 53,446
Posted By Whistles
The point is that you don't suffer the raid DPS...

The point is that you don't suffer the raid DPS loss of not having the full armor debuff up while stacks are building.
Forum: Rogues 04/28/09, 4:28 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 53,446
Posted By Whistles
The arms rotation should be close to GCD locked...

The arms rotation should be close to GCD locked if you're doing it right. Fury has a lot more leeway for keeping up sunders.

The time to get the debuff up does matter on short "swap and burn"...
Forum: Rogues 04/28/09, 12:22 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 53,446
Posted By Whistles
The cost of maintaining it is almost negligible....

The cost of maintaining it is almost negligible. The only thing warriors think about is the cost of building up a stack. I am not using specials for 5 GCDs while building a stack. A rough way to...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/09, 5:16 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,010
Posted By Whistles
I haven't seen a buggy barrage in a negative way...

I haven't seen a buggy barrage in a negative way since the hotfix. The only bug still present is where he'll spin up but not do the barrage occasionally. Missiles at the boss are annoying but have...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/09, 4:59 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,010
Posted By Whistles
Have they hotfixed the bug where Vezax heals for...

Have they hotfixed the bug where Vezax heals for much more than the tooltip indicates on 10 man? We're seeing 10-20% health gains when he marks somebody who is grouped up on a cloud.
Forum: Rogues 04/23/09, 2:09 PM
Replies: 571
Views: 835,386
Posted By Whistles
I have to agree. Every spec of rogue has some...

I have to agree. Every spec of rogue has some form of unpredictable combat point in-flow and needs to be able to quickly make decisions based on that information. I've been looking for a better combo...
Forum: Rogues 04/22/09, 3:50 AM
Replies: 1,647
Views: 5,173,842
Posted By Whistles
MP results in fewer 3 or 4 DP stack Envenoms....

MP results in fewer 3 or 4 DP stack Envenoms. Once you are reliably getting 5 stack Envenoms off the value of the talent drops dramatically. This will depend on your OH speed and the amount of haste...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/09, 9:10 PM
Replies: 989
Views: 251,084
Posted By Whistles
Sarth3 doesn't have extra loot besides the drake...

Sarth3 doesn't have extra loot besides the drake which is just as much of a vanity reward as "the Immortal". Should it count? I think it is pretty clear that Blizzard intends for the...
Forum: Rogues 04/03/09, 8:21 AM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,995,165
Posted By Whistles
I actually found Mut/Sub to take a lot less...

I actually found Mut/Sub to take a lot less damage than Combat while leveling. Things died in the space of a Cheap Shot -> Kidney Shot with the BoA daggers. I still pretty much kept bandage on...
Forum: Rogues 04/03/09, 3:02 AM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,582,349
Posted By Whistles
This is something I had neglected but going back...

This is something I had neglected but going back and doing my test again shows that it doesn't matter. With Misery and Heroic Presence the spell hit cap is 210 hit rating.

I set up a gear list that...
Forum: Rogues 04/02/09, 9:04 PM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,582,349
Posted By Whistles
Enchanted Tear should probably be in the SS as...

Enchanted Tear should probably be in the SS as the highest EP blue gem available. 6AGI+6STR beats out 8AGI as far as useful stats on a blue gem goes and it meets your entire meta requirement in one...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/01/09, 11:28 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
They could make an achievement for killing...

They could make an achievement for killing Algalon25 with only gear available in game but surely you can see how pointless that would be. If you want to see if someone did that just see if the date...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/09, 4:14 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
Or if you know (or even think) that you're going...

Or if you know (or even think) that you're going to be in a group that repeatedly does this achievement you wouldn't vendor/DE your old 226 items. Refarming lower ilevel pieces isn't an issue with...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/30/09, 8:30 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
I initially thought that this wouldn't be good...

I initially thought that this wouldn't be good enough but looking back it seems that most of the weapons in 25 normal are ilvl232 so the differences between a 25 man guild and a 10 man guild is...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/30/09, 8:47 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
I'm sure there is one or two out there but you...

I'm sure there is one or two out there but you won't find many. The best approach to 10 mans is to be in a progression oriented 25s guild with enough active players to do 10s as well. Any...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/29/09, 8:03 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
Since my guild is one of them I can answer....

Since my guild is one of them I can answer. Clearly I have 25 gear which was obtained because Naxx25 is easily PUGable. Our guild is mostly real life friends with people we've picked up that both are...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/29/09, 2:12 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
Of the five alliance guilds on my server with...

Of the five alliance guilds on my server with Sarth10+3 two of them haven't done the 25 version. It is hardly an urban legend.

My guild until recently wasn't bothering with 10 man progression in...
Forum: Warriors 03/25/09, 11:27 AM
Replies: 545
Views: 281,914
Posted By Whistles
How much it affects your DPS in quest blues isn't...

How much it affects your DPS in quest blues isn't very important. Also using Landsoul's sheet and swapping out the leather I have for the BiS plate alternative (except shoes which I swapped with a...
Forum: Rogues 03/24/09, 8:57 PM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,995,165
Posted By Whistles
Anywhere that you're spamming AOE DP is going to...

Anywhere that you're spamming AOE DP is going to be subpar since things tend to die quickly. You're better off sticking to WP.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/09, 8:11 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,651
Posted By Whistles
The 8 agi/12 stam gem is still not in game so you...

The 8 agi/12 stam gem is still not in game so you can probably maximize your profits by cutting Shifting Shadow Crystal and taking the perfect ones to the AH.
Forum: Rogues 03/16/09, 3:51 PM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,582,349
Posted By Whistles
I'm noticing this as well. I'm sitting at 213 hit...

I'm noticing this as well. I'm sitting at 213 hit rating with Misery and Heroic Presence in raid so my poisons are capped. Sheet still says hit is my best option, which if it is applying the buffs...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/09/09, 8:43 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,924
Posted By Whistles
Of course it is possible to make encounters that...

Of course it is possible to make encounters that are similarly challenging on 10 and 25 man. Once the baseline DPS checks in Sarth3d (which are possible in 10 gear) are met the fight becomes largely...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/09/09, 2:24 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,924
Posted By Whistles
I don't really understand the reason that the...

I don't really understand the reason that the same shards can't drop in 10 and 25 man. Since it only drops off a hard mode encounter Blizzard can take the time to tune them to the same difficulty. It...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 11:45 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,081
Posted By Whistles
It is a delicate balance. With the tiered gear...

It is a delicate balance. With the tiered gear system it will either be really challenging for 10 guilds or fairly easy for 25 guilds. Honestly I don't really see why 10/25 drop different gear. The...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/09, 12:31 PM
Replies: 989
Views: 251,084
Posted By Whistles
I'm not sure that a guild who rushes to do the...

I'm not sure that a guild who rushes to do the easy achievements being on top of the achievement ranking for a week or two is a big deal. The way it looks like GuildOx does it the achievement...
Forum: Warriors 02/23/09, 12:25 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,185,254
Posted By Whistles
It really depends on your DPS and your healers....

It really depends on your DPS and your healers. Bad DPS and your TPS doesn't matter. Bad healers and your TTLive does. Run a heroic or two with one of your guilds better DPS and see if you can hold...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/09, 8:33 AM
Replies: 989
Views: 251,084
Posted By Whistles
I actually thought about this when I first saw...

I actually thought about this when I first saw the site and I don't think it is necessary. If you look you'll see that When the Volcano Blows isn't part of the ranking and any guild that is trying to...
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