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Forum: Class Mechanics 06/04/07, 1:29 PM

Replies: 59 Hit Caps Views: 60,067 Posted By Kincaid I would be curious to know what the hit cap is... I would be curious to know what the hit cap is for a warrior tank with 1h/shield, and a druid tank. I've seen mumblings about it being 8.6% for bears (as well as some debates regarding that number),...

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/02/07, 2:24 PM

Replies: 48 Warrior Tanks and +hit... Views: 4,930 Posted By Kincaid WARNING: Total approximations of mathematical... WARNING: Total approximations of mathematical concepts to follow Well, roughly speaking, assuming you have no bonus to hit whatsoever, you're losing somewhere around 5.6% of your threat generation...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/07, 11:22 AM

Replies: 167 Playing a Healer With No One to Heal Views: 16,987 Posted By Kincaid I hate to sound like an ass about it, but if you... I hate to sound like an ass about it, but if you really don't enjoy healing, playing a healing specced heal-capable class seems a bit foolish. If you're playing a healer or a tank for any reason...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/07, 10:53 AM

Replies: 167 Playing a Healer With No One to Heal Views: 16,987 Posted By Kincaid Kalman's point still stands. If you do nothing,... Kalman's point still stands. If you do nothing, there will be no advancement. Whining does not provide advancement, it just makes things more difficult. And yes, I'm prot spec. Also, I honestly...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/07, 9:45 AM

Replies: 167 Playing a Healer With No One to Heal Views: 16,987 Posted By Kincaid Except this would invariably lead to people... Except this would invariably lead to people whining that if they supplied all the mats, there's no reason to pay more than a "tip", which is all too often more of an insult than any real gratuity....

Forum: Public Discussion 03/15/07, 11:12 AM

Replies: 235 Angry Tanks? Views: 27,910 Posted By Kincaid I think it's not so much that tanks are getting... I think it's not so much that tanks are getting mad easier, as people can't sleepwalk through things any more. With 40 man raids, there's significantly less accountability than in anything post-BC....

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/14/07, 4:56 PM

Replies: 247 Kenco: A Guide To Threat. Views: 87,776 Posted By Kincaid Spells cast by mobs don't crit, so Eye for an Eye... Spells cast by mobs don't crit, so Eye for an Eye should never actually proc.

Forum: Public Discussion 03/13/07, 3:47 PM

Replies: 247 Possible change to consumables? Views: 31,726 Posted By Kincaid This sounds like a fantastic idea to me,... This sounds like a fantastic idea to me, personally - it would give the designers a concrete ceiling to design to for people who are "undergeared" for the encounter. So long as it was properly...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/11/07, 1:36 PM

Replies: 270 The Change to Windfury and You! (does not apply to warriors) Views: 39,990 Posted By Kincaid Assuming that offhand swings can proc WF attacks... Assuming that offhand swings can proc WF attacks with the mainhand, in a similar fashion to sword spec for rogues and warriors, would it make sense to WF the offhand with whatever the optimal weapon...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/02/07, 10:33 AM

Replies: 1,702 Raiding and the TBC Endgame (was "2.1 underdev: Black Temple") Views: 288,092 Posted By Kincaid Didn't they add a chunk of armor to them, after... Didn't they add a chunk of armor to them, after that change?

Forum: Public Discussion 02/28/07, 10:24 AM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid Yeah, that's what made it fun for me, personally.... Yeah, that's what made it fun for me, personally. While I understand the name of the game really is farming the hell out of consumables for high end raiding at this point, it was really nice to just...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/27/07, 11:23 AM

Replies: 2,735 Rogue DPS Spreadsheet Views: 611,355 Posted By Kincaid Yes I miss my Thrash Blade. :( I would suspect... Yes I miss my Thrash Blade. :( I would suspect it doesn't give +skill in fractions, I'm at work and couldn't check the math on the character sheet to tell you. And yeah, Latro's forever is...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/27/07, 10:48 AM

Replies: 2,735 Rogue DPS Spreadsheet Views: 611,355 Posted By Kincaid See, I just thought the sword looked cool as my... See, I just thought the sword looked cool as my warrior's offhand and had agility, which was a nice bonus considering how bad my crit's gotten while I leveled. >.> ...okay, I saw the +skill and...

Forum: The Dung Heap 02/27/07, 10:42 AM

Replies: 25 Time bassed drop rates - or sleep deprivation Views: 5,753 Posted By Kincaid My understanding is that something along these... My understanding is that something along these lines exists for certain types of fish being randomly caught, such as stonescales, nightfins, and sunscales. Has that actually been verified at some...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/27/07, 10:38 AM

Replies: 2,735 Rogue DPS Spreadsheet Views: 611,355 Posted By Kincaid You're right, the point does stand. Apologies for... You're right, the point does stand. Apologies for looking like I was trying to dispute that. And yes, even with both a human warrior (which I just got lucky with) and a human rogue I rolled...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/27/07, 10:23 AM

Replies: 2,735 Rogue DPS Spreadsheet Views: 611,355 Posted By Kincaid Humans still have a flat +skill modifier for the... Humans still have a flat +skill modifier for the racial, not a rating. It's 358 + whatever fraction.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 2:51 PM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid The aura is not affected by level based resists.... The aura is not affected by level based resists. I tried it with zero frost resist gear on for one attempt, just MotW, and I got fewer than 10 partial resists during the duration of the attempt....

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 2:15 PM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid The periodic damage from the aura isn't affected... The periodic damage from the aura isn't affected by the level change. More HPs doesn't cut it, it just lets you skip the flasks and world buffs. We also put our tank in frost resist gear too.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 2:13 PM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid You might be able to cheese it by chain chugging... You might be able to cheese it by chain chugging greater frost resist potions, I dunno. We discouraged any suggestions of doing that in guild because we wanted people to pick up the resist gear...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 2:06 PM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid I'd say so. The first night we went in, people... I'd say so. The first night we went in, people had been slacking on frost resist, and hadn't really made an effort to obtain any. Average frost resist on the raid pre buffs was maybe 100ish. We...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 1:57 PM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid Yeah, Instructor just dies faster at 70. Pretty... Yeah, Instructor just dies faster at 70. Pretty much everything leading up to Sapphiron works that way. It's actually relaxing to go in and learn the fights when you're not dumping hundreds of gold a...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 1:54 PM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid We killed Sapph with 36, I think on the last Kel... We killed Sapph with 36, I think on the last Kel attempt we finally had 40 in the raid. We've been using friends of the guild to fill in spots for a while, not wanting to recruit people who we don't...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/07, 11:00 AM

Replies: 181 TBC & Naxx Raids Views: 46,076 Posted By Kincaid My guild just killed Kel'Thuzad and Sapphiron for... My guild just killed Kel'Thuzad and Sapphiron for the first time last night, first night of trying him and second night on Sapphiron. We went back to finish it and to see the content, and to try and...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/07, 4:41 PM

Replies: 187 The anti-melee aspect of TBC? Views: 25,614 Posted By Kincaid As annoying as it was, wasn't the Magmadar breath... As annoying as it was, wasn't the Magmadar breath weapon that left the burning areas (damned if I can remember the exact name now) a good example of something that would hurt both melee and ranged...

Forum: Public Discussion 01/30/07, 4:30 PM

Replies: 28 Resist Gear needed in Endgame? Views: 5,253 Posted By Kincaid Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe at one... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe at one point in beta the Aldor rep crafted armor was shadow resist instead of fire. For some reason, they changed it over.

Forum: Public Discussion 01/25/07, 1:23 PM

Replies: 242 Patch 2.0.6 Notes Views: 33,815 Posted By Kincaid Talking about paladin abilities? Crusader Strike... Talking about paladin abilities? Crusader Strike deals physical damage. It also does not glance, from what I've seen. SoC procs/JoC do seem pretty similar to AS mechanics though. A Seal of...

Forum: Public Discussion 01/19/07, 10:40 AM

Replies: 279 TBC Reputations: Rewards and Repping Up Views: 72,091 Posted By Kincaid My assumption is that it would work the same way... My assumption is that it would work the same way skinning does - multiple the mob level by 5 and it'll give you the required skill level. A level 63 would be 315, like Nite said.

Forum: Public Discussion 01/16/07, 9:26 AM

Replies: 223 First Night Stories and Events Views: 30,322 Posted By Kincaid I woke up this morning, and noticed our guild... I woke up this morning, and noticed our guild forums had a couple new posts. People took pictures of the lines outside the stores. Me, I had mine shipped to my house and it should be there before I...

Forum: Public Discussion 01/09/07, 10:48 AM

Replies: 394 2.0.3 Patch Notes Views: 68,640 Posted By Kincaid I saw it posted on these forums that Crusader was... I saw it posted on these forums that Crusader was 120 AP on a warrior at level 70, I believe it was in the Warrior DPS spreadsheet thread.

Forum: Public Discussion 12/22/06, 8:58 AM

Replies: 46 Spell Hit, Spell Crit and mages Views: 32,652 Posted By Kincaid The first roll determines resist level, whether... The first roll determines resist level, whether partial or full. The second roll determines crit. This would match the proposed model for melee yellow damage on a two roll system.

Forum: Public Discussion 12/20/06, 11:08 AM

Replies: 540 Raiding and the Consumables Dilemma Views: 89,612 Posted By Kincaid First post, been reading for a while - finally... First post, been reading for a while - finally found something I think I might be able to contribute to constructively. :P I've been reading and reading all the stuff in here, and I had an...

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