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Forum: The Dung Heap 12/14/09, 6:07 PM
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Views: 7,814
Posted By Tainter
The lazy way to defeat the Deathbringer

First we tried six healers and two tanks. But around ~30% to 40% people started dying to Mark of the Fallen Champion. Then we tried seven healers and one tank. But around 15% to 20% people started...
Forum: Priests 11/24/09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
Re: Greater Heal

Greater Heal does not need any unattainable talents to be effective. The main talents talents affecting Greater Heal are:
- Serendipity, most Holy Priests have that
- Divine Fury, competes with...
Forum: Priests 11/24/09, 5:44 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
Greater Heal is a great spell. There's no real...

Greater Heal is a great spell. There's no real reason not to take Divine Fury. Even if you need Healing Focus and Desperate Prayer you can still get 4/5 because Improved Healing is rather pitiful. I...
Forum: Priests 11/23/09, 6:11 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,605
Posted By Tainter
If you go with only two healers without a Holy...

If you go with only two healers without a Holy Paladin then the raid needs to have quite a lot of synergy it seems. If set up properly then you can have:

- melee and ranged dps healed passively: VE,...
Forum: Priests 11/20/09, 5:57 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
The beauty of the shield is that it often allows...

The beauty of the shield is that it often allows your other healers to finish their casts before the low health target dies. As Holy it has happened to me a number of times that players have died...
Forum: Priests 11/20/09, 5:51 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,605
Posted By Tainter
I don't think that the ability to block is very...

I don't think that the ability to block is very important for a ToGC 10 tank. However, Paladin tanks have an edge over the others at the moment:

- More Threat
- Three AoE interrupts for Anub adds
-...
Forum: Priests 11/12/09, 4:04 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,605
Posted By Tainter
Don't shield the lowest life player. He should be...

Don't shield the lowest life player. He should be catching a chain heal. Shield the people that are 75% and up so that you fully utilise the Shield Glyph and don't waste PoM. If the low health player...
Forum: Priests 11/09/09, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
I was merely pointing out that no Priest hits 30k...

I was merely pointing out that no Priest hits 30k mana without gemming Int, contrary to someone's claim. What amount is needed, again, depends on the raid one is in. 28k+ should be enough for most...
Forum: Hunters 11/09/09, 6:24 AM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,798
Posted By Tainter
Most Hunters I see don't spec into Improved...

Most Hunters I see don't spec into Improved Hunter's Mark, so I assume that there are better talents to take for personal dps. How many Hunters does a raid need to result in an overall dps gain from...
Forum: Priests 11/09/09, 4:50 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,605
Posted By Tainter
For a best shot at Insanity I'd definitely go...

For a best shot at Insanity I'd definitely go with Holy Pala (Beacon) + Priest (Versatility) + 3rd healer (Safety). We've had good experience with Druids as third, but a Shaman or 2nd Priest is...
Forum: Priests 11/09/09, 4:33 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
Yeah, I meant mana, rather than spell power, in...

Yeah, I meant mana, rather than spell power, in response to Gnizz saying: "As said before, the base intellect easily puts you above 30k mana."
Forum: Priests 11/08/09, 8:48 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
You have two Disc specs and you have four...

You have two Disc specs and you have four intellect gems. That's inconsistent with your statement that Disc doesn't need any extra mana. Furthermore a full set of ilevel 245 gear is not sufficient to...
Forum: Priests 11/06/09, 5:06 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
It may be more of a philosophical point, but...

It may be more of a philosophical point, but ideally a healer is about to run out of mana at the end of a given fight. If healers have a lot of mana left after fights then that's waste. The ultimate...
Forum: Priests 11/05/09, 9:22 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,605
Posted By Tainter
Anub 10 heroic

If your dps are up for the job then you can have one burrow phase and three healers. The important thing in P3 is to keep the tanks (with focus on MT) topped as much as possible. A Paladin with...
Forum: Priests 04/23/09, 5:11 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
Well, unless you're gemming for stat-balancing...

Well, unless you're gemming for stat-balancing with Haste and Crit then the only reason not to use Spell Power gems is if you have Mana problems. If all your sockets are gemmed for Regen and you...
Forum: Priests 04/22/09, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
I don't follow how not having Empowered Renew...

I don't follow how not having Empowered Renew ends up halving your Heroic Concentration uptime. Surely that's only true if you use Renew to a fairly large extent. Since the spell isn't very good,...
Forum: Priests 04/22/09, 11:26 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,640
Posted By Tainter
Surge of Light and Serendipity If one of your...

Surge of Light and Serendipity
If one of your arguments for taking 1 point in SoL is that you get a Serendipity stack from it then I'd like to warn you. This isn't going to happen as often as it...
Forum: Priests 04/18/09, 2:24 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
I was gonna suggest to you to use regen trinkets,...

I was gonna suggest to you to use regen trinkets, but saw that you have Soul of Dead and the Greatness. Personally I'm using my Majestic Dragon Figurine and Spirit-world Glass. It probably won't make...
Forum: Priests 04/17/09, 8:34 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
I can't imagine you have much crit with so much...

I can't imagine you have much crit with so much haste. Unbuffed you're what 20% crit at most? How's your Holy Concentration uptime? My guess would be that there's a lot of room for...
Forum: Priests 04/17/09, 6:24 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
It would be nice if you elaborated on that,...

It would be nice if you elaborated on that, rather than to just throw a talent spec into the room.

Did you run out of mana despite using Potion, Hymn and Fiend?
If so, did you wipe because of that,...
Forum: Priests 04/16/09, 9:18 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
It's a shame really. On paper Renew is nice. It...

It's a shame really. On paper Renew is nice. It scales well (after an exorbitant talent point investment), can be very efficient and complements our arsenal nicely. Using Renew on someone who will...
Forum: Priests 04/16/09, 4:26 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
At the moment I'd personally steer clear of Renew...

At the moment I'd personally steer clear of Renew (and in fact I went Disc). From past experience I'd say that Renew becomes more powerful as the Priest understand the encounter better. Knowing when,...
Forum: Priests 04/07/09, 12:57 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
Neither would I. But sometimes you will be caught...

Neither would I. But sometimes you will be caught out of position behind on healing and a breath is coming. Then you have to stay and heal. But it is survivable, so you shouldn't gamble with the life...
Forum: Priests 04/07/09, 8:20 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
I've also dipped into Sarth a few times, but just...

I've also dipped into Sarth a few times, but just like you I have gotten unlucky, so I don't do that anymore. All it needs is a bit of lag, fudging the real position of Sarth and you're gambling...
Forum: Priests 04/06/09, 10:49 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
As nice as PoM is I don't think it does anything...

As nice as PoM is I don't think it does anything during TT. I bounce mine off a tank and then it just sits on a dps until it gets hit by incidental raining fire. If you're looking for healing the...
Forum: Priests 03/20/09, 7:24 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
My point was that while there are diminishing...

My point was that while there are diminishing returns on the rate of mana regeneration with respect to crit, more crit means you get mana for a longer period of time before you run out. That makes up...
Forum: Priests 03/19/09, 2:10 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
I'm not sold on the diminishing returns. Sure, as...

I'm not sold on the diminishing returns. Sure, as you get more crit you will overwrite the proc more often. Now the crux is that you will also have smaller gaps. So you will get more mana back from...
Forum: Priests 03/17/09, 8:15 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
Unless I missed something along the lines:...

Unless I missed something along the lines: neither CoH nor PoH can proc HC.
Forum: Priests 03/15/09, 3:38 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
Alright, I obviously didn't pay enough attention....

Alright, I obviously didn't pay enough attention. However, from the feedback on the PTR it looked like pretty much all the encounters were tuned to be fairly easy. I'd hazard to guess that they'll be...
Forum: Priests 03/15/09, 10:54 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
But then again two thirds of the bosses are as of...

But then again two thirds of the bosses are as of yet unknown, hehe.
Forum: Priests 03/15/09, 3:03 AM
Replies: 2,225
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Posted By Tainter
I disagree with this. If you know that...

I disagree with this. If you know that occasionally the tank gets hit really hard then you want to save the Shield for that, like Sarth +3 breath. Also, even with ~20% haste your PW:S will still take...
Forum: Priests 03/14/09, 11:08 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
I welcome their decision to make Divine Hymn a...

I welcome their decision to make Divine Hymn a heal only rather than a strange hybrid that has to share cooldowns for balance reasons. But in it's current incarnation it won't be a spell I'd miss if...
Forum: Priests 03/13/09, 5:08 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
Maybe this would be better in the "Raids &...

Maybe this would be better in the "Raids & Healing in 3.0 (as a priest)"-thread, but while it's quiet here... I just want a few more opinions. I'm not saying that Holy is better for tank healing, nor...
Forum: Priests 03/13/09, 9:31 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
I was talking about Live, because that's what...

I was talking about Live, because that's what this thread is about. Currently there aren't any fights that get a lot easier with a Disc Priest, which is precisely why for now Disc is inferior to...
Forum: Priests 03/11/09, 6:09 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,245
Posted By Tainter
I could try to guess what you wanted to ask, but...

I could try to guess what you wanted to ask, but it's probably better if you just ask. You definitely shouldn't panic. When has panicking ever helped anyone? Instead you should try to understand...
Forum: Priests 03/07/09, 8:51 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
A while ago there was a discussion about the max...

A while ago there was a discussion about the max attainable crit chance for a holy priest and someone linked to a profile that had close to 40%, but only about 100 haste rating. I had a quick look...
Forum: Priests 03/06/09, 5:40 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
Something that bothers me about Empowered Renew...

Something that bothers me about Empowered Renew is that I may now stop using Renew to pre-heal, because I may feel that I'm losing out on the initial heal. The same thing happened to me with the PW:S...
Forum: Priests 03/06/09, 5:17 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
Hehe, you can try to time it for a death, but...

Hehe, you can try to time it for a death, but need to coordinate with your tanks. If that's too risky you can just throw Renew on, then GS and follow up with Inner Focus Greater Heal spam. You should...
Forum: Priests 03/06/09, 4:11 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
It appears to jump to the largest % missing an...

It appears to jump to the largest % missing an when everybody has full health it goes to the lowest health target, as far as I know.

Edit: Ideal question for the simple questions/simple answers...
Forum: Priests 03/05/09, 10:39 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,909
Posted By Tainter
Since you're clearly able to solo-heal Naxx-10,...

Since you're clearly able to solo-heal Naxx-10, I'm sure you were doing a good job. I've never done that, but a few things I'd comment on anyway:

- Your PoM use seems pretty good.
- You don't use as...
Forum: Priests 03/04/09, 5:55 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
On Live Penance not only doesn't consume Borrowed...

On Live Penance not only doesn't consume Borrowed Time but it also benefits from it. Is this still the case on the PTR?
Forum: Priests 03/04/09, 11:03 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
The point for VH was that the mobs don't run to...

The point for VH was that the mobs don't run to you. They run to the gate. The gate will last quite some time with mobs hitting on it. (I've watched them once when everyone except me died, while I...
Forum: Priests 03/04/09, 8:22 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
I can't say agree on your view of those dungeons....

I can't say agree on your view of those dungeons.

It's easily possible to drink between the waves in Violet Hold, unless of course your dps is pitiful. And then you don't have to pull the groups...
Forum: Priests 03/04/09, 6:38 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
I agree with you on replinishement. I'd prefer it...

I agree with you on replinishement. I'd prefer it if more regen came from me and the way I play my class. Unfortunately we're not heading that way.

In regards to the heroics in blue gear, I really...
Forum: Priests 03/04/09, 3:45 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
They can't really balance around blue-geared...

They can't really balance around blue-geared fresh 80s, I'm afraid. And it won't be a problem.

Because even if you're fresh 80, you are unlikely to group with 4 other fresh 80s. Your tank will...
Forum: Priests 03/03/09, 3:24 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
There was never a point during this PTR that MP/5...

There was never a point during this PTR that MP/5 was viewed as more valuable than Spirit. There's a fair bit of maths regarding HC-uptime and the value of crit towards the end of the Holy priest...
Forum: Priests 03/03/09, 1:54 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
While this may theoretically be possible I would...

While this may theoretically be possible I would never sacrifice the versatility of having different healers around. And I doubt anyone else would do either. Fights usually consist of more than...
Forum: Priests 03/03/09, 11:11 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
There was a somewhat overlooked change to the...

There was a somewhat overlooked change to the shadow-fiend whereby any non-miss attack would give mana irrespective of wether it was dodged/blocked/parried or not.

Also, and this wasn't stated for...
Forum: Priests 03/02/09, 1:27 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,616
Posted By Tainter
Your best bet would be to run simulcraft...

Your best bet would be to run simulcraft (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/). That way you can determine which is the most valuable for you to gain. The priest in the sample output has your...
Forum: Priests 03/02/09, 4:16 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,549
Posted By Tainter
The trade-off is meant to be a shorter duration,...

The trade-off is meant to be a shorter duration, not less efficiency. According to the tool-tip: "Reduces the duration of your Renew by 3 sec. but increases the amount healed each tick by 25%."

So...
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