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Forum: Hunters 03/04/11, 2:20 PM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,627 Posted By Noleafclover Actually, Atramedes is not a good example. In the... Actually, Atramedes is not a good example. In the ground phase, it usually pays to build focus between the sonic rings spawns, so you can use instant shots when moving. This way you don't need to...

Forum: Hunters 03/03/11, 1:27 PM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,627 Posted By Noleafclover I'd like to challenge that recommendation.... I'd like to challenge that recommendation. Firstly, if you choose to use CS to keep up SrS, you are forced to shoot it within relatively limited intervals (every 9/10-14s), meaning it will be on cd...

Forum: Hunters 02/26/11, 3:29 PM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,627 Posted By Noleafclover While RNG on MMM messes things up a little, we... While RNG on MMM messes things up a little, we can generally assume we will get AiS! proc every second CS cycle. That means our rotation below 80% with CS glyph looks like this: CS-5xSS-2AS...

Forum: Hunters 02/25/11, 12:28 PM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,627 Posted By Noleafclover Regarding the Termination value, why is it that... Regarding the Termination value, why is it that everyone seems to be willing to drop Silencing/Trueshot to get it, and no one seems to mention Marked for Death? For me, MoD is the most obvious...

Forum: Hunters 02/16/11, 12:28 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover In the "Shot priority" tab there is an option... In the "Shot priority" tab there is an option called "Wait shots". There, you can select Kill Shot, Explosive/Chimera Shot or Kill Command and set how much time the model should wait for those shots...

Forum: Hunters 02/14/11, 5:51 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover I'm afraid you're totally mistaken sir. The 0.86s... I'm afraid you're totally mistaken sir. The 0.86s lag on ES is every shot not every minute. If you use ES on cd (every 6 seconds), you'll end up casting 10 ES per minute. If instead you'll use it...

Forum: Hunters 02/13/11, 5:16 AM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover The answer to this is pretty obvious. Before the... The answer to this is pretty obvious. Before the patch, we weren't exactly swimming in focus even without spending it on extra AS. I haven't noticed anything change in that regard, so 4th Cobra is...

Forum: Hunters 01/30/11, 1:17 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Since those results are within the margin of the... Since those results are within the margin of the model inaccuracy, the answer is: in a stationary fight, it doesnt' matter. In a non-stationary fight I prefer to ignore the focus bar completely and...

Forum: Hunters 01/29/11, 2:53 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover The answer depends largely upon the encounter... The answer depends largely upon the encounter specifics. The first factor is whether or not the fight has parts where exceptionally high dps is required or extra dps is possible (due to boss...

Forum: Hunters 01/27/11, 3:29 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Most likely if you start spamming Arcanes just... Most likely if you start spamming Arcanes just because of the proc, you'll end up with your rotation screwed up, your focus regen out of control and you'll have to delay not only BA (and consequently...

Forum: Hunters 01/24/11, 2:49 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover On another note, I think it might be useful to... On another note, I think it might be useful to update the glyph section with this one: Glyph of Raptor Strike - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=64246) It's situational, I...

Forum: Hunters 01/19/11, 12:19 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Theoretically, yes. If you have two targets close... Theoretically, yes. If you have two targets close to each other you may benefit from: Increased damage from explosive trap compared to BA on one target Higher chance of getting a LnL proc Being...

Forum: Hunters 01/18/11, 5:55 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover According to Zeherah's model, it does increase... According to Zeherah's model, it does increase focus regen slightly. Dropping it reduces my static FPS from 4.36 to 4.23. Of course, I don't really have the tools to test it in-game myself, mind you.

Forum: Hunters 01/17/11, 12:40 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Such a spec makes lot of sense on fights where... Such a spec makes lot of sense on fights where the top 20% of the boss is not so important, while the other phases are. Think Cho'gall, Chimaron, Al"akir, Conclave etc. In a straight up encounter I...

Forum: Hunters 01/15/11, 6:17 AM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Indeed, it appears Blizzard managed to kill three... Indeed, it appears Blizzard managed to kill three birds with one stone: They managed to actually create a set bonus that will change the way we play. 0.2 seconds less on Cobra, combined with...

Forum: Hunters 01/12/11, 12:42 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Oh it will. ES will lose roughly 25% of it's... Oh it will. ES will lose roughly 25% of it's damage while Cobra and AS will not only lose none of it, but Cobra will actually become more powerful. It will play merry hell with our neat, tidy...

Forum: Hunters 01/11/11, 6:47 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover That's interesting. Could you please explain... That's interesting. Could you please explain where the extra Arcanes come from? So far I understand we have two possible alternatives: 1) We use 3 shots-> ES rotation. The 3 shots are typically 3...

Forum: Hunters 01/10/11, 2:04 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Being able to drop ToTH isn't much of a benefit,... Being able to drop ToTH isn't much of a benefit, because there are no talents out there we might take instead that could improve our dps. I'm also surprised you got dps increase during the CA. It...

Forum: Hunters 01/09/11, 4:14 AM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Yes, if you choose to delay ES in order to fit 2... Yes, if you choose to delay ES in order to fit 2 Arcanes, it's obviously a gain. The main problem is that in order to do so, within 3 seconds you will have to spend 88 focus while regenerating only...

Forum: Hunters 01/08/11, 7:31 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Windfury is same as Hunting Party, which is in my... Windfury is same as Hunting Party, which is in my own spec. I get the full benefit with raid buffs enabled or without them. No, it's something else, I just haven't figured out what.

Forum: Hunters 01/08/11, 7:03 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover My conclusions are based on the following... My conclusions are based on the following facts: Our rotation is determined by the cooldown of ES Under normal circumstances we will fire exactly 3 shots between ES Therefore, it does not matter...

Forum: Hunters 01/08/11, 3:45 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Use: Explosive, Cobra, Explosive, Arcane,... Use: Explosive, Cobra, Explosive, Arcane, Explosive instead. You may have been misled by the fact that Explosive, Arcane, Explosive is listed in the OP as a viable way to use LnL if focus is high....

Forum: Hunters 01/08/11, 2:59 PM

Replies: 197 [Cataclysm] Beast Mastery (4.3) Views: 1,121,448 Posted By Noleafclover If you want a short answer (Nooska just wrote the... If you want a short answer (Nooska just wrote the long version): BW allows us to spam Arcanes like no tomorrow. RF allows us to cast Cobras very quickly. You can't both spam Arcanes AND cast...

Forum: Hunters 01/08/11, 12:11 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover I'm sorry to disappoint you. Beyond what is... I'm sorry to disappoint you. Beyond what is needed to make sure you can always fit 3 shots between ES (and specifically, that you can fit 3xCoS, which is both the "worst" and also the most frequent...

Forum: Hunters 01/08/11, 5:06 AM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover I don't think "most people" who agree with the... I don't think "most people" who agree with the majority opinion on this thread are sitting between 1.5 and 1.67. On the contrary, most get as close as possible to 757 haste (or 1.67 cobra), because...

Forum: Hunters 01/07/11, 1:02 PM

Replies: 626 [Cataclysm] - Survival Hunter Views: 2,172,099 Posted By Noleafclover Cadavus, seeing that your dps value doesn't... Cadavus, seeing that your dps value doesn't change at all between 1.67 and 1.52, I'd assume you didn't include auto shots and increased focus regen in your simulation. But did you consider BA and AS?...

Forum: Hunters 01/06/11, 2:53 PM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,627 Posted By Noleafclover It seem we've been buffed big time :) Aimed... It seem we've been buffed big time :) Aimed shot's base damage is doubled. Chimera is up by 20%. Another 20% buff was certainly meant for BM, but the side effect for us is the increased value of...

Forum: Hunters 01/01/11, 9:09 PM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,627 Posted By Noleafclover Firstly, thanks for your work on creating this... Firstly, thanks for your work on creating this thread. The amount of information you included is really impressive and 99% of it is great. That said, I'll try and point out the 1% I think might be...

Forum: Death Knights 05/25/10, 1:22 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover There are at least 2 good reasons to go unholy... There are at least 2 good reasons to go unholy sometimes: 1) You don't have another unholy DK in raid. The 30% increase on disease damage is a pretty significant boost. If there are 2 DKs in the...

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/24/10, 2:11 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,883,955 Posted By Noleafclover As the OP said, there's no true rotation as procs... As the OP said, there's no true rotation as procs can and will mess things up. There's a priority system instead. He even attached a diagram with the priority though it's obsolete now since most...

Forum: Death Knights 05/24/10, 1:21 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover Yes, you might spec blood if you fancy that but I... Yes, you might spec blood if you fancy that but I don't see much point. It won't be any better than Frost on single target and much worse than anything else in AoE. Add the lower raid utility and...

Forum: Death Knights 05/24/10, 12:15 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover Keep in mind these are the top performances ever.... Keep in mind these are the top performances ever. Things might not look quite the same if you consider the average performances however. ArP loses more than Str if you have to break contact with the...

Forum: Death Knights 05/21/10, 6:09 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,212,959 Posted By Noleafclover EDIT: Just a matter of curiosity - if GoD... EDIT: Just a matter of curiosity - if GoD synchronises durations but not ticks, what happens to the last, partial tick? Is it lost and just the debuff remains?

Forum: Death Knights 05/20/10, 4:58 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover Well, the entire adds argument is a bit iffy for... Well, the entire adds argument is a bit iffy for me. For starters, in the true AoE situations higher disease damage from GoIT will probably turn out to be more beneficial than another BS you'd...

Forum: Death Knights 05/20/10, 3:59 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover Hmm, I don't care if it's harder to master if the... Hmm, I don't care if it's harder to master if the increased difficulty results in obviously higher damage. I'm just not convinced of the latter and it seems pretty silly to play a harder rotation...

Forum: Death Knights 05/20/10, 3:22 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover Ahh, thanks. AFAIK tricks provide 15% damage... Ahh, thanks. AFAIK tricks provide 15% damage increase. I imagine it would be risky to trick a frost DK at the start, so you'd need to have a helpful rogue who would trick you somewhere later in the...

Forum: Death Knights 05/20/10, 2:45 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover True enough Weidekuh. However, there are other... True enough Weidekuh. However, there are other factors to consider: 1. Using GoD means that the priority tree attached to the OP does not apply. In particular: - Pestilence obviously has higher...

Forum: Death Knights 05/20/10, 2:27 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,520,857 Posted By Noleafclover I have a question concerning the Glyph of... I have a question concerning the Glyph of Disease. OP claims that it is now "the only reasonable choice" and that the Glyph of Icy Touch has been pushed off the list. Now, I'm not exactly very fond...

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/19/10, 6:02 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,883,955 Posted By Noleafclover Because we don't need expertise that badly.... Because we don't need expertise that badly. Diseases, Death Coils, Ghoul, Gargoyle and related types of damage are not affected by it, and these are a major chunk of our dps. Rune-based melee attacks...

Forum: Death Knights 05/12/10, 11:32 AM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,212,959 Posted By Noleafclover I see no reason why there should be one. Haste... I see no reason why there should be one. Haste cap only truly applies to casters who use a lot of spells that are either instant cast or take 1.5s or less to cast. They do get a dps increase if they...

Forum: Death Knights 05/06/10, 7:24 PM

Replies: 345 Cataclysm Death Knight Changes Views: 424,613 Posted By Noleafclover To be honest so far all those changes appear to... To be honest so far all those changes appear to be little more than a temporary customization that allow the current skills and talents to work more-or-less normally with the changes to the rune...

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/04/10, 8:07 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,883,955 Posted By Noleafclover I recall that "a few pages back" it was also... I recall that "a few pages back" it was also mentioned that it is NOT possible to cap gargoyle's haste after all which was eventually admitted by the very same person who claimed it was possible to...

Forum: Death Knights 05/03/10, 3:32 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,212,959 Posted By Noleafclover Highwind, keep in mind that calculations for... Highwind, keep in mind that calculations for frost subspec were done with Bryntroll while calculations for blood subspec - with Cryptmaker (IIRC). The extra Bryntroll procs might account for the...

Forum: Death Knights 04/22/10, 11:31 AM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,212,959 Posted By Noleafclover I think what he meant was that the AI is slow to... I think what he meant was that the AI is slow to auto-cast Claw. Personally I think it's not worth the effort to macro it. Yes, quite often Claw will only be cast when the ghoul has upwards of 70...

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