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Forum: Paladins 09/14/10, 9:06 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,104
Posted By Lunkhedd
I think there's room for them to just increase...

I think there's room for them to just increase the heal bonus. For example, if it were 600% instead of 60%, a 3 point cast would heal for about 44k using your numbers, which is I think supposed to...
Forum: Paladins 07/30/10, 4:42 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,975
Posted By Lunkhedd
As currently worded ("increases your healing by...

As currently worded ("increases your healing by x%..."), the talent should only improve heals cast by the paladin who has the talent, making it pretty much completely useless for Prot. Whether what...
Forum: Paladins 07/17/10, 1:39 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 518,975
Posted By Lunkhedd
Paladins being melee-oriented healers may well...

Paladins being melee-oriented healers may well fit with their plan, mentioned in one of the other responses, for giving healers the ability to recover mana by doing damage. Paladins already have a...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/10/10, 5:14 PM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,280
Posted By Lunkhedd
That probably won't be the only reason. Assuming...

That probably won't be the only reason. Assuming the distribution of drops is the same in 10 and 25-man runs, tanks will gear up much faster in 25-mans because there will be more tank drops per tank...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/10, 5:55 PM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,280
Posted By Lunkhedd
There's no real reason gold can't be a motivator....

There's no real reason gold can't be a motivator. Like crafting materials and other currencies, it's a way of providing deferred user-selected loot. The problem now is just that there isn't much to...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/10, 12:42 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
On the other hand, Azathoth sounds suspiciously...

On the other hand, Azathoth sounds suspiciously like Azeroth. It would certainly give the phrase "World of Azeroth" another meaning.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/16/10, 12:05 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
To be fair, they pretty much told us this while...

To be fair, they pretty much told us this while we were clearing Zul'Drak (http://www.wowhead.com/quest=12653). Har'koa does seem to contradict herself in the space of one paragraph, though: "My...
Forum: Paladins 04/14/10, 7:21 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,741
Posted By Lunkhedd
Blinding Shield, or paladin Shockwave, sounds...

Blinding Shield, or paladin Shockwave, sounds useful for recovering messy pulls (and I'd predict a Holy talent to reduce the threat generated for that reason), but also seems like something they...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/10, 4:56 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
Not necessarily--after Cataclysm, there will be...

Not necessarily--after Cataclysm, there will be twelve playable races, which of course divide evenly by three just as well as by two. The issues with splitting races out from existing factions...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/10, 5:34 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
"We span the universe, as countless as the...

"We span the universe, as countless as the stars!" -- Harbinger Skyriss, Old God functionary

Maybe not all that Azeroth-specific, even if he was boasting. Makes one wonder what all the Old God...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/22/09, 8:12 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
Perhaps it goes back to what A'dal said in that...

Perhaps it goes back to what A'dal said in that Bridenbrad questline: "the Light does not abandon its champions", which presumably includes most paladins. If we take that literally, and assume the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/12/09, 9:22 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
I think I've found some clues that I haven't seen...

I think I've found some clues that I haven't seen yet in this thread as to how they might pull that off. There's an Alliance quest in Winterspring (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=4901) that has you...
Forum: Paladins 07/29/09, 4:55 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,019
Posted By Lunkhedd
It does make me wonder, though, how many fights...

It does make me wonder, though, how many fights there are in which you could make effective use of popping a haste potion just before combat starts. I imagine it's a subset of the lists of...
Forum: Paladins 07/28/09, 10:22 PM
Replies: 897
Views: 346,019
Posted By Lunkhedd
I think that case actually illustrates a path...

I think that case actually illustrates a path they could take to resolve the issue. If SoC judgement damage were to bypass absorption effects, it would have some role in PvP without interfering with...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/11/09, 12:45 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,370
Posted By Lunkhedd
Well, it reduces the advantage druids have with...

Well, it reduces the advantage druids have with gathering professions.

The change does make me wonder if they're planning to make shaman ghost wolf form instant cast without talents, since there...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/29/09, 4:23 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
I think there's still some room left to fit him...

I think there's still some room left to fit him into Wrath too. For example, if Tyr spotted the dreadlords creating the original Lich King next door a few years ago and tried to stop them, players...
Forum: Paladins 04/28/09, 12:01 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,120
Posted By Lunkhedd
Speaking of which, has anyone ever tested whether...

Speaking of which, has anyone ever tested whether Divine Protection and Ardent Defender stack multiplicatively, additively, or not at all? I'd expect them to multiply, of course, but I haven't...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/09, 12:47 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
"Failed", or just "got killed a bit earlier than...

"Failed", or just "got killed a bit earlier than planned"?

I don't think we really know what the Old Gods are ultimately after (supposing they even have a goal and aren't just playing around), so...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/22/09, 8:35 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
Loken seemed to think that Yogg-Saron's goal was...

Loken seemed to think that Yogg-Saron's goal was to destroy the titans ("The Pantheon shall fall," I believe he said). If that's the case, maybe Yogg wanted Algalon to send the signal in order to...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/09, 11:16 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
That could just be covered by the Halls of Stone...

That could just be covered by the Halls of Stone computer speech. It has occurred to me, though, that killing a death god might not necessarily be the best way to make it less powerful, which would...
Forum: Paladins 03/30/09, 11:31 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,879
Posted By Lunkhedd
I suspect the people who skip Improved Devotion...

I suspect the people who skip Improved Devotion Aura are the ones who, for whatever reason, still primarily use Retribution Aura while tanking, which is probably more common in 5-man specs than for...
Forum: Paladins 03/29/09, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,879
Posted By Lunkhedd
And what I want to know is if you can quantify...

And what I want to know is if you can quantify that belief. Or, alternately, how would you convince someone who disagrees with you to max out Divinity?

The way I modeled it, Divinity doesn't quite...
Forum: Paladins 03/28/09, 12:24 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,879
Posted By Lunkhedd
No hate, just a question of where to spend the...

No hate, just a question of where to spend the points most effectively. The talents competing most directly for points are all the other more or less optional talents in tiers 2-5 of the protection...
Forum: Paladins 03/27/09, 7:20 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,879
Posted By Lunkhedd
Has anyone tried to evaluate whether Divinity is...

Has anyone tried to evaluate whether Divinity is a worthwhile talent?

My initial impression of it is that a useful way to model it is as a boost to throughput and mana efficiency for the healers. ...
Forum: Paladins 03/17/09, 8:46 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,304
Posted By Lunkhedd
I had a somewhat similar idea (have JotW return...

I had a somewhat similar idea (have JotW return x% and cause the next y attacks in z seconds to each return w%). What I like about both ideas is that they give a natural role for Divine Plea--on...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/09, 4:13 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 40,365
Posted By Lunkhedd
I don't think that really fits with what...

I don't think that really fits with what Alexstrasza says about red dragon renewal powers in the Bridenbrad quest chain (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=13079), though. Unless they charcoalized him...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/09, 11:24 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,570
Posted By Lunkhedd
Since you asked, yes, there's notched cobalt war...

Since you asked, yes, there's notched cobalt war axe.
Forum: Paladins 11/24/08, 4:41 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,879
Posted By Lunkhedd
This is true, but it looks like the values will...

This is true, but it looks like the values will have to be pretty extreme. With no avoidance stats other than 689 defense rating to be crit immune, both dodge and parry already suffer from...
Forum: Paladins 11/21/08, 6:49 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,120
Posted By Lunkhedd
It can be a pretty big number. I've had annoying...

It can be a pretty big number. I've had annoying players fd/vanish dump 8+ even level mobs on me when Ret spec and come out in one piece, for example, though that many tends to result in some...
Forum: Paladins 11/21/08, 6:25 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,151,879
Posted By Lunkhedd
As I understand the formula from the Combat...

As I understand the formula from the Combat Ratings thread, this is actually a bit more complicated than it looks at first, though it's probably still accurate. The dodge from defense counts as part...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 1:51 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,351
Posted By Lunkhedd
The swords are clearly inspired by the runeswords...

The swords are clearly inspired by the runeswords Stormbringer and Mournblade from Michael Moorcock's Elric books. It might not be too unreasonable to make some guesses based on that.
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/12/08, 12:00 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 16,359
Posted By Lunkhedd
That's interesting. I'd think it would be more...

That's interesting. I'd think it would be more efficient to only do a dump like that when something comes into range, and just send the deltas while it remains in range, but maybe I'm overlooking...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/11/08, 7:28 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 16,359
Posted By Lunkhedd
[/QUOTE] While I obviously don't know how...

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While I obviously don't know how they've written their game engine, I'd be a bit surprised if the performance issues for increasing debuff slots were as clear-cut as Koraa suggests. For...
Forum: Paladins 10/28/08, 10:05 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,130,127
Posted By Lunkhedd
That was the intent, actually. Anauel's argument...

That was the intent, actually. Anauel's argument was that to be balanced, Ret paladins need higher mana regen in PvE than in PvP. If you have another perspective, I'd love to hear it.



The...
Forum: Paladins 10/28/08, 7:23 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,130,127
Posted By Lunkhedd
What if JotW could crit? It seems to me that...

What if JotW could crit? It seems to me that would create a considerable difference between PvP and PvE returns as well as encourage paladins to take crit over int for longer fights.

Something...
Forum: Paladins 10/07/08, 5:01 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,334
Posted By Lunkhedd
I've been wondering if the range increase to...

I've been wondering if the range increase to other tanks' taunts might indicate that some sort of charge, intervene, or death grip clone could be on the horizon for paladins. Paladins have always...
Forum: Paladins 09/26/08, 7:41 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,307
Posted By Lunkhedd
In the case you gave, where rage starvation is a...

In the case you gave, where rage starvation is a concern, you can Beacon the tank and go heal someone else without losing much hps on the tank; that should be a good alternative to a HoT. If you...
Forum: Paladins 09/26/08, 7:16 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,307
Posted By Lunkhedd
I wouldn't be quite so sure; Blizzard can (er,...

I wouldn't be quite so sure; Blizzard can (er, "should be able to") easily add diminishing returns to crit rating if they want to.

It could also work to have 100% return from Illumination some of...
Forum: Paladins 09/24/08, 1:29 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,307
Posted By Lunkhedd
I don't actually think it'd take too much work...

I don't actually think it'd take too much work for Blizzard to fix up deep Holy enough to make it a very attractive alternative to Holy-JotW. I think it'd be a better risk to overpower deep Holy a...
Forum: Rogues 09/23/08, 9:31 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,599
Posted By Lunkhedd
If Blizzard wants to control the effect of weapon...

If Blizzard wants to control the effect of weapon speed on poisons, wouldn't the cleanest solution be to switch poisons from a chance on hit to a procs per minute system? I haven't seen any...
Forum: Paladins 09/23/08, 9:21 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,307
Posted By Lunkhedd
Has anyone from Blizzard actually said they'll...

Has anyone from Blizzard actually said they'll add a talent there? It does look like a hole in the talent tree, but that doesn't necessarily mean they have any particular desire to fill it.

I doubt...
Forum: Paladins 09/18/08, 7:09 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,130,127
Posted By Lunkhedd
Hasn't that burden just shifted to Judgement,...

Hasn't that burden just shifted to Judgement, though? You need to hit with Judgement in 3.0 in order to keep Replenishment going, so hit should presumably still be weighted more heavily to take...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/08/08, 11:16 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,614
Posted By Lunkhedd
It doesn't sound to me like the "human FD" will...

It doesn't sound to me like the "human FD" will actually drop combat, since it explicitly mentions that threat will be restored when the ability is canceled. You might think of it as "an ice block...
Forum: Paladins 09/07/08, 1:20 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,334
Posted By Lunkhedd
I can think of at least two reasons why a...

I can think of at least two reasons why a protection paladin might be healing in healing gear rather than tank gear: it might be infeasible to respec (eg. Rage Winterchill or Akil'zon) or the...
Forum: Paladins 09/06/08, 12:46 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,334
Posted By Lunkhedd
Well, I don't understand how one could "simply"...

Well, I don't understand how one could "simply" give Prot a way to deal competitive damage, so the healing version looks easier to me. Others have already mentioned the aggro pulling issue and the...
Forum: Paladins 09/05/08, 4:02 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,334
Posted By Lunkhedd
I think it's an interesting idea to give...

I think it's an interesting idea to give Protection secondary utility as dps rather than as a healer, but I think the healing alternative would work better for three reasons: it would help keep...
Forum: Warriors 09/02/08, 6:26 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,050
Posted By Lunkhedd
I was assuming the mob hits for at least 4 times...

I was assuming the mob hits for at least 4 times the character's block value, which I think is a fairly safe bet for raid bosses or other challenging mobs.

The point in question is the effectiveness...
Forum: Warriors 09/02/08, 4:16 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,050
Posted By Lunkhedd
Actually, no, it's not. The warrior's block...

Actually, no, it's not. The warrior's block chance doesn't drop to zero when Shield Block's not up, and Critical Block will bring the average up further. Damage to the warrior will be spikier than...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/29/08, 10:57 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,405
Posted By Lunkhedd
I'd guess intentional, since judgements currently...

I'd guess intentional, since judgements currently don't stack with anything anyway. Notice that a lot of the other things they didn't mention (e.g. Inspiration, Power Infusion) also don't...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/29/08, 10:43 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,614
Posted By Lunkhedd
There are a whole bunch of other things they...

There are a whole bunch of other things they didn't mention, either. For example, will Blessing of Wisdom and Mana Spring Totem stack? Will Mana Tide stack with Replenish (the new mana battery...
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