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Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/08, 10:59 PM

Replies: 77 World Raid Speed Records (WWS or GTFO) Views: 51,682 Posted By Zwink Can't be too impressive, but since no ones... Can't be too impressive, but since no ones posting I'll throw this up there. Definitely something fun for us to do to pass the time waiting for Wrath, people should post their clear times! Sunwell...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/18/08, 2:26 PM

Replies: 77 World Raid Speed Records (WWS or GTFO) Views: 51,682 Posted By Zwink Fusion, how do you skip the room of small slimes... Fusion, how do you skip the room of small slimes after Najentus? Are you just having a hunter shoot it, run away, and the raid runs by? Couldn't quite catch it in the video.

Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/08, 3:13 PM

Replies: 291 Kil'Jaeden Views: 95,657 Posted By Zwink To the guilds that are using a DPS Warrior to... To the guilds that are using a DPS Warrior to tank KJ, is the warrior in berserker stance? When Soulflay became 100% threat based we used a Ret Paladin with Imp Righteous Fury (6% less damage taken)...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/28/08, 6:04 AM

Replies: 967 Consolidating Raid Utility (Raid-wide totems? Curse of Vulnerability?) Views: 155,573 Posted By Zwink The one thing that is being forgotten here is... The one thing that is being forgotten here is that in a comparison between Shamans and Priests/Druids for raid healing when Chain Heal can't be used. Priests and Druids come out on top by a long...

Forum: Mages 04/03/08, 1:15 PM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 527,128 Posted By Zwink I've done Brutallus every week without a Shadow... I've done Brutallus every week without a Shadow Priest and will likely to continue to do so. In my experience Warlocks get more benefit from a Shadow Priest than Mages do with our raid setup. You...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/28/08, 12:53 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,769 Posted By Zwink I'm really curious about a further comparison... I'm really curious about a further comparison between giving Mages Shadow Priests on Brutallus over Warlocks. To me it seemed like the Warlock damage was considerably worse for a 6 minute duration...

Forum: Mages 12/04/07, 3:19 PM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 527,128 Posted By Zwink Arcane is fine at the tier 5 level. You have 2... Arcane is fine at the tier 5 level. You have 2 key fights that are very burn centric (Vash and Kael) and you have a severe lack of hit on your gear. Arcane is reasonably valid at this level, but it...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/27/07, 2:24 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,769 Posted By Zwink Plugging it into Vontre's spreadsheet using the... Plugging it into Vontre's spreadsheet using the gear in my armory, I'm getting that Shroud of the Highborne is an 3.29 dps upgrade when spamming fireball compared to Cloak of the Illidari Council.

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/25/07, 12:46 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,769 Posted By Zwink Even with the loss of clearcasting there should... Even with the loss of clearcasting there should be no need to use evocation as Fire. A Shadow Priest and Resto Shaman should be all you need to sustain constant casting. Remove either or both of...

Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/07, 5:52 PM

Replies: 616 EJ Forum Community - Zul'aman testing Views: 322,087 Posted By Zwink Are Malacrass and Zul'jin included in the timed... Are Malacrass and Zul'jin included in the timed event? I assumed they were, but after reading through this thread I haven't found any mention of them being part of it. Does Zul'jin drop the rings...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/10/07, 11:33 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 881,769 Posted By Zwink Mana issues are being way overblown in the last... Mana issues are being way overblown in the last few pages of this thread. Mana is a major problem with Arcane Blast and Missiles, but not so much with either Fireball or Frostbolt. Mage Armor,...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/12/07, 3:17 PM

Replies: 1,251 2.3 Patch Notes (updated 4:25 CST) Views: 236,055 Posted By Zwink It definitely seems surprising that only one epic... It definitely seems surprising that only one epic is dropping, but maybe the time events increase the boss drops to 2 epics. Does anyone know if the people that have been inside ZA have learned...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/10/07, 4:12 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,920 Posted By Zwink I believe this is true for guilds that aren't at... I believe this is true for guilds that aren't at the top tier of progression, but for guilds that are at the high end progression I don't think this is the case. If you can fill a raid with 25 non...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/10/07, 2:27 AM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,920 Posted By Zwink Ghando you're right, absolutely right. There's no... Ghando you're right, absolutely right. There's no going back to the way things were with the addition of Shadow Priests to raids and the huge dps increase that bringing more Shaman/Paladin healers...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/07, 5:17 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,920 Posted By Zwink I find it extremely disappointing that Blizzard... I find it extremely disappointing that Blizzard has moved away from hard DPS check encounters. I realize that requiring extremely high dps encourages raid stacking, but why can't the encounters also...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/07/07, 11:34 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink My experience with RoS is that you'll want to put... My experience with RoS is that you'll want to put on 2p Tier 5 and do the following: Phase 1: AB Spam. Ask for 2 Shadow Priests and JoW. No class besides Mage can burn through their mana during...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/07, 3:53 PM

Replies: 136 Attunments and Recruitment Views: 18,500 Posted By Zwink Having scrolls on Illidan/Archimonde certainly... Having scrolls on Illidan/Archimonde certainly doesn't solve the problem for guilds progressing through BT/Hyjal, however it does make things easier and more convenient for an Illidan killing guild....

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/06/07, 2:53 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink The only fights that our Paladins have conceded... The only fights that our Paladins have conceded that they can keep up JoW on in BT/Hyjal are Teron Gorefiend (everyone is clumped up on top of him or near him) and stage 1 Essence of Souls (they...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/01/07, 5:34 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,920 Posted By Zwink It wasn't until about a month before TBC came out... It wasn't until about a month before TBC came out that vodka stopped running BWL and AQ. A bunch of us even did MC pick ups to get those amazing/rare items like ToEP and Wild Growth Spaulders. We ran...

Forum: Class Mechanics 09/09/07, 5:47 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink Currently all of our mages are arcane, we usually... Currently all of our mages are arcane, we usually run with between 3 and 4 per raid. A few weeks ago one of them completed their Tier 6 and gave Fire a try again. The result was that she went from...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/04/07, 2:33 PM

Replies: 191 Sustaining my guild through BT/Hyjal in a Recruitment Shortage Views: 46,043 Posted By Zwink The people that raid in your progression raids... The people that raid in your progression raids just have to understand that when they aren't up for loot they may have to sit out. You don't have 40 people, you have 30 and that's 5 extras per night....

Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/07, 12:28 AM

Replies: 191 Sustaining my guild through BT/Hyjal in a Recruitment Shortage Views: 46,043 Posted By Zwink We were also in a similar position. We had killed... We were also in a similar position. We had killed Illidan after months of having an extremely strong roster of dedicated players. I wasn't ready for what was about to happen. About 3 weeks after we...

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/22/07, 3:35 PM

Replies: 550 Vontre's Mage DPS Spreadsheet Views: 274,902 Posted By Zwink Tempest 4p also appears to not be working in the... Tempest 4p also appears to not be working in the Manual Stat Entry for Fireball and Frostbolt. It works for AM. Also, Haste rating does not seem to be added in when using the Gear selector. When...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/07, 4:51 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 260,091 Posted By Zwink Yea it is absolutely amazing. I hope they do this... Yea it is absolutely amazing. I hope they do this more often in the future. Makes getting raids started on time very easy and also is nice for the people not currently in the raid.

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/21/07, 4:06 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink Arcane Blast without any question. It is the... Arcane Blast without any question. It is the highest dps, it just comes at very low dpm.

Forum: Public Discussion 08/13/07, 1:30 PM

Replies: 304 The Hunter Psyche - Why so many "Just don't get it" Views: 85,466 Posted By Zwink I can sympathize with the OP on the difficulty of... I can sympathize with the OP on the difficulty of recruiting a good Hunter. When I recruit a Mage, I know what I'm going to get. How difficult is it to spam Arcane Blast or Fire Ball? However, with...

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/07/07, 5:22 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink What is changing in 2.2 with that meta? Also, I... What is changing in 2.2 with that meta? Also, I assume the Relentless Earthstorm Diamond is being changed back to 3% like the tooltip says next patch?

Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 1:20 PM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,909 Posted By Zwink If melee doesn't have a tremor do they back out?... If melee doesn't have a tremor do they back out? Rogues have cloak, but it won't always be up. Wouldn't a feral druid constantly have doom fire on themselves without tremor or not be able to dps when...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 5:30 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,909 Posted By Zwink We've killed Archimonde every week, except for... We've killed Archimonde every week, except for the week we pushed to kill Illidan. I consider him on farm status somewhat, but he is definitely the encounter that takes us the longest to repeat week...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/17/07, 2:03 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink You misunderstood me. 6 times over the course of... You misunderstood me. 6 times over the course of 5 hours of attempts. Over the course of the night it saved me 2 Super Mana Potions. It definitely would be excellent for Kaz'rogal, but beyond that it...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/17/07, 6:00 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink Yep that sounds right. Yep that sounds right.

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/17/07, 3:44 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink Manly, I respecced Magic Absorbtion for the... Manly, I respecced Magic Absorbtion for the Mother Shahraz fight and was terribly disappointed. Even with cap resist, rarely do you get a complete resist that allows for Magic Absorption to proc. I...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/07, 3:24 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 260,091 Posted By Zwink We put Thrall on Azgalor and use NPC's off to the... We put Thrall on Azgalor and use NPC's off to the side to keep the Doomguards under control with a healer and 2 warriors. Two kills so far and no problems with Thrall dieing. I think he even healed...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/07, 5:16 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,909 Posted By Zwink If you think of it this way what other trinket... If you think of it this way what other trinket allows you to DPS 7 extra seconds every 2 minutes? I've used the trinket before just to be able to DPS when everyone else is feared. No other trinket in...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/02/07, 2:53 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink Over the next week I'll try and get a WWS for... Over the next week I'll try and get a WWS for every fight in BT from Naj'entus to Essence of Souls and Rage Winterchill to Archimonde. Our mages have found 40/18/3 (3x AB, 2x FB) to be strictly...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/07, 4:39 AM

Replies: 131 Left the game - have things improved? Views: 24,899 Posted By Zwink How could Blizzard make TBC encounters take... How could Blizzard make TBC encounters take longer to learn and kill? Quigon's comparison of Nihilum's progress through BT and Hyjal to Death and Taxes progress through Naxxramas is very interesting....

Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/07, 6:05 PM

Replies: 131 Left the game - have things improved? Views: 24,899 Posted By Zwink The only reason why Thaddius could possibly take... The only reason why Thaddius could possibly take so long was due to Blizzard's servers sucking so much. Had their servers been up to par when Naxxramas was released you would have seen progress at a...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/07, 2:45 PM

Replies: 78 Hyjal Trash? Views: 23,453 Posted By Zwink What were the waves in the Orc camp like pre... What were the waves in the Orc camp like pre patch? When you are first attempting Kaz'rogal you have to adapt and split you're raid up on 2 of the 8 waves, but never again do you need to do this. It...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/07, 2:42 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 260,091 Posted By Zwink BT up to reliquary and Hyjal are approximately... BT up to reliquary and Hyjal are approximately the same difficulty. I'd recommend killing Shade of Akama in BT and then it's up to you where you go. Gurtogg and Teron Gorefiend are both much easier...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/26/07, 5:10 AM

Replies: 6 Prism of Inner Calm & you Views: 2,263 Posted By Zwink We just give the junk away for free. It's really... We just give the junk away for free. It's really that simple. Especially with an item like Prism of Inner Calm, which no one really knows how useful it will be, but someone might as well loot it....

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/25/07, 2:22 PM

Replies: 550 Vontre's Mage DPS Spreadsheet Views: 274,902 Posted By Zwink Well you would only be using 2 pieces of tier 5... Well you would only be using 2 pieces of tier 5 the rest of your gear would be tier 6 equivalent.

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/24/07, 5:04 AM

Replies: 550 Vontre's Mage DPS Spreadsheet Views: 274,902 Posted By Zwink There is an option to account for the 2 piece... There is an option to account for the 2 piece Tirisfal bonus (20% damage and mana increase on Arcane Blast), but what about the 4 piece Tempest bonus (5% damage increase on Frostbolt, Fireball, and...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/24/07, 4:57 AM

Replies: 16 [Mage] Ideal Gear Setup T6 Views: 5,273 Posted By Zwink Assuming you wanted to stick with 10/48/3, have... Assuming you wanted to stick with 10/48/3, have you taken into account the 4 piece tier 6 bonus for 5% damage increase on Fireball? There are Bracers, Belt, Ring, Belt and Weapon with haste rating....

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/22/07, 2:20 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 420,592 Posted By Zwink Just respecced from 10/48/3 to 40/18/3 last night... Just respecced from 10/48/3 to 40/18/3 last night and I love it! I use a ABx3 and Fireballx2 sequence macro. It works pretty well for managing my mana. As for gear I'm currently using 4/5 Tier 5, but...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/15/07, 7:08 PM

Replies: 247 Holy Priest usage in raids Views: 42,858 Posted By Zwink What many people are forgetting is that there are... What many people are forgetting is that there are ways to free up raid spots so you can bring more Holy Priests and Restoration Druids. I was shocked to hear Praetorian say they only run with 1...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/15/07, 4:52 PM

Replies: 247 Holy Priest usage in raids Views: 42,858 Posted By Zwink In SSC and TK I can't see ever not wanting to go... In SSC and TK I can't see ever not wanting to go with 3 Shamans, 3 Paladins, 1 Priest, and 1 Druid for healing. However, Black Temple has broken the mold for healing requirements in TBC. I...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/14/07, 3:29 PM

Replies: 504 Mana Regen: the last broken mechanic? Views: 99,111 Posted By Zwink Mana potting in TK is no problem. I have a... Mana potting in TK is no problem. I have a stockpile of Nethergon just from running TK. Serpentshrine isn't that bad with all the Coilfang Armaments that drop. However, there's no alternative to...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/07, 4:28 PM

Replies: 1,690 Kael'thas Views: 385,453 Posted By Zwink What we do to remove the randomness of Capernian... What we do to remove the randomness of Capernian during stage 1 is have a Hunter FD, put some AR on, and send their pet in. Capernian will then proceed to chain cast AE. She will still use conflag on...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/08/07, 3:02 AM

Replies: 1,274 Lady Vashj Views: 383,812 Posted By Zwink You must kill any Tainted Water Elementals hat... You must kill any Tainted Water Elementals hat are up before bringing the fight into stage 3. If you don't they will continue to spawn during stage 3. This happened a few times to us before our first...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/07, 2:10 PM

Replies: 247 Holy Priest usage in raids Views: 42,858 Posted By Zwink The issue is that the vast majority of Priests... The issue is that the vast majority of Priests didn't role their class to be top dps and a mana battery to the raid. They rolled it to heal. Yes, Priests are not the class that you bring fewest of to...

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