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Forum: User Interface and AddOns 02/04/11, 12:50 PM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,942 Posted By amethyst You could do that using Satrina Buff Frames (or... You could do that using Satrina Buff Frames (or Elkano) by creating a frame in the middle of the screen and selecting the various debuffs you want to be able to see.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/31/10, 2:14 PM

Replies: 1 Target For Me 2 (beta, could use feedback) Views: 5,050 Posted By amethyst Target For Me 2 (beta, could use feedback) Hey all, I've completely rewritten my TargetForMe mod with a load of new options and ability for users to customise macros. If you hadn't heard of the first version, it was a simple mod that stored...

Forum: Warriors 01/22/10, 6:09 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,612,069 Posted By amethyst It'll vary on how far you are from ArP cap. If... It'll vary on how far you are from ArP cap. If your passive ArP is such that executioner proc will place you on (or close to) 100% ArP, then it's likely better than Berzerking. As you get more gear...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 01/22/10, 5:55 AM

Replies: 8 Target For Me - any more targetting macros? Views: 11,403 Posted By amethyst Target For Me - any more targetting macros? Ok, first off, I have the following macro that I use for Professor Putricide kills. Makes it nice and easy to have a button to push to always select the correct target. However, as I reached the...

Forum: Public Discussion 01/14/10, 1:57 PM

Replies: 92 ICC Plagueworks : Professor Putricide Views: 54,067 Posted By amethyst Has anyone tried out Dampen Magic... Has anyone tried out Dampen Magic (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=43015) on this fight as it would seem to be a great fight to use it to reduce the raid damage. I've had a look through various fights...

Forum: Public Discussion 01/07/10, 9:08 AM

Replies: 228 Icecrown Citadel "Gating" system Views: 86,511 Posted By amethyst Didn't Blizz say that the gating mechanism would... Didn't Blizz say that the gating mechanism would also provide some sort of automatic system for buffing the raid / nerfing the existing bosses?

Forum: Warriors 12/30/09, 8:05 AM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,545 Posted By amethyst Apologies if I wasn't clear, I never made any... Apologies if I wasn't clear, I never made any judgement on whether you used Slam or not. I was pointing out that creating a macro to automate BT & WW would be fairly trivial IF you chose to ignore...

Forum: Warriors 12/29/09, 10:35 AM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,545 Posted By amethyst Part of the reason why Blizzard introduced stuff... Part of the reason why Blizzard introduced stuff like Bloodsurge and stripped functionality from /castrandom macros is precisely because they don't want players being able to create macros that...

Forum: Warriors 12/28/09, 10:10 AM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,545 Posted By amethyst For me WW > BT > Slam > Execute. So I'm just... For me WW > BT > Slam > Execute. So I'm just using execute when everything else is on cooldown. I believe it depends upon your gear, the new version of the spreadsheet should be able to help you, as...

Forum: Warriors 12/22/09, 5:05 AM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,545 Posted By amethyst 1. Armory shows you logged off in tank gear. 2.... 1. Armory shows you logged off in tank gear. 2. There's a sticky you should read: http://elitistjerks.com/f81/a45-heres_my_armory_help_me_not_suck/ Anyways, I'm bored at work so: It shouldn't be,...

Forum: Warriors 12/22/09, 4:55 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,612,069 Posted By amethyst Proc-based weapons in the off-hand are generally... Proc-based weapons in the off-hand are generally a bad call. They're only ever going to activate on off-hand white attacks, whereas the main-hand has chance to proc from all of our special attacks...

Forum: Warriors 12/10/09, 11:07 AM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,545 Posted By amethyst As long as your raid is semi-predictable in how... As long as your raid is semi-predictable in how long you have before a pull happens, trinket swapping can be useful in some fights. For example, Anub25h, I swap trinkets a bit before the pull, so...

Forum: Warriors 11/23/09, 10:47 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,729 Posted By amethyst Your spreadsheet does indeed work very nicely... Your spreadsheet does indeed work very nicely with Excel 2010 beta. It's a lot faster than Excel 2007 was on my PC too. Thanks for the tip Lotuseyes! I find the idea of having to be concerned about...

Forum: Warriors 09/22/09, 11:00 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,612,069 Posted By amethyst You will, as Rallik posted above, Blizz fixed the... You will, as Rallik posted above, Blizz fixed the issue with it not updating properly.

Forum: Warriors 09/17/09, 10:12 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,729 Posted By amethyst Do a quick search through the arms dps discussion... Do a quick search through the arms dps discussion thread for posts about expertise. I don't know the exact figures, as I've not been arms for a while now, but the SEP for expertise is indeed low for...

Forum: Warriors 09/16/09, 10:48 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,729 Posted By amethyst I finally installed Office 2007 last night (been... I finally installed Office 2007 last night (been using 2000 for ages) and the new spreadsheet is awesome Landsoul. Huge thanks for all the hard work you've put in. Due to lack of expertise on my...

Forum: Warriors 08/31/09, 3:45 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,612,069 Posted By amethyst I would presume it's either a /castrandom macro... I would presume it's either a /castrandom macro (which no longer works), or that he's just macro'd cleave onto the other abilities. e.g /cast Whirlwind /cast Cleave and then replaced WW keybind with...

Forum: Warriors 06/08/09, 2:01 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,612,069 Posted By amethyst Depends on the rest of your gear. I recommend... Depends on the rest of your gear. I recommend downloading the spreadsheet, entering your gear, and checking the results for the different combinations of your trinkets.

Forum: Warriors 05/31/09, 1:01 PM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,816 Posted By amethyst Of course, the answer could always come back as,... Of course, the answer could always come back as, "Sword spec & mace spec are where we want them to be, axe spec is too powerful and requires a light nerf" ....

Forum: Warriors 05/31/09, 9:16 AM

Replies: 1,700 [WotLK] Warrior: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,184,545 Posted By amethyst Sunder & FF do NOT count towards your 100% cap.... Sunder & FF do NOT count towards your 100% cap. They reduce the armor of the target BEFORE your ArP is summed and applied. There are posts on EJ, some linking to the blue posts, which detail this....

Forum: Warriors 05/28/09, 8:07 PM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,816 Posted By amethyst Ah cool, will check those out. For the moment I... Ah cool, will check those out. For the moment I settled on using Satrina's Buff frames, configured to show my rend & sunder (for when non warrior is tanking) on target and proc buffs on myself. Quite...

Forum: Warriors 05/27/09, 8:51 AM

Replies: 40 Rage Generation is changed Views: 30,264 Posted By amethyst Yup, more haste = more attacks = more rage is... Yup, more haste = more attacks = more rage is obvious (or I would hope so anyway). :) Starfox, you expressed surprise that the equation would use base weapon speed. My post was offering an...

Forum: Warriors 05/27/09, 7:56 AM

Replies: 40 Rage Generation is changed Views: 30,264 Posted By amethyst Using the actual (hasted) weapon speed would mean... Using the actual (hasted) weapon speed would mean that stacking haste would cause your weapon blows to return less rage. Whilst the differences we're talking about seem fairly minor, it would seem...

Forum: Warriors 05/27/09, 5:44 AM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,816 Posted By amethyst Yeah, about 1% it seems. 6% haste up to 10%... Yeah, about 1% it seems. 6% haste up to 10% haste is (roughly) an extra 4% haste. With about 20% of damage from melee hits, that's an extra 0.8% dps. A little bit more rage generated too, so call it...

Forum: Warriors 05/26/09, 10:49 AM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,816 Posted By amethyst Buff / Debuff tracking What mods do you guys all use for tracking buffs (sudden death / Taste for Blood procs) and target debuffs (rend and occasionally sunder if non-warrior tank)? I started out using quartz timers, then...

Forum: Warriors 05/19/09, 5:38 AM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,816 Posted By amethyst From the first post in the spreadsheet thread: From the first post in the spreadsheet thread:

Forum: Warriors 05/15/09, 12:23 PM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,729 Posted By amethyst What I'm trying to figure is whether the 100% cap... What I'm trying to figure is whether the 100% cap means ACTUAL 100% (as in the target's armor is reduced to zero after messing around with calculating the protected amount) or whether it's simply the...

Forum: Warriors 04/27/09, 7:37 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,330,729 Posted By amethyst Not sure what spreadsheet you're looking at, but... Not sure what spreadsheet you're looking at, but having used the latest one, it shows that the more ArP you stack, the higher SEP ArP has. Paradosi, could you state what sort of values you were...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/23/08, 4:51 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Wowwiki page fixed. Wowwiki page fixed.

Forum: Warriors 04/25/08, 9:03 AM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,754 Posted By amethyst The big issue for the arms warrior is having... The big issue for the arms warrior is having sufficient rage to keep up a full slam rotation. Being in a group with an enh shammy helps a LOT there and it's not just the windfury. As such, it's not...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/25/08, 8:15 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,353 Posted By amethyst @Ledneh: The primary reason to not have anyone... @Ledneh: The primary reason to not have anyone in Archimonde's immediate forward arc is AIRBURST. To be more precise, they can be in his forward arc if they are quite some way back, but nobody...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/25/08, 8:04 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Something to be aware of is that, when testing in... Something to be aware of is that, when testing in blasted lands, you're aiming to be as close as possible, cool, but did you hit slam too early and wipe out a white attack at any point? Doing that...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/11/08, 12:24 PM

Replies: 13 How to beat rogues as a fury warrior on single targets? Views: 6,547 Posted By amethyst Warriors are more gear dependent than any other... Warriors are more gear dependent than any other class in the game. Sort the gear. :)

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/02/08, 5:47 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Not much in it really. It depends on personal... Not much in it really. It depends on personal preference. Some people have trouble dealing with slam rotations with sword spec, due to the procs causing most swing timers to reset.

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/28/07, 5:06 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Heroic strike really isn't that good. If you're... Heroic strike really isn't that good. If you're halfway through your swing timer, you should be hitting MS or WW at that point, making sure GCD has cleared by the time next white hit occurs, so you...

Forum: Warriors 12/19/07, 11:08 AM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,754 Posted By amethyst Yup, I regularly intervene to get away from... Yup, I regularly intervene to get away from Illidan when he switches to demon form. Can be a really handy movement tool. As for the latency fix that's going around ....<3 <3 <3. Was getting really...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/07, 8:18 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,353 Posted By amethyst DPS warrior can have almost 100% dps uptime on... DPS warrior can have almost 100% dps uptime on Archimonde and I regularly top damage done in this fight by a significant margin. Fear? Zerker rage. Airburst? Intercept. Pure sword to legs action...

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/19/07, 8:04 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst I'm hoping that new swing timers will be a lot... I'm hoping that new swing timers will be a lot more reliable with the upcoming changes that Blizz are making to the combat logging system. Rather than having to parse the text of the combat log,...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/07, 7:56 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,353 Posted By amethyst We did something similar, way back when we were... We did something similar, way back when we were learning him. Although there was some, "WTF? Waste a proper go?" I am of the opinion that it really taught people a LOT about positioning, when they're...

Forum: Warriors 12/05/07, 8:51 AM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,754 Posted By amethyst With a 33/28/0 build, I find that I have flurry... With a 33/28/0 build, I find that I have flurry up pretty much the entire fight. I'm aware it's a bit different comparing arms kit to fury kit and I have a crit of somewhere around 43% or so iirc...

Forum: Warriors 11/29/07, 10:24 AM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,754 Posted By amethyst I see three main differences: 1. You didn't have... I see three main differences: 1. You didn't have a feral druid with imp LotP, whereas the previous WWS did. +5% crit makes a BIG difference in not just damage, but rage gain also. 2. Consumable /...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/29/07, 5:41 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Heh, can almost guarantee that every Teron fight... Heh, can almost guarantee that every Teron fight I end up as a ghost at some point. Boosts dps way over 1690. ;) I see you are sword spec and had shammy & drums of battle for your group buffs....

Forum: Warriors 11/23/07, 10:58 AM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,754 Posted By amethyst I do this myself and the reason is simple ....... I do this myself and the reason is simple .... incoming rage. I can hit execute every global cooldown. If I have my 2-hander equipped, then I only autoattack every 3 seconds or so, which means only...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/21/07, 8:14 AM

Replies: 1,082 [Warrior] DPS Spreadsheet 2.3 and beyond Views: 412,247 Posted By amethyst Same as it only shows one crit % etc as well when... Same as it only shows one crit % etc as well when dual wielding. The character details screen is far from perfect, but the last time I remember seeing a Blizz blue post, it said that +crit, +hit,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/21/07, 8:11 AM

Replies: 416 [Raid] Executioner vs. Mongoose, preliminary numbers Views: 298,570 Posted By amethyst Ah, I'd missed that bit, that's worth knowing,... Ah, I'd missed that bit, that's worth knowing, thanks! :)

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/21/07, 5:05 AM

Replies: 416 [Raid] Executioner vs. Mongoose, preliminary numbers Views: 298,570 Posted By amethyst Kinda. If you're just auto-attacking, then haste... Kinda. If you're just auto-attacking, then haste shouldn't affect your overall PPM. It seems that the "chance per hit" is re-calculated based upon your current (hasted) weapons speed rather than the...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/20/07, 6:06 PM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Trust me, if you're using a 2-handed build to... Trust me, if you're using a 2-handed build to dps, you'd see a noticable increase in dps using improved slam, as long as you can time them well. :)

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/20/07, 6:49 AM

Replies: 189 [Warrior] Tanking TPS sheet. Views: 110,945 Posted By amethyst Can't provide source for it, but last figures I... Can't provide source for it, but last figures I saw showed lvl 73 boss parry rate as between 11% and 12% against a lvl 70 tank.

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/20/07, 6:36 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst I guess so! ;) With 33 points in arms, this... I guess so! ;) With 33 points in arms, this leaves you 28 points for fury. It's just about shifting the points around really. The primary reason for the points in fury is to get 3/5 flurry (or 5/5...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/17/07, 6:09 AM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,655 Posted By amethyst Read back a few pages, but the basics are that... Read back a few pages, but the basics are that you slam instantly after each autoattack swing (use quartz castbar swing timer) and then use an instant attack between swings, alternating MS, WW, MS,...

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