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Forum: Death Knights 01/02/11, 9:23 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 2,022,203
Posted By Orothar
After reading through some logs of myself, I...

After reading through some logs of myself, I often find the str proc trinkets (solace in this case) to be over 20% uptime. Your assumptions on an uptime of 20% minus the time lost to proc is valid,...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/10, 8:51 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,212,336
Posted By Orothar
You would want at least 1 point in Crypt Fever....

You would want at least 1 point in Crypt Fever. That adds a third disease on your target, which makes many of your abilities hit harder.
Forum: Death Knights 11/16/09, 10:13 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,212,336
Posted By Orothar
Im 100% i was facing patch directly and 99% sure...

Im 100% i was facing patch directly and 99% sure i wasnt to far away from him.
The strangest thing to me is that it has never happened to me while in blood specc, but a couple of times while in...
Forum: Death Knights 11/16/09, 4:38 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,212,336
Posted By Orothar
I encountered a problem with melee hits in unholy...

I encountered a problem with melee hits in unholy lately, I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen as well.

On certain fights (mostly twins, but now also patchwerk apparently) it seems as...
Forum: Death Knights 09/13/09, 12:40 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,928
Posted By Orothar
Wouldn't nerfing the IT glyph do the trick? They...

Wouldn't nerfing the IT glyph do the trick? They could reduce the amount of RP it gives to 5 or give it an alltogether different use. Perhaps something like 10% more damage on IT. I assume 10% of IT...
Forum: Death Knights 09/11/09, 2:00 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,212,336
Posted By Orothar
The problem with Corpse explosion is that its...

The problem with Corpse explosion is that its hardly usable om ulduar / totc bosses. The only boss i could regularly use it on was Hodir. Freyas mobs are elementals, Razors dwarves die to fast to be...
Forum: Death Knights 09/11/09, 1:53 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
I also found the blood cleave nerf a bit weird....

I also found the blood cleave nerf a bit weird. If it isnt intended for PVP (in which blod DKs are nonexistent, as shown by Plopinou) but For PVE, I cant really see its use. Perhaps in Battlegrounds...
Forum: Death Knights 09/10/09, 10:57 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
I did the same testing as Decaying today. Ill add...

I did the same testing as Decaying today. Ill add some pictures of my tests to make it more visual and calculable.

http://www.imagebucket.net/bucket/is.php?i=5446&img=Disease_crit.jpg

My Melee crit...
Forum: Death Knights 09/10/09, 4:51 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
Thanks for clearing all this up. I could have...

Thanks for clearing all this up. I could have known Bloody strikes etc caused the tooltip to change as well.

As Atheist god suggests, Morbidity is a pretty meager talent, constituting for about 29k...
Forum: Death Knights 09/10/09, 12:43 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
Pristine Chaos is correct here. The simulator...

Pristine Chaos is correct here. The simulator doesnt take the army into account for as far as i know and most fights last roughly 4 - 8 min. Without trash, NotD become quite significantly better in...
Forum: Death Knights 09/05/09, 3:08 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
Bringing Arp abck from 125% of its original value...

Bringing Arp abck from 125% of its original value to 110% is a 12% nerf overall (110/125 = 0.88). Adjust the Arp value the simulator gives now for you by multiplying it by 0.88 to get the 3.2.2...
Forum: Death Knights 09/05/09, 2:53 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,643
Posted By Orothar
The problem wit the razorplate is that it forces...

The problem wit the razorplate is that it forces you to wear the T9 Helm, which has insane amounts of Expertise, forcing you regear elsewhere. In the end losing out on the BiS spot. It may still be...
Forum: Death Knights 09/01/09, 9:17 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 257,063
Posted By Orothar
I encountered the same problem when selecting a...

I encountered the same problem when selecting a large amout of gear (5 pieces per slot), mem usage goes through the roof and the app crashes. When i select just 1 - 2 pieces per slot, it can get all...
Forum: Death Knights 08/29/09, 2:35 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,640
Posted By Orothar
The problem with unholy is that it isnt GCD...

The problem with unholy is that it isnt GCD starved like Frost. So you are effectively losing more dmg sources when using GoD in uunholy then u are in Frost. Add to that the importance all 3 glyphs...
Forum: Death Knights 08/28/09, 3:13 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,640
Posted By Orothar
Thats strange. WoL has always shown me verything....

Thats strange. WoL has always shown me verything. Below is a link to an Emalon kill with me in unholy, it shows my ghoul (earthripper) and my Gargoyle just fine (didnt cast Army). I think i had GF at...
Forum: Death Knights 08/27/09, 11:37 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,640
Posted By Orothar
The WoW meter online dps rankings beg to differ...

The WoW meter online dps rankings beg to differ though.

WoW meter DK dps ranking in TotC (http://www.wowmeteronline.com/rank/clazz/dtb/dkt/8/0/3/320)

Its mostly blood doing the highest dmg, with...
Forum: Death Knights 08/27/09, 11:28 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
Doing some calculations on Arp I got some results...

Doing some calculations on Arp I got some results I didnt expect. I always thought the Arp softcap was somewhere around 444 rating, but now it seems its around 567 Rating. Please corerct me if I'm...
Forum: Death Knights 08/19/09, 11:24 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
When I was thinking about this a while after...

When I was thinking about this a while after posting my previous thread I came to realise that since Arp scales exponentially, part of its high stat weight comes from calculating the uptime of the...
Forum: Death Knights 08/19/09, 8:45 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,443
Posted By Orothar
Simple napkin mathing this, I would say the value...

Simple napkin mathing this, I would say the value of Arp beyond the softcap (444?) is diminished by the uptime of your Mjolnir runestone / Grim Toll, when it goes over the hardcap an has no value at...
Forum: Death Knights 03/20/09, 10:46 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,420
Posted By Orothar
I think the biggest problem doesnt lie in the...

I think the biggest problem doesnt lie in the predictability of crits, but rather in the percentage of our dps that is actually affected by crits. At least all the dots we use are not affected by...
Forum: Death Knights 03/18/09, 10:06 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 465,209
Posted By Orothar
Do keep in mind that Roth's addons have no ingame...

Do keep in mind that Roth's addons have no ingame options menu. Everything you want to change (which buffs/debufsf to show, where to place them on the sceren) all has to be chagned in the .lua...
Forum: Death Knights 02/13/09, 9:09 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,106
Posted By Orothar
I think you misunderstood the way these stat...

I think you misunderstood the way these stat values are made (or I did). They are not be compared between speccs, but only within a single specc.

It is actually the value a certain stat has compared...
Forum: Death Knights 01/30/09, 10:01 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,106
Posted By Orothar
Reading through WWS parses from a lot of...

Reading through WWS parses from a lot of different speccs I hardly find fights where there are more than 1 FC procs per minute. If FC also procs of melee special hits then it should be up almost 100%...
Forum: Death Knights 01/27/09, 7:12 AM
Replies: 451
Views: 360,747
Posted By Orothar
A short reminder about KM procs for Dual wielding...

A short reminder about KM procs for Dual wielding in 3.0.8:

KM only procs of your Main Hand weapon!

It really doesnt matter whether u use a fast or slow OH, it doesnt proc KM. One sidenote: It will...
Forum: Death Knights 01/27/09, 6:59 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Blizz changed KM to only proc off your mainhand...

Blizz changed KM to only proc off your mainhand weapon and no longer proc off your Offhand weapon. However, the game cant discern between OH and MH for unarmed it seems. So when only using a weapon...
Forum: Death Knights 01/27/09, 6:55 AM
Replies: 1,448
Views: 672,106
Posted By Orothar
Freezing aura HB casts hardly give any RP. (0 +...

Freezing aura HB casts hardly give any RP. (0 + talented RP). This may cause fewer FS casts and it can also screw up your rotation (I personnaly still pref a priority system, but hey..)
Forum: Death Knights 01/27/09, 6:38 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
AotD does roughly 1400 dps for 40 sec. If your...

AotD does roughly 1400 dps for 40 sec. If your guild is topnotch, they kill patch in 2:30 roughly.
That leaves an overall dps of AotD of:

1400*40/150 = 373 dps. Thats quite a lot...

P.s.: a little...
Forum: Death Knights 01/26/09, 7:00 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Don't forget that Obliterate has a far far higher...

Don't forget that Obliterate has a far far higher critrate then HB, even without the blood talents, which makes it a lot better then HB. Save KM procs for ITs, it adds more dmg per proc then when u...
Forum: Death Knights 01/26/09, 6:52 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 73,773
Posted By Orothar
Malygos is bugged as of 3.0.8. Blizz is aware of...

Malygos is bugged as of 3.0.8. Blizz is aware of it and advises the following:

Dont use any pets duting the fight, maly will target them with breaths. (thus hitting most of the raid)

Maly also...
Forum: Death Knights 01/22/09, 8:05 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
I'm interested in this build, but can't test it...

I'm interested in this build, but can't test it yet, as i dont have a slow 1H :(

Some points of advice on the proposed build here would be:
- annihilation = bad, merciless combat = good (switch...
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 9:58 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
I'll try to put this as simple as possible...

I'll try to put this as simple as possible then:

Any mob can only have 1 application of either Ebon Plague or Crypt Fever, not both

So,
- No multiple applications from multiple DKs.
- No CF next...
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 9:54 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,420
Posted By Orothar
EP will always overwrite CF Speccing into just CF...

EP will always overwrite CF
Speccing into just CF is no longer an option.

Afaik a newly cast EP will overwrite any older appilcations of it, including who owns the debuff. I would advise to skip...
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 9:49 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Indeed. Maybe I wasnt completely clear in my...

Indeed.

Maybe I wasnt completely clear in my statement a few posts ago:

EP now overwrites CF

Thus if there is another deep Unholy DK always present, you can skip the CF-talent and just get...
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 8:55 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
It actually only got worse with this patch, as...

It actually only got worse with this patch, as has been stated oh so many times before in this thread. Not only can EP only be applied once, now Crypt Fever no longer stacks with EP (which was a bug...
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 8:05 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Your OH also gives 5 ppm If you are fully...

Your OH also gives 5 ppm If you are fully hitcapped. Since almost noone is hitcapped for OH, it adds less obviously.

Napkin mathing the procs of your OH: 5 PPM / 60 sec * wpn spd

Assuming a 1.6...
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 6:49 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,420
Posted By Orothar
Have you even read my post about the gargoyle...

Have you even read my post about the gargoyle nerf on this very same page? It calculates the loss of dps including the Deathcoil potential damage. The fact that the goyle only lasts 30 sec does not...
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 4:00 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
*regarding critrating* For all i know, crit never...

*regarding critrating* For all i know, crit never was a very good stat in the first place. It only got worse now.

*regarding weapon speed* I cant think of a reason why you would want a fast weapon...
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 3:27 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 73,773
Posted By Orothar
Thanks for setting up this thread leprechaun, an...

Thanks for setting up this thread leprechaun, an unclear forum has always been one of my pet hates (pun intended).

Nice math as well, but don't forget that 2H builds arent the only builds that use...
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 2:43 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,420
Posted By Orothar
I did some calculations on this earlier in the DW...

I did some calculations on this earlier in the DW thread. we really really really need a pet-thread :)
Forum: Death Knights 01/19/09, 10:17 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Cinderglacier is better for your personal dps...

Cinderglacier is better for your personal dps then Razorice, just like ren wrote earlier, but not more then 5% mage damage. Thus the logical result still holds:
- Use Cinderglacier (Mainhand or...
Forum: Death Knights 01/19/09, 7:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 16,272
Posted By Orothar
Less new threads, more good reading of existing...

Less new threads, more good reading of existing threads plz. All the information about why builds like these will not be as strong can be found in existing summary threads :)

Nothing personal, but...
Forum: Death Knights 01/19/09, 7:51 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,420
Posted By Orothar
There was some discussion about the gargoyle on...

There was some discussion about the gargoyle on the DW thread last week. I'll post it in a nutshell.



The effect of haste on a gargoyle (and ghoul) has to be tested after the patch (since it will...
Forum: Death Knights 01/19/09, 7:33 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Right now i'm seeing you MH the greathammer with...

Right now i'm seeing you MH the greathammer with razorice and OH the hailstorm with FC. You should switch the runes around so that your most powerfull rune (FC) is on the mainhand. Melee specials...
Forum: Death Knights 01/17/09, 10:42 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
The loss of the ghoul is roughly: ghoul dps *...

The loss of the ghoul is roughly: ghoul dps * ghoul uptime lost (2 min. vs 5 min.)
While WWS data on ghouls is always hard to find (when are they finally fixing the renamed pet problem?) I'm going to...
Forum: Death Knights 01/15/09, 1:30 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
I did some testing as well after my last post...

I did some testing as well after my last post about the Goyle and had similar results. I didn't post them here yet because i thought i missed some variable somewhere, but now that i read this it...
Forum: Death Knights 01/14/09, 8:02 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,422,804
Posted By Orothar
Don't forget that the gargaoyle is not just...

Don't forget that the gargaoyle is not just affected by your AP, but also by your Haste%. This means that switching to unholy presence before casting the gargoyle yields a nice dps increase from it...
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