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Forum: Shamans 10/31/11, 9:23 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 94,086
Posted By Trifle
Granted it doesn't turn up often, but on bosses...

Granted it doesn't turn up often, but on bosses that do have abilities that can be absorbed by grounding totem, it seems like Totemic Restoration w/ glyphed grounding totem would be quite useful,...
Forum: Death Knights 03/28/09, 8:40 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
Keep in mind the DRW itself doesn't get any of...

Keep in mind the DRW itself doesn't get any of your talents, glyphs, set bonuses etc; its heart strikes, death strikes, obliterates etc don't hit for half of what yours do, they hit for about as much...
Forum: Death Knights 03/18/09, 1:45 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
6 seconds of 120 ap is what, about 30% uptime for...

6 seconds of 120 ap is what, about 30% uptime for blood? So an average of 36 ap for your range slot... with the current sad state of blood sigil itemisation I have trouble believing we wouldn't be...
Forum: Death Knights 03/06/09, 10:16 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
Your math is based on the incorrect assumption...

Your math is based on the incorrect assumption that old MoM is a 45% damage increase on criticals. Old MoM is a +45% increase of the critical damage bonus... ie you do 145% extra damage on crits...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/03/09, 12:26 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,886
Posted By Trifle
I cheated and just healed while swimming in the...

I cheated and just healed while swimming in the lava to get it on my shaman, ranged dps could possibly do something similar depending on positioning. But yes, its a silly achievement.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 4:10 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 140,886
Posted By Trifle
Uh, no. ZA was meant to be roughly T5 equivalent...

Uh, no. ZA was meant to be roughly T5 equivalent difficulty from memory, most people that got the Amani Warbear vastly outgeared the zone. Heck, they left the bear in until well after people had...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 11:31 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
The talent only gave 5 expertise, which is ~41...

The talent only gave 5 expertise, which is ~41 expertise rating at 80. My dps gear had me above expertise cap anyway (with 0 expertise gemmed), so this is a welcome change for me.
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 5:35 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
Which means back to sigil of the dark rider, ugh....

Which means back to sigil of the dark rider, ugh. I wish we could just use guns/bows/thrown.
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 7:07 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
Nice is an understatement. I probably missed...

Nice is an understatement. I probably missed something somewhere (its late and I'm tired), but:

Assuming 2000 average weapon damage as a nice round number:

Heart Strike is 50% weapon damage + 368 +...
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 4:42 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,393
Posted By Trifle
Just to comment on this, 4% parry is actually...

Just to comment on this, 4% parry is actually about +196 parry rating. However, the really important thing about swordshatter is that the 4% parry ignores diminishing returns. So while 2% stamina is...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/18/09, 9:09 AM
Replies: 406
Views: 171,773
Posted By Trifle
As a blood DK, I like to just group up the party...

As a blood DK, I like to just group up the party on top of the healer, then just go happy with heart strike for a bit. The healer will sit there healing itself, everyone else will die off from the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/09, 6:49 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,011
Posted By Trifle
Usually when I get 2 blues at once its 2...

Usually when I get 2 blues at once its 2 different blues... eg a forest emerald and an autumn's glow. However if someone has seen 2 greens and 2 blues at once from the same prospect, then the theory...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/09, 3:50 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,011
Posted By Trifle
Hmm while that could fit with most of what I've...

Hmm while that could fit with most of what I've seen, group B (blue quality gems from saronite) can sometimes show up twice, which isn't accounted for in your theory. Even if you say there's a chance...
Forum: Death Knights 02/15/09, 6:39 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 403,257
Posted By Trifle
Given the recent revelation that the 2% reduced...

Given the recent revelation that the 2% reduced spell damage doesn't actually reduce spell damage by 2% (it instead increases your resistances from items - not including buffs or enchants - by 2%), I...
Forum: Shamans 01/25/09, 7:29 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 40,356
Posted By Trifle
I may have missed it in the patch notes, but...

I may have missed it in the patch notes, but tremor is lasting 5 minutes now instead of the 90 seconds it was pre-3.0.8
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 4:50 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
OB>OB>HS>HS OB>HS>HS>HS>HS HS>HS>OB>HS>HS OB>HS>HS...

OB>OB>HS>HS
OB>HS>HS>HS>HS
HS>HS>OB>HS>HS
OB>HS>HS>HS>HS
etc?
Forum: Death Knights 01/18/09, 4:33 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
I had some problems getting this working,...

I had some problems getting this working, possibly due to my latency (400+ usually). What would happen is it clears my target, summons a dancing rune weapon in front of the target dummy I was...
Forum: Death Knights 01/17/09, 7:57 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,291
Posted By Trifle
Yeah I'm using that atm, it procs very quickly...

Yeah I'm using that atm, it procs very quickly once the internal cooldown is up... if you take the stat weightings from DPS compendium thread (APR = 1.04ish AP for blood) and assume a proc every 50...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/28/08, 9:07 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,103
Posted By Trifle
When I tried it I just got a forest emerald and a...

When I tried it I just got a forest emerald and a sky sapphire ;(
Forum: Public Discussion 12/24/08, 6:13 AM
Replies: 406
Views: 171,773
Posted By Trifle
Huh? Its not difficult either way, whenever I do...

Huh? Its not difficult either way, whenever I do it I always just pick up all the harpoons myself and let the rest of my group worry about any adds etc once I have them all. Wait for the announcement...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/23/08, 11:08 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 780,396
Posted By Trifle
Er wow, props to you. I found that when I was...

Er wow, props to you. I found that when I was fighting DK/healer the DK couldn't do enough damage to worry me before his partner was dead. Those were honestly some of the easier fights. Thats as a...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/22/08, 3:48 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,593
Posted By Trifle
Most metas go for around 70g on my server.. the...

Most metas go for around 70g on my server.. the eternals to make them go for about 50g. So while there is a profit, its a fairly modest one, and there's alot of competition.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/08, 9:41 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,011
Posted By Trifle
It seems odd that they're bop, considering none...

It seems odd that they're bop, considering none of the other epic weapons are. And why does the defense sword look like an axe ?
Forum: Death Knights 12/17/08, 9:34 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,504
Posted By Trifle
I think they fixed that, I couldn't get on for...

I think they fixed that, I couldn't get on for same reason, and now I can get on with my live server account name/password.
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/08, 8:20 AM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,504
Posted By Trifle
Huh? Death Strike and Scourge Strike are both...

Huh? Death Strike and Scourge Strike are both frost/unholy, how does a frost glyph becoming a death glyph give you more of those? The only thing it does is potentially allow you to use blood or...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/14/08, 6:09 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 88,903
Posted By Trifle
I don't know that we'll be able to live through a...

I don't know that we'll be able to live through a single mutilate rogue regardless of our resilience honestly... They should have near 100% uptime on wounding, mind numbing and crippling poisons,...
Forum: Shamans 12/02/08, 5:45 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 203,510
Posted By Trifle
Wouldn't 28 procs in 49 minutes be 0.57 procs per...

Wouldn't 28 procs in 49 minutes be 0.57 procs per minute? Which would make it roughly 367 mana per minute if you used it to cast a chain heal, or about 30mp5. Also I believe its a 2% proc rate (so...
Forum: Shamans 11/24/08, 7:49 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 203,510
Posted By Trifle
I have the soul preserver which I use atm for the...

I have the soul preserver which I use atm for the passive spell power (lacking anything better) and honestly the proc rate is too low to check for hidden cooldowns. If I'm lucky it will proc once...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/23/08, 6:34 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 53,135
Posted By Trifle
Doing the mind numbing grind that is sons of...

Doing the mind numbing grind that is sons of hodir, I can't help but feel envious of humans on this one... the initial quests that open up the hodir faction (2 of them, grant 22000 rep each) give you...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/22/08, 7:00 AM
Replies: 406
Views: 171,773
Posted By Trifle
The 4k arc lightnings still hurt quite a bit. Had...

The 4k arc lightnings still hurt quite a bit. Had issues with this myself as a resto shaman until I dropped nature resist instead of windfury, and suddenly the fight became a hell of a lot easier.
Forum: Shamans 11/06/08, 5:37 PM
Replies: 1,604
Views: 382,535
Posted By Trifle
Keep in mind your stormstrike will be hitting for...

Keep in mind your stormstrike will be hitting for complete crap, so a stormstrike and 4 lightning bolts at +20% extra damage will most likely be worse than just 5 lightning bolts ...
Forum: Shamans 11/05/08, 7:23 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Druids and priests both have much better heal...

Druids and priests both have much better heal over time abilities they can use while they cleanse. Heck, priests can even dispel magic and heal with the same spell (if glyphed) !

Really all I'm...
Forum: Shamans 11/04/08, 4:15 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Wait, shamans are worth bringing on raids because...

Wait, shamans are worth bringing on raids because we can decurse, thus freeing up the superior healers to do more healing?

I also disagree with the notion we have more offensive utility than other...
Forum: Hunters 10/30/08, 2:00 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,750
Posted By Trifle
20 gained really isn't much when you remember...

20 gained really isn't much when you remember that pets have 1000 max happiness (I believe... been a while since I tested it and my memory is a bit fuzzy). Bloodthirsty probably raises pet happiness...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/27/08, 6:52 PM
Replies: 718
Views: 255,504
Posted By Trifle
That always happens to me with the fishing...

That always happens to me with the fishing dailies; if I loot the daily fish first, the other fish becomes unlootable with "You can't loot that now". If, however, you loot the normal fish first and...
Forum: Shamans 10/18/08, 4:13 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Also keep in mind, the flash heal glyph is -10%...

Also keep in mind, the flash heal glyph is -10% mana on all flash heals, and the lesser healing wave glyph is 20% extra healed ONLY on a target with earth shield on.

Which makes flash heal what,...
Forum: Shamans 10/07/08, 8:50 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Took a while, but I knew I read it somewhere !...

Took a while, but I knew I read it somewhere ! This was in the shaman notes posted on mmo-champion on the 24th September:



It didn't have a link to the source, tho. Note that two patches (I think)...
Forum: Shamans 10/07/08, 4:59 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Maybe I'm just crazy, didn't they say they were...

Maybe I'm just crazy, didn't they say they were going to do this about a week ago, though? What I'm more concerned about is :



source...
Forum: Shamans 10/04/08, 12:38 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
They bumped it up to 2 now I think, so you'll get...

They bumped it up to 2 now I think, so you'll get 1 hasted heal ! That aside, it still bumps up the healing on your healing wave and lesser healing wave spells 100% of the time, so it might be worth...
Forum: Hunters 10/04/08, 7:41 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,750
Posted By Trifle
I'm not sure, when I tested on beta, steady shot...

I'm not sure, when I tested on beta, steady shot arguably did better damage than explosive already (base hits were slightly lower, but the critical damage modifier was a LOT higher). That was without...
Forum: Hunters 10/03/08, 9:51 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,750
Posted By Trifle
Just checked the agility, and (with 400 defense)...

Just checked the agility, and (with 400 defense) its 80.1 agi per 1% dodge... giving us a base dodge chance of -5.1%.

Shamans (Of which the enhancement variety will also be stacking alot of agility)...
Forum: Hunters 10/01/08, 8:44 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,750
Posted By Trifle
Uh survival instincts is +4% crit for steady shot...

Uh survival instincts is +4% crit for steady shot as well as arcane for marks hunters. And 4% less damage from all sources is nothing to sneeze at, either.
Forum: Hunters 09/30/08, 8:03 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,750
Posted By Trifle
Kill Shot got owned too, which is funny since it...

Kill Shot got owned too, which is funny since it already did less damage than chimera shot. Not to mention it still has the somewhat excessive 35 second cooldown, which already makes it pretty much...
Forum: Shamans 09/23/08, 3:33 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
I'll have to check if thats in yet when I get...

I'll have to check if thats in yet when I get home. But if they just boosted the base heal without touching the coefficient the change is negligeable. It would be an extra 250 healed.
Forum: Shamans 09/20/08, 9:48 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Huh? Currently you get 25% of the mana back when...

Huh? Currently you get 25% of the mana back when you drop the totem (essentially). How would getting the mana back situationally at a later time be better than getting the mana back...
Forum: Shamans 09/20/08, 3:12 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Ok, I misread patch notes... the 70 extra healing...

Ok, I misread patch notes... the 70 extra healing was only rank 4, the max rank is rank 6, which is +150 healing. So the talent actually gives +45 healing for 3 points. On a side note, flametongue...
Forum: Shamans 09/20/08, 2:04 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
This might seem obvious, but do you have Tidal...

This might seem obvious, but do you have Tidal Waves ?
Forum: Shamans 09/20/08, 12:31 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Totemic focus always seemed like a waste of...

Totemic focus always seemed like a waste of points to me. 30-80 mana off a totem I'll drop every 2 minutes? Ugh. There's always been better things to spend points on in my opinion.
Forum: Shamans 09/19/08, 11:58 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 407,941
Posted By Trifle
Updated numbers for earthliving weapon and a new...

Updated numbers for earthliving weapon and a new enchancement talent that increases it this patch; I thought it might be decent for a dip at first, but 30% extra of 70 is 3 talent points for 21...
Forum: Hunters 09/19/08, 11:52 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,750
Posted By Trifle
On the MM talent. Formerly +5% crit +5% haste,...

On the MM talent. Formerly +5% crit +5% haste, currently +5% crit and 25% less mana on steady shots. Which is nice and all, but its still a drastic damage decrease from the current +10% ap...
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