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Forum: Priests 12/21/10, 4:41 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,207
Posted By james
Enchants for chest include 15 Stats and 20 Stats....

Enchants for chest include 15 Stats and 20 Stats. Does this enchant increase spirit too? Spirit is no longer increased by Motw/Kings so it may be considered to be a sort of "rating" stat now.
Forum: Priests 10/27/10, 10:47 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,192
Posted By james
Randomly throwing this theory/debate out there....

Randomly throwing this theory/debate out there. Been advised this is the thread for Cataclysm discussion.

I've always felt that Blizzard have kept the value of PWS and the scaling below comparable...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/27/10, 10:21 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,883,925
Posted By james
Randomly throwing this theory/debate out there....

Randomly throwing this theory/debate out there.

I've always felt that Blizzard have kept the value of PWS and the scaling below comparable heals (i.e. Swiftmend) because I believe Blizzard value...
Forum: Priests 09/27/10, 9:51 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,192
Posted By james
Searched this thread but couldn't find this...

Searched this thread but couldn't find this discussed..., but do you know if they're planning on letting PWS scale with crit or haste now that HOTs do?

I suppose PWS "sort of" scales with haste...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/10, 2:49 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 86,504
Posted By james
Did anyone who killed LK10/LK25 last reset get a...

Did anyone who killed LK10/LK25 last reset get a chance to try hardmodes last night? Can they confirm or deny if the non-end bosses (i.e. Deathwhisper/Marrowgar/Gunship...
Forum: Priests 10/10/09, 3:45 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,595
Posted By james
I apologise for being very unclear here, I can...

I apologise for being very unclear here, I can see why you think I'm comparing priests to those classes instead of Holy and Disc.

Because of talents like Empowered Healing, Serendipity, Test of...
Forum: Priests 10/08/09, 3:45 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,595
Posted By james
Again, Disc's raid healing qualities and utility...

Again, Disc's raid healing qualities and utility are widely recognised. I'm highlighting single target (MT healer) HPS, in which case I feel that Holy has greatly outscaled Disc for the reasons...
Forum: Priests 10/06/09, 5:18 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,595
Posted By james
Since ToC lacks the sudden explosion of damage...

Since ToC lacks the sudden explosion of damage style of fights that made Disc so good in Ulduar through pre-shielding, I find that a Holy second spec is required for some fights.

For 10 mans, when I...
Forum: Priests 09/21/09, 7:01 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,595
Posted By james
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Fade...

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Fade seems to stop AnubArak from Pursuing you, though it is not quite instant. Have only tried this in normal difficulty (I had some bugs aggro to me whilst I...
Forum: Priests 08/07/09, 10:50 AM
Replies: 566
Views: 815,113
Posted By james
Been getting a little frustrated with the "new"...

Been getting a little frustrated with the "new" Penance cooldown recently. I use ForteXorcist but still find myself tapping away at Penance 2-3s early because I'm not used to the new cooldown. Not...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/28/09, 8:40 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 56,470
Posted By james
Since my guild was determined to use 4 people to...

Since my guild was determined to use 4 people to ensure faster shutdowns, we had the idea of using 1 bike to just carry a "restocker" from 1 demolisher to another (5 demolishers, 4 shutdowns)....
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/09, 4:43 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 317,621
Posted By james
Working on Yogg Saron for a couple of days now...

Working on Yogg Saron for a couple of days now across 2 resets and am in awe of the tuning of the fight. Had an enrage wipe with just 2 people dying during P3 (but very low DPS on the brain, needing...
Forum: Priests 04/02/09, 4:23 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,547
Posted By james
TBH a debuff would be very useful. Both myself...

TBH a debuff would be very useful. Both myself and another priest in my guild have a knack of casting Guardian Spirit on the same target at the same time. Of course, I'm faster.... :)
Forum: Druids 02/24/09, 5:42 AM
Replies: 761
Views: 319,024
Posted By james
Really disappointed that they didn't increase the...

Really disappointed that they didn't increase the PVE duration of Faerie Fire to around the 2 minute mark. Still leaves a shadowpriest as "required".
Forum: Priests 02/24/09, 1:36 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,228
Posted By james
So pretty much what was posted 4 pages back. Bit...

So pretty much what was posted 4 pages back. Bit underwhelmed right now (tho more in general, was hoping they'd give Moonkins a reason to cast imp FF without losing DPS). No news about PW: Barrier,...
Forum: Priests 02/20/09, 7:05 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,228
Posted By james
TBH, I think some of us would welcome a...

TBH, I think some of us would welcome a NON-STACKING alternative to Meditation deep in Holy (the "leaked" Holy Concentration). Blue posts have at least admitted that the spirit changes make...
Forum: Priests 02/18/09, 9:36 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,228
Posted By james
MMO-Champion has the following: If these...

MMO-Champion has the following:



If these figures are to be taken as fact, you're looking at 30-40% less regen from spirit outside of casting, prolly a third.

If you want to take the speculation...
Forum: Priests 02/05/09, 9:25 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,228
Posted By james
Perhaps they'll just roll PW:F and DS into 1...

Perhaps they'll just roll PW:F and DS into 1 spell to save some candles now. Wonder if this will prompt them to fix the PoH LoS bug. Else you could try doing Gothik with 1 healer by having both sides...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/08, 7:27 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,127
Posted By james
When Shadron's Disciple spawns (there's a raid...

When Shadron's Disciple spawns (there's a raid warning), he buffs Sartharion with Gift of Twilight (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=58766) - ignore the description, it increases fire dmg - hence those...
Forum: Paladins 12/15/08, 2:46 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,470
Posted By james
Is Hand of Sac pre-mitigation (like old BoSanc)...

Is Hand of Sac pre-mitigation (like old BoSanc) or post mitigation (like the old version was).

As in, a 50k flame breath that is 75% resisted (12500 dmg) hits my HoSac tank, am I going to get 3750...
Forum: Priests 12/09/08, 6:51 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,228
Posted By james
Have raided Holy and Disc so far in Wrath and so...

Have raided Holy and Disc so far in Wrath and so far, have found Divine Hymn to be pretty useful in a few circumstances. Most useful thing is that it doesn't use an inner focus charge, but I expect...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/27/08, 4:30 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 94,839
Posted By james
The problem with the zombie events was that they...

The problem with the zombie events was that they deliberately didn't establish boundaries or objectives.

Taking out quest NPCs/battlemasters/auctioneers was not "fun". It allowed those who enjoy...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/08, 6:49 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 94,839
Posted By james
Baron's compound doesn't open till you kill the...

Baron's compound doesn't open till you kill the sub-bosses. Did they change this in 3.02?
Forum: Public Discussion 10/13/08, 5:47 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,356
Posted By james
What makes a Hero class a Hero class seems to be...

What makes a Hero class a Hero class seems to be the way they're introduced into the game. They could make an archdruid class that starts at lvl 55 with identical abilities/talents to a druid, share...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/08, 10:37 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 62,823
Posted By james
Few things, and... some of them might sound a...

Few things, and... some of them might sound a little arrogant.

"On the shoulders of giants..."
It was too long between BT and SWP. This gap cost a lot of guilds key raiders - they just got bored of...
Forum: Priests 09/30/08, 2:46 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
The whole loss of downranking really undermines...

The whole loss of downranking really undermines spellpower as a stat IMO. Half the reason you stacked it was the mana saving from downranking from rank 3 to 2 or wtf. There WERE some fights in TBC...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/29/08, 5:26 AM
Replies: 685
Views: 194,882
Posted By james
Had same thing. Ended up summoning my ex-trial...

Had same thing. Ended up summoning my ex-trial account to Tyr's Hand (FFA loot) whilst I grinded on my main. A few grey weapon vendors and I had about 20g on my referred. Covered the skills training...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/22/08, 8:57 AM
Replies: 685
Views: 194,882
Posted By james
Been doing some 3 boxing myself with my Holy...

Been doing some 3 boxing myself with my Holy Paladin on tanking duty and 2 alts. Paladin was Holy because... Prot Paladin on your own runs OOM.

This was my first set of chars (mage/hunter) to 60...
Forum: Priests 09/20/08, 5:38 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
Blizzard seem to have the whole "selfless buffer"...

Blizzard seem to have the whole "selfless buffer" philosophy now. i.e. Misery increases spellhit by 3% for the raid, but also increases Mind Flay/Mind Blast/Mind Sear dmg. Perhaps Inspiration (and...
Forum: Priests 09/19/08, 7:15 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
Not disputing the proc rate but in my unbuffed...

Not disputing the proc rate but in my unbuffed state and in my current gear (1 less point in Holy Spec) ~9.4% Holy crit, Holy Conc wasn't worth it. Even if they re-itemised my current gear, you're...
Forum: Priests 09/19/08, 2:14 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
Really low proc rate idd - managed to empty my...

Really low proc rate idd - managed to empty my mana bar a few times w/o a single proc on the PTR. Either they need to re-itemise all cloth healing items with a nice amount of crit (bye2u mp5) or...
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 8:18 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
"Twin Disciplines (Tier 1) Increases your spell...

"Twin Disciplines (Tier 1) Increases your spell power on instant spells by 1%. (Previously increased spell damage and healing)"

I always think of tier 1 talents as being those that are useful for...
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 5:40 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
I'm curious as to what happens when you get a SoL...

I'm curious as to what happens when you get a SoL proc AND a iHC proc.

On the new SoL, I like how it will break up a GH rotation but don't like how it will still trigger the full GCD. I'd prefer an...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/16/08, 7:36 AM
Replies: 685
Views: 194,882
Posted By james
Mmmm I can't remember my exact macro for dual...

Mmmm I can't remember my exact macro for dual boxing melee but I found it mostly okay.

My heroic strike macro was something like

/target Killinger
/follow
/assist
/cast Heroic Strike
/startattack
Forum: Priests 09/16/08, 3:03 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
Am very used to NOT having to spec my 11 point...

Am very used to NOT having to spec my 11 point talent. But Desperate Prayer as an 11 pt talent is something we've been asking for, for a while. However, there needs to be a PVE reason to take it....
Forum: Public Discussion 09/15/08, 5:52 AM
Replies: 685
Views: 194,882
Posted By james
Ended up transferring my paladin to a 3rd account...

Ended up transferring my paladin to a 3rd account (eek) so I could level up 5 alts in time for Wrath (2 x 2, with the 5th getting levels gifted). Not exactly multiboxing so much as pulling a tonne of...
Forum: Paladins 09/04/08, 11:38 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,606
Posted By james
Fine then. Hand of Sanctuary. 10 min cooldown, 10...

Fine then. Hand of Sanctuary. 10 min cooldown, 10 min duration. Players may only have one Hand on them per Paladin at any one time, etc.
Forum: Paladins 09/04/08, 10:38 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,606
Posted By james
Probably something mentioned at least once - but...

Probably something mentioned at least once - but Blessing of Kings has to be the most annoying talent. If you take BoSanc, you're no longer using BoK in 5-mans. IMO, the effect of BoK and BoSanc need...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/08, 3:38 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,069
Posted By james
1 potion per combat + 2 or 3 minute debuff on...

1 potion per combat + 2 or 3 minute debuff on drums
Raidwide Bloodlust/Heroism/Shouts/Totems
Moonkins being awesome
Sunflare becoming a decent healing weapon ? Hammer of Sanctification becoming a...
Forum: Priests 08/19/08, 5:08 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
Something struck me today. How utterly forgotten...

Something struck me today. How utterly forgotten about is Renew?

The downrank nerf really increases the usefulness of HOTs IMO - but where's the talent that causes your renew to tick every 2s or the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/08, 11:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,203
Posted By james
Atm, my guild does "micro raid" PUGs on off days....

Atm, my guild does "micro raid" PUGs on off days. On Friday, we have a 2 hr raid to kill Najentus -> Gorefiend. Our mains are allowed to call a max of 1 item per run and we'd usually have 5-6 mains,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/01/08, 2:44 AM
Replies: 291
Views: 95,494
Posted By james
Having a load of frustrating P4/P5 wipes recently...

Having a load of frustrating P4/P5 wipes recently - a few 1-4% wipes here. I think our dragon strategy in P5 is all wrong since we invariably lose 2-3 people at each shield because of an armageddon...
Forum: Priests 07/31/08, 6:48 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
I find it a bit concerning that so many damage...

I find it a bit concerning that so many damage reduction talents now exist. It will certainly be worrying if they all stack.

Before our MTs got full Sunwell gear, I can only think back to how...
Forum: Priests 07/23/08, 6:39 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
Has anyone noticed that many of our new talents...

Has anyone noticed that many of our new talents are based on old set bonuses/procs from gear?

Divine Aegis is a scaling version of the old Tier 3 (Faith) 4-set bonus (Armor of Faith 500 HP shield)....
Forum: Priests 07/22/08, 10:40 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,836
Posted By james
At the risk of stating the obvious, but couldn't...

At the risk of stating the obvious, but couldn't the Disc style (damage absorption) through PW:S and Divine Aegis potentially rage/mana starve a tank, esp. with a higher crit rate? It's the whole...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/18/08, 4:39 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,069
Posted By james
re: Windfury Weapon There's no update to the...

re: Windfury Weapon

There's no update to the weapon imbue in the patch notes and from a flavour POV, I hope that it hasn't been changed.

* Windfury Totem is now a flat 20% melee haste totem. All...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/08, 5:30 AM
Replies: 775
Views: 223,613
Posted By james
Killed M'uru once pre-2.4.3 but couldn't kill it...

Killed M'uru once pre-2.4.3 but couldn't kill it last week (guild meeting in Holland). Went back in tonight with 80 mins of raid time, and well, it's still pretty tough. Only big change is that 1 or...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 10:31 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,425
Posted By james
Given the recent announcement over totems, I have...

Given the recent announcement over totems, I have to ask: Will Vampiric Touch/Vampiric Embrace get changed to "raid wide" too. Many raids are taking 2-3 shadowpriests as a "required".

In a 10 man...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/23/08, 7:57 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,069
Posted By james
If we're throwing ideas into the ring, the...

If we're throwing ideas into the ring, the deathknight solution of having armor give AP doesn't seem too far fetched.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/08, 7:09 AM
Replies: 775
Views: 223,613
Posted By james
Hitting P2 regularly now, getting in some low...

Hitting P2 regularly now, getting in some low %ages before the healing kinda breaks down. Is there any truth to the rumour that spreading out stops Negative Energy from bouncing as much? As spreading...
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