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Forum: Priests 03/01/09, 11:29 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,558
Posted By Yaltus
Impact is almost certainly on the way out as...

Impact is almost certainly on the way out as well, it's just that Blizzard has to figure out something else to put there before they want to yonk it. Since they were already messing with the shadow...
Forum: News 12/06/08, 4:34 PM
Replies: 455
Views: 29,608
Posted By Yaltus
:dance:

:dance:
Forum: Public Discussion 10/26/08, 4:26 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 94,842
Posted By Yaltus
Honestly, the main disruption that has bothered...

Honestly, the main disruption that has bothered me is the inability to accept the freaking event quests in LHC. The AH, bank, whoever else, those don't upset me, but it is pretty silly to be unable...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/08, 4:25 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,371
Posted By Yaltus
I basically do this, but I add in Relic's...

I basically do this, but I add in Relic's Emanation (Simon) and Aether Rays. Go to the part of Blade's Edge with Bash'ir Landing, and clear the Simon machine there. Those are guarded by 6 Ethereals,...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/05/08, 12:44 PM
Replies: 844
Views: 244,323
Posted By Yaltus
How exactly do you propose generating offensive...

How exactly do you propose generating offensive pressure if you don't survive the first stunlock?
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/01/08, 1:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,653
Posted By Yaltus
Wouldn't the 50 kills to no honor achieve that? I...

Wouldn't the 50 kills to no honor achieve that? I mean, in theory you could win trade some 500 kills back and forth, but that seems unlikely. I'd figure any reinforcements addition to WSG would be...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/28/08, 7:36 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,151
Posted By Yaltus
I'm pretty sure that if implemented...

I'm pretty sure that if implemented side-switching, whichever team got the weak side (whichever that is perceived to be at the time) would almost completely give up. AFK, queuing out, you name it....
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/24/08, 5:26 PM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,151
Posted By Yaltus
In fairness, Blizzard's new policy is against...

In fairness, Blizzard's new policy is against "non-participation" in battlegrounds. Standing around Frostwolf completely idle while the rest of your team is actually fighting up north is pretty...
Forum: Authorization 01/22/08, 4:25 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 886
Posted By Yaltus
Authorization

Serious Casual looking to sign up for the TK runs.
Forum: Public Discussion 11/28/07, 4:10 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 55,091
Posted By Yaltus
The point about overcrowding on PvP servers is...

The point about overcrowding on PvP servers is debatable, but unlikely. Sure, maybe everyone on PvE would transfer over to PvP, but equally (probably more, based off comments in this thread), is that...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/31/07, 3:02 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 14,590
Posted By Yaltus
That's the first I've heard of an Azgalor trick,...

That's the first I've heard of an Azgalor trick, although I think I can figure it out. You have spare people log out inside the instance, and once someone dies from doom, they log out, and then you...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 7:15 PM
Replies: 777
Views: 85,789
Posted By Yaltus
I'm convinced they thought that Naj'entus was...

I'm convinced they thought that Naj'entus was going to be the Black Temple gear check. You have to have >8500 health to just survive, and it doesn't get really comfortable until you have 10-11k (to...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 12:41 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 202,814
Posted By Yaltus
I believe the way the LGG/Last Stand effect works...

I believe the way the LGG/Last Stand effect works is that you gain 1750 health and gain 1750 max health for the duration of the effect. Once the effect expires, you'll lose the 1750 health. So if you...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/30/07, 1:01 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 23,763
Posted By Yaltus
Sure, and I know Gnomes who have saved tons of...

Sure, and I know Gnomes who have saved tons of money on Engineering the same way. But as racials go, there's a real difference between something like that, or Diplomacy, which in the end become time...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 4:51 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 202,814
Posted By Yaltus
Very true....

Very true. (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=1778026919&pageNo=1&sid=1#9)

As mentioned above, I'm nervous about the evocation change, as it will actually lower my mana regen....
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 10:45 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 39,419
Posted By Yaltus
I think they were happy with the rep gain rate...

I think they were happy with the rep gain rate before, and didn't want to accelerate it too much (there might have even been a blue post on this), plus they were clearly very afraid of people going...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/20/07, 10:34 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 14,674
Posted By Yaltus
I haven't seen any confirmation of this post...

I haven't seen any confirmation of this post (http://elitistjerks.com/459907-post512.html) anywhere, but it sounds pretty reasonable. Basically, the ilvl 151 trash drop rings in Black Temple were...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/11/07, 2:15 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 419,233
Posted By Yaltus
That's pretty much completely wrong. Here's how...

That's pretty much completely wrong. Here's how range affects threat:

The tank (current aggro target) has what we will call 100% threat. In order for the mob to retarget onto a player inside melee...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/07, 11:13 AM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,365
Posted By Yaltus
We had a ton of issues with him on Tuesday night....

We had a ton of issues with him on Tuesday night. I think it's because people keep reading that he's been nerfed, and that he is so much easier now, and so (somewhat the opposite of what happened...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/13/07, 2:23 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,365
Posted By Yaltus
I'm going to be very curious to check this fight...

I'm going to be very curious to check this fight out again next week, as our only kill came this reset before the fixes. Tentatively I'm inclined to agree with the guy who said these are mostly a...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,365
Posted By Yaltus
I'm more of a lore junkie than most I think, and...

I'm more of a lore junkie than most I think, and this really bothers me. Soridormi makes this big deal of something weird going on in Hyjal past, and we track down the vials, but once you get in...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/06/07, 2:49 PM
Replies: 408
Views: 76,808
Posted By Yaltus
You're conflating people. I've never said it is...

You're conflating people. I've never said it is too easy for the casuals to get their weapons. I don't know the rates, but I suspect that if our stereotypical casual player is as bad as everyone in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/06/07, 2:32 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 419,233
Posted By Yaltus
If you just mean the potion cooldowns, I tend to...

If you just mean the potion cooldowns, I tend to not use destruction potions. I'm usually either saving my CD for an emergency SHP/shadow pot (Najentus and Archimonde, I'm looking at you), or end up...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/07, 1:56 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,210
Posted By Yaltus
Cauldrons really ease the pain of resist potion...

Cauldrons really ease the pain of resist potion farming, not to mention the insane utility of shadow priests now in that fight.
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/06/07, 1:54 PM
Replies: 408
Views: 76,808
Posted By Yaltus
That's definitely not what is going on here. I'm...

That's definitely not what is going on here. I'm atrocious at pvp, and I'm quite sure I could kill a warrior who took 13 weeks to get a Merciless Decapitator if he had no other pvp gear. The point...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/06/07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 408
Views: 76,808
Posted By Yaltus
I think the people who have commented that it's...

I think the people who have commented that it's the "taking the PvP weapon to PvE" issue, and not any inherent concern about giving casual PvPers the weapons for arena itself, are on the right track....
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 1:00 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,210
Posted By Yaltus
I wouldn't be the least surprised to find Death...

I wouldn't be the least surprised to find Death Knights use HP to pay for their abilities instead of rage/energy/mana. That'd make them different from current mechanics, but it's not so out there as...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/02/07, 2:35 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,632
Posted By Yaltus
As a general rule, my guild always kills the...

As a general rule, my guild always kills the MC'ed people, anywhere. Once we were running TK, I believe that first six pull of Kael's trash, and were really light on mages and warlocks, so we just...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/26/07, 2:00 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 495,189
Posted By Yaltus
I find I use it fairly regularly on fights that...

I find I use it fairly regularly on fights that require any sort of movement or have a good bit of pushback. Although I put my last point in arcane and go 11/48/3, since I think having the extra crit...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/26/07, 11:32 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 50,765
Posted By Yaltus
I've always suspected some odd things were going...

I've always suspected some odd things were going on with AoE and the TLC but it's so hard to tell for sure, especially if something happens to hit my Molten Armor during the AoE - if I can find them...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/07, 4:54 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,365
Posted By Yaltus
For what it's worth, of the many things my guild...

For what it's worth, of the many things my guild hates about this fight, I never heard our MT complain about breaking the fear before Archimonde gibs someone or heard anyone complaining about threat....
Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 4:33 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,365
Posted By Yaltus
I'd much rather see it become more possible to...

I'd much rather see it become more possible to execute well and not die to random crap in the first place than nerfing Soul Charge. If having one person die meant a probable wipe, that adds a real...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 2:10 PM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,827
Posted By Yaltus
A couple of comments on the trash design for...

A couple of comments on the trash design for Hyjal:

First, as several people have said, it's a refreshing change. Second, once they add rep to the trash, it will help ease the most painful part,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 12:38 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,365
Posted By Yaltus
I think Soul Charge needs to stay. It makes the...

I think Soul Charge needs to stay. It makes the fight very different, because having someone die is really bad, and has an immediate effect. How many fights end up dragging out forever because a...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 11:40 AM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,827
Posted By Yaltus
It's funny how that exact comment seems to come...

It's funny how that exact comment seems to come up over and over with respect to many fights in the expansion. People said it about pre-2.1 Vashj and her mind control, Solarian has so many design...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/16/07, 11:09 AM
Replies: 550
Views: 274,486
Posted By Yaltus
It's also probably worth noting that...

It's also probably worth noting that ABx3/AM/scorch cycles take a fair amount of work and understanding of cycling, while 10/48/3 requires the ability to hit one button. If you're just Joe Q. Mage or...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/15/07, 8:42 PM
Replies: 561
Views: 110,695
Posted By Yaltus
I just started arena'ing today with some...

I just started arena'ing today with some non-raiding friends of mine, and we just got rocked over and over. The only match we won was against a team with atrocious makeup (rogue, rogue, hunter,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/15/07, 3:23 AM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,827
Posted By Yaltus
Not that this would be as fulfilling as killing a...

Not that this would be as fulfilling as killing a boss, but you could very reasonably farm BT trash with 21 people. That'd be getting people rep, gems, and random drops - all things that will help BG...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/07, 8:02 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,133
Posted By Yaltus
Well, Manly cast Scorch 15 times more than Stion,...

Well, Manly cast Scorch 15 times more than Stion, so that accounts for 7-8 fireballs right there. Is Stion using a /stopcasting macro and a castbar that estimates latency, while Manly isn't? That...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/07, 3:29 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,559
Posted By Yaltus
Am I the only AoE'er here that doesn't care for...

Am I the only AoE'er here that doesn't care for frost nova on AoE packs? Here's my reasoning:

Almost always, a warlock will take aggro over a mage. I've got -40% threat on Arcane Explosion, compared...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/07, 12:04 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 47,469
Posted By Yaltus
Just killed Lurker. After he is dead, the water...

Just killed Lurker. After he is dead, the water doesn't scald anymore, nor are there fishies. Guess you don't have to skip him before going to Morogrim now.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/07, 2:13 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 4,143
Posted By Yaltus
I don't know, I think there are a few valid...

I don't know, I think there are a few valid points in favor of attunement, but right now no one is really making them, because the thread is moving so fast, servers are down, and everyone is trying...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/07, 12:03 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 385,033
Posted By Yaltus
We had some problems with Arcane Flurry deaths,...

We had some problems with Arcane Flurry deaths, but now the rule is the mage responsible for the sheep just chain casts Polymorph over and over when we're killing the Centurions. Keeps the Flurry...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/13/07, 4:17 PM
Replies: 405
Views: 85,767
Posted By Yaltus
People really shouldn't be stopping by town for...

People really shouldn't be stopping by town for either SSC or TK. With the addition of the repair/reagent vendor outside SSC, both places have everything you need right outside (cosmowrench has both...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/07/07, 5:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,432
Posted By Yaltus
On one Tidewalker kill we had a few weeks ago,...

On one Tidewalker kill we had a few weeks ago, our shadow priests were finding themselves threat limited on Tidewalker, and also having issues with murloc aggro. We just used Tranquil Air Totem in...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/01/07, 3:22 PM
Replies: 1,274
Views: 383,363
Posted By Yaltus
I think your point was obvious, but to be sure,...

I think your point was obvious, but to be sure, you can net the striders? I guess I should have thought to try, since they can be otherwise stunned and snared, but I don't usually even bring nets to...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/31/07, 3:58 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,413
Posted By Yaltus
Try to give your pure healers a group with a...

Try to give your pure healers a group with a paladin, and have that paladin throw up Concentration aura during the demon phase. Just stopping the pushback can allow them to spam Wrath/Smite/Lightning...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/30/07, 1:04 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,133
Posted By Yaltus
I'll go ahead and post a Tidewalker from our kill...

I'll go ahead and post a Tidewalker from our kill tonight as well:

http://www.lossendil.com/wws/?report=wm3c4zatoywcg

Warning, the first 15 or so seconds of the fight didn't get logged, but I...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/29/07, 4:30 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,133
Posted By Yaltus
The Leotheras parse I posted seemed to collect...

The Leotheras parse I posted seemed to collect everyone just fine, and I didn't merge with anyone. I stood on one far wall pretty much the whole time, so if I didn't have extended range there is no...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/29/07, 3:17 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,133
Posted By Yaltus
I asked, they said they left them all in the...

I asked, they said they left them all in the corner so they wouldn't die to WW or Chaos Blast so they could keep getting the benefit from Focused Fire.
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