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Forum: Priests 01/04/11, 12:35 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,399
Posted By Beliandra
No. A normal renew lasts 12 seconds and ticks 4...

No.

A normal renew lasts 12 seconds and ticks 4 times. If you keep it rolling with Chakra, it ticks every 3 seconds.

A renew with enough haste to get 5 ticks lasts 12 seconds and ticks 5 times. If...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/03/11, 6:02 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 187,397
Posted By Beliandra
I don't know if the teleporting underground...

I don't know if the teleporting underground goldfarmers have moved in, or what, but ore prices have taken such a sudden tumble on my server (Daggerspine-US) that I was able to pick up well over a...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/10, 1:34 AM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,566
Posted By Beliandra
Damn, I'd love to try that, my local schnitzel...

Damn, I'd love to try that, my local schnitzel restaurant (http://www.essenrestaurant.com.au/pages/our-beers.php) (this is in Sydney, Australia) has Gösser and Gösser Dunkel and I like them both a...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/26/10, 8:53 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 580,180
Posted By Beliandra
I must confess I didn't yet install freecap on my...

I must confess I didn't yet install freecap on my Win7 installation, I've been using a 30-day trial of the commercial alternative (proxycap) while I decide what to do.


Great, thanks, I'll give that...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/26/10, 4:42 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 580,180
Posted By Beliandra
64-bit Windows and tunneling

I have a 64-bit Windows question which maybe someone can offer some advice on. I have used WoW Tunnels (http://www.wowtunnels.com/) to tunnel via a US proxy (I'm in Australia) for a year or so now...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/03/10, 3:21 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 18,208
Posted By Beliandra
Before you post anything too hurtful in this...

Before you post anything too hurtful in this thread, ask yourself, what would Jesus post?

http://slyoyster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/raptor-jesus-29904-1234452995-2.jpg
Forum: Public Discussion 10/20/09, 8:48 PM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,566
Posted By Beliandra
Interesting, I wouldn't use either of those to...

Interesting, I wouldn't use either of those to put out a fire in a rubbish bin. :)

For broadly-available-in-every-bar beers in Sydney, I would recommend James Squire (their Amber Ale is the most...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/20/09, 2:41 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 360,176
Posted By Beliandra
Same reason that under "normal" DKP systems,...

Same reason that under "normal" DKP systems, people who get loot during a raid don't get cut out of earning DKP.

Basically, you earn DKP (or gold) for raiding. You spend DKP (or gold) for loot. If...
Forum: Rogues 09/09/09, 7:34 PM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 942,004
Posted By Beliandra
Not to mention that the "mastery" system and the...

Not to mention that the "mastery" system and the bonuses coming purely from number of points spent in each tree will require a complete overhaul of all talent theorycrafting.
Forum: Priests 09/01/09, 1:42 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,615
Posted By Beliandra
20% haste allows you to cast 6 of the 3 second...

20% haste allows you to cast 6 of the 3 second cast time spells in the time that previously you would have only been able to cast 5.

20% haste allows you to cast 6 of the instant cast spells in the...
Forum: Rogues 08/26/09, 4:46 AM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 942,004
Posted By Beliandra
If you're replacing rupture with more envenoms,...

If you're replacing rupture with more envenoms, it shouldn't have any particular effect on the value of ArP, surely?
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/09, 8:55 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 84,886
Posted By Beliandra
Yes, you are. The "price" of a stat in the...

Yes, you are.

The "price" of a stat in the item's budget does not increase linearly.

That's why, for instance, looking at a level 80 green: an Invasion Blade of Strength has +87 strength (87 stat...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/09, 6:43 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,726
Posted By Beliandra
This image -...

This image - http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2009/08/previewpanel_12.jpg - from the Preview Panel shows Eastern Plaguelands as being for levels 40-50.

Possible assumption: the number of old...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/22/09, 7:28 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 84,886
Posted By Beliandra
1 - I don't believe anything like that was...

1 - I don't believe anything like that was mentioned, they said "It's designed to make it easier to PUG" so probably not
2 - Initially, yes - "The tech supports raids, but we're going to kick it off...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/09, 10:05 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,726
Posted By Beliandra
From the class, items and professions panel,...

From the class, items and professions panel, Ghostcrawler's response to "why are we doing Worgen and Goblin DKs?" was "Ultimately we decided it would just be fun to let them do it."

So you can...
Forum: Rogues 08/19/09, 7:24 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 834,448
Posted By Beliandra
Do you have Cold Blood on an action bar...

Do you have Cold Blood on an action bar somewhere? As I understand it, Power Auras requires that. If for example you only have Cold Blood inside macros rather than directly placed on a bar, it will...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/07/09, 7:03 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 581,972
Posted By Beliandra
Having a bit of a problem since the patch (with...

Having a bit of a problem since the patch (with PitBull 3.2.14 installed). Seems my profiles got corrupted in some fashion, so I deleted the PitBull.lua file and started again. Configured one profile...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/09, 5:47 AM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 572,135
Posted By Beliandra
Like Brekk says, it's just levelling. I levelled...

Like Brekk says, it's just levelling. I levelled a ROGUE from 70 to 80 wearing the cloth shoulders, EVERY stat was useless for me but having one armour piece with useless stats is massively...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/01/09, 10:47 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,130
Posted By Beliandra
Kiyoitou, this thread has really been superceded...

Kiyoitou, this thread has really been superceded by individual ones in the class-specific forums. I recommend you try http://elitistjerks.com/f77/t38993-shadowpriest_wws_thread/
Forum: Priests 07/29/09, 8:07 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 474,615
Posted By Beliandra
Or better still, go do some battlegrounds to try...

Or better still, go do some battlegrounds to try it out - it matters even less if you let people die, and the fact that people will die makes it a better learning experience, if you try new...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/09, 3:04 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,450
Posted By Beliandra
No, the patch notes spell it out: Trial of the...

No, the patch notes spell it out:

Trial of the Champion - 5-player (normal and Heroic mode) dungeon.

Trial of the Crusader - 10 and 25-player (normal mode) raid dungeon.

Trial of the Grand...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/04/09, 11:04 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,450
Posted By Beliandra
That seems to be what the previews are...

That seems to be what the previews are implying:

From WoW -> Under Development -> Argent Tournament - Crusaders' Coliseum...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/04/09, 10:59 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 41,140
Posted By Beliandra
Bear in mind that prior to hit and spell hit...

Bear in mind that prior to hit and spell hit being merged into the generic "hit rating", the Draenei aura provided either +1% melee hit or +1% spell hit depending on the Draenei's class. So the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/09, 3:43 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 32,916
Posted By Beliandra
As a shadow priest, you will melt faces in PvP.

As a shadow priest, you will melt faces in PvP.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/09, 8:00 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 41,140
Posted By Beliandra
I suppose that would be quite a powerful racial...

I suppose that would be quite a powerful racial ability, if it existed. Luckily it doesn't. Draenei's aura is party-only, not raid-wide.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/09, 6:01 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,919
Posted By Beliandra
Face Melter - Addons - Curse...

Face Melter - Addons - Curse (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/face-melter.aspx) is a Shadow Priest one.

I recall someone in these forums talking about a generic one, where for any...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/09, 4:35 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,919
Posted By Beliandra
It's not possible. That was the whole point of...

It's not possible. That was the whole point of the API changes Blizzard made when 2.0 came out, to remove the capability of add-ons making decisions for you.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/09, 8:34 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,919
Posted By Beliandra
I always just use Grid for battleground healing,...

I always just use Grid for battleground healing, I find the range-detection far more useful than anything else could ever be, when you're in a situation where your raid-mates could be anywhere on the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/09, 8:47 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,450
Posted By Beliandra
That doesn't even remotely match my observations....

That doesn't even remotely match my observations. At the moment on Daggerspine, for instance, of the guilds still working on Ulduar, 2 guilds are up to Vezax - 10 have beaten him and are up to Yogg....
Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/09, 10:05 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,919
Posted By Beliandra
GetSpellCooldown() returns three values - when...

GetSpellCooldown() returns three values - when the cooldown started, the remaining duration, and whether the spell is currently active and thus cooldown hasn't started yet - see API GetSpellCooldown...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/06/09, 1:09 AM
Replies: 219
Views: 55,297
Posted By Beliandra
This thread delivers.

This thread delivers.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/09, 9:07 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 317,661
Posted By Beliandra
You mean the Overhead Smash Tremor...

You mean the Overhead Smash Tremor (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=64710)? When Kologarn does the Overhead Smash (the 25% armour debuff swing) on the tank, the tremor does ~6000 damage each to melee -...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/14/09, 8:57 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 580,180
Posted By Beliandra
While the registry change certainly improved my...

While the registry change certainly improved my latency from Australia, using wowtunnels has provided a considerably greater improvement. I was getting high 200's with the TCP setting change, low...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/15/09, 1:33 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,623
Posted By Beliandra
Sure, all you need is for every decurser to...

Sure, all you need is for every decurser to totally forget that it's a decurse fight. That happen to, um, to a friend's guild recently. Yessir. Stupid friend and his stupid guild.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/09, 9:57 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,783
Posted By Beliandra
Yes, my assumption from reading that was that the...

Yes, my assumption from reading that was that the sole benefit to Inscribers was going to be "another consumable to sell", to make up for the presumable drop in glyph-selling profits as a lot of...
Forum: Priests 02/09/09, 5:03 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,628
Posted By Beliandra
No, 18% haste = cast time divided by 1.18, not...

No, 18% haste = cast time divided by 1.18, not cast time multiplied by 0.82, otherwise when you reached 100% haste all of your cast times would be zero. With 18% haste, 2.5 seconds would become 2.12...
Forum: Priests 02/03/09, 8:10 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,283
Posted By Beliandra
Find out if it really is a "just in case" thing,...

Find out if it really is a "just in case" thing, or whether they just don't realize that IDS doesn't stack with Flametongue.

If the latter, tell them. If the former.. well, diplomatically tell them...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/02/09, 5:42 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 37,108
Posted By Beliandra
Exactly. A lot of more (I hate to use the word)...

Exactly. A lot of more (I hate to use the word) casual guilds will never get to the "disenchant 70% of the loot" stage since people who are pretty much fully geared up will start bringing alts to...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/30/09, 9:31 PM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,329
Posted By Beliandra
I would say that using a single hateful OT on...

I would say that using a single hateful OT on 25-man is a strat that you should only pursue if the fight is total farm mode for you and you are trying to optimize your dps, whether for the "Quick...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/26/09, 1:23 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,150
Posted By Beliandra
It was linked earlier in this thread, but...

It was linked earlier in this thread, but Sartharion3D - StratsFu (http://www.stratfu.com/strats/Sartharion3D?title=Sarth3D) is the guide that put a smile on my guild's face. It's for 3 drakes, but...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/23/09, 2:13 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,814
Posted By Beliandra
Well I've made approximately 13,500g from...

Well I've made approximately 13,500g from Inscription so far, with minimal effort - I just do my research every day, and keep 1 of every discovered glyph up on the AH. So maybe 10 minutes a day to...
Forum: Priests 01/22/09, 5:47 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,283
Posted By Beliandra
This was discussed in this thread about a month...

This was discussed in this thread about a month ago, although what was tested then on the PTR may not be identical to what is currently live.

Here is my post about my experiments with the Glyph of...
Forum: Priests 01/21/09, 6:04 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,628
Posted By Beliandra
Confirmed, for DK's at least. Here's a log...

Confirmed, for DK's at least. Here's a log excerpt from me from last night:

10:43'39.505 Banquetto Penance heals Zarius for 4880. (Critical) (335 Overheal)
10:43'40.062 Zarius gains...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/21/09, 4:38 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 76,223
Posted By Beliandra
Amen. I'm not currently leading raids but I am...

Amen. I'm not currently leading raids but I am the WWS-master for my guild - after our first Sarth+2 kill last night (yeah we're not exactly world-beaters) I posted extra links to the incoming damage...
Forum: Priests 01/16/09, 3:54 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,628
Posted By Beliandra
For what it's worth, I just perused an evening's...

For what it's worth, I just perused an evening's WWS (most of Naxx, 95 Darkglow procs) and Darkglow looks to me to have a 60 second internal cooldown. I didn't have any two proces less than a minute...
Forum: Priests 01/14/09, 5:43 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,283
Posted By Beliandra
We're talking sustained usage. Hymn of Hope...

We're talking sustained usage. Hymn of Hope (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=60931) = 8% of your maximum mana each cast, 5 minute cooldown, so that's 8% of your mana every 300 seconds, or 0.1333% every...
Forum: Priests 01/08/09, 4:59 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,911
Posted By Beliandra
But again, surely there wouldn't be any since...

But again, surely there wouldn't be any since zero effective healing equals zero Divine Aegis shielding?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/09, 4:56 PM
Replies: 989
Views: 250,745
Posted By Beliandra
And yet, according to wowprogress.com's latest...

And yet, according to wowprogress.com's latest numbers, only 947 of the 13,729 guilds (less than 7%) that have killed Heroic Sarth have managed the 3 drake achievement.

This might be an indictment...
Forum: Priests 01/07/09, 4:45 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 198,911
Posted By Beliandra
Wouldn't Rapture return zero mana if it did zero...

Wouldn't Rapture return zero mana if it did zero healing due to the aura?

And even if it did work, how would it be helpful since it's not going to return as much mana as you spent casting the heal...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/09, 7:28 PM
Replies: 989
Views: 250,745
Posted By Beliandra
Ultimately, there is no such thing as a linear...

Ultimately, there is no such thing as a linear path of progression any more, and any attempt to crunch a guild's "progress" into a single number which can be ranked must be somewhat...
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