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Forum: Warriors 04/24/12, 9:04 PM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,347,227
Posted By Kethas
TLDR: Simcraft testing confirms the conventional...

TLDR: Simcraft testing confirms the conventional wisdom that Mastery > Haste.

Haste > Mastery (although barely) in fights with negligible incoming damage and no exterior haste buff like Nozdormu's,...
Forum: Warriors 04/12/12, 11:05 PM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,347,227
Posted By Kethas
Hitting CS during the CS debuff for a chance to...

Hitting CS during the CS debuff for a chance to proc another CS is like paying $5 to play a game where you flip a coin to win your $5 back, except instead of 50:50 it's more like 10:90. Muspel's...
Forum: Warriors 04/07/12, 9:47 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 725,676
Posted By Kethas
How does Sweeping Strikes interact with...

How does Sweeping Strikes interact with multitarget abilities?

I just did some testing of my own, and observed:


Glyphed (and presumably unglyphed) Cleave only grants one SS.

TC only grants one...
Forum: Warriors 03/14/11, 3:45 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,152,918
Posted By Kethas
Confirmed. Single-wielding a 3.60 2H mace at 85...

Confirmed. Single-wielding a 3.60 2H mace at 85 as fury against an 88 training dummy I get 23 rage/hit for regular hits, glancing hits, dodges, and parries. 0 rage on a miss. (23 instead of 29...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/10, 3:44 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,537,987
Posted By Kethas
TLDR: if your crit chance (not character sheet,...

TLDR: if your crit chance (not character sheet, but actual against 83 bosses) is lower than 47.18%, take 3/3 Incite. If it's higher, take 3/3 War Academy. Two important provisos are below.

I modeled...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/10, 1:28 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
Something's off with Berserking's internal...

Something's off with Berserking's internal cooldown. I was fiddling with the short-term-buff facet of my UI and noticed it (Berserk) seemed to proccing more often than Forte's predicted ICD (30...
Forum: Warriors 10/03/09, 9:02 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 93,667
Posted By Kethas
Jamesvz, thank you for the prodding on factoring...

Jamesvz, thank you for the prodding on factoring in Mongoose armor. I originally left it alone because I was worried it'd be hard to model but it ended up being a snap. It has the interesting result...
Forum: Warriors 09/30/09, 4:48 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 93,667
Posted By Kethas
Tanking enchant discussion

I've recently been trying to decide between Blade Ward, Mongoose, and Blood Draining as a tanking enchant for a progression tank. This question was brought up earlier in the Simple Questions/Simple...
Forum: Warriors 09/11/09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
Could someone either explain, or point me towards...

Could someone either explain, or point me towards a reference that explains, precisely how diminishing returns currently work for CC-like effects in PvP and PvE? The best reference I can find is the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/09, 11:26 AM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,763
Posted By Kethas
I had serious trouble believing nobody had posted...

I had serious trouble believing nobody had posted yet about 3.2 mount macros, but a forum search for "mount macro" reveals only one post in August, related to hunter macros, so here goes. If I'm...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/27/09, 11:00 PM
Replies: 2,727
Sticky: UI Help Center
Views: 474,060
Posted By Kethas
Does anyone here use the latest version of...

Does anyone here use the latest version of ItemRack (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info4148-ItemRack.html) and have a working Sets swapping button? It was last updated in April and currently...
Forum: Warriors 08/26/09, 6:00 PM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,771
Posted By Kethas
Skullkrusher, could you elaborate on the...

Skullkrusher, could you elaborate on the conditions of your testing (which instances/bosses, how long, full specs, etc.) and what you were looking for (e.g. frustration at merely not being able to...
Forum: Warriors 02/02/09, 3:55 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
When KT25 casts MC, two things happen: 1) Three...

When KT25 casts MC, two things happen:

1) Three people other than the person with highest threat are mind controlled.
2) All threat is wiped.

So no, the MT will (usually) not be MC'd. Yes, his...
Forum: Warriors 02/02/09, 12:58 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
Short 'n simple: What hit rating must I get to...

Short 'n simple:

What hit rating must I get to not miss taunts on level 81 nonelite blazes in the Sarth encounter? Must I also glyph taunt?

Longer version:

I know that before Blizzard merged melee...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/02/09, 2:22 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 24,790
Posted By Kethas
So when guessing which bosses Blizzard would...

So when guessing which bosses Blizzard would disable parry haste for - surely they'd throw a bone to the folks working on the hardest encounter ingame, where the "main" boss's melee damage isn't even...
Forum: Warriors 01/31/09, 9:33 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
I don't understand how Slam "suspending" the...

I don't understand how Slam "suspending" the swing timer means you want to avoid overlapping white swings during your cast time. I think we're working with different understandings of "suspend;" I...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 01/30/09, 10:21 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 132,804
Posted By Kethas
This is the mod, and additionally, it (still)...

This is the mod, and additionally, it (still) works. (Specifically, it provides faster updates to MetaHud, my HUD addon.)

To test, I ran Stockades twice, with and without the mod (downloaded from...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/30/09, 8:58 AM
Replies: 405
Views: 181,897
Posted By Kethas
The MalygosHelper addon was posted four pages...

The MalygosHelper addon was posted four pages ago: http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t37399-malygos_lord_magic/p8/#post1039812

In theory, it lets you watch everyone's dot stacks in real time during the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/29/09, 6:24 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 96,600
Posted By Kethas
I've tried them against the outer Wintergrasp...

I've tried them against the outer Wintergrasp walls and wasn't impressed (~500 damage). The only comment on Wowhead's entry for saronite bombs that mentions siege damage echoes the ~500 damage...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/27/09, 6:37 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,053
Posted By Kethas
The ability used by the three drakes to buff...

The ability used by the three drakes to buff Sartharion upon their deaths is Twilight Revenge, and can be found here: Twilight Revenge - Spell - World of Warcraft...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/27/09, 1:27 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 355,053
Posted By Kethas
Are you sure about the barkskin? If yes, I...

Are you sure about the barkskin? If yes, I suspect the second line is because of the first. I'm not sure a single 20% mitigation ability would let a tank (even a druid tank) survive a fully-buffed...
Forum: Warriors 01/24/09, 11:23 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
"I'm a tank in training that's still collecting...

"I'm a tank in training that's still collecting pre-raid gear, grinding factions, and doing both heroics and battlegrounds" translates into "I pretty much do everything across the board, so I'll...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/09/09, 7:09 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 96,600
Posted By Kethas
Has anyone established exactly how and when the...

Has anyone established exactly how and when the goblins/gnomes at workshops despawn, and then later respawn, when the workshops and/or gnomes themselves are attacked?
Forum: Warriors 12/09/08, 12:10 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 399,345
Posted By Kethas
The two Malygos quest necklaces, Drakescale...

The two Malygos quest necklaces, Drakescale Collar and Nexus War Champion Beads, are ilvl 213 and 226 respectively, not 200 and 213. They're also the only epic nonprofession tanking necks with...
Forum: Warriors 11/18/08, 12:11 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,307
Posted By Kethas
Do we yet know how many points in Imp Demo to...

Do we yet know how many points in Imp Demo to take to completely negate the AP of a non-CoR'd 83+ boss? And a CoR'd one? i.e. is it different than at 70?
Forum: Warriors 11/07/08, 2:14 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
Just tested; this macro does, indeed, not work....

Just tested; this macro does, indeed, not work. It behaves exactly like "/cast Shield Slam" would.

I'm giving up on a SS/Dev macro, just like earlier I gave up on a macro to mouseover sunder without...
Forum: Warriors 11/01/08, 4:56 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
This is entirely true - in the context of a...

This is entirely true - in the context of a single GCD where both are available - but you don't address the question. Consider an example. Say you SS, and as you're watching your abilities for the...
Forum: Warriors 11/01/08, 2:16 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
Couple questions concerning the new 3.0...

Couple questions concerning the new 3.0 mechanics. (Ninja edit: Okay, several.)

1) I know the new priority list for abilities is SnB SS > Rev > Norm SS > Dev. It's easy enough to say to prioritize...
Forum: Warriors 10/08/08, 12:04 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
Does anyone have any convincing evidence...

Does anyone have any convincing evidence regarding ideal tanking professions come Wrath? I've read the general Wrath professions overview on Tankspot...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/19/08, 12:14 AM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 581,700
Posted By Kethas
Hi all, I'm trying to improve my tanking UI and,...

Hi all, I'm trying to improve my tanking UI and, in particular, am trying to set up a better way of monitoring debuffs on my target (Sunder Armor, Demoralizing Shout, Thunder Clap, Curse of...
Forum: Warriors 09/12/08, 4:20 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
First off, thanks for all the replies. I don't...

First off, thanks for all the replies.



I don't understand - yes, the parse was longer, but why would that necessarily lead to a lower TPS? Cooldowns (i.e. cooldowns that I'd pop the same number of...
Forum: Warriors 09/10/08, 2:14 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
From the guide at the start of this thread: ......

From the guide at the start of this thread:


... which is from WoWWiki, which appears to be, in turn, from here...
Forum: Warriors 09/10/08, 1:58 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,860,829
Posted By Kethas
Hi all; I have some questions regarding optimal...

Hi all; I have some questions regarding optimal warrior threat gearing.

Usually my guild's protadin tanks Teron (sample WWS (http://wowwebstats.com/fhd24ewfg1tw5?s=184032-199093&a=x1e6fd9a)); today...
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