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Forum: Hunters 05/15/13, 11:59 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 50,822
Posted By Lokrick
Primarily, Voice of the Quillen96525/ has a...

Primarily, Voice of the Quillen96525/ has a higher agility (1759 vs. 1679), plus a red socket (assuming the tooltips are correct). In practice, it can be difficult to reforge away enough hit to get...
Forum: Hunters 04/28/13, 4:22 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Thanks for the follow-up. A few directions if...

Thanks for the follow-up. A few directions if you want to explore this further:

compare with a version that doesn't use focus fire at all or that doesn't use focus fire but that uses a different...
Forum: Hunters 04/28/13, 1:33 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
I'm glad to hear about simc experiments! For your...

I'm glad to hear about simc experiments! For your first example, if your action is in reaction to some change, then you should use "react" instead of "up". That includes player reaction time into...
Forum: Hunters 04/21/13, 2:31 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,585
Posted By Lokrick
I've heard that theory, but not that it provides...

I've heard that theory, but not that it provides 541-level versions. In any case, is there any evidence that it shows up there? I did a search on the Undermine Journal, and they don't show it having...
Forum: Hunters 04/21/13, 3:16 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,585
Posted By Lokrick
It's worth noting that the Necklace of the...

It's worth noting that the Necklace of the Terra-Cotta Archer (and in other profiles, 96986) are world drops, and don't have heroic versions. I just updated the simc T15H profiles to use TF gear...
Forum: Hunters 04/18/13, 12:46 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
It's now implemented and will be in the next...

It's now implemented and will be in the next release. The one thing I'm unsure of is the handling of armor for the cleaved. Based on a little bit of log data, it looked to me like armor applies....
Forum: Hunters 04/15/13, 3:14 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Those numbers are neither 30% nor 75%; I presume...

Those numbers are neither 30% nor 75%; I presume they are from some intermediate state on the PTR? Regardless, looking at the #2 BM parse from Wind Lord...
Forum: Hunters 04/14/13, 6:54 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
I took a look today, but to implement it, I need...

I took a look today, but to implement it, I need a clear characterization of the effect. The second-hand characterization I have so far doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I'll eventually get time to...
Forum: Hunters 04/14/13, 2:22 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
I've done many variation with the priorities in...

I've done many variation with the priorities in simc, including delays of various forms. Given the kinds of dynamics that effinhunter describes, I don't spend any time on "rotations" (as opposed to...
Forum: Hunters 04/14/13, 1:06 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Based on the recent discussion of reforging...

Based on the recent discussion of reforging priorities, I tested the haste > crit > mastery reforging (it's currently crit > haste > mastery), and it's a dps improvement for all profiles.

Edit: I...
Forum: Hunters 04/13/13, 3:38 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
I've updated the hunter module for MoP Patch 5.3...

I've updated the hunter module for MoP Patch 5.3 PTR – Build 16837: Hunter Buffs, which includes the increase to Aspect of the Hawk and the initial Blink Strikes spec (conveniently, Blizzard named it...
Forum: Hunters 04/11/13, 6:03 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
I was one of the folks that was (briefly)...

I was one of the folks that was (briefly) confused (because SrS went through various incarnations and because we needed so many more Cobras at the beginning of the XPac). To my knowledge, your...
Forum: Hunters 04/08/13, 11:57 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
I primarily use the command line so I'm less...

I primarily use the command line so I'm less familiar with the GUI. That's a 2-d representation of a N-d result, and so is necessarily not going to be obvious. However, the triangle vs. hexagon may...
Forum: Hunters 04/02/13, 2:39 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 50,822
Posted By Lokrick
On March 21, they asserted that avoidance was...

On March 21, they asserted that avoidance was working (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/8198733389?page=3#45), with the deliberate exception of against MoP rares. Frostheim found cases where...
Forum: Hunters 04/01/13, 12:26 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
Thanks. So first a minor point: I love FD, but...

Thanks. So first a minor point: I love FD, but because of how it works, it's very difficult to get accurate stat weights for haste from it (it's not just a matter of fewer datapoints). So I highly...
Forum: Hunters 03/31/13, 2:28 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
I'm not sure whether this reply is in reference...

I'm not sure whether this reply is in reference to my post or Nooska's. I recommend avoiding profiles with the Rune of Reorigination for doing any any general analysis of stat weights. This is...
Forum: Hunters 03/30/13, 5:02 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
This sounds reasonable however there's clearly...

This sounds reasonable however there's clearly synergy between stats that is extremely hard to evaluate. Simc works very hard to accurately and usefully model the game, including latencies and...
Forum: Hunters 03/12/13, 9:30 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
There are two issues here that I want to address,...

There are two issues here that I want to address, the sim one and the latency one. This is not an accurate portrayal of simc, which works very differently from FD. Simc simulates latency, reaction...
Forum: Hunters 03/11/13, 1:54 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,585
Posted By Lokrick
Simc "optimal_raid" provides all bufs, since...

Simc "optimal_raid" provides all bufs, since 25-man progression groups will have that; hence it presumes 2 warriors and 2 shamans. I mostly wanted to mention that so that people know what simc...
Forum: Hunters 03/10/13, 4:57 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,585
Posted By Lokrick
What limits are you placing on profiles. For simc...

What limits are you placing on profiles. For simc T15H, we use any heroic or Raden loot (which is thunderforged), but not other thunderforged loot. My understanding is that other thunderforged loot...
Forum: Hunters 02/28/13, 12:47 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 144,454
Posted By Lokrick
There is a special case which is worth looking...

There is a special case which is worth looking at, which falls in the realm of "experts could benefit from this": when you cast a steady shot pair, 25% of the time they will both proc master...
Forum: Hunters 02/23/13, 1:57 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Making manual adjustments

During PTR and releases, there will often be minor tweaks that won't be reflected into simc until the next client deploy (because that's when they update the client spell data). This is to show how...
Forum: Hunters 02/23/13, 12:59 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Thanks in large measure to damien, T15 support is...

Thanks in large measure to damien, T15 support is in the dev release of simc. Use ptr=1 to access it. New versions are generated shortly after the PTR client releases, so for example, the current...
Forum: Hunters 02/21/13, 9:13 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 50,822
Posted By Lokrick
Looking at an example damage report...

Looking at an example damage report (http://worldoflogs.com/reports/6v2atsq4ej912csa/spell/122718/) (and a few others), Force and Verve only targets players, so pets, beasts, etc. are untouched.
Forum: Hunters 12/06/12, 3:27 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 50,822
Posted By Lokrick
No. I tested stopcasting's interaction with cobra...

No. I tested stopcasting's interaction with cobra and was just looking through the logs. Two stopcastings are required to affect the shot at all. No amount of stopcasting had any impact on autoshot. ...
Forum: Hunters 12/02/12, 4:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 67,050
Posted By Lokrick
I just confirmed my recollection that this was...

I just confirmed my recollection that this was changed during beta (by examining several WoL logs, among other things). Hunter shots can neither be blocked nor parried, so boss facing does not...
Forum: Hunters 12/01/12, 3:00 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 50,822
Posted By Lokrick
It is worth noting that in the case of Cobra or...

It is worth noting that in the case of Cobra or Steady Shots, turning around is not enough: you will continue to cast the shot and only "realize" that it won't work once it tries to fire. For...
Forum: Hunters 10/27/12, 9:33 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 108,400
Posted By Lokrick
No, that is just a tooltip change, so it is...

No, that is just a tooltip change, so it is consistent with how focus regen works already in both FD and simc.
Forum: Hunters 10/19/12, 1:05 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Most definitely; thank you! There was a general...

Most definitely; thank you! There was a general problem with parsing stat buffs (as opposed to ratings buffs) from the spell data. The fix will be in the next release. Basically, we were missing 3.7k...
Forum: Hunters 10/18/12, 5:01 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
I ran a version that directly tested against...

I ran a version that directly tested against cast_time. I don't incorporate that into the profile because it does not correctly include human reaction time, but it was worth the experiment (note:...
Forum: Hunters 10/18/12, 4:23 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Thanks for the input! I applied everything but...

Thanks for the input! I applied everything but the readiness change. I'll have to experiment with that since I noticed a high variance. At 25k iterations, there's only a difference of 20dps, so at...
Forum: Hunters 10/18/12, 3:10 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
I am working on an improved MM profile. Some of...

I am working on an improved MM profile. Some of the improvements are for clarity and some are for improved DPS (e.g., following Whitefyst's recommendations).
DPS|Profile
85,100 |new...
Forum: Hunters 10/16/12, 3:43 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
There was definitely a bug in Murder of Crows. ...

There was definitely a bug in Murder of Crows. It will be fixed in the next release. In the meantime, below are comparisons for the level 75 talents. These all assume dire beast and glaive toss...
Forum: Hunters 10/15/12, 8:57 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
It should be (and it used to). Now the code is...

It should be (and it used to). Now the code is not being called, so I'm investigating. If you are referring to other abilities than MoC (as having lower-than-expected dps), please let me know...
Forum: Hunters 10/14/12, 2:07 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
SimulationCraft is an event simulator, so it...

SimulationCraft is an event simulator, so it simulates Rabid directly; i.e., my change replaces the code that applied an AP buff to the pet with code that adds an attack speed buff. The existing...
Forum: Hunters 10/14/12, 12:39 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
Impact of rabid changes

TL;DR is that the change to Rabid does seem to only affect burst and not sustained dps. "Rabid has been changed and now increases a pet's attack speed by 70%. Pet attack power is now unaffected by...
Forum: Hunters 09/29/12, 5:34 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 50,822
Posted By Lokrick
No, the stats update dynamically, but there is...

No, the stats update dynamically, but there is some lag in propagation of new buffs to any pet, including the stampede pets.
Forum: Hunters 09/18/12, 12:31 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,585
Posted By Lokrick
This turns out to be a bug in FD. Zeherah...

This turns out to be a bug in FD. Zeherah reports that this looks like a bug in frenzy introduced with the new pet melee simulation, and that it will be fixed soon.

Incidentally, we have the great...
Forum: Hunters 09/17/12, 2:32 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 165,204
Posted By Lokrick
Based on your earlier comments, I changed the...

Based on your earlier comments, I changed the default steps for stat scaling to 160 (based on the gem bonus amount). The "overkill" 3D model you are asking for can be produced using simc's reforge...
Forum: Hunters 09/16/12, 3:25 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,585
Posted By Lokrick
Using the export function, I ran those profiles...

Using the export function, I ran those profiles in simc using the current default actions; I'll update this occasionally as better profiles are identified (or action lists are...
Forum: Hunters 09/14/12, 2:00 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 165,204
Posted By Lokrick
When I originally built the simc profiles, I used...

When I originally built the simc profiles, I used Crit > Mastery > Haste for BM. That remains in the Raid Dummy sim (http://www.simulationcraft.org/505/Hunter_BM_Dummy.html) and T13H profiles. The...
Forum: Hunters 09/11/12, 10:23 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
Simc and FD both showed it to be a win to be...

Simc and FD both showed it to be a win to be under rapid fire for stampede. The increased focus then helps all the pets to get in another basic attack before vanishing. Simc was showing it to be...
Forum: Hunters 09/07/12, 4:21 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
Concretely, we can run that in simc. The...

Concretely, we can run that in simc. The invocation below suppresses rapid fire and changes readiness not to wait for it. I checked that the resulting html had the right number of readiness and...
Forum: Hunters 09/06/12, 8:40 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
We do end up with less uptime on Lord...

We do end up with less uptime on Lord Blastington's scope, but the real problem is that arcane shot is also suppressed. The recently added line to ensure SrS stays up gets triggered if serpent sting...
Forum: Hunters 09/06/12, 3:10 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
DPeB: Damage per Button

There's been some discussion on Wow Hunter Hall (http://www.wowhuntershall.com/) and thegrumpyelf (http://thegrumpyelf.blogspot.com/2012/09/save-100-of-aggravation-for-10-of-dps.html) about the...
Forum: Hunters 09/03/12, 2:44 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 171,030
Posted By Lokrick
The important thing is that the number of ticks...

The important thing is that the number of ticks no longer matters; you will get all the damage. The reason I point this out is that what's actually going on is slightly more complicated, and the...
Forum: Hunters 09/03/12, 3:20 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
CA analysis

Currently, beta support requires setting the "ptr" flag. Thus, the T14 normal gear run can be invoked in the appropriate profile directory with:
> simc ptr=1 Hunter_T14N.simc

84610 34.0% ...
Forum: Hunters 09/03/12, 2:47 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 108,400
Posted By Lokrick
I realized I don't understand where your 1.25...

I realized I don't understand where your 1.25 comes from, and since some of your other recommendations rely on it, it's worth reviewing. I think the correct number should be derived similar...
Forum: Hunters 08/30/12, 2:14 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 419,790
Posted By Lokrick
In the soloing thread, Caribald noted that...

In the soloing thread, Caribald noted that killing a mob with Chimera might not get you a heal if it dies first from the autoshot. In your case, you might actually have killed the mob with a...
Forum: Hunters 08/23/12, 3:50 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,283
Posted By Lokrick
In a debug log for just hunters, the activation...

In a debug log for just hunters, the activation doesn't take any time. Thus, you can do hunter-only testing (e.g., different CA sequences) without an issue. I believe that the simulation is...
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