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Forum: Warriors 09/20/12, 7:49 PM
Replies: 541
Views: 580,768
Posted By kopcap
Damage intake under SB is much smoother than SBar...

Damage intake under SB is much smoother than SBar see-saw. Re: Theck's blog on this.

Second, your DPS under SB model will be noticeably higher due to higher Enrage and HR. Which is always a factor...
Forum: Warriors 04/24/12, 11:04 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
By having 50 million hp worth of bloods spawn,...

By having 50 million hp worth of bloods spawn, instead of your 30 million.
Forum: Warriors 03/29/12, 9:04 PM
Replies: 850
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Posted By kopcap
I believe you should be looking for "unreliable"...

I believe you should be looking for "unreliable" and "insignificant" heals.
Forum: Warriors 03/29/12, 7:28 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
It is not 3% if you are itemized/geared properly....

It is not 3% if you are itemized/geared properly. It is about 2% provided you are willing to forgo socket bonuses, less if you aren't.

Thanks for reminding me of pallies. There was a long thread and...
Forum: Warriors 03/29/12, 7:19 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
@Muspel: This is not wraith. Bar a few specific...

@Muspel:

This is not wraith. Bar a few specific mechanics, like electrocute and impale, most content this entire expansion is built around much larger BT windows than before. You rarely go from max...
Forum: Warriors 03/28/12, 12:48 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
EH needed always depends on content you are...

EH needed always depends on content you are doing. If you feel you have too much health, you probably do.

If you are GCD'ed while being topped up - by all means use Hand of Morhock. Or a...
Forum: Warriors 03/26/12, 7:36 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
First, EH should not be used to describe tanks...

First, EH should not be used to describe tanks survivability. Its a meaningless stat without considering other factors, ie swing size or timer.

Second, BT model is based on probabilities....
Forum: Warriors 03/26/12, 6:12 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
@Muspel: Drain Life ticks for 9.6k on my char,...

@Muspel:

Drain Life ticks for 9.6k on my char, pretty significant heal I think. It scales well with gear and cooldownsl. It is a DPS increase. Most importantly, it no brainer improves your bust time...
Forum: Warriors 03/24/12, 9:06 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Sorry, this is just plain wrong. Souldrinker is a...

Sorry, this is just plain wrong. Souldrinker is a great weapon. Probably second best prot warrior item the entire expansion after the Mirror.
Forum: Warriors 03/01/12, 6:08 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
More likely it was bugged before and fixed now.

More likely it was bugged before and fixed now.
Forum: Warriors 01/30/12, 1:56 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Rag was hitting for 250k before mitigation....

Rag was hitting for 250k before mitigation. Warlord can hit for 180k on a normal block now. Even Chogall adds were hitting for 90k each with one stack.
Forum: Warriors 01/27/12, 6:24 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
I don't know, this is very weird. I logged a...

I don't know, this is very weird. I logged a couple attempts myself tonight and got way too many crit blocks too. Its almost like crit block from SB is doubled on the fight. I am not sure what is...
Forum: Warriors 01/26/12, 8:18 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
And your assuming that crit precedes block on the...

And your assuming that crit precedes block on the table? Your wasting your time, but its piss easy to test accounting for HtL and trinket proc. You don't need "2000+ melee" to disprove it, 1 normal...
Forum: Warriors 01/26/12, 5:53 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
How do you explain normal blocks on Ultraxion...

How do you explain normal blocks on Ultraxion then?
Forum: Warriors 01/26/12, 5:07 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
You are confusing yourself, there is no crit...

You are confusing yourself, there is no crit block on the combat table. Its a separate 100die roll that knows nothing about your block chance.

You can't just avg out critblock and stick into the...
Forum: Warriors 01/24/12, 8:39 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
You can't "lower burst damage" through stacking...

You can't "lower burst damage" through stacking crit block this tier. Spike threshold is tied to either your health pool or an arbitrary value of your choice. About the only things you can change are...
Forum: Warriors 01/24/12, 6:17 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Thats fine if this is how you define "smooth". In...

Thats fine if this is how you define "smooth". In my view, "worst case scenario" is tanks health reaching 0 in a short period of time. This may happen in a variety of ways. And minimizing "normal...
Forum: Warriors 01/24/12, 5:25 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
It rolls combat table. If blocked, it rolls crit....

It rolls combat table. If blocked, it rolls crit. If you have 60% block and 25% crit, you have 45% chance to normal block and 15% chance to crit block. I don't understand which part you find...
Forum: Warriors 01/23/12, 6:48 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Its a two roll. And avoidance is better than...

Its a two roll.

And avoidance is better than mastery at smoothing dmg intake past CTC. Opposite of "more spikey".
Forum: Warriors 01/08/12, 6:53 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
An oversight.

An oversight.
Forum: Warriors 01/07/12, 12:18 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Its my link, so I'll address this. 1) This is...

Its my link, so I'll address this.

1) This is pretty much irrelevant, it stacks long before you get into any danger. On Morchok you can keep it up with HT btw. Hagara is a special case, should gear...
Forum: Warriors 01/01/12, 3:33 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
I think this is a better build right here, you...

I think this is a better build right here, you lose a little avoidance but it puts you to 260k.

chardev 9 (http://chardev.org/?profile=302490)

One thing I can't make my mind about is Fire vs...
Forum: Warriors 12/21/11, 10:28 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
"10 to 7" is an EH buffer, pure and simple. "7 to...

"10 to 7" is an EH buffer, pure and simple. "7 to 4" is nothing like it and it wont be until we reach 50 mastery to push normal blocks off the table.
Forum: Warriors 12/18/11, 12:12 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
No. Crit block cap is unreachable.

No. Crit block cap is unreachable.
Forum: Warriors 12/12/11, 6:58 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
The tier is highly physical, with little to no...

The tier is highly physical, with little to no resistible magic damage on most fights. And a lot of physical burst that hurts.

We got Indomitable, that can trigger off magic damage and routinely...
Forum: Warriors 12/12/11, 9:27 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
It is a poorly worded, interpreted and applied...

It is a poorly worded, interpreted and applied quote. Mastery looses a lot of its value past CTC, this is pretty straightforward and can't be argued. And at our current item levels it also falls...
Forum: Warriors 12/11/11, 11:40 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
A trade off is a trade off, it can not be...

A trade off is a trade off, it can not be irrelevant, it can only be bigger or smaller.
Forum: Warriors 12/11/11, 7:01 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
The 'Mastery : Stamina' baseline ratio for gems...

The 'Mastery : Stamina' baseline ratio for gems and trinkets is '1 : 1.5'. The flask gives, 450 Stam. Elixirs give 225 Mastery + 150 Stam, or 225 mastery vs 300 stam which is a better rate than '1 :...
Forum: Warriors 12/10/11, 7:51 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
No, speaking strictly Stam value, Mastery +...

No, speaking strictly Stam value, Mastery + Scroll combo pulls ahead of the flask. Unless you are an Alchemist, then you lose a little.

The biggest advantage of elixirs however is the utility they...
Forum: Warriors 11/15/11, 5:22 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
According to checks I did recently in almost BiS...

According to checks I did recently in almost BiS gear, CB does overtake Dev on the 3rd GCD but:

1) only at very high vengeance, ie 90-95+;
2) only when you have another truck available immediately...
Forum: Warriors 11/14/11, 4:56 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
To cover DPR part, Dev's cost after SnB...

To cover DPR part, Dev's cost after SnB correction is 9 rage. While half a melee swing is worth about 6-7, meaning HT costs less rage.

Petit, very simplistic version:

1st GCD: SS
2nd GCD: SnB proc...
Forum: Warriors 11/13/11, 11:22 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Obviously.

Obviously.
Forum: Warriors 11/13/11, 4:38 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
At high vengeance HT is too powerful, both DPS...

At high vengeance HT is too powerful, both DPS and DPR wise, for DW to matter. SnB on 4th GCD does not cut it, its just short.
Forum: Warriors 11/12/11, 6:15 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
You don't lose a full swing, only a part of it.

You don't lose a full swing, only a part of it.
Forum: Warriors 11/11/11, 11:19 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
HT costs no rage, deals massive amounts of damage...

HT costs no rage, deals massive amounts of damage and uses ranged hit table.
Forum: Warriors 08/09/11, 10:46 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Kaytee, Rend still usually beats Dev on the 4th...

Kaytee, Rend still usually beats Dev on the 4th GCD sinlgle target. With BnT, TS and Bleed debuff, TC on the last 3 seconds beats SS in some situations.
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/18/11, 11:09 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,370
Posted By kopcap
This conversation is really moot. By the time a...

This conversation is really moot. By the time a warrior tank can put his hands on the agility cloak after all the dps who want it, he is already in full 378 gear and block cap is no longer an issue....
Forum: Warriors 07/05/11, 12:47 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Stam is an obvious choice when you are getting...

Stam is an obvious choice when you are getting one shot which is yet to be determined in the current tier. In most other cases there are better ways of handling the dmg, ie less standing in fire,...
Forum: Warriors 04/25/11, 9:05 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
Bosses come equipped with some armor...

Bosses come equipped with some armor unfortunately.

With a bleed debuff, opening cycle on a single target should be SS - CB - SW - Rend, then going into 4gcd cruising rotation of SS - SnB - SnB -...
Forum: Warriors 04/23/11, 7:01 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,230,780
Posted By kopcap
1 point of parry = 1 point of dodge on individual...

1 point of parry = 1 point of dodge on individual items for all practical purposes since you always have the reforging tool available to you to fix the exact ratio.

I think the 372 agi cloak and bow...
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