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Forum: Death Knights 09/19/12, 1:43 PM

Replies: 191 Blood Tanking - Actively Mitigating since before it was cool Views: 593,417 Posted By kow I never saw an answer to this, but I've been... I never saw an answer to this, but I've been wondering the same thing. Anyone know? I have no access to test this myself, or I would :(

Forum: Death Knights 02/25/12, 8:35 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,075,769 Posted By kow Without doing any number crunching, I'd say no,... Without doing any number crunching, I'd say no, because you're dumping all your RP at least once, possibly twice, to do it. If you're trying to push meters maybe, but if you want a smooth transition...

Forum: Death Knights 01/31/12, 4:18 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,055 Posted By kow Can anyone explain to me how the OP rates non-DW... Can anyone explain to me how the OP rates non-DW heroic trinkets? I'd assume that the regular Eye of Unmaking should evaluate out higher than either heroic Creche or heroic Fetish, but it's not...

Forum: Death Knights 12/07/11, 2:40 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,075,769 Posted By kow On heroic you're probably always going to see... On heroic you're probably always going to see better results using masterfrost. The black adds are something like 900k hp, and they spawn twice per slime, plus you're target switching for mana voids....

Forum: Death Knights 12/04/11, 11:46 AM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,251 Posted By kow If you have to you can just start a fight in 2h... If you have to you can just start a fight in 2h and then weapon swap to dw for additional self-heals. Swap back to 2h any time you need to build threat quickly, etc.

Forum: Death Knights 11/20/11, 4:12 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,055 Posted By kow A bit late on this but: <Phase Transition... A bit late on this but: <Phase Transition 2-3> Lava Scions apply Blazing Heat to a player, causing them to drop flame patches; it's like Legion Flame/Swarming Shadows except it heals the Sons of...

Forum: Death Knights 10/26/11, 2:58 PM

Replies: 212 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 210,106 Posted By kow Assuming no c/d, Blood tap as it's written will... Assuming no c/d, Blood tap as it's written will be ideal for fights with frequent periods of 5-8s or more downtime (think heroic rag phase 2), where you want to store that extra rune for burst,...

Forum: Death Knights 10/11/11, 7:23 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,075,769 Posted By kow Sorry, it came off wrong, but I'm wondering the... Sorry, it came off wrong, but I'm wondering the same, and I don't think GCDs really factor into anything as inflection points because there's no reason they should since the amount of a rune you...

Forum: The Dung Heap 10/11/11, 4:02 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow Where has this happened? I see some discussion on... Where has this happened? I see some discussion on inflection points at 66% and 122% (I assume that's supposed to be 132%?), but I'm not sure I understand the mechanics behind haste losing value after...

Forum: The Dung Heap 09/06/11, 3:00 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow disregard disregard

Forum: Death Knights 09/01/11, 2:45 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,075,769 Posted By kow I may be missing something here but something's... I may be missing something here but something's not right with these equations. First, 1.2 / (1.2*n) = 1/n. Second, 1.2*.33 is not 1.0667, it's .396, making 1.2/(1.2*.33) = ~3.03.

Forum: Death Knights 08/16/11, 6:14 PM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,251 Posted By kow I'm gonna go out on a limb and propose that the... I'm gonna go out on a limb and propose that the best approach to avoidance vs mastery is to reach an acceptable level of one and then put the rest of your points into the other. I've always aimed for...

Forum: The Dung Heap 08/14/11, 3:11 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow I think HS should just add a stacking,... I think HS should just add a stacking, stam-scaled health pool buff to give us more EH to survive those bursts. Then, gasp, we'd actually have a reason to use it, and holy crap we would have another...

Forum: The Dung Heap 08/12/11, 1:34 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow What addons are telling you that hit over cap is... What addons are telling you that hit over cap is somehow worth more than either haste or mastery?

Forum: Death Knights 08/09/11, 5:43 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,075,769 Posted By kow Well, I thought it would be better for AOE, but... Well, I thought it would be better for AOE, but re-reading the description it appears I may've been misreading it.

Forum: Death Knights 08/09/11, 4:11 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,075,769 Posted By kow I've been giving some thought to going... I've been giving some thought to going Shadowfrost for heroic rag. It'll amount to a DPS loss in phase 3 but if it lets other people save cooldowns or spec more for single-target damage then that...

Forum: Death Knights 08/08/11, 8:00 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow After tanking 11/13 (10-man) heroics last tier... After tanking 11/13 (10-man) heroics last tier I've also switched to Frost. I wasn't feeling overwhelmed per se, but when I went frost and our feral druid went tank, it just solved so many...

Forum: Death Knights 08/02/11, 7:37 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,916 Posted By kow Just to be clear, is that home latency or world?... Just to be clear, is that home latency or world? Sitting in Org right now I have about 50 home and 200-400 world depending on ping fluctuations.

Forum: Death Knights 08/02/11, 3:02 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,916 Posted By kow I just made the switch from tanking to DPS, and... I just made the switch from tanking to DPS, and as the only dps plate wearer in our raid, I had a pretty healthy head start on my gear. As of last night I was at a 377 ilvl but I'm only pulling about...

Forum: Death Knights 07/26/11, 11:11 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,916 Posted By kow When I do it I end up with about 5 rp every time... When I do it I end up with about 5 rp every time HoW is back up, so by that measure with a 120 RP cap it would take 8 minutes to max out. So from a base of 0 rp you probably can't do this, but if...

Forum: Death Knights 07/26/11, 5:47 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,916 Posted By kow I have no crunched numbers for any of this, but... I have no crunched numbers for any of this, but my usage depends on the fight. On Baleroc, unless I get 5 stacks quickly while PoF and HoR are up off the pull, I'll pop it at 90 seconds (and save my...

Forum: Death Knights 07/21/11, 5:07 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow Not if he's 1-tanking it. Not if he's 1-tanking it.

Forum: The Dung Heap 07/21/11, 4:57 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow n/m n/m

Forum: Death Knights 07/19/11, 12:56 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow Isn't the context of this discussion about taking... Isn't the context of this discussion about taking Decimation strikes? So isn't the extra hp is useless given that the strike is entirely relative to your HP pool? Or does bonus HP not factor into...

Forum: Death Knights 07/17/11, 8:23 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow AMS has an absorption cap (that scales with your... AMS has an absorption cap (that scales with your max HP), so the extra time on it won't matter, it'll almost certainly get eaten with a single strike (unless I'm misjudging the max absorption amount...

Forum: Death Knights 07/16/11, 1:49 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow One decimation strike should eat the entire... One decimation strike should eat the entire shield, right? So I think maybe a better solution is to split the difference and save it for the last hit if your heals are fine and keep the Oh Shit...

Forum: Death Knights 07/15/11, 4:18 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,916 Posted By kow I don't know if this is a great idea past the... I don't know if this is a great idea past the first and maybe second swipes because you're going to be stepping out of any AOE healing and you're stressing your healers even more trying to get you...

Forum: The Dung Heap 07/14/11, 4:28 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow You're a lot over. What he's saying is that you... You're a lot over. What he's saying is that you can drop the additional 250 (to get down to 601), because those 250 rating points would be better spent in haste or mastery. Otherwise, the only...

Forum: Death Knights 07/11/11, 12:54 PM

Replies: 515 Frost DPS | 4.2 Against All Odds Views: 1,786,916 Posted By kow What's the DPS loss going to a Sulfuras from two... What's the DPS loss going to a Sulfuras from two Obsidium Cleavers? I run 10 mans, so our boe drop rates blow, and the Cleavers run around 45-50k on the AH. I don't see a mention of weapon damage...

Forum: Death Knights 02/10/11, 7:18 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow One thing I can't quite come to terms with... One thing I can't quite come to terms with regarding mastery over avoidance is that avoidance has very tangible benefits on a few fights that mastery simply can't compare to. Specifically, reducing...

Forum: Death Knights 12/29/10, 2:17 PM

Replies: 830 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 2,315,134 Posted By kow I'm not equipped to chime in on... I'm not equipped to chime in on avoidance/stam/mastery but I don't know *any* dk tanks that are having threat issues, especially in 25s where you can get tricks and md to augment your early build-up.

Forum: Death Knights 10/13/10, 7:32 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By kow so i realize that threat is way down if you... so i realize that threat is way down if you dual-wield tank, but if you can spam rune strike, would you then be able to 1) put in 3/3 Scent of Blood and take the overall threat loss and 2) throw out...

Forum: Death Knights 10/13/10, 7:08 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By kow I realize we're not there yet but if outbreak has... I realize we're not there yet but if outbreak has a 1 minute cooldown and our diseases last 30s+, doesn't that mean we'd only have to use runes to apply diseases once per minute? That doesn't seem...

Forum: Death Knights 10/11/10, 8:05 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By kow I have a feeling that the ability to apply SF... I have a feeling that the ability to apply SF will end up trumping the fact that it isn't always optimal in our rotation. When you say warriors and druids just shout it out, are you saying that...

Forum: Death Knights 10/11/10, 5:58 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By kow Who else will be providing Scarlet Fever,... Who else will be providing Scarlet Fever, exactly? Also the DnD timer is burly and cannot be mitigated anymore, so if you're relying on it to pick up frequent adds then I think you're going to find...

Forum: Death Knights 10/09/10, 8:39 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By kow You're basically giving up on one a death strike... You're basically giving up on one a death strike every 20 seconds, which is a fair amount of self-healing you're not doing. This sounds like sacrificing survivability in exchange for a more...

Forum: Death Knights 07/15/10, 10:37 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,679 Posted By kow I'm currently hit capped, about 8.11%, and my... I'm currently hit capped, about 8.11%, and my expertise is still lagging a bit behind. I can augment that a bit with +exp food, but I was looking at Rawr and it appears that armor pen is offering a...

Forum: The Dung Heap 07/02/10, 2:06 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,867 Posted By kow Awesome, that's a good amount of stuff to start... Awesome, that's a good amount of stuff to start on, and you're right, I need to finish out my enchants. I'm thinking I'll target the Valithria 25 boots and neck and the Valkyr 25 bracers to get hit...

Forum: Death Knights 07/01/10, 11:58 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,679 Posted By kow How common is it to have problems reaching hit... How common is it to have problems reaching hit cap as a tank? I'm 11/12 10-man and about 8/12 25 (non-heroic), and I recently finished Shadow's Edge because, for whatever reason, none of our...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/29/07, 2:59 PM

Replies: 650 Arena Weapons Views: 85,491 Posted By kow Agreed. Agreed.

Forum: Public Discussion 08/29/07, 2:16 PM

Replies: 650 Arena Weapons Views: 85,491 Posted By kow There is a quiet implication in the "thesis" of... There is a quiet implication in the "thesis" of this thread that PVP itemization is largely invariant compared to PVE itemization. In the end I'm not entirely sure how variant PVE itemization really...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/29/07, 1:51 PM

Replies: 650 Arena Weapons Views: 85,491 Posted By kow You missed a numbe.. letter.. fuck.. you missed a... You missed a numbe.. letter.. fuck.. you missed a bullet point. I'm gonna throw this one out there: C) Make arena weapons more difficult to obtain via PvP (such as by raising the rating cap). Yes,...

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