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Forum: Mages 10/12/10, 5:49 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,891
Posted By epoh
I would imagine they will fix it quickly because...

I would imagine they will fix it quickly because this snafu will allow us to use all 4 of the Prime glyphs we've been discussing, instead of having to choose among them.
Forum: Mages 10/04/10, 11:54 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,891
Posted By epoh
Well, MSBT shows Ignite dmg. It should be fairly...

Well, MSBT shows Ignite dmg. It should be fairly simple to adjust the settings to make it stand out more among the other damage scrolling by. I haven't had too much trouble monitoring my ignite dmg...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/13/10, 5:22 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,935
Posted By epoh
I fully agree with that statement. His didn't...

I fully agree with that statement. His didn't seem to indicate that exactly. I have been looking through a lot of WoL data and see that as folks have gotten the heroic gear the ignite damage...
Forum: Mages 05/13/10, 12:32 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,600,007
Posted By epoh
I guess you guys are getting much higher ticks of...

I guess you guys are getting much higher ticks of Ignite than I'm seeing. When I look back over the log from Wed, Festergut (I got to stay in the entire fight, no spores, no vile gas) my average...
Forum: Mages 05/13/10, 12:13 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,600,007
Posted By epoh
This is one of the more ridiculous things I've...

This is one of the more ridiculous things I've read in a while. A portion of your damage won't be fully realized so instead you quit attacking? What on earth in the thought process there?
Forum: Mages 04/19/10, 11:06 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,963
Posted By epoh
Haste beyond 20% would still be just as valuable...

Haste beyond 20% would still be just as valuable as ever for you primary nuke. I can't imagine any major shift in stats so great as to make you avoid the best dps stat available for your primary...
Forum: Mages 04/19/10, 5:41 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,963
Posted By epoh
Shockingly, my guess was about right, regarding...

Shockingly, my guess was about right, regarding haste & channeled spells:


World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Clarification: haste affecting channel spell...
Forum: Mages 04/17/10, 12:57 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,963
Posted By epoh
An alternative is that the # of ticks doesn't...

An alternative is that the # of ticks doesn't change until a certain level of haste is reached... will be interesting to see how they work that. Perhaps the duration will change some, when there is...
Forum: Mages 04/13/10, 10:17 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,963
Posted By epoh
Yes.. I don't recall them mentioning any specific...

Yes.. I don't recall them mentioning any specific changes, but I do remember them saying, basically, all the 'boring' racials would be replaced with something they consider more fun/interesting.

I...
Forum: Mages 04/10/10, 9:40 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,963
Posted By epoh
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that...

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that talents like AP are going to end up being removed, or completely reworked.

They've already said they are planning on dumping the '+Xdmg' type talents... I...
Forum: Mages 01/06/10, 5:26 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
At your gear level a hotstreaked Pyro is avg 5.8k...

At your gear level a hotstreaked Pyro is avg 5.8k dps, and a fireball is 5k. You would need far more haste than than you get from the T10 proc to make a Fireball a better choice than a hotstreak...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/09/09, 2:19 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,935
Posted By epoh
ABx4, then AM. Regardless of if or when MB procs....

ABx4, then AM. Regardless of if or when MB procs. ABarr is only cast when you are forced to move and POM is on cooldown.
Forum: Mages 12/07/09, 4:44 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Highly doubtful. Scorch still has a pretty low...

Highly doubtful. Scorch still has a pretty low base damage and isn't modified much by talents. I believe the change was made in order to prevent the "scorch b*tch" from having to take as much of a...
Forum: Mages 11/20/09, 2:45 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Yes. Feel free to submit another bug report...

Yes. Feel free to submit another bug report though. Perhaps if they get enough of them they will fix it.
Forum: Mages 11/19/09, 12:14 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Ignite is not further modified by any debuffs,...

Ignite is not further modified by any debuffs, it's 40% of the critical spell's damage. So if you hit for 20k because of a specific buff, the Ignite damage (total) would be 8k.
Forum: Mages 11/09/09, 10:02 AM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 909,286
Posted By epoh
Well it would certainly fit with what we already...

Well it would certainly fit with what we already know about Amp magic - it doesn't seem to effect any AOE dmg from bosses.
Forum: Mages 11/05/09, 10:05 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Using fire ward on the first part of Heroic...

Using fire ward on the first part of Heroic Beasts doesn't seem to trigger IA (I need to verify this in my combat log, but I never once saw the IA icon show up on my buff bar. Also, fire ward on the...
Forum: Mages 10/30/09, 10:18 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Some reading would have answered your question....

Some reading would have answered your question. The tooltip for Blast Wave reads "A wave of flame radiates outward from the caster, damaging all enemies caught within the blast for 1047 to 1233 Fire...
Forum: Mages 10/22/09, 4:00 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,454,358
Posted By epoh
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Forum: Mages 10/14/09, 4:16 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
The damage stacks/rolls. You can see this if you...

The damage stacks/rolls. You can see this if you watch your spellpower during the Twins. The limitation of 5% of your health stays.
Forum: Mages 10/08/09, 4:29 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,718
Posted By epoh
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--deleted due to dev changes--
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/04/09, 12:22 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,935
Posted By epoh
Your snobold comment makes no sense. Do you mean...

Your snobold comment makes no sense. Do you mean that the priest took damage from Gormok? Icehowl is the third phase of the beasts encounter. I don't know what he took a 15k hit from on that fight,...
Forum: Mages 08/21/09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Actually, that's how we completed it. The two...

Actually, that's how we completed it. The two mages stood on the back side of the boss (closest to the doors the gnome comes in) and we focus 100% on the boss, and melee does the same. The rest of...
Forum: Mages 08/19/09, 3:42 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,454,358
Posted By epoh
And a nice follow-up from GC (!!!) "Indeed, I...

And a nice follow-up from GC (!!!)

"Indeed, I write most of my posts from the point of view of designer intent, not a description of what is going on in the game. I assume most of you know what is...
Forum: Mages 08/14/09, 3:16 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 909,286
Posted By epoh
You might want to take a look at an old Warlock...

You might want to take a look at an old Warlock addon - DoTimer. The setup wasn't entirely intuitive, but I was able to set it up to track LB on multiple targets and to announce when LB explodes with...
Forum: Mages 08/14/09, 9:46 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
A hasted situation should make it *easier* to get...

A hasted situation should make it *easier* to get off your pyros in a reasonable time frame, not less. Haste doesn't speed up the lenght of the Hot Streak proc. During Hodir you can get off like 3...
Forum: Mages 08/14/09, 12:45 AM
Replies: 527
Views: 951,873
Posted By epoh
No, I do not believe that is an option anywhere....

No, I do not believe that is an option anywhere. You can however change the color of the debuff warning to something more annoying to grab your attention.
Forum: Mages 08/14/09, 12:37 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Because LB is more DPS than Pyro. For my gear set...

Because LB is more DPS than Pyro. For my gear set LB is approx 9.7k dps. A hotstreak Pyro is only 6k dps. Not to mention that assuming only 1 target. Many of the boss fights in Ulduar have adds which...
Forum: Mages 08/12/09, 5:32 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Not to mention the 'equal threat' scenario goes...

Not to mention the 'equal threat' scenario goes against what the devs have previously stated and what folks here at EJ were able to determine. You are supposed to gain negative 4mill or so threat...
Forum: Mages 08/12/09, 4:17 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Sounds like a lot more testing is in order. I...

Sounds like a lot more testing is in order. I also have not seen any issues inside Ulduar or the new 5 & 25man instance. I rarely if ever cast it outside instances, but I will play with it tonight...
Forum: Mages 08/11/09, 5:23 PM
Replies: 527
Views: 951,873
Posted By epoh
MSBT does this by default. if you want to make...

MSBT does this by default. if you want to make the alerts more obvious you can go in an customize the font and sound and screenflash (iirc)



Satrina's Buff Frames (and probably Elkino's) can do...
Forum: Mages 08/11/09, 5:12 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Please provide some proof. MI does not appear to...

Please provide some proof. MI does not appear to be functioning any differently than normal. Popping MI *after* you've already pulled aggro has always been a very risky move, just like hunter's...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/17/09, 9:46 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,935
Posted By epoh
I would think 19 spellpower > 9 spellpower + 8...

I would think 19 spellpower > 9 spellpower + 8 haste + 6 spirit

You may want to input all that into Rawr to verify, but from what I assumed, you want to stack straight spell power gems 100% of the...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/06/09, 8:17 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,935
Posted By epoh
Please read the very first post in the General...

Please read the very first post in the General Mage Info thread - http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t38540-general_mage_discussion_information/ also, this site has a 'search' feature.
Forum: Mages 06/03/09, 8:17 AM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,731,314
Posted By epoh
Your 2 points in SotM is giving _you_ exactly...

Your 2 points in SotM is giving _you_ exactly 0.36% crit. There are clearly a good number of mages who would trade that little crit for +80 resist... on fights that require extra health or resist...
Forum: Mages 06/01/09, 1:16 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Oh, I totally agree. There are more instances...

Oh, I totally agree. There are more instances than I can recall now where blizzard doesn't behave as expected in regards to talents, procs, etc. I just figure its worth needling the developers...
Forum: Mages 06/01/09, 12:52 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
1) Put in a bug report that Blizzard doesn't proc...

1) Put in a bug report that Blizzard doesn't proc the tinket. According to the tooltip it should. (I plan on submitting one myself.)

2) Trash on Razorscale goes down so easily I'm not sure it...
Forum: Mages 05/27/09, 10:05 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
You plug yourself into RAWR and see which is...

You plug yourself into RAWR and see which is worth the least amount of dps.
Forum: Mages 05/27/09, 10:04 AM
Replies: 527
Views: 951,873
Posted By epoh
Crap indeed. heh. I got Grid installed and now I...

Crap indeed. heh. I got Grid installed and now I just have to figure out how to set it up with clique for decursing! So much cleaner than the XPerl raid.
Forum: Mages 05/26/09, 5:18 PM
Replies: 527
Views: 951,873
Posted By epoh
Here's a slightly old SS (latest one I have on...

Here's a slightly old SS (latest one I have on flickr):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3425024127_f5e6b0323b_o.jpg

Addons:

XPerl
Bartender
IceHUD
SBF (love this addon)
Forum: Mages 04/22/09, 5:34 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,718
Posted By epoh
Deconstructor parses did not work properly for me...

Deconstructor parses did not work properly for me last night. If you look - Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/snzw1tgdol34o) it shows 20 attempts. From what I can see it's showing each phase as a...
Forum: Mages 04/21/09, 4:59 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,718
Posted By epoh
Ah, I gotcha. I think the best (only?) course of...

Ah, I gotcha.

I think the best (only?) course of action is to make sure your raid leader/tanks/melee understand the spells/talents/abilities that trigger TTW and how that effects your DPS. I trust...
Forum: Mages 04/21/09, 12:50 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,718
Posted By epoh
There's no reason to switch specs. Anyone can...

There's no reason to switch specs. Anyone can toss off a FFB regardless of spec to trigger TTW. FFB is a decent dps spell even if you are arcane. A dps loss to be sure, but worth it to trigger TTW,...
Forum: Mages 04/17/09, 4:56 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Shouldn't be too hard to throw 2 points in there....

Shouldn't be too hard to throw 2 points in there. Threat and mana aren't major issues for FFB, so skip frost channeling and throw those points into imp blizz.
Forum: Mages 04/16/09, 4:34 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,454,358
Posted By epoh
They do inherit your hit. But remember 3% of your...

They do inherit your hit. But remember 3% of your hit only applies to your Arcane spells, which means if you've got your hit balanced just right, your MIs are 3% short of hit, as they only cast fire...
Forum: Mages 03/26/09, 12:24 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,738
Posted By epoh
A FAR better MI Glyph idea: Chance on MI cast to...

A FAR better MI Glyph idea: Chance on MI cast to drop 100% threat on current target. (As opposed to deferring the threat for 30secs.)

This would be about 100x more useful than the current iteration.
Forum: Mages 03/22/09, 9:11 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
As far as I am aware there are no +hit items in...

As far as I am aware there are no +hit items in the game below lvl60.
Forum: Mages 03/09/09, 1:07 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
My dps actually went up nearly 1k when I switched...

My dps actually went up nearly 1k when I switched to Arcane. I haven't tried FFB again since the last patch, but that's mainly because I love arcane. :)
Forum: Mages 03/08/09, 8:31 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
Oh, no doubt, I personally run with glyphed mage...

Oh, no doubt, I personally run with glyphed mage armor because my raids can vary so much and I don't always have the external mana sources I'd need to run molten.
Forum: Mages 03/07/09, 5:59 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,236,621
Posted By epoh
The reason this hasn't been posted is because...

The reason this hasn't been posted is because there is not simple answer. There are several factors that will effect this - raid makeup, how active is replenishment (dependent on other people's crit...
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