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Forum: Druids 12/29/10, 4:02 PM
Replies: 209
Views: 491,209
Posted By Promethius
We also need to keep in mind that at the top...

We also need to keep in mind that at the top level of play, everyone will be moving out of "the fire" faster, more consistent with interrupts, proactively using survival cooldowns, etc. which lower...
Forum: Druids 09/24/10, 1:48 PM
Replies: 477
Views: 428,926
Posted By Promethius
Just some napkin math on Stampede: Ravage = 550%...

Just some napkin math on Stampede:

Ravage = 550% melee + 1817.16
Shred = (225% melee + 743.67)* 1.3 (Mangle)* 1.2 (Rend and Tear) = 351% melee + 1160.13

Taking the 10 energy for charge into...
Forum: Druids 04/08/10, 2:51 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 92,617
Posted By Promethius
There are quite a few knobs to turn with druid...

There are quite a few knobs to turn with druid tanking and these revealed changes. Assuming Savage Defense isn't reworked, Vengeance can potentially increase the potency of the shield somewhere in...
Forum: Death Knights 03/12/10, 7:18 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,429
Posted By Promethius
Between the two frost sub specs, it looks like...

Between the two frost sub specs, it looks like you're actually comparing 2/2 dirge, 2/3 morbidity, 3/5 necrosis to 1/2 dirge, 1/3 subversion, 5/5 necrosis. You'd need a more controlled comparison of...
Forum: Druids 04/23/09, 7:32 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 564,110
Posted By Promethius
Right, I'm hoping something along the lines of...

Right, I'm hoping something along the lines of 40406 will appear in the Ulduar loot tables eventually. A conversion of ap/2 to AGI, crit to STR, resilience to expertise, speed from 3.6 to 3.4, while...
Forum: Druids 04/22/09, 6:44 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 564,110
Posted By Promethius
http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/20...

http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/season6_9806_5.jpg
http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/season6-_9806_22.jpg

Were these items not implemented with...
Forum: Death Knights 12/31/08, 11:01 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,424,492
Posted By Promethius
You don't appear to be using your death runes on...

You don't appear to be using your death runes on IT as you appear to have used BS around twice as much as IT.
Forum: Druids 11/11/08, 5:09 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
DPS classes like rogues, hunters, enh shamans and...

DPS classes like rogues, hunters, enh shamans and fury warriors would most likely get more procs from a zero cd Imp LotP than a bear in single target situation. When I proposed my idea for losing the...
Forum: Druids 11/04/08, 7:37 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Does anyone else worry about how the change...

Does anyone else worry about how the change impacts a druid's scaling with regards to mitigation overall?

Druid - stam, agi, dodge, armor, def
Death Knight - stam, def, dodge, parry, armor, str,...
Forum: Druids 10/04/08, 11:01 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Posted on the beta forums: Threat's really not...

Posted on the beta forums:



Threat's really not a valid reason to nerf the crit bonus portion for bear as increasing the mangle threat modifier to 1.5x then nerfing DPS scaling is completely...
Forum: Druids 10/03/08, 2:52 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Under that case, including the parry and the...

Under that case, including the parry and the forgotten naturalist multiplier, we'd have:
(base + ap/14)*FI*(1-armor reduced)*(landed hits)*(hit+PI meta gem crit mod)*naturalist
(108 +...
Forum: Druids 10/03/08, 1:01 AM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
Barkskin the initial burst of the mobs and hope...

Barkskin the initial burst of the mobs and hope that the hp nerf is enough for your dps to obliterate them. I'm assuming currently you kill the humanoids within 45-50 sec. With the hp nerf, you'd...
Forum: Druids 10/02/08, 8:19 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Numbers were based off Nightcrowler's previous...

Numbers were based off Nightcrowler's previous analysis, so the validity of that raid buffed is on the accuracy of his simulation.

Are you sure about the swipe scaling?



is the code in Rawr. and...
Forum: Druids 10/02/08, 7:39 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Are we sure we're not underestimating swipe here?...

Are we sure we're not underestimating swipe here? Granted there's a valid argument about needing to use all available global cooldowns to maintain aoe and positioning requirements, but the damage and...
Forum: Druids 10/01/08, 3:46 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Doesn't starting out with too much armor actually...

Doesn't starting out with too much armor actually hurt scaling? At 39924 armor, we've soft capped armor against a level 83, meaning we hit the 75% hard cap of 49905 with an inspiration or ancestral...
Forum: Druids 10/01/08, 1:11 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
What if instead of nerfing the base armor of bear...

What if instead of nerfing the base armor of bear form they just removed points from thick hide? A 400% armor increase and the first point in thick hide is a 5.2 multiplier. Or they could just remove...
Forum: Druids 09/28/08, 9:36 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
I understand that the current discussion is on...

I understand that the current discussion is on swipe's number cap removal, and that may have caused you to misinterpret my previous post. My main point had been a comparison of the iLotP talent to...
Forum: Druids 09/28/08, 8:58 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
This got me thinking about bear aoe leveling for...

This got me thinking about bear aoe leveling for the expansion, but it seems less feasible than one would think due to blocking being so much more valuable than iLotP for multiple low hitting mobs....
Forum: Warriors 09/19/08, 9:17 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 678,550
Posted By Promethius
On the topic of devastate, is the issue that...

On the topic of devastate, is the issue that warriors in prot gear with shield are above what they should be or is it the flurry/devastate and 2/5 flurry, 3/3 sword and board dw devastate in dps gear...
Forum: Druids 09/17/08, 2:44 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
Has anyone suggested converting extra armor to...

Has anyone suggested converting extra armor to dodge, expertise, hit or crit depending on the piece instead of tacking the stats onto an already expensively itemized stat? 70 armor may only translate...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/05/08, 2:18 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 707,923
Posted By Promethius
-The minor error of lacerate dot dps/tps being...

-The minor error of lacerate dot dps/tps being added into the mangle, 3x swipe rotation in CalculationsBear.cs still exists.
-Parry doesn't seem to change when changing target level.
-Should non-maul...
Forum: Druids 08/29/08, 5:46 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Yeah, what I proposed is based on three...

Yeah, what I proposed is based on three conditionals:
1) Enough reserve mana is maintained to innervate + shift or brez + shift,
2) Threat from going to bear doesn't lower potential dps threshold,
3)...
Forum: Druids 08/29/08, 2:50 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Will the new way to powershift be to go into bear...

Will the new way to powershift be to go into bear for 5-7 seconds of dps while waiting on energy to regen to full then with this kind of Furor change? Considering enrage would be giving 15% bonus dmg...
Forum: Druids 08/28/08, 2:05 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Anyone think dropping Natural Shapeshifter and...

Anyone think dropping Natural Shapeshifter and Master Shapeshifter to tier 1 and moving Furor up to tier 2 or 3 is in order with this change? Frees up 5 points as a pve feral, or 2 if you take...
Forum: Druids 08/28/08, 1:35 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Edit: Slant's post appears correct. Powershifting...

Edit: Slant's post appears correct. Powershifting is now impossible. Furor just simply sets an energy cap at 40 energy retained when shifting into cat.
Forum: Druids 08/28/08, 1:21 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
The post confuses me somewhat. So the natural...

The post confuses me somewhat. So the natural energy regen in any form caps out at 40 as well? Or does having furor actually hurt your ability ito store more than 40 energy if you were out of form...
Forum: Druids 08/27/08, 3:24 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Just looking over how INT affects my mana...

Just looking over how INT affects my mana currently, I've noticed that my gear provides 3240/7460 of my unbuffed mana, or 43.4% and about 60 mana/5 (138 w/ gear and 78 w/out, granted I have all stat...
Forum: Druids 08/27/08, 1:09 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Out of curiosity, what's the expected mana pool...

Out of curiosity, what's the expected mana pool with and without heart of the wild at 80 in INT-less rogue gear and the mana cost of bear/cat shifting with and without natural shapeshifter?
Forum: Druids 08/25/08, 7:52 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
I see how that may be a concern in pvp, and an...

I see how that may be a concern in pvp, and an appropriate cooldown on being able to swiftshift would be the balancing factor under that scenario. In pve however, once the mana barrier is surpassed,...
Forum: Druids 08/25/08, 2:00 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
I suppose it's a bit early to know for sure, but...

I suppose it's a bit early to know for sure, but if the feral gear we're used to really does become a thing of the past, it might make sense to change the 20% int bonus in heart of the wild to some...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/08, 1:53 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 882,766
Posted By Promethius
That's an interesting idea. The mechanics already...

That's an interesting idea. The mechanics already exist in the game somewhat as apexis shards and depleted crystal items. It brings back memories of items like skin of shadow, frayed abomination...
Forum: Druids 08/24/08, 1:28 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
That seems to point towards 1sr/5fb/5r being a...

That seems to point towards 1sr/5fb/5r being a potential highest dps cycle, mandating the use of at least the mangle and rip glyphs. One interesting thing that may be overlooked is that haste, while...
Forum: Druids 08/22/08, 2:19 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
I'd like to believe that's just a placeholder...

I'd like to believe that's just a placeholder set. Looking at the plate for ret paladins, death knights and warriors, they're exactly the same except for glove and set bonuses. Granted that it's...
Forum: Druids 08/20/08, 12:59 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
I don't know if it fits lorewise, or if it's even...

I don't know if it fits lorewise, or if it's even an original idea, but a possible way to reduce the overhealing effect on iLotP would be instead of having it heal instantly on crit, have it generate...
Forum: Druids 08/12/08, 8:33 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
One thing Ghostcrawler seems to not address is...

One thing Ghostcrawler seems to not address is how prot warriors currently aren't that bad at dw devastate dps when they put on fury gear. I'd expect that death knights even in a tanking spec could...
Forum: Druids 08/08/08, 8:07 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Ah, that explains why the base values for swipe...

Ah, that explains why the base values for swipe were down 10%. Net effect on base value is 0.9*1.3 = 1.17, which is a 1.7% buff. AP scaling however is up by 13% so not too bad.
Forum: Druids 08/08/08, 3:52 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Right, lacerate gains 1% of ap in direct damage...

Right, lacerate gains 1% of ap in direct damage and 1% ap per stack per tick on the dot portion. Since 20% of damage is applied as threat, lacerate threat overall does scale with ap. But due to the...
Forum: Druids 08/08/08, 1:38 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
I apologize if it's already been mentioned, but...

I apologize if it's already been mentioned, but since I haven't seen any information on it, will lacerate gain ap scaling to its static threat like a warrior's sunder armor will?
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/08, 5:03 AM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 707,923
Posted By Promethius
There is a typo actually; it should be: float...

There is a typo actually; it should be:
float averageWhiteDamage = 1 - chanceAvoided - chanceCrit + critMultiplier * chanceCrit;
float averageYellowDamage = (1 - chanceAvoided) * (1 - chanceCrit +...
Forum: Druids 08/07/08, 4:19 AM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
You can't trust the 1m,3s cycle yet on Rawr due...

You can't trust the 1m,3s cycle yet on Rawr due to it over valuing both dps/tps through an incorrect addition of lacerate dot dps/tps. The lacerate and mixed cycles look to be pretty accurate though....
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/08, 8:15 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 707,923
Posted By Promethius
The 1 mangle, 3 swipe threat rotation dps/tps...

The 1 mangle, 3 swipe threat rotation dps/tps values appears to be off for Rawr.Bear. There's some brief discussion on it in the Feral Druid Megathread after v15 came out, and it looks like the main...
Forum: Druids 07/31/08, 5:44 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
I don't believe mangle uptime is quite that...

I don't believe mangle uptime is quite that simple. If you only landed 80% of your mangles, by your proposed formula the uptime of mangle would be 96%, whereas the uptime would be more like 89% using...
Forum: Druids 07/31/08, 4:59 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
Yes, 2-1-5 should still be affected by...

Yes, 2-1-5 should still be affected by hit/expertise; my point was that hit/expertise has less of an impact on lacerate than swipe in practical usage assuming the player reacts in time to refresh the...
Forum: Druids 07/31/08, 3:56 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
I think the bear threat/dps model is a bit off in...

I think the bear threat/dps model is a bit off in Rawr. Lacerate seems too undervalued in the calculations. 2-1-5 should be an optimal DPS cycle with 100% chance to land mangles and lacerates due to...
Forum: Druids 07/23/08, 2:09 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 757,895
Posted By Promethius
Does anyone else think that Savage Fury should...

Does anyone else think that Savage Fury should just be removed and rolled into the base abilities? No self respecting feral uses Claw, the scaling for Rake is lackluster even considering 30% armor...
Forum: Druids 06/18/08, 7:23 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
One thing missing in that analysis is the effect...

One thing missing in that analysis is the effect of hit and expertise. Due to the general lack of hit and expertise on tanking gear that isn't threat focused and how specials are based on the 2-roll...
Forum: Druids 05/23/08, 4:47 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
Was there any specification on the rage...

Was there any specification on the rage consumption rate for the remodeled frenzied regen? If it's 0.1% max hp/rage, at 10 rage/sec it's a nerf unless you're fully raid buffed or stacking stam pretty...
Forum: Druids 05/23/08, 1:44 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
I'd actually like to see master shapeshifter...

I'd actually like to see master shapeshifter change from 4% crit to 4% chance to restore energy for cat form a la 2t4. Then haste might actually scale for us like other classes instead of only...
Forum: Druids 05/23/08, 2:50 AM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
That's not too bad an idea, but considering ap...

That's not too bad an idea, but considering ap isn't very static opposed to INT depending on our form, it could have some funky workings.
Forum: Druids 05/22/08, 4:14 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,928,612
Posted By Promethius
Are you positive the INT gain from HotW isn't...

Are you positive the INT gain from HotW isn't applied at all times? I'd expect druidbar mana tracking addons to be much less accurate if such was the case, coupled with instances where being at full...
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