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Forum: Priests 03/15/12, 11:01 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,926
Posted By Richelieu
Forgot to mention a neat trick with Beacon during...

Forgot to mention a neat trick with Beacon during purple phase-- if you have a hunter or warlock with a pet, the pally can Beacon the tank and just pump Divine Light into the pet whenever the tank...
Forum: Priests 03/14/12, 2:34 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 424,926
Posted By Richelieu
Well as a threshold matter that log is a real...

Well as a threshold matter that log is a real head-scratcher. I'm looking at attempt no. 4, lasting 5:34. Your holy paladin did not once cast Holy Radiance, which should be his top overall heal in...
Forum: Priests 02/15/12, 5:03 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
One thing concerns me about the newly-updated MoP...

One thing concerns me about the newly-updated MoP talent calculator. This is the first update since 4.3 gave us Heavenly Voice. Yet the calculator's tooltip for Divine Hymn (which will become a...
Forum: Priests 12/07/11, 3:27 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
I just realized, Heart of the Unliving is now a...

I just realized, Heart of the Unliving is now a replay of Solace of the Fallen. The ratio of max Spirit to static Intellect is similar (2.5 for Heart, 2.7 for Solace). I'm sure many here have fond...
Forum: Priests 12/06/11, 8:27 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
Heart of the Unliving was stealth-buffed in...

Heart of the Unliving was stealth-buffed in today's patch to add 323 Intellect. This trinket is now just sick for holy priests, obvious BiS I would think. Who knows what Blizzard was thinking. ...
Forum: Priests 12/05/11, 6:19 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
Re the Heart of Unliving trinket (from Spine of...

Re the Heart of Unliving trinket (from Spine of Deathwing). I got this last night, and found that you get multiple procs from "direct" AOE heals such as CoH and PoH. So basically this trinket is a...
Forum: Priests 09/28/11, 3:57 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
It does seem roughly equivalent to Tranquility. ...

It does seem roughly equivalent to Tranquility. I looked at some logs, at ilvl 382 my Divine Hymn does about 180k total healing on average, so in 4.3, fully talented, it should do around 180k * 1.6...
Forum: Priests 09/11/11, 8:59 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,718
Posted By Richelieu
I just tested -- it does spawn from PW:S, at...

I just tested -- it does spawn from PW:S, at least when it's glyphed. Ninja that loot.
Forum: Priests 08/01/11, 4:37 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,718
Posted By Richelieu
I believe a shield "absorb" is not technically a...

I believe a shield "absorb" is not technically a "mitigation." In any event PW:S does absorb Decimating Strike, as shown in this excerpt from my raid log on Friday:

[20:37:30.599] Njt gains Power...
Forum: Priests 03/01/11, 12:01 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
Thanks for posting the log data on Blessed...

Thanks for posting the log data on Blessed Resilience.



I agree unless and until, as I said, "***Once your mana regen is comfortable*** Surge of Light seems quite questionable"

Flash Heal is also...
Forum: Priests 02/28/11, 1:14 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
Agree that Renew spam is not the way to go, but...

Agree that Renew spam is not the way to go, but Rapid Renew still retains value. Holy Priests generally do find good reason to cast Renew at least a few times a minute, so with Rapid Renew you will...
Forum: Priests 01/19/11, 12:35 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
Separate subject: I found a glitch in how WoW...

Separate subject: I found a glitch in how WoW implements the Holy Word macro from the OP, that I have not seen noted yet in these forums. The macro will not work in conjunction with a click-casting...
Forum: Priests 01/19/11, 12:32 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
Using the Spirit regen formula from the OP, at a...

Using the Spirit regen formula from the OP, at a raid-buffed Intellect of 5000, Darkglow will be adding 686 MP5 during its duration, i.e. 2058 mana per proc. Quite a nice buff to that...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/07/11, 9:16 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 187,397
Posted By Richelieu
After trying my hand in the card market, on...

After trying my hand in the card market, on Tuesday I switched to selling the ink. When there is a gold rush, sell shovels.

I calculated profit margins/costs from buying and milling herbs to either...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/06/11, 11:22 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,786
Posted By Richelieu
List of 4.06 PTR patch notes for priests (taken...

List of 4.06 PTR patch notes for priests (taken from MMO's thread):


Discipline

* Levitate now lasts 10 min, up from 2 min.
* Power Word: Fortitude now costs 22% of base mana, down from...
Forum: Priests 01/06/11, 11:15 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,946,718
Posted By Richelieu
The above list is incomplete; here is the full...

The above list is incomplete; here is the full list for priests (from the MMO thread):


Discipline

* Levitate now lasts 10 min, up from 2 min.
* Power Word: Fortitude now costs 22% of base...
Forum: Priests 12/22/10, 4:03 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
I have a question about the OP's "Theorycrafted...

I have a question about the OP's "Theorycrafted Spell Values and Stat Weightings" for Crit for Holy priests. Does the rating account for Inspiration uptime produced by Crit? As far as I can tell...
Forum: Priests 12/20/10, 1:48 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,244,406
Posted By Richelieu
This might seem to change the advice in post #1,...

This might seem to change the advice in post #1, which currently says:

"1. Get as much Intellect as you can through higher item level gear and gemming.
2. Make sure every item has Spirit as a...
Forum: Priests 11/17/10, 3:07 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
(Deleted, duplicative of Ellyh's point)

(Deleted, duplicative of Ellyh's point)
Forum: Priests 10/18/10, 1:43 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 346,665
Posted By Richelieu
A question no one has raised re Disc builds: in...

A question no one has raised re Disc builds: in pre-Cata 4.0.1, with Disc priests not under serious mana pressure,* is there really any need to get all three points of Rapture? For some reason...
Forum: Priests 09/10/10, 2:16 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
That is a big buff to PW:Barrier. The T11...

That is a big buff to PW:Barrier. The T11 bonuses posted on MMO look great, especially the 4-piece bonus. My jaw dropped on the changes to "Inner Sanctum"/Inner Will (although the loss in SP from...
Forum: Priests 08/20/10, 5:09 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
Even with Improved Holy Nova gone, getting a free...

Even with Improved Holy Nova gone, getting a free HN from SoL is still darned good for Holy because HN is raid-wide in Cat. So I'd still regard Evangelism/Archangel as a 2 point investment (maybe...
Forum: Priests 08/16/10, 9:32 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
Just curious if anyone in the beta can answer...

Just curious if anyone in the beta can answer this: does the new Chakra (Instant Cast, 1 min CD) trigger the GCD when cast?
Forum: Priests 08/11/10, 5:00 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
I don't believe the main mana-conservation...

I don't believe the main mana-conservation techniques from vanilla WoW will translate to Cataclysm. The majority of those techniques involved various ways to use trinket/ability combinations to stay...
Forum: Priests 07/14/10, 12:19 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
From the Holy Skill list, it looks like we'll be...

From the Holy Skill list, it looks like we'll be getting a new, improved version of both Divine Hymn and Hymn of Hope at level 80 (with new icons for the higher ranks). A pleasant surprise. For now...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/08/10, 12:51 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,775
Posted By Richelieu
I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet in...

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet in this thread, I just learned it:

There is a security flaw in Real ID that allows addons to expose full real life names without user permission

See: ...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 2:47 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,775
Posted By Richelieu
Well this story about Activision's recent deal...

Well this story about Activision's recent deal with Facebook seems to explain it all:

Blizzard and Facebook's friendly social networking deal launches with 'StarCraft II' - Game Hunters: In search...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 1:52 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,775
Posted By Richelieu
Well said. It is really quite difficult to...

Well said. It is really quite difficult to understand how they internally justified the risk/reward ratio of this change. I think Carebare has the best explanation: it's just "dumb."
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 12:36 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,775
Posted By Richelieu
thanks, just watched it. Actually I didn't find...

thanks, just watched it. Actually I didn't find anything he said disgusting (although he appears disgustingly fat). It made business sense and he's clearly intelligent, not surprised that the CEO...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/10, 10:31 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,775
Posted By Richelieu
I doubt Blizzard's core management pushed this...

I doubt Blizzard's core management pushed this decision. My guess is some Activision corporate development honcho who is smoking dope is behind this (and got Bobby Kotick's buy-in). I can imagine...
Forum: Priests 07/01/10, 5:03 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
Good point. Heroic Saurfang is a perfect example...

Good point. Heroic Saurfang is a perfect example of such a fight, almost all the healers can DPS for the first minute or so. One thing I wonder though is how the role of "healer who DPSs as able"...
Forum: Priests 07/01/10, 2:22 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
The talent's usefulness would change little if...

The talent's usefulness would change little if the value was 5 yards or 20. In PVE there will always be melee DPS to heal within 8 yards of a boss, and usually a teammate near your target in PVP. ...
Forum: Priests 04/08/10, 2:18 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,228
Posted By Richelieu
As a healer this is the part that excites me the...

As a healer this is the part that excites me the most, combined with the removal of Divine Spirit, taking Kings etc. out of the Spirit equation, and the nerfing of Replenishment. While they've...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/10, 12:03 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,816
Posted By Richelieu
Actually there is still substantial demand for...

Actually there is still substantial demand for rare gems, especially on weekends. For many many people they are the gem of choice for alts. I still make decent money from prospecting a moderate...
Forum: Priests 02/08/10, 9:42 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 82,481
Posted By Richelieu
Maybe I'm missing something, but -- isn't the...

Maybe I'm missing something, but -- isn't the problem with this approach that it will produce stat weightings biased toward the player's preconceived notion of what spell mix/rotation is optimal?
Forum: Priests 02/08/10, 9:33 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 306,381
Posted By Richelieu
Perhaps this hypothetical addon could also...

Perhaps this hypothetical addon could also "penalize" a healer who takes too long between casts due to indecision or inattention. As far as not being able to distinguish the healer who fails to move...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/10/09, 10:40 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,786
Posted By Richelieu
I think your title is inspired.

I think your title is inspired.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/09, 4:32 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,816
Posted By Richelieu
It's option three. The first PTR notes said...

It's option three. The first PTR notes said green rares would transmute into epic reds with no cooldown. People (like me) started madly buying Forest Emeralds at elevated prices. The next PTR note...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/09, 9:37 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,816
Posted By Richelieu
Yup. And they cost 15 badges then too, and when...

Yup. And they cost 15 badges then too, and when Sunwell came out those badges were about as easy to get as the ones now. And 200g then took more time to collect then than it does now (there's been...
Forum: Priests 06/17/09, 2:58 PM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,677
Posted By Richelieu
One could also add that each spell adds a...

One could also add that each spell adds a Serendipity stack -- but SoL does it with no mana cost and as an instant. That is a significant benefit. If I have a 3-stack of Serendipity going in...
Forum: Priests 06/17/09, 2:45 PM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,677
Posted By Richelieu
Which is why I now put 3 points in Mental Agility...

Which is why I now put 3 points in Mental Agility (18/53 spec) instead of HC. MA supports CoH, glyphed Holy Nova, PoM, and Renew -- the spells I actually want to cast when raid-healing Ulduar (the...
Forum: Priests 04/30/09, 3:43 PM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 926,677
Posted By Richelieu
I did the same a couple weeks ago after looking...

I did the same a couple weeks ago after looking at a WWS log from Razorscale thru Auriya and seeing I'd cast GH as Holy a grand total of 6 times, with a traditional Holy spec that spends 8-13 points...
Forum: Priests 02/25/09, 3:37 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,299
Posted By Richelieu
Out of curiosity I ran some numbers on the value...

Out of curiosity I ran some numbers on the value of one point in Spiritual Guidance ("SG") versus one point of Blessed Resilience ("BR") for various spells at typical raid-buffed levels of Spirit and...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/03/09, 2:58 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,816
Posted By Richelieu
No, no, no. The 4% is wrong. And Tessari, your...

No, no, no. The 4% is wrong. And Tessari, your math using the 4% is wrong. (1-(.96^4) = ~.18, not .6246).

There are really two questions here.

(1) What is the average number of blues you receive...
Forum: Priests 01/26/09, 12:34 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,299
Posted By Richelieu
Don't forget that Holy gets Spirit of Redemption,...

Don't forget that Holy gets Spirit of Redemption, which increases Spirit by 5%.
Forum: Priests 01/22/09, 3:47 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,299
Posted By Richelieu
My experience during my guild's multiple attempts...

My experience during my guild's multiple attempts last night on Sarth+3 was similar. For the first time in years, I felt like I wasn't pulling my weight in the raid's healing effort and also wasn't...
Forum: Priests 01/14/09, 6:18 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,299
Posted By Richelieu
Any set of weighting scales can only be a rough...

Any set of weighting scales can only be a rough approximation even when appied to identical talent builds, since the relative values of stats vary depending on the nature of the fight (e.g. mana...
Forum: Priests 10/31/08, 2:06 PM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,853
Posted By Richelieu
Look at the equations in my post. Two of the...

Look at the equations in my post. Two of the variables that affect the mana return from HC (the HC PROC% and GH) will rise substantially at level 80 and they are multiplicative. E.g. as Constantius...
Forum: Priests 10/29/08, 5:18 PM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,853
Posted By Richelieu
That will clearly be true at level 80. For the...

That will clearly be true at level 80. For the next few weeks however, while we are in this strange situation of being level 70s in a 3.0.2 world raiding TBC content, it is worth noting that a...
Forum: Priests 10/29/08, 12:41 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,853
Posted By Richelieu
Havoc , please keep in mind I am only talking...

Havoc , please keep in mind I am only talking about the transtion phase between current content and WotlK, in a raid-healer role. BTW I greatly respect your theorycrafting abilities and take your...
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