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Forum: Monks 05/18/13, 2:20 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Yea, if you have any trinket procs/short term... Yea, if you have any trinket procs/short term buffs that boost your secondary stat ratings, it will throw off the balance. It was doing the same for me with terror in the mists on PTR.

Forum: Monks 05/16/13, 5:59 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I don't think that there is a sweet spot with... I don't think that there is a sweet spot with Rune RPPM. As the RPPM increases, you are going to spend more of your rotation in the zero haste state, which feeds back into reduced TEB generation in...

Forum: Monks 05/07/13, 4:26 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Over a i522 1h yes, but over a i528 probably... Over a i522 1h yes, but over a i528 probably not. You can double check using your simcraft wieights, just compare weapon DPS, str, and agi between the two and add in the difference in secondary...

Forum: Monks 05/07/13, 11:44 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker A couple musings about this tier. During... A couple musings about this tier. During Bloodlust/Heroism, it's best to drop Chi Wave from your rotation simply because while it's roughly equivalent to Blackout Kick, a BOK will build stacks of...

Forum: Monks 04/30/13, 12:54 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I hadn't thought about this, but you are right.... I hadn't thought about this, but you are right. The higher the RPPM rate, the more haste you are going to need to keep up your energy and chi spending to make the trinket worthwhile. I think you...

Forum: Monks 04/11/13, 5:23 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Did some work to my spreadsheet. I wanted to see... Did some work to my spreadsheet. I wanted to see the stat value of incremental haste/crit/mastery with and without RoRo while trying to fix some bugs. If you want to see how your secondary stats...

Forum: Monks 04/11/13, 12:44 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Looks like the Capacitance Meta gem is using the... Looks like the Capacitance Meta gem is using the melee crit chance rather than the spell crit chance: Details for Rotund - 10-04 19:50 - Something Wicked - World of Logs...

Forum: Monks 04/05/13, 7:50 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Something of note I'm finding while modeling RoRo... Something of note I'm finding while modeling RoRo is that the DPS benefit of the trinket goes down as the ilvl scales. This is due to the proc rate being increased and therefore you spending more...

Forum: Monks 04/01/13, 10:44 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Yea, I need to refine that calculation a bit... Yea, I need to refine that calculation a bit taking haste and RPPM into account, but that's the gist.

Forum: Monks 04/01/13, 2:08 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Added a tab in my spreadsheet to try to model DPS... Added a tab in my spreadsheet to try to model DPS with RoRo. Basically the formula is: (RoRo Buffed TEB DPS) *15/60 + (No haste/crit rating DPS)*10/60 + (Remaining TEB DPS)*35/60 Feel free to poke...

Forum: Monks 03/27/13, 4:20 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I think it still holds, assuming TEB blanketing.... I think it still holds, assuming TEB blanketing. I'm calculating about the same number in my spreadsheet, around 9k haste. I would say the value of mastery is much higher than crit at your haste...

Forum: Monks 03/22/13, 1:30 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I think you both are agreeing with me, and I... I think you both are agreeing with me, and I think what you both said is correct. I'm not sure though. I agree that your chi generation/spending rate is variable during the fight and may be higher...

Forum: Monks 03/21/13, 5:02 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker After doing a couple weeks of progression since... After doing a couple weeks of progression since 5.2, I think I have figured out the general strategy of how WW should be played in order to be effective in a progression setting, and that is timing...

Forum: Monks 03/19/13, 10:12 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Yes. Yes.

Forum: Monks 03/19/13, 4:21 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I don't think Simcraft is valuing crit... I don't think Simcraft is valuing crit correctly. Crit and Mastery are pretty even in value, but they are used differently. If you want to "set it and forget it" reforge to crit. If you want to be...

Forum: Monks 03/19/13, 4:00 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker ZenMed signifigantly reduces damage from Static... ZenMed signifigantly reduces damage from Static Shock: Log query - 17-03 20:13 - Something Wicked - World of Logs...

Forum: Monks 03/13/13, 8:54 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Made some changes to my spreadsheet. Found a bug... Made some changes to my spreadsheet. Found a bug that was causing the spreadsheet to have fewer GCDs than in reality. Chi Wave = good. Use it on CD. When you start to GCD cap, back off haste.

Forum: Monks 03/13/13, 12:12 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker On a training dummy I was seeing Chi Wave 1.3x as... On a training dummy I was seeing Chi Wave 1.3x as much damage as a BOK+dot. Looking at some Jin'rohk logs, was seeing CW do ~1.5 as much damage as a BOK. This could be due to encounter mechanics, but...

Forum: Monks 03/13/13, 1:42 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I tweetet ghost crawler comparing the same geared... I tweetet ghost crawler comparing the same geared monk in 5.1 vs 5.2 and posted on the forums. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anhp6CgrSES9dG0zbEdmdGlubG56cDJUWHgwQnk2clE#gid=7 Take a...

Forum: Monks 03/13/13, 12:59 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker The fixed chi wave does more damage than a BOK,... The fixed chi wave does more damage than a BOK, it's dot, and the increased TEB stack. So we cast more Chi Waves and less BOKs and gain the difference between the two in DPS. Now we are officially...

Forum: Monks 03/12/13, 2:06 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Even if Chi Wave was working properly, and... Even if Chi Wave was working properly, and bouncing to completion, it is still a lower priority in our rotation than BOK simply because you don't generate TEB stacks with it. Other than that they do...

Forum: Monks 03/11/13, 12:44 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Ok so Eyedore, now I remember why I'm gemming... Ok so Eyedore, now I remember why I'm gemming haste. Power strikes is showing haste > agi pretty much all the time. For high movement fights (where I can't use FOF that often) I am switching to...

Forum: Monks 03/10/13, 9:20 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker True, but I use simcraft numbers with TEB... True, but I use simcraft numbers with TEB commented out. I guess I forgot to mention this. I do appreciate the double checking. I'll double check and make sure I'm not double dipping after raid...

Forum: Monks 03/10/13, 12:16 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Crit vs. Mastery It's easy to find out which... Crit vs. Mastery It's easy to find out which stat you should use, as the math is very simple to calculate the stat weight of each. Crit: (1-((1.06 * (1.01+Crit%)) / (1.06 * (1+Crit%))) *...

Forum: Monks 03/09/13, 5:20 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I'm seeing the same thing, but there is another... I'm seeing the same thing, but there is another haste breakpoint at ~9350 haste where you use up all of your TP:CB procs, level 30 casts, and run out of GCDs. This gets us back into the territory of...

Forum: Monks 03/09/13, 4:34 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Do you men agi/haste instead of agi/crit? Crit... Do you men agi/haste instead of agi/crit? Crit has nowhere near the value of haste under the 7k haste cap. Mastery and crit are pretty close in value in my spreadsheet with mastery being worth...

Forum: Monks 03/08/13, 9:08 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I'm mostly gemming haste just to get to our first... I'm mostly gemming haste just to get to our first haste break-point; before that breakpoint a haste gem is worth more than an agi gem. The stat weight accounts for the haste-mastery interaction. A...

Forum: Monks 03/08/13, 11:50 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker 5.2 Notes: Ascension > Power Strikes. Ascension... 5.2 Notes: Ascension > Power Strikes. Ascension is still more Chi/min and is looking like more DPS. Power Strikes could be a winner if we cant use FOF on an encounter depending on how you like to...

Forum: Monks 03/07/13, 1:29 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Mastery is as good as you want it to be, but it... Mastery is as good as you want it to be, but it is a good stat even if you are using it non optimally. 6000 mastery is 2% boost per stack of TEB. Let's say for instance that you are generating 18...

Forum: Monks 03/07/13, 11:41 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker If you are talking about autoattacks, then yea... If you are talking about autoattacks, then yea they scale linearly. In terms of our whole rotation, we get diminishing returns as we stack stats. The more haste you have, the more your rotation...

Forum: Monks 03/06/13, 8:28 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Chi Wave damage looks comparable to live in the... Chi Wave damage looks comparable to live in the SimC model. I must have been looking at old data. It's damage per execute is slightly less than BOK+dot. Here is my action list in...

Forum: Monks 03/06/13, 4:08 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Under your own soft cap, I'd say yes, but gemming... Under your own soft cap, I'd say yes, but gemming agi/mastery over your cap depending on your tastes.

Forum: Monks 03/06/13, 2:02 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Does the current Simc model Chi Wave? I'm at... Does the current Simc model Chi Wave? I'm at work and messing with my spreadsheet, and it looks to me like Power Strikes may be a DPS gain over Ascension in 5.2. Would someone be available to do a...

Forum: Monks 03/06/13, 12:36 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker If you want a more hands on/brute force approach,... If you want a more hands on/brute force approach, you can run a baseline 25000 iteration sim, and manually scale up your secondary stats to see which has the largest incremental impact. I had the...

Forum: Monks 03/05/13, 12:32 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I tested Chi Wave, and it does roughly 2/3 the... I tested Chi Wave, and it does roughly 2/3 the damage of a blackout kick. Nothing to write home about, but it's free now so good to use in an energy lull. Also, Expel Harm should be more viable this...

Forum: Monks 03/04/13, 5:42 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Capacitive Primal Diamond – 21.00 base RealPPM on... Capacitive Primal Diamond – 21.00 base RealPPM on landing melee/ranged abilities and swings. No ICD. - At 5 stacks, fires a Lightning Strike, which deals [280 + 75% AP] Nature damage. This is...

Forum: Monks 03/04/13, 3:58 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Gemming Strategy for 5.2 Maybe add this to the 5.2 thread when it gets created. Theorycrafting is showing that Haste and Mastery are going to be worth more than half the value of Agility. While this may not affect how we...

Forum: Monks 02/25/13, 11:48 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Saboya, I edited my post. The difference is very... Saboya, I edited my post. The difference is very small, so I put crit and after soft cap haste to be equal. I favor haste a little bit more because of how it interacts with mastery.

Forum: Monks 02/25/13, 6:38 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I need to verify Moozhe, but I did some testing... I need to verify Moozhe, but I did some testing in early Feb. and the clones weren't scaling. I've been told by a few people that they do get their own TEB buff now, so I'll check out the PTR...

Forum: Monks 02/25/13, 4:41 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Updated my Windwalker Spreadsheet for... Updated my Windwalker Spreadsheet for 5.2: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anhp6CgrSES9dFpfLWxidHdnTnhtT2Z6cDRsNVJSZlE#gid=6 I added a section where you can now copy/paste your...

Forum: Monks 02/21/13, 4:03 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker It also sounds like we need to keep our other... It also sounds like we need to keep our other stats as even as possible to get the most benefit from the trinket, which could be another major caveat to using it in addition to its proc clumsiness.

Forum: Monks 02/20/13, 1:40 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Crevan, with the change to Combo Breaker I'm... Crevan, with the change to Combo Breaker I'm seeing haste as our best stat with a fairly high soft cap with a Haste-Mastery breakpoint of about 23.5% or about 10,000 haste rating. Mastery does become...

Forum: Monks 02/19/13, 1:08 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker So Crevan, those numbers are given that we don't... So Crevan, those numbers are given that we don't /cancelaura the Reorigination trinket proc correct? Regardless, the rune proc might be the best time to use energizing brew, as having 0 haste is...

Forum: Monks 02/04/13, 7:47 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Played with Storm, Earth and Fire this... Played with Storm, Earth and Fire this weekend. Our clones do not benefit from trinket procs, nor can you buff them. Something I need to check is whether their autoattacks are copied from the...

Forum: Monks 01/29/13, 11:04 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker Expel Harm rarely breaks even with Jab in terms... Expel Harm rarely breaks even with Jab in terms of damage done. The expected value of the mastery procs plus the damage that Jab does is pretty often less than the damage dealt by EH. Here is our...

Forum: Monks 01/28/13, 4:07 PM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I think we are undervaluing haste, but SimC... I think we are undervaluing haste, but SimC overvalues haste because it is a robot and can play a perfect rotation against a non moving boss and doesnt use any cooldowns like TOK, Zenmed, or EH. One...

Forum: Monks 01/28/13, 11:41 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker @Vishiz You can adjust the skill level of the... @Vishiz You can adjust the skill level of the sim in the input page, and change it from Elite to Good. I spent a lot of time with the simcraft module last weekend, and I can say that it is doin it...

Forum: Monks 01/25/13, 11:31 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I see. I was using an energy generation formula... I see. I was using an energy generation formula that Venyasure posted in this thread that had the 1.1 coefficient for stance of The ox, that i mistook for the melee buff.

Forum: Monks 01/25/13, 9:55 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I was under the impression that Swiftblade's... I was under the impression that Swiftblade's Cunning or any other melee attack speed buff also increased your energy generation. Is this not the case?

Forum: Monks 01/25/13, 1:55 AM

Replies: 557 [WW] 5.2 -Enter the Fist Views: 305,357 Posted By Saltycracker I'm not sure why the monk simcraft module is... I'm not sure why the monk simcraft module is missing the 10% haste buff in the default module. Probably why the model favors haste so highly. I add 4250 to my haste rating before I simulate and it...

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