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Forum: Warlocks 11/30/11, 3:09 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 370,024
Posted By Burberri
Pets will chain Liightening Conduit on Hagara, so...

Pets will chain Liightening Conduit on Hagara, so you can use move to command to help the chain.
Forum: Warlocks 07/29/11, 1:16 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,225
Posted By Burberri
This is an action list is only for single...

This is an action list is only for single target.

You would never use Agony over Doom in single target as demo. This is because half your BoD's are moonwell+meta+DS juiced. So it could only...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/23/11, 1:28 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,883,509
Posted By Burberri
This depends on time to die and your haste...

This depends on time to die and your haste levels. But assuming you aren't bloodlust + erradication or have some sinestra/alysrazor type haste, Doom beats out CoA if time to die is greater than 30...
Forum: Warlocks 07/19/11, 12:27 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
I have finally had an opportunity to examine our...

I have finally had an opportunity to examine our guild logs.

Rhyolith's armor does reduce the damage of burning embers ticks, in fact, burning embers double dips the damage reduction, but it does...
Forum: Warlocks 07/16/11, 1:02 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,225
Posted By Burberri
Your math is incorrect. You wouldn't lose the...

Your math is incorrect. You wouldn't lose the DPS attributed to corruption, immolate, BoD, doomgaurd, and if you timed it right you couldn't even lose out on the DPS attributed to HoG or incinerate....
Forum: Warlocks 07/15/11, 5:38 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
I am still waiting on my guild logs, but I...

I am still waiting on my guild logs, but I believe burning embers either:
1) ignores rhyolith's armor or
2) that because of the way it is caps it will do it ends up ticking for its normal damage on...
Forum: Warlocks 07/09/11, 2:09 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,555
Posted By Burberri
Does the hellfire have to hit anything else or...

Does the hellfire have to hit anything else or can you stand there pre-fight and do it?
Forum: Warlocks 07/07/11, 7:22 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 370,024
Posted By Burberri
Ragnaros, like al'akir has a really long time to...

Ragnaros, like al'akir has a really long time to target for travel spells particularly if you are standing near the back of his platform.

This is good for 4-pc t11 fel flame if you still have it,...
Forum: Warlocks 06/13/11, 2:00 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
Minor point. Your imp does a little less than...

Minor point. Your imp does a little less than 20% of your DPS and BoH doesn't transfer your imp damage, only the damage you do. So its more like 12% of your maximum single target DPS than 15.
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/08/11, 4:28 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,883,509
Posted By Burberri
A couple things that I am seeing on...

A couple things that I am seeing on live.


First, my immolate, still 15 seconds, even with talent. I retalented to because I had to move the points in aftermath.

Second, the succi, wow. 4.5k DPS,...
Forum: Warlocks 01/26/11, 11:22 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
Note he is talking about GCD capped, which is...

Note he is talking about GCD capped, which is impossible post 4.0.6 ( you would need 39%ish haste rating)

The 2635 number is for the 8th immolate tick which you can achieve currently in 4.0.3 with...
Forum: Warlocks 01/21/11, 2:01 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
Based on 4.0.3 modeling, each point in Demonic...

Based on 4.0.3 modeling, each point in Demonic Embrace is worth 35 HPS (fel armor + soul leech). It also increases your EHP through soul link by a little over 3k. Yeah its not great, but I have...
Forum: Warlocks 01/19/11, 4:46 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,555
Posted By Burberri
Corruption is up 100% of the time because it is...

Corruption is up 100% of the time because it is refreshed. Therefore its DPET is essentially its damaged done divided by the GCD. This is not useful information and it would make the DPET graph...
Forum: Warlocks 01/14/11, 2:59 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
We are still MH/OH. Staves stats are essentially...

We are still MH/OH. Staves stats are essentially the same as mh/oh. The 40 int is the kicker. Its moot because there is only 1 ivl 359 stave without spirit on it and its from dwarven archaeology. ...
Forum: Warlocks 01/09/11, 4:00 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 2,438,906
Posted By Burberri
Glyph of Life tap is not very sexy in actual...

Glyph of Life tap is not very sexy in actual combat. I can't think of a fight in tier 11 where you don't have to move at some point. Perhaps Malroak. Also between raid buff, ISF/erradication, gear...
Forum: Warlocks 01/07/11, 2:52 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,225
Posted By Burberri
The less perfect your rotation is capable of...

The less perfect your rotation is capable of being either through lag, movement, sloppy play, the more your pet will do in relation to you, and the more value mastery will have for demon warlocks. ...
Forum: Warlocks 01/03/11, 2:09 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 2,417,225
Posted By Burberri
You take dark arts because you use the felguard...

You take dark arts because you use the felguard on half the fights anyway. Magmaw, Maloriak, Halfus (with whelps), cho'gall (axe throw to interrupt the tenacles in phase 2, felstorm the slime in...
Forum: Warlocks 01/03/11, 2:53 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
GoS refreshes every time your dot does. So the...

GoS refreshes every time your dot does. So the boss would have to wipe your dot and disappear for 20 seconds. But if that happened you have plenty of time to LT and hellfire to maintain stack. ...
Forum: Warlocks 01/02/11, 4:52 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,555
Posted By Burberri
That talent point can't be placed in a talent...

That talent point can't be placed in a talent that increases dps on a single mob patchwerk fight and thus is not relevant to the modeling. This is also true with imp searing pain in the destruction...
Forum: Warlocks 01/02/11, 4:28 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
You shouldn't be making the trinket decisions in...

You shouldn't be making the trinket decisions in a vacuum. Gale has an insane amount of haste on it, 157 more haste than a reforged Volcano, so there is a spot based on your other gear where it can...
Forum: Warlocks 12/29/10, 3:24 AM
Replies: 538
Views: 567,574
Posted By Burberri
While it is true the DPET on fel flame is rancid,...

While it is true the DPET on fel flame is rancid, refreshing corruption with 8-10 seconds left is serious clipping. You would need to run simcraft to find out your on DPET on fel flame and...
Forum: Warlocks 12/29/10, 2:55 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,555
Posted By Burberri
In WOTLK 1 hit was 0.043% chance to miss. In...

In WOTLK 1 hit was 0.043% chance to miss. In cata 1 point of hit is 0.008% chance to miss.

By contrast in wotlk 1 SP was 0.7 more damage to incinerate. In cata it is 0.7 more damage to...
Forum: Warlocks 12/22/10, 5:07 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 3,099,437
Posted By Burberri
mana feed is a personal dps talent in a patchwerk...

mana feed is a personal dps talent in a patchwerk fight in that it buys you extra GCDs to incinerate. In an actual cata raid environment that opportunity cost drops to fel flame (assuming there is...
Forum: Warlocks 12/13/10, 8:07 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 2,005,555
Posted By Burberri
It doesn't take a lot of haste to get incinerate...

It doesn't take a lot of haste to get incinerate below the GCD during backdraft w/ imp SF, which limits hastes value in a destruction spec.

edit: grammar
Forum: Warlocks 10/12/10, 12:28 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
You can "gear" for mastery in the sense you can...

You can "gear" for mastery in the sense you can reforge it onto your gear for a rather sizable amount. I think its about 450-550 mastery rating if you do every piece of gear. The 4.0 sims in their...
Forum: Warlocks 10/04/10, 11:54 AM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
all gems with spell power in them are replaced...

all gems with spell power in them are replaced with int. Gems that will need replacing that may be in your gear
+hit will now be blue so rigid, veiled won't be making socket bonuses anymore, and...
Forum: Warlocks 09/30/10, 7:07 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
Missing 1 point in SnF doesn't break affliction. ...

Missing 1 point in SnF doesn't break affliction. SB is less than 35% of your damage, you are talking about 1.25% of your damage. Its a bit more for demon, but its not the end of the world.

My...
Forum: Rogues 06/29/10, 12:48 PM
Replies: 1,402
Views: 903,493
Posted By Burberri
Standard sub spec is 0/18/52 + 1. You want 5/5...

Standard sub spec is 0/18/52 + 1. You want 5/5 dws, 2/2 imp SnD, and 3/3 LR from combat. The decision on whether to short CQC or Precision seems to be one of relatively marginal consequence. You...
Forum: Warlocks 05/05/10, 1:49 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
I don't imagine Soul fire will be cast without...

I don't imagine Soul fire will be cast without decimation.

Right now this where the BiS numbers are:

Soul Fire's DPET - 12748
Incinerates DPET - 11617
Shadowbolts DPET - 9435

Given that the...
Forum: Warlocks 04/23/10, 2:57 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
There appears to be a double hit tax on haste...

There appears to be a double hit tax on haste now, at least with dots.

Example

Haste takes you to 2.75 second ticks for UA

0.0 First Cast UA
2.75 UA tick
5.5 UA tick
8.25 UA tick
Forum: Warlocks 04/13/10, 2:02 AM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
Good for mobility does indicate spamable. The...

Good for mobility does indicate spamable. The fact that it is dual-school also seems to indicate a need to be able to use it during a single school lock out. that also leans toward spamable. ...
Forum: Warlocks 04/11/10, 11:32 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
This is fight dependent although generally due to...

This is fight dependent although generally due to the zone-wide buffs really shortening fight lengths to under 4 minutes your best use for NMIC is to wait until 4-pc and then NMIC+WM, since it is...
Forum: Warlocks 04/11/10, 9:06 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
Generally speaking it is a fools errand to...

Generally speaking it is a fools errand to pre-pot WM in hopes of pulling off a 4-pc. You will only succeed 20% of the time. This is because the RNG nature of 4-pc and the fact that you lose a...
Forum: Warlocks 04/11/10, 7:26 PM
Replies: 319
Views: 264,795
Posted By Burberri
Perhaps I am over analyzing this but I am looking...

Perhaps I am over analyzing this but I am looking at the precise way this is worded.

It says you can no longer clip the FINAL tick. Which is to say you can clip the 2nd to last tick or the tick...
Forum: Warlocks 03/16/10, 1:05 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
Short answer is its a DPS loss to reapply...

Short answer is its a DPS loss to reapply corruption without NMIC sub 35%

Long answer is it depends on your corruptions crit. The sweet spot where Death's Embrace beats out NMIC is if your...
Forum: Warlocks 03/01/10, 9:08 PM
Replies: 1,399
Views: 2,337,043
Posted By Burberri
The next question is when, if ever, should...

The next question is when, if ever, should immolate be clipped when you get the emp imp buff.
Forum: Warlocks 02/25/10, 12:16 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
I tested at a target dummy right before posting...

I tested at a target dummy right before posting it. Using Lightweave, life tap. Casting corruption at higher spell power, letting them (edit: sp buffs not corruption) fall off. refreshing with sb,...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/25/10, 12:08 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,883,509
Posted By Burberri
If you scroll down through the first post it has...

If you scroll down through the first post it has a list of raid worthy trinkets for each spec and their relative value. Trinkets not listed generally are not better. The exception being things like...
Forum: Warlocks 02/24/10, 5:21 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
Point of clarification. It is not from the time...

Point of clarification. It is not from the time that corruption is originally cast. It is from its current spell power. Spell power is recalulated every time the timer is refreshed (as is...
Forum: Warlocks 02/23/10, 5:48 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,395,304
Posted By Burberri
Upon reflection I am saying it isn't worth it. I...

Upon reflection I am saying it isn't worth it. I am going to come at this from a different approach.

Lets say phylacs uptime is 37% that is 339 SP on average that it is contributing to DP over an...
Forum: Warlocks 02/23/10, 2:24 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,395,304
Posted By Burberri
A couple issues. The extra 230 dps is not for...

A couple issues. The extra 230 dps is not for just 20 seconds, it is for 45 seconds (the full length of the DP).

Second, you can't send your pet in early, because if his first hit is a crit and...
Forum: Warlocks 02/23/10, 11:48 AM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
I like to start with corruption on fights where I...

I like to start with corruption on fights where I am going to use NMIC to juice it. That way I know its spell power is low since I have 0 stacks of muridan's, and lightweave/AV ring haven't proc'd. ...
Forum: Warlocks 02/23/10, 11:37 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,395,304
Posted By Burberri
I don't see this as a DPS gain. And at the very...

I don't see this as a DPS gain. And at the very best it would be encounter specific
1) Doing it this way lowers DP uptime. Since you will have to wait for your proc, before sending in the pet which...
Forum: Warlocks 02/22/10, 5:37 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,631
Posted By Burberri
Muridan's spyglass stacks on damage not on spell...

Muridan's spyglass stacks on damage not on spell cast. This is nice, in that if you SoC hits 6 mobs you get 6 stacks immediately. As HF and LT don't cause damage in the normal sense it won't...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/19/10, 9:09 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,883,509
Posted By Burberri
Well in that case you want gear completely devoid...

Well in that case you want gear completely devoid in spirit, higher int pieces, yellow sockets with +crit/haste instead of SP bonuses, and about 10% worth of hit rating to handle the ratings creep...
Forum: Warlocks 12/26/09, 4:05 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,320
Posted By Burberri
I don't understand spirit scaling factor. As you...

I don't understand spirit scaling factor. As you aren't LTing in affliction or doing so very sparingly now that Dark Pact is viable, its scaling factor value should be 33% of spell power (1.1...
Forum: Warlocks 08/31/09, 9:39 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,631
Posted By Burberri
rank 1 health funnel doesn't annoy healers.

rank 1 health funnel doesn't annoy healers.
Forum: Warlocks 06/05/09, 4:07 PM
Replies: 448
Views: 1,083,883
Posted By Burberri
Spec out of backlash and into destro reach. 2%...

Spec out of backlash and into destro reach. 2% crit isn't that big of a hit, and 6 yards on everything expect CoD tends to add to DPS on any fight where you have to move around a bit.
Forum: Warlocks 05/21/09, 12:35 AM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,631
Posted By Burberri
Also of note procs happen at crap times, like...

Also of note procs happen at crap times, like right after you refreshed your dots, almost never when you are reapplying doom, clipping the end of the LT buff so you have to sacrifice that ~200 spell...
Forum: Warlocks 05/20/09, 9:14 PM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,584
Posted By Burberri
XT you would favor Decimation? I don't think so. ...

XT you would favor Decimation? I don't think so. How much of the fight is below 35%? like none of it. You come out of the 2nd heart phase in the high 20s, and out of the 3rd heart phase in the mid...
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