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Forum: Mages 02/05/09, 3:28 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,855
Posted By Grai
The changes manly posted regarding mana...

The changes manly posted regarding mana regeneration are hopefully a sign of more change to spirit mechanics to come. If the regen aspect of the stat is decreasing, albeit keeping our regeneration...
Forum: Mages 02/05/09, 12:47 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,855
Posted By Grai
They will never leave one at 10% and one at 5%....

They will never leave one at 10% and one at 5%. It's completely against their currently stated design philosophy of shared raid buffs. They may have a way to keep scorch in the rotation, but I do not...
Forum: Mages 02/05/09, 12:31 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,855
Posted By Grai
Without anything being announced yet, I'm simply...

Without anything being announced yet, I'm simply making an educated guess along the lines of Lhivera.

Due to the change to sunder armor, it seems likely that a single scorch will apply the scorch...
Forum: Mages 01/28/09, 10:51 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,234,858
Posted By Grai
Click on the living bomb damage. Landed/crits...

Click on the living bomb damage. Landed/crits means that it is exploding. Dot is the Dot damage.

Also, you do want living bomb to explode, then refresh it right after. This is for extra damage, hot...
Forum: Mages 01/27/09, 4:35 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,450,985
Posted By Grai
I bet what Rawr is doing is calculating it with...

I bet what Rawr is doing is calculating it with Vamp Embrace and other replenishment types included.

*edit* I just checked and this is indeed the case. Doesn't really change the calculations or the...
Forum: Mages 01/27/09, 3:59 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,450,985
Posted By Grai
Without being able to properly model it in Rawr,...

Without being able to properly model it in Rawr, I was wondering if the discussion of Glyphed Mage Armor vs Glyphed Molten Armor shouldn't be reevaluated when we are suggesting Blast spam until...
Forum: Mages 01/27/09, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,450,985
Posted By Grai
Did you disable Latency Combo's? Remember, Rawr...

Did you disable Latency Combo's?
Remember, Rawr is taking into consideration arcane specs before the hotfix/Missles nerf. One of the reason this discussion is being had is because Rawr is currently...
Forum: Mages 01/26/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,450,985
Posted By Grai
No, it's not worth it. In my experience, the most...

No, it's not worth it. In my experience, the most you'll ever want in Stability would be 3 points with untalented concentration aura to give you 95% pushback resist. If there's imp conc aura, you'll...
Forum: Mages 01/21/09, 11:55 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,690
Posted By Grai
Post your math, because what you have stated does...

Post your math, because what you have stated does not accurately model your point. Also, trolling long time members like PintofBrew is not going to get you any help around here. You need to read the...
Forum: Mages 01/20/09, 3:43 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,234,858
Posted By Grai
Be careful what you suggest. I believe the Molten...

Be careful what you suggest. I believe the Molten Armor glyph is, in fact, higher DPS and more accepted then Mage Armor for Arcane specs.
Forum: Mages 01/15/09, 7:05 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
Manly might be calculating based off a much...

Manly might be calculating based off a much shorter then 5 minute fight. Currently, there's really no fight that is taking any guild that's remotely well geared 5 minutes worth of DPS'ing. 3.5-4 is...
Forum: Mages 01/15/09, 4:30 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,426
Posted By Grai
On the topic of Macro's, I've been trying today...

On the topic of Macro's, I've been trying today to put together a one button nuke macro that couples together mana gem + Icy Veins and Combustion + Mirror Image separately

This is what I came up...
Forum: Mages 01/14/09, 1:01 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,690
Posted By Grai
You will find very little support on these forums...

You will find very little support on these forums if you are not looking to maximize your DPS in just about every raid situation. In order for survivability to matter, you have to first get hit by...
Forum: Mages 01/07/09, 1:30 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,151,763
Posted By Grai
In the last 3 versions of Rawr (2.14, 2.15, and...

In the last 3 versions of Rawr (2.14, 2.15, and 2.16) I fairly regularly get an error in Rawr mage when optimizing arcane gear sets. I think it may be related to the way mana regen mechanics work,...
Forum: Mages 01/07/09, 11:48 AM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
From WOTLK wiki. * Glyph of Arcane Blast -...

From WOTLK wiki.

* Glyph of Arcane Blast - Increases the damage from your Arcane Blast buff by 5%.

There's a little confusion as to what this actually means in relation to stacking the arcane...
Forum: Mages 01/07/09, 11:30 AM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
Well we knew it was added, but just so people...

Well we knew it was added, but just so people know where it's from, it simply seems to be trainable from inscription trainers, not discovered like most other northrend glyphs.

Official Patch Note
#...
Forum: Mages 12/22/08, 1:03 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
I read about the Glyph of Arcane Blast on...

I read about the Glyph of Arcane Blast on woltwiki, which usually gets its patch change data through data mining the new builds.

This would make sense, as it would likely be an inscription...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/14/08, 10:06 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,871,033
Posted By Grai
No, and this is explicitly answered in many...

No, and this is explicitly answered in many places in these forums. Please do a search before asking such questions.
Forum: Mages 12/14/08, 2:42 AM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
Judging by the fact that Forge Ember and Sundial...

Judging by the fact that Forge Ember and Sundial don't share an internal cooldown, I would venture to say that this new trinket would not share either and would indeed stack.
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 2:07 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
Another undocumented change that I found posted,...

Another undocumented change that I found posted, but haven't seen mentioned here:



Small buff I guess.
Forum: Mages 12/10/08, 1:19 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,953
Posted By Grai
The change to arcane blast sounds like a large...

The change to arcane blast sounds like a large buff to the tree, but likely still leaves us with the same rotations.

Not to sure what to think about Elemental Precision potentially working with...
Forum: Mages 12/06/08, 11:11 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,690
Posted By Grai
This is answered in many places in the mage...

This is answered in many places in the mage forums. Please make sure you use the search function before posting questions that have been answered many times.

Bomb is better. Just because you saw...
Forum: Mages 12/04/08, 2:54 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,690
Posted By Grai
He likely says 8% because he assumes you have...

He likely says 8% because he assumes you have Misery (+3% hit) from a shadowpriest.

3% Misery hit + 6% Elemental Precision (bugged Frostfire Bolt version) + 8% hit from gear = 17% cap.
Forum: Mages 10/13/08, 11:14 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Oops, when I was messing with it earlier today, I...

Oops, when I was messing with it earlier today, I included shatter. Must have misclicked when preparing. Edited my above post to reflect the included shatter talents.

As for the extra snare, I find...
Forum: Mages 10/13/08, 10:22 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
On the topic of frost leveling specs, I was...

On the topic of frost leveling specs, I was looking today and thinking that it would be more appropriate to pickup Torment the Weak for a free +12% damage on all mobs you're frostbolting.

Talent...
Forum: Mages 10/13/08, 1:42 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Switching between armors mid-fight is never a...

Switching between armors mid-fight is never a good option, as mentioned earlier in this thread in many places.
Forum: Mages 09/25/08, 5:35 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Something I never thought I'd get to test, but...

Something I never thought I'd get to test, but currently the 2 piece Frostfire 10 man bonus seems to be simply giving the spell damage buff for 15 seconds and not giving the +40% mana on mana...
Forum: Mages 09/24/08, 9:58 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Just tested Torment the Weak with a warrior...

Just tested Torment the Weak with a warrior friend. Hamstring on the mob didn't increase the damage I did. Nor did Thunder Clap (not that I was expecting it to)

I would venture to say this talent is...
Forum: Mages 09/24/08, 1:56 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
There have been three new Battlemaster trinkets...

There have been three new Battlemaster trinkets of interest announced for 3.0. These are intended to be an honor sink so people have something to spend their stockpiles on before everything gets...
Forum: Mages 09/24/08, 1:53 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 858,595
Posted By Grai
*deleted* Post in the wrong thread.

*deleted* Post in the wrong thread.
Forum: Mages 09/18/08, 1:57 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Two more new Glyphs # Glyph of Improved Scorch...

Two more new Glyphs

# Glyph of Improved Scorch - The Improved Scorch talent now generates 3 applications of the Improved Scorch effect each time Scorch is cast. Down from 5.
# Glyph of Remove Curse...
Forum: Mages 09/18/08, 1:44 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
New Glyphs: * Glyph of Frostfire - Increases...

New Glyphs:
* Glyph of Frostfire - Increases the initial damage dealt by Frostfire Bolt by 2% and its critical strike chance by 2%.

Interesting... Wish it was a cast time reduction...
Forum: Mages 09/12/08, 1:55 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Yea I'm in heroics right now, and I am getting...

Yea I'm in heroics right now, and I am getting interrupted again. In the 20+ tests I did in the outdoor world earlier, I didn't get ported while casting at all. But now, no matter what spell I cast,...
Forum: Mages 09/11/08, 5:18 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
OK, I posted this in an edit above, but just to...

OK, I posted this in an edit above, but just to express further. I did about 15-20 tests of Mirror Image today and found that I was not getting ported while channeling a spell. I tested this by...
Forum: Mages 09/11/08, 4:32 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Just tested this a few times on PTR... - Didn't...

Just tested this a few times on PTR...
- Didn't get ported while blocked
- Did get ported after block

Also
- Got teleported to a mirror image that was inside some geography and I got stuck. I was...
Forum: Mages 08/26/08, 7:50 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,140
Posted By Grai
Outside of the Warlock vs Mage armor argument,...

Outside of the Warlock vs Mage armor argument, has anyone noticed that with the filtering of new cloth items from the beta servers, that there a distinct lack of spell hit on any of them? I see many...
Forum: Mages 06/09/08, 10:33 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Grai
Just ramp up with scorch like normal. Darkmoon...

Just ramp up with scorch like normal. Darkmoon buff gets stacked 2x as fast with scorch, as it actually stacks twice for individual scorch (one for the scorch hitting, and one for the application of...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/01/08, 4:57 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,946
Posted By Grai
As I was driving home, I was thinking of this. I...

As I was driving home, I was thinking of this. I think I got suckered in big time.

Well played sir
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/01/08, 2:45 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,946
Posted By Grai
This is one of the most interesting things I've...

This is one of the most interesting things I've read in days. Is your oversight currently commonly held among the mage community, or is it simply a mistake in your spreadsheet or on magegraf?

Get...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/31/08, 5:14 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,946
Posted By Grai
Many moonkin don't take imp faerie fire. They...

Many moonkin don't take imp faerie fire. They instead go into resto to get regen and -threat talents coupled with all the balance damage talents. Also, the value of imp FF is a function of how many...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/08, 11:03 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,566
Posted By Grai
Two funny things on Illidan tonight. 1) Our...

Two funny things on Illidan tonight.

1) Our warlock tank specced into Nether protection between raid days, and forgot her had it. When the whole raid got shadow blasted we were all like WTF!

2) Our...
Forum: Mages 03/17/08, 4:52 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Grai
Moving is equally taxing on your healer....

Moving is equally taxing on your healer. Dependant on where your healer is positioned, you may get out of Line of Sight, or force them to try to dodge a blizzard/AoE to keep range on you. Moving a...
Forum: Mages 03/17/08, 2:22 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Grai
Because you have the dampen magic buff all the...

Because you have the dampen magic buff all the time, you should never have to move from a blizzard or a flamestrike because the damage they do is negligible. Even envenom does less.

Once you're in...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/17/08, 12:06 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,761
Posted By Grai
Yes, Drums do trigger GCD. Absolutely sure.

Yes, Drums do trigger GCD. Absolutely sure.
Forum: Mages 03/17/08, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Grai
There's plenty of posts in the Illidari Council...

There's plenty of posts in the Illidari Council thread with very specific mage tanking answers. I'd go back and look there. But I'll try to answer your questions as well.

1) Don't bother with slow....
Forum: Mages 03/16/08, 3:23 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Grai
Just another quick note. Elemental precision is...

Just another quick note. Elemental precision is bugged at the moment (and in 2.4 as far as I know) and grants 6% +hit to frostbolt only rather then the 3% it suggests that it does. That in mind,...
Forum: Mages 03/16/08, 2:07 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 525,887
Posted By Grai
Rawr is in development. No TC is ever going to be...

Rawr is in development. No TC is ever going to be 100% bang on every time. There's to much to consider, namely relative player skill, fight duration, consumable use, group buffs, threat, and spell...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/05/08, 6:30 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,946
Posted By Grai
It would be interesting to math out how the...

It would be interesting to math out how the Arcane specs (without CoE with missles and without CoE with Frostbolt) for multiple mages stacks up when accounting for a warlock who's able to put up an...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/29/08, 8:48 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,946
Posted By Grai
I was testing this just the last few days. As...

I was testing this just the last few days. As I've been the only mage lately, I've been specced arcane for CoS. I'm positive the tooltip does show below 2.5 seconds, as I remember using the tooltip...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/27/08, 11:13 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 878,946
Posted By Grai
I'm not really sure what you expect us to get out...

I'm not really sure what you expect us to get out of this. You've made a mage in a "perfect group" with shadowpriest, elem sham, and moonkin. Also, a retadin. Then, you've taken what you percieve to...
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