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Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/10, 4:17 PM

Replies: 2,712 The Beer Forum - It's really a thread but we're too drunk to notice. Views: 334,403 Posted By Leaflock Indeed. Bell's is a Michigan brewery, and so I... Indeed. Bell's is a Michigan brewery, and so I don't think it's available most places outside of the Midwest, but definitely worth looking for: Hopslam: Delicious double IPA, and the honey really...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/16/10, 2:57 PM

Replies: 2,712 The Beer Forum - It's really a thread but we're too drunk to notice. Views: 334,403 Posted By Leaflock I've had the Creme Brulee stout on tap and in the... I've had the Creme Brulee stout on tap and in the bottle; it's basically a dessert on its own. Another friend described it as "bottled birthday cake". Milk stout brewed with vanilla beans. If you...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/13/10, 3:42 PM

Replies: 2,712 The Beer Forum - It's really a thread but we're too drunk to notice. Views: 334,403 Posted By Leaflock Seconding the Route d'Epices, really unusual but... Seconding the Route d'Epices, really unusual but delicious. The pepper is unmistakable. The same night I also tried Dieu du Ciel's Corne du Diable, which I'd also strongly recommend. It's a reddish...

Forum: Death Knights 12/20/09, 11:51 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock This is true-- on a similar note, there were... This is true-- on a similar note, there were people still asking about 51/13/7 months after it had outlived its usefulness, and various armory-crawling sites still registered it as a popular spec for...

Forum: Death Knights 12/13/09, 11:48 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock Here's a quick explanation, then. Looking at a... Here's a quick explanation, then. Looking at a parse from Jaraxxus as blood, no GoD (World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis...

Forum: Death Knights 12/10/09, 10:07 AM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,224,607 Posted By Leaflock Ugh, please don't lump me in with people making... Ugh, please don't lump me in with people making some BS argument about "playstyle". When I say "I prefer to use it situationally", I'm talking about making a decision as to whether I'd be able to use...

Forum: Death Knights 12/09/09, 4:18 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,224,607 Posted By Leaflock True, I hadn't considered the effect of Rage of... True, I hadn't considered the effect of Rage of Rivendare (although, apparently there isn't one in that instance). I also didn't think of Necrosis, which would indeed be the better point allocation...

Forum: Death Knights 12/09/09, 11:45 AM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,224,607 Posted By Leaflock One other point to consider when comparing GoD... One other point to consider when comparing GoD with GoDD is that the GoDD rotation doesn't require 2/2 Epidemic-- in fact, as I quickly discovered back on the PTR, the second point is wasted since...

Forum: Death Knights 12/04/09, 2:24 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,224,607 Posted By Leaflock Pauses in your rotation might feel like a dps... Pauses in your rotation might feel like a dps loss, but they're not. Every situation you describe involves waiting for a rune to come off cooldown, which is exactly what's supposed to be happening--...

Forum: Death Knights 11/17/09, 9:08 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,679 Posted By Leaflock Percentage bonuses from buffs and talents are... Percentage bonuses from buffs and talents are multiplicative, so they all affect each other, yes. The HoW flat bonus is just added on before multipliers. "Double-dipping" usually refers to an ability...

Forum: Death Knights 11/17/09, 8:26 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock Except that if you're using GoD and you fail to... Except that if you're using GoD and you fail to roll your diseases on any given rotation, it's entirely useless. You're basically playing with two glyphs for that duration instead of three, when you...

Forum: Death Knights 11/15/09, 12:04 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock I think the combat log quirk you're seeing is due... I think the combat log quirk you're seeing is due to the interaction of overlapping equivalent boss debuffs (i.e., the slowed attack speed portion)-- Thunder Clap, etc. The dot portion of Frost Fever...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/09, 2:02 PM

Replies: 10,771 World of Warcraft - Lore & Storyline discussion [SPOILERS] Views: 2,455,834 Posted By Leaflock If you're so concerned over which NPC stands in... If you're so concerned over which NPC stands in your faction's throne room that you'd quit the game, I don't know what to tell you. Consider the leaked changes from a gameplay perspective, though,...

Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 12:30 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock It's worth reminding again that the 6200 AP... It's worth reminding again that the 6200 AP number is largely pulled out of thin air and is not a magic inflection point at all. The value of ArPen varies with how much ArPen you have; there is not...

Forum: Death Knights 08/04/09, 7:39 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock There is no attainable cap on haste, if at all.... There is no attainable cap on haste, if at all. DRW uses your stats when it is spawned, so it's ideal to have everything possible up, including Hysteria, Potion of Speed, Bloodlust/Heroism, and so...

Forum: Death Knights 08/03/09, 11:51 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock It's a bit misleading to try to look at the 4-pc... It's a bit misleading to try to look at the 4-pc bonus in terms of your biggest Heart Strike hits if you're just trying to make gear choices. Like AtheistGod said, it works out to a 3.33% bonus to...

Forum: Death Knights 05/31/09, 3:20 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,668,114 Posted By Leaflock This is incorrect and shouldn't be repeated any... This is incorrect and shouldn't be repeated any more-- not sure where it's coming from. The bulk of DRW's damage is from its regular melee swings-- a DRW white attack will hit twice as hard as a DRW...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/09, 3:17 PM

Replies: 877 WoW Performance Issues/Tweaks, Etc Views: 581,377 Posted By Leaflock I had this same problem on every single patch day... I had this same problem on every single patch day for months, no matter how small the patch. I finally fixed the problem by disabling all "offloading", as suggested in Cadfael's blog post...

Forum: Death Knights 05/23/09, 3:40 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock I never said you shouldn't go for the hit cap. I... I never said you shouldn't go for the hit cap. I said that gemming for hit/exp is suboptimal. If you're not already close to either cap with your gear, you're doing something wrong. I don't know...

Forum: Death Knights 05/23/09, 10:26 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Actually, it's zero damage for that attack, which... Actually, it's zero damage for that attack, which is in fact factored in to the stat weight calculation. Strength is always better than gemming for hit or expertise. The exception might be dinging 80...

Forum: Death Knights 05/18/09, 8:28 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock As tetracycloid's post says above you, "There is... As tetracycloid's post says above you, "There is no fixed value of AP where ArP > Str." The value of ArP depends on all your dps stats, including how much ArP you have. I don't even recall where the...

Forum: Death Knights 05/06/09, 1:49 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,679 Posted By Leaflock You are definitely right. Neither Dark Command... You are definitely right. Neither Dark Command nor Death Grip cause threat per se, and Dark Command definitely has no effect if it's already attacking you, as the tooltip reads. Death Grip will force...

Forum: Death Knights 05/05/09, 4:05 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,679 Posted By Leaflock Just to clarify, diseases from multiple DKs can... Just to clarify, diseases from multiple DKs can definitely overlap and each DK gets credit for their own DoT damage. Your strikes will only benefit damage-wise from the presence of your own diseases,...

Forum: Death Knights 05/05/09, 3:53 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Nope, DRW's diseases definitely drop the moment... Nope, DRW's diseases definitely drop the moment it despawns. You can verify this by checking how many ticks your DRW's diseases get on your parser of choice. As for Armor Pen: there is no cap. The...

Forum: Death Knights 05/03/09, 12:15 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,679 Posted By Leaflock There are a ton of posts on this (500+ when I... There are a ton of posts on this (500+ when I searched for unholy presence), so I'll go ahead and explain the short version. Blood Presence is pretty much always better than Unholy Presence. Your...

Forum: Death Knights 05/03/09, 11:39 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock It's been hashed and re-hashed in this thread,... It's been hashed and re-hashed in this thread, but Glyph of Disease just isn't good compared to our other options (Death Strike, Dark Death, DRW/UB depending on your preference). I'm assuming in your...

Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 5:31 PM

Replies: 1,333 Unholy Gains Shadow of Death (Unholy DPS Discussion now with more 3.2!) Views: 1,252,641 Posted By Leaflock There are no insults there, only a healthy dose... There are no insults there, only a healthy dose of sarcasm. We're all aware of how good the T7 set bonus was compared to the T8 upgrade, and that's why it's nerfed. I'm simply raising a contention...

Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 5:13 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Really not necessary, since it's already been... Really not necessary, since it's already been done and is widely known. T8 is not a massive upgrade for any spec of DK. The stats that you're comparing, barring the addition of Armor Pen on one...

Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 4:54 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock You should probably search the DK forums for the... You should probably search the DK forums for the actual numbers on potential spec output. Regardless, the difference was already slight, and the fact that the T7 bonus was so good as to be...

Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 4:45 PM

Replies: 1,333 Unholy Gains Shadow of Death (Unholy DPS Discussion now with more 3.2!) Views: 1,252,641 Posted By Leaflock Yes, because the body of evidence in DK design... Yes, because the body of evidence in DK design suggests that Blizzard wants everyone to play the same spec. :rolleyes: Seriously, I fail to see how an obviously incoming nerf that makes the next...

Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 4:34 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Before, T7 bonuses were far too good, such that... Before, T7 bonuses were far too good, such that T8 was not an upgrade for Frost or Unholy. Now, the inevitable T7 nerf has arrived. T8 should be an upgrade for all. On what planet does that make...

Forum: Death Knights 04/28/09, 11:58 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Discussing the merits of different stats is... Discussing the merits of different stats is entirely relevant to this thread, and to all DKs choosing gear. RNG is also entirely modelable, and suggesting that it's somehow some magical unknown value...

Forum: Death Knights 04/28/09, 11:40 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock But it's the only way of evaluating hit in... But it's the only way of evaluating hit in comparison with other stats. Your argument seems to be rigidly focused on "practical" situations, but if you argue for the Murphy's Law of hit RNG then of...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/26/09, 5:39 PM

Replies: 177 [America's Next Top Raid DPS] Cycle 2: DATA Views: 168,570 Posted By Leaflock If anything, that's all the more reason to... If anything, that's all the more reason to collect this data. We'd see trends in top dps. The point isn't to just find a "once-and-for-all" best spec, because that's not going to ever be static for...

Forum: Death Knights 04/25/09, 11:21 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Chestguard of the Recluse keeps coming up as a... Chestguard of the Recluse keeps coming up as a good alternative in my itemrankings for those reasons. I agree that, looking at T8, it's hard not to consider the armor pen alternatives, particularly...

Forum: Death Knights 04/24/09, 7:52 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Um, no. It's as if the 5 or so posts after mine... Um, no. It's as if the 5 or so posts after mine didn't even read the post. It's not an issue or a bug-- this is a positive change that helps you return to a normal rotation if yours is delayed and...

Forum: Death Knights 04/24/09, 12:11 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Actually, there's some new rune behavior I've... Actually, there's some new rune behavior I've observed in 3.1 that helps with these situations. Death Rune Mastery is smarter now about which runes it chooses to come back as death runes, and it...

Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 5:21 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock It's a 1% damage bonus without taking away from... It's a 1% damage bonus without taking away from the stats on the item. That's pretty much in the range of what set bonuses are supposed to be. They're not meant to be game-breaking. They're meant to...

Forum: Death Knights 04/19/09, 2:50 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock The disease rotation is 12-13 GCDs max: IT PS HS... The disease rotation is 12-13 GCDs max: IT PS HS HS DS (DC) DS HS HS HS HS DC (DC). The DC in the second half is at 19 seconds, 20.5 if you do one more (which doesn't throw off the next rotation...

Forum: Death Knights 04/19/09, 2:22 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Handwaving again. I'd encourage you to read what... Handwaving again. I'd encourage you to read what I just posted on the previous page. (http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t53549-there_will_blood_dps_meet_new_thread_same_old_thread/p10/#post1201004) We're...

Forum: Death Knights 04/19/09, 1:04 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Some of your numbers seem really out of whack.... Some of your numbers seem really out of whack. For instance, 1.91 for crit rating but 0.23 for Agi. It takes ~46 crit rating for 1% crit, versus ~62 Agi for 1% melee only crit. Given that most of our...

Forum: Death Knights 04/18/09, 7:55 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Diseaseless will seem effective because Death... Diseaseless will seem effective because Death Strike doesn't require diseases to do its damage. However, given that diseases clearly do significantly more damage, handwaving the results away simply...

Forum: Death Knights 04/18/09, 1:40 AM

Replies: 1,164 Kahorie's DK simulator 2.0 Beta - Including Cataclysm. Views: 767,383 Posted By Leaflock If you haven't seen this yet Kahorie, GC recently... If you haven't seen this yet Kahorie, GC recently posted exactly how Armor Pen is calculated versus bosses: MMO-Champion BlueTracker - 116% Armor Pen only giving 66%!?!?!?!...

Forum: Death Knights 04/18/09, 1:36 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock Being able to heal for 2-4k with one of our main... Being able to heal for 2-4k with one of our main attacks is actually still damn good. Sure, it's not 18k, but that's broken. With the old Death Strike, the first night trying bugged Ignis I was able...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/09, 1:18 PM

Replies: 10,771 World of Warcraft - Lore & Storyline discussion [SPOILERS] Views: 2,455,834 Posted By Leaflock I'd be inclined to believe this, especially... I'd be inclined to believe this, especially considering that one of Yogg-Saron's visions is of Garona and King Llane, another key moment of Horde-Alliance animosity.

Forum: Death Knights 04/14/09, 12:11 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 709,140 Posted By Leaflock I think the allocation of the last handful of... I think the allocation of the last handful of points in Unholy is largely a matter of preference at this point. There are several talents beyond the first tier worth investing in: Ravenous Dead,...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/09, 11:16 AM

Replies: 10,771 World of Warcraft - Lore & Storyline discussion [SPOILERS] Views: 2,455,834 Posted By Leaflock Seriously, it's pretty clear from the trailer... Seriously, it's pretty clear from the trailer that Rhonin invited the Horde and Alliance to separate meetings because of the clear animosity on both sides. Thrall and Garrosh just showed up early...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/11/09, 3:21 PM

Replies: 177 [America's Next Top Raid DPS] Cycle 2: DATA Views: 168,570 Posted By Leaflock The point of a dps check is to find out what dps... The point of a dps check is to find out what dps certain specs are capable of, which is why Patchwerk was used. If you're looking for a ranking for "most leet performance on a hard fight", you can't...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/11/09, 12:31 PM

Replies: 177 [America's Next Top Raid DPS] Cycle 2: DATA Views: 168,570 Posted By Leaflock Because I'm guessing most guilds won't be going... Because I'm guessing most guilds won't be going back and doing Patchwerk on a weekly basis, if at all, just to provide data. Lots of guilds don't upload data to wowmeteronline, mine included. This...

Forum: Death Knights 04/10/09, 1:52 PM

Replies: 2,187 Blood DPS App. Stn. - Don't Stop Diseasin' (Feat. Runic Power Mastery).mp3 Views: 1,029,262 Posted By Leaflock As Kahorie explains in the sim thread, the EP... As Kahorie explains in the sim thread, the EP values for each stat are derived by running a "dry run" sim with your provided stats, and then running a sim for each individual stat, adding 50 to it...

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