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Forum: Warriors 10/22/12, 6:22 PM
Replies: 850
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Posted By Ragnar9000
"For fights where we're mainly using Sbar (Shield...

"For fights where we're mainly using Sbar (Shield Barrier) we should gear; Stamina>Hit=Expertise" - Tengenstein - Tankspot. Warrior Harsh Words and Steel: A Protection Warrior Guide...
Forum: Warriors 10/21/12, 3:35 PM
Replies: 850
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Posted By Ragnar9000
Relative stat values of trinkets, gems and ring...

Relative stat values of trinkets, gems and ring enchants.

I just wanted to highlight the above. Trinkets seem to be the choice for Stamina. Gems for parry/dodge/mastery. When we are modeled, there...
Forum: Warriors 10/14/12, 5:36 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
One way to look at stat weighting is to look at...

One way to look at stat weighting is to look at your groups progression boss. In DS, my group found both Regular and Heroic Ultraxion to be that boss. Prot Warriors were able to have more hit, crit...
Forum: Warriors 10/12/12, 1:38 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
"Hit and Expertise are apparently very good based...

"Hit and Expertise are apparently very good based on some simulations, while others place them a bit below Mastery."

Hit and Expertise lead to more rage, leading to more shield blocks and barriers....
Forum: Warriors 10/10/12, 7:10 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Warrior Tanks? We are as far as I know: Mastery...

Warrior Tanks? We are as far as I know: Mastery > Parry > Dodge. Theck has a macro you can use to check your parry/dodge ratio.
Forum: Warriors 10/03/12, 1:15 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Rossi at WoW Insider agrees I think. He is saying...

Rossi at WoW Insider agrees I think. He is saying that we have enough rage (I find myself mostly swimming in rage) to use our active mitigation without hit or expertise. Thus making hit and expertise...
Forum: Warriors 10/03/12, 1:10 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Souldrinker. The question is, does its proc...

Souldrinker. The question is, does its proc damage and healing scale up to level 90? I looked at my own Recount a bit lately. It seems that the healing does scale. Around 2000 hps at level level 90...
Forum: Warriors 09/07/12, 1:43 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Some questions, now that the Mist patch has...

Some questions, now that the Mist patch has dropped:
How are we valuing Hit and Expertise? Is one better than the other for Rage generation? The ability to use Shield Block and Shield Barrier more...
Forum: Warriors 05/25/12, 1:49 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Heroic Ultraxion on 10. Our guild is getting...

Heroic Ultraxion on 10.

Our guild is getting close to beating this one. Going over the logs, I found I took 1 hit over 4 attempts, which could be explained by my shield block spinning up to the...
Forum: Warriors 04/14/12, 5:23 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
This has been a good discussion to get us...

This has been a good discussion to get us thinking about self heals versus stamina. I'd like to weigh in with one thing. I value self heals more than the average Warrior. Victory Rush and Blood...
Forum: Warriors 01/27/12, 7:09 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
One of my oh duh moments was when I realized I...

One of my oh duh moments was when I realized I could keep SB up all the time on this fight. I am the go out tank as our DK tank has more stamina than I. I am sure I lost a bit of uptime on SB,...
Forum: Warriors 01/26/12, 9:28 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
I did look at our most recent downing of him. I...

I did look at our most recent downing of him. I was trying to figure my average block value which appeared to be 61%. It appears I critically blocked every attack, or close to it. My gear improved a...
Forum: Warriors 01/23/12, 1:57 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
I was thinking some more on the what to do after...

I was thinking some more on the what to do after reaching CTC question? Mastery versus Dodge and Parry at CTC. What if at that point, we traded Dodge and Parry for more Mastery, staying at CTC? We...
Forum: Warriors 01/22/12, 10:32 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
I think 3) is the most interesting. If I am at...

I think 3) is the most interesting. If I am at CTC, and my block rate is 60% and my critical block rate is 40%, what happens when I add Mastery? If we assume my blocks coverage gets bigger, but are...
Forum: Warriors 01/16/12, 1:18 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
From what I've seen on this forum, it's probably...

From what I've seen on this forum, it's probably safe to recommend, stack Mastery until CTC without using Mastery trinkets or the Mastery elixir. If you haven't done so, then start matching socket...
Forum: Warriors 12/26/11, 5:16 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
I am running with the Fire of the Deep and the...

I am running with the Fire of the Deep and the Mirror of Broken Images trinkets and am quite close to CTC. Our team has been unreliable on Ping Pong, and I'll swap in the Scales of Life for the...
Forum: Warriors 12/22/11, 3:16 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Assuming no DRs, 179 points of Dodge gives you a...

Assuming no DRs, 179 points of Dodge gives you a 1% increased Dodge which seems a 1.0% damage reduction. Mastery past CTC gives a .43% (3/7, or a 7 hit is now a 4 hit) X 1.5 or .64% damage reduction....
Forum: Warriors 12/22/11, 2:22 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
Am I right to think that you are saying that when...

Am I right to think that you are saying that when one reaches CTC, the worst case scenario is now, normal block, normal block, normal block repeating until dead? This does convert to a certain amount...
Forum: Warriors 12/21/11, 6:46 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
"Thus: Only shield block value gained by shield...

"Thus: Only shield block value gained by shield block will be converted to critical block. (This + Hold the line + Critical block from mastery = Final chance to critical block)

So I have to revise...
Forum: Warriors 12/21/11, 6:18 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
I think it was me who wrote that on WoWWiki. I...

I think it was me who wrote that on WoWWiki. I was trying to gather the information I could. Wikis are subject to revision, and I may have another go at that article. I still find some value in...
Forum: Warriors 11/11/11, 3:48 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
http://glaivecow.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/parry...

http://glaivecow.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/parry-dodge-chart.jpg

The above should bring to what I call the Dodge Parry Chart. An interesting part of the situation is that if you push dodge and...
Forum: Warriors 10/21/11, 2:26 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
You're doing a lot of things right. You're about...

You're doing a lot of things right. You're about 4% points short but let's say it's 5% to make the math easier. 5% is 1/20, the chance that you will take an unblocked hit. The chance of taking 2 back...
Forum: Warriors 10/12/11, 5:47 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
You can also throw your weapon during the charge,...

You can also throw your weapon during the charge, and/or pop retaliation or recklessness as you are moving towards the boss. And you could also put some responsibility on the dps to wait 3 to 5...
Forum: Warriors 09/21/11, 3:09 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
It means that as your Dodge rating goes up, new...

It means that as your Dodge rating goes up, new Dodge adds less to your final observed Dodge than your prior Dodge did. So we try to keep Dodge close to Parry to avoid some DR. And we may reforge...
Forum: Warriors 09/18/11, 1:42 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,342
Posted By Ragnar9000
It's good for the Spinners as mentioned above,...

It's good for the Spinners as mentioned above, for tank swap fights, and for your bonus AP gained.
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/06/11, 5:15 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,475
Posted By Ragnar9000
Try shield block plus shield slam after your...

Try shield block plus shield slam after your taunt.
/cast Shield Block
/cast Shield Slam
I understand there can be problems with swaps as that can happen to me. You can just ask the other tank to...
Forum: Warriors 08/25/11, 2:48 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
A question about Shield Block and on demand...

A question about Shield Block and on demand trinkets such as the Moonwell Phial. Use the trinket and then Shield Block. Or, Shield Block and then use the trinket? Does upping my CTC first make any...
Forum: Warriors 08/25/11, 2:31 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,342
Posted By Ragnar9000
The two 346 trinkets blue trinkets mentioned were...

The two 346 trinkets blue trinkets mentioned were OP for Prot Warriors. For physical damage, on average. pre-Firleands they were better than most higher level trinkets. The Crab especially so. An...
Forum: Warriors 08/24/11, 11:49 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
So would it be accurate to say, the well...

So would it be accurate to say, the well balanced, dodge and parry wise tank, will have an easier time reaching the 102.4 mark, as they are more efficiently climbing to that mark? That their combined...
Forum: Warriors 08/24/11, 11:04 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
This question also applies to the Heroic version...

This question also applies to the Heroic version of Throngus's Finger. The choices are to ignore its proc, use its 1710 dodge proc, or to use its average uptime that is roughly 1710 x 12/60 = 342....
Forum: Warriors 07/13/11, 6:44 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,268
Posted By Ragnar9000
They do reduce damage by 100%, while a block at...

They do reduce damage by 100%, while a block at un-hittable will be either 30% or 60%. Additional mastery will convert 30% blocks to 60% blocks. Damage that was .7x will now be .4x.

Before...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/28/10, 9:46 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,475
Posted By Ragnar9000
So, with the T10 haste bonus, are we Fire Mages...

So, with the T10 haste bonus, are we Fire Mages using Spell/Haste gems in our yellow sockets? It's a very good point that the new glyph gives us haste just where we need it with the Global Cooldown...
Forum: Mages 03/26/10, 12:56 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,271
Posted By Ragnar9000
I haven't seen anything here lately about patch...

I haven't seen anything here lately about patch 3.3.3. I am liking the change to Brain Freeze. Glyphed for the 5% bonus damage to Frostbolt now means that you can still slow mobs sometimes, with...
Forum: Paladins 03/24/10, 12:47 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,824
Posted By Ragnar9000
I agree. Saurfang and Faction Champs are/were...

I agree. Saurfang and Faction Champs are/were Threshold fights for some guilds. Preventing them from advancing. Respeccing specifically for these fights can be a good idea. Maybe the answer just...
Forum: Paladins 03/23/10, 12:14 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,824
Posted By Ragnar9000
So what I've picked up on this forum is that I am...

So what I've picked up on this forum is that I am supposed to cast as many Holy Lights as possible and almost go out of mana right at the end of the fight. And that Intel allows me to do that better...
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