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Forum: Mages 04/13/09, 9:37 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,893
Posted By averly
Well -- as often (always?) running your gear...

Well -- as often (always?) running your gear through RAWR is a good way to answer this question. For me at least, the DPS difference between FFb and Fire TtW was <100 dps even on a 3 minute fight. ...
Forum: Mages 04/01/09, 9:16 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,036
Posted By averly
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Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 1:30 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,036
Posted By averly
I expect fire to scale well with crit as it has a...

I expect fire to scale well with crit as it has a higher crit multiplier than arcane. What was interesting there for me was that fire scales better with spirit than arcane.
Forum: Mages 03/17/09, 9:35 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,330
Posted By averly
That is oversimplifying the question -- for...

That is oversimplifying the question -- for single target dps, TtW fire > FFb. But if you need to AOE, have mana issues (10 man without replenishment?) etc FFb may out perform it. Also, FFb has a...
Forum: Mages 03/15/09, 10:27 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,964
Posted By averly
Too soon to tell completely, but as it stands now...

Too soon to tell completely, but as it stands now the changes to mana ought to hit arcane harder than fire which is in turn harder than frostfire.
Forum: Mages 09/02/08, 5:11 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Last night we had our 1st Brut kill, but what...

Last night we had our 1st Brut kill, but what seemed to work out for us was:

~0:15 pop IV, combustion, hex, destro + flamecap (1st drums are going on -- I had 2nd drums and would hit them as soon as...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/09/08, 9:19 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 94,342
Posted By averly
I am sure that depends completely upon your mana...

I am sure that depends completely upon your mana situation as a dps caster/what your group composition is. Pre-2.3, I ran a spellsurge weapon as an arcane mage. I had a boomkin in my group who did...
Forum: Mages 06/02/08, 10:07 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Respec for Illidan

We are thinking about having at least 1 mage respec for Illidan for tonight to give us WC on the flames and more importantly better control of the parasites and eye demons. We try to run 3 mages for...
Forum: Mages 05/31/08, 11:00 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Gorgut - As mentioned before -- you should get...

Gorgut -

As mentioned before -- you should get RAWR and play around with it to see what your options are specifically. In my case, the leggings of channeled elements are a big upgrade -- wouldn't...
Forum: Mages 05/06/08, 12:22 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
You can figure out what the best enchants for...

You can figure out what the best enchants for you/your build/your gear are by plugging everything into RAWR. However as a rule of thumb I find (PVE):

Back - Subtlety - nothing else really worth it...
Forum: Mages 05/04/08, 1:35 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Respec for RoS?

I could use some help. My guild is going to RoS (and hopefully Mother Sharaz) for the first time this week. I am wondering if it is worthwhile to respec from 2/48/11 to 40/0/21 or another arcane...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/15/08, 9:28 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 80,846
Posted By averly
Is there a mod or a macro or a trick to get an...

Is there a mod or a macro or a trick to get an AFK player to zone out of a raid instance so we can summon someone to replace them? We had alot of trouble with chronic AFKs last night on Archimonde. ...
Forum: Mages 04/07/08, 11:00 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
When I ran RAWR, the enslaved demon gloves were...

When I ran RAWR, the enslaved demon gloves were better for me by a margin. But I suggest that you run it or use Vontre's spreadsheet to figure out what makes sense given the rest of your gear.

In...
Forum: Mages 04/05/08, 6:42 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
I just went 40/0/21 last night from 2/47/11. My...

I just went 40/0/21 last night from 2/47/11. My experience with it with BT was that it was about on par with my fire performance (better on trash -- better on Supremus, had issues with Naj and Teron...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/05/08, 11:04 AM
Replies: 2,359
Views: 540,500
Posted By averly
We are having a problem with Omen that we have to...

We are having a problem with Omen that we have to have the entire guild on the same version or they don't show up on Omen. And the update are coming 10+ times a day. Is there any way (we) can make...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 03/29/08, 6:13 PM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,066,585
Posted By averly
I am looking for a "cast bar" for AE (or even...

I am looking for a "cast bar" for AE (or even that just shows the GCD). Quartz works great for my normal spells, but I suspect that just spamming AE does not give me the true <1.5 sec casts that I...
Forum: Mages 03/27/08, 8:48 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
We are running BT/MH these days with 2-4 fire...

We are running BT/MH these days with 2-4 fire mages in the raid. I have been working on trying to tighten up my own rotations and optimizing the mages as a whole given haste etc. However we have...
Forum: Mages 03/23/08, 9:23 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Theorycrafting, for 2/48/11, Flamestrike with IV...

Theorycrafting, for 2/48/11, Flamestrike with IV > AE > Flamestrike.

Howver with the aiming mechanism I have never been fast enough with it for my flamestrike to be better that AE spam with a prot...
Forum: Mages 03/12/08, 1:38 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Fatty - The good news is that...

Fatty -

The good news is that spellfire/spellstrike will take you far thru T5. Much of what you see drop there will be a sidegrade with more stats on it, and you will watch your + dam come slowly...
Forum: Mages 02/02/08, 12:04 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Rule of thumb - The piece to break Spellfire for...

Rule of thumb -

The piece to break Spellfire for is the Vestiments of the Sea Witch, maybe 4pT5. 4pT4 does not cut it.

I ended up breaking my Spellstrike set for 2pT5 + T4 helm with the +3% crit...
Forum: Mages 01/15/08, 12:30 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
Breaking the spellfire set is expensive. When I...

Breaking the spellfire set is expensive. When I was considering going frost after 2.3 made arcane AM spec non-viable, the set bonus on spellfire was giving me 35 spelldam alone. I could not come up...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/11/07, 4:04 AM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
It has been a while since I looked at the math on...

It has been a while since I looked at the math on the blade of wizardry, but I seem to recall it was less DPS than the HH sword. AM spam doesn't change that significantly since there is an internal...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/09/07, 12:06 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 494,959
Posted By averly
The folks that run the numbers have shown...

The folks that run the numbers have shown repeatedly that with top-knotch gear (4pT6) AM spam spec and fireball spam spec will be equivalent in 2.3

Running 4 mages frees up 5 debuff slots for an...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/09/07, 9:14 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 80,846
Posted By averly
I am just getting into the game of doing some of...

I am just getting into the game of doing some of the RL duties (all of the officers share these) and I am the data-maven so I run a number of addons:

BigBrother -- I love the way it prints...
Forum: Mages 10/05/07, 5:17 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,120
Posted By averly
What content are you raiding? At your gear...

What content are you raiding?

At your gear level I am guessing Karazhan. I was and am an arcane mage throughout BC raiding (we are now early in SSC/TK). And here is my experience:

In Karazhan,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/04/07, 5:09 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 10,156
Posted By averly
OK you didn't ask for all of this, but as you...

OK you didn't ask for all of this, but as you were asking whether you should give the SP to mages if they are not performing at the top of the pack or not, so I decided to take a look at your...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/01/07, 8:46 AM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
We are a 1/5 SSC 1/4 TK guild so I am basically...

We are a 1/5 SSC 1/4 TK guild so I am basically in spellfire with T4 and Kara epics. I tried out AM spam for the 1st time on Gruuls this week. Unfortunately both of our SP's were gone and we were...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/30/07, 3:36 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
I wonder if that means that it would be worth it...

I wonder if that means that it would be worth it to put spellsurge on my blade of wizardry and use it as my spellsurge weapon, hoping for the double proc. Right now I have the staff of infinite...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/27/07, 5:30 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
I did some quick and dirty Boom tests of...

I did some quick and dirty Boom tests of Spellstrike vs T4 helm with MSD. We are starting SSC/TK (downed lurker and VR but need to solidify those kills) so I am definitely interested in whether AM...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/26/07, 8:42 AM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
I could be wrong, but I thought the way the...

I could be wrong, but I thought the way the numbers worked it still made since to AB-spam with AP up (because of the uneven application of +30% to the base spell cost and the final spell damage). ...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/23/07, 2:20 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
I think that the reason you do AB(x)AM, Scorch is...

I think that the reason you do AB(x)AM, Scorch is that it allows for more flexibility if you have to move or hit extra lag or have to pot or whatnot, you can drop the scorch and still time it for the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/20/07, 1:10 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 121,147
Posted By averly
I confess, I am a mage reading this thread,...

I confess, I am a mage reading this thread, because I am trying to figure out when/which of our locks to ask/let go destruction. We just got a 2nd shadow priest and are starting to run up against...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/10/07, 6:06 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
Pre-2T5 Arcane

I have been playing around with Vontre's spreadsheet trying to decide if I regem for MSD in the T4 helm that recently dropped for me, and I have the following observations:

1) trading potent noble...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/03/07, 7:25 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
AM3 vs Wanding Yes I had been confused by the...

AM3 vs Wanding

Yes I had been confused by the earlier post as well. When I did a (rudimentary) analysis of an AM (rank 3) x1 ABx1 rotation vs wanding I got the following:

AM10x1 ABx1: dps 970.3 ...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/02/07, 4:02 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 94,342
Posted By averly
My normal caster group is SP, Boomkin, Elem....

My normal caster group is SP, Boomkin, Elem. Sham, Fire Mage, Arc Mage (me). We now have 2 spellsurge proc's going with CasterWeaponSwapper and as the rest of the group gets weapon upgrades we will...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/07, 11:32 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,045
Posted By averly
I thought that windfury is going to be nerfed in...

I thought that windfury is going to be nerfed in the next patch. Is it still going to be a necessity for melee groups?

We normally run with 1 elemental shaman who drops totems for the caster group.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/20/07, 6:24 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 418,997
Posted By averly
I could also use some help with optimizing my...

I could also use some help with optimizing my arcane mage. I have been playing arcane for a few months now and I do love it. I enjoy the burst damage potential. I find it more satisfying to cast...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/07, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,045
Posted By averly
Thanks for the feedback. We currently don't have...

Thanks for the feedback. We currently don't have any BM hunters. And our Boomkin normally makes good utilization of the extra mana.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/07, 9:27 AM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,045
Posted By averly
Missing COS and COE

We have been logging for a couple of weeks now, and overall I love WWS. One thing I don't understand is under which conditions should I get COE or COS to show up in the logs?

Last night we killed...
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