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Forum: The Dung Heap 02/08/11, 10:25 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,811
Posted By Larisroth
License to Slay should definitely be better if...

License to Slay should definitely be better if you can use all the hit rating. The EP calculation was probably being made while being hit capped or partially hit capped.
Forum: Death Knights 06/17/10, 8:07 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
The sole reason those sims are coming out that...

The sole reason those sims are coming out that way is because he's generating 100 additional RP every 15 seconds (rather unrealistic, consider that's about as much RP as you normally generate from...
Forum: Death Knights 06/14/10, 12:37 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,618
Posted By Larisroth
In current high-end gear, DW unholy is actually...

In current high-end gear, DW unholy is actually pretty close to being viable. The main things that stop it from being so are itemisation (Shadowmourne is an insane boost), and the ability to roll...
Forum: Death Knights 06/13/10, 9:29 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,618
Posted By Larisroth
While I'm sure the don't mind DW being viable, if...

While I'm sure the don't mind DW being viable, if it worked the way that talent is written then DW would be getting procs every 4-5 seconds, and I don't think that was their intent. Even making it...
Forum: Death Knights 05/28/10, 9:11 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,618
Posted By Larisroth
The numbers in their talent calculator are often...

The numbers in their talent calculator are often off by one.

For example imp blood presence is actually 3%/6%.

Looking at the warrior and druid calculators they've actually made the crit reduction...
Forum: Death Knights 05/07/10, 12:34 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,618
Posted By Larisroth
The other spell damage boosts seem to be only 6%...

The other spell damage boosts seem to be only 6% now.
So I suspect ebon plague will be reduced to that.

Assuming the skill column still indicates abilities that are currently "hooked up" as it were...
Forum: Death Knights 04/14/10, 7:03 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
Yeah it looks like I broke razor-ice at some...

Yeah it looks like I broke razor-ice at some point. I now get RI > CG > CG (with CGDiseases) for my DW Frost test data. For some reason the CGDisease optimisation doesn't work very well with Frost...
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 9:33 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
I did a quick check of the 4T9 EP value, and it's...

I did a quick check of the 4T9 EP value, and it's applying the set bonus to both diseases. I've fixed it in the repository.

It's still a really strong bonus in highend gear for unholy specs due to...
Forum: Death Knights 04/12/10, 9:21 PM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,935
Posted By Larisroth
Okay. I just found a major bug in the simulator...

Okay. I just found a major bug in the simulator that meant that UA wasn't being used in a lot (maybe all) frost builds.

After fixing that bug. I ran some simple tests with GoD builds, and the best...
Forum: Death Knights 04/10/10, 3:23 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,618
Posted By Larisroth
I like the idea behind the rune system change,...

I like the idea behind the rune system change, and can see the reasoning behind the single tanking tree (with hopefully some useful abilities for dps in the early tiers).

The changes seem to be...
Forum: Death Knights 04/09/10, 11:00 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
Well the codes been through quite a few changes...

Well the codes been through quite a few changes since the original comparison. The most important being the fixing of the haste multipliers. I've also recently fixed the duration Unholy Strength...
Forum: Death Knights 04/08/10, 2:27 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
I screwed up with the shadowmourne change. Looks...

I screwed up with the shadowmourne change.

Looks like it's more like a 30-40 dps loss to cancel the buff.
Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 11:28 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
Yeah. I just looked at the code, and the stack...

Yeah. I just looked at the code, and the stack maximum was set to 10 rather than 20 charges.

It's actually a pretty good trinket for subfrost Unholy builds. Better than the non-heroic DC in my...
Forum: Death Knights 04/07/10, 7:25 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
I've just committed a change that allows you do...

I've just committed a change that allows you do to this in a limited way, it should make it into the next build. It cancels the Chaos Bane buff after 0.1 seconds.

I've added a cancelling version to...
Forum: Death Knights 04/05/10, 7:14 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
As mentioned above the value of expertise is...

As mentioned above the value of expertise is largely dependent on how many free GCDs you have in your rotation. The base spec has little to do with it (butchery vs RPM), although some people run...
Forum: Death Knights 04/01/10, 5:18 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,935
Posted By Larisroth
Actually it appears that your offhand specials...

Actually it appears that your offhand specials are a guaranteed hit irrespective of whether your mainhand hits or not.
I've just implemented this in the simulator.
Forum: Death Knights 03/30/10, 9:38 PM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,935
Posted By Larisroth
Yes RI always procs mainhand damage. Your WoL...

Yes RI always procs mainhand damage.

Your WoL analysis is flawed as it procs off all attacks by that particular weapon. So in this case you have about half of your melee attacks, plus 87...
Forum: Death Knights 03/30/10, 6:18 PM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,935
Posted By Larisroth
Yep Razor-ice always procs MH damage, but that...

Yep Razor-ice always procs MH damage, but that damage is usually a minimal portion of your dps, as razor-ice is now a guaranteed proc, you basically always want it on the fastest weapon. For frost...
Forum: Death Knights 03/30/10, 5:48 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
Checking the CG proc chance would be nifty The...

Checking the CG proc chance would be nifty The simulator uses 1.5 PPM for both MH and OH. They recently fixed it so frost strike consumes a single CG charge for both attacks which should be a...
Forum: Death Knights 03/29/10, 12:57 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Okay. In terms of the pets, i'll start with the...

Okay. In terms of the pets, i'll start with the ghoul.

The following facts are culled from the old pet discussion.

* PermaGhouls work like most permanent pets, receiving a portion of your...
Forum: Death Knights 03/27/10, 4:29 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Yeah I think that's what snowfall runes used. I...

Yeah I think that's what snowfall runes used.

I confirmed what melchior said above as well.

It seems that every time after the first time you use a rune (at least normally) didn't really test ERW...
Forum: Death Knights 03/25/10, 6:30 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
I switched my unholy build to a non-reaping...

I switched my unholy build to a non-reaping build, and I noticed that if you have two blood runes, on on cooldown and the other not and you blood tap, then it just switches the active rune to being a...
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/10, 6:52 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
I'm getting a crash when doing EP values for a...

I'm getting a crash when doing EP values for a gear-selected character from the main screen.

Looking through the code I've also found a few more little issues with various mechanics.

The most...
Forum: Death Knights 03/16/10, 5:32 PM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,935
Posted By Larisroth
Actually you don;t have to lose a GCD, if you...

Actually you don;t have to lose a GCD, if you swap weapons in a macro after special then it doesn't cost you an extra gcd. However instead you sacrifice extra white damage swings that way. For DW...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/16/10, 1:11 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,811
Posted By Larisroth
I love the simulator and I spend far too much...

I love the simulator and I spend far too much time using it to play with builds and more recently trying to improve it. I also have a couple of other theorycrafting spreadsheets that I use to put...
Forum: Death Knights 03/15/10, 6:41 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,825
Posted By Larisroth
Actually that's not quite true. Rolling diseases...

Actually that's not quite true. Rolling diseases recalculates the tick damage from your current AP everytime you refresh them. However it still uses the intial damage multiplier scaling factors,...
Forum: Death Knights 03/15/10, 6:34 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
It's actually pretty simple. The extra RP from...

It's actually pretty simple. The extra RP from the set bonus changes the sequence of events, and so it's possible for the new sequence to actually be lower dps. Similarly with the spell hit rating....
Forum: Death Knights 03/11/10, 8:07 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,565
Posted By Larisroth
Looking at the Logs Lindwurm posted and...

Looking at the Logs Lindwurm posted and separating out the first DRW from the other two as it was cast before he got bitten, suggests that neither the autoattacks or the strikes get the benefit of...
Forum: Death Knights 03/09/10, 8:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Thanks guys. I've observed a different use...

Thanks guys. I've observed a different use ordering, but I use Magic Runes and a custom rune order. I'll update it later. AFAIK Blood tap also generates 10 RP, doesn't consume a GCD, but can't be...
Forum: Death Knights 03/09/10, 7:45 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
The expertise EP value is calculated using a...

The expertise EP value is calculated using a negative delta from full expertise. The large value is not inappropriate for some builds with tight rotations. If you want what happens for your gear, ...
Forum: Death Knights 03/09/10, 7:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Updated the original post and added some more...

Updated the original post and added some more questions.

Chani raises an interesting point, is there some lag associated with the item procs? and how would we tell?

The new questions are?

5) How...
Forum: Death Knights 03/09/10, 5:06 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
I tested using a macro, and if you swap weapons...

I tested using a macro, and if you swap weapons after a GCD it will use the same GCD. Also an add-on can swap weapons for you in a clumsy manner using item sets. That said, because it resets the...
Forum: Death Knights 03/08/10, 7:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Hmmm weird, I though you could swap weapons after...

Hmmm weird, I though you could swap weapons after using a GCD. AFAIK swapping weapons triggers an GCD if one isn't already triggered, and resets your swing timers. Perhaps it will also consume a...
Forum: Death Knights 03/08/10, 5:17 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Yeah I tested this too. Didn't know about the...

Yeah I tested this too. Didn't know about the procs though. I also tested applying frost fever, and it appears that even if the icy touch uses up the second charge then the frost fever still gets...
Forum: Death Knights 03/07/10, 11:00 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Yeah I'm pretty sure this is still the case. ...

Yeah I'm pretty sure this is still the case. There isn't any reason for Blizzard. However if someone can easily test it, it's probably still worth doing so.

At least 2 other cases are also...
Forum: Death Knights 03/07/10, 10:39 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
Regarding dropping points from Ebon Plaguebringer...

Regarding dropping points from Ebon Plaguebringer and Cryptic Fever. You need 1 point in CF for the 3rd disease.
If you do have another Unholy DK then yeah you can drop the other 5 points, but...
Forum: Death Knights 03/07/10, 8:08 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
Okay. I did some testing on this and it depends...

Okay. I did some testing on this and it depends on the RP dump. Deathcoil doesn't refund RP if it misses. Frost strike refunds 90% of its RP (if it misses or is dodged or parried) (Although i...
Forum: Death Knights 03/05/10, 7:04 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
The main reason for the increased Horn usage is...

The main reason for the increased Horn usage is because the build uses Blood Boil rather than Blood Strike when it can, and so has more spell GCDs. (Although at about 1200 ArPen BS hits harder). I...
Forum: Death Knights 03/05/10, 10:14 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
For an indication of how close DW and 2H builds...

For an indication of how close DW and 2H builds are in the simulator here's the breakdowns comparing the two builds with modified ilvl 284 weapons. (I turned both Glorenzelg and Havoc's Call into...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/10, 8:28 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 60,711
Posted By Larisroth
DK Mechanics Discussion

I've been looking over the source code for some of our simulators and checking to see how much the agree on how our mechanics work. In general, the mechanics they use can differ in a lot of small...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/10, 7:28 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
If you have an idea of a spec you want to sim...

If you have an idea of a spec you want to sim with, but are considering moving around a couple of points, the StatTalentDPSValue button is useful as it'll tell you how much that final point of each...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/10, 6:14 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
Rather viable. Some sort of 2H build is of...

Rather viable. Some sort of 2H build is of course best in the BiS gear purely because Shadowmourne is by far the best weapon you can get. However, if you don't / won't get Shadowmourne then the 3...
Forum: Death Knights 03/04/10, 12:39 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
The blood tap trick is a good trick, but isn't...

The blood tap trick is a good trick, but isn't really as effective as you seem to suggest.
Taking out all the other strikes etc, assuming you go BS BT (small pause for the UI) SS (with 2xD) and then...
Forum: Death Knights 03/03/10, 4:37 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
Okay I found a couple of more bugs. One pretty...

Okay I found a couple of more bugs. One pretty minor:
the OHExpertise function in MainStats should like the MHExpertise be divided by 100. (compare lines 400 and 410).

The other is pretty major,...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/10, 10:10 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
FWIW I did some analysis on the various scaling...

FWIW I did some analysis on the various scaling factors, looking at the DPS increase with each stat rather than the ratio vs AP (which is what the EP value is). The numbers still come from the EP...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/10, 5:31 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
Endless Winter is pretty much the last place...

Endless Winter is pretty much the last place you'd take those points from, unless you want to drop the frost subspec.
You're better off dropping morbidity, necrosis or desolation. (and if you have A...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/10, 4:39 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
I did a few sims with DW unholy and it's...

I did a few sims with DW unholy and it's competitive at least. There's a couple of nasty bugs however, which are easy fixes but I've only just reported them.

Firstly, OH Fallen crusader is bugged...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/10, 4:23 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 766,292
Posted By Larisroth
I've been trying out DW builds again. There's a...

I've been trying out DW builds again.
There's a couple of easy to fix bugs. Firstly OH Fallen crusader doesn't initialize correctly, as it's set to proc off main hand swings (in procs.vb from...
Forum: Death Knights 02/25/10, 9:02 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
Interesting results there Consider. Bryntroll,...

Interesting results there Consider. Bryntroll, the Bone Arbiter is an unusual weapon. The proc + slightly faster speed probably skews things in the favour of the frost sub-spec. BiS sets...
Forum: Death Knights 02/25/10, 4:59 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,385
Posted By Larisroth
I ran a few sims in the latest svn version of the...

I ran a few sims in the latest svn version of the simulator, to look at the new icy talons talent.
I used a twisting rotation with 45 extra rp per 45 seconds, and a slightly buffed version of my...
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