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Forum: Mages 10/23/10, 12:20 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
I'm not sure I follow the point of your tests...

I'm not sure I follow the point of your tests Bashram. We already knew that we could cast essentially indefinitely by weaving scorches into the rotation. As Zaldinar pointed out, it's only a matter...
Forum: Mages 10/18/10, 6:12 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
I understand where you are coming from, but my...

I understand where you are coming from, but my argument is that I don't think fire needs to be more mana conscious. There's already enough complexity in the spec between Pyromaniac, Hot Streak, and...
Forum: Mages 10/18/10, 1:01 PM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
As Maje elaborated on, there was more to managing...

As Maje elaborated on, there was more to managing mana prior to the ICC buffs, and even still on HLK with the buff than just using evocation when it's up and popping gems on cool down, especially if...
Forum: Mages 10/18/10, 9:21 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
Logix, the scorch model you propose has serious...

Logix, the scorch model you propose has serious flaws that mages faced in TBC in the absence of a Shadow priest. It will be impossible for mages to ever be balanced in the end game because our DPS...
Forum: Mages 10/16/10, 2:48 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
Couple things I've noticed tonight while doing...

Couple things I've noticed tonight while doing more testing:

1) FFB and Fireball are now essentially doing the same damage. Tooltip wise, Fireball does 2 more damage than FFB at my 3717 SP (5763 for...
Forum: Mages 10/14/10, 1:13 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
Enthorn, you might want to be careful about which...

Enthorn, you might want to be careful about which category you are looking at your Hit Chance under. It still requires 17% spell hit to be capped for level 83 targets. In regards to the combustion...
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 1:12 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,243
Posted By Raencloud
Shaewyn, I took a look at the "Pyroblast!"...

Shaewyn,

I took a look at the "Pyroblast!" ordeal tonight and from my tests it does not count towards hot streaks. I tested hot streaks by casting only Pyroblast, making sure to pause for a few...
Forum: Mages 12/10/09, 12:32 AM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,660
Posted By Raencloud
Currently neither Hot Streak nor Missile Barrage...

Currently neither Hot Streak nor Missile Barrage are being reported in the combat log so all the addons that tracked the procs based on the combat log parses are currently broken. You can, however,...
Forum: /LFGuild 11/03/09, 11:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,740
Posted By Raencloud
We're specifically looking for a hunter and...

We're specifically looking for a hunter and warlock above other DPS classes right now. We currently have just 1 of each so these are pretty much guaranteed raid positions.
Forum: Paladins 10/02/09, 1:48 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,778
Posted By Raencloud
Everyone is freaking out about nothing. Most of...

Everyone is freaking out about nothing. Most of the "DPS" from the seal is from the 33% weapon dmg conversion on hit after you obtain 5 stack of the DoT. The DoT is the only part that's getting...
Forum: Mages 09/23/09, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
That's exactly what he calculated, the...

That's exactly what he calculated, the probability of not seeing a MB proc. You are correct that the proc chance is a static 40% per cast, and theoretically you could cast an infinite amount of times...
Forum: Mages 09/22/09, 2:01 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
Your assumption about IA is incorrect. The SP...

Your assumption about IA is incorrect. The SP bonus caps at 5% of your HP, so as long as you are absorbing enough damage to reach that cap you can reduce points in IA without loss of SP. This is...
Forum: Mages 07/01/09, 1:50 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,962
Posted By Raencloud
In 3.2 (currently) Ignite ticks will give 2% base...

In 3.2 (currently) Ignite ticks will give 2% base mana back to the caster. You should come out positive in most fights, but it's probably not significant enough to cause you to be able to skip...
Forum: Mages 04/29/09, 7:53 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,456
Posted By Raencloud
Ahh yes, I should have caught that. Also, based...

Ahh yes, I should have caught that. Also, based on what Hina is saying, the 4p might actually be better than the 2p is now, which means our set bonuses are pretty damn amazing compared to some of the...
Forum: Mages 04/29/09, 5:04 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,456
Posted By Raencloud
I wanted to clear something up about my test,...

I wanted to clear something up about my test, because I'm afraid it's getting derailed from my comment about running out of mana. The test was done on a target dummy with no raid buffs (just mage...
Forum: Mages 04/29/09, 4:54 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,456
Posted By Raencloud
I don't understand these reports that 2pc+2pc was...

I don't understand these reports that 2pc+2pc was ever optimal. Every version of Rawr has been suggesting I break my 2pc for almost any of the new items from ulduar. Really, the most useful thing...
Forum: Mages 04/29/09, 4:15 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,456
Posted By Raencloud
Ok I sat at a dummy for about 2 hours today. Wow...

Ok I sat at a dummy for about 2 hours today.

Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/mikqegeqn53wk?a=x3000000004585dc#abilities)

WoW Meter Online - Combatlog Replay in Engrish...
Forum: Mages 04/29/09, 3:42 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,456
Posted By Raencloud
I just completed my 4piece tonight and I'll run...

I just completed my 4piece tonight and I'll run some tests tomorrow. I was able to do a few small tests on the target dummy as fireball spec. The first time I proc'd HS 8 times. On those 8, one time...
Forum: Mages 04/17/09, 10:50 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
There is no official best in slot set yet because...

There is no official best in slot set yet because we don't know all the gear from Ulduar. We also don't know if the 4p t8 will be worth using for arcane or not. According to Kavan (I believe), the...
Forum: Mages 04/14/09, 2:25 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,153,456
Posted By Raencloud
Kavan, do you have any ETA on when the T8 set...

Kavan, do you have any ETA on when the T8 set bonuses will be modeled into Rawr?

Also, with regards to engineering, in the latest version the Hyperspeed Accelerators were showing up as 0 DPS (bug?)...
Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 4:55 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,560
Posted By Raencloud
I only mentioned 9k because someone had mentioned...

I only mentioned 9k because someone had mentioned they were close to 8-9k with buffs during a raid. 500 additional SP would include a flask and fish feast buff, so 165(?) of that 500 that would be...
Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 4:38 PM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
There are a lot of changes, but the 2.1.9 version...

There are a lot of changes, but the 2.1.9 version just isn't very accurate to live either (unless I am misinterpreting the 2 roll system as having already been on live). This single discovery alone...
Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 4:29 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,560
Posted By Raencloud
That's probably way too generous. Raid buffed is...

That's probably way too generous. Raid buffed is only an additional 500 or so SP at best (before trinket procs or other temporary buffs). I'm looking at totem of wrath (280) or possibly an Imp giving...
Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 11:15 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,475
Posted By Raencloud
The hit cap is still 8% for any 1h or 2h melee I...

The hit cap is still 8% for any 1h or 2h melee I believe (not dual wield). Expertise cap is 26 (skill, not rating) for anyone. You shouldn't have a hard time getting expertise cap with the Vengeance...
Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 10:58 AM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,560
Posted By Raencloud
It should, since it's designed to be hit capped...

It should, since it's designed to be hit capped and very close to expertise capped (or as a dwarf you can be expertise capped with a Jawbone and possibly be better off than with a Betrayer).
Forum: Paladins 04/08/09, 10:55 AM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
You should be able to add in any trinkets and...

You should be able to add in any trinkets and librams that aren't already in the item cache. To do so, go to Tools->Edit Items. In the bottom left of that window there is an "Add Items" button, and...
Forum: Mages 04/06/09, 5:00 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
I don't think it's that cut and dry. Before ABarr...

I don't think it's that cut and dry. Before ABarr was nerfed, the rotation was AB3[Abarr or Mbarr] and we didn't have mana problems. The change that was giving us mana problems early on was the...
Forum: Paladins 04/06/09, 3:16 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,475
Posted By Raencloud
They are applied after everything else and absorb...

They are applied after everything else and absorb whatever damage you would have taken without the shield, up to the max amount that the shield is capable of absorbing.

In other words, if you have...
Forum: Paladins 04/06/09, 2:06 PM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
*sigh* I did not realize there was an updated...

*sigh* I did not realize there was an updated .dll, so it looks like the haste thing was what was giving me most of the weird results. I was seeing vastly different results than what you described...
Forum: Mages 04/06/09, 1:58 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
The OOFSR is related to clearcasting AM, but it's...

The OOFSR is related to clearcasting AM, but it's hardly even noticable now with the amount of haste in most arcane sets. You only got 1 tick unless you started getting back to back CC procs.
Forum: Mages 04/06/09, 1:54 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
Abarr has technically always been better than AM....

Abarr has technically always been better than AM. Rawr usually skipped over Abarr in favor of AM for higher mana efficiency which it then translated into a higher uptime for ABSpam3MBAM. I honestly...
Forum: Mages 04/06/09, 12:41 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,415
Posted By Raencloud
Your rotation is a little unclear. Are you only...

Your rotation is a little unclear. Are you only casting LB after you scorch? If so, that is wrong. You should be casting LB every time it falls off the target as highest priority (possibly second to...
Forum: Paladins 04/06/09, 11:33 AM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
Lazyeye_-_Ret.xml Download File on FileFront...

Lazyeye_-_Ret.xml Download File on FileFront (http://files.filefront.com/Lazyeye+Retxml/;13543478;/fileinfo.html) is the XML file.

You are probably right about the expertise thing though with...
Forum: Paladins 04/06/09, 11:23 AM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
I do not have heroic presence enabled, however,...

I do not have heroic presence enabled, however, even if I did Girdle of Chivalry has less hit than Girdle of the Ascended Phantom, which be even more of a reason why it should be the better belt when...
Forum: Paladins 04/06/09, 10:47 AM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
There is a bug with Girdle of Chivalry being...

There is a bug with Girdle of Chivalry being under-valued. May not be working correctly with gems, but I'm not sure. Right now, with no belt equipped and at 216 hit rating, Rawr is telling me it's...
Forum: Paladins 04/03/09, 2:34 PM
Replies: 666
Views: 292,638
Posted By Raencloud
In my paladins current gear, I'm showing 8.08...

In my paladins current gear, I'm showing 8.08 effective cd on Judgement, but it says the 4p bonus is worth 71.62 dps. My conclusion is that the priority list must be wildly fluctuating the Judgement...
Forum: Paladins 03/29/09, 1:53 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,560
Posted By Raencloud
Using the updated numbers from that Wowhead link,...

Using the updated numbers from that Wowhead link, I came up with what I think will be BIS for next patch, ignoring the 4p bonus. Since without the 4piece, there is way too much hit out there, I had...
Forum: Paladins 03/26/09, 4:29 PM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,560
Posted By Raencloud
If they removed the recoil from the Seal, and...

If they removed the recoil from the Seal, and nerfed the damage on Judgement, wouldn't that severely lower the effect of the glyph they just created for us (Glyph of Martyr/Blood)? It's possible that...
Forum: Mages 03/26/09, 4:22 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,106
Posted By Raencloud
While I suppose I am happy they buffed us, I am...

While I suppose I am happy they buffed us, I am worried about them just giving us all this crit back (that they just took away). We just lost 5% on the scorch change, but between 55% spirit -> crit...
Forum: Mages 03/24/09, 10:51 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,106
Posted By Raencloud
It's very unlikely that scorch build will over...

It's very unlikely that scorch build will over take either of the other builds. However, a target dummy test won't do the build justice since the entire basis of a scorch build would be to have a...
Forum: Mages 03/24/09, 10:46 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,976
Posted By Raencloud
The problem would be that using a The Turning...

The problem would be that using a The Turning Tide and Surplus Limb, even when not hit capped, is a DPS increase over any other weapon setup in the game right now. The only feasible swap would be if...
Forum: Mages 03/24/09, 10:36 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,106
Posted By Raencloud
I don't see how it's possible that maintaining...

I don't see how it's possible that maintaining scorch can possibly increase your DPS without scorch itself being a dps increase over whatever main nuke you are using (fireball/ffb). If you are seeing...
Forum: Mages 03/20/09, 1:55 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,106
Posted By Raencloud
Aside from the fact that fire was the only viable...

Aside from the fact that fire was the only viable raid spec at the time, I don't think we were worse off then than we are now. Up until this point we have been a legitimate DPS class with a unique...
Forum: Paladins 03/17/09, 2:58 PM
Replies: 553
Views: 291,793
Posted By Raencloud
How did you get this rotation? When I change...

How did you get this rotation? When I change positions on the rotation no matter what options are selected I always show Judgement > Hammer of Wrath = Crusader Strike > Consecration > Divine Storm >...
Forum: Paladins 03/16/09, 12:03 PM
Replies: 553
Views: 291,793
Posted By Raencloud
I have noticed that when I enable 3.1 it seems to...

I have noticed that when I enable 3.1 it seems to devalue the 4piece bonus. However, I still get results that indicate using more than 2 pieces, whether 3.1 is enabled or not, is a DPS loss,...
Forum: Paladins 03/16/09, 12:37 AM
Replies: 553
Views: 291,793
Posted By Raencloud
I realized Fury of the Five Flights wasn't loaded...

I realized Fury of the Five Flights wasn't loaded in correctly. When I reloaded that trinket into the database, the optimal setup pre3.1 included fury instead of Mirror and also changed the bracers...
Forum: Paladins 03/15/09, 9:59 PM
Replies: 553
Views: 291,793
Posted By Raencloud
What pieces of gear did you have available for it...

What pieces of gear did you have available for it to select? The optimal gear set it gave me was:

Obsidian Greathelm
Favor of the Dragon Queen
Valorous Redemption Shoulderplates
Drape of the Deadly...
Forum: Paladins 03/15/09, 8:36 PM
Replies: 553
Views: 291,793
Posted By Raencloud
Has anyone checked out the new release of Rawr?...

Has anyone checked out the new release of Rawr? It appears to have fixed the issue with using the 4p tier bonus. I'm now noticing that if I had 3 pieces equipped it will suggest me to equip a 4th...
Forum: Paladins 03/05/09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,152,530
Posted By Raencloud
You could most definitely use it on Iron Council,...

You could most definitely use it on Iron Council, especially in kill orders that involve killing the big guy last assuming you wanted to use a prot paladin on him. Technically, it's going to be...
Forum: Paladins 02/27/09, 11:03 AM
Replies: 3,523
Views: 1,876,560
Posted By Raencloud
Completely disagree. PoJ is an amazing talent...

Completely disagree. PoJ is an amazing talent because of the movement speed while running. Even with the talent, I still usually switch to Crusader when flying. But the point is, Crusader Aura has...
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