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Forum: Death Knights 02/23/10, 12:43 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I've added a section to the OP discussing... I've added a section to the OP discussing switching from Str to ArP gemming. Hopefully this will answer a lot of questions people have about whether or not to make the switch. I've also updated...

Forum: The Dung Heap 01/12/10, 10:22 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,885,786 Posted By Soilantgreen64 There is nothing keeping you from switching the... There is nothing keeping you from switching the two, but I don't see how that would be a DPS gain, perhaps you could explain further. If anything I would think you'd always want to be DS'ing first...

Forum: Death Knights 01/05/10, 10:18 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Also it is considerably worse to lose your... Also it is considerably worse to lose your diseases with GoD then with GoDD, which can mean forcing an early refresh instead of using an HS. Furthermore GoD requires 2/2 epidemic, vs GoDD which only...

Forum: Death Knights 12/30/09, 10:55 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Posting stat weights is a little tricky as... Posting stat weights is a little tricky as nothing is one size fits all. With the gear currently available its almost impossible not to be hit and expertise capped, but what is the value in simming...

Forum: Death Knights 12/14/09, 10:59 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 UH should outperform blood on Marrowgar due to... UH should outperform blood on Marrowgar due to the whirlwind mechanic. On saurfang I think GoDD would perform best if you are being careful to avoid cleaving beasts, as this usually results in...

Forum: Death Knights 12/14/09, 9:44 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 From a pure numbers perspective the argument is... From a pure numbers perspective the argument is easier to settle for yourself now. Its simply HS vs. IT+PS (strike damage) since GoD would roll the diseases at approximately the same level (you...

Forum: Death Knights 12/09/09, 9:18 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I'm inclined to believe that unholy might be in... I'm inclined to believe that unholy might be in need of a nerf now, just doing some single target testing I was finding UH coming out around 500 dps ahead of blood. This was on the first two bosses...

Forum: Death Knights 12/08/09, 10:03 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Ill be looking to make an update for 3.3 in the... Ill be looking to make an update for 3.3 in the next few days once we get a feel for exactly how things are working on live. Initially it looks like not a lot has changed for us. The main changes...

Forum: Death Knights 09/09/09, 8:29 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Using WMO to try to gauge results of similar... Using WMO to try to gauge results of similar builds is terribly bad right after the release of new content. The top people have 245 weapons, which would put them #1 without any glyphs. Additionally...

Forum: Death Knights 08/28/09, 11:13 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 At the current upper gear levels (i.e. all the... At the current upper gear levels (i.e. all the Uld hard modes, and getting into ilvl 245 gear) it will ALWAYS be best to go ArP over STR until hitting either the soft or hard cap. If you aren't...

Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 4:34 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I tossed my spreadsheet on this, but the extra DC... I tossed my spreadsheet on this, but the extra DC procs from Sudden Doom are very significant, much more so then people tend to realize. They come very close to (if not slightly exceeding) the...

Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 3:23 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,888 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Before we were pretty easily soft capping ArP, it... Before we were pretty easily soft capping ArP, it was proper to gem str until you hit around 6200 raid buffed AP, then people would start switching to ArP. Mainy because ArP in small amounts isn't...

Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 3:11 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 It is a set rotation still. No Glyph (1) IT PS... It is a set rotation still. No Glyph (1) IT PS HS HS DS DS HS HS HS HS repeat (1) With Glyph of Disease (1)

Forum: Death Knights 08/19/09, 6:27 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Your logs were, well, interesting. In the... Your logs were, well, interesting. In the 51/0/20 fight you cast IT 14 times, and PS 7 times. This is in comparison to the 50/0/21 log where you cast each 4 times. It wasnt exactly clear to me if...

Forum: Death Knights 08/13/09, 8:45 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,888 Posted By Soilantgreen64 One thing to add, a lot of people have said they... One thing to add, a lot of people have said they don't even notice the threat reduction from Subversion or that it doesnt make a difference. If you come from a background of playing a Blood DK, and...

Forum: Death Knights 08/12/09, 4:21 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I'm working through some more updates of the OP,... I'm working through some more updates of the OP, and added the section on Rolling Diseases. Since I didn't use GoDisease myself prior to 3.2 I don't have a lot of personal experience to add to the...

Forum: The Dung Heap 08/06/09, 10:35 PM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,885,786 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I accept the wrath of Kaubel et al. for backseat... I accept the wrath of Kaubel et al. for backseat moderating here, but this train seems to be headed way, way off the tracks. If you want to propose people seriously consider a variant build like...

Forum: Death Knights 08/04/09, 2:55 PM

Replies: 707 Optimal gearing: the BiS thread - updated for 3.3 Views: 1,587,794 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Well, that just makes things a little more... Well, that just makes things a little more complicated. Using the 3.1 stat weights, if you are under hit capped (if you can get full use of a STR/HIT orange gem), using Relentless Earthsiege Diamond...

Forum: Death Knights 08/04/09, 2:27 PM

Replies: 707 Optimal gearing: the BiS thread - updated for 3.3 Views: 1,587,794 Posted By Soilantgreen64 With losing the prismatic quality of Dragon's... With losing the prismatic quality of Dragon's Eye, the new best Meta Gem in 3.2 should be Relentless Earthsiege Diamond over Chaotic Skyflare Diamond. The difference comes down to 21 Agi vs 21 Crit...

Forum: Death Knights 08/04/09, 9:07 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I'll be updating the OP once things settle in a... I'll be updating the OP once things settle in a bit with the new patch. The highlights as they effect Blood DKs are pretty much as follows: There really isn't much there for us, and I think in...

Forum: Death Knights 07/28/09, 1:24 PM

Replies: 707 Optimal gearing: the BiS thread - updated for 3.3 Views: 1,587,794 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Sunder/FF do not stack with Armor Pen. The... Sunder/FF do not stack with Armor Pen. The Sunder/FF are applied first, and then your Armor Pen reduces from the lowered armor amount the appropriate percentages. edit: Meant to report this post...

Forum: Death Knights 07/23/09, 4:15 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I'll end with this. I think plugging numbers... I'll end with this. I think plugging numbers from a parse is a bad way to try to do this analysis. I can find parses from my own experience that support both sides of this argument. In general I...

Forum: Death Knights 07/22/09, 10:07 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I was going to break the post into mulitple... I was going to break the post into mulitple quotes and hit on each one just so I could feel the warm wrath of Kaubel, but I decided against it. Really quickly adressing this post, rotations that...

Forum: Death Knights 07/20/09, 1:52 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,888 Posted By Soilantgreen64 That's all well and good, but the simple fact... That's all well and good, but the simple fact that only 1 of your weapons gets copied for DRW is the single biggest factor as to why you shouldn't dual wield with Blood (graphically anyways, it's...

Forum: Death Knights 07/20/09, 12:21 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 To try to explain a little more about why putting... To try to explain a little more about why putting up IT+PS with your DRW is a bad idea, consider the end of a boss fight. If you dont get the full benefit of your diseases, you aren't going to...

Forum: Death Knights 07/16/09, 9:33 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Interesting bit of info, with the new items... Interesting bit of info, with the new items available in 3.2, it will be possible to exceed 100% Armor Penetration without the use of proc trinkets. The gear you'd have to use to hit the 1108 ArP...

Forum: Death Knights 06/17/09, 3:35 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 The fact is that it has been shown that NONE of... The fact is that it has been shown that NONE of those things you listed are more valuable to your DPS than DRW. If you are leading a raid and can't be bothered to figure out how to time your DRW and...

Forum: Death Knights 06/17/09, 1:46 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I don't want to further clog the thread by... I don't want to further clog the thread by quoting Daeren's post, but suffice to say while a few holes have already been poked in his argument, let me put the final nail in the coffin. You stated...

Forum: Death Knights 06/10/09, 11:24 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 This is the big problem I have with sims, is... This is the big problem I have with sims, is people either incorrectly interpreting their results, or failing to evaluate the hypothetical against known data. DC doing more dmg doesn't make it a...

Forum: Death Knights 06/10/09, 9:35 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 When raiding you have tons of buffs, that's why... When raiding you have tons of buffs, that's why Blood does so well in a raid setting. On average FC has ~ 75% uptime, and Greatness ~30%, with a trinket like Grim Toll coming in around ~20%. The...

Forum: Death Knights 06/03/09, 3:06 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I can't speak for Methods, umm, methods, but... I can't speak for Methods, umm, methods, but playing devil's advocate did you include the 10% bonus Agi gets from Kings that Crit does not? So would it be (.808+1/18)*1.1 = 1.45, at a maximum? I...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/03/09, 11:34 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,885,786 Posted By Soilantgreen64 The OP lists the currently accepted stat weights... The OP lists the currently accepted stat weights for Blood DKs, along with a link to the BiS gear post. In addition there is also the 2/4 pc set bonus weights listed for Blood spec in the OP. The...

Forum: Death Knights 06/03/09, 10:52 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I believe Methods has being using a sim to... I believe Methods has being using a sim to generate his numbers. I'll keep an eye on this discussion, hopefully he can add some insight as to their generation. That being said for the time being I...

Forum: Death Knights 06/01/09, 2:27 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 The duration of DRW is only affected by the RP... The duration of DRW is only affected by the RP you have when it is spawned, it does not work like gargoyle. Your RP is spent when it is cast, and that determines how long it lasts You would burn...

Forum: Death Knights 06/01/09, 9:31 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I wouldn't replace the Greatness with Grim toll,... I wouldn't replace the Greatness with Grim toll, heads up the Greatness is a better trinket, and that's before you even take into consideration that double trinket procs would push you over the 100%...

Forum: Death Knights 05/31/09, 11:59 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Ok hopefully this will do a decent job of... Ok hopefully this will do a decent job of explaining things. I did some limited tested and my observations indicated that your DRW did indeed benefit from the IT and PS that IT put up (not the ones...

Forum: Death Knights 05/30/09, 8:58 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 This is not exactly true. You can browse the log... This is not exactly true. You can browse the log file of the Heart Phase of XT that I posted, and see my attacks and my DRW's attacks. DRW will copy your attacks, but it isn't as simple as doing...

Forum: Death Knights 05/30/09, 8:30 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 DRW will cast IT and PS, and the diseases will... DRW will cast IT and PS, and the diseases will show up, however you dont benefit from them, and the most recent information I have come across has indicated that similarly to how DRW's Obliterates...

Forum: Death Knights 05/30/09, 7:26 PM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 For talents like this you really need to look at... For talents like this you really need to look at actual results as Kaejin mentions. Take this WWS from a recent Ignis fight for example: Wow Web Stats...

Forum: The Dung Heap 05/30/09, 10:51 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,885,786 Posted By Soilantgreen64 As much of the information as I could get from... As much of the information as I could get from this thread has been consolidated into the following post: http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t61176-blood_simple_consolidated_blood_dk_dps_guide/ I will be...

Forum: Death Knights 05/30/09, 1:25 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Haha no worries, like I said, for about 3 weeks I... Haha no worries, like I said, for about 3 weeks I had to play 1 handed so it was necessary to use a castsequence macro for me. I figured why not include it for others too. Some people may find it...

Forum: Death Knights 05/30/09, 12:43 AM

Replies: 1,423 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died Views: 2,666,604 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Blood Simple - The Day The Music Died I'm really bummed at the news that Blood DPS is getting the axe. While it may "not be final" etc, it seems they're convictions about this are pretty strong. Frost always had the feel of the...

Forum: Death Knights 05/29/09, 9:56 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 708,485 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I am currently working on a complete rewrite of... I am currently working on a complete rewrite of this thread, following Darkside's format for the frost thread. It is a pretty time-consuming process, and I want to get as much in it as possible. I...

Forum: Death Knights 05/28/09, 3:41 PM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 708,485 Posted By Soilantgreen64 While all this sim talk is interesting, it's not... While all this sim talk is interesting, it's not really any more relevant to blood dks than basically any other class/spec. You need to take from the sims and modeling what you want and go from...

Forum: Death Knights 05/23/09, 10:58 AM

Replies: 707 Optimal gearing: the BiS thread - updated for 3.3 Views: 1,587,794 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I only ran the numbers for Blood, but the APE on... I only ran the numbers for Blood, but the APE on Enchanted Tea comes out to ~25.56 vs 23.12 for the 8str 12 stam gem. It would satisfy your socket/meta requirement. I think there will be the way to...

Forum: Death Knights 05/23/09, 1:00 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 708,485 Posted By Soilantgreen64 You're probably not going to hit 10k on a dummy,... You're probably not going to hit 10k on a dummy, my highest that I have a record of is 8200 (only logged a few tests). Blood scales really well with gear and raid buffs, so if you weren't doing 25...

Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 2:30 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,888 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Grim Toll. Im in the same situation as you, GT... Grim Toll. Im in the same situation as you, GT is still the best choice. I've tested it quite a bit, and the real strength in Grim Toll comes from it's proc and not it's hit rating, so stick with...

Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 12:57 PM

Replies: 174 DW Unholy DPS - We're Not Dead Yet! Views: 178,070 Posted By Soilantgreen64 I appologize for being slightly off topic, but... I appologize for being slightly off topic, but this is definately of interest to DW DK fans. Ghostcrawler had indicated that they will be working on DW DKs again in the next major...

Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 10:24 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,888 Posted By Soilantgreen64 When you're dps'ing, as you indicated, you will... When you're dps'ing, as you indicated, you will really FEEL a miss/dodge/parry, but the increase in your dmg isn't nearly as tangible. You're much less likely to notice hitting 100 dmg harder than...

Forum: Death Knights 05/21/09, 10:55 AM

Replies: 840 There Will Be Blood (DPS) - Meet the new thread/Same as the old thread Views: 708,485 Posted By Soilantgreen64 Our raid last night I had 368 Death coils, to 152... Our raid last night I had 368 Death coils, to 152 Death Strikes. Last week had a similar distribution 328 to 132. So typically you'll be firing off a DC about 2.5 times more often than Death...

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