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Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/09, 1:34 PM
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Posted By Ptoleman
Like I said, there's nothing illegitimate with...

Like I said, there's nothing illegitimate with those kind of theories in the WoW Universe. They can and do happen. However, they do require us to assume something unnecessary in the face of all...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/09, 12:09 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Mal'Garrosh or Garfarian theories are kind of...

Mal'Garrosh or Garfarian theories are kind of pointless to speculate about since they can only be verified ex post facto. They also violate Occam's Razor, which is why they tend to be used very...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/05/09, 12:45 PM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Ptoleman
Something like that has already been confirmed in...

Something like that has already been confirmed in Cataclysm. If I recall, Sylvanas invades Gilneas to try to improve her standing with the other Horde leaders and gain new territory, causing the...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/04/09, 2:17 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Simply put, a Scourge without some leadership or...

Simply put, a Scourge without some leadership or logical vision just goes about rampaging across Azeroth without any sort of purpose. It wouldn't just be all the ghouls being unleashed a la Army of...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/29/09, 1:00 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
I always thought the Sindorei joined the Horde...

I always thought the Sindorei joined the Horde because of political convenience and their ties to the Forsaken. The Blood Elves don't want anything to do with the Alliance, for justified and...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/28/09, 5:28 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
The Covenant and the Sunreavers are two small...

The Covenant and the Sunreavers are two small orders based in Dalaran with little-to-no power outside of areas under Dalaran's influence. They mostly serve as a sort of "hedge" that allows Dalaran to...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/28/09, 4:16 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Garithos holds much of the blame for ruining the...

Garithos holds much of the blame for ruining the Blood Elves' relationship with the Alliance and the state of Humanity as is, but we must keep blame in its place. After leaving Azeroth all of Kael's...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/23/09, 1:15 AM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Ptoleman
@Wyldthang: Sylvanas' forces were quite hostile...

@Wyldthang:

Sylvanas' forces were quite hostile to all others around her the moment from the very beginning. She immediately ordered her banshees to possess many factions who had nothing to do with...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/09, 6:25 PM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Ptoleman
"Sideshow" was written in the context of...

"Sideshow" was written in the context of Mal'ganis' WC3 role. As shown by his unexpected non-demise at the hands of a newly Frostmourne'd Arthas, Mal'ganis was a sideshow even then, a random...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/09, 3:43 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Hmm, I can see it now: Mal'garrosh. I like...

Hmm, I can see it now: Mal'garrosh. I like it.

But on topic, how would Mal'ganis legitimately show up without causing a general "Lolwut?" moment? As an NPC in an encounter? A separate encounter? I...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/07/09, 1:00 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Are we sure that the Ebon Blade's raising...

Are we sure that the Ebon Blade's raising capabilities extend beyond raising mindless zombies? I don't remember what happens in that quest Kaejin linked. (There are so many quests in Northrend...) I...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/09, 10:32 PM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Ptoleman
Well, the Ebon Blade may reek of death, but it's...

Well, the Ebon Blade may reek of death, but it's not like they're a bunch of crazed, psychopathic lunatics. Darion's Ebon Blade is probably the most lucid and effectual of all the factions out there....
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/09, 4:26 PM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Ptoleman
I counted twelve from the description. The Blues...

I counted twelve from the description. The Blues have there will be no vehicle battles in Icecrown, so the Gunship battle is probably a scripted Akama-style event (although hopefully not a pushover)...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/18/09, 6:38 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Well, to be fair, we won't know the exact extent...

Well, to be fair, we won't know the exact extent of the content revamp (or even if the leaks are all true, despite MMO-C's historical trustworthiness) until Friday-ish, so patience is key. :)

But it...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/09, 1:42 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
[double-posted. Please delete.]

[double-posted. Please delete.]
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/09, 1:40 PM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Ptoleman
I read MMO's Cliff's Cliff's Notes, and I...

I read MMO's Cliff's Cliff's Notes, and I thought, with the exception of the Guardian of Tirisfal stuff, that pretty much all the lore stated there made much sense, logically and politically. We'll...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/31/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
Not to mention the average player identifies...

Not to mention the average player identifies items more by their models than by looking them up on Wowhead, and any player curious enough will inspect the player, peruse the tooltips of the items...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/28/09, 2:01 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
If by "work" you mean "grind Heroics, then Naxx,...

If by "work" you mean "grind Heroics, then Naxx, then Ulduar before doing the Coliseum," then yes. They definitely want to shorten the time it takes for a new character to get into the raiding...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/09, 1:25 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
The in-game Horde is already a minority faction...

The in-game Horde is already a minority faction as it is. If Thrall got killed off the modern Horde's reason for being would vanish. Thrall is a cool leader, almost certainly cooler than Varian to...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/09, 1:05 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
<somewhat long post incoming> Open war between...

<somewhat long post incoming>

Open war between the Humans and Orcs, along with the Dwarves, might make sense, but the Night Elves, Trolls, Tauren, and Draenei all have enough brains and emotional...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/09, 12:37 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,213
Posted By Ptoleman
Yes, but Tempest Keep was merely a setback. The...

Yes, but Tempest Keep was merely a setback.

The Coliseum keeps throwing us curve balls. Hooray for Azjol-Nerub content. It makes sense that we'd at least try to infiltrate Icecrown through AN, but...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/09, 12:31 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
Don't forget VanCleef's incredible power to have...

Don't forget VanCleef's incredible power to have five heads in any situation. :)



Quite right, Shadout. Sometimes Blizzard will make "less" profitable decisions in order to maintain a long-term...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/09, 8:47 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
No one knows for sure what the exact nature of...

No one knows for sure what the exact nature of the new hierarchy will be until we can get on the PTR, but the different versions argument is the most obvious and natural, otherwise they wouldn't have...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/09, 11:42 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
I think some people said it already, but (unless...

I think some people said it already, but (unless I missed some obscure Blue comment) we haven't been told that the Crusader Coliseum is the only raid instance we'll be seeing in 3.2.

Who knows? If...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/17/09, 11:01 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
Yeah, but Heroic used to only refer to 5-mans....

Yeah, but Heroic used to only refer to 5-mans. Terminology is subject to the will of Blizzard. :P
Forum: Public Discussion 06/17/09, 10:58 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
It's basically 10-man hard mode, I'm guessing. So...

It's basically 10-man hard mode, I'm guessing. So the hierarchy goes like this:


10-Man Regular
10-Man Hard ("Heroic")
25-Man Regular
25-Man Hard ("Heroic")


Obviously no one can say for sure...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/17/09, 10:49 PM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,433
Posted By Ptoleman
The Algalon treatment is questionable for an...

The Algalon treatment is questionable for an entire instance, but it's subject to change and player feedback. It's possible they won't go through with it as they iterate on the PTR.

What I'm more...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/30/09, 1:20 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,767
Posted By Ptoleman
I'm not quite sure if I'm misunderstanding your...

I'm not quite sure if I'm misunderstanding your argument or you're misunderstanding what GC said, but what GC said was in response to someone criticizing the amount of punishment DoTs get in the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/09, 2:14 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,767
Posted By Ptoleman
Given what they've stated over the past few...

Given what they've stated over the past few months about raid design, that's pretty much what they're going to do for the rest of the expansion, unless of course they don't like the way things are...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/18/08, 12:42 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,989
Posted By Ptoleman
It's wonderfully contrived for SK/Nihilum to...

It's wonderfully contrived for SK/Nihilum to complain about how "easy" the game is without offering any definition of "hard." But we all know what "hard" means to them. Arbitrary barriers that drive...
Forum: Priests 11/10/08, 11:14 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
Presumably Dispersion locks you out of about 50%...

Presumably Dispersion locks you out of about 50% of your DPS if you look at the *very* general breakdown of Shadow Priest DPS. It's roughly 30% MF and 20% MB, with the rest being DoTs. While...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/19/08, 1:37 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 62,802
Posted By Ptoleman
I think we can all agree that Kalecgos is harder...

I think we can all agree that Kalecgos is harder than Illidan, but the reasons for it are debatable and different for each guild.

Not everything in raiding is clear-cut fact. A lot of difficulty or...
Forum: Priests 10/14/08, 11:42 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
So that puts us up there with Warlocks and Mages?...

So that puts us up there with Warlocks and Mages? Amazing. How's the scaling with gear?
Forum: Priests 10/14/08, 1:54 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
It would be nice if it were a minor glyph, but...

It would be nice if it were a minor glyph, but it's not, and most of our major glyphs have yet to be truly valuable for us. For now this is not an egregious price.
Forum: Priests 10/14/08, 11:01 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
There have been at least 4 different Blue posts...

There have been at least 4 different Blue posts over the past few days that have stated without a doubt that they tend to a) buff Shadow Priest DPS and b) buff Shadow Priest Glyphs to help us do more...
Forum: Priests 10/11/08, 5:08 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
I went to the test dummies on the PTR today and...

I went to the test dummies on the PTR today and tested things out in a sort of pseudo-raid. Averaged 1750-1800 DPS, depending on who was in the pseudo-raid in the time, but I haven't gotten used to...
Forum: Priests 10/11/08, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
If they are blind, then people like us will let...

If they are blind, then people like us will let them know. :P

But I think they're quite aware of our low single-target DPS. It comes down to scaling more than anything else. Shadow Priests and...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/08, 11:46 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 62,802
Posted By Ptoleman
There are some fights that are simply too...

There are some fights that are simply too unforgiving and too well-tuned to be considered "fun" by anyone other than the most hardcore.

M'uru is a fun fight, but it is unforgiving beyond all...
Forum: Priests 10/08/08, 12:13 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
A quick post: The "SimCraft scale" is about 1k...

A quick post:

The "SimCraft scale" is about 1k DPS off from tests in Beta. If you bring each spec down by about a thousand on that scale, you get to where most specs are actually performing....
Forum: Priests 10/07/08, 10:39 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
A quote apropos Elemental Shaman DPS. It might...

A quote apropos Elemental Shaman DPS. It might not concern us directly, but it hints at the DPS parity mark Blizzard's been talking about.

It seems that the target area of DPS can be assumed to be...
Forum: Priests 10/06/08, 7:58 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
Dispel protection for us is needed unless they do...

Dispel protection for us is needed unless they do a pass on the dispel system (which I hope they do), but a better solution from Blizzard's point of view would be to put a glyph that removed the...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/08, 1:35 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,997
Posted By Ptoleman
Why would you get depressed over not killing KJ...

Why would you get depressed over not killing KJ before 3.0? Disappointed, yes, but depressed?

I mean, I know WoW is a social, human activity (thus it is relevant and has real consequences), but...
Forum: Priests 09/25/08, 6:52 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
Couple of points: 1: There's no functional...

Couple of points:

1: There's no functional definition for what each talent point or ability is "worth." That kind of argument won't get the Devs to budge. Ever.
2: Dispersion is designed primarily...
Forum: Priests 09/20/08, 10:45 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
It's still not being affected by Twin...

It's still not being affected by Twin Disciplines, if I'm not mistaken. And Darkness is bugged and doesn't do anything right now. This may change the results of your calculations.
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 8:03 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
I do not know. I'm pretty sure Shadowfiend damage...

I do not know. I'm pretty sure Shadowfiend damage still scales with Spell Power, but I'm unaware of the fiend benefiting from the caster's haste.

Perhaps more knowledgeable folks can correct me.
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 6:13 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
I've been doing some very random tests on the...

I've been doing some very random tests on the Beta for Shadowfiend. They're hardly professional, but my tests clearly indicate that the Shadowfiend's damage no longer determines the amount of mana...
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
It's perfect for M'uru. Pop it during the P1/P2...

It's perfect for M'uru. Pop it during the P1/P2 transition for 25% extra damage for the zerg. Just don't kill yourself with a souped-up Death! ;)

Twins is...probably hopeless for the buff, but...
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 11:02 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
A 23s cooldown. 30 - 4 -3 = 23, not 24. This is...

A 23s cooldown. 30 - 4 -3 = 23, not 24.

This is mathematical theorycrafting that's ignoring the presence of your partner and the use of Fade to get away from people. Merely stating the amount of...
Forum: Priests 09/12/08, 9:55 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
Had you tried Dispersion before the nerf? It was...

Had you tried Dispersion before the nerf? It was a very effective talent in PVP. It shut down any train on the S-Priest for six seconds. Exactly what we needed for PVP. I was more concerned about the...
Forum: Priests 09/11/08, 6:56 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,623
Posted By Ptoleman
Oh, good. Maybe this will shut some people up on...

Oh, good. Maybe this will shut some people up on the official forums.

I don't think I've ever had a greater desire to murder people than I did reading the Priest Beta forums today. *beats head into...
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