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Forum: Player vs. Player 05/27/09, 12:04 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 217,821
Posted By Malakitoo
From blue (World of Warcraft - English (NA)...

From blue (World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Fury: a simple fix (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=17223174426&sid=1&pageNo=6#111):)

Percentages aren't everything, but...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/06/09, 2:54 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 27,480
Posted By Malakitoo
Stoneclaw totem brings rogues out of stealth via...

Stoneclaw totem brings rogues out of stealth via its taunt.

Your best bet is to always have a peel available. Rogues are probably the squishiest class in the game right now and take quite large...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/08, 1:03 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 88,928
Posted By Malakitoo
Nope, bought my hateful shoulders today. They...

Nope, bought my hateful shoulders today. They look like a trip back to level 60; I'd forgotten what it was like to have shoulders that didn't glow, spark, or have giant wolves on them.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/14/08, 3:21 AM
Replies: 215
Views: 88,928
Posted By Malakitoo
As a healer, I find that the blue resilience gear...

As a healer, I find that the blue resilience gear is 100% needed. Wearing pve gear with less than ~400 resil makes it impossible to live through a single dps (read mutilate rogue), much less 2. That...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/08, 6:27 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,213
Posted By Malakitoo
Except to force teams that you lose to 80% of the...

Except to force teams that you lose to 80% of the time to lose points when they play you in a series, I guess. Let the smurfing being!
Forum: Public Discussion 09/22/08, 1:05 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,213
Posted By Malakitoo
Am I correct in saying that you can bypass the...

Am I correct in saying that you can bypass the whole arena rating requirement / points system by just killing Archavon? Or has that changed?
Forum: Player vs. Player 09/18/08, 6:40 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
Spirit link is being replaced with riptide....

Spirit link is being replaced with riptide.

Riptide (Level 80 rank) - Heals a friendly target for 795-826 and another 150 over 15 sec. Your next Chain Heal cast on that primary target within 15 sec...
Forum: Player vs. Player 09/15/08, 12:46 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 43,844
Posted By Malakitoo
First, you're going to have to make some...

First, you're going to have to make some tradeoffs in the resto tree to only put 41 points in. In your build you're missing focused mind, which is an amazing talent. You're also going to miss out on...
Forum: Shamans 08/14/08, 1:22 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 408,081
Posted By Malakitoo
Not being able to r1 earth shock is a massive...

Not being able to r1 earth shock is a massive change for resto arena.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/12/08, 1:16 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,213
Posted By Malakitoo
There are LW-only leg armors that are...

There are LW-only leg armors that are significantly better than the BoE alternative. However, they are currently melee/tank only, which seems strange given that there is a -armor cloak enchant from...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/05/08, 2:31 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 151,001
Posted By Malakitoo
Warrior/warlock/druid is currently one of, if not...

Warrior/warlock/druid is currently one of, if not the, top team in 3v3 right now. It's the same deal though - locks without soul link are huge mana sinks if you can even keep them alive in the first...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/04/08, 4:11 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 151,001
Posted By Malakitoo
You're going to have a lot of trouble with that...

You're going to have a lot of trouble with that combo.

Double healer combos, generally speaking, rely on outlasting the other team while keeping up constant pressure via damage or mana burns. A...
Forum: Shamans 08/04/08, 3:23 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,291
Posted By Malakitoo
Most of the "best PvP shamans" probably wouldn't...

Most of the "best PvP shamans" probably wouldn't be complaining about it, because it's always been a drawback of the totem system and can be accounted for by the skill of the players involved.

I...
Forum: Shamans 08/04/08, 12:09 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 408,081
Posted By Malakitoo
I'm still confused by this. I thought there's no...

I'm still confused by this. I thought there's no such thing as "healing power" anymore, or am I wrong?

The percentage nerf makes sense since spell power scales twice as well per point than the old...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/31/08, 2:41 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 151,001
Posted By Malakitoo
This is the shadowplay comp that won the first...

This is the shadowplay comp that won the first round of the ATR. Resto shaman, shadowpriest, UA lock, incredible damage especially on warriors. I assume that's what they're playing, I could be wrong...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/08, 1:43 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,398
Posted By Malakitoo
You're probably right here, I forgot that each...

You're probably right here, I forgot that each parchment was item-specific :(
Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/08, 1:15 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,398
Posted By Malakitoo
Looking at this, it seems like...

Looking at this, it seems like inscription/enchanting will easily be the top 2 professions for arena.

Do we know what level of glyph is granted by inscription?

Also, what happened to the abilities...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/29/08, 12:51 PM
Replies: 1,843
Views: 450,024
Posted By Malakitoo
This is true, but it's the price you have to pay....

This is true, but it's the price you have to pay. The other option is to try to chase down a pillar hugging druid, which generally leads to the warrior just getting kited the whole time. If it's on...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/28/08, 1:29 PM
Replies: 1,843
Views: 450,024
Posted By Malakitoo
My warrior in 2v2 is zerg-it-down 33/28 spec....

My warrior in 2v2 is zerg-it-down 33/28 spec. From our experience, unless you're really using TM to disarm whenever it's up, insta-reflect cyclones, etc, it's really not worth it. It's more of a...
Forum: Shamans 07/25/08, 4:51 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 408,081
Posted By Malakitoo
I'm not in the beta so I can't confirm...

I'm not in the beta so I can't confirm definitively, but critical strike rating (along with hit rating and haste rating) should apply to both spells and melee. Unless I completely misunderstand the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/24/08, 6:26 PM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 292,884
Posted By Malakitoo
As spriest lock, you will probably lose to any...

As spriest lock, you will probably lose to any team that doesn't have a warrior, certainly any team with a rogue. This is the majority of teams, and that is why sp/lock is more rare.

His point was...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/24/08, 6:14 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 48,057
Posted By Malakitoo
First I've seen of LW-only stuff, too bad it's...

First I've seen of LW-only stuff, too bad it's melee-only, time to go inscription!

Another thing to consider is that gathering professions add passive boosts (from the WotLK thread):
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/24/08, 4:00 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 36,338
Posted By Malakitoo
From that data, there are 35 druid single healer...

From that data, there are

35 druid single healer teams
20 priest single healer teams
5 shaman single healer teams
4 paladin single healer teams

With the breakdown on the double healer teams...
Forum: Shamans 07/18/08, 4:11 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 408,081
Posted By Malakitoo
Do we know for sure which is correct, the patch...

Do we know for sure which is correct, the patch notes we're seeing, or the talent calculators?

They're definitely inconsistent:

o Convection (Elemental) is now a 3-point talent, down from a...
Forum: Shamans 07/18/08, 4:03 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 845,291
Posted By Malakitoo
There are some people posting on the WoW boards...

There are some people posting on the WoW boards that windfury totem and bloodlust do not stack, is there any way you could confirm this one way or another?
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/15/08, 5:12 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
I don't play 3v3 that seriously, only barely (or...

I don't play 3v3 that seriously, only barely (or at least barely by the AJ calc) hitting glad for my ret pally friend, but in 2v2 I can say that toughness is certainly not required.

It does make...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/11/08, 2:46 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
I assume you mean your medallion, not...

I assume you mean your medallion, not battlemasters? I don't see how you could survive without being able to trinket a cc against any rogue team. Also, almost all 2dps teams are rogue/x and almost...
Forum: Shamans 07/09/08, 5:16 PM
Replies: 1,604
Views: 382,633
Posted By Malakitoo
All it takes is little changes. The pre-bc...

All it takes is little changes. The pre-bc elemental shaman was a top-notch 1v1 and small scale pvp class, not much changed and soon it was broken. Of course, it also depends on the changes to every...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/09/08, 3:53 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
If by all you mean the 2: World of Warcraft Arena...

If by all you mean the 2: World of Warcraft Arena Ranking | SK Gaming (http://www.sk-gaming.com/arena/2/us/all/all/all/all/shaman/warrior////)

It's like any other countercomp, you beat the bad ones...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/09/08, 3:25 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
RMP shouldn't really lose to warrior/ret/resto if...

RMP shouldn't really lose to warrior/ret/resto if they're playing well. That said, you should be looking to ride either the mage or priest, whichever is in an easier position to start on. If your...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/07/08, 5:37 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 36,338
Posted By Malakitoo
This would seem to be an argument to make 5v5...

This would seem to be an argument to make 5v5 worth more points rather than less, unless you want to make the bracket completely barren and abandoned. The only reason to play 5s is for the points,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 4:48 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,195
Posted By Malakitoo
RNG also allows for a little gray area in...

RNG also allows for a little gray area in balance.

Without RNG, there would always be a best strategy for any team makeup, and people would follow it. WoW not being 100% balanced, this means that...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 1:46 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
Enchantwise things are pretty standard, healing...

Enchantwise things are pretty standard, healing to gloves/bracers/legs/weapon, resil to chest/shield, boar's speed on boots, appropriate healing enchant on helm/shoulders.

I prefer shadow resist to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/27/08, 2:01 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,444
Posted By Malakitoo
It doesn't if you believe that...

It doesn't if you believe that priest/shaman/hunters should have been toned down. Most of the posters in this thread seemed to think that this change would tone down warrior/rogue teams, and...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/08, 4:30 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,444
Posted By Malakitoo
Passively applied junk debuffs exist for...

Passively applied junk debuffs exist for offensive dispels as well (priest/druid stacking trash debuffs, shaman/pally relic buffs), and dispel resistance affects pretty much everything you would spam...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 3:23 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,444
Posted By Malakitoo
You don't know that "casters were balanced around...

You don't know that "casters were balanced around having these buffs". I would argue that they're balanced around having these buffs be dispellable, seeing as how they've been dispellable for well...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 3:10 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,444
Posted By Malakitoo
I personally believe that warlocks are fine, that...

I personally believe that warlocks are fine, that said I'll believe your numbers in terms of representation.

This change would buff warlocks at the expense of classes that can dispel -- that is to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 12:50 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
I don't understand why people refuse to gear up...

I don't understand why people refuse to gear up through the badge system in favor of grinding bgs. Are pugs just that bad/hard to find? Is it that people's alts don't have guilds to take them through...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/23/08, 2:34 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
There's about 120 or so 2v2, about 20 3v2 and...

There's about 120 or so 2v2, about 20 3v2 and about 10 or so 5v5 teams that are above 2300 in my battlegroup. Probably 20% of that number are inactive, and most of the teams have overlap between the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/08, 5:46 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
Really, I'd think a person decked out in...

Really, I'd think a person decked out in better-than-s3 badge loot would be ok in Hyjal or BT. If he's not, then certainly a pvp geared player wouldn't be.




But pve'rs should get better weapons...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/08, 1:15 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
Honor farming time >>> looking at videos and...

Honor farming time >>> looking at videos and doing your dailies. Doing your homework on every top comp in your bracket is probably as hard as figuring out boss strats. It is true that you can win 50...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/08, 5:44 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
It isn't a path for PvE, it's a path by itself....

It isn't a path for PvE, it's a path by itself. If PvE gear > PvP gear for PvP, as was his suggestion, then PvP is a path to nowhere. PvP has an end-game too, I was using the term to refer to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/08, 5:29 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
It shouldn't give a large advantage, no. Unless...

It shouldn't give a large advantage, no. Unless you want to eliminate PvP as a viable end-game progression path.

That said, PvE gear is top for almost all classes in at least one slot. Even locks...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/08, 5:20 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
This has been suggested many a time in the form...

This has been suggested many a time in the form of increasingly scaling resilience and the addition of a resilience penetration stat.

Two problems with that: 1) catchup becomes much much harder....
Forum: Public Discussion 06/09/08, 12:15 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
I guess we can only hope that the system in WotLK...

I guess we can only hope that the system in WotLK will do this by having 2-3 tiers of PvP progression, so that decent players get s5 equivalent while there's a heavy rating req on s6 gear, with s4...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/11/08, 4:28 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
Except this hasn't occurred anywhere. Also, since...

Except this hasn't occurred anywhere. Also, since you can arbitrarily create new teams, more points can be fed into the system at any given point in time. The system is not strictly percentile based...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/08, 11:48 AM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
Or maybe you farm people at lower ratings to get...

Or maybe you farm people at lower ratings to get to the higher ratings, where you get the gear, similar to how you farm lower tier bosses to enable you to progress to the higher tier bosses? And if...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/08, 3:33 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
I'm actually surprised at all the "I'm going to...

I'm actually surprised at all the "I'm going to quit" remarks. With the new changes, there is an actual incentive to hit certain ratings rather than not really care at all about getting an extra 100...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/02/08, 12:34 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 169,717
Posted By Malakitoo
I agree with most of Ghando's post except the...

I agree with most of Ghando's post except the warlock part. I've found warlock/priest and warlock/pally to be fairly simple wins for the most part. Druid / lock depends a lot on the skill factor of...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/01/08, 10:34 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,814
Posted By Malakitoo
Can anyone confirm the 45 resil pvp trinket and...

Can anyone confirm the 45 resil pvp trinket and its price? Didn't see it on WoR but I could have missed it.
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