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Forum: Death Knights 01/10/10, 6:10 PM
Replies: 3,498
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Posted By Sylari
It's definitely a nice boost on Putricide, and...

It's definitely a nice boost on Putricide, and the DPS loss from the two talent points is fairly minor. You'll run faster than someone with only the boot enchant, and actually have a decent boot...
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/09, 9:18 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,214,276
Posted By Sylari
Ghostcrawler confirms hotnerf...

Ghostcrawler confirms hotnerf (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21730605184&pageNo=1&sid=1#0)
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/09, 8:44 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,214,276
Posted By Sylari
Sorry, this might be just Onyxia deep breathing...

Sorry, this might be just Onyxia deep breathing more often, but I've noticed I haven't gotten the shadow portion of my scourge strike to crit at all today...


edit: nevermind, delete post.. been...
Forum: Shamans 10/28/09, 6:52 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 762,001
Posted By Sylari
I tried that to begin with, but I'd repeatedly...

I tried that to begin with, but I'd repeatedly get a clipboard parsing error, which I had assumed was the simulator getting confused over my second trinket ( and aa new error... null values on...
Forum: Shamans 10/28/09, 5:47 PM
Replies: 2,763
Views: 762,001
Posted By Sylari
Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask, but...

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask, but how would one go about manually adding a new trinket to the sim? Specifically my shaman is currently using a mirror of truth, and EnhSim crashes every...
Forum: Mages 10/20/09, 11:12 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,389
Posted By Sylari
World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Frost...

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Frost 3.3 Analysis (PvE) (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=20432626969&pageNo=13&sid=1#252)

Not excessive, the stated concern is that...
Forum: Warlocks 10/20/09, 9:22 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,395,437
Posted By Sylari
New update to Molten Core:

New update to Molten Core:
Forum: Priests 08/29/09, 11:42 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,654
Posted By Sylari
Yeah, I realize as much, is there a thread or sim...

Yeah, I realize as much, is there a thread or sim I'm missing that compares the professions? More or less I understand that it's an inferior profession ( and I'd imagine the rocket gloves > haste...
Forum: Priests 08/29/09, 8:54 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,654
Posted By Sylari
Sorry if this has been said somewhere, I haven't...

Sorry if this has been said somewhere, I haven't been able to find an answer or get any sims to reliably help me out here... but I'm leveling a shadow priest and fumbling with a second profession.....
Forum: Death Knights 08/16/09, 7:16 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
I haven't seen any math in a bit, but the...

I haven't seen any math in a bit, but the consensus seems to be that using your KM procs immediately is best, given that it procs off auto attacks, and holding them back just means you might waste a...
Forum: Death Knights 08/12/09, 3:58 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,640
Posted By Sylari
If your diseases are dropping off before your 4th...

If your diseases are dropping off before your 4th HS, shouldn't you Pest instead of your third HS then?
Forum: Death Knights 08/11/09, 8:17 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By Sylari
Why would the hit EP go up after you hit melee...

Why would the hit EP go up after you hit melee cap?
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 11:32 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
@asphyxialol: I might be wrong, but my impression...

@asphyxialol: I might be wrong, but my impression with GoG/OB was that it literally gave the spell a 245% crit modifier, which your numbers seem to represent.

Namely, it increases critical strike...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 5:28 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Must just be something weird with my numbers, or...

Must just be something weird with my numbers, or my godawful weaponry.. I haven't noticed a significant enough difference to rule out UHP, and I've seen it pull ahead most of the times when I'm on a...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 5:01 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By Sylari
Whoops, I didn't notice the second instance of...

Whoops, I didn't notice the second instance of BCS in the report..

Kinda wondering how you're RP starving yourself in blood presence with GoIT though, I find myself almost always overcapping with...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 3:30 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By Sylari
BCB damage seemed really low (.55% per point? )...

BCB damage seemed really low (.55% per point? ) Looks like subversion might be a better investment for people speccing into IIT...

I haven't gotten a chance to raid with the spec yet, had to run...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 5:07 AM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By Sylari
That's normal, GoD doesn't apply diseases, only...

That's normal, GoD doesn't apply diseases, only refreshes them, so naturally there'd be no icy talons.

But uh, You're using plague strike about once every 20 seconds, Glyphed plague is 60% weapon...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 4:52 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Non Disease builds also bring a potent raid buff...

Non Disease builds also bring a potent raid buff disease won't be

HB and IT glyph specs do have a different rotation though... I'm still not sure if IT is really a viable option, unless you have an...
Forum: Death Knights 08/08/09, 8:08 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
I haven't done the math , but I'd imagine 3 is...

I haven't done the math , but I'd imagine 3 is the best option, as HB will have the lowest crit chance of all of our abilities, and it's incredible damage in multi target situations.



It's a...
Forum: Death Knights 08/08/09, 7:08 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,910
Posted By Sylari
I personally classtimers, which will put up bars...

I personally classtimers, which will put up bars that show the length of your procs/buffs that you want it to, and parrot, which announces the procs in big letters on my screen, but most combat text...
Forum: Death Knights 08/08/09, 6:59 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
From my understanding, people who use GoHB...

From my understanding, people who use GoHB actually change their rotation quite a bit, using rime procs to refresh FF and using death/unholy runes to refresh PS.. although unless I'm mistaken, they...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 11:28 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
On my H-ToCh runs and 10 man ToCr I found myself...

On my H-ToCh runs and 10 man ToCr I found myself overcapping RP more than a few times in BP. UP seems really dependent on luck though, I could keep the rotation tight as long as I wasn't getting...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 3:44 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,910
Posted By Sylari
Hm, must be bugging then, was testing it on a...

Hm, must be bugging then, was testing it on a dummy and got a 3237 MH 1953 OH doublecrit and the mod displayed the 3237 as my highest recorded crit for that session.. will keep messing with things I...
Forum: Death Knights 08/06/09, 11:48 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,910
Posted By Sylari
@blitzseed and Alyse: Unless I'm mistaken, 17/54...

@blitzseed and Alyse: Unless I'm mistaken, 17/54 is the IT/PS DC spam build, in which case you'd probably be best off with Vengeful Heart..

now a quick one.
I'm sorry, this is more a spec directed...
Forum: Death Knights 08/06/09, 1:58 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
I've noticed the same thing, Obliterate would go...

I've noticed the same thing, Obliterate would go off and sometimes up to five seconds would go without FF even at 100ms latency.

Also noticed a bug where if I have two blood runes and I pestilence...
Forum: Death Knights 08/04/09, 9:13 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
I haven't seen anyone mention it yet, but I've...

I haven't seen anyone mention it yet, but I've noticed a little bug that's turning both blood runes into death runes of I pestilence against multiple targets.
Forum: Death Knights 08/01/09, 9:52 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
I'm personally hesitant about disesae, simply...

I'm personally hesitant about disesae, simply because we're arguably the bast applicator for the 20% haste buff... I saw some interesting numbers with GoHB , and some math for it earlier, is that...
Forum: Death Knights 07/30/09, 5:56 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,910
Posted By Sylari
Yeah, I realize it's only a simulated crit ( but...

Yeah, I realize it's only a simulated crit ( but better ) , I just wasn't sure if a double proc would do 4x disease damage or only 3x, didn't know how WP was calculated.

One more quick one though I...
Forum: Death Knights 07/30/09, 1:33 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,910
Posted By Sylari
Been pouring over the UH thread and haven't found...

Been pouring over the UH thread and haven't found an answer yet.

How/when does Wandering Plague calculate its damage? Does it re-calculate the DoT and proc or does it actually just do the DoT's...
Forum: Death Knights 07/26/09, 12:08 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,910
Posted By Sylari
Haven't found an answer to this, but does anyone...

Haven't found an answer to this, but does anyone here know how WP stacks with 4pT9? If both proc at the same time will that be a crit + explosion for 300% DoT damage on a double proc or does WP...
Forum: Death Knights 06/30/09, 4:36 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By Sylari
RI is reliable and provides a steady overall...

RI is reliable and provides a steady overall boost.

CG would have been potentially viable with a DC spam build simply because a deep unholy subspec wouldn't be casting frost spells enough.
Forum: Death Knights 06/30/09, 4:03 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By Sylari
CG looks to be completely noncompetitive again...

CG looks to be completely noncompetitive again after the most recent build ( in all appearances ) pushed DC/ghoul subspecs out the door.
Forum: Death Knights 06/30/09, 2:12 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,640
Posted By Sylari
I can't get on the PTR fromw here I am, but can...

I can't get on the PTR fromw here I am, but can you clarify how HS was nerfed from live? Patchnotes list nothing and seem to say that the bloody strikes nerf only effects blood strike, not heart...
Forum: Death Knights 06/29/09, 7:50 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Bloody strikes is out of reach of most normal...

Bloody strikes is out of reach of most normal threat of tharassian builds and I think BS spam has already shown to be inferior, doubling the disease modifier from live is still a fairly huge buff...
Forum: Death Knights 06/29/09, 6:16 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,640
Posted By Sylari
UB nerf disappoints me, takes a couple...

UB nerf disappoints me, takes a couple interesting builds off the table...

Haven't been able to get on the PTR since this build was mentioned,. does HS still hit for strangely high numbers?
Forum: Death Knights 06/29/09, 2:57 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Yes I'm sure, I must have stood perpendicular to...

Yes I'm sure, I must have stood perpendicular to the dummy and hit him with OB/BS for ten minutes ( not the best test, but meh ) and the highest offhand strike was 69.874% of the mainhand's damage,...
Forum: Death Knights 06/28/09, 5:30 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Ahh, I forgot about that, my mistake. And yes,...

Ahh, I forgot about that, my mistake.

And yes, slow seems to be very dominant in the offhand.. my tests are by no means definitive or even that effective as my mods don't seem to be functioning as...
Forum: Death Knights 06/28/09, 5:08 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Are you sure of this? I'm having difficulty...

Are you sure of this? I'm having difficulty getting my mods in game to differentiate between offhand and mainhand strikes, but swapping between 39291 and 2488 ( using a 40491 in the mainhand at all...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 10:27 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Sub-optimal raids do happen though, we can't...

Sub-optimal raids do happen though, we can't always guarantee three shamans per raid ( if we include NR, even if it is only good on a few fights..). But since we're only talking about optimal comps...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 9:49 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
the DPS increase for both classes would be fairly...

the DPS increase for both classes would be fairly small I agree ( although at least from my limited testing on the PTR, AA + BCB + Necrosis is greater than 25% ), but IIT's advantages are basically...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 9:20 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Er.. speccing into IIT still leaves HB and UA...

Er.. speccing into IIT still leaves HB and UA available, you'll probably end up losing the 3% OB crit and one point in BCB, or 2 points in BCB which isn't a huge issue since BCB damage is trivial in...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 8:25 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
While 5% haste isn't exactly a huge DPS boost for...

While 5% haste isn't exactly a huge DPS boost for 6 points, frost isn't very bloated at that tier, and you end up spending points on talents that don't necessarily effect DPS at all, most notably you...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 5:04 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Only time I can see CG potentially being viable...

Only time I can see CG potentially being viable is if the frost/DC builds end up being any good. although people don't seem to like them so far.

I'll try and do some testing later ( having issues...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 3:15 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
So FS pulls ahead around 6-8k AP, but how does...

So FS pulls ahead around 6-8k AP, but how does this stack up with the rest of the talents?

Also regarding your DC build, wouldn't giving up the 3 extra points in KM and treating it as filler in...
Forum: Death Knights 06/26/09, 6:15 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,718
Posted By Sylari
Interesting, but to be more fair, shouldn't you...

Interesting, but to be more fair, shouldn't you also add the blood strike damage that you're losing, as well as the .375 of a deathcoil that SS + BS damage has over DnD? ( 30 RP from SS + BS vs 15...
Forum: Death Knights 06/26/09, 4:53 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,116
Posted By Sylari
Still waiting for my DK to finish transferring...

Still waiting for my DK to finish transferring over, so I haven't tested myself.. but have you compared this yourself to a double disease rotation? Seems that the buffs to Blood Plague and Blood...
Forum: Death Knights 06/24/09, 4:05 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,640
Posted By Sylari
Given that HS appears heavily buffed as well...it...

Given that HS appears heavily buffed as well...it sounds like they still intend for the 41 point talents to function as strike replacements...
Forum: Death Knights 06/23/09, 3:58 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,423,014
Posted By Sylari
I'm fairly certain that regardless of how ToT...

I'm fairly certain that regardless of how ToT works, a slower offhand will be preferable.. If it does work like stormstrike, then naturally slower will lead to better strike damage, and even if it's...
Forum: Death Knights 06/22/09, 6:39 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,423,014
Posted By Sylari
If I remember correctly, BS glyph only works for...

If I remember correctly, BS glyph only works for movement slowing effects, it doesn't apply to thunderclap like effects like torment the weak does.
Forum: Death Knights 06/22/09, 6:32 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,423,014
Posted By Sylari
My concern at this point is DW in 3.2 basically...

My concern at this point is DW in 3.2 basically becoming a restylized 2h, except instead of equipping a two hander, you equip a main hander and a stat stick in the offhand.

The offhand looks like it...
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