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Forum: The Dung Heap 12/14/10, 6:21 PM

Replies: 30,104 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,888,163 Posted By Obeast You're neglecting the fact that arcane does not... You're neglecting the fact that arcane does not have a single rotation. It actually is harder to model via simulation than other specs because of the nonlinearities introduced by mana adept. For...

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/14/10, 3:57 PM

Replies: 30,104 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,888,163 Posted By Obeast I'm slightly skeptical that simulation is a... I'm slightly skeptical that simulation is a natural way to compare arcane to the other specs, both because (at present) its priority list does not represent optimal rotation shifting and (more...

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/14/10, 3:10 PM

Replies: 30,104 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,888,163 Posted By Obeast With all due respect to Lhivera, who does good... With all due respect to Lhivera, who does good work, I don't expect the current iteration of Simcraft's arcane to be accurate (I'm not sure he would say otherwise); the priority list does not...

Forum: Mages 11/04/10, 5:27 PM

Replies: 265 Arcane in Cataclysm: Updated for 4.01 Views: 917,935 Posted By Obeast I'm not necessarily opposed to any particular... I'm not necessarily opposed to any particular change (nor do I see where anything I said would indicate an objection to that change); I'm merely suggesting that a mana-neutral cycle is not a...

Forum: Mages 11/04/10, 10:40 AM

Replies: 265 Arcane in Cataclysm: Updated for 4.01 Views: 917,935 Posted By Obeast What is so sacred about mana neutral... What is so sacred about mana neutral rotations? If it's not possible to build a reliable mana-negative rotation (which is what you need to make, by mixing it with the proper proportion of a...

Forum: Mages 10/16/10, 3:51 PM

Replies: 265 Arcane in Cataclysm: Updated for 4.01 Views: 917,935 Posted By Obeast I may have missed it during while skimming the... I may have missed it during while skimming the top post (thank you for your work!), but it seems to me that the mathematical result that, sans cooldowns, arcane mages should use their cycles in order...

Forum: Mages 10/03/10, 11:53 AM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,264 Posted By Obeast This is, I think, the phenomenon I proposed might... This is, I think, the phenomenon I proposed might narrow MPS distributions somewhat a few pages back -- the greater % of your rotation that you devote to AB, the less variance you see in the results...

Forum: Mages 09/20/10, 4:32 PM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,264 Posted By Obeast I'll second this. It sounds worse than boring --... I'll second this. It sounds worse than boring -- almost claustrophobic, especially since Logix's point about the variance of even low MPS arcane cycles would make maintaining your mana in this case...

Forum: Mages 09/20/10, 10:32 AM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,264 Posted By Obeast Pure speculation of the most rank variety, and I... Pure speculation of the most rank variety, and I "almost certainly" overstated it by saying "almost certainly". Will obviously depend on a large number of currently unknown factors. We need to...

Forum: Mages 09/19/10, 10:19 PM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,264 Posted By Obeast How does that post of Roywyn's (#82, which is... How does that post of Roywyn's (#82, which is precisely what I was referencing) not conflict with, e.g., this statement of yours: Roywyn's mathematical argument says that, all else being equal,...

Forum: Mages 09/19/10, 8:13 PM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,264 Posted By Obeast Logix, I think you misunderstood me. Lemme try... Logix, I think you misunderstood me. Lemme try again: I'm not saying that specific DPS values have anything to do with the point you're making, which is that the lowest MPS rotation available to...

Forum: Mages 09/19/10, 1:03 PM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,264 Posted By Obeast Two thoughts on this: I think the high variance... Two thoughts on this: I think the high variance you observe may in some sense be an artifact of the rotation you've chosen. There's no way to know what the preferred low MPS rotation will be until...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/08/08, 3:04 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast Deedre, it seems pretty clear to me that arcane... Deedre, it seems pretty clear to me that arcane missiles was meant to be arcane's main nuke at the beginning of TBC. After all, it's the one with the empowered talent, and it's expensive without...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/04/08, 3:27 AM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast I proposed what I think is a reasonable... I proposed what I think is a reasonable explanation for this phenomenon on the last page -- namely, that caster raid balance depends upon having a certain set of buffs from the shadow school (curses,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/03/08, 2:39 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast I think blizzard avoids shadow immunity fight not... I think blizzard avoids shadow immunity fight not because shadow dps classes have no other options (I'm skeptical that a shadow priest spamming smite is all that worse off than a fire mage casting...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/30/08, 7:27 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast I disagree pretty strongly with what you've said... I disagree pretty strongly with what you've said here. First of all, it's inaccurate to say that PoM/AP have "always been countered and they always will be" -- in the hands of an intelligent player,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/18/08, 8:05 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast Priests and shaman will still dispel you, but... Priests and shaman will still dispel you, but felhunters are going to have a rough time of it against mages with mage armor and magic absorption -- they have no +hit and no spell penetration, so...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/17/08, 5:03 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast Thanks for that summary Lhivera -- it's very... Thanks for that summary Lhivera -- it's very helpful. One ability that didn't make your list is Incanter's absorption, whose mechanics are anything but transparent to me at the moment. Do we have...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/08, 2:07 PM

Replies: 4,786 [Mage] WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 769,103 Posted By Obeast I think you're underestimating how good NP procs... I think you're underestimating how good NP procs will be in PvP -- there won't be any burst in the game like AP- NP fireball-PoM Pyro, and unless there's a further distortion of the relative values...

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