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Forum: Priests 08/11/11, 9:51 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,948,473
Posted By Kashir
A Rapture cooldown mod is very important; not so...

A Rapture cooldown mod is very important; not so much because PWS is a horrible spell to use outside of Rapture, but because increasing your Rapture proc rate will dramatically increase your mana...
Forum: Priests 07/28/11, 8:39 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 481,132
Posted By Kashir
Horribly worse? It's a 2% proc rate for a 15s...

Horribly worse?

It's a 2% proc rate for a 15s proc increasing your spirit regen by 100% (less for Holy Priests, so ironically the spirit-favouring class gets even less value from this trinket). If...
Forum: Priests 04/28/11, 9:39 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,246,374
Posted By Kashir
Renew rolling in Serenity can be surprisingly...

Renew rolling in Serenity can be surprisingly effective on some 10s encounters. I got bored of Disc on H Magmaw and gave it a shot, and was able to maintain quite reasonable HPS while going in to p2...
Forum: Priests 03/30/11, 12:41 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,948,473
Posted By Kashir
There are certainly cases where rapid shielding...

There are certainly cases where rapid shielding is appropriate, even without taking into account raw bubble spam.

Yes; mana efficiency is important, and you should strive to use efficient heals...
Forum: Priests 03/14/11, 9:16 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,246,374
Posted By Kashir
That's a bit of a silly way to look at it. We're...

That's a bit of a silly way to look at it. We're not debating whether it's worth it to train the Mastery ability (duh), we're debating whether it's generally better to stack haste rating, mastery...
Forum: Priests 03/08/11, 11:58 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,323,841
Posted By Kashir
That's precisely what DoT clipping means... and...

That's precisely what DoT clipping means... and it no longer occurs in Cataclysm. Recasting a DoT will increase the duration to max, but the ticks will keep going without interruption.

We're not...
Forum: Priests 01/19/11, 2:44 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,615
Posted By Kashir
That's not really a fair comparison. Int provides...

That's not really a fair comparison. Int provides a lot more than the raw spellpower from IF. If I had to put a (very) rough value on it, I'd say about half the value of Int is the SP.

With that...
Forum: Priests 01/06/11, 11:20 PM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,246,374
Posted By Kashir
Is anyone taking more than 31 points in Holy...

Is anyone taking more than 31 points in Holy currently? If not, then the free points from SoM can't be used in Disc or Shadow.

I think those last few points in Holy can go anywhere according to...
Forum: Priests 01/04/11, 6:29 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,615
Posted By Kashir
I can't speak for raids, but in heroics I use...

I can't speak for raids, but in heroics I use mind control very frequently in any dungeon with humanoids, which is pretty much everything except SFK where we can shackle. Even VP has some MCable mobs...
Forum: Priests 01/04/11, 2:00 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,615
Posted By Kashir
The mechanic for Echoes of Light is pretty...

The mechanic for Echoes of Light is pretty simple, and as far as I know there's no bugs or tricks.

When you cast a direct heal, it recalculates the new "Echoes of Light" HoT to be: total healing =...
Forum: Priests 12/25/10, 1:05 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,246,374
Posted By Kashir
Yes, the rating requirements are for gear...

Yes, the rating requirements are for gear bonuses.

Rolling Renew with Chakra certainly does reduce the importance of the haste "cap" values. It doesn't make it entirely irrelevant; there will always...
Forum: Priests 12/25/10, 12:35 AM
Replies: 654
Views: 2,246,374
Posted By Kashir
The 5% is a raid buff from Shaman (Wrath of Air...

The 5% is a raid buff from Shaman (Wrath of Air Totem), Boomkin or Shadow Priests.

If you have one of those in your group / raid, use the 5% rating table rows. Otherwise, use the rows without.
Forum: Priests 12/16/10, 6:54 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,615
Posted By Kashir
Do Focused Will and Blessed Resillence activate...

Do Focused Will and Blessed Resillence activate upon AOE damage, or does it have to be a direct hit or spell?
Forum: Priests 05/06/10, 6:55 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,659
Posted By Kashir
Starfire; not sure if you've been keeping up to...

Starfire; not sure if you've been keeping up to date with the changes, but at the moment they're planning for haste to add additional HoT ticks as well as decrease the period between HoTs (so the...
Forum: Priests 04/20/10, 8:05 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,659
Posted By Kashir
Even more important is that this applies to...

Even more important is that this applies to healing spells too, particularly in a Cataclysm environment where "mana will matter".

The difference between a 32% Penance and a 33% Penance (or a 19%...
Forum: Priests 04/12/10, 7:09 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,659
Posted By Kashir
Let's also keep in mind that the days of the...

Let's also keep in mind that the days of the infinite mana Resto Druid are over. HoTs are more likely to be effective healing; but at the same time, Druids probably won't be able to blanket HoT spam...
Forum: Priests 04/09/10, 2:47 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,659
Posted By Kashir
It's hard to imagine that they'd allow it to be...

It's hard to imagine that they'd allow it to be usable on non-party members. There's plenty of precedence for spells of this type.

If you're in a party / battleground with someone, there's already...
Forum: Priests 04/08/10, 3:38 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,659
Posted By Kashir
Life Grip is absolutely hilarious. Can't wait to...

Life Grip is absolutely hilarious. Can't wait to play with it.

Adding a moderate heal, and improving both Holy and Disc as single-target healers. Nothing unexpected there.

The Improved Healing...
Forum: Priests 02/17/10, 10:31 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
The glyph is an overall loss in total healing,...

The glyph is an overall loss in total healing, but it's main purpose is to focus your healing on a smaller number of players. It can be a good tradeoff.

For example, if you're assigned to melee...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/15/10, 5:56 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,439
Posted By Kashir
Hybrid specs do not work for priests. Period. If...

Hybrid specs do not work for priests. Period.

If you could trade 4% healing, GS and Serendipity for Disc Shields, it would be a fantastic tradeoff. That's not what you're doing. You're trading the...
Forum: Priests 02/09/10, 3:20 AM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
I think you'd be surprised about that one. The...

I think you'd be surprised about that one. The only fight I've done in WotLK where I literally spammed for the entire fight was Twin Valkyr; every other fight has small breaks here and there for...
Forum: Priests 01/28/10, 10:59 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
And the raw HPS decrease from using FH over Renew...

And the raw HPS decrease from using FH over Renew is about 4k HPS. The set bonus is horrible because the optimal case for the proc (consistent ongoing raid damage) is also the strongest case for...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/10, 4:59 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 69,277
Posted By Kashir
This is a little embarrassing, but for those who...

This is a little embarrassing, but for those who are struggling with the berserk timer; have everyone reapply all their DoTs a few seconds before the enrage, and have a Pally bubble. For our kill she...
Forum: Priests 01/27/10, 7:30 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
Generally speaking, assuming that you start with...

Generally speaking, assuming that you start with full throughput gearing and enhancements, the best tradeoffs for more regen are (in order);

Meta: Insightful Earthstorm Diamond is a no brainer. The...
Forum: Priests 01/22/10, 5:51 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
Actually, I did some rough math when the set...

Actually, I did some rough math when the set bonuses were first announced. Even if the CoH reset was a 100% chance, using CoH -> FH -> CoH rotations are, at best, roughly on par with Renew...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/21/10, 7:35 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 54,171
Posted By Kashir
We run a fairly melee heavy raid too (8 for our...

We run a fairly melee heavy raid too (8 for our kill, usually 9 for 2-tank fights). Using the table strat works well, and we didn't really worry about melee popping cooldowns or anything like...
Forum: Priests 01/20/10, 10:25 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
No, he's right, at least when it comes to Twin...

No, he's right, at least when it comes to Twin Valkyr H. Sustaining a tight CoH / PoM / Renew rotation for the entire duration of an encounter is extremely taxing on our mana pool; I required an...
Forum: Priests 01/18/10, 11:52 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,864
Posted By Kashir
So are you having mana troubles? If no, feel...

So are you having mana troubles?

If no, feel free to pick up the Purified Lunar Dust for a large SP boost.

If yes, don't.

I'm really not sure what kind of response you wanted. We can't tell you...
Forum: Priests 01/18/10, 5:15 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,864
Posted By Kashir
For what it's worth, if you're truly concerned...

For what it's worth, if you're truly concerned about mana regen; Spark of Hope or Meteorite Crystal are the best regen trinkets in the game by a rather large margin (obviously Spark of Hope is much...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/18/10, 4:55 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 54,171
Posted By Kashir
We just made our first kill. A minor variation on...

We just made our first kill. A minor variation on the table strategy worked well; try having all your ranged and non-soaking healers spread out in a line from the doorway to the table. It slightly...
Forum: Priests 01/15/10, 6:06 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
No one said anything about haste being entirely...

No one said anything about haste being entirely wasted on Holy. It's not unreasonable, however, to claim that it is of lesser value to us than it is to the other healers (who have at most a single...
Forum: Priests 01/14/10, 4:39 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
The only caveat I would make to this statement is...

The only caveat I would make to this statement is that latency unfairly penalises haste, particularly for instant-cast spells which do not allow server-side chaining.

How much this affects your...
Forum: Priests 01/13/10, 9:10 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
Not really sure what you're asking. Of course...

Not really sure what you're asking. Of course crit and haste are better throughput stats than spirit, and we've known for a very long time that intellect is a much better regen stat than...
Forum: Priests 01/13/10, 3:14 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,864
Posted By Kashir
It's not too hard to prove that Heroism cannot...

It's not too hard to prove that Heroism cannot push below 1s GCD. One easy way is to find a Boomkin, pop Heroism, and spam Wrath. Between Heroism, haste and Nature's Grace your cast time will be well...
Forum: Priests 01/13/10, 12:35 AM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
Very rough guesstimates; 245 -> 264 is...

Very rough guesstimates;

245 -> 264 is approximately a 20% increase in raw intellect.
My current intellect : spirit ratio is 1.3 : 1.
Intellect is approximately double the value of spirit for...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/12/10, 1:58 AM
Replies: 877
Views: 581,405
Posted By Kashir
Isn't LibHealComm responsible for the Incoming...

Isn't LibHealComm responsible for the Incoming Heals notifications?
Forum: Priests 01/11/10, 9:07 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 306,640
Posted By Kashir
You're reading WoL incorrectly. The "total...

You're reading WoL incorrectly. The "total healing from X spell" on the left does not include overhealing; you can see the far right column indicates overheal. It's not entirely accurate due to crits...
Forum: Priests 01/08/10, 8:01 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
No, it just means that the regen on Solace is...

No, it just means that the regen on Solace is ridiculously overbudget.

They don't seem to be interested in bringing other trinkets up to Solace level (Althor's Abacus, Purified Lunar Dust etc.),...
Forum: Priests 12/15/09, 9:01 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
Actually, to be completely honest, the main...

Actually, to be completely honest, the main reason I'm using the Renew glyph was because it made my Twin Valkyr healing "rotation" incredibly easy. A 12 second Renew fits a 2xCoH cycle neatly, so I...
Forum: Priests 12/15/09, 6:12 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
If you didn't consider Renew worth using before,...

If you didn't consider Renew worth using before, I don't see why anything would have changed your mind recently.

Personally I've been specced 3/3, 3/3 and glyphed for Renew since ToC, and am more...
Forum: Priests 12/14/09, 9:05 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
Regarding Althor's Abacus: Can confirm that it's...

Regarding Althor's Abacus:

Can confirm that it's a typical ~45s ICD, though the proc rate is lower than most (I'd guess about 20%). It procs on HoT ticks, which means Druids will have the shortest...
Forum: Priests 12/10/09, 6:04 PM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
The problem I have with this general approach is...

The problem I have with this general approach is that in cases where there is a need to be a flexible healer (10 man raids are a great example), why would I be Holy? Holy excels when there's huge...
Forum: Priests 12/10/09, 12:49 AM
Replies: 411
Views: 596,563
Posted By Kashir
I'm not entirely convinced that a BiS list is...

I'm not entirely convinced that a BiS list is particularly useful to healers, particularly Priests. Unlike DPS, the "best" gearset varies hugely with the encounter, your role, the raid makeup, the...
Forum: Death Knights 12/07/09, 6:45 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,913
Posted By Kashir
Conversely, it's also possible that if they take...

Conversely, it's also possible that if they take the opportunity to make bosses more like Algalon (heavy but consistent damage) rather than Gormokk (massive unavoidable burst), then even though the...
Forum: Druids 12/03/09, 7:35 PM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,849
Posted By Kashir
I'd say Agi vs Sta is dependant on your role and...

I'd say Agi vs Sta is dependant on your role and the encounter, not some arbitrary avoidance level.

You're the MT for a fight like Gormok or Icehowl with massive unavoidable burst damage? Stamina...
Forum: Death Knights 12/02/09, 7:23 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,913
Posted By Kashir
Erm... DK don't get any AP from Agility, only...

Erm... DK don't get any AP from Agility, only +crit. For DK tanks, Agility is avoidance + mitigation + minor threat, while Strength is threat + minor avoidance.

It's really dependant on the...
Forum: Priests 12/02/09, 5:58 PM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 927,470
Posted By Kashir
That's possibly a little confusing. Leeching...

That's possibly a little confusing.

Leeching Swarm damage / healing is calculated based on your current health; it does not take any damage mitigation effects (including absorbs) into account when...
Forum: Priests 12/01/09, 9:21 PM
Replies: 566
Views: 815,706
Posted By Kashir
mp5 is a little better than Spirit for Disc...

mp5 is a little better than Spirit for Disc unless a) you reach extreme Int levels or b) you have an unusually high OO5SR ratio.

If you ever switch between Disc and Holy, the choice is pretty...
Forum: Priests 11/17/09, 1:24 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,864
Posted By Kashir
Actually now that I think about it, how does...

Actually now that I think about it, how does Alchemy work with elixirs and low-level flasks like Distilled Wisdom? Is there an actual formulae for calculating the +bonus, or is it a fixed amount for...
Forum: Priests 11/17/09, 12:19 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,864
Posted By Kashir
All professions give roughly the same spellpower...

All professions give roughly the same spellpower bonus, with a few quirks;

- Tailoring: Spellpower cloak enchant is overbudget on average, but it's a proc rather than a constant effect. Can also...
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