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Forum: Public Discussion 07/19/11, 3:41 PM
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Posted By Gromweld
Twilight of the Aspects is out now....

Twilight of the Aspects is out now. (http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Thrall-Twilight-Aspects/dp/1416550887/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1311096131&sr=8-1) Good reads.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/23/11, 5:06 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,872
Posted By Gromweld
Ask CDev #2 Answers are out. Ask Creative...

Ask CDev #2 Answers are out.

Ask Creative Development -- Round II Answers - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2993672#blog)

Loregasm.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/26/11, 8:33 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,872
Posted By Gromweld
Woop, new story is up: Leader short stories -...

Woop, new story is up:

Leader short stories - Game - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/leader-story/voljin/1)
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/10, 3:28 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,872
Posted By Gromweld
I didn't think that the "broken hilt" on the...

I didn't think that the "broken hilt" on the statue was the real thing, anyway, unless they had it gilded (gold-plating an artifact of evil seems like a bad idea).

Also, you probably don't want to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/10, 4:39 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,872
Posted By Gromweld
Poor Kul Tiras.

Poor Kul Tiras.
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 3:49 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,424,503
Posted By Gromweld
When you use Howling Blast it appears to refresh...

When you use Howling Blast it appears to refresh immediately, but when you try to use it you get an error "Spell is not ready yet." This is using a default UI, no mods.

Seems like it definitely was...
Forum: Paladins 04/07/08, 5:31 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
So. Brutallus. First Kill: Wow Web Stats...

So. Brutallus.

First Kill:
Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/eph1xqf1keicc?s=1132-1500&m)
Second Kill:
Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/elxc6dlxbmgpc?s=2463-2822&m)

Points of note:
-...
Forum: Paladins 11/06/07, 9:38 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
If you haven't seen it, the thread on the General...

If you haven't seen it, the thread on the General Forums that someone started about my guild:
WoW Forums -> TANKADIN > Illidan , World First ??...
Forum: Paladins 10/30/07, 12:12 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
I plan on going with the following for...

I plan on going with the following for 2.3:

Unleashed Gaming (http://www.war-tools.com/?p=vt&i=42164&b=9v52051335d210252155105c50003n)

This is primarily an MT build, designed for max...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/27/07, 4:42 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
He once Sheared me THROUGH Bubble... so I'm going...

He once Sheared me THROUGH Bubble... so I'm going to guess "no" on that one.
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/27/07, 4:35 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
I tanked him on accident for our second kill -...

I tanked him on accident for our second kill - our MT accidentally turned a bit too much when dragging him to Thrall at the start of the pull and I had secondary aggro. I was wearing Medallion of...
Forum: Paladins 10/25/07, 8:27 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
...you know, I had never actually gone through...

...you know, I had never actually gone through the parses for exactly how much our warriors block for in "normal" tanking gear. I was basing my numbers off of a comment from our MT about having a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/25/07, 5:54 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
Due to the Shear ability and his incredibly high...

Due to the Shear ability and his incredibly high attack speed, Illidan was made not to Crush.

For ProtPallies Block Value isn't that important of a stat, but for Warriors it increases threat...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/24/07, 8:29 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
I was at +103% WITHOUT my 12% Miss chance during...

I was at +103% WITHOUT my 12% Miss chance during the fight - the only time I got Sheared was when I either forgot to equip the Libram of Repentance at the start of the fight (kinda annoying that all...
Forum: Paladins 10/24/07, 6:45 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
I figured as much, but I could have sworn that I...

I figured as much, but I could have sworn that I saw somewhere that calculated it as if it were additive... good to know.



I may very well be off my rocker, as I've been a bit wary after nearly...
Forum: Paladins 10/24/07, 4:15 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
Have we been able to determine if RF comes before...

Have we been able to determine if RF comes before armor, after, or added to it? I don't recall reading any definitive confirmations either way.



The time it is up is higher than warriors, yes....
Forum: Paladins 10/24/07, 1:09 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
I was kinda lumping the "Warriors have over...

I was kinda lumping the "Warriors have over double our Block Value" and "Warriors have more flat% reduction" together, but Illidan's main-hand hits for ~24k before armor and %reduction results in...
Forum: Paladins 10/23/07, 9:35 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
Nice work on the Hyjal section, by the way. If I...

Nice work on the Hyjal section, by the way. If I were to add one comment:

Free Action Potion make Abomination-filled packs easy as cake. The spike damage you receive is from the stuns they lay...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/22/07, 9:04 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
We should use the [Paladin] Protection and You!...

We should use the [Paladin] Protection and You! thread now. (http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t17089-paladin_protection_you/p3/)

In any case, I must admit that tanking Illidan was both the most...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/22/07, 8:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,654
Posted By Gromweld
[Tank] Buff Cap Problems?

I ran into a curious problem last night during our kill of Illidan: during the fight my max health would suddenly plummet, and then I'd get insta-gibbed by a lucky string of max-hits from Our...
Forum: Paladins 10/22/07, 8:30 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 903,474
Posted By Gromweld
An update (from the [Paladin] MT Viability...

An update (from the [Paladin] MT Viability (http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t10440-paladin_mtanking_viability_thread/) thread, which I am posting here because this new thread is easier to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/17/07, 5:45 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
Aww, I was hoping you had found some...

Aww, I was hoping you had found some buff/loophole I had omitted. Fiddlesticks.

I jumped 1.6k health completely unbuffed on the PTR and I was already hitting 20k fully buffed... I should try to find...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/16/07, 8:26 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
There are several situations that having spell...

There are several situations that having spell reflect is almost mandatory - the one that comes to mind first is 2nd phase of Reliquary of Souls. It doesn't seem possible (without everyone being in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/16/07, 3:24 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
It's help, yes, but it's further band-aids on the...

It's help, yes, but it's further band-aids on the larger problem.

We still are severely lacking in straight damage reduction (vs Defensive Stance) when it comes to both physical and spell damage....
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/09/07, 5:51 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
Seems to be the case - I noticed he would...

Seems to be the case - I noticed he would reliably shear at ~halfway through the HS if I waited ~1.5 seconds between casts. This worked rather well, because it simply meant I could slap HS up first,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/09/07, 5:08 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
An update to my previous post about Protpallies...

An update to my previous post about Protpallies tanking Illidan:

Holy Shield works against Shear.

You can pretty much keep it up non-stop, he's never even been close to taking off all the charges...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/02/07, 3:39 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
This partially explains why the Bosskillers guide...

This partially explains why the Bosskillers guide says you have to have 100% Shield Block... though for warriors that's pathetically easy to get. Taking out Miss% for me reduces my avoidance by 12%,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/02/07, 3:27 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
I found this hard to believe at first, so I'm...

I found this hard to believe at first, so I'm glad to see that they can't crush. I'll have to dig up where I read that before and call them on it.



Aha, so that explains why the guide says you wait...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/02/07, 4:16 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
So, our guild is about to reach Illidan and we're...

So, our guild is about to reach Illidan and we're currently looking at the following scenarios:

1) I, a protpally, deck out in full Fire Resist gear and tank one of the Flames of Azzinoth with our...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 4:02 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,837
Posted By Gromweld
You may have been looking at my health when I had...

You may have been looking at my health when I had my healing gear on for arena - I was at 16k during today's fight before flask and without Imp. Protpallys are ~1.5k health below Warriors anyway,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/27/07, 4:01 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
Another problem is the -idea- that Retadins can...

Another problem is the -idea- that Retadins can DPS and assist-DPS like the other classes - many players have a problem accepting this, which makes it harder to get in there and prove it (if this is...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/27/07, 3:52 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
If their raid-wide buff to DPS (only Imp. JoCr...

If their raid-wide buff to DPS (only Imp. JoCr helps the whole raid on bosses... I think) actually compensates for sub-optimal personal DPS, then I've totally missed whatever thread showed that in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/27/07, 12:46 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
Yeah, I haven't seen any at Kael/Vashj level yet,...

Yeah, I haven't seen any at Kael/Vashj level yet, so was wondering if they're able to keep up the pace with the Rogues and Warriors that are gearing at an equivalent speed. I'll look a little bit...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/27/07, 12:14 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
I've yet to see a Retadin produce...

I've yet to see a Retadin produce Rogue/Warrior-level DPS, though I really would like to. I realize that it would be ideal to have a Retadin in that group... but are there any at Kael and Vashj? If...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/26/07, 11:29 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,963
Posted By Gromweld
I've been lurking for a bit, but I'd like to...

I've been lurking for a bit, but I'd like to throw my thoughts in this thread.

My guild kills Vashj and we're working on Kael now, with SSC and TK down to (effectively) 1-night clears respectively....
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