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Forum: Hunters 02/10/11, 11:53 AM

Replies: 644 [Cataclysm] 4.3 Marksmanship Guide Views: 2,642,112 Posted By Sartuk While reading too much into one encounter by one... While reading too much into one encounter by one of the best geared hunters in the world is probably a little foolish, almost everything he's doing does seem to fall in line with what's been stated...

Forum: Hunters 12/01/09, 3:53 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,533 Posted By Sartuk As far as I know this isn't correct. There is... As far as I know this isn't correct. There is also a travel time on Silencing Shot that, lag aside, prevents the silence from going off instantly). As for the question pertaining to Silencing Shot,...

Forum: Hunters 09/26/09, 7:26 PM

Replies: 1,185 Best Possible DPS in Shandaras WotLK Spreadsheet Views: 2,010,824 Posted By Sartuk If you have Focused Fire, it most certainly does... If you have Focused Fire, it most certainly does (while it's active).

Forum: Hunters 08/06/09, 1:04 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I guess I'm not the only one with the 72 talent... I guess I'm not the only one with the 72 talent points; I am now sporting a 0-15-57 raiding build. The other hunters in my guild, however, don't seem to be getting this extra talent point. I get...

Forum: Hunters 04/14/09, 1:33 PM

Replies: 1,185 Best Possible DPS in Shandaras WotLK Spreadsheet Views: 2,010,824 Posted By Sartuk I would like to point out that all "Vindication"... I would like to point out that all "Vindication" (the battle group, of course) servers are located at a data center in Dallas, TX. So while it's an "EST server", the server itself is not located...

Forum: Hunters 04/10/09, 10:22 AM

Replies: 357 Hit rating Views: 355,226 Posted By Sartuk I think the term should be "consistent" DPS than,... I think the term should be "consistent" DPS than, not "better". Plus, I think a lot of the people making an argument for "consistent equals better" DPS are really exaggerating a bit here. Having...

Forum: Hunters 04/02/09, 6:51 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,533 Posted By Sartuk I think some of the talk about 92% might have... I think some of the talk about 92% might have started (or at least intensified) after I made a post mentioning that the only time a "crit cap" would come into effect (other than 100%, of course) is...

Forum: Hunters 04/02/09, 1:22 AM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,533 Posted By Sartuk On Patchwerk, you lost for two reasons: Explosive... On Patchwerk, you lost for two reasons: Explosive Shot (he was ahead of you by about 30k damage there) and the combined damage of Steady/Multi (you lost by about 20k there.) On quick inspection you...

Forum: Hunters 04/01/09, 7:31 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I'm not sure if I'm completely following you. ... I'm not sure if I'm completely following you. First off, I don't think the debate was ever whether AP or Crit is more valuable. I think by now everyone realizes that in certain situations (be them...

Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 8:38 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk Love the math, but it really wasn't pertinent to... Love the math, but it really wasn't pertinent to what Selmarix was saying. He's saying the relative value of Explosive Shot glyph to Kill Shot glyph does not change whether the fight is 10 minutes...

Forum: The Dung Heap 03/31/09, 7:54 PM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,521 Posted By Sartuk Your 0-15-56 spec looks fine; it's probably the... Your 0-15-56 spec looks fine; it's probably the one I'm going with. However, I'm not sure if I agree with your Glyph choices. Glyph of Explosive shot is, I think, an absolute must have. 4% crit on...

Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 3:10 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk How is AP any different than crit? Going from 3k... How is AP any different than crit? Going from 3k AP to 4k AP (again, other stats (esp. crit) staying equal) is going to produce the same DPS as going from 4k AP to 5k AP. But the *percentage DPS...

Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 12:50 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I don't think he ever said he intended to go 3/3... I don't think he ever said he intended to go 3/3 hunting party. He just wanted to know where others thought he would be best suited putting that final point.

Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 12:36 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I probably shouldn't have quoted you, as I've... I probably shouldn't have quoted you, as I've basically been agreeing with you in this thread. I don't think I actually intended to quote you in the first place, so oops. I'll fix that now. All I...

Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 12:07 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk The only conclusion was, relative to your own... The only conclusion was, relative to your own DPS, the returns offer a lower percentage gain. Going from 10% to 11% crit (all other gear staying the same) will give you the same amount of DPS that...

Forum: Hunters 03/30/09, 5:07 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,533 Posted By Sartuk They are in fact two separate parts of the... They are in fact two separate parts of the talent. As long as Serpent Sting is on the target, you get the 3% damage boost.

Forum: Hunters 03/30/09, 5:03 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,875 Posted By Sartuk You're absolutely right, I had skipped over... You're absolutely right, I had skipped over that. Unfortunately I don't actually know how Shandara's spreadsheet is calculating it compared to how it appears to be calculated. If they are off, that...

Forum: Hunters 03/30/09, 4:14 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,875 Posted By Sartuk I'd hesitate to say they're not accurate, as they... I'd hesitate to say they're not accurate, as they still seem to be accurate as to what the INTENTION of ArP is. From what I've read in that thread, ArP is currently broken on the PTR and not as...

Forum: Hunters 03/29/09, 7:08 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,533 Posted By Sartuk No affect on the global cooldown directly, but... No affect on the global cooldown directly, but haste up until 15% (not counting quiver/ammo pouch) does help to get your Steady Shot down to the global cooldown, which is 1.5 seconds. BM hunters...

Forum: Hunters 03/29/09, 4:57 PM

Replies: 1,974 Hunter: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 880,533 Posted By Sartuk The Spreadsheet can probably give you a better... The Spreadsheet can probably give you a better answer than most of us can. From what I recall it's generally seen that, while the Flask is definitely the easier and cheaper method (since it lasts...

Forum: Hunters 03/26/09, 4:06 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I'm not sure I get what you're saying. Are you... I'm not sure I get what you're saying. Are you implying that a hunter's frost trap is going to slow down the raid's melee DPS?

Forum: Hunters 03/24/09, 1:43 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk Most hunters I know of are hit capped, so that... Most hunters I know of are hit capped, so that shouldn't be an issue. Assuming they're not hit capped, the "crit cap" would only be an issue if they got past 92% crit anyway, which even with full...

Forum: Hunters 03/22/09, 3:57 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk Call me stupid, but how does rapid fire manage to... Call me stupid, but how does rapid fire manage to actually lower your DPS?

Forum: Hunters 03/20/09, 3:06 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I don't see how so. Each point in, say, MT is... I don't see how so. Each point in, say, MT is essentially 1.8% crit (assuming 90% uptime.) You gain 1.8% crit from going from 0 points to 1 point. You gain 1.8% crit going from 1 point to 2...

Forum: Hunters 03/20/09, 1:53 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk Going from 0% crit to 10% crit is a larger... Going from 0% crit to 10% crit is a larger PERCENTAGE increase in DPS than, say, 50-60% is. In that sense, crit does have diminishing returns, which is what I think you were getting at; going from...

Forum: Hunters 03/19/09, 3:34 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk It should still be part of our rotation because... It should still be part of our rotation because it's still a better use of a GCD than Steady Shot. Don't think of BA as replacing Serpent Sting; think of BA as yet another priority over Steady Shot...

Forum: Hunters 03/16/09, 8:29 PM

Replies: 402 FD bug and other issues Views: 115,847 Posted By Sartuk This is a problem I've had a couple times on... This is a problem I've had a couple times on bosses other than Sarth+3 as well, although it did happen a couple nights ago on Sarth attempts. It's rare but frustrating, as the only fix is to dismiss...

Forum: Hunters 03/16/09, 8:23 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk I'm personally seeing the biggest DPS upgrade for... I'm personally seeing the biggest DPS upgrade for myself going 0-15-56, with a point taken out of Hunting Party and given to Aimed Shot. It's about a 80 DPS upgrade fully raid buffed and about ~4...

Forum: Hunters 03/16/09, 1:32 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk As he said, not much in terms of upgrades for... As he said, not much in terms of upgrades for those of us who already have Envoy. Avalanche is ilvl219, and is not an upgrade to Envoy. On the plus side, the loot tables certainly aren't finished...

Forum: Hunters 03/06/09, 5:48 PM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 514,375 Posted By Sartuk Edit - Please ignore, accidentally double posted... Edit - Please ignore, accidentally double posted :(

Forum: Hunters 03/06/09, 5:45 PM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 514,375 Posted By Sartuk Sorry to say but no profession can have all 4... Sorry to say but no profession can have all 4 glyphs. That old "Inscription gets an extra major glyph" is long, long gone (Inscribers instead get a sexy self-only shoulder enchant.)

Forum: Hunters 02/27/09, 6:20 PM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 514,375 Posted By Sartuk If Bestial Wrath itself negates that, then I... If Bestial Wrath itself negates that, then I could see it being useful enough to provide a rather large increase. Heck, beyond even the actual freeze, just the stacking debuff being negated by...

Forum: Hunters 02/25/09, 1:40 PM

Replies: 3,246 The Survival Hunter in WotLK Views: 2,497,955 Posted By Sartuk Which is why it wont have a big affect on PvP. ... Which is why it wont have a big affect on PvP. No one's going to use it over a trap 99% of the time.

Forum: Hunters 02/25/09, 12:09 PM

Replies: 4,353 WotLK DPS spreadsheet Views: 2,347,875 Posted By Sartuk The biggest thing I'm noticing is the lack of... The biggest thing I'm noticing is the lack of non-Explosive/Serpent Sting special shots you fired. While your guild's Patch time was definitely short (and obviously affected the number of specials...

Forum: Hunters 02/25/09, 11:50 AM

Replies: 1,237 3.1 Upcoming Changes Views: 514,375 Posted By Sartuk While I'm not on the PTR, the only thing I read... While I'm not on the PTR, the only thing I read about Black Arrow was "(10% RAP + 785) Shadow damage over 15 seconds". And you're right, the damage from it does seem very lackluster. As you said,...

Forum: Player vs. Player 10/30/08, 2:16 PM

Replies: 602 [Hunter] The PvP Thread Views: 371,555 Posted By Sartuk And I think both hunters and priests agree that... And I think both hunters and priests agree that that really needs to change. Viper should be a useful tool but not an "I Win" button against one class. And a class should not be 100% arena balanced...

Forum: Paladins 10/28/08, 11:38 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,130,123 Posted By Sartuk I absolutely agree Ret's really bad off, and I... I absolutely agree Ret's really bad off, and I should note I realized the error I made in my first post. I could definitely see, simply to combat the drain issue, just adding a mana drain...

Forum: Paladins 10/28/08, 11:11 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,130,123 Posted By Sartuk Edit: I'm an idiot and misread the amount on rank... Edit: I'm an idiot and misread the amount on rank 5, thinking it was half what it was. I'll remove my stupidity now. Edit: I do somewhat agree with your % based mana drain idea. Maybe have part of...

Forum: Hunters 10/27/08, 8:19 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,529 Posted By Sartuk That's where you're off. Your crit rating of 223... That's where you're off. Your crit rating of 223 increases your crit chance by 10.10%, not by the 28.64% you're using. The 28.64% takes things other than crit rating into account.

Forum: Paladins 10/26/08, 3:14 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,130,123 Posted By Sartuk Not really. The Art of War change is supposed to... Not really. The Art of War change is supposed to keep sustained damage the same, but nerf the burst (going from, if I recall, +25% critical strike damage bonus to +10% overall...

Forum: Paladins 10/25/08, 12:24 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,306 Posted By Sartuk I'm with you on that, and it's too bad I missed... I'm with you on that, and it's too bad I missed your post earlier about spreading it out. I love that idea. I really believe that maybe a 15%/15% split between DS and Judgement might be a decent...

Forum: Paladins 10/25/08, 11:12 AM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,306 Posted By Sartuk I don't know how reasonable this is, but would it... I don't know how reasonable this is, but would it simply be possible to make the "mana back" system from JotW apply to something else, like Divine Storm for instance? Maybe I'm just throwing ideas...

Forum: Paladins 10/25/08, 11:09 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,130,123 Posted By Sartuk Right, and this is something anyone with a beta... Right, and this is something anyone with a beta key could find out in under 15 minutes. Burst in general is smaller at 80, but Retadin burst is *MUCH* smaller at 80, since we scale very poorly...

Forum: Paladins 10/25/08, 11:06 AM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,306 Posted By Sartuk I could not agree with you more. This is a... I could not agree with you more. This is a massive hit in every possible environment. BG's? Well, I guess it's not too horrible there. I don't mind having some mana issues in a BG. Still,...

Forum: Paladins 10/25/08, 10:57 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,130,123 Posted By Sartuk You're on target with a lot of that, but the... You're on target with a lot of that, but the thing is (besides the 30 second Hammer of Justice point), Retadins *don't* scale all that fantastically well when we get to 80. The burst we do, in terms...

Forum: Paladins 10/25/08, 10:34 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,130,123 Posted By Sartuk This JotW nerf really bothers me, as I'm sure it... This JotW nerf really bothers me, as I'm sure it bothers everyone else here as well. For awhile now, they've been saying we're supposed to be a mana-using class that isn't supposed to have very many...

Forum: Hunters 10/25/08, 1:26 AM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,529 Posted By Sartuk First off, I apologize if this has been gone over... First off, I apologize if this has been gone over before. I have not checked this thread in far too long, as I just recently decided that I will in fact be sticking with my hunter come Wrath. I am...

Forum: The Dung Heap 09/16/08, 1:33 PM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,521 Posted By Sartuk And I completely managed to miss that. Thanks! And I completely managed to miss that. Thanks!

Forum: Hunters 09/16/08, 1:22 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,529 Posted By Sartuk So now my question is do we have a *basic*... So now my question is do we have a *basic* guesstimate of where mob armor will be at in, say, 10 and 25 mans (after all applicable debuffs are applied, mind you.) Bit of a rhetorical question for...

Forum: Hunters 09/11/08, 12:02 PM

Replies: 5,086 WotLK Talents & Abilities Discussion Views: 990,529 Posted By Sartuk I was actually unaware of Thrill being bugged... I was actually unaware of Thrill being bugged with Explosive Shot. That would explain my lack of mana issues. How much extra is it actually returning, if you know?

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