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Forum: Druids 03/18/13, 7:33 AM
Replies: 636
Views: 519,773
Posted By Hamsda
I am not 100% certain about the HoT portion of...

I am not 100% certain about the HoT portion of the spell but neither Tranquility nor Divine Hymn/Hymn of Hope from a priest will gain additional ticks with haste, just the reduced channeling time....
Forum: Druids 03/12/13, 9:49 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 18,497
Posted By Hamsda
You will take fall damage but it is greatly...

You will take fall damage but it is greatly reduced. Jumping down from any of the upper nests resulted in about 1/10th to 1/8th of my hp in fall damage, so no big deal at all.
Forum: Druids 03/12/13, 5:42 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 402,452
Posted By Hamsda
Yes, you are completely right, don't know where I...

Yes, you are completely right, don't know where I got that 1200 number from.
Still, even a normal mode Cha-Ye's would provide around 3% crit, but I doubt it would change anything in regards to the...
Forum: Druids 03/11/13, 5:38 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 402,452
Posted By Hamsda
Int proccs also grant a certain amount of crit....

Int proccs also grant a certain amount of crit. It may not be the most because its something around 12xx int per crit%, but with some int proccs ranging in the thousands, those 3-5% might make a...
Forum: Priests 03/08/13, 11:33 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 41,898
Posted By Hamsda
From our raid yesterday evening: still hitting...

From our raid yesterday evening:


still hitting and now critting for the expected amount.
Forum: Rogues 03/08/13, 6:59 AM
Replies: 337
Views: 95,580
Posted By Hamsda
I doubt that blizzard would keep a setbonus which...

I doubt that blizzard would keep a setbonus which is so weak that having 6 ilvl on 4 pieces of your gear more would be a dps increase.

The double rolled expertise bracers seem really weird to say...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/08/13, 6:51 AM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,872,565
Posted By Hamsda
It was announced quite some time ago: 0.8%...

It was announced quite some time ago:
0.8% increased healing and 1.6% increased absorb effects for each "point" of mastery, which is equal to 600 rating.
Forum: Paladins 03/01/13, 8:56 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 221,811
Posted By Hamsda
Being a healer, even a 20% greater increase on...

Being a healer, even a 20% greater increase on average tank damage will not run any healer OOM in any way. What matters from a healing perspective is continuous/heavy raid damage and spikes on tanks...
Forum: Druids 03/01/13, 8:33 AM
Replies: 815
Views: 279,595
Posted By Hamsda
Yeah thats about what I had thought... Thanks...

Yeah thats about what I had thought...
Thanks for the answer anyways, I guess I'll have to live with the way Blizzard decided to round some of those items :(
Forum: Druids 03/01/13, 6:25 AM
Replies: 815
Views: 279,595
Posted By Hamsda
Hey Hamlet and/or Tecton, I was messing around...

Hey Hamlet and/or Tecton,

I was messing around with gear imports in my own (priest) spreadsheet and noticed little discrepancies in stat values after I imported my own character. I also tested it...
Forum: Rogues 02/27/13, 10:51 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,843
Posted By Hamsda
The current discussion has nothing to do with...

The current discussion has nothing to do with parry haste but with the fact that a casting enemy can't dodge your attacks, therefor one could reforge out of every bit of expertise and still hit every...
Forum: Warriors 02/19/13, 4:16 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 170,302
Posted By Hamsda
This may be true, but in nearly every case for...

This may be true, but in nearly every case for the past few expansions you have to keep some, if not all, of those cooldowns ready for certain phases/mechanics/attacks during an encounter. Smoothing...
Forum: Priests 02/18/13, 9:43 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
Even with crit being slightly nerfed by this new...

Even with crit being slightly nerfed by this new implementation I think it was a step in the right direction overall.
The disparity between a non crit and crit was, even without excessive mastery...
Forum: Priests 02/08/13, 10:17 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
That is the result of one of the first hotfixes...

That is the result of one of the first hotfixes during MoP. I recently checked the 5.1 tooltips and some have been updated, but some still have their pre-hotfix values (like pom and ds). But the...
Forum: Priests 02/08/13, 7:46 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
I know the formula, just had to figure out a way...

I know the formula, just had to figure out a way to fit it into 1 cell in excel, so I could see it with my current values :)

Glyphed PoM may have its uses on fights with heavy tank damage and...
Forum: Priests 02/08/13, 3:49 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
That is of course right, but WoE, especially if...

That is of course right, but WoE, especially if you have to solo heal the tanks in 10hc, is one of the few encounters where you actually have to bomb the tanks with healing. With current gear levels...
Forum: Rogues 02/06/13, 9:06 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 155,608
Posted By Hamsda
There were times (but I think that was pre cata)...

There were times (but I think that was pre cata) when the duration didn't matter but the damage the dot dealt, which was rather annoying because you were unable to refresh something until it...
Forum: Paladins 02/06/13, 4:26 AM
Replies: 630
Views: 540,751
Posted By Hamsda
The dots you mentioned also snapshot the stats of...

The dots you mentioned also snapshot the stats of the player on cast (or refresh through other mechanics like fel flame), but every single tick of them uses the current debuffs on the target they are...
Forum: Priests 02/06/13, 4:21 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
Since I do not have the PTR currently, does that...

Since I do not have the PTR currently, does that still exclude the healing part of penance from stacking it? I guess we will be spamming solace on cooldown anyways, would just be another way to stack...
Forum: Paladins 02/06/13, 3:55 AM
Replies: 630
Views: 540,751
Posted By Hamsda
I am not sure if ES behaves differently than...

I am not sure if ES behaves differently than other dots in this regard (like it does with haste), but enemy debuffs are generally taken into account once the damage occurs, not on cast. But the...
Forum: Druids 02/05/13, 7:35 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 402,452
Posted By Hamsda
The error has nothing to do with the nomod,...

The error has nothing to do with the nomod, simply the fact that you are trying to cast two spells which trigger a GCD/have a cast time.
Even if Starsure is on CD the macro will try to cast it and...
Forum: Priests 02/05/13, 6:04 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
Your conclusion is slightly flawed because...

Your conclusion is slightly flawed because glyphed renew will not gain its 5th tick until a total of 50% haste is reached. To achieve this even a goblin under borrowed time needs close to 10k haste...
Forum: Warriors 02/04/13, 5:50 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 725,777
Posted By Hamsda
Theck did an awesome post a while ago over on...

Theck did an awesome post a while ago over on sacredduty, explaining his key layout and some advantages/disadvantages. Even though I can't get myself to change my binds, maybe some of his ideas will...
Forum: Rogues 01/29/13, 6:14 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,843
Posted By Hamsda
Yes, you tank takes 2, "off tank" takes one, tank...

Yes, you tank takes 2, "off tank" takes one, tank takes 2 -> day phase... sadly rogues and hunters can't take the breath because their taunt apparently isn't a real taunt.
Forum: Rogues 01/29/13, 4:36 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,843
Posted By Hamsda
That is obviously true, I was just basing my...

That is obviously true, I was just basing my answer on the topic of tsulong, where they only need to take the 3rd breath to reduce the number of tanks needed to 1 :)
Forum: Rogues 01/29/13, 3:58 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,843
Posted By Hamsda
It is probably the same treatment hunters get...

It is probably the same treatment hunters get with their distracting shot, which doesn't work on many raid encounters, too. It may be for some balance reason or to prevent players from reducing the...
Forum: Priests 01/24/13, 8:57 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 227,475
Posted By Hamsda
I think this point has been brought up to...

I think this point has been brought up to Blizzard many times since MoP launch, but they seem confident that the 30s cooldown is appropriate. I completely agree with them that a 0s cooldown would...
Forum: Priests 01/22/13, 10:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 14,377
Posted By Hamsda
Very nice idea, though for disc DA will still be...

Very nice idea, though for disc DA will still be calculated off of the full heal.
Maybe allowing both masteries, DA and EoL, a separate overheal% would fix that? Because in my spreadsheet they are...
Forum: Priests 01/22/13, 5:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 14,377
Posted By Hamsda
I would just add my sheet where you can find them...

I would just add my sheet where you can find them in the "Conversions" sheet, but either I am blind, stupid or simply unable to attach a document to my post.

Well just a copy of the cells should be...
Forum: Druids 01/18/13, 5:46 AM
Replies: 636
Views: 519,773
Posted By Hamsda
Tbh I don't think the mushrooms "double dip" in...

Tbh I don't think the mushrooms "double dip" in any way or form, even if crit AND mastery would apply to them.
They will only accumulate additional healing from overheal, so those reju crits or...
Forum: Priests 01/18/13, 4:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 14,377
Posted By Hamsda
I am currently working on a spreadsheet (for a...

I am currently working on a spreadsheet (for a month or two). It will be no where as "massive" as Hamlets sheets I guess, but that wasn't my focus when I started it. My main focus was to provide me...
Forum: Priests 01/17/13, 4:14 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
With those changes I fear we will go back to PWS...

With those changes I fear we will go back to PWS blanketing before a predictable AoE happens, because PoH is not a reliable source to increase the hp of our raid members anymore (of course SS is...
Forum: Paladins 01/16/13, 10:53 AM
Replies: 630
Views: 540,751
Posted By Hamsda
I think both versions of the 4pc had their...

I think both versions of the 4pc had their advantages and disadvantages.

The full holy TV would obviously have a very nice "KAPOW"-feeling to it, as anafielle described, whereas the lightning DS...
Forum: Rogues 01/16/13, 4:33 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,843
Posted By Hamsda
Many boss abilities can target you while in...

Many boss abilities can target you while in Killing Spree but won't affect you. It's very easy to spot when Zor'lok uses Exhale while a rogue is in Killing Spree and no one gets the debuff :)
Forum: Priests 01/15/13, 9:23 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
If this goes live, I would feel even more...

If this goes live, I would feel even more encouraged to stick to my current playstyle: dps as much als possible!
Especially in 10man I can contribute quite a bit to the overall damage of the raid...
Forum: Priests 12/18/12, 7:56 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
I think Garalon heavily depends on raid size and...

I think Garalon heavily depends on raid size and difficulty.

For our 10H kills, holy is much more preferable in my opinion due to several factors:
1.) I am lucky if I can hit 3 people in one group...
Forum: Priests 12/13/12, 12:47 PM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
SG: we mostly 3heal, just out of convenience but...

SG: we mostly 3heal, just out of convenience but also 2healed it
Feng: 3heal, just safer but I guess with Spirit shell there would be no need for a 3rd healer^^
Rest of MSV: 2heal

During zor'lok...
Forum: Priests 12/13/12, 9:31 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
To be honest, the only fight where I took...

To be honest, the only fight where I took PW:Solace until now was last week when I had to tank heal WoE HC. My resto druid partner is fine with healing the raid and our soaker, who I occasionally...
Forum: Shamans 12/07/12, 8:42 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 507,791
Posted By Hamsda
Hi, I am not playing a resto shaman myself but I...

Hi,
I am not playing a resto shaman myself but I follow this interesting topic pretty closely and I would like to add a possible explanation for the strange behaviour of the HTT:
During cataclysm...
Forum: Druids 12/06/12, 11:37 AM
Replies: 636
Views: 519,773
Posted By Hamsda
Sorry to break it to you, but you are simply...

Sorry to break it to you, but you are simply wrong. Each and every theorycrafter will tell you this and you can even test it ingame.

The correct way to calculate the gains of haste is, as erdluf...
Forum: Monks 12/03/12, 11:01 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 489,294
Posted By Hamsda
Just to provide the exact amount: As soon as you...

Just to provide the exact amount: As soon as you reach level 80 and get the mastery skill you have 8 points of mastery (which are still used by the game to my knowledge, just not displayed anymore),...
Forum: Rogues 11/22/12, 7:03 AM
Replies: 420
Views: 590,571
Posted By Hamsda
If you were to build up to 5 Anticipation...

If you were to build up to 5 Anticipation charges, would the bug cause those to generate 5 CP + 5 new Anticipation charges? Because that sounds utterly broken like old HAT times where you'd spam...
Forum: Priests 11/21/12, 10:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 43,927
Posted By Hamsda
I know Hamlet and I read his blog but it just...

I know Hamlet and I read his blog but it just baffled me, although ohcrocsles explanation makes sense... crit does not need to be predetermined like haste, but why would SP be snapshotted aswell......
Forum: Priests 11/20/12, 7:35 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
Oh yeah, forgot to mention the flask and food but...

Oh yeah, forgot to mention the flask and food but I never looked back at the spirit versions after Hamlet made his blog entry about it.
Forum: Priests 11/20/12, 7:30 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 43,927
Posted By Hamsda
Could you provide a link to that? I would be very...

Could you provide a link to that?
I would be very puzzled from a programming standpoint why only one of the values would be checked and not the others...
Also testing it seems near impossible with...
Forum: Rogues 11/20/12, 6:13 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 135,843
Posted By Hamsda
The debuff does physical damage and can be...

The debuff does physical damage and can be removed by Hand of Protection so I honestly cannot imagine that cloak would remove it, but couldn't test it yesterday unfortunately.
Forum: Priests 11/20/12, 6:08 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
As you said, blade lord and windlord, disc is...

As you said, blade lord and windlord, disc is really OP. You can completely trivialize 2 of the main mechanics of these fights.
On Grand Empress I also found disc to be really good, the absorbs work...
Forum: Priests 11/20/12, 6:00 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 43,927
Posted By Hamsda
Atonement Healing is affected by Grace, though...

Atonement Healing is affected by Grace, though you cannot apply it with dealing damage and healing through atonement.

Neither the dot component from HF nor any other DoT for that matter updates...
Forum: Priests 11/19/12, 5:51 AM
Replies: 410
Views: 250,081
Posted By Hamsda
I have to agree, disc is ridculously overpowered...

I have to agree, disc is ridculously overpowered if damage comes in huge predictable bursts... we tried 2nd boss in HoF on heroic yesterday, I was a bit late to the raid and the 3 other healers...
Forum: Rogues 11/16/12, 5:59 AM
Replies: 420
Views: 590,571
Posted By Hamsda
I think Blizz fixed the issue with "a stronger...

I think Blizz fixed the issue with "a stronger spell is already present" the same time when they added the ability to clip almost any buff/debuff, because that would somewhat nullify the new...
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