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Forum: Monks 09/15/12, 8:54 AM
Replies: 429
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Posted By Disargeria
e:nvm

e:nvm
Forum: Monks 08/25/12, 12:04 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
Couple of important bits of info from the MoP...

Couple of important bits of info from the MoP theorycraft thread:

Beta Class Balance Analysis Pt. II - Forums - World of Warcraft...
Forum: Monks 08/17/12, 10:25 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 493,151
Posted By Disargeria
That is how it is intended to work.

That is how it is intended to work.
Forum: Monks 08/13/12, 7:28 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
It was changed recently. See this blue...

It was changed recently. See this blue post:

Beta Class Balance Analysis - Forums - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/5889309137?page=181#3614)
Forum: Monks 08/11/12, 11:59 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
I brought up the potential power of Elusive Brew...

I brought up the potential power of Elusive Brew charges being consumed to avoid specific attacks, and I guess they agreed it would be a bit powerful because EB will now have a 9 second...
Forum: Monks 08/07/12, 5:59 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
Yeah, you'd lose your planned effectiveness for...

Yeah, you'd lose your planned effectiveness for doubled stacks, but it doesn't negate the value from the first one. I would think that DWing (smaller stacks on average per crit) would be favorable...
Forum: Monks 08/07/12, 5:09 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
Oh, I'm at fault for spreading the 78% uptime. I...

Oh, I'm at fault for spreading the 78% uptime. I didn't know the extent of how much gear influenced it.

I do wonder about the optimal use of Elusive Brew. It doesn't have a cooldown, so instead its...
Forum: Monks 07/28/12, 5:47 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
Well, Purifying Brew has a diminishing effect the...

Well, Purifying Brew has a diminishing effect the more you use it. Shuffle required low uptimes because we simply didn't have enough chi to use it on top of PB.

With the latest energy change,...
Forum: Monks 07/08/12, 10:29 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 493,151
Posted By Disargeria
But you're using damage per execution time...

But you're using damage per execution time instead of energy. FoF requires 3 chi, but the next example costs 4, and then 5. Those Jabs would've happened previously for all of the examples.
Forum: Monks 06/20/12, 9:11 PM
Replies: 571
Views: 493,151
Posted By Disargeria
I asked to clarify how Tiger Strikes was intended...

I asked to clarify how Tiger Strikes was intended to work and got some critical information:

Beta Class Balance Analysis - Forums - World of Warcraft...
Forum: Monks 05/01/12, 7:24 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
New NEW Stagger mechanic on beta: -Stagger now...

New NEW Stagger mechanic on beta:

-Stagger now happens on every single attack.
-Stagger now does 70% damage up front, 30% later.
-DoT lasts 10 seconds, up from 8.

Combined with:

-Mastery changed...
Forum: Monks 04/24/12, 10:13 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
So the change to shuffle is... Shuffle has been...

So the change to shuffle is...

Shuffle has been removed.

Brewmaster Training now causes Blackout Kicks to make you Stagger the next 3 hits against you.

Dizzying Haze no longer stacks, looks to...
Forum: Monks 04/22/12, 12:51 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 493,151
Posted By Disargeria
It's hilariously imbalanced because it completely...

It's hilariously imbalanced because it completely negates Ascendance by forming Chi spheres, so something in that tier is going to change.
Forum: Monks 04/19/12, 2:39 PM
Replies: 387
Views: 483,861
Posted By Disargeria
GC commented on it today....

GC commented on it today. (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/4496789824#2)

Since there will be situations where attacking is better (Halfus) or phases where you can't attack at all,...
Forum: Monks 03/29/12, 12:51 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
http://i.imgur.com/swGPA.jpg Stagger ticks every...

http://i.imgur.com/swGPA.jpg

Stagger ticks every 3 seconds. It's observed to adjust to include the most recent damage and go down with time as well, like Deep Wounds.
Forum: Monks 03/29/12, 9:44 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
The latest change to Roll made it free, but now...

The latest change to Roll made it free, but now has 2 charges that regenerate. You get one charge back after 10 seconds and the other after another 10 seconds.

That seems a bit long, but it means...
Forum: Monks 03/28/12, 1:17 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 386,667
Posted By Disargeria
Guard costs 2 Chi, not 3. Another situational...

Guard costs 2 Chi, not 3.

Another situational tank ability is Meditation:

Channeled, 3 min cooldown
Reduces all damage taken by 99% and redirects to you all harmful spells cast against your allies...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/11, 3:24 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,108
Posted By Disargeria
Is this a joke? Before factoring in stats on...

Is this a joke?

Before factoring in stats on gear or the free expertise, Death Strike has a 28.5% chance to not land. That's over 1 in 4 Death Strikes not landing when you want them to. Even after...
Forum: Death Knights 05/18/11, 6:08 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,108
Posted By Disargeria
If you have 150,000 HP, your Blood Shield will...

If you have 150,000 HP, your Blood Shield will not be able to stack past 150,000 absorption.

I have no idea where anyone is getting 19.50 mastery, as mastery scales well past this.
Forum: Death Knights 05/18/11, 4:23 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,108
Posted By Disargeria
Blood Shield caps at a value equal to 100% of...

Blood Shield caps at a value equal to 100% of your health, which only means that's as high as you can stack it.
Forum: Death Knights 05/13/11, 5:20 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,108
Posted By Disargeria
Avoidance hurts mastery's value but by no means...

Avoidance hurts mastery's value but by no means reduces your survivability. It's almost doubling DRW's duration, and if it was worth using before, then it's almost twice as good now.
Forum: Death Knights 04/24/11, 12:32 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 123,316
Posted By Disargeria
There was no change to Death Strike's healing.

There was no change to Death Strike's healing.
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/18/11, 5:26 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,521
Posted By Disargeria
Parry and dodge always have diminishing returns....

Parry and dodge always have diminishing returns. They don't suddenly start kicking in, they just get less effective as you get more. There is a cap on how much you can have, but it is literally...
Forum: Death Knights 10/14/10, 2:51 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
It was implemented as a version of blocking for...

It was implemented as a version of blocking for DKs. Blocking only works on physical damage, why would Blood Shield?






Also, I'd like to add as a warning, Sindragosa's Frost Breath impacts rune...
Forum: Death Knights 10/14/10, 1:17 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
As I stated in my first post with a summation of...

As I stated in my first post with a summation of Blood mechanics, the shield is only intended to absorb PHYSICAL damage. It is working as intended.

Last I checked, it even states this on the shield...
Forum: Death Knights 10/14/10, 11:58 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 36,929
Posted By Disargeria
Then I'll add in that Sindragosa's Frost Breath...

Then I'll add in that Sindragosa's Frost Breath (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=71058) reduces rune refresh times. As I got more stacks, my rune regeneration slowed down more and more.
Forum: Death Knights 10/12/10, 9:48 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
The Rune Strike change did NOT go live. This...

The Rune Strike change did NOT go live. This means you may find yourself with long stretches of empty globals and nothing you can do about it.
Forum: Death Knights 10/11/10, 12:15 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
Parry does not work like that. World of...

Parry does not work like that.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Beta - (English) Forums -> The Tank thread (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702403015&pageNo=9#173)
Forum: Death Knights 10/08/10, 7:14 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
The runes that you're using to reapply diseases...

The runes that you're using to reapply diseases are the ones you use for Death Strike.
Forum: Death Knights 10/08/10, 1:19 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
And if the attack speed slow is provided by...

And if the attack speed slow is provided by anyone else? We need to be prepared for Blizzard overlooking it and not underestimate this "diseaseless" Blood ourselves. I'm still collecting numbers at...
Forum: Death Knights 10/02/10, 9:53 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,918
Posted By Disargeria
You do know runes of the same type don't...

You do know runes of the same type don't regenerate at the same time, right? I mean, you would've noticed that what you linked to is actually impossible if you tried to do it on the PTR.
Forum: Death Knights 10/02/10, 9:02 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
I left two points because you can choose where to...

I left two points because you can choose where to put them. BCB is awful. Blood Worms are good, but we haven't been able to determine how good they are. They heal intelligently, they won't explode...
Forum: Death Knights 10/01/10, 10:12 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 737,254
Posted By Disargeria
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft...

Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft (http://cata.wowhead.com/talent#jcGR0sMRusdZ0h)

This is the base spec to maximize survivability. Blood Tap's reduced cooldown works quite well with the 4piece...
Forum: Death Knights 09/02/10, 7:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 54,066
Posted By Disargeria
That's just not true, though. Sure, avoidance...

That's just not true, though. Sure, avoidance might be treated as better than shit, but better than EH? Not likely. If healer mana is tuned so tightly that gaining 5% avoidance is the make or break...
Forum: Death Knights 08/31/10, 3:58 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 767,370
Posted By Disargeria
It would be totally awesome if you could add...

It would be totally awesome if you could add Scarlet Fever and Blade Barrier to the priority for Blood.
Forum: Death Knights 06/17/10, 9:53 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,836
Posted By Disargeria
Many DKs haven't picked it up because they...

Many DKs haven't picked it up because they haven't been informed that it now transfers threat. It was never in any patch notes.

It's useful for building threat quickly at the start of a fight, like...
Forum: Death Knights 06/17/10, 9:49 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,918
Posted By Disargeria
DRM is useful outside of normal situations. It...

DRM is useful outside of normal situations. It provides greater rune flexibility should anything go wrong, and allows greater usage of Blood Boils when you need them.

Lichborne is just not worth it,...
Forum: Death Knights 06/09/10, 5:18 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,918
Posted By Disargeria
Max talent point investment. Those are the...

Max talent point investment. Those are the numbers for investing 51 points into Blood.




It depends on what the bonuses are. Generally, preventing damage would be more important than a slight...
Forum: Death Knights 06/09/10, 5:14 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,836
Posted By Disargeria
Except the buff a gives % damage increase, not...

Except the buff a gives % damage increase, not increased spell damage/attack power.

There's shouldn't be any reason for confusion here. 20% is 20%. Look at your misdirects or something. Maybe the...
Forum: Death Knights 05/09/10, 4:42 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,918
Posted By Disargeria
Some people are concerned about Dark Simulacrum...

Some people are concerned about Dark Simulacrum not being useful for PvE because Spell Reflect hasn't shown up much.

However, looking towards Cataclysm, they can promote more copyable abilities...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/17/10, 8:34 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,521
Posted By Disargeria
I'm not sure what you're talking about. SSG has...

I'm not sure what you're talking about. SSG has always been considered better than Swordshattering. Neither are affected by your current stats, they both always give 3% and 4% avoidance. SSG gives...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/17/10, 8:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 56,808
Posted By Disargeria
Hmm, need help identifying DK tanks?

Hmm, need help identifying DK tanks?
Forum: Death Knights 02/09/10, 12:07 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,836
Posted By Disargeria
It's multiplied by Frost Presence, and split...

It's multiplied by Frost Presence, and split amongst all nearby mobs. Assuming 10k heals and 1k Blood Boils, it's only worth pressing if it's against less than 5 targets.
Forum: Death Knights 07/10/09, 2:16 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,497,284
Posted By Disargeria
This is exactly how it's working for each test....

This is exactly how it's working for each test. As soon as the PTR comes back up I'll record a constantly stacking UB, but I did test 5 DCs last night:

2105 Death Coil
1898 Death Coil (211...
Forum: Death Knights 07/10/09, 6:52 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,497,284
Posted By Disargeria
It's definitely working with more than two Death...

It's definitely working with more than two Death Coils.

Launching three in a row in Unholy Presence gave me:

2199 DC hit
1978 DC hit (220 resist)
44 UB tick
1758 DC hit (440 resist)
63 UB tick (16...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/27/09, 6:35 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,521
Posted By Disargeria
I'm toying around with this one right...

I'm toying around with this one right...
Forum: Death Knights 06/06/09, 12:01 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 102,594
Posted By Disargeria
Oh hey, didn't even know we had a personal Rawr...

Oh hey, didn't even know we had a personal Rawr thread. I've been working on some nice numbers over in the WoW tanking forums (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16474246404&sid=1)...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/09, 2:03 AM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 707,922
Posted By Disargeria
Is something wrong with the avoidance...

Is something wrong with the avoidance calculation?

Rawr's telling me 27.11% dodge and 15.82% parry, but my character sheet says 27.02 and...
Forum: Death Knights 05/11/09, 12:51 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,881,286
Posted By Disargeria
They cited Patchwerk as only an example, and also...

They cited Patchwerk as only an example, and also Ignis. We know that Illidan and Brutallus didn't. So, we can pretty much assume that most nearly any boss that parry haste would cause a problem with...
Forum: Death Knights 05/09/09, 8:37 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,881,286
Posted By Disargeria
Any boss that hits hard enough for parry hasting...

Any boss that hits hard enough for parry hasting to be a concern already has parry haste disabled.
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