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Forum: Death Knights 08/31/12, 4:40 PM

Replies: 58 Death Knight: Mists Simple Q & A Views: 40,992 Posted By gharnef It rounds down. I tested this by going through... It rounds down. I tested this by going through my gear. For example, 77090 has 167 crit, which I have reforged to haste - giving me 66 haste. 167*.4 = 66.8. I checked a few other pieces to make...

Forum: Death Knights 08/18/12, 2:34 AM

Replies: 212 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 209,643 Posted By gharnef That's actually Roiling Blood (or whatever the... That's actually Roiling Blood (or whatever the leftmost T1 talent is called). That's been around for a while. And yes, I am talking in situations where there is only one mob.

Forum: Death Knights 08/16/12, 3:30 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef Unholy always uses unholy (live and beta). Unholy always uses unholy (live and beta).

Forum: Death Knights 06/28/12, 1:34 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef The rotation changes entirely. In the... The rotation changes entirely. In the mastertfrost priority, your main skill is howling blast and you only use obliterate when your unholy runes are about to cap or when the second rune is about...

Forum: Death Knights 06/25/12, 1:40 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef I don't remember one that was realistically... I don't remember one that was realistically reachable in current gear (2600 or so is the number that comes to mind, but I haven't played or seriously researched frost since early in this tier), but...

Forum: Death Knights 06/15/12, 10:39 AM

Replies: 30 Advanced Unholy DPS | Unholy Relaxation [4.3] Views: 75,652 Posted By gharnef DnD does not affect flying mobs, Ultraxion,... DnD does not affect flying mobs, Ultraxion, Deathwing on Madness phase 2, Wing Tentacles and Twilight Assault Drakes, being the foremost in my mind. AMZ isn't always a dps loss. In the case of...

Forum: Death Knights 06/15/12, 10:32 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef Hit is a capped stat, so after a certain value it... Hit is a capped stat, so after a certain value it has a steep drop in value. For Unholy DKs the two points where hit loses value are 821 hit (spell hit cap) and 961 (special abilities "yellow" hit...

Forum: Death Knights 06/14/12, 11:54 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef If all you do is change from Gurth normal to... If all you do is change from Gurth normal to Gurth HC you won't need to change your stat weights. This tier unholy doesn't really change its weights except when you go from a non-Gurth weapon to...

Forum: Death Knights 06/08/12, 12:16 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef I noticed you're specced 7/1/33, I wouldn't... I noticed you're specced 7/1/33, I wouldn't really recommend this spec as a base-spec, since I feel that AMZ and a stronger AMS is much more useful on lots of fights. I'd be more inclined to have a...

Forum: Death Knights 06/07/12, 6:04 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef Creche is arguably better for unholy than BLF so... Creche is arguably better for unholy than BLF so that cannot be the culprit. If you post some logs or give some more information as to your rotation (don't just say you're doing what the unholy...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/07/12, 9:49 AM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By gharnef Frost strike doesn't use runes so comparing those... Frost strike doesn't use runes so comparing those two is like comparing apples to oranges. If you can prove math to show that blood strike hits harder than howling blast or is more damage than using...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/07/12, 9:45 AM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By gharnef First off you need to supply proof for me to even... First off you need to supply proof for me to even acknowledge that hit >> str. And even if it were you will never be in a situation where you need to gem hit to get to hit cap so you're never...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/06/12, 2:19 PM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By gharnef Yellow hit cap is your special abilities hit cap.... Yellow hit cap is your special abilities hit cap. Special abilities damage appears as yellow in scrolling combat text. Blood strike costs a blood rune, you don't have any of those. Fully depleted...

Forum: The Dung Heap 06/06/12, 2:16 PM

Replies: 30,099 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,878,096 Posted By gharnef You'll never be in a situation where you will... You'll never be in a situation where you will have to trade off Str for hit ever since reforging came out, so your 1st point is entirely moot. GCD capping is where you either can barely spend all of...

Forum: Death Knights 05/11/12, 5:58 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef If you're an orc, No'Kaled is the clear winner on... If you're an orc, No'Kaled is the clear winner on pure single target hastefrost. If you aren't orc it's a bit closer, but in pure single target it's still the winner. The problem arises in...

Forum: Death Knights 05/08/12, 3:03 AM

Replies: 30 Advanced Unholy DPS | Unholy Relaxation [4.3] Views: 75,652 Posted By gharnef Care to link the profile showing this? All the... Care to link the profile showing this? All the testing I did on this (albeit much earlier this tier) showed otherwise. Also, DC has increased value for any primarily single target fight where you...

Forum: Death Knights 05/01/12, 2:39 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef The buff does not stay, however the RP gained... The buff does not stay, however the RP gained from it stays, so you can use it to get your pet to 5 stacks and a full RP bar before the pull by spamming DnD and Horn.

Forum: Death Knights 04/30/12, 3:21 PM

Replies: 30 Advanced Unholy DPS | Unholy Relaxation [4.3] Views: 75,652 Posted By gharnef I think he meant without an AMZ and only 2points... I think he meant without an AMZ and only 2points in AMS + IBF. Simple math can solve this. Dragon Soul will be at 20% nerf next week so it will deal 300k *.8 = 240k. Then factor in the IBF 240k *...

Forum: Death Knights 04/20/12, 9:36 AM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef I just got here through the DK subforum, so it... I just got here through the DK subforum, so it was either temporary or on your end.

Forum: Death Knights 04/15/12, 6:50 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef I'd just unreforge the Rotting Skull and find a... I'd just unreforge the Rotting Skull and find a way to replace it. It would put you down to ~2500 haste, which is a bit much for Madness and Ultraxion, but good for the rest of the fights.

Forum: Death Knights 03/29/12, 11:10 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef That was true last tier. This tier, for pure... That was true last tier. This tier, for pure single target DPS, Unholy > Frost, especially with Gurthalak, though I believe it's true even before that.

Forum: Death Knights 03/27/12, 1:32 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef The thread's list is okay-ish, but personally I'd... The thread's list is okay-ish, but personally I'd just use SimC. Though if you're only worrying about the trinkets from DS for single target it's: Eye >> Creche >= BLF and for multi-target...

Forum: Death Knights 03/26/12, 6:12 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef Rawr isn't very accurate for DKs at all, so I... Rawr isn't very accurate for DKs at all, so I would entirely ignore it. If you're using those trinkets, what you're going to want to do is get the FL rep trinket (mastery + str-on-use) or the VP...

Forum: Death Knights 03/26/12, 2:50 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef For your first point, the reason why you don't... For your first point, the reason why you don't want to immediately spam 5 DCs to get your DT back up is that if you do that, you will undoubtedly end up capping your runes. Doing that with 1-3 DCs...

Forum: Death Knights 03/25/12, 11:03 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef At 2500 haste, on Ultraxion, you're more likely... At 2500 haste, on Ultraxion, you're more likely to be capped in runes than empty, the issue is probably the DC spam for DT, you only want to DC when you have sudden doom procs, are about to cap, or...

Forum: Death Knights 03/20/12, 7:37 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef There's a breakpoint that was found around when... There's a breakpoint that was found around when DS came out where other stats have a greater value than haste, but it was around 2600 which is almost unreachable in current gear, so just get all the...

Forum: Death Knights 03/19/12, 2:24 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef BLF is no more stable than Creche, it's a similar... BLF is no more stable than Creche, it's a similar proc chance, though a smaller ICD. The way I see it, BLF > Creche only in multi-target fights, the BiS list is incorrect, but not so blatantly so...

Forum: Death Knights 03/19/12, 12:18 PM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,145,539 Posted By gharnef You can quite easily tank all of everything in... You can quite easily tank all of everything in mostly DPS gear, I know since I tanked 6/8H in mostly DPS gear, just pick the pieces with mastery. I actually had MORE stam and mastery in partial DPS...

Forum: Death Knights 03/17/12, 3:55 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef Well, it looks like I was one of those who... Well, it looks like I was one of those who overlooked it: http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t125292-unholy_dps_my_friend_misery_4_3_0_a/p15/#post2097505

Forum: Death Knights 03/17/12, 4:41 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef If you need to survive HoT without a raid cd,... If you need to survive HoT without a raid cd, you're going to need to be topped off and AMS/IBF - you can still sometimes die like this (overkill of <10000), I haven't quite figured out why it isn't...

Forum: Death Knights 03/14/12, 5:13 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef Considering how those trinkets have roughly 30%... Considering how those trinkets have roughly 30% uptime iirc, they would be roughly equivalent as at that kind of uptime it's quite likely that the two occur at the same time. Also, mastery increases...

Forum: Death Knights 03/07/12, 10:50 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef 1)There is a way to stay in the whole time, but... 1)There is a way to stay in the whole time, but personally I wouldn't risk it if your raid doesn't badly need the DPS, just pop AMS at 2 stacks and start leaving at 2 seconds to go. You can also use...

Forum: Death Knights 03/03/12, 11:39 AM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,145,539 Posted By gharnef Due to recent events relating to my guild status,... Due to recent events relating to my guild status, I'm going to be going from DPSing 25 mans to tanking 10 mans. My DPS gear is quite nice to say the least (405 ilvl), so I was wondering which fights...

Forum: Death Knights 02/25/12, 6:54 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef For a pure patchwerk fight, the breakpoint was... For a pure patchwerk fight, the breakpoint was found to be around 1600-1700. But for any actual fight, just stack mastery as hard as you can IMO - I'd drop as low as 1100 or 1200 without worrying...

Forum: Death Knights 02/20/12, 4:55 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef It's not that standing in one spot gives you more... It's not that standing in one spot gives you more procs, it's that, if you don't stand in that spot when you get procs, they just stand around doing nothing since the only available target is not...

Forum: Death Knights 02/16/12, 3:18 AM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef Do you have any proof of this? A log indicating... Do you have any proof of this? A log indicating this or anything of that nature?

Forum: Death Knights 02/15/12, 3:54 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef You might be trying to find out how you were... You might be trying to find out how you were crit, what do you is zone out and back in. It's a bug. You reach crit cap with just the talent.

Forum: Death Knights 02/09/12, 3:06 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef The simple solution is to understand that every... The simple solution is to understand that every additional DC you use per fight increases the value of mastery about twice what it increases crit, so you would want to do Haste > Mastery > Crit. ...

Forum: Death Knights 01/31/12, 4:00 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef In case anyone was putting faith in the rumors of... In case anyone was putting faith in the rumors of a stealth change to Gurthalak (not the tooltip change), I did a test of 1000 white swings with 0 haste and in FP (to not get UH presence haste) and I...

Forum: Death Knights 01/22/12, 6:08 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef The napkin math was only to see if it was... The napkin math was only to see if it was remotely close (which 13 dps is). The simC profile change is the part that shows No'kaled being ahead.

Forum: Death Knights 01/19/12, 1:31 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef LFR gurth > 2x378 for frost, but honestly, you're... LFR gurth > 2x378 for frost, but honestly, you're better off going unholy if you're going to use a 2H.

Forum: Death Knights 01/17/12, 9:06 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef It was simming that way when souldrinker's proc... It was simming that way when souldrinker's proc was able to proc from both weapon's swings, ever since that was fixed HoM has been better than the previous souldrinker. I don't see why one...

Forum: Death Knights 01/13/12, 3:28 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,072,330 Posted By gharnef I got the same results when I simmed it a few... I got the same results when I simmed it a few weeks ago so it's definitely worth looking into. The one point to consider though is that while we benefit from one of the procs being increase by our...

Forum: Death Knights 01/12/12, 8:28 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef Just tested it on a dummy and the unless I cast... Just tested it on a dummy and the unless I cast OtB the damage from diseases didn't change, neither gaining buffs nor gaining buffs and then using FeS changed the damage. This is definitely...

Forum: Death Knights 01/11/12, 7:30 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef Now that I actually think about it you'd probably... Now that I actually think about it you'd probably want to actually do OB OB HB (assuming no rime proc) from a full set as by then, you're going to almost have your first UH rune back and can start to...

Forum: Death Knights 01/11/12, 9:01 AM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef The conditional is saying that if you have either... The conditional is saying that if you have either of: UU FF XX or XX XX

Forum: Death Knights 01/10/12, 7:27 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef That has been discussed (in the tanking thread)... That has been discussed (in the tanking thread) and it does not work. BP/FF do not stack with the tanking t12 2pc. The alternative is to use the Simple Q&A thread as it was created to keep those...

Forum: Death Knights 01/09/12, 3:46 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef I'd recommend not using Rawr since it isn't... I'd recommend not using Rawr since it isn't particularly good for DKs right now. SimC on the other hand appears to be fairly accurate. I'm guessing the issue here is that Rawr overvalues the 4pc.

Forum: Death Knights 01/08/12, 12:33 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,124,179 Posted By gharnef They stack, yes, but what he really means is... They stack, yes, but what he really means is don't stack them - you'll waste a ton of resources if you do - just one of them leads to wasting some resources, but stacking them would just make it...

Forum: Death Knights 12/29/11, 1:52 PM

Replies: 249 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 215,626 Posted By gharnef There is no haste cap - not even a real... There is no haste cap - not even a real softcap. If you're using the normal priority, get as much haste as you can to where you feel you aren't wasting resources, after that point, get mastery.

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