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Forum: Warlocks 04/22/08, 4:12 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Holding back on trash is one potential answer....

Holding back on trash is one potential answer. Another is to alternately nuke/dot off-tanked targets, spreading the threat around.

One thing to note, affliction is usually pretty good on raid trash....
Forum: Public Discussion 04/22/08, 3:54 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,395
Posted By Crepe
Actually, hard cash is a losing proposition in an...

Actually, hard cash is a losing proposition in an inflationary market, which WotLk is sure to be compared to TBC (though perhaps not as crazy as the 1.x->TBC transition).


Many other "key" crafting...
Forum: Warlocks 04/01/08, 11:49 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
You're assuming a 2-roll system, which, AFAIK,...

You're assuming a 2-roll system, which, AFAIK, has never been proven for spells. If spell casts are 1-roll, then improving hit as zero effect on your ISB.
Forum: Warlocks 01/24/08, 11:46 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Druid likely has more HP due to bear scaling. We...

Druid likely has more HP due to bear scaling. We had the same issue: I was high-threat, but hard to heal (smaller HP pool, bigger chance of one-shot). Our prot paladin took over and was way easier to...
Forum: Warlocks 01/14/08, 10:52 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
I don't think so, but you can estimate it by...

I don't think so, but you can estimate it by using SP as your filler and multiplying the DPS from it by the threat multiplier for SP - I think it's 2x threat?
Forum: Warlocks 01/11/08, 12:14 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Ouch, you don't have FSW and you're still out...

Ouch, you don't have FSW and you're still out DPSing them? They are clearly doing something wrong, then.

As for tailoring, it's probably one of the cheapest and easiest professions to level. If...
Forum: Warlocks 01/10/08, 12:09 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
If you have a non-rage based tank like a paladin,...

If you have a non-rage based tank like a paladin, the stun won't matter nearly as much (or at all, really).


I think there might have been a post in the PTR discussion about CSD?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/08, 2:57 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 23,548
Posted By Crepe
To try and divert this discussion to something...

To try and divert this discussion to something more constructive, let us consider that trash clearing speed does (somewhat) matter. Let's say we have a guild that averages 2-3 trash wipes per evening...
Forum: Warlocks 01/02/08, 11:22 AM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
Your hard work on this is much appreciated,...

Your hard work on this is much appreciated, Leulier.
Forum: Warlocks 12/21/07, 11:57 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
You can enchant soulfrost over 40 damage to...

You can enchant soulfrost over 40 damage to weapon, too, which would further increase the gap.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/13/07, 3:13 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 46,739
Posted By Crepe
How do you have melee on Azgalor and NOT get them...

How do you have melee on Azgalor and NOT get them RoF'ed?
Forum: Public Discussion 12/13/07, 3:09 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,395
Posted By Crepe
Heh, then people haven't realized the value of...

Heh, then people haven't realized the value of ragveil on your server yet. It's up to 20g/stack on ours (and has fluctuated around that level since 2.3 came out).
Forum: Warlocks 12/06/07, 11:28 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Yeah. Based on Leulier's calculator, I'm getting...

Yeah. Based on Leulier's calculator, I'm getting from 68% to 81% uptime, with the average being around 75%. So that's about a 13% boost in ISB uptime from going 35->50% crit on one lock compared to...
Forum: Warlocks 12/05/07, 4:33 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
I think you missed the sarcasm in Arelenda's...

I think you missed the sarcasm in Arelenda's post, since he's the maintainer of the OP here.
Forum: Warlocks 12/05/07, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Well, the hybrid gems may be because they didn't...

Well, the hybrid gems may be because they didn't have enough Runed Crimson Spinels to go around. Also, even for destro (which gets a lot more out of crit than affliction), gemming for pure crit gems...
Forum: Warlocks 12/03/07, 5:18 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
In order to go from DPCT to DPS, you have to make...

In order to go from DPCT to DPS, you have to make uptime/gap assumptions. Thus, if you're not matching the uptime conditions in the spreadsheet, you're not going to match the DPS bonus it...
Forum: Warlocks 12/03/07, 12:54 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Most of the immolate>SB calculations assume 100%...

Most of the immolate>SB calculations assume 100% uptime of the mage scorch debuff, 5/5 emberstorm, 5/5 imp immolate, and very little gap between recasts of immolate. One of these conditions failing...
Forum: Warlocks 11/30/07, 2:47 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Indeed. I'm one of those who saw an increase at...

Indeed. I'm one of those who saw an increase at the tail end of the T4 gear level.


Of course there is a huge YMMV tag to this whole thing. However, I was merely curious if the additional scaling of...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/07, 5:52 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Oh, huh. I guess I hadn't paid attention to the...

Oh, huh. I guess I hadn't paid attention to the fact that it had a cast time. Figured it was instant like SWD. I'll fiddle with that some.

Thanks for the help, Tricky. You should poke Leulier with...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/07, 1:48 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Awesome, this is pretty much what I was looking...

Awesome, this is pretty much what I was looking for. I was kinda pulling the shadow priest cast ratio out of my arse, since I didn't see cast frequency as part of the weighted average at first....
Forum: Warlocks 11/27/07, 12:10 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Ok, interesting. This being the case, let's...

Ok, interesting. This being the case, let's suppose we have the following raid:

1 affliction lock, provided CoS w/Malediction, a SB crit rate of 15%, and a SB cast ratio of 0.4
2 destro locks with...
Forum: Warlocks 11/26/07, 11:23 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
How is the Fetish of the Primal Gods better than...

How is the Fetish of the Primal Gods better than Fathomstone? The only way I can get it to be better using the spreadsheet and a 0/21/40 spec is to push crit to around 32% (with...
Forum: Warlocks 11/20/07, 11:09 AM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
Here's my kludgey first attempt...

Here's my kludgey first attempt (http://files.filefront.com/warlock+dps+v115+csdxls/;9081083;/fileinfo.html). It's pretty much just the basic Leulier sheet with my stats and CSD added on the...
Forum: Warlocks 11/19/07, 4:32 PM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
Well, the trouble with modeling it as a...

Well, the trouble with modeling it as a multiplier of DPS for anything but a SB spam build is that most of the non-SB spells you're casting gain 0 benefit from haste. Hence why I wanted to model it...
Forum: Warlocks 11/19/07, 3:59 PM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
Yup, un-hid the tabs and saw that the change had...

Yup, un-hid the tabs and saw that the change had to be made on all of them. Fun fun. Hopefully a little more hacking and I'll have a nice toggle button to flip CSD on and off. I guess you can just...
Forum: Warlocks 11/19/07, 3:24 PM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
Interesting. This gives 206% crits with Ruin, no?...

Interesting. This gives 206% crits with Ruin, no? I thought the CSD had been tested at 209%, like the old RED.

EDIT: Also seems to screw up the TNS section. Trying to locate dps_5 and such in the...
Forum: Warlocks 11/19/07, 2:55 PM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
That's fine, it's enough to give me a place to...

That's fine, it's enough to give me a place to start digging to experiment. Also,

I would've assumed most people playing around with CSD had Ruin, though I guess it merits some testing with other...
Forum: Warlocks 11/19/07, 1:28 PM
Replies: 852
Views: 276,055
Posted By Crepe
Has anyone modified the spreadsheet for the crit...

Has anyone modified the spreadsheet for the crit damage bonus from Chaotic Skyfire Diamond? Any tips on how to go about it?
Forum: Warlocks 11/01/07, 6:06 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
Hadn't actually bothered checking if Ruin...

Hadn't actually bothered checking if Ruin effected them or not. Checking back over my guild's WWS logs, I see one critically healing me for 4717 = 2080 (base) * 1.20 (talented HS) * 1.5 (crit) * 1.26...
Forum: Warlocks 11/01/07, 3:29 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
The message in the combat log is "Your...

The message in the combat log is "Your healthstone heals you for X" or "Your healthstone critically heals you for 2*X", so I suspect it's your spellcrit rate.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/23/07, 2:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,675
Posted By Crepe
It was kinda ho-hum until I saw the choice of...

It was kinda ho-hum until I saw the choice of Aftermath over Bane. That made me pause in drinking my coffee.

Seriously. 10% daze proc over SB cast time reduction?
Forum: Warlocks 10/17/07, 2:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 12,242
Posted By Crepe
And even if you weren't moving, resists [0] will...

And even if you weren't moving, resists [0] will still screw things up. The closest thing you can get is a DPCT (damage per cast time) evaluation. Use the Leulier sheet for that.

[0] Still a 1%...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/17/07, 1:54 PM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,713
Posted By Crepe
Picking up crit gear to swap with hit gear isn't...

Picking up crit gear to swap with hit gear isn't all that hard - just grab your set gear, particularly the gloves and hat (both T4 and T5 gloves/hat lack hit and stack damage and crit instead). Swap...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/15/07, 11:27 AM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,713
Posted By Crepe
What haste gear are BT warlocks finding useful?...

What haste gear are BT warlocks finding useful? From looking at the spreadsheet, the Bracers of Nimble Thought look very tasty compared to the other available loots for that slot. Mantle of Nimble...
Forum: Warlocks 10/15/07, 11:13 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,692,085
Posted By Crepe
For SSC/TK, we don't use CoR on the following...

For SSC/TK, we don't use CoR on the following bosses:

Hydross past 50% aura (I alternate between CoW and CoR)
Morogrim (though a druid MT seems to handle it fine)
Tidalvess (WF totem + CoR = bad...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/12/07, 3:52 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 18,465
Posted By Crepe
I don't mind the end of T5 being a "gateway" to...

I don't mind the end of T5 being a "gateway" to T6 so much. The fights are challenging to learn and feel really good when you accomplish them. To have people bypass such content by leapfrogging...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/12/07, 3:09 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 38,027
Posted By Crepe
No offense, but the discussion on whether loot is...

No offense, but the discussion on whether loot is generated at instance load, mob spawn, or mob death is all kinda pointless, a la Schrödinger's cat [0]. Unless Blizzard's programmers are complete...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/12/07, 1:36 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 30,548
Posted By Crepe
While attacking from the front will be a DPS...

While attacking from the front will be a DPS loss, it won't be a tank killer any more. With capped expertise rating, you won't get parried and cause hasted boss melee attacks.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/10/07, 4:19 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 48,044
Posted By Crepe
I managed to get my DM to let me do this by doing...

I managed to get my DM to let me do this by doing an opposed Bluff check plus a Hide check. I've regularly used it to escape certain death, only to have said death eat someone else in the party (in...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/01/07, 1:37 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 197,497
Posted By Crepe
That is odd. Pre-2.2, regulars vendored for...

That is odd. Pre-2.2, regulars vendored for 3g/stack while heavy was only 4.5g/stack (of bandages). I guess they still want the price floor to be 3g/stack of netherweave.
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/01/07, 12:24 PM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,713
Posted By Crepe
While that's not a large sample set, it's nearly...

While that's not a large sample set, it's nearly 500 times for it to proc if it wasn't treating it as a dot, so the underlying assumption is wrong. Oh well.


I assume you mean Soul Leech here.


My...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/28/07, 2:10 PM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,713
Posted By Crepe
I'm aware that DL may not be affected at all by...

I'm aware that DL may not be affected at all by MSD changes. If it's not, it's obviously not worth it. I can't really test it, either, since my only hat with a meta socket is Hood of Oblivion. I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/28/07, 11:34 AM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,713
Posted By Crepe
I was perusing the mage thread a few minutes ago,...

I was perusing the mage thread a few minutes ago, and they all seem to be ga-ga over Mystical Skyfire Diamond and how it's able to proc on every tick of AM. So, this got me thinking: would the same...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 2:23 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,521
Posted By Crepe
Flat out bizarre. Maybe I just got used to it in...

Flat out bizarre. Maybe I just got used to it in a day or had my sound turned down low enough that it didn't bother me last night. But, the clipping was VERY noticeable on Tuesday night and I didn't...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/27/07, 2:17 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 360,931
Posted By Crepe
50% chance of working? You mean 50% chance of...

50% chance of working? You mean 50% chance of putting the target into a coma. The keyboard will work fine afterward.

(And yes, I use a M as well. You can pry it from my cold, dead hands. Though the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 1:45 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,521
Posted By Crepe
What's the number of channels from your...

What's the number of channels from your config.wtf? Mine's 128. Someone earlier in the thread reported that it kept getting reset despite multiple login-set-to-max-logout cycles. Or perhaps WoW is...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 12:07 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,521
Posted By Crepe
Cranking the sound channels up (to 128, according...

Cranking the sound channels up (to 128, according to my config.wtf) seemed to fix the sound clipping issues.

Bosses grunting on every hit, however, is damned annoying.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 5:59 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 202,820
Posted By Crepe
Indeed, and that sort of thing can help balance...

Indeed, and that sort of thing can help balance out capacity issues.

It's a damn stupid way to solve unbalanced arena ratings across servers.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 5:49 PM
Replies: 875
Views: 202,820
Posted By Crepe
I thought battlegroups were determined by...

I thought battlegroups were determined by datacenter location. If so, the only way you could get a merger going is to copy/move the realm servers and associated databases over to the other...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/17/07, 10:50 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 18,036
Posted By Crepe
Our rule normally is, "if the tank isn't going to...

Our rule normally is, "if the tank isn't going to get one-shot, use CoR." But that's because our raid leader is a whiny retnoob. :-P

The big problem with minus armor debuffs is the wide variance in...
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