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Forum: Warriors 05/08/09, 4:17 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,629
Posted By Zarat
I just finished with a round of Thunderclap...

I just finished with a round of Thunderclap critical rate tests. Gear and talent spec is the same as my armory profile. I used level 80 target dummies. No outside buffs/debuffs existed to ruin the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/09, 4:28 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 317,611
Posted By Zarat
I've barked this to our melee before, and it...

I've barked this to our melee before, and it helps. If melee really have a problem seeing the Rocket Strike animation they need to back out of the boss's model. The hit box is big enough that you can...
Forum: Warriors 04/29/09, 4:26 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,629
Posted By Zarat
It isn't free damage. It comes at the cost of...

It isn't free damage. It comes at the cost of whatever else you could have used in that one second GCD, which is at least always 2/3rds of a Slam. The cost of a dodged attack is quite high.
Forum: Warriors 04/22/09, 7:58 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 281,669
Posted By Zarat
Kalroth, your armory link shows you having 2H...

Kalroth, your armory link shows you having 2H weapon spec. You sure you did your testing without it?
Forum: Warriors 04/20/09, 3:37 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,629
Posted By Zarat
Given that Arms doesn't gain much from haste, at...

Given that Arms doesn't gain much from haste, at least compared to AP, are potions of speed better than indestructible potions or perhaps even insane strength potions?
Forum: Warriors 04/17/09, 8:25 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,507
Posted By Zarat
Power Auras Classic is what you're looking for.

Power Auras Classic is what you're looking for.
Forum: Warriors 04/13/09, 3:05 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,629
Posted By Zarat
I've tried my best to collect gear to switch...

I've tried my best to collect gear to switch around from Fury to Arms come 3.1, but the RNG has not been kind. Because of this I've been contemplating Weapon Mastery and how to fit it into my build....
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/09, 12:07 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,668
Posted By Zarat
At such a difference in profit the concern...

At such a difference in profit the concern becomes "Is this still worth my time?". It takes 10 times longer to create the auctions, 10 times longer to collect the gold from your mailbox, and ect....
Forum: Warriors 02/14/09, 4:11 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,507
Posted By Zarat
It is more like 1 GCD every 25ish seconds as we...

It is more like 1 GCD every 25ish seconds as we don't want to let it drop either. However, the point remains it isn't really that hard for a fury warrior to keep sunder up. I do it all the time...
Forum: Warriors 02/13/09, 10:22 PM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,849
Posted By Zarat
Rage generation needs to be almost entirely based...

Rage generation needs to be almost entirely based on damage or attacks we deal. Incoming damage affecting rage is going to leave us as ineffective off tanks. Rage generation works well enough for the...
Forum: Warriors 01/31/09, 12:24 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,027
Posted By Zarat
It (Bloodsurge) is a poor design change. It...

It (Bloodsurge) is a poor design change. It nearly forces a third party UI mod to take advantage of instead of the old effect. It wasn't a big change to anyone's DPS. It is also not "fun" to see a...
Forum: Warriors 01/03/09, 9:20 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,027
Posted By Zarat
To further that line of thought: can any damage...

To further that line of thought: can any damage done by Whirlwind proc Bloodsurge? (WW a pack for 8 times the proc chance?!)
Forum: Public Discussion 12/21/08, 11:08 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,668
Posted By Zarat
I started off as JC/Mining so I made a ton of...

I started off as JC/Mining so I made a ton of gold off that as you can imagine. This week I decided to drop Mining and skill up BS for some sockets. I'm making a fair and steady profit off...
Forum: Warriors 12/12/08, 12:28 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,507
Posted By Zarat
I second PowerAuras for tracking any sort of proc...

I second PowerAuras for tracking any sort of proc buff or debuff at all. It is just amazing for that sort of thing.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 4:32 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,804
Posted By Zarat
A 25 person raid zone that was tuned for 20 at...

A 25 person raid zone that was tuned for 20 at the start and 25 towards the end with scaling difficulty to bring new people upto speed on WoW raiding mechanics is sorely needed. Give it fair loot and...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 3:37 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,473
Posted By Zarat
We made it clear that if items that were horrible...

We made it clear that if items that were horrible would be ultra low min (we use an open auction no restriction system for ease of management) and if upgraded would be brought upto the min of that...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/07, 2:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,235
Posted By Zarat
Depends a lot on the Warlock spec. 3 Affliction...

Depends a lot on the Warlock spec. 3 Affliction Warlocks will put a hefty debuff load on the mob. Destruction Warlocks put a much smaller debuff load. We personally run into debuff issues past 3...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/06/07, 10:25 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,804
Posted By Zarat
There is so much I can say or argue with here. ...

There is so much I can say or argue with here.

I feel that the 25 man change was a good thing in theory, but the implementation of the events removed any bonus it might of brought up when Blizzard...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/02/07, 12:43 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,154
Posted By Zarat
I just made a macro with the compass direction of...

I just made a macro with the compass direction of the cube and the name of the person clicking that cube. Each name/cube is on a different line so it is very easy to tell what is where and such. I...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/07, 6:52 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 76,882
Posted By Zarat
I can confirm the 2 piece Voidheart set bonus...

I can confirm the 2 piece Voidheart set bonus having no cooldown whatsoever. Multiple times of having not only both effects up but having one of them refresh their duration. Sometimes back to back to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/14/07, 1:38 AM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
Improved Drain Soul doesn't seem to return mana...

Improved Drain Soul doesn't seem to return mana at all for me with any rank.

Two piece Voidheart, however, works well with Affliction damage spells now, though!
Forum: Public Discussion 04/10/07, 12:41 AM
Replies: 428
Views: 76,584
Posted By Zarat
We did our kill with 5 tanks (2 feral druids and...

We did our kill with 5 tanks (2 feral druids and our 3 prot warriors) and our 3 warlocks (our only 3 but they all have 100% attendence). However, we learned REALLY early on that an Infernal will...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/07, 11:28 PM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,532
Posted By Zarat
We talking about the today Gruul? We haven't...

We talking about the today Gruul? We haven't killed anything except the trash leading upto Hydross and we do Gruul with ZERO (absolutely none at all. not even mana pots) consumables and no raid...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/07, 9:06 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 240,079
Posted By Zarat
I really do not like them at all. They are not...

I really do not like them at all. They are not more challenging, just more numbers hard. Very boring. Rewards really don't make the eye stabbing of running them multiple times worth it. And I'm all...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/06/07, 11:52 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,464
Posted By Zarat
One of the things I set forth at the outset of...

One of the things I set forth at the outset of Machin Shin's most recent rebuild (TBC launch) was to ask the people who make up the guild exactly what they wanted and when they wanted to do it. I go...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/06/07, 12:00 AM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
Well I have 4 peice VH so Corruption and Immolate...

Well I have 4 peice VH so Corruption and Immolate last an extra tick and threw any idea of a real rotation out the window. I just watch dotimer like a hawk. Before that I did Curse => UA =>...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/05/07, 7:48 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
12 grows I beleive. About our standard after the...

12 grows I beleive. About our standard after the nerf. 15 with consumables before the nerf.
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/05/07, 4:55 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
I'm 41/0/20 and on our last Gruul (same night as...

I'm 41/0/20 and on our last Gruul (same night as Jynx since we had to deal with the server crash as well) I did 935dps without consumables or Imp DS. Shadow Bolt was 38.6% of my total damage...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/05/07, 12:41 AM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
I ask myself these questions a lot and always...

I ask myself these questions a lot and always come back to the same conclusion that a 41/0/20 is the best all around raid build. You have enough in destruction to do well on burns, and all the dot...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 10:06 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 24,096
Posted By Zarat
The sets are to good for the difficulty in...

The sets are to good for the difficulty in attaining them. There should be a solid progression with each tier of content in all professions. Changing specs in the same profession should never require...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 9:30 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,464
Posted By Zarat
More guildleader personal input inc! Be...

More guildleader personal input inc!

Be yourself. Always. The people you are leading know how you act by now and people generally do not like change.

Be open. Always be avaible to answer questions...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/25/07, 10:06 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 29,621
Posted By Zarat
Trash that I can stand have these things in...

Trash that I can stand have these things in common:
Long respawn times (4+ hours).
Not annoying/difficult unless the pull itself is in really small numbers (no one likes wiping to trash......
Forum: Public Discussion 03/25/07, 2:02 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,365
Posted By Zarat
On TBC release night midnight I was able to see...

On TBC release night midnight I was able to see exactly how bottom heavy the WoW raiding community is. We had ~80 people at Walmart waiting for their copies (only store in 40 miles with TBC at all,...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/24/07, 10:18 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 74,346
Posted By Zarat
We have 3 guilds on Zul'jin killing Gruul now....

We have 3 guilds on Zul'jin killing Gruul now. One Horde and two Allaince. All three killed him atleast once before the nerf. We went in Thursday and one shot him (we killed Gruul first on Zul'jin by...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/07, 8:43 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,099
Posted By Zarat
Sustaining over 1000dps as a ranged class with an...

Sustaining over 1000dps as a ranged class with an ability like Soulshatter and Salvation isn't really that hard. Our main tank never had a TF and I've done well past 1kdps without pulling aggro....
Forum: Public Discussion 03/15/07, 7:38 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,235
Posted By Zarat
What is really crazy, and hasn't happened in...

What is really crazy, and hasn't happened in maybe 10 patches, is that I can cast CoA and have it land when I have an active Amp'd CoA on the target. Before I'd get "More powerful spell on target"....
Forum: Public Discussion 03/15/07, 4:43 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,235
Posted By Zarat
We discovered in our Gruul attempts that the...

We discovered in our Gruul attempts that the debuff priority system has either been removed or is bugging out. Curse of Shadows, Curse of the Elements, Sunder Armor, and anything else that we thought...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/15/07, 4:35 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
I've had 2 piece Voidheart for over a month, and...

I've had 2 piece Voidheart for over a month, and in that time I have NEVER had it fire off a CoA, Corruption, Siphon Life, Drain Life, or Drain Soul spell hit or DoT tick. However, anything that has...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/14/07, 6:38 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
2 piece Voidheart does not proc from DoTs in any...

2 piece Voidheart does not proc from DoTs in any way, shape, or form except from the direct damage part of Immolate. However, it is still a fairly decent set bonus. I'd really like to have it proc...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/07, 7:37 PM
Replies: 550
Views: 96,683
Posted By Zarat
What we do is have everyone eat the fears just...

What we do is have everyone eat the fears just for those reasons exactly. If the tank happens to take a bad round we can do a number of things: Last Stand, Sheild Wall, Paladin bubble out of fear, or...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/08/07, 11:17 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,099
Posted By Zarat
This is from our Gruul kill today (our first...

This is from our Gruul kill today (our first yay!).
http://zarat.nrgservers.net/stuff/GruulDMG.jpg

Order is:
1 41/0/20 Affliction Warlock doing CoA for the whole fight (me. I am also the raid leader...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/07, 1:57 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 121,520
Posted By Zarat
Another night of learning. We went in hoping for...

Another night of learning. We went in hoping for a nerf but playing like there wasn't. And there wasn't. We almost downed him, and should get him tomorrow.

To reply to the earlier questions about...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 3:46 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,099
Posted By Zarat
You can find my gear and spec here...

You can find my gear and spec here (http://armory.worldofwarcraft.com/#character-sheet.xml?r=Zul%27jin&n=Zarat).

We run with 3 Warlocks on almost every raid, and I happen to have the highest damage...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 3:23 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 121,520
Posted By Zarat
As a Guildleader of a guild that was rebuilt...

As a Guildleader of a guild that was rebuilt after a long inactive period at the start of TBC and trying to learn Gruul I can honestly say that he is not tuned for where he is in the raid game. Not...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 2:46 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,099
Posted By Zarat
As an Affliction Warlock I can do over 800DPS...

As an Affliction Warlock I can do over 800DPS without any consumables on a movement fight like Gruul forever*. On something requiring a lot less movement, say Prince, 900DPS is not impossible. I...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 03/04/07, 6:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,624
Posted By Zarat
While not exactly what you want I use Power Auras...

While not exactly what you want I use Power Auras (http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/files/details/3897/power-auras/). It is fantastic.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/03/07, 11:55 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 57,140
Posted By Zarat
It is my belief (based on no inside information...

It is my belief (based on no inside information or anything other than a 'gut feeling') that the raid class sets, most of the high end socket stuff, and the vast majority of other raid items were...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/28/07, 4:44 PM
Replies: 811
Views: 178,819
Posted By Zarat
I'm not a Shadow Priest, but I often exceed...

I'm not a Shadow Priest, but I often exceed 750dps on the "effective DPS" listing in SWStats. Sync'd, ofcourse. I've broken 1050dps atleast a few times (granted it was with consumables). I'm a...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/07, 7:01 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 32,249
Posted By Zarat
I have combined a couple Spellstrike Pants for...

I have combined a couple Spellstrike Pants for 200g. 150g for the Primal Nether and 50g for the combine. The people who actually will purchase these items have no complaints with the price, however...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/27/07, 6:49 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,506
Posted By Zarat
SM hasn't worked on CoD in a long time, if ever....

SM hasn't worked on CoD in a long time, if ever. However for your Amp'd CoD if you do (4200*1.5)+2(900) = 8100. Very close to your 8090. 8090 works exactly if you have 895 shadow.

As for CoA? It is...
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