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Forum: Player vs. Player 08/02/09, 9:54 PM
Replies: 791
Views: 400,701
Posted By Siddown
Charsx, I think you are really underestimating...

Charsx,

I think you are really underestimating the people who are considered the "top" PvPers in the world. If Fire gave them any sort of advantage over Frost, enough would go Fire. Personally, I...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/09, 11:18 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 41,123
Posted By Siddown
While I am sure Blizzard is always aware of what...

While I am sure Blizzard is always aware of what is going on with other MMOs, I'm sure a change as insignificant as this (as opposed to say releasing another Expansion or releasing new Raid Content)...
Forum: Paladins 07/22/08, 5:31 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,478
Posted By Siddown
Jessie, can you clear up the debate about whether...

Jessie, can you clear up the debate about whether HoW clips the Swing Timer or not? It obviously doesn't reset your timer anymore which is fantastic, not clipping our swing would be icing on the...
Forum: Paladins 07/22/08, 4:39 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,478
Posted By Siddown
Nice attitude there Toaster. It's not whining, I...

Nice attitude there Toaster. It's not whining, I looked at the video multiple times and the two hit at the same time or at the very least it was inconclusive. You somehow used the same video with...
Forum: Paladins 07/22/08, 11:44 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,478
Posted By Siddown
It looks to me like the White Swing goes off...

It looks to me like the White Swing goes off immediately after the HoW not during the swing, the damages sure both do appear at the exact same time. Granted I had to rewind the thing about 20 times,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/21/08, 8:34 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 48,041
Posted By Siddown
I think the main problem with what you are asking...

I think the main problem with what you are asking is that over the life of an expansion you can expect a variety of classes to move up and down the food chain. Look at TBC, Rogues, Druids and...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/08, 12:58 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,478
Posted By Siddown
I don't want to say you are wrong simply because...

I don't want to say you are wrong simply because I am not in Beta and you obviously are, but are you sure? This is contrary to the video posted by Coag in the WotLK Paladin Forums. He's got a video...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/08, 11:32 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,080
Posted By Siddown
I think Art of War itself is working correctly,...

I think Art of War itself is working correctly, it's the extra damage coming from Spell Damage and AP that is likely the issue. The highest damage I've seen in a Screen Shot is 21,000+. So even...
Forum: Death Knights 07/21/08, 1:58 AM
Replies: 4,142
Views: 830,153
Posted By Siddown
You have it right, you are just doing the math...

You have it right, you are just doing the math wrong.

31% of your tanks armor comes from his shield, meaning he'd have 69% without it. Therefore, his shield actually buffs his armor by 44.9% over...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/08, 12:56 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,478
Posted By Siddown
I think judgements are going to be very strong in...

I think judgements are going to be very strong in WotLK. Granted, there are probably some bugs in it now (the highest JoCo-ing Screenshot I've seen was 21K). With Art of War and the AP -> SD...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/15/08, 2:10 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 27,768
Posted By Siddown
This confused me as well, granted I only have a...

This confused me as well, granted I only have a little bit of experience in Canadian Law. It appears that his lawyer is saying "My Client didn't want to take the time to play a video game, so he...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/02/08, 8:45 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,186
Posted By Siddown
That's pushing it a bit. I've hit the 150 yard...

That's pushing it a bit. I've hit the 150 yard marker with a perfect drive down the fairway, only to see the ball go 90 degrees into the rough. I'm a long hitter, and when I'm playing regularily...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/08, 11:02 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Agreed, specifically DKs were not my main point...

Agreed, specifically DKs were not my main point anyways, the conversation just just sort of morphed that way (a little bit like a frog in a microwave). I'm quite confident that itemization will be...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 8:16 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,186
Posted By Siddown
Not to argue symantics, but we're talking a lot...

Not to argue symantics, but we're talking a lot more than just a "tweak", we're talking a fundimental design change for a game that is 4 years old. Not that I'm against it, but this isn't like just...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/08, 8:12 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
It's like you are trying to convince me that DKs...

It's like you are trying to convince me that DKs won't use SD when I never said they would, all I said we shouldn't rule it out based on the fact that the game still the Alpha build stage. The only...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/08, 6:43 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
So something in Alpha is guarenteed to be the...

So something in Alpha is guarenteed to be the same once it's released? Why people feel they need to take such a hard stance on something so trivial when history has show us that things change during...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 3:24 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,186
Posted By Siddown
I agree that real sports wants to reduce or even...

I agree that real sports wants to reduce or even eliminate randomness, especially those caused by human error. But the thing is, these are games played by human beings. I hit or miss a baesball...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 2:19 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,186
Posted By Siddown
Yet, it still happens all the time. Ask any...

Yet, it still happens all the time. Ask any Spurs fan what they feel about Derrick Fisher's play to end their season, ask a Patriots fan about the phantom time the the time keepers gave the NY...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/08, 12:46 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Yes, I understand that, but we've seen Ret...

Yes, I understand that, but we've seen Ret Paladins have some of their abilites go from +SD based to AP based since the release of TBC. Of course, it's easy to argue that not enough of their...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 11:39 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,186
Posted By Siddown
I understand that this is likely exaggeration for...

I understand that this is likely exaggeration for the sake of effect, but I think you've missed something. Granted, nothing's final yet, but Blizzard has said that they will either have visual ques...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/08, 11:02 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
That could very well be the case, I'm not saying...

That could very well be the case, I'm not saying that DKs will use SD, I'm just not ruling it out. My point was more about how people tend to take small tidbits of information and end up using them...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/01/08, 1:03 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 37,186
Posted By Siddown
You are taking an off the cuff statement at a Q&A...

You are taking an off the cuff statement at a Q&A way too literally. If he had chosen the word "dynamic" instead of "randomness" at this non-scripted event, would you be so upset? Basically he's...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 9:43 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Yes, I know. Perhaps I just didn't word my post...

Yes, I know. Perhaps I just didn't word my post well enough. He made a joke about Warriors and it's now become some sort of rallying cry for angry Paladins. This is why I was telling FlyingToaster...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 5:59 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Yet, like your signature shows, maybe people...

Yet, like your signature shows, maybe people shouldn't take a quote mentioned in a Q&A so literally or take it as etched in stone.

There's still a crapload of tweaking and development to go for both...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 11:45 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
Most hero types in literature and fables (outside...

Most hero types in literature and fables (outside of the "reluctant hero" type) always can do things nobody else can. Think of your Beowolf's or even the Lord of the Ring guys (outside the reluctant...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 11:37 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
It's a troll post for stating the obvious? There...

It's a troll post for stating the obvious?

There are plenty of buffs out there that don't show up visually to the player. For example, when a Mage crits, is the crit because of their crit, a...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/08, 9:44 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
So buff Ret Pallies because some players don't...

So buff Ret Pallies because some players don't know they are good? Yeah, that's probably a no-go. While there are some "my way or the highway" raid leaders, most at this point know what Theorycraft...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/08, 2:36 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
You are completely missing what the person said. ...

You are completely missing what the person said. (S)He said that the "fear" people are having is that there are going to be fights that require respecs for every member of the class so having one...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/08, 1:19 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
Do you think they'll have a fight that requires...

Do you think they'll have a fight that requires three Fury Warriors (for example) followed by a fight that requires three Prot Spec'd Warriors totally ignoring that other classes can fill those...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/29/08, 11:16 AM
Replies: 341
Views: 56,238
Posted By Siddown
First off, "coming from an RP server" really has...

First off, "coming from an RP server" really has nothing to do with it. I play on one, and there are just as many AV botters and game tankers there as there are on any regular server. I do find...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/08, 11:03 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
So people are actually complaining that they'll...

So people are actually complaining that they'll provide us with two talent specs we can swap between? You've got to be kidding. To the example give about "I'm a Fury Warrior", if you are so worried...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/08, 5:56 PM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,439
Posted By Siddown
Throwing up a "Are you sure?" followed by a "No,...

Throwing up a "Are you sure?" followed by a "No, are you really sure?" popup like when you Spirit Rez would solve that problem.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 4:34 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,396
Posted By Siddown
The change to Cheat Death should at least scale...

The change to Cheat Death should at least scale back some Rogue damage, that or make them more squishy, but at least there is a trade off.

I don't really think this is a half assed fix, I think...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 2:05 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,396
Posted By Siddown
I think Blizzard as put more of an emphasis on...

I think Blizzard as put more of an emphasis on survival over dealing too be honest, not to mention that Paladins do have undispellable Auras. Yes, they aren't as powerful as individual Mage or...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/08, 1:25 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,396
Posted By Siddown
How surprising that you somehow made this change...

How surprising that you somehow made this change into a complaint about Paladins.

Comparing a 30 minute self buff that is instrumental in the survival of the class vs. a low cost, temporary buff...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 11:12 AM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,775
Posted By Siddown
I think you'll find most people who have multiple...

I think you'll find most people who have multiple characters would say "yes" to this question. This applies to both PvE and PvP, people don't like grinding the same content over and over again to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/23/08, 3:44 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,775
Posted By Siddown
I don't think this is remotely possible across...

I don't think this is remotely possible across Battle Grounds, let alone servers simply because the way Arena's work. In the "old days", there was always the threat that if you didn't get in with...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/08, 7:45 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
I wonder if Instant Poison on a Rogue's OH will...

I wonder if Instant Poison on a Rogue's OH will surpass Deadly Poison in overall OH Damage if it can Crit due to these changes? Granted, you'll steal Stormstrike Debuffs, but it's an interesting...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/11/08, 11:36 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
I think you may have misread, or misinterpretted...

I think you may have misread, or misinterpretted what most people are thinking. First off, let's get rid of the notion that Blizzard will release an expansion every year as that's been proven to be...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/11/08, 3:34 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
To your boar example, you are limited as to how...

To your boar example, you are limited as to how many Badges you can earn a week due to lockouts, so there is a slight (but yet significant) difference.

If it literally took someone farming the first...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/11/08, 12:48 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Copernicus nailed it on the head there, it's not...

Copernicus nailed it on the head there, it's not that you can use badges to buy the "best" (or Top - 1) gear that really is the problem, the issue is the way to obtain it. Karazhan and the Heroic...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/08, 7:38 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
That was my thinking exactly. You wouldn't even...

That was my thinking exactly. You wouldn't even need rep level associated with it as someone else suggested. Let's face it, if someone wants to farm the WotLK equivalent of Karazhan for 30 weeks to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/08, 3:11 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
I guess what it comes down to is, do you feel...

I guess what it comes down to is, do you feel that someone should be able to farm Karazhan/Heroics enough that they could get gear good enough to jump directly into Sunwell. Because that is...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/06/08, 11:23 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
You've taken what little we know about the loot...

You've taken what little we know about the loot changes and used it as a platform to complain about the Paladin class and to put out your wish list. Again, for the last time then I'm done with this...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/06/08, 10:48 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Definitely agree, I'm not sure if anyone even...

Definitely agree, I'm not sure if anyone even noticed that screenshot 3 or 4 pages ago about the Group Debuff that Drums will give in WotLK, nobody's commented on it anyways. As news from the Alpha...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/08, 11:00 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
Spell Damage Paladins don't kill by Auto...

Spell Damage Paladins don't kill by Auto Attacking, they kill by JoR, Holy Shock, HoW and Consecrate. We're so off topic it's ridiculous at this point, but the one thing blizzard hates is when...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/08, 8:36 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
I think a Shockadin would argue that the majority...

I think a Shockadin would argue that the majority of their damage (burst anyways) comes from JoR, Holy Shock, Consecration and Hammer of Wrath, all of which are offensive spells and scale with Spell...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/08, 10:53 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
And we don't think we might be taking this...

And we don't think we might be taking this conversation where it doesn't need to go? Just a week ago Boomkin and Shadow Priests had a talent to convert the +SD up by 20%, but now they make this...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/08, 7:20 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
In the intial Alpha notes there is a...

In the intial Alpha notes there is a ability/spell to throw (paraphrasing here) "your mining pick, causing X damage, ignoring all armor".

If the skill is what it appears, something extra given to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/08, 2:42 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,974
Posted By Siddown
I guess you don't have any friends who play...

I guess you don't have any friends who play Rogues then, because you just removed Sap from their bar with your "easy" fix.

EDIT: Beaten to the punch multiple times.
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