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Forum: Warriors 03/14/12, 2:40 PM
Replies: 850
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Posted By Rynok
The talent was never bugged, it was simply one of...

The talent was never bugged, it was simply one of those changes that slipped under the radar in 4.3. It was an official change. Both iterations (refreshing / applying Rend even if TC missed vs....
Forum: Warriors 12/24/11, 2:36 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Stamina is king Post-CTC. All of the above...

Stamina is king Post-CTC. All of the above discussions are only proving what has already been established, that while Mastery is still valuable Post-CTC, it's not nearly as valuable as it is...
Forum: Warriors 12/12/11, 2:16 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
I know a few Warriors who still carry it around...

I know a few Warriors who still carry it around to use on those fights that do include magic damage, but it's certainly no longer a viable option for most fights.
Forum: Warriors 12/11/11, 10:48 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
You really ought to read my posts. The Mastery...

You really ought to read my posts. The Mastery vs. Stamina trade-off is completely irrelevant post-CTC. If you're already at standing CTC (102.4% avoidance without elixirs / SB up), Stamina is...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/11/11, 11:52 AM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,880,229
Posted By Rynok
If you were in Heroic T12, I'd say no without...

If you were in Heroic T12, I'd say no without reservation, but this really depends on whether or not you can hold onto your four 378 pieces until you can get the T13 4p without breaking your raid. ...
Forum: Warriors 12/11/11, 11:49 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Explain this, because that's some horrible math...

Explain this, because that's some horrible math right there. If you're already at standing CTC, adding another 250 Mastery is not going to help you as much as an extra 350 Stamina would, especially...
Forum: Warriors 12/10/11, 1:45 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
You're a bit behind the times. Fury received a...

You're a bit behind the times. Fury received a stealth nerf to Deep Wounds in 4.3 with the fix of a "bug" that was allowing Deep Wounds to scale with Precision (40% buff), plus an outright nerf of...
Forum: Warriors 12/07/11, 7:42 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
Which will be rather useless in most PvE...

Which will be rather useless in most PvE situations.

As for Bloodbath being amazing, as I already stated, I'd be much more impressed with it as a talent if its CD wasn't so high. Lowering the CD...
Forum: Warriors 12/07/11, 6:45 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
Seems like Deadly Calm may be the talent of...

Seems like Deadly Calm may be the talent of choice in MoP for all specs, unless the CD on Bloodbath is drastically reduced. Of course, depending on Heroic Strike and Cleave baseline damage, the same...
Forum: Warriors 12/05/11, 12:48 PM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,347,327
Posted By Rynok
Forgetting to exclude certain stats or turn on...

Forgetting to exclude certain stats or turn on certain settings can often net weird results, especially for Warriors. Agility does offer us some increased Crit value, but Crit from Agility will...
Forum: Warriors 12/05/11, 12:46 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
Spec choices are never as simple as a single...

Spec choices are never as simple as a single piece of gear, ever. Gurthalak is currently BiS for TG Fury in both slots (MH and OH), but that by itself is not prompting the focus on TG. TG is simply...
Forum: Warriors 12/04/11, 1:00 PM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,347,327
Posted By Rynok
DW does indeed proc from auto-attacks- that was...

DW does indeed proc from auto-attacks- that was the entire reason for the Fury bug in the first place, that it was incorrectly inheriting Fury's 40% auto-attack buff from Precision.
Forum: Warriors 12/04/11, 12:16 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Priot to CTC, avoidance (read: mastery) is king. ...

Priot to CTC, avoidance (read: mastery) is king. Past CTC, mastery still has value, but Stamina has more. I'd link the discussions stating this, but we've been discussing this for so long that I...
Forum: Warriors 12/02/11, 11:37 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
There comes a point when you can no longer...

There comes a point when you can no longer benefit from more a certain stat, but I'm not sure we can realistically reach that point in the current gear with hit. Find a balance that works for you.
Forum: Warriors 12/02/11, 11:35 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
We were doing this is normal T12 gear, I see no...

We were doing this is normal T12 gear, I see no reason why we cannot continue doing it in T13 / Heroic.
Forum: Warriors 11/14/11, 8:14 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
My statement actually was assuming 3/3 Shield...

My statement actually was assuming 3/3 Shield Specialization, but I do see your point. I'll test out a few variations on the theme over the next several days and see what I find.
Forum: Warriors 11/14/11, 12:06 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Blood and Thunder is not considered an efficient...

Blood and Thunder is not considered an efficient end-game raiding talent, as the points are better spent elsewhere for single-target threat mechanics. As such, your priority will change a little.
Forum: Warriors 11/12/11, 6:39 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Your spec may work for you and your guild, but...

Your spec may work for you and your guild, but it's not efficient.
Forum: Warriors 11/12/11, 12:13 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Deep Wounds merely causes your critical strikes...

Deep Wounds merely causes your critical strikes to apply a bleed effect to the target.

Incite increases the critical strike chance of Heroic Strike, and Sword and Board increases the critical strike...
Forum: Warriors 11/12/11, 11:55 AM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
This. The balance changes in 4.3 are going to be...

This. The balance changes in 4.3 are going to be minor compared to the complete overhaul of game mechanics that Blizzard is by all appearances planning with the next expansion. From what we've seen...
Forum: Warriors 11/11/11, 5:04 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here,...

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here, but Heroic Throw doesn't do that much damage.



http://elitistjerks.com/f81/t110316-cataclysm_warrior_simple_questions_simple_answers/p17/#post2029823
Forum: Warriors 11/11/11, 2:14 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Without knowing your actual numbers, it's hard to...

Without knowing your actual numbers, it's hard to say for certain, but as has been pointed out before, keeping Dodge and Parry even is not nearly as important as the Warrior forums on the official...
Forum: Warriors 11/09/11, 8:02 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
Possible, but look at what it's next to: Deadly...

Possible, but look at what it's next to: Deadly Calm has incredible potential for Prot, Heroic Strike and Cleave being anchors of the Prot rotation (especially for consistent threat).

I understand...
Forum: Warriors 11/08/11, 1:55 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
I think I understand the point you're trying to...

I think I understand the point you're trying to make, but you might want to elaborate a bit on it to make it relevant to a discussion of Warrior-specific changes.

Further, the entire point of the...
Forum: Warriors 11/07/11, 2:55 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
This would make sense, unless you'd be clipping a...

This would make sense, unless you'd be clipping a CS already in effect.
Forum: Warriors 11/06/11, 11:28 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
Worgen. The Exp boost is currently much too easy...

Worgen. The Exp boost is currently much too easy to make up in BiS gear. If there was less of it available, it might make a difference, but as is, it really doesn't matter much.
Forum: Warriors 11/03/11, 11:34 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
99.99% as a Night Elf. You really should avoid...

99.99% as a Night Elf. You really should avoid basing your responses on information garnered after the OP has been given advice and acted upon it. At the time the question was asked, OP was at...
Forum: Warriors 11/02/11, 6:50 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
This was my thought exactly. I'm very interested...

This was my thought exactly. I'm very interested to see what they're doing with the baseline mechanics in order to compensate for the changes to talent trees.
Forum: Warriors 10/31/11, 4:34 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Even once immune to critical hits from the front...

Even once immune to critical hits from the front upon reaching CTC, Bastion of Defense (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=29594) is still a useful threat talent. I can't think of any reason why anyone...
Forum: Warriors 10/31/11, 12:22 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
I just did the math on the current version of...

I just did the math on the current version of Death Wish with the original damage buff carried over, and that's a rather ugly conversion. .56% passive damage buff. It seems reasonable that they...
Forum: Warriors 10/31/11, 12:08 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
You are correct, and I was not saying you were...

You are correct, and I was not saying you were wrong, I merely wanted to clarify that you understood why you were right (and the talent in question is irrelevant to a Warrior's chance to be...
Forum: Warriors 10/30/11, 12:56 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
I stand corrected. In that case, it would be...

I stand corrected. In that case, it would be reasonable to assume that all of the above points regarding Charge will prove correct.

I'm mainly curious to have a chance to test the new Avatar talent...
Forum: Warriors 10/30/11, 12:01 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
From my testing on the PTR, I've so far...

From my testing on the PTR, I've so far determined that Arms and Fury damage has been rather close to equalized in 4.3, at least for my personal style of play with both specs. I would, however, like...
Forum: Warriors 10/29/11, 1:52 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
Essentially, my point was that the changes to the...

Essentially, my point was that the changes to the Talent trees will open Rude Interruption up for Protection and Arms Warriors, as well as Fury Warriors. Currently, Rude Interruption is not a viable...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/11, 4:52 PM
Replies: 539
Views: 563,699
Posted By Rynok
The tooltip Blizzard read from at Blizzcon says...

The tooltip Blizzard read from at Blizzcon says simply "and Rend ticks," so it would be safe to assume that, at least currently, Cripple would indeed proc off multi-Rending via Blood and Thunder or...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/11, 1:57 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Which talent is this? Are you referring to...

Which talent is this? Are you referring to Bastion of Defense (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=29594)? If so, it does not offer Crit immunity- it reduces the Warrior's chance to be Crit by 3/6% while...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/11, 11:00 AM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
Un-crittability assumes the benefits of Defensive...

Un-crittability assumes the benefits of Defensive Stance prior to CTC. Currently, it's recommended that if you're going to switch to Battle Stance to use Colossus Smash, you do so when you're...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/28/11, 10:53 AM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,880,229
Posted By Rynok
Testing on the PTR shows that the changes to lua...

Testing on the PTR shows that the changes to lua in 4.3 will allow macros to shine when an ability they contain is procced (this is true for stance-change macros containing Overpower, Mortal Strike,...
Forum: Warriors 10/23/11, 4:54 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
Currently, changing stances will not reset the...

Currently, changing stances will not reset the swing timer. Stances currently function more like buffs than actual ability procs. This is why it's possible to macro them to abilities without stance...
Forum: Warriors 10/22/11, 8:39 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
SS Damage = 1.1 * (3046 + .6 * AP) (1.1 assumes...

SS Damage = 1.1 * (3046 + .6 * AP) (1.1 assumes you have it glyphed- if you don't, remove it from the formula).
SS Threat = (SS Damage + 231) * 5.0 (Defensive Stance threat modifier).
Forum: Warriors 10/14/11, 11:58 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
Please delete.

Please delete.
Forum: Warriors 10/13/11, 10:58 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
As a matter of technicality, Slam doesn't...

As a matter of technicality, Slam doesn't actually hard reset the Swing Timer- it merely pauses it until the ability is finished casting. But as it was mentioned, Fury should never hard-cast Slam.
Forum: Warriors 10/12/11, 12:19 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
By "13.05% block," I'm assuming you merely...

By "13.05% block," I'm assuming you merely mis-typed Dodge. If you're sitting at 17.89% Parry and 13.05% Dodge, I'd do some serious re-forging from Parry to Dodge until they're about even. You'll...
Forum: Warriors 10/11/11, 4:38 PM
Replies: 850
Views: 2,228,101
Posted By Rynok
I would just like to point out, as a general...

I would just like to point out, as a general note, that players who play primarily Night Elf Warriors will tend to find less value to pure avoidance over Critical Block when they sim because of the...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/06/11, 2:42 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,880,229
Posted By Rynok
Some general tips: SS whenever possible. It's...

Some general tips: SS whenever possible. It's also important to use Devastate regularly to keep up your SA stacks (and, more importantly, to continue proccing free SS's). Heroic Throwing directly...
Forum: Warriors 08/26/11, 2:27 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
I actually found my mistake- I was simming based...

I actually found my mistake- I was simming based on the Human bonus to Exp using Maces, and I did not actually reforge away from Haste. After correcting my mistake, it turns out your math is...
Forum: Warriors 08/26/11, 12:34 PM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
Even assuming we are using non-JC-only gems (+40...

Even assuming we are using non-JC-only gems (+40 Str), Sulfuras still offers more desirable stats and a 17.04 DPS increase over the Skullstealer. But I should, also, clarify that all of my math is...
Forum: Warriors 08/26/11, 10:54 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,083
Posted By Rynok
No, actually. Taking into account every aspect...

No, actually. Taking into account every aspect of both weapons, it would be better for you to hold onto Sulfuras, the Extinguished Hand (http://www.wowhead.com/item=71352) until you can pick up the...
Forum: Death Knights 08/26/11, 1:13 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 215,632
Posted By Rynok
The prevailing notion seems to be that it's...

The prevailing notion seems to be that it's rather difficult to lower your exp rating enough in the current BiS for the 3 exp to truly have much benefit (which, looking at the BiS list, does make...
Forum: Death Knights 08/26/11, 12:53 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 215,632
Posted By Rynok
CortDK has one of the most recent sims (found...

CortDK has one of the most recent sims (found here (http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t125291-frost_dps_4_2_against_all_odds/p3/#post1991803)) regarding Goblin and Orc viability as Frost. Both races are...
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