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Forum: Mages 02/24/09, 4:41 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,896
Posted By Stormheart
The math on the LB glyph: Assuming an average...

The math on the LB glyph:

Assuming an average tick of 900, crit rate of 55%(assuming scorch has been or will be nerfed to 5%, otherwise if you wanted to use live data you could probably calculate...
Forum: Mages 01/23/09, 12:48 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 298,974
Posted By Stormheart
I completely agree with your opinion on the...

I completely agree with your opinion on the changes to implement a spell vulnerability, however what adjustment downward to arcane damage do you suggest to solve the above problem if your solution to...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/08, 7:41 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 19,289
Posted By Stormheart
Essentially, accountability comes down to 2...

Essentially, accountability comes down to 2 factors.

#1: Did you get the job done without suffering any real pain? If the answer is yes, then you can be satisfied that people did their jobs for...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/08, 3:01 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 14,578
Posted By Stormheart
Valen's point is totally on target. Honestly,...

Valen's point is totally on target.

Honestly, who really wants to kill vashj and get their 15th prism of inner calm. The problem is that when you are a guild in progression on weaker servers, at...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/16/07, 11:24 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 21,295
Posted By Stormheart
To be concise, the biggest reason I almost always...

To be concise, the biggest reason I almost always solo when leveling is that it is faster than grouping. Instances only give you an incentive when you need:

1- gear
2- quests
3- have a group of...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/12/07, 11:03 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 21,295
Posted By Stormheart
One of the reasons wow is so easy though is that...

One of the reasons wow is so easy though is that most classes are just stupifyingly easy to play even in raid encounters.
As a tank, 90% of what you press is 5 buttons, with an occasional press of a...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/20/07, 10:39 PM
Replies: 364
Views: 62,973
Posted By Stormheart
Several things took away the epicness of being...

Several things took away the epicness of being first, but I think the three largest factors are that:

#1: A lot of the bosses were so bugged most people weren't willing to try them for extended...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/07, 8:07 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 20,998
Posted By Stormheart
My point is that they are clearly making an...

My point is that they are clearly making an effort to integrate the talent trees of all classes to relative equality. Arcane used to be a generally poor pve tree, now it is easily as good as fire...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/07, 5:00 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 20,998
Posted By Stormheart
Overall, I think that they are balancing a lot of...

Overall, I think that they are balancing a lot of things in directions that make sense, with maybe the exception of the hunters. The thing is, with so many of those changes unconfirmed, I don't...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/07, 11:49 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 20,435
Posted By Stormheart
Someone mentioned this slightly, but to elaborate...

Someone mentioned this slightly, but to elaborate more:

Several item slots are covered by 3+ items that are virtually identical or in many cases strictly inferior to previous loot. These slots...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/07, 3:18 PM
Replies: 155
Views: 34,433
Posted By Stormheart
i would kill to have a site like that where I...

i would kill to have a site like that where I could search for exactly what we needed at a given time.

The biggest disadvantage of the WoW forums is that it scrolls so fast, 50% of the posts don't...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/07, 1:49 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 45,995
Posted By Stormheart
Yes, exactly. Spend 1 week gathering up your 6-7...

Yes, exactly. Spend 1 week gathering up your 6-7 apps and then do the attunements all at once. If you are alternating weeks, its not like your going to get them attuned quickly anyway. This way is...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/07, 10:56 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 45,995
Posted By Stormheart
Overrecruit Basically, what we did was recruited...

Overrecruit

Basically, what we did was recruited 6-7 people who we thought could perform, took one week and attuned all of them at once, and then stopped doing SSC/TK.

That allowed us basically to...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/07, 11:26 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 22,964
Posted By Stormheart
Probably 25-50% of our guild has come to us...

Probably 25-50% of our guild has come to us through the guild recruitment forum. You will find many quality guilds looking there for players like you who want to transfer. Just make sure you look...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/07, 1:59 AM
Replies: 317
Views: 88,161
Posted By Stormheart
In regards to people not seeing most of...

In regards to people not seeing most of naxx:

Lets be real here, we know this instance is not being designed for anyone but the small minority if its above BT, particularly if it has some attunement...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/07, 1:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,745
Posted By Stormheart
My guild formed by merging in a server xfer from...

My guild formed by merging in a server xfer from some old friends we knew.

Basically, we do almost no on server recruitment unless someone personally knows the person. We are 2/3rds thru BT and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/17/07, 1:21 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,266
Posted By Stormheart
When it comes down to it, at least half the gem...

When it comes down to it, at least half the gem combinations suck overall. Like, I just don't see why anyone would use +10 def, +5 sta 7 def as a tank. Once you have 490 def, who cares. The only...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/17/07, 2:35 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,266
Posted By Stormheart
we have like 20-30 of the emeralds and amys, like...

we have like 20-30 of the emeralds and amys, like 20 pyrestones, then only like 15 lionseye and like 5-10 spinel/sapphire.

Basically 12 spelldmg is popular beyond belief, and 15 sta 4mp/5 eat up...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 4:04 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,178
Posted By Stormheart
We only ran 3-4 melee, they just ran out if the...

We only ran 3-4 melee, they just ran out if the doomfire was getting close. They didn't get a shaman and the melee group was probably the only group where almost no one died the entire nights worth...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 12:36 PM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,178
Posted By Stormheart
One of our holy priests definitely was able to...

One of our holy priests definitely was able to resist the fear with resist, and he did have a talent i believe. No other healers were able to get a resist so we stopped trying resist. Our shadow...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 4:09 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,821
Posted By Stormheart
We have not had that issue, the frequency seems a...

We have not had that issue, the frequency seems a lot less than what you have experienced in our raids. We use a druid/warrior or 2 druid OT combo for supremus and do not have difficulty with the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/07, 3:03 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 29,178
Posted By Stormheart
There are 2 types of players that you do not want...

There are 2 types of players that you do not want in your raid and need to deal with, and there are distinctly different ways to deal with them.

#1: The Lazy/burned out/bored player

There is...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/07, 12:24 AM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,178
Posted By Stormheart
our working theory is that resists only help if...

our working theory is that resists only help if you have a fear resisting talent of some sort based on our experiences.

First kill took 2.5 days. Overall, its not a bad fight, just stack 10 healers...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 5:28 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 9,729
Posted By Stormheart
One thing some of you are neglecting in the mp/5...

One thing some of you are neglecting in the mp/5 argument is that your mana stability is directly related to your dps.

When we did najentus originally with 8 healers, it took us about 8 minutes and...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/31/07, 4:17 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 173,938
Posted By Stormheart
I could only hope they nerfed it since it sounds...

I could only hope they nerfed it since it sounds bad and I'm not there yet, but you did say it was a luck fight about 50 times. Perhaps your luck finally changed?

In the end, every single fight...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/30/07, 1:06 PM
Replies: 302
Views: 52,310
Posted By Stormheart
The biggest change imo from Vanilla to TBC is the...

The biggest change imo from Vanilla to TBC is the distinct reduction in multi-tanking/aggro screwy mobs. Pre-TBC, I had to worry about having 3-4 competent tanks for fights. Vael made you use at...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/07, 2:54 PM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,698
Posted By Stormheart
Quigon, I think you hold the world record for...

Quigon, I think you hold the world record for getting parried or something. I'm not clear here how you are getting killed so many times to getting parried. I have seen mobs parry multiple attacks...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/07, 1:40 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 173,938
Posted By Stormheart
Isn't it possible to simply rotate the casters so...

Isn't it possible to simply rotate the casters so that everyone unloads fire damage, then rotates to shadow/arcane, then back again to mitigate most of the shields effects? Just curious since we're...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/28/07, 3:05 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,165
Posted By Stormheart
Special mounts and the like are certainly fun and...

Special mounts and the like are certainly fun and entertaining, but, I don't really see how walking arond with a bag of 15 mounts will make my character more diversified or cooler than the next guy...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/07, 8:05 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,622
Posted By Stormheart
We will typically go after a new boss later in...

We will typically go after a new boss later in the night right after finishing farm content, generally getting somewhere between 1-2 hours on the first night. Basically, we use this to learn the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/07, 7:57 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,165
Posted By Stormheart
With the ease of respeccing these days, I would...

With the ease of respeccing these days, I would like to see better development of talent specs.

To explain this, lets examine what the prot tree offers and why it really doesn't make sense:

31...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/07, 3:26 AM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,698
Posted By Stormheart
After working in BT a bit, i have to re-assess my...

After working in BT a bit, i have to re-assess my earlier statement on teron. Teron is fairly weaksauce when you take 8 healers, so is clearly worth doing over archi. Out of curiousity, knowing...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 12:45 AM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,698
Posted By Stormheart
our hunters do have to stay on the trash for...

our hunters do have to stay on the trash for awhile, especially on the tauren, but its mostly a result of the stun. Just use your maximum threat abilities and stick with it until they let it go, or...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/07, 5:54 PM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,698
Posted By Stormheart
Dukes: What I'm saying is I'm not really clear...

Dukes: What I'm saying is I'm not really clear why teron is easier than hyjal though. Every boss in hyjal(not archimonde obv) took us less than 2 hours, as the bosskillers guides are basically...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/07, 2:46 AM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,698
Posted By Stormheart
Is it just me, or does hyjal make a lot more...

Is it just me, or does hyjal make a lot more sense than doing BT? I mean, we had no issues getting down the first 3 BT once we got everyone attuned and teron seems easy enough once we have a little...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/07, 2:37 AM
Replies: 1,512
Views: 424,178
Posted By Stormheart
Out of curiousity, how many nights(4-5hrs) of...

Out of curiousity, how many nights(4-5hrs) of learning did this encounter take most of you to get the first time, and would you say you stacked extra hp on while learning or not?

Basically after we...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/19/07, 1:37 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 8,778
Posted By Stormheart
We switched from zero-sum to a wishlist about 2...

We switched from zero-sum to a wishlist about 2 months after we made our guild, and honestly while some people have cried occasionally, the system has been very good for us. Our problem with ZS is...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/15/07, 4:17 AM
Replies: 1,353
Views: 259,698
Posted By Stormheart
We tried najentus maybe 3 hours with 6...

We tried najentus maybe 3 hours with 6 healers/1-2 shadow priest with no luck really, lots of 40% wipes.

We went in with a full 25 8 healers and he fell over in 1 attempt. Basically, you might be...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/13/07, 4:35 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 41,247
Posted By Stormheart
No, absolutely not on the spellbooks. If they...

No, absolutely not on the spellbooks.

If they put skill books in ZA, this FORCES every single raiding guild to run the living crap out of it until they have all the books they need. I do not want...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/11/07, 12:07 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 13,879
Posted By Stormheart
Coordinating healers is fairly easy once you get...

Coordinating healers is fairly easy once you get used to working together, but what they do is very fight dependant.

On Najentus for instance, its pretty much 2pal/1dru for MT and each other healer...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/11/07, 12:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,468
Posted By Stormheart
This really is more of a mage class post than a...

This really is more of a mage class post than a talent post.

With that said, I think you are off-base on amplify/dampen. While the skills could be better, amplify can be very beneficial to the raid...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/07, 3:32 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,954
Posted By Stormheart
Basically Ghando, your entering phase 4 with 2...

Basically Ghando, your entering phase 4 with 2 weapons and 2 advisors unflasked. Think of it this way. Flasking everyone is equivalent to adding AT LEAST 1 additional dps to your raid. That is...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/07, 4:22 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,954
Posted By Stormheart
Yea, i accidentally ran thru the clouds in p5 and...

Yea, i accidentally ran thru the clouds in p5 and went down to 10.3k hp, but my healers kept me up with some solid fireball interuppting. Its something to be careful about though since its not...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/07, 2:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,751
Posted By Stormheart
The risk of pyro depends entirely on your MT hp. ...

The risk of pyro depends entirely on your MT hp. I only have 20.7, so there is considerably more risk for me than say, a 22k buffed tank, but its still very doable.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/07, 2:11 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,751
Posted By Stormheart
it didnt happen to us tonight, which was good,...

it didnt happen to us tonight, which was good, since it took us forever to get it right. I guess its just random. I heard it was fixed, but apparently not since you experienced it.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/07, 1:57 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,954
Posted By Stormheart
yes, we kill telonicus on the dais in p1 and p3.

yes, we kill telonicus on the dais in p1 and p3.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/07, 1:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,751
Posted By Stormheart
to clarify, he despawned after like 3-4 minutes...

to clarify, he despawned after like 3-4 minutes of just being untargetable running around after me (MT) doing nothing.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/20/07, 1:46 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,954
Posted By Stormheart
We reached phase 5 tonight and it bugged out. He...

We reached phase 5 tonight and it bugged out. He got big and did nothing except follow me(MT), then despawned after 3 minutes. He was also untargetable.

Anyone else have this problem? It was our...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/19/07, 1:55 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,954
Posted By Stormheart
In terms of how to deal with the shield issue,...

In terms of how to deal with the shield issue, the fact that its tradable is nice(I forgot to loot it one attempt), but not necessary.

We go staff-daggers-mace-shield-sword(dies as p3 hits)-bow(at...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/07, 1:11 AM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,954
Posted By Stormheart
Honestly, one of the biggest problems is just...

Honestly, one of the biggest problems is just getting the time in. The trash cycle is less than convienient for a 4 hour raid day and basically, while we get 1 phase of progress every trash cycle,...
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