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Forum: Warriors 10/17/10, 3:46 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 975,551
Posted By RPZip
It's almost certainly a single-target damage loss...

It's almost certainly a single-target damage loss compared to the other two, although probably not an enormous one. It does give you a huge boost in AE situations though, which I think more than...
Forum: Warriors 10/14/10, 2:13 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By RPZip
Execute's tooltip is wrong, even ignoring armor...

Execute's tooltip is wrong, even ignoring armor completely it wouldn't see such a huge shift in observed damage. I saw the same thing myself.

I did some testing tonight in ICC, experimenting with...
Forum: Warriors 06/16/10, 8:32 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Wow. The second one is interesting, although I'd...

Wow.

The second one is interesting, although I'd actually known about it for a while; I hadn't considered the implications it had for crit gemming past the softcap, though. The first one is huge,...
Forum: Warriors 03/16/10, 7:48 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Especially if your WW doesn't line up well for...

Especially if your WW doesn't line up well for the adds, it can be beneficial to toss a Cleave or two at them when they spawn. Be careful not to ragestarve yourself with the higher cost but fishing...
Forum: Warriors 03/08/10, 1:20 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
You didn't, but that's okay. I've tabled it for...

You didn't, but that's okay.

I've tabled it for the moment; it's largely irrelevant for pure DPS purposes, and the only real impact it'd have on my DPS is figuring out when I can safely reapply SA...
Forum: Warriors 03/04/10, 12:26 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Hm, I'll double check but I think the problem is...

Hm, I'll double check but I think the problem is the Quartz GCD timer can only check after you cast a spell; I want to know if the Slam GCD is reduced before I cast it, since it'd effect when and...
Forum: Warriors 03/04/10, 11:21 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
I'd like to go ahead and thank people for not...

I'd like to go ahead and thank people for not actually reading my post. It puts a smile on my face, it really does.

It's extremely trivial to see when Bloodsurge has multiple charges (and is lasting...
Forum: Warriors 03/03/10, 7:03 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Alright, I switched from 2x 258 T9, 2x 264 T10 to...

Alright, I switched from 2x 258 T9, 2x 264 T10 to 4x 264 T10 after getting lucky with token drops in 10-man. My problem is tracking the GCD reduction on Slam.

Before people jump on me, I should...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/25/10, 1:36 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,751
Posted By RPZip
Bryntroll goes in the MH if you're using it in...

Bryntroll goes in the MH if you're using it in all situations, no questions asked. It just doesn't proc enough in the OH to be better than things that are a few tiers worse.

And you should petition...
Forum: Warriors 02/20/10, 3:44 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Unless they change how Deep Wounds works, they...

Unless they change how Deep Wounds works, they won't make it crit. A DoT that is applied on crits that can itself crit fails the "gaining too much out of one stat" clause in Blizzard's contract. At...
Forum: Warriors 02/19/10, 6:45 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Pretty much. The primary benefit is that it won't...

Pretty much. The primary benefit is that it won't drop off if you exit melee combat (or get horribly unlucky with crits I guess, although that's pretty rare). Although perhaps the biggest change is...
Forum: Warriors 02/19/10, 3:08 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
While being the SA dude certainly hurts a bit,...

While being the SA dude certainly hurts a bit, the problem with pre-potting Speed is that even if you aren't stacking Sunders someone is and it's not something that just comes up instantly. In most...
Forum: Warriors 02/19/10, 5:44 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Given that he's an Orc, we can pretty easily...

Given that he's an Orc, we can pretty easily eliminate the hit aura as a possibility. I'm also pretty confident that he's 400 skilled with 2H Axes (see also: Orc) and didn't forget about that spec...
Forum: Warriors 02/17/10, 2:48 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Stick with precision, drop a point out of Imp....

Stick with precision, drop a point out of Imp. Berserker Rage to pick up Heroic Fury.

Actually, I'd drop both points out of Imp. Berserker Rage; it's just clunky and typically hard to use when...
Forum: Warriors 02/16/10, 3:57 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
The problem, fundamentally speaking, is that...

The problem, fundamentally speaking, is that while the damage reduction on Titan's Grip is annoying you're also gaining the effects of Two-Handed Weapon Specialization, which ends up canceling much...
Forum: Warriors 02/16/10, 6:23 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Short answer - it's not viable. Even assuming...

Short answer - it's not viable.



Even assuming that Landsoul's spreadsheet (and similar) was supposed to provide your absolute DPS numbers, things like the 2T10 proc coming up either more or less...
Forum: Warriors 02/12/10, 1:47 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
No. STR is better than AGI on a 1:1 basis, but...

No. STR is better than AGI on a 1:1 basis, but AGI-itemized rings don't just have AGI on them; they have AGI and AP. I'm just going to block quote from where I went into a fairly detailed explanation...
Forum: Warriors 02/08/10, 12:02 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
The only problem I see is that Furious Attacks...

The only problem I see is that Furious Attacks used to randomly drop off... a lot, which would be a real consideration for it versus Wound Poison which has the advantage of not going away at the most...
Forum: Warriors 02/07/10, 5:01 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
The spreadsheet doesn't sanity check to make sure...

The spreadsheet doesn't sanity check to make sure the Meta is activated, in the same way it won't stop you from being a Blacksmith with Jewelcrafting gems, Engineering Glove enchant and a Tailoring...
Forum: Warriors 02/05/10, 9:40 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Cleave is a huge DPS gain with 2T10 in P1 as...

Cleave is a huge DPS gain with 2T10 in P1 as well, since the ghouls are basically free damage that needs to be cleaned up somehow. Between myself, our DPS DK and a Retadin in 25-man they fall over...
Forum: Warriors 02/04/10, 3:40 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
What? Wrath was the best shoulder armor we've...

What? Wrath was the best shoulder armor we've ever had. Yarr, a pirate be I.



Which it isn't. Or, at least, it is working but can be overwritten by a 'normal' Bloodsurge proc before you can use any...
Forum: Warriors 01/21/10, 3:14 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Not really, with the constant AE ticking debuff...

Not really, with the constant AE ticking debuff we're not really gaining much in the way of Rage generation off the damage bonus since it's quite difficult to dump it all anyway (think Anub'arak P3,...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/12/10, 8:55 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,751
Posted By RPZip
Assuming the point of the alt raids is to provide...

Assuming the point of the alt raids is to provide bonus/free attempts on limited attempt bosses before attempting them with the main raid, it makes perfect sense to restrict players to their primary...
Forum: Warriors 01/06/10, 2:20 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Source (http://www.wowwiki.com/3.3)

Source (http://www.wowwiki.com/3.3)
Forum: Warriors 01/04/10, 9:26 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,541
Posted By RPZip
The soft cap is just the point at which your ArP...

The soft cap is just the point at which your ArP from skills and rating plus the amount you get from the proc adds up to 100%, or 1399 ArP rating. Battle stance plus 2T9 gives you 16%, meaning that...
Forum: Warriors 01/02/10, 1:57 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Have you tried seeing what happens to your DPS if...

Have you tried seeing what happens to your DPS if you gem (or swap gear) around to get to the Expertise cap on the OH with the spreadsheet?

I'm just throwing that one out there.
Forum: Warriors 12/28/09, 4:54 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
You can't run Excel macros on OSX. Use Boot Camp...

You can't run Excel macros on OSX. Use Boot Camp and install Windows XP on a partition.
Forum: Warriors 12/28/09, 2:31 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,541
Posted By RPZip
Yes, people swap Glyphs. It's not really any...

Yes, people swap Glyphs. It's not really any different than any other raid consumable, and they're not that expensive.

For ToGC I switch my Heroic Strike glyph to Sunder Armor at Twin Valkyrs (no...
Forum: Warriors 12/28/09, 2:24 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
PAGE: FURY ERROR TYPE: CONCEPT/FORMULA The Deep...

PAGE: FURY
ERROR TYPE: CONCEPT/FORMULA

The Deep Wounds calculations look a little bit off to me, although it's possible I'm just misinterpreting this.

1) The calculations for Deep Wounds damage via...
Forum: Warriors 12/27/09, 11:07 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
And yet you used that method. And yeah, people...

And yet you used that method. And yeah, people recognize the fallacy when I use that coin example, but it is absolutely stunning how many people don't realize what they're inadvertently doing in more...
Forum: Warriors 12/27/09, 9:08 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
It isn't possible to have earned enough Frost...

It isn't possible to have earned enough Frost Badges to unlock the 2-piece yet, although at this point it's close (maximum is 109 as of this post, and you'd need 120 to get a set of Gloves and...
Forum: Warriors 12/22/09, 1:11 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 135,629
Posted By RPZip
I'm not sure how well it's modeled, but I did...

I'm not sure how well it's modeled, but I did note the absence of the following from potential Warrior buffs;

1) Spell crit buffs & debuffs on the target.
2) Curse of Elements/Ebon...
Forum: Warriors 12/22/09, 12:58 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
If the proc chance was 10% then the chance of...

If the proc chance was 10% then the chance of getting at least one proc on three hits would be 27.1% (inverse of 90% ^ 3). You can't just add the proc chance together, or your chance of getting a hit...
Forum: Warriors 09/05/09, 5:05 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
You can actually get the exact results if you're...

You can actually get the exact results if you're so inclined. Go to E86 on Landsoul's spreadsheet and replace the formula there (used to calculate the ArP ratings for different levels) and paste in...
Forum: Warriors 05/22/09, 1:29 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
I found a few minor bugs in the newest...

I found a few minor bugs in the newest spreadsheet (and probably earlier ones, but I first encountered them with this one).

When I imported from Armory, I get two errors; the first one is about my...
Forum: Warriors 05/14/09, 10:14 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,803
Posted By RPZip
That sounds... quite high. I've got the highest...

That sounds... quite high. I've got the highest Warrior Vezax parse on WMO at the moment, and it's listing me as only 5496 DPS. That's probably a discrepancy between Recount DPS and actual DPS,...
Forum: Warriors 05/14/09, 9:42 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
Yeah, that doesn't make me want to ram my head...

Yeah, that doesn't make me want to ram my head into the wall at all. No sirree. Especially not after confirming it was intended to go above 100% not that long ago.

Going to mess around with the...
Forum: Warriors 05/01/09, 4:36 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
I've heard they tend to synch up, which I haven't...

I've heard they tend to synch up, which I haven't tested myself as I don't have the Mjolnir Runestone.

Assuming that they do (and honestly, probably even if they don't) it almost certainly will beat...
Forum: Warriors 04/18/09, 11:46 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,803
Posted By RPZip
You really can't base anything on a 5m parse;...

You really can't base anything on a 5m parse; there's far too much RNG over that small of a sample size even just factoring crit chance and what crits before you even factor in things like SD...
Forum: Warriors 04/18/09, 5:01 PM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By RPZip
After messing with it for a bit, shouldn't there...

After messing with it for a bit, shouldn't there be an ArP sanity check? I was trying to calculate the proper effect of Grim Toll when the proc is shooting you over the cap and noticed that it showed...
Forum: Warriors 04/18/09, 3:27 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 281,698
Posted By RPZip
Er... not so much, no. As A increases, the cap...

Er... not so much, no.

As A increases, the cap increases as well, just at a much slower rate. A = 8317 is the breakpoint if you're using the 16653 value, although testing seems to indicate that ArP...
Forum: Warriors 04/18/09, 2:26 PM
Replies: 545
Views: 281,698
Posted By RPZip
I read that as the effective ArP cap changing...

I read that as the effective ArP cap changing with mob class, which effects their armor a la the caster vs. melee boss armor split back in the TBC days.



That really doesn't really match with the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/17/09, 8:33 PM
Replies: 595
Views: 1,352,819
Posted By RPZip
Working through the math now, but the reply is...

Working through the math now, but the reply is interesting.
Forum: Warriors 04/16/09, 4:20 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,803
Posted By RPZip
Yeah, I tend to avoid the spreadsheet since it...

Yeah, I tend to avoid the spreadsheet since it requires me to reboot and switch installs as there's no working OpenOffice version anymore. I'll play with it in a bit, but it's worth mentioning that I...
Forum: Warriors 04/16/09, 3:31 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,803
Posted By RPZip
When you don't need to reapply Rend, can't...

When you don't need to reapply Rend, can't Overpower or Execute and MS is on CD.



Primarily you don't, unless you're sitting on loads and loads of Rage. It's not a key part of the damage rotation...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/15/09, 6:53 AM
Replies: 595
Views: 1,352,819
Posted By RPZip
So the patch note and started purpose of buffing...

So the patch note and started purpose of buffing ArPen rating by 25% was some kind of clever ruse? Not to mention the bugged tooltip values.

The thread on the official forums is much more likely to...
Forum: Warriors 12/12/08, 5:07 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
Most STR/X gems don't exist in the game yet in...

Most STR/X gems don't exist in the game yet in blue-quality. There is no Inscribed, for example, which is STR/Crit.

Admittedly, this bothered me a lot more before I was a JCer. Prismatic gems of any...
Forum: Warriors 12/09/08, 6:46 PM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,803
Posted By RPZip
That was quietly fixed at some point - Blood...

That was quietly fixed at some point - Blood Thirst is proccing MH deep wounds stacks again, and offhand attacks are getting all three ranks of Deep Wounds rather than just one.
Forum: Warriors 12/05/08, 9:06 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
True, but it seems more likely they changed the...

True, but it seems more likely they changed the static portion of the formula (7% -> 6%) rather than the Defense modifier. It's somewhat relevant since it'd have PvP applications if the base hit vs....
Forum: Warriors 12/04/08, 2:28 PM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By RPZip
If you're going to get Commanding Presence, you...

If you're going to get Commanding Presence, you really should get Booming Voice as well. Commanding Shout is the unique (good) Warrior buff as it easily outclasses Blood Pact, so unless you have...
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