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Forum: Warriors 09/27/11, 6:08 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
It does not matter what "you are thinking of",...

It does not matter what "you are thinking of", the 4p set bonus is about refreshing the duration and not about resetting the cooldown of Collossus Smash. Even with 100% refresh on execute crits I'd...
Forum: Warriors 08/09/11, 5:53 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 164,029
Posted By suicuique
While I agree with you on everything you said,...

While I agree with you on everything you said, you have to keep in mind that

1) the STR contribution of HoR is *not* 2178/100*20. No matter how fast you think HoR is proccing the 100 seconds ICD is...
Forum: Warriors 08/08/11, 4:53 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 164,029
Posted By suicuique
The ICD of HoR is 100 seconds. And, from my...

The ICD of HoR is 100 seconds. And, from my experiences, you cannot base the average STR contribution of HoR on these 100 sec alone. The proc chance is way too low as to making the ICD the only...
Forum: Warriors 04/05/11, 6:16 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
I think you mean 5 x DW and 3 x Recklessness. And...

I think you mean 5 x DW and 3 x Recklessness.
And this is no way different to the unsynched variant. 10 min fights have the same number of DW and Recklessness used. No matter if synched or unsynched.
Forum: Warriors 03/22/11, 7:15 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
On the other hand haste has the downside that its...

On the other hand haste has the downside that its benefit is being granularly delayed. What I mean by this is:

If you got 5% haste from your gear do you do ca. 5% more autoattack dmg and get 5% more...
Forum: Warriors 02/17/11, 6:32 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
What about delaying Cs? We all know that going...

What about delaying Cs?

We all know that going into CS with as much rage as possible (without overcapping) and bleeding it off while the CS buff is up should net in most damage.

What If not...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/16/10, 6:24 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 47,649
Posted By suicuique
I'm one of those. At the moment wowprogress...

I'm one of those. At the moment wowprogress offers a "raid size registration" which is of no use for inner realm competition, when I see the competing guild being called "10 or 25 man" when all their...
Forum: Warriors 12/16/10, 6:06 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
@powerslave: deathwish does not stack with...

@powerslave: deathwish does not stack with enrage. At least it did not the last time I checked 2 weeks ago.
Forum: Warriors 11/30/10, 6:34 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
No. I did miss to mention that rage gain is...

No. I did miss to mention that rage gain is weapon speed normalized. That is a faster weapon will hit more but gain less rage per hit. So much less in fact that over a given timeframe (lets say 1...
Forum: Warriors 11/29/10, 11:21 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
No he is not. Haste is applied the following way:...

No he is not.
Haste is applied the following way: hasted weapon speed = weapon speed/(1 + haste percentage)
As such a given % of haste results exactly in the same % of more weapon swings in a given...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/10, 8:06 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
Just to add to this: physical dmg scaling could...

Just to add to this:
physical dmg scaling could be written as 3/(3-x) in Lich King where 0<= x <= 1, x being the Armor Penetration fraction.
At 100% armor penetration you did 50% more damage relative...
Forum: Warriors 10/26/10, 4:37 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,181
Posted By suicuique
The last few days it has been stated multiple...

The last few days it has been stated multiple times on the warrior forums that flurry uptime is higher with faster weapons (fast weapon speed or stacking haste). Lets look into this.

Flurry is...
Forum: Warriors 10/11/10, 4:44 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By suicuique
Hit was compared to Haste and not to STR because...

Hit was compared to Haste and not to STR because you cant reforge STR but you can swap haste <-> hit at your will. Mastery is atm not worth reforging to ... unless enrage uptime proves to be way...
Forum: Warriors 10/08/10, 4:23 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By suicuique
If it's one-roll than haste comes slightly...

If it's one-roll than haste comes slightly ahead.

Best case scenario for haste (right under crit cap for this case): 80 % hit, 100 swings, 56% crit
adding 10% hit: 24 glancings, 10 misses, 56 crits,...
Forum: Warriors 10/08/10, 3:51 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By suicuique
To add to these keep these bullet points in...

To add to these keep these bullet points in mind:

- Hit scales rage more than Haste.
Example: 80 % Hit, 100 swings timeframe. Adding 10% haste would result in 110swings*0,8=88 hits netting you...
Forum: Warriors 09/14/10, 4:53 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By suicuique
I'm not sure what you are getting at. "Pure" DPS...

I'm not sure what you are getting at.
"Pure" DPS gear was better because it was itemized with 4 DPS stats in mind (e.g.: AGI + AP + Crit/Hit + Haste/Arp), whereas plate DPS gear had one DPS stat less...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/10/10, 7:04 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,879
Posted By suicuique
Drak'Tharon and Gundrak are low to mid 70...

Drak'Tharon and Gundrak are low to mid 70 instances. That does not make the *heroic* versions of these obsolete however (compared to the "end game" instances).

Gating the leveling process is a bad...
Forum: Warriors 07/23/10, 5:28 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By suicuique
I disagree. GC has been clear against the choice...

I disagree. GC has been clear against the choice of damage vs utility TALENTS, stating that (passive) damge talents always win.
This is not the case here. You have to make the choice between utility...
Forum: Warriors 07/23/10, 2:49 AM
Replies: 560
Views: 490,951
Posted By suicuique
Having to decide when and how to use enrage...

Having to decide when and how to use enrage effects (utility vs damage boost) is some major choice to be made. Finally.
How is that a "major step backwards"? Making an optimal rotation invariant to...
Forum: Paladins 07/09/10, 3:44 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,702
Posted By suicuique
Crit depression works *against* the crit cap. As...

Crit depression works *against* the crit cap. As such white crit cap (when expertise and hit capped) would be 100 - 24 + 4,8 = 80,8.
Forum: Warriors 06/24/10, 4:31 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
Yes, the proc of Bryntroll in OH might be...

Yes, the proc of Bryntroll in OH might be underestimated by a factor of 0.83 or so.
The main statement should still hold though. Bryntroll in the OH sucks, not so much because of the miss rate of the...
Forum: Warriors 06/22/10, 3:58 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
It was not that evident back then. Apart from...

It was not that evident back then. Apart from some hard mode encounters the HS spam rate was simply not high enough.
ToC on the other hand ... though I never paid close attention to my miss rate or...
Forum: Warriors 06/15/10, 3:49 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
re: OH miss rate Ouch, this is a pretty serious...

re: OH miss rate

Ouch, this is a pretty serious bug. Just glancing through my ICC logs I can confirm to have only 1 or 0 misses for encounters. This is with 8 or 9% hit (either with or without...
Forum: Warriors 06/14/10, 3:53 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
Yes it is, but not because of the reasons you...

Yes it is, but not because of the reasons you cited.
BT is not dependent on weapon speed.
Neither is WW (this one depends slightly on base damage range though, which favours heroic Cryptmaker...
Forum: Warriors 05/31/10, 4:42 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
Investing in expertise just for OH capping is a...

Investing in expertise just for OH capping is a waste of stats. Go for str/arp instead, once MH is expertise capped.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/10, 10:45 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,345
Posted By suicuique
To pick up on the reiterated thesis of "if 25...

To pick up on the reiterated thesis of "if 25 raids need carrots , they are not inherently fun, and should die".
Keep in mind that Blizzard designing 25 and 10 raids to be "equally" challenging means...
Forum: Warriors 04/29/10, 7:39 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
It's not so much about who loses more, but what...

It's not so much about who loses more, but what serves the raid most.
Keep in mind that additional to your DPS loss (2 BTs + WW + Slam at avg) the ramp up time of sunder is significantly higher. The...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/10, 11:55 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,345
Posted By suicuique
And you are making the incorrect claim that all...

And you are making the incorrect claim that all perceived differences in difficulty of 10man and 25man raiding are only due to overgearing aspects of 10man raiding.
I disagree. And my only and most...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/10, 8:07 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,345
Posted By suicuique
I'm past the state of whining now, so this will...

I'm past the state of whining now, so this will hopefully be a civilized post. It might be anecdotal but this is inevitable in this context IMHO.

Coming summer we as a guild will be raiding for 5...
Forum: Warriors 03/09/10, 4:27 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,893
Posted By suicuique
But it's almost 2 epic STA gems for the whole...

But it's almost 2 epic STA gems for the whole raid (in case you dont have a fury specced warrior), including the tanks. For me that looks like a lot more utility than 5 extra points spent in the...
Forum: Rogues 03/03/10, 10:14 AM
Replies: 664
Views: 605,372
Posted By suicuique
The charge stun is off the DR timer too....

The charge stun is off the DR timer too. (Intercept. however, is not.)
Forum: Warriors 02/18/10, 9:56 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
I'm pretty sure you are wrong. Easy way to...

I'm pretty sure you are wrong. Easy way to memorize:
sunder, ff and shattering throw are debuffs on the mob
ArP, Set Bonus and Stance bonus are personal buffs

These two categories do not share "the...
Forum: Warriors 02/18/10, 4:27 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
He's talking about improved bloodrage though....

He's talking about improved bloodrage though. This works off the global cooldown. (contrary to improved berserker rage).
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/10, 11:02 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 69,106
Posted By suicuique
While I agree with this statement *now*, I assume...

While I agree with this statement *now*, I assume that having one of your healers being bitten first instead of the highest DD would result in a severe raid dps loss. I'd rather prepare now for the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/10, 4:29 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 69,106
Posted By suicuique
Were your images up pre pull? And if so, is a...

Were your images up pre pull? And if so, is a mage being placed on the aggro table when the images are up at that time? Me thinks the is aggro being logged, but they are kinda "faded out" of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/10, 4:10 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 69,106
Posted By suicuique
The anecdotes are getting tiresome, but please...

The anecdotes are getting tiresome, but please bear with me.
Yesterday we had a holy paladin being bitten first in 25 man. This has happened with tricks of 3 rogues and 2 misdirects being used on the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/22/10, 8:35 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 69,106
Posted By suicuique
I highly recommand going for the fixed order, at...

I highly recommand going for the fixed order, at least for the higher order bites (- 8 - 16).
Forum: Public Discussion 01/22/10, 7:17 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 69,106
Posted By suicuique
Why should the 2nd tank be 2nd on the threat...

Why should the 2nd tank be 2nd on the threat list?
He is tanking by proximity ... not by aggro. And all the raids using a warrior as an OT surely will confirm that said OT is nowhere near the top of...
Forum: Warriors 01/20/10, 5:54 AM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,330,693
Posted By suicuique
It might be confusing for someone because WFS...

It might be confusing for someone because WFS offers crit as the passive stat, while DV offers AP. Different stats cannot be compared across the board.
E.g. raidbuffed I am at 58% crit, having ca 18%...
Forum: Warriors 01/01/10, 6:11 AM
Replies: 2,213
Views: 1,671,803
Posted By suicuique
Yellow hit cap (or 2H cap) is at 8% in Lich King....

Yellow hit cap (or 2H cap) is at 8% in Lich King. With heroic presence you need 7%.
Forum: Warriors 12/31/09, 10:25 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,184,541
Posted By suicuique
For anyone interested, I tested the 2 piece set...

For anyone interested, I tested the 2 piece set bonus of T10 today before I returned the gloves+shoulder combo.

The buff has no internal cd. That was to be expected. I managed to get an uptime in...
Forum: Warriors 12/28/09, 8:25 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
Deathbringers Will When I got the trinket and...

Deathbringers Will



When I got the trinket and replaced Mjolnir with it, my first thought was the same.
Stay at soft ARP cap, so the ARP proc is not wasted. But after some very rough math I came to...
Forum: Death Knights 12/15/09, 10:25 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,931
Posted By suicuique
Depends on too many factors not yet known. In a...

Depends on too many factors not yet known.
In a best case scenario? Sure.
Forum: Death Knights 12/15/09, 8:50 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,520,931
Posted By suicuique
You made quite a few mistakes though in your...

You made quite a few mistakes though in your assessment. The most grave one being considering the proc chance but not the ICD. The last being the deciding factor, but not the former one.

You...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/09, 4:07 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,378
Posted By suicuique
They failed to see it, because gimmick encounters...

They failed to see it, because gimmick encounters tend to highlight gamemechanic design issues. In this case the gimmick encounter was Twins, which were not the subject of testing on the PTR (if you...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/04/09, 3:39 AM
Replies: 660
Views: 245,944
Posted By suicuique
We have DD casters, hunters, melee DDs and tanks...

We have DD casters, hunters, melee DDs and tanks regularly be targets of Anub midway in the burrow phase (read: they can either be 1st , 2nd or 3rd target or all of the above). These are all people...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/09, 4:22 AM
Replies: 228
Views: 86,509
Posted By suicuique
I don't get it either. If having an alt is such...

I don't get it either. If having an alt is such advatagous to get primordial saronite via emblems, then surely there are enough alts on each server who are willing to put these on the AH. 3...
Forum: Warriors 12/02/09, 3:20 AM
Replies: 3,232
Views: 2,612,068
Posted By suicuique
As for the 4 issues Kaan pointed out: 2nd one...

As for the 4 issues Kaan pointed out:
2nd one (slam) I'd classify as a non issue
4th one (unlimited AE) is not something every class is obliged to ... and I agree
1st (heroic) and 3rd one (rage) are...
Forum: Death Knights 11/27/09, 4:10 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,204
Posted By suicuique
I dont know what you are talking about. ILvl 258...

I dont know what you are talking about. ILvl 258 weapons such as 47516 can already be gemmed up to 230 STA.
Forum: Paladins 11/23/09, 3:45 AM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,152,452
Posted By suicuique
Is there a source for this statement? Read: has...

Is there a source for this statement? Read: has there been statistical data collected, showing that taunt miss is capped at 8%? It does in no way reflect my own (anecdotal) experiences of consecutive...
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