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Forum: Warriors 12/03/10, 3:51 PM

Replies: 2 Simple Cataclysm Gear Spreadsheet Views: 27,201 Posted By Croaker Added. It may or may not have broken the... Added. It may or may not have broken the conditional cell formatting based on ilvl - it gave an error about it, but it still functioned correctly in my copy of 2007. I don't have a copy of 97-2003 to...

Forum: Warriors 12/02/10, 2:37 AM

Replies: 2 Simple Cataclysm Gear Spreadsheet Views: 27,201 Posted By Croaker Simple Cataclysm Gear Spreadsheet If you're like me, you've been digging through the available Cata gear for a while and working out what you're aiming to pick up to make yourself do the most damage. I'm sure most of us have relied...

Forum: Warriors 11/26/10, 8:52 PM

Replies: 1,077 Fury DPS: 4.0 and Cataclysm Views: 2,539,258 Posted By Croaker I strongly suspect that Slam will remain on the... I strongly suspect that Slam will remain on the back burner due to it's relatively low damage. The high DPR is going to be nice for when you're at low gear levels and are still having trouble with...

Forum: The Dung Heap 09/13/09, 1:32 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,655 Posted By Croaker That doesn't take into account the change in ArP... That doesn't take into account the change in ArP caps, and is basically a useless suggestion.

Forum: Warriors 09/09/09, 12:24 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker Depending on the length of the fight, you should... Depending on the length of the fight, you should probably be using it early (on a 5+ minute fight) so it will be up twice. On a short fight, use it right before Heroism/Bloodlust. It may be a loss to...

Forum: Warriors 09/05/09, 7:34 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker At a quick glance, you should be gemming purely... At a quick glance, you should be gemming purely for expertise until you get to 26, regardless of socket bonuses. The only thing you want to be non-pure-expertise until that point is maybe the meta...

Forum: Warriors 09/05/09, 6:52 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker Prior to the ArP nerf it was possible to achieve... Prior to the ArP nerf it was possible to achieve 100% armor cap pretty easily while retaining 4-piece bonus. Post-nerf, I don't see any way to retain the bonus. It's still possible to cap ArP (at...

Forum: Warriors 09/03/09, 4:38 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,333,410 Posted By Croaker :EDIT: Sorry for the double post, the forums... :EDIT: Sorry for the double post, the forums timed out and I didn't realize the first one went through.

Forum: Warriors 09/03/09, 4:33 AM

Replies: 2,923 Warrior DPS Calculation Spreadsheet Views: 3,333,410 Posted By Croaker If you're just looking for a quick fix for that,... If you're just looking for a quick fix for that, you can right click on the text, select Assign Macro, enter 'WarriorDPS2.500Excel07.xlsm'!ArmoryLookup into the box (or if you've changed the name...

Forum: Warriors 09/02/09, 11:58 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker Would it be safe to simply summarize it as... Would it be safe to simply summarize it as follows? The more hit rating you have over the cap, the more often you hit with white attacks (although not as hard), so the smoother you generate...

Forum: The Dung Heap 08/31/09, 5:29 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,655 Posted By Croaker Having to macro the current warrior rotation is... Having to macro the current warrior rotation is beyond lazy, it's just plain not caring whether you play your class effectively or not. As long as you're smart enough to figure out a way to trigger...

Forum: Warriors 08/24/09, 4:24 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker Always looking for ways to up my DPS and on... Always looking for ways to up my DPS and on browsing my parses over the last couple weeks I've realized I'm only managing to capitalize on 40-50% of my Slam! procs. I tend to prioritize Slam last...

Forum: Warriors 08/06/09, 6:07 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker I've heard the exact opposite, and when testing... I've heard the exact opposite, and when testing it myself I was never able to hit all 3. Anyone else?

Forum: Warriors 07/04/09, 4:57 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker Refer them to the spreadsheet and tell them to... Refer them to the spreadsheet and tell them to try it out themselves by importing your armory profile - you lose about 10 DPS re-gemming your Str to ArP. There are some break-points based on how much...

Forum: Warriors 06/18/09, 2:56 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker 3.2 PTR notes: Good to know that Blizzard is... 3.2 PTR notes: Good to know that Blizzard is watching out for us Warriors and our complaints about clunky fury playstyle and broken HS mechanics. At least I get a free 52 attack power?

Forum: Warriors 04/23/09, 6:07 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker That's false. I track Battle Shout, Commanding... That's false. I track Battle Shout, Commanding Shout, Slam!, Sudden Death, Sunder Armor, Demo Shout etc. It only supports 3 blocks of debuffs, but you can track multiple buffs/debuffs per block.

Forum: Warriors 03/24/09, 12:55 PM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,672,759 Posted By Croaker Last I heard, that was taken off the table for... Last I heard, that was taken off the table for 3.1 and they're looking into a different method/methods of changing the stance system.

Forum: Warriors 02/26/09, 8:53 AM

Replies: 545 Official 3.1 changes and discussion Views: 281,914 Posted By Croaker That's terrible, terrible advice. The only... That's terrible, terrible advice. The only fights where execute is even remotely competitive at a reasonable gear level are fights like Thaddius and Loatheb where you're almost guaranteed to have a...

Forum: Warriors 02/11/09, 6:07 PM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker I'm not good with statistics, but I can... I'm not good with statistics, but I can definitely say that's a logical fallacy. I'm sure someone better at math than I will post up why. It's come up before, I can't recall where, but the actual...

Forum: Warriors 02/06/09, 2:28 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,613,970 Posted By Croaker It's legit. We did Thaddius tonight and my DW... It's legit. We did Thaddius tonight and my DW ticks were considerably lower than last week's. I don't have the WWS links handy at the moment, but you and I are on the same server, so that theory is...

Forum: Shamans 07/31/08, 4:09 PM

Replies: 1,604 Elemental Wotlk Talents discussion Views: 383,245 Posted By Croaker Definitely. I observed the same thing back when I... Definitely. I observed the same thing back when I was in MH. The fact that you're missing potential LB and CL time to move into position for totems is without a doubt in my mind detrimental to RDPS.

Forum: Shamans 06/13/08, 9:49 AM

Replies: 1,604 Elemental Wotlk Talents discussion Views: 383,245 Posted By Croaker They said it's unintended use of mechanics, not... They said it's unintended use of mechanics, not an exploit. There's a difference. Exploits are punishable. So far the new tree is underwhelming at best. Lots of pvp stuff, zero pve stuff. Color me...

Forum: Shamans 05/28/08, 8:18 AM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker It'd be pretty heavy-handed of them to worry... It'd be pretty heavy-handed of them to worry about simple macros like AHK repeating key-presses. If they want to ban my account for that I guess they can feel free, because I'm not going back to...

Forum: Shamans 05/21/08, 12:43 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Except that as your haste level rises, damage... Except that as your haste level rises, damage becomes more and more important again. There's a happy medium somewhere, I just don't know how to find it.

Forum: Shamans 05/15/08, 12:49 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t24766-hunter_shaman_w... http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t24766-hunter_shaman_wind_serpents_dps_shammies/p3/ Usage of the Stormstrike debuff, best discussion I've seen on it although nothing was really decided in the end.

Forum: Shamans 05/10/08, 1:14 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Any macro in game will lag if you spam it because... Any macro in game will lag if you spam it because of the time it takes to parse it. I had a macro similar to this before I discovered AHK that I bound the free-spinning mousewheel on my Logitech MX...

Forum: Shamans 05/01/08, 5:10 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker 30 spell haste is a *lot* different than 200+... 30 spell haste is a *lot* different than 200+ spell haste on a single item.

Forum: Shamans 05/01/08, 1:05 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker It has to be a typo, it's way too much of a... It has to be a typo, it's way too much of a departure from the norm.

Forum: Shamans 04/29/08, 1:29 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker I swapped back and forth last night on Brutallus... I swapped back and forth last night on Brutallus a bit. I went from a standard high damage/high crit setup putting out ~1600 DPS to my haste gear and put out 1750-1800. Haste really IS that...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/24/08, 4:34 PM

Replies: 125 [Hunter/Shaman] Wind Serpents with DPS Shammies Views: 36,658 Posted By Croaker You can interpret that as an insult if you want,... You can interpret that as an insult if you want, but the reality is that Elemental Shamans will not have a threat problem assuming they have Salv. Ever. Our hunters pull aggro at least 5 times for...

Forum: Shamans 04/17/08, 10:33 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Testing indicates 24 seconds from the start of... Testing indicates 24 seconds from the start of the buff.

Forum: Shamans 04/17/08, 9:06 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker False Testing has proven there's an internal... False Testing has proven there's an internal hidden cooldown. I currently run it myself and I'll guarantee that there's an internal cooldown.

Forum: Shamans 04/17/08, 3:08 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Fair enough, I guess I hadn't considered that... Fair enough, I guess I hadn't considered that option. Does LO eat Clearcasting charges? I've never really paid attention to it before.

Forum: Shamans 04/17/08, 2:01 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Taking into account travel time, unless you're... Taking into account travel time, unless you're standing right beside the target (which you shouldn't be) by the time you see the crit appear you should be halfway through your next LB cast. "Waiting"...

Forum: Shamans 04/17/08, 2:00 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Destro Lock *3 + Spriest + Elemental Shaman =... Destro Lock *3 + Spriest + Elemental Shaman = Win You run 3 shadow priests and you won't have a spare one for that group? We run with 1, 2 max, and it's always in a DPS caster group except on...

Forum: Shamans 04/16/08, 6:30 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Drop ancestral healing and 1 point in imp... Drop ancestral healing and 1 point in imp reincarnation to max out Totemic Focus. Elemental Warding > Eye of the Storm You don't have any gaping itemization flaws, your stuff all seems to be...

Forum: Shamans 04/04/08, 3:35 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker C/P from a post I made on our guild forums about... C/P from a post I made on our guild forums about the same issue, edited names out for descriptions; (Actually I talked to our rogues and they occasionally Envenom when they've got a full stack if...

Forum: Shamans 04/02/08, 1:35 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker 0.5% here in BT last night. I guess my... 0.5% here in BT last night. I guess my observations were wrong.

Forum: Shamans 04/01/08, 7:02 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker My numbers work out to ~1236 dmg, 109 hit rating,... My numbers work out to ~1236 dmg, 109 hit rating, 21% crit, 375 passive haste. Obviously a couple of different item selections could juggle these numbers in different directions. For example, the hit...

Forum: Shamans 03/28/08, 1:43 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker I've started noticing a lot more resists - I... I've started noticing a lot more resists - I don't know if it's TLC resists I'm seeing or what, but I know my gear hasn't changed since pre-2.4. Don't have any solid statistics yet, just an...

Forum: Shamans 03/28/08, 12:40 AM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker If you wait for the CL, yes, because 2.4 didn't... If you wait for the CL, yes, because 2.4 didn't change anything relating to the 6 second Chain Lightning cooldown.

Forum: Shamans 03/25/08, 12:08 AM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker You should probably cap your hit before you worry... You should probably cap your hit before you worry about anything else, as it will give the best returns per point invested until it's capped.

Forum: Shamans 02/28/08, 8:20 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Drums would probably not be worth it in the... Drums would probably not be worth it in the second group with the 2 afflocks. Sure it would benefit the destrolocks, but I wouldn't think enough to drop a fully leveled profession for. First group......

Forum: Shamans 02/22/08, 7:13 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker Now if only they'd get rid of the mp5... Now if only they'd get rid of the mp5...

Forum: Shamans 02/20/08, 12:12 AM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker So... yeah. My raid runs 2 hunters and they've... So... yeah. My raid runs 2 hunters and they've both recently switched to Wind Serpent pets. They macro in their pet's Lightning Breath ability with Steady Shot and now I can honestly say I hardly...

Forum: Shamans 02/11/08, 7:53 PM

Replies: 2,219 The One Stop Elemental Shop Views: 809,174 Posted By Croaker EDIT: I read it backwards. Nevermind. EDIT: I read it backwards. Nevermind.

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