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Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/07, 6:02 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 29,291
Posted By dojke
I'm surprised the discussion is centering so much...

I'm surprised the discussion is centering so much on above-18 vs. below-18. Personally, aside from this, there's also a *massive* difference in maturity between 18 yr olds and 22 yr olds.

The...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/07, 3:42 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 32,393
Posted By dojke
Well resetting is not a good choice that...

Well resetting is not a good choice that incentivizes people to flat-out stop playing as soon as the wipe is announced.

I was fully expecting them to do a Conquest-DKP-style of inflation -- inflate...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/07, 2:00 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 26,834
Posted By dojke
Characterize being in the raid as a privilege,...

Characterize being in the raid as a privilege, which is revokable if you start sucking. If people continue to suck, start replacing them with people who are waiting outside.

Paying 10g per mistake...
Forum: Hunters 05/22/07, 11:42 PM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,124
Posted By dojke
I suppose this statement could be considered...

I suppose this statement could be considered somewhat correct. However the effects between mobs are quite consistent, even though not 100% identical.



Yeah that statement is totally...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/14/07, 1:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,777
Posted By dojke
That is a MASSIVE leap. We already knew that...

That is a MASSIVE leap. We already knew that pre-tbc there exactly *wasn't* a phys dmg modifier cap at 30%. If there had been, then thunderclap would have done jackshit, and same for thunderfury. ...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/13/07, 2:05 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,777
Posted By dojke
That's just totally incorrect. 1) The -atk cap...

That's just totally incorrect.

1) The -atk cap is most likely no longer 30%. That information is outdated and pre-tbc.
2) There is absolutely no reason to believe that it is a cap on total physical...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/02/07, 5:27 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 49,095
Posted By dojke
Interesting. The next logical thing to check...

Interesting. The next logical thing to check would be: is this a global 15% cap (ie lowered from 30%), or a consequence of the scaling of atk to level 73?

I guess I really should try and find...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/29/07, 4:11 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 49,095
Posted By dojke
Perhaps I phrased it wrong. My tests at 60 shows...

Perhaps I phrased it wrong. My tests at 60 shows that for a particular mob, it is linear. This is quite expected, going along with the "stat multiplier" idea of elites. So this agrees with what...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/29/07, 1:16 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 49,095
Posted By dojke
Ergh, hate two posts in a row, but I now think I...

Ergh, hate two posts in a row, but I now think I may understand some of the confusion.

atk debuffs were never a flat %. As in, you cannot come up with a formula that shows X atk = 1% less dmg, or...
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/29/07, 12:49 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 49,095
Posted By dojke
The previously observed caps at 30% wasn't...

The previously observed caps at 30% wasn't exactly a true 30% cap, it could also be explained by "reducing more atk than the mob actually has".

You could kind of see it via pets at level 60...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/17/07, 11:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,376
Posted By dojke
All mobs that were immune to the old scorpid...

All mobs that were immune to the old scorpid sting are immune to vindication. This happened rather early on (like two weeks after vindication was first invented it was changed to this). This...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/07, 3:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,983
Posted By dojke
Well while that argument is fairly common, it...

Well while that argument is fairly common, it doesn't actaully make any sense.

At the same time, you could grind instances for gold (if you're saying "damn i wish i did more instances" for xp, then...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/07, 12:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,983
Posted By dojke
I'm not going to dispute this, but 60g/hr does...

I'm not going to dispute this, but 60g/hr does not seem like that much. With the current droprates on elemental plateau, getting 5-6 primals/hr are quite doable, and I can't imagine any servers...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/07, 4:46 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,561
Posted By dojke
We've had this exact same discussion back in...

We've had this exact same discussion back in planes of power, and the exact same ideas were suggested, and generally this discussion was identical in every way.

Honestly I like the anguish way the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/04/07, 2:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,531
Posted By dojke
Isn't it a reasonable request that you actually...

Isn't it a reasonable request that you actually attempt a fight once before running to ask for help on it?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/07, 1:16 PM
Replies: 715
Views: 132,038
Posted By dojke
Well that's sort of my point, that's exactly why...

Well that's sort of my point, that's exactly why it's not attractive. My initial impression was that all transmutes were on a separate timer, thus if you do all 4 transmutes in a circle...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/07, 5:38 AM
Replies: 715
Views: 132,038
Posted By dojke
Am I missing something (or possibly going nuts),...

Am I missing something (or possibly going nuts), or do all the transmutes share the same recast timer?

Which means that the transmute: primal x to primal y formulae are mostly worthless? They're on...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/15/07, 8:02 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,244
Posted By dojke
You miss the point. The 2.0.5 patch does not...

You miss the point. The 2.0.5 patch does not work on the enUS beta client, because the live client has a different eula than the beta client. Thus for the patch to apply, you need to repack the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/15/07, 5:16 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,244
Posted By dojke
Fwiw, euro just pushed the 2.0.5 patch live, and...

Fwiw, euro just pushed the 2.0.5 patch live, and it patched on my beta client with no problem. No modifications needed at all.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/15/07, 3:17 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,244
Posted By dojke
But if you replace all the datafiles, is it a...

But if you replace all the datafiles, is it a client that is still tbc-enabled?

Don't get me wrong, this is good info, but does it mean you can actually access tbc stuff with it? The client is only...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/06, 6:37 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 11,543
Posted By dojke
I think the nomenclature is lame yes, and perhaps...

I think the nomenclature is lame yes, and perhaps the implementation a bit wonky, but it's really hard to argue too much since I think everyone agrees the current (retail) system won't work.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/06, 6:21 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 9,427
Posted By dojke
Eh, no. An auction with only one bidder and no...

Eh, no. An auction with only one bidder and no reserve is not economically efficient, since the bidder has absolute monopsony power and can push the price to ~0, which is below the marginal cost of...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/01/06, 8:08 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 9,427
Posted By dojke
All these economic analogies (pro and con) are...

All these economic analogies (pro and con) are stupid. Any concept of economic efficiency in a dkp-context is absolutely worthless becuase economic efficiency is totally orthagonal to social...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/24/06, 2:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,248
Posted By dojke
Where are you getting your numbers? Cor should...

Where are you getting your numbers? Cor should be adding roughly 200dmg per hit on patchwerk. (Demo shout reduces patch's hits by roughly 500 ish).
Forum: Public Discussion 11/23/06, 7:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,248
Posted By dojke
Well you're comparing the wrong thing. If it...

Well you're comparing the wrong thing. If it were +10% physical damage, then cor would clearly win due much much more physical dmg done than elemental damage.
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/20/06, 9:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,075
Posted By dojke
I really don't see how it's possible to do 490 on...

I really don't see how it's possible to do 490 on patchwerk missing both cor and faerie. With both of those up it's extremely plausible, without those buffs you're implying that it's possible to do...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/30/06, 10:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,962
Posted By dojke
I'm in the US and play on euro. I play with 490+...

I'm in the US and play on euro. I play with 490+ ping every day.

If your latency is constant, there should be no issues with Heigan. You will have to adjust for the lag (by running a bit more in...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/29/06, 12:39 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,196
Posted By dojke
If you're talking about my post, there was no...

If you're talking about my post, there was no evidence to believe that slowing effects are affected by this cap. The cap only applies to debuffs with -str or -atk mechanics, scorpid, demo shout,...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/18/06, 5:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,630
Posted By dojke
It won't - its not until the third maintenance...

It won't - its not until the third maintenance that this gets "Fixed"... in fact it was worse for us each time they upgraded until the third and final maintenance... I think the 36 hour one is the...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/06, 7:00 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,630
Posted By dojke
He's right here, however this person also hasn't...

He's right here, however this person also hasn't experienced the absolutely bullshit lag that EU is going through lately. Best our server can tell atm is that it's 100% caused by thaddius, and if...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/06, 1:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,236
Posted By dojke
Who knows, it might be dependent on lag (we get...

Who knows, it might be dependent on lag (we get it often and our server lags all the time), but it's so predictable and so avoidable that it really doesn't matter.

And yes, abolish disease. I use...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/06, 1:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,236
Posted By dojke
When it happens it happens exactly as you say...

When it happens it happens exactly as you say above. It's annoying, but it's quite easy to predict. As you stated, if there's 7-9 seconds left on the timer when a splash happens, then you're going...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/05/06, 4:58 PM
Replies: 536
Views: 31,769
Posted By dojke
Gotta agree here, we have a warrior with...

Gotta agree here, we have a warrior with nefaxe+brutality + a bunch of zg epics competeing with hod/pugio rogues. It's not very funny. Like 720 dps warrior vs. 700-770 for our hod/pugios.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/06, 8:48 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 10,608
Posted By dojke
Ok maybe my wording was wrong. I didn't mean...

Ok maybe my wording was wrong. I didn't mean "the week bwl was totally fucked up", but when you could kill him by something other than kiting him to vael's room.


When people were first doing bwl,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/06, 7:55 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,418
Posted By dojke
For myself, the spreadsheet equivalancy ratings...

For myself, the spreadsheet equivalancy ratings puts chofasjdkfjdfasdkfh as equivalent to 1% crit 6.3 atk, or 1% atk 2.46 agi. Ie nowhere close to either cht or brutality. Note that my gear is...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/06, 7:46 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 10,608
Posted By dojke
It was never a hunter fight. When broodlord...

It was never a hunter fight. When broodlord first came out, aggro ceilings were not understood very well, so it was assumed that "slow dps = win". As soon as dps ceilings were understood fully,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/06, 6:06 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,418
Posted By dojke
I've seen this before, and honestly none of my...

I've seen this before, and honestly none of my numbers reconciles with any of his numbers. However this was a month or so ago, so I can't remember why his numbers don't make sense.

Actually now...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/06, 12:03 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 75,050
Posted By dojke
Everytime we've seen it the logs showed it to be...

Everytime we've seen it the logs showed it to be an overaggro, ie he's meleeing some other guy.

It could be confusing though, you have to check the logs instead of looking at tot. Many healers...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/06, 6:03 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 23,750
Posted By dojke
Guilds that don't sit and around and whine about...

Guilds that don't sit and around and whine about Huhuran, and instead goes out and farms Maraudon will have everything farmed in 1 raidday.. And this was prior all the cenarion stuff was in the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/06, 3:20 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,462
Posted By dojke
To figure out who is "best" by comparing who has...

To figure out who is "best" by comparing who has the highest spirit regen rate seems fairly naive.

You could just as easily make the argument that although priest may get the most raw mana out of...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/06, 5:07 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 75,050
Posted By dojke
If you sit down and do the math for hateful...

If you sit down and do the math for hateful strike, it becomes really really obvious really really quickly why you don't want all your priests on a single tank. Or shamans if you're horde, still...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/21/06, 3:47 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,432
Posted By dojke
That's gotta be improved, the numbers make a lot...

That's gotta be improved, the numbers make a lot of sense if it's w/ imp demo, they don't make any sense if it's not.

Anyways I did a few tests on imp scorpid sting, and it seems sta DOES multiply...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 6:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,432
Posted By dojke
The data is pretty clear that the effects get...

The data is pretty clear that the effects get added up linearly then applied, so I don't get what you mean by priority.

If you're asking Thep's question, about the 30% cap, then I've seen nothing to...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 6:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,432
Posted By dojke
The order of application really is kind of...

The order of application really is kind of irrelevant. Demo shout is 30 second duration, screech is 4 second duration. With the way hitboxes and the resists work (especially on maexxna for some...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 3:25 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,432
Posted By dojke
You're thinking of scaling in the wrong...

You're thinking of scaling in the wrong terms.

The way the -atk from demo works (and thus the -str from scorpid works), is it's assumed that a mob has X str and Y atk, and then his dmg range is...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 2:37 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 31,432
Posted By dojke
Oh the topic got bumped. Wasn't going to post...

Oh the topic got bumped.

Wasn't going to post these cus I thought it was old news, but since the thread got bumped, here we go:

Beast lore was used to determine the min/max damage of the mobs. The...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/06, 9:50 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,568
Posted By dojke
By the same token, I sort of wonder the same...

By the same token, I sort of wonder the same thing about fight help/spoilers, which this forums is pretty good at giving.

It's one thing to give help, but lately there's been a lot of posts prefixed...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/06, 2:56 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,086
Posted By dojke
Well to put numbers behind the theorycraft that's...

Well to put numbers behind the theorycraft that's kind of going on here, my owl did 119.3 dps vs. patchwerk, with 20bm and full alliance raidbuffs (motw/bom/bok.. no consumables). This is with no...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/06, 2:48 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,086
Posted By dojke
http://forums.elitistjerks.com/viewtopic.php?id=72...

http://forums.elitistjerks.com/viewtopic.php?id=7249

It most certainly stacks.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/13/06, 5:07 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,416
Posted By dojke
I don't quite understand why you would ever want...

I don't quite understand why you would ever want to put 2 tanks together in the same group for trash. We spread the tanks out, generally in groups with 2 healers. It works a lot easier than any...
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