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Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/09, 3:04 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 360,163
Posted By KingSpeedy
Yeah, guild-hosted BWL auction runs were pretty...

Yeah, guild-hosted BWL auction runs were pretty common way back when, but I like the idea of splitting the gold among everyone there rather than the people/guild hosting the run. The idea of buying...
Forum: Warlocks 12/22/08, 1:28 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
There's no reason that Pandemic would be affected...

There's no reason that Pandemic would be affected by the 3% bonus. Pandemic is a separate damage effect based on a proc that happens to be in relation to your crit chance. As affliction the only...
Forum: Warlocks 12/20/08, 2:11 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 151,284
Posted By KingSpeedy
On Thaddius dropping it on the platform before...

On Thaddius dropping it on the platform before the jump serves two purposes. If I miss the jump (haven't yet, but you never know), I can port back up. And it lets me port back up after the kill to...
Forum: Warlocks 12/19/08, 11:28 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,395,351
Posted By KingSpeedy
It's just to specify that it doesn't boost the 1%...

It's just to specify that it doesn't boost the 1% increase to either Direct Damage or Periodic Damage.
Forum: Warlocks 12/18/08, 6:17 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,466
Posted By KingSpeedy
Nothing special, Keep everything up, spam SB,...

Nothing special, Keep everything up, spam SB, don't cut off any casts, don't wait to cast anything, and mix in DS with an SCT Event for when it ticks. Simcraft parses for my gear and spec typically...
Forum: Warlocks 12/18/08, 5:46 PM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,466
Posted By KingSpeedy
Here's the way I look at it: Immolate makes up...

Here's the way I look at it:

Immolate makes up 10-11% of my damage. Even assuming 100% uptime, Molten Core represents a 1-1.1% overall DPS increase.

Dropping 3% hit via Cataclysm means that 1/33...
Forum: Warlocks 12/16/08, 5:27 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,668
Posted By KingSpeedy
It seems by your math that you're counting Haunt,...

It seems by your math that you're counting Haunt, Immo, and UA as 3sec casts and SB as 4sec. The GCD is triggered when you start the casts, not when they finish.
Forum: Warlocks 12/16/08, 2:55 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Dots and you: The Affliction Warlock Thread...

Dots and you: The Affliction Warlock Thread (http://elitistjerks.com/f80/t37900-dots_you_affliction_warlock_thread/)

Demonology Thread (http://elitistjerks.com/f80/t37474-demonology_thread/)

The...
Forum: Warlocks 12/15/08, 8:46 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,052
Posted By KingSpeedy
Haste increases casting speed. It does not...

Haste increases casting speed. It does not decrease cast time. If you were able to reach 100% haste, your casting speed would be doubled, cutting your cast times in half. It would not reduce all...
Forum: Warlocks 12/15/08, 5:40 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,052
Posted By KingSpeedy
I wouldn't call it great by any means. Haste...

I wouldn't call it great by any means. Haste scales a little better than crit, but both scale at or less than half the rate as spellpower. The last Simcraft I ran had 1 Spellpower at 1.52 dps, 1...
Forum: Warlocks 12/13/08, 7:56 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 223,191
Posted By KingSpeedy
Partial resists are simply something you have to...

Partial resists are simply something you have to live with with non-binary spells like Shadow Bolt. The amount you get is controlled by the target's level in relation to yours and throwing up CoE...
Forum: Warlocks 12/13/08, 7:37 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 257,887
Posted By KingSpeedy
When Haunt, refreshes Corruption, it "rolls" it. ...

When Haunt, refreshes Corruption, it "rolls" it. So on Thaddius, if you refresh a Corruption that was cast when you didn't have any charges buffing you, you'll refresh that cast. If you had casted...
Forum: Warlocks 12/13/08, 12:14 AM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,466
Posted By KingSpeedy
ForteWarlock(link...

ForteWarlock(link (http://wowinterface.com/downloads/info7532-ForteXorcistForteWarlock.html)) just got updated with a new version that lets you see "ticks" of DoTs on the Spell Timer. It's still a...
Forum: Warlocks 12/12/08, 5:10 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,668
Posted By KingSpeedy
True, but the Illustration is worlds ahead of any...

True, but the Illustration is worlds ahead of any other trinket at its item level. Even if the apparent 30% nerf goes live, it's still probably the best option for most casters, which shows just how...
Forum: Warlocks 12/12/08, 3:45 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 257,887
Posted By KingSpeedy
A lot of the Haunt/Corruption issues stem from...

A lot of the Haunt/Corruption issues stem from how Haunt refreshes. For example, a regular Corruption will tick at (time remaining): 15, 12, 9, 6, 3, 0. Haunt refreshes the duration, but doesn't...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 5:18 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
We are not nerfing Demonology...

We are not nerfing Demonology (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=13393781472&sid=1)

The Demo changes won't be going live.
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 4:26 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Shadow Embrace only buffs periodic damage, so...

Shadow Embrace only buffs periodic damage, so Shadow Bolt, Haunt, Pandemic, the initial application of Immolate, and Pets aren't affected by it. I'd mark it more around a 6% dps loss, which isn't...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 3:45 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,668
Posted By KingSpeedy
Those are the scaling values for my 55/0/16 build...

Those are the scaling values for my 55/0/16 build with my current gear from a simcraft I ran about 10 minutes ago. I've seen similar numbers with haste and crit hovering around the 0.7 mark but...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 2:54 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,668
Posted By KingSpeedy
Yeah, just did some rough math comparing Embrace,...

Yeah, just did some rough math comparing Embrace, Illustration, and the Sundial. Using the scaling factors I pulled from a fresh Simcraft run based on my gear/spec (1 Spellpower = 1.5dps, 1...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 12:38 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Ouch. Hopefully they'll at least fix SE so...

Ouch. Hopefully they'll at least fix SE so everyone can spec Affliction freely.
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 12:33 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 754,668
Posted By KingSpeedy
Illustration of the Dragon Soul is getting nerfed...

Illustration of the Dragon Soul is getting nerfed from 26 spellpower per stack to 18. Seems to drop it back into the middle of the pack as far as caster trinkets go.

Source...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 12:08 PM
Replies: 670
Views: 192,064
Posted By KingSpeedy
12/9/08 - Fyrgoth <Royalty> - 55/0/16 - Talent...

12/9/08 - Fyrgoth <Royalty> - 55/0/16 - Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IbxrbkMAoVA0IstZEz0V) - 4205 dps

Wow Web Stats...
Forum: Warlocks 12/11/08, 1:33 AM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,266,466
Posted By KingSpeedy
This is incorrect. Shadow Embrace can only be...

This is incorrect. Shadow Embrace can only be applied once, and will only benefit the warlock that applies it first. Other warlocks with the talent will refresh the debuff, but it will only buff...
Forum: News 12/06/08, 1:13 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 29,606
Posted By KingSpeedy
Great idea. Nice to see people getting behind a...

Great idea. Nice to see people getting behind a cause.
Forum: Warlocks 12/01/08, 2:37 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Without haste and lag, sure. I guess I might set...

Without haste and lag, sure. I guess I might set up SCTD to only show DS damage so I can be a bit quicker without having to angle my camera and look for the big number to pop up.
Forum: Warlocks 12/01/08, 2:08 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
As much as I love Quartz, I'd strongly consider...

As much as I love Quartz, I'd strongly consider switching to a castbar that had some indication of where along a channel the ticks occurred, i.e. some marker along the bar. This would clean up Drain...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/08, 9:36 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
It's the same argument that stubborn warlocks had...

It's the same argument that stubborn warlocks had with malediction during TBC. Yes, speccing imp FF might be a personal dps loss, but the overall net gain is that the entire raid can gear 3% less...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/08, 9:10 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
First off, if your boomkin isn't picking up imp...

First off, if your boomkin isn't picking up imp FF, someone needs to have a chat with your boomkin. Misinformed laser chickens aside, there's a few points that I think could be moved around. I...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/08, 8:57 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
I deleted my post until I can get some more...

I deleted my post until I can get some more information out of a raid. I tweaked my aguf to show up to 60 debuffs, but probably won't get a raid environment to test it in until Sunday. Thaddius...
Forum: Warlocks 11/28/08, 8:33 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
I did the same on the Damage Dealing forums...

I did the same on the Damage Dealing forums (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=13129955561&sid=1), which seems to be the one GC responds on (he says the class boards are more for...
Forum: Warlocks 11/26/08, 2:09 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Interesting. I saw us hitting the cap on fights...

Interesting. I saw us hitting the cap on fights like Patchwerk and Loatheb, but I never saw anything of mine get pushed off. I have my aguf at 4x10, but I'll stretch it out tonight and see how many...
Forum: Warlocks 11/25/08, 1:57 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Blood Pact gets overwritten by Commanding Shout,...

Blood Pact gets overwritten by Commanding Shout, and the other warlocks are all specced Destro anyway with imp Imp. The only other raid-wide spirit buff comes from Priests, and I don't expect we'll...
Forum: Warlocks 11/25/08, 1:40 PM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
I was keeping it passive in Naxx25 last night a...

I was keeping it passive in Naxx25 last night a lot more than I expected. If there was any form of environmental damage, or a dot applied after an AoE, he was in severe danger of dying. The...
Forum: Warlocks 11/25/08, 10:29 AM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Yeah, I've kinda mandated only 1 affliction lock...

Yeah, I've kinda mandated only 1 affliction lock in guild as long as a shortage of debuff slots and the Shadow Embrace bug persist. I didn't see anything of mine getting knocked off, but we...
Forum: Warlocks 11/25/08, 9:32 AM
Replies: 742
Views: 665,908
Posted By KingSpeedy
Remember that the felhunter is also buffing...

Remember that the felhunter is also buffing your/the group's/the raid's spirit by a decent amount. Keeping a single point in Improved Felhunter allows him to dps all day without running out of mana....
Forum: Warlocks 10/31/08, 12:24 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
Don't completely disregard the spirit bonus. The...

Don't completely disregard the spirit bonus. The likelihood of having a Discipline Priest in a 25man is pretty low, and 64 spirit (untalented at 80) to the raid probably outweighs the minor dps...
Forum: Warlocks 10/28/08, 9:31 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,901
Posted By KingSpeedy
I'm well aware that it doesn't affect DoTs. But...

I'm well aware that it doesn't affect DoTs. But it's still 12 seconds, and it's still 10% to your Shadowbolts, which isn't a terrible thing. Personally when I gave 56/0/5 a try I was definitely...
Forum: Warlocks 10/28/08, 9:08 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,901
Posted By KingSpeedy
Good to know. Dropping immolate would be huge on...

Good to know. Dropping immolate would be huge on the rotation and my fingers. I don't need arthritis before we see Arthas.


Anyone done any math on ISB uptime? I know we all hate the new one with...
Forum: Warlocks 10/22/08, 1:06 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
Pandemic was accounting for ~5% of my dps when I...

Pandemic was accounting for ~5% of my dps when I ran SWP as 56/0/6. Not bad for a 3pt talent you don't really have to worry about.
Forum: Warlocks 10/21/08, 10:06 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,901
Posted By KingSpeedy
Haunt seems to only be critting 50% of the time...

Haunt seems to only be critting 50% of the time that it otherwise should. I was getting 33% for ShadowBolt over a SWP clear, but only 15% for Haunt. Revenge of the RNG is always a possibility, but...
Forum: Warlocks 10/20/08, 11:49 AM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
Affliction Sunwell Impressions so far: Kalecgos:...

Affliction Sunwell Impressions so far:

Kalecgos: Got ported 3 seconds into the fight and immediately meleed by the demon. If this isn't symbolic of the entire 3.0 patch, I don't know what...
Forum: Warlocks 10/17/08, 1:06 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
If you look at the Simulationcraft Parses, Siphon...

If you look at the Simulationcraft Parses, Siphon Life has a pretty high DpET, not as high as CoA, but pretty close to UA and Corr (and certainly higher than Immolate). It's definitely worth casting...
Forum: Warlocks 10/15/08, 3:45 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
For Affliction I'm using Corruption and Shadow...

For Affliction I'm using Corruption and Shadow Bolt.
Forum: Warlocks 10/15/08, 9:59 AM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,901
Posted By KingSpeedy
DoTimer is also updated.

DoTimer is also updated.
Forum: Warlocks 10/14/08, 9:42 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
Did some messing around with simcraft and found...

Did some messing around with simcraft and found 2/3/56 (http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?warlock=050332052200312503352013512000000000000000000000000000030000000000000000000000000) to be the second...
Forum: Warlocks 10/14/08, 8:03 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,901
Posted By KingSpeedy
Simcraft is showing Immolate to be a dps increase...

Simcraft is showing Immolate to be a dps increase over not casting it.
Forum: Warlocks 10/14/08, 5:58 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,901
Posted By KingSpeedy
Pretty sure the weapon-swapping idea was fixed a...

Pretty sure the weapon-swapping idea was fixed a few patches ago to prevent healers from swapping in a spellsurge weapon for the proc.
Forum: Warlocks 10/14/08, 4:47 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
His chart is accurate. I set up simcraft and...

His chart is accurate. I set up simcraft and plugged in my own data and am getting similar numbers. The three destro builds are close to 2000, but Haunt is a solid 200-250dps above them, even in my...
Forum: Warlocks 10/14/08, 4:20 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
I agree with you about Brut and M'uru, but I have...

I agree with you about Brut and M'uru, but I have worries about the others. Stacking arcane debuffs on Kalecgos would be pretty much playing the RNG game to see if the little guy avoids the later...
Forum: Warlocks 10/14/08, 3:48 PM
Replies: 4,011
Views: 1,691,947
Posted By KingSpeedy
Might make sense with multiple affliction...

Might make sense with multiple affliction warlocks in the raid for one to spec Imp CoA and Shadow Embrace, and one to take Malediction instead.
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