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Forum: Paladins 03/15/10, 6:52 PM

Replies: 2,370 Retribution: Updated for 3.3 Views: 3,350,704 Posted By Gevlin It also helps that paladins have the best... It also helps that paladins have the best agi->crit conversion in the game...to the point where it is NEARLY equivalent to crit rating.

Forum: Paladins 01/29/09, 1:19 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin @Banka with that rotation you posted, you could... @Banka with that rotation you posted, you could just as easily use a Judge->Conc->CS->DS opener to get the same amount of dps(possibly more, as you'll get the libram crit bonus on your next...

Forum: Paladins 12/29/08, 1:16 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Prismatic gems are much better than the 7strx3... Prismatic gems are much better than the 7strx3 better than all epics laid out earlier. The viable meta's require 1 or 2 blues each. That's 10str advantage to JCs per blue gem requirement right...

Forum: Paladins 12/15/08, 1:01 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin It is absolutely silly to leave points out of... It is absolutely silly to leave points out of improved Judgement at this point to "improve your rotation". Its your highest damaging ability, shorter CD the better. That was a pre-3.0 mindset, and...

Forum: Paladins 12/11/08, 12:16 PM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,449 Posted By Gevlin Have we seen any more data regarding the Massacre... Have we seen any more data regarding the Massacre v. Berserking debate?

Forum: Paladins 12/10/08, 11:09 AM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Just a note on Judgements and recount. If you're... Just a note on Judgements and recount. If you're running SoB, and you Judge JoL, the damage is recorded as "Judgement of Blood hits for..." but if it misses, it will say "Judgement of Light...

Forum: Paladins 12/09/08, 1:54 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin I can conclude with utmost certainty that MY hit... I can conclude with utmost certainty that MY hit cap is 6% or less. I can also conclude that Questioner's hitcap is over 7.5%. It just seems absurd that we can't figure out why some people have...

Forum: Paladins 12/09/08, 12:51 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Your sample size was 1153 swings, with 103... Your sample size was 1153 swings, with 103 misses. 8.93% miss rate with a 95% confidence interval of [7.34, 10.73]

Forum: Paladins 12/09/08, 10:10 AM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Question: If you're on a 7s Judgement rotation... Question: If you're on a 7s Judgement rotation and you're prioritizing Consecration over DS, does Libram of Furious Blows overtake Venture Co. Libram of Retribution in usefulness?

Forum: Paladins 12/08/08, 6:07 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Stats: 197 hit rating, 8 expertise This is... Stats: 197 hit rating, 8 expertise This is ungrouped, and unbuffed besides ret aura and kings. Here are my Judgements after nearly 400 tries, 0...

Forum: Paladins 12/08/08, 4:04 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin In the past 2 weeks I have not missed a single... In the past 2 weeks I have not missed a single Judgement with 197 hit rating, or 6.01%. But I have also been getting Draenei aura.

Forum: Paladins 12/08/08, 3:12 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin The only thing that resets swing timer that I... The only thing that resets swing timer that I know of is a AoW insta FoL. Or anything with a cast time.

Forum: Paladins 12/08/08, 2:35 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Actually creating more clashing in an FCFS... Actually creating more clashing in an FCFS rotation by decreasing the CD on the most damaging ability in that rotation will increase our dps MORE than the 3% or so we have theoretically laid out. 8s...

Forum: Paladins 12/08/08, 2:21 PM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin Well, you are putting one in terms of a... Well, you are putting one in terms of a percentage increase and one in terms of dps increase based on your stats. I think it would be easier to summarize the Judgement CD as a 12.5% increase in...

Forum: Paladins 12/05/08, 11:27 AM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin I have been having success with a similar macro,... I have been having success with a similar macro, but going from my assigned Judgement (either light or wisdom) and cast sequencing that with Judgement of Justice. Which leads me to believe that ...

Forum: Paladins 12/05/08, 10:33 AM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,876,548 Posted By Gevlin In last nights raid with 197 hit rating=6.01% and... In last nights raid with 197 hit rating=6.01% and over 2000 hits combining CS/DS/Autoattack/Judgement, I had a grand total of 0 misses. Just another data point to add.

Forum: Paladins 11/26/08, 11:27 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,449 Posted By Gevlin My enchanted TotD (executioner, sigh) was doing... My enchanted TotD (executioner, sigh) was doing more SoC dps than the unenchanted De-Raged War Axe. And about equal SoB dps on the "Boss" dummy. At this point I don't think the axe is worth...

Forum: Paladins 11/24/08, 11:47 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,449 Posted By Gevlin For leveling I used SoC with the SoC glyph and... For leveling I used SoC with the SoC glyph and Judgement glyph, and used JoW except when I had to solo hard hitting elites, and then switched to JoL. That would be my suggestion, but to each their...

Forum: Paladins 11/24/08, 10:11 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,449 Posted By Gevlin Oops. I didn't see that change. Thanks for... Oops. I didn't see that change. Thanks for pointing that out. JCing just got a lot more appealing.

Forum: Paladins 11/24/08, 10:02 AM

Replies: 2,219 Paladin: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 693,449 Posted By Gevlin You can only use one Bold Dragon's Eye because it... You can only use one Bold Dragon's Eye because it is unique.

Forum: Paladins 11/03/08, 1:49 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin You could put it on a shorter cd and have it... You could put it on a shorter cd and have it remove all debuffs and absorb an amount equal to your maximum health. Or have it work like cheat death where you only take 5% of incoming damage for 12s...

Forum: Paladins 10/29/08, 2:58 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin Spamming 3 instant attacks isn't fun. That's not... Spamming 3 instant attacks isn't fun. That's not what we're here doing either. Min/Maxing IS fun, and that's what this thread was doing since page 1, post 1. How do you use those 3 abilities, and...

Forum: Paladins 10/29/08, 10:23 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin I did a little bit of testing on the level 70... I did a little bit of testing on the level 70 target dummy last night, and while i don't have screen caps, I can summarize pretty easily. All of these tests were done using JoW over 6 mins and...

Forum: Paladins 10/28/08, 1:44 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin Forget scorpid poisons or any other poisons for... Forget scorpid poisons or any other poisons for that matter. Cleanse is barely worth using against Viper Sting at this point due to its relatively high mana cost and (talented) high resist rate. ...

Forum: Paladins 10/27/08, 3:54 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin Any word on whether the Judgement of Blood vs... Any word on whether the Judgement of Blood vs Judgement of the Martyr bug (or was it just a tooltip problem?) was fixed? And if it was, is it getting 25% or 45% of weapon damage?

Forum: Paladins 10/23/08, 11:26 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin I can again confirm that there is something wrong... I can again confirm that there is something wrong with our hit capping. I have 85 hit rating. 0 misses in Sunwell on any ability.

Forum: Paladins 08/28/08, 10:27 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin Redcape, did you model the chance to miss... Redcape, did you model the chance to miss Judgements when you factored in the value of strength. Also, did you figure the dps increase of Str based on a hit cap model? Str and Hit seem to synergize...

Forum: Paladins 08/14/08, 12:21 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin I'm probably going to be sticking with the... I'm probably going to be sticking with the current combo of LW/Alchemy I have now. The new 100AP/50SP drum is decent even if we get the drum debuff, and the BoP leg patch will be useful independent...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/12/08, 10:50 AM

Replies: 16 Buying raid ID's - price? Views: 8,203 Posted By Gevlin we recently starting "buying" 4/5, 4/9, instances... we recently starting "buying" 4/5, 4/9, instances so we can get the important bosses in just 1 sub 4 hour raid day. We pay them by bringing their players in for the rest of the instance and gearing...

Forum: Paladins 08/11/08, 4:12 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin levk, I think you're confused. SoR is the reason... levk, I think you're confused. SoR is the reason ret paladins are doing too much damage. SoC our damage is fine, SoB our damage is fine. SoR the damage is out of hand. Now, tell me that something...

Forum: Paladins 08/11/08, 3:59 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Works on Nefarian. Some trash mobs. That's... Works on Nefarian. Some trash mobs. That's about it.

Forum: Paladins 08/11/08, 3:58 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Sigh. Certain classes and specs are always going... Sigh. Certain classes and specs are always going to be better suited for particular tasks. Thats what makes them unique. If SoR is scaled around doing the most dmg for sword/board players then why...

Forum: Paladins 08/11/08, 3:22 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin No. Ret damage is already too high.(It hurts me... No. Ret damage is already too high.(It hurts me to say that) SoR does too much damage. We need things to be fixed relative to everyone else now, instead of blizzard giving us the nerf bat on live....

Forum: Paladins 08/11/08, 2:18 PM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin Apparently talking about Ret scaling in 3.0 in... Apparently talking about Ret scaling in 3.0 in the WotLK talent thread makes people emo. I think I'll just hang out here. So....how do we scale back our damage (specifically SoV/SoR) while not...

Forum: Paladins 08/11/08, 2:04 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin This. Thank you. Ret paladins are ASKING for a... This. Thank you. Ret paladins are ASKING for a reasonable nerf to the damage scaling right now and Sheath was just a SUGGESTED spot to look. By no means are we asking for it to be a ret-only...

Forum: Paladins 08/08/08, 11:02 AM

Replies: 2,705 Protection and you! Views: 901,686 Posted By Gevlin Isn't Deathfrost a reasonable substitute for... Isn't Deathfrost a reasonable substitute for Thunderclap, granted the mob/boss is not immune?

Forum: Paladins 08/07/08, 12:56 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin It helps when you quote people who very very... It helps when you quote people who very very likely didn't know what they were doing. Can you remember TBC beta? Did you EVER think that paladins would merely be "emergency healers" or did "good...

Forum: Paladins 08/07/08, 10:49 AM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin CoH is nerfed into the ground....again. I... CoH is nerfed into the ground....again. I definitely expect Beacon to be on-par with it, although slightly different in that it has unlimited targets. and is 1 single cast for a HoT effect, instead...

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 5:05 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Right, I was just confused where the 5.6% came... Right, I was just confused where the 5.6% came from.

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 4:57 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin A little off-topic here, but I was under the... A little off-topic here, but I was under the impression dodge was actually 6.5% on bosses....

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 4:41 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Yes, bosses still dodge from behind, which is why... Yes, bosses still dodge from behind, which is why there is expertise on dps gear...but as regen goes, 15% miss isn't that bad to deal with, as long as you attacking doesn't put people at risk for...

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 4:37 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Excellent! (well not really, but its good to... Excellent! (well not really, but its good to know). I was under the wrong impression. Even so, with most healing weapons in the sub 2s swing speed range and JoW/SoW proc'ing every swing we will be...

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 4:04 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin I'll log into beta when I get home from work, but... I'll log into beta when I get home from work, but I can almost guarantee that those timers are now working independant of one another. TBH, I've tested exclusively ret abilities so far, but given...

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 3:41 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin I don't think its the number of GCDs you gain... I don't think its the number of GCDs you gain with the haste, but the usefulness of haste over that 30s, in terms of situational heal output, reactive healing, and possibly mana saving cast...

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 2:25 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin I think the new plan is definitely to make JoW... I think the new plan is definitely to make JoW and SoW the paladin regen mechanic. It's been posted before but the new way casting and swing timers works makes this a very viable playstyle. It also...

Forum: Paladins 08/06/08, 11:30 AM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Basically what Cathela is saying is that a full... Basically what Cathela is saying is that a full holy paladin will once again have to be pro. That type of playstyle is what I've been wanting since I rolled this character and now it looks like we...

Forum: Paladins 08/05/08, 3:28 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Well, the way auto attack is working right now,... Well, the way auto attack is working right now, it seems that all cast spells don't reset, but instead only push back the next melee swing if it were to happen during the cast. For example, if you...

Forum: Paladins 08/05/08, 1:38 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Even if the druid AoE heal is superior, that's... Even if the druid AoE heal is superior, that's like saying prot paladins shouldn't pick up spell warding because improved defensive stance is better, or that priests shouldn't spec imp Gheal because...

Forum: Paladins 08/05/08, 12:34 PM

Replies: 5,793 WotLK talent trees/abilities discussion Views: 799,692 Posted By Gevlin Min/maxing involves what the classes bring as a... Min/maxing involves what the classes bring as a whole, and doesn't depend on one single spell. If someone was to min/max under your system on live, raids would have ZERO paladins, since our healing...

Forum: Paladins 08/05/08, 11:59 AM

Replies: 7,310 Retribution DPS Theorycraft Views: 2,131,392 Posted By Gevlin Ret on M'uru is entirely viable. Granted we... Ret on M'uru is entirely viable. Granted we haven't killed him yet, but it seems my dps (around 1500) is plenty to stay in the top 5 or 6. Our stun can be used once per wave, and vindication works,...

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