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Forum: Mages 11/15/12, 12:14 PM

Replies: 95 MoP Fire Mage Compendium 5.1 - Pyros'R'Us Views: 213,505 Posted By Aastarius However, without the glyph you're not quite so... However, without the glyph you're not quite so reliant on waiting for THE ignite before casting Combustion. Similarly you get to use it on adds/trash simply because it's available again much sooner.

Forum: The Dung Heap 09/14/10, 11:23 AM

Replies: 30,103 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,884,811 Posted By Aastarius Believe THIS... Believe THIS (http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t42476-optimal_sets_item_discussion/p38/#post1682404) might be the one you're after?

Forum: Mages 07/31/10, 6:54 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,637 Posted By Aastarius With their [Blizzard] stated goals of removing a... With their [Blizzard] stated goals of removing a lot of AoE fest within instances I suspect your not going to be constantly AoEing the trash any more. Yes there will be some AoE BUT (thankfully) CC...

Forum: Mages 04/28/10, 5:01 AM

Replies: 73 Magegraf 2! Views: 59,225 Posted By Aastarius Just to confirm the username does not show for me... Just to confirm the username does not show for me either though "something" different happens dependant upon the browser used. Following all under Windows XP Pro SP3 Chrome (5.0.342.9) After...

Forum: Mages 04/24/10, 9:12 AM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,451,906 Posted By Aastarius To be honest, I've always thought Arcane was... To be honest, I've always thought Arcane was "friendlier" to poor latency due to having no instants as part of its normal casting. Though that's with Arcane Blast bound to my mouse wheel.

Forum: Mages 04/12/10, 9:17 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,637 Posted By Aastarius Maybe the "Mana Adept" concept will in essence... Maybe the "Mana Adept" concept will in essence simply be the Arcane version of fires "Molten Fury", but in reverse, i.e. it's all upfront loading in an encounter. Gonna be a bugger to get that...

Forum: Mages 03/17/10, 9:13 AM

Replies: 2,838 Mage: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,235,381 Posted By Aastarius Personally, those nights of "interesting" latency... Personally, those nights of "interesting" latency I found were helped by: a) Using Arcane spec ... no instants in a rotation (what's one of those) helps considerably b) keybinding Arcane Blast via...

Forum: Mages 02/11/10, 8:29 AM

Replies: 121 Incanter's Absorption and You Views: 103,891 Posted By Aastarius Couple of addons spring to mind that show you how... Couple of addons spring to mind that show you how much wards/shields will absorb when cast (as its based on SP at time of casting): The better one would be ShieldMonitor...

Forum: Mages 01/21/10, 11:27 AM

Replies: 3,728 The Arcane thread Views: 3,451,906 Posted By Aastarius Well if you're truly not worried about gimping... Well if you're truly not worried about gimping your own dps and feel you need to help the healers out I suppose you could get an Arcane/Frost hybrid that has prismatic cloak, Ice Barrier and Frozen...

Forum: Mages 01/19/10, 9:16 AM

Replies: 527 Mage UI and Add-ons (READ THE FIRST POST) Views: 950,291 Posted By Aastarius Incidentally, Mage Nuggets also shows when... Incidentally, Mage Nuggets also shows when Torment the Weak is on your current target and the latest version includes a "must have" feature ... Whilst mirrors are up you get the theme from the "A...

Forum: Mages 11/12/09, 12:06 PM

Replies: 527 Mage UI and Add-ons (READ THE FIRST POST) Views: 950,291 Posted By Aastarius Could even use Powerauras if you felt so... Could even use Powerauras if you felt so inclined. Personally I use SatrinaBuffFrames and have a frame that appears above my castbar and shows all temporary procs/spells/auras that are currently...

Forum: Mages 10/06/09, 11:38 AM

Replies: 2,838 Mage: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,235,381 Posted By Aastarius I've found levelling with each of the specs works... I've found levelling with each of the specs works though when things get "interesting" (Ooo hello respawns, or ah, didn't see your friends there) frost has many more "get out of jail cards" to play.

Forum: Mages 08/18/09, 8:44 AM

Replies: 2,838 Mage: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,235,381 Posted By Aastarius Well you need to consider that should the debuff... Well you need to consider that should the debuff drop then it's not just your dps that will suffer, it'll affect all casters until it's back up. Same goes for the ramp up period. Of course, it's...

Forum: Mages 05/19/09, 8:54 AM

Replies: 527 Mage UI and Add-ons (READ THE FIRST POST) Views: 950,291 Posted By Aastarius These days I'd be lost without SatrinaBuffFrames... These days I'd be lost without SatrinaBuffFrames (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info7876-SatrinaBuffFrames3.html). I have a frame that shows all the "special" buffs like Hotstreak, etc. In...

Forum: Mages 02/26/09, 8:11 AM

Replies: 967 Raiding as frost Views: 403,178 Posted By Aastarius Everyone (sorry, poor choice of word). Several... Everyone (sorry, poor choice of word). Several people seem to be looking at ways to increase the damage output of Frost while Blizz (Ghostcrawler specifically) have stated that certain class/spec...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 01/15/09, 8:59 AM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,933 Posted By Aastarius TooltipItemInfo : WoWInterface Downloads :... TooltipItemInfo : WoWInterface Downloads : Miscellaneous (http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info8514-TooltipItemInfo.html#info) will probably cover what your asking for

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/18/08, 10:28 AM

Replies: 103 OPie - Radial Actions Addon Views: 31,407 Posted By Aastarius When adding (or updating) a set try... When adding (or updating) a set try CRTL+LEFT-CLICKING an Item before accepting the changes (should turn the frame on the item blue)

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/02/08, 9:20 AM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,933 Posted By Aastarius SmoothDurability by Ammo may be what you are... SmoothDurability by Ammo may be what you are looking for

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/01/08, 10:18 AM

Replies: 635 The DogTags 3.0 Thread Views: 232,538 Posted By Aastarius Not sure how helpful it would be but I think... Not sure how helpful it would be but I think there is a "statBlock" for dogTags 3.0 which should give you your "free floating" area.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/16/08, 8:33 AM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,933 Posted By Aastarius or maybe Satrina Buff Frames? or maybe Satrina Buff Frames?

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/16/08, 8:31 AM

Replies: 46 Addon profiling Views: 9,312 Posted By Aastarius I've just started giving StellarUF a try and... I've just started giving StellarUF a try and while its a little weird to have hardly any configuration options it certainly does reduce the strain on the system resources though as previously...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/04/08, 11:28 AM

Replies: 103 What keeps you using FuBar? Views: 35,252 Posted By Aastarius Turning it on it's head a little - what would... Turning it on it's head a little - what would people gain in using Blocks instead of Fubar?

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/04/08, 7:46 AM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,933 Posted By Aastarius Believe the majority of what you are asking for... Believe the majority of what you are asking for is covered by: Xiven Catch (http://www.curse.com/downloads/details/9583/)

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/03/08, 8:35 AM

Replies: 2,359 Omen - Ace Threat Meter Views: 540,624 Posted By Aastarius If the libraries downloaded then you have... If the libraries downloaded then you have something, somewhere, that's decided they are needed - usually as a dependency. That said, libraries only get loaded as needed so not usually something to...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/21/08, 12:22 PM

Replies: 48 The BT gem optimization thread Views: 10,686 Posted By Aastarius Where a +dam bonus is available for a single gem... Where a +dam bonus is available for a single gem slot I tend to not use spinels. Gets a bit "woolly" when there is 2 gem slots and it's spinels all the way when 3 slots available.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 01/25/08, 1:42 PM

Replies: 1,055 PitBull: New UnitFrame Addon Views: 581,936 Posted By Aastarius I used to use Pitbull for all my frames but these... I used to use Pitbull for all my frames but these days I switched to sRaidFrames for the raid stuff and currently find it a better option, though not necessarily as flexible.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 01/22/08, 8:59 AM

Replies: 245 Assessing the situation - [Tag] based meter/analysis Views: 50,997 Posted By Aastarius As far as I am aware, reporting to the rest of... As far as I am aware, reporting to the rest of the raid is handled via the threat library not Omen itself.

Forum: Mages 01/07/08, 10:11 AM

Replies: 1,206 Sweet Informational Thread Views: 858,796 Posted By Aastarius Until the next patch comes out (where apparently... Until the next patch comes out (where apparently the Blizzard timers are fixed) have the mages uses scorchio.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/02/07, 10:12 AM

Replies: 264 Deadly Boss Mods vs. BigWigs Views: 168,758 Posted By Aastarius Hmm, must go have a hunt about in BW for the... Hmm, must go have a hunt about in BW for the range checker bit and yeah, the FF music is a win for me too.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/02/07, 8:21 AM

Replies: 264 Deadly Boss Mods vs. BigWigs Views: 168,758 Posted By Aastarius Been trying to track down a memory leak in an... Been trying to track down a memory leak in an addon and as part of the testing switched to BW from DBM (neither causing the problem I should add). BW does seem a lot "cleaner" but I seemed to be...

Forum: Public Discussion 11/01/07, 10:39 AM

Replies: 484 PvE to PvP transfers are long overdue. Views: 55,080 Posted By Aastarius This PvE to PvP may well become something of a... This PvE to PvP may well become something of a reality once WotLK is out due to being able to create a level 5x, 6x? Death Knight from the off. Seeing how this then negates the "perceived" pain of...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/02/07, 6:36 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 419,171 Posted By Aastarius I personally got a little fed up with the number... I personally got a little fed up with the number of resists I was getting so went 47/11/3. Didn't lose anything in terms of actual dps and the number of resists are now greatly reduced.

Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/07, 6:35 PM

Replies: 28 Macro Problem Views: 3,035 Posted By Aastarius Many thanks for that, works much better now :) Many thanks for that, works much better now :)

Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/07, 1:26 PM

Replies: 28 Macro Problem Views: 3,035 Posted By Aastarius Does seem that 2.2 changed something, my macro... Does seem that 2.2 changed something, my macro for AM spamming suddenly does nothing: #ShowTooltip Arcane Missiles /cast [noChanneling:Arcane Missiles] Arcane Missiles Anyone have any ideas?

Forum: Class Mechanics 09/25/07, 9:35 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 419,171 Posted By Aastarius I think rather it means channelled spells will... I think rather it means channelled spells will also consume the debuff where currently this is not the case.

Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/07, 6:30 AM

Replies: 67 Slow (41 Arcane) in Raids Views: 15,471 Posted By Aastarius With regards to the strider's we generally have a... With regards to the strider's we generally have a warrior try to maintain Hamstring and have a Shadow Priest mind flay but occasionally "stuff" happens and being able to throw a slow on it is rather...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/13/07, 12:43 PM

Replies: 67 Slow (41 Arcane) in Raids Views: 15,471 Posted By Aastarius One place it most certainly is effective is on... One place it most certainly is effective is on the Striders during the Vashj encounter

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/07, 10:20 AM

Replies: 372 Windfury Totem Change Views: 68,775 Posted By Aastarius My best guess would be it's a reaction to... My best guess would be it's a reaction to Warrior/Shaman combos in Arenas. I also suspect it's another case of "fix arena", oops on PvE. Yes i'm aware the PvP game plays a larger part in the overall...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/10/07, 7:21 AM

Replies: 2,014 Post your WoW 2.1 Interface Views: 552,411 Posted By Aastarius Be a good idea to ignore me - move along nothing... Be a good idea to ignore me - move along nothing to see here

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/26/07, 11:20 AM

Replies: 3,132 TBC Mage Theorycrafting Views: 495,091 Posted By Aastarius Depends on how fast you want to run out of... Depends on how fast you want to run out of mana. Fire blasting like that will use up a lot more, not a problem if you get a Shadow Priest and Shaman in group but otherwise you'll be using a lot more...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/16/07, 7:32 PM

Replies: 1,055 PitBull: New UnitFrame Addon Views: 581,936 Posted By Aastarius It's a shame when a developer is always moving on... It's a shame when a developer is always moving on to their next "greatest" project, heck I have a whole team of the buggers working for me. Projects start of with loads of promise, features get...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/03/07, 6:12 PM

Replies: 80 Sanity Bags (Antiarc is my hero :swoon:) Views: 29,102 Posted By Aastarius Don't use the addon myself (I use onebag) but... Don't use the addon myself (I use onebag) but would imagine simply defining a key binding would get you around it (I use CTRL-K).

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/02/07, 8:18 AM

Replies: 18 Mages: Replacement for Arcanum? Views: 6,092 Posted By Aastarius The LunarSphere mod I mentioned further up has... The LunarSphere mod I mentioned further up has reached phase 4 of its Beta and is shaping up to be quite simply the best mod of its type I've seen (and no, I've no affiliation with the author...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/24/07, 11:56 AM

Replies: 18 Mages: Replacement for Arcanum? Views: 6,092 Posted By Aastarius It's still in Beta but I'd suggest taking a look... It's still in Beta but I'd suggest taking a look at Lunar Sphere. Can be found at: http://moongazeaddons.proboards79.com/index.cgi?board=lunarsphere

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/21/07, 8:26 AM

Replies: 17 Alternatives to Bartender3? Views: 3,558 Posted By Aastarius CoolDownCount also works with Bartender3 CoolDownCount also works with Bartender3

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/19/07, 8:21 AM

Replies: 25 Bar mod Views: 3,276 Posted By Aastarius At Teenee Alternatively (and I use Bartender3),... At Teenee Alternatively (and I use Bartender3), I simply use bar switching to "hide" my OOC buttons, that is: Whilst I press SHIFT my bar 1 "switches" to Bar 2 where all my "buffs" are held. Whilst...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/13/07, 8:08 AM

Replies: 1,055 PitBull: New UnitFrame Addon Views: 581,936 Posted By Aastarius Had to switch back to ag_unitframes for now due... Had to switch back to ag_unitframes for now due to severe lag appearing in raids that magically disappears with Pitbull removed. This was despite disabling the Pitbull raid frames and using...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/31/07, 1:40 PM

Replies: 49 Quartz, a new casting bar mod (was "eCasting Bar issues") Views: 20,641 Posted By Aastarius By the sound of it you've selected to "embed" the... By the sound of it you've selected to "embed" the latency within your bar which, I believe means the bar is "adjusted" for the latency. To get it back as was simply enable but don't embed it.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/30/07, 2:00 PM

Replies: 39 Any cooldown mod? Views: 25,468 Posted By Aastarius If its just cooldowns you want then maybe you... If its just cooldowns you want then maybe you want "MikScrollingBattleText" together with MSBTCooldowns

Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/07, 2:04 PM

Replies: 3,132 TBC Mage Theorycrafting Views: 495,091 Posted By Aastarius For myself I've been trying out Lukewarm... For myself I've been trying out Lukewarm MageTimers for the scorch debuff (amongst other things). Currently gets a little over excited with Combustion, but on the whole its not too bad.

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