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Forum: Rogues 09/09/12, 12:41 PM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei I didn't know that secondary stat gems were... I didn't know that secondary stat gems were doubled in value, that makes gemming Expertise and Hit far more attractive, and using reforge to make the final adjustments to get as close to the stat...

Forum: Rogues 09/09/12, 4:30 AM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei Since Agi still beats haste/mastery/crit, I'd say... Since Agi still beats haste/mastery/crit, I'd say you'll reforge as normal and gem as normal since gemming expertise/hit means you replace Agility, which can't be reforged. It's not as simple as just...

Forum: Rogues 09/05/12, 12:01 PM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei Shadow Blades simply turns your auto attacks into... Shadow Blades simply turns your auto attacks into shadow damage (and thus ignores armor), any other functionality remains. Simple answer, yes, Shadow Blades is copied in full by Blade Flurry.

Forum: Rogues 08/31/12, 5:06 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei I was noticing the quickening of stacks as well,... I was noticing the quickening of stacks as well, but wrote it off as anecdotal evidence based on not playing with daggers for a while. Not that it matters all too much since Mop is less than a month...

Forum: Rogues 08/07/12, 1:27 AM

Replies: 74 Mists mechanics testing Views: 52,843 Posted By Sakuratei No gear, weapon only, as with the other Bandit's... No gear, weapon only, as with the other Bandit's Guile tests. DoT behaviour checked by observing tick damage in combat log when DI falls off. http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8340/test1po.jpg

Forum: Rogues 08/06/12, 10:10 AM

Replies: 74 Mists mechanics testing Views: 52,843 Posted By Sakuratei Wrapping up (15.), both the instant and DoT... Wrapping up (15.), both the instant and DoT compontent of Deadly Poison scale with Bandit's GUile, as well as Wound Poison. The DoT component of Deadly Poison behaves the same way as Rupture and...

Forum: Rogues 07/30/12, 10:34 AM

Replies: 74 Mists mechanics testing Views: 52,843 Posted By Sakuratei Tested and confirmed, Rupture behaves the same... Tested and confirmed, Rupture behaves the same way (it adds the time until next damage tick to the new duration). Edit: 15. Sinister Strike, Revealing Strike, Killing Spree , Eviscerate, Deadly...

Forum: Rogues 07/28/12, 11:58 AM

Replies: 74 Mists mechanics testing Views: 52,843 Posted By Sakuratei 3./4. World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis... 3./4. World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis (http://worldoflogs.com/reports/rt-6eptfth87zr5arbj/details/32/) 45 minute log against Raider's Training Dummy, autoattacks only, no hit rating....

Forum: Rogues 07/28/12, 7:58 AM

Replies: 74 Mists mechanics testing Views: 52,843 Posted By Sakuratei 3(partial). FoK, Shuriken Toss and Deadly Throw... 3(partial). FoK, Shuriken Toss and Deadly Throw proc poisons, Throw does not. 10(partial). Killing Spree does not deal Shadow damage during Shadow Blades, and does not deal additional damage. White...

Forum: Rogues 07/27/12, 1:28 PM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei Don't forget that Evlusiveness only adds the 30%... Don't forget that Evlusiveness only adds the 30% all reduction, the 50% is from Feint as baseline and is still there if you pick Leeching Poison. While Leeching Poison doesn't reduce your damage...

Forum: Rogues 06/10/12, 5:14 PM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei Pretty sure the enemies you face in heroics... Pretty sure the enemies you face in heroics aren't 3+ levels higher than you, hence the amount of hit /expertise rating you need to make sure spells hit is lower.

Forum: Rogues 04/14/12, 8:46 AM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei From comparing numbers, it looks like Main hand... From comparing numbers, it looks like Main hand and Main Gauche attacks are doing shadow damage, while offhand attacks remain physical. I can't be sure of this for two reasons; Having 8/10 attacks...

Forum: Rogues 04/05/12, 3:00 PM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 961,747 Posted By Sakuratei The "Weird" weights come from the stat values... The "Weird" weights come from the stat values lying somewhere between your current setup and suggested setup when you hit reforge. To clarify, your expertise capped reforge would be slightly better...

Forum: Rogues 04/05/12, 11:52 AM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 961,747 Posted By Sakuratei Crit does have a soft cap. At near BiS,... Crit does have a soft cap. At near BiS, Shadowcraft is suggesting me to cap spell hit due to having 44%+ innate crit making ambushes autocrit. It could partially be because of oranges set bonus being...

Forum: Rogues 04/01/12, 6:22 AM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 961,747 Posted By Sakuratei Well, as said before Burning Wounds should never... Well, as said before Burning Wounds should never go over 6% regardless of stat buffs, since Burning Wounds is 6% of your physical critical hits. In fact, if we assume all damage is physical and all...

Forum: Rogues 03/05/12, 3:55 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei The reason why Unholy Frenzy hasn't been... The reason why Unholy Frenzy hasn't been mentioned is because Unholy's value for haste is similar to our own, and that is not considering eventual energy capping on our side. This makes it easier for...

Forum: Rogues 03/02/12, 3:15 PM

Replies: 540 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 391,012 Posted By Sakuratei Except that Poisons will work off of melee hit,... Except that Poisons will work off of melee hit, making spell hit useless for us.

Forum: Rogues 03/02/12, 10:19 AM

Replies: 348 Cataclysm 4.3.x Raid Mechanics Views: 301,706 Posted By Sakuratei For what it's worth, I'm with Naihan regarding... For what it's worth, I'm with Naihan regarding the use of Rupture on spine. I did study logs and compare when it was relevant, and the results I came to were that using Rupture provided a more stable...

Forum: Rogues 02/23/12, 8:12 AM

Replies: 348 Cataclysm 4.3.x Raid Mechanics Views: 301,706 Posted By Sakuratei I missed the part where you indicated it was... I missed the part where you indicated it was 10man, I haven't had any experience with madness heroic on 10man so can't say for sure. My advice are taken from progression with no debuff present, when...

Forum: Rogues 02/23/12, 6:14 AM

Replies: 348 Cataclysm 4.3.x Raid Mechanics Views: 301,706 Posted By Sakuratei Cleaving Bloods is only good for padding meters,... Cleaving Bloods is only good for padding meters, it is a DPS loss on your primary target even with Spellweave procs. If you're having trouble with killing Parasite, make sure you have AR ready for...

Forum: Death Knights 02/10/12, 12:41 PM

Replies: 577 Frost DPS | Winter of Discontent [4.3] Views: 2,071,947 Posted By Sakuratei I have noticed recently that refreshing Blood... I have noticed recently that refreshing Blood Plague will add on the time remaining to the text tick onto the new Blood Plague's duration, which effectively means you can clip the final three seconds...

Forum: Rogues 02/02/12, 4:02 PM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 961,747 Posted By Sakuratei I don't know if it has been mentioned before, but... I don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I realized the other day that when refreshing Recuperate, it will add on the time until the next tick from the old Recuperate onto the new one. This...

Forum: Rogues 01/16/12, 12:53 PM

Replies: 348 Cataclysm 4.3.x Raid Mechanics Views: 301,706 Posted By Sakuratei Elementium Bolt impact can be cloak resisted. As... Elementium Bolt impact can be cloak resisted. As for Spine, Saying one method is better than another is pointless unless we start comparing average damage done during one tendon lift.

Forum: Rogues 12/22/11, 11:24 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Internal testing in our guild has proven that... Internal testing in our guild has proven that Tricks actually does stack with Arcane Power, so you can take that off the list. Actually, I believe that Tricks simply does not stack with other...

Forum: Rogues 12/22/11, 10:50 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei The energy regen part of Haste is less than half... The energy regen part of Haste is less than half of it's value. It is always worth using Adrenaline Rush when it's ready so it can be affected by Restless Blades (assuming you stick on a target for...

Forum: Rogues 12/13/11, 6:46 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Yes, No'kaled seems like a solid upgrade from... Yes, No'kaled seems like a solid upgrade from using Fear. During Ultraxion progress, our rogue with normal version axe was beating the other two by 2-3k DPS, most of that being the...

Forum: Rogues 12/11/11, 1:16 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Current research suggests that it is a DPS... Current research suggests that it is a DPS increase to Rupture any any point in the Insight cycle, assuming you are progressing through the cycle for it's duration (IE, you are using Sinister...

Forum: Rogues 12/10/11, 12:51 PM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 961,747 Posted By Sakuratei I'm not sure that's how the EP is calculated. If... I'm not sure that's how the EP is calculated. If it is, I wonder why the Combat EP for t12 2set is 500 instead of an expected 1200 since Burning Wounds is doing 3% of the damage in my logs as Combat....

Forum: Rogues 12/10/11, 9:16 AM

Replies: 512 Cataclysm Subtlety Compendium Views: 961,747 Posted By Sakuratei I am a bit sceptical about using 2piece t12.... I am a bit sceptical about using 2piece t12. Calculating the EP differences ignoring the set bonuses, DS heroic items provide 911,55 extra EP (the Agility gain alone standing for 2/3 of the increase)...

Forum: Rogues 12/01/11, 7:25 AM

Replies: 335 4.3 Changes Discussion Views: 230,459 Posted By Sakuratei Another video of a path here... Another video of a path here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xPz41WYo9s) for those interested in alternatives. I found this route a lot easier than the previous Method one, but maybe it's a personal...

Forum: Rogues 11/17/11, 7:32 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Because Sinister Strike is worth more opportune... Because Sinister Strike is worth more opportune DPS as long as you can use the combo point of the glyph proc. You only use RvS at 4 combo points because if the SS glyph procs at 4 combo points, it is...

Forum: Rogues 10/28/11, 7:36 AM

Replies: 335 4.3 Changes Discussion Views: 230,459 Posted By Sakuratei I did some unprecise testing to compare heroic... I did some unprecise testing to compare heroic Shatterskull+Alysra's with the new daggers. The average damage of SS, RvS and MG seemed roughly equal, slightly edging towards the quest daggers' favor,...

Forum: Rogues 10/28/11, 6:01 AM

Replies: 335 4.3 Changes Discussion Views: 230,459 Posted By Sakuratei The Cryptomancer ring no longer requires you to... The Cryptomancer ring no longer requires you to stay online for the charge-up time. I logged out with 7 hours left yesterday and when I logged in this morning to continue the charge-up, the ring was...

Forum: Rogues 10/27/11, 7:10 PM

Replies: 335 4.3 Changes Discussion Views: 230,459 Posted By Sakuratei PTR testing tonight for Ultraxion: Feint seems... PTR testing tonight for Ultraxion: Feint seems to work normally now, reducing the damage of Twilight Instability by 50% as it should. Cloak of Shadows can be used to fully resist Hour of Twilight,...

Forum: Rogues 10/26/11, 5:59 AM

Replies: 335 4.3 Changes Discussion Views: 230,459 Posted By Sakuratei Actual stats of the... Actual stats of the daggers: http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/6608/daggersn.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/daggersn.jpg/) Suffering has a 20 second duration, and it took me a good...

Forum: Rogues 10/24/11, 6:20 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Let's play with numbers, that's always fun. I... Let's play with numbers, that's always fun. I looked over my latest Baleroc kill and made liberal assumptions regarding the numbers. I took the average damage for Rupture and Eviscerate and assumed...

Forum: Rogues 10/22/11, 12:31 PM

Replies: 348 Cataclysm 4.3.x Raid Mechanics Views: 301,706 Posted By Sakuratei I am unsure of the details and cause, but Feint... I am unsure of the details and cause, but Feint seems to cut the damage from Ultraxion's Twilight Arc twice, making us take 1/4 of the damage instead of 1/2.

Forum: Rogues 08/14/11, 8:36 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei My statement came from actual combat experience... My statement came from actual combat experience rather than theorycrafting in a virtual environment. Most of the time, my KsP comes off cooldown in the middle of a CP build, and I usually have enough...

Forum: Rogues 08/13/11, 7:47 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei It becomes a choice where you risk potentially... It becomes a choice where you risk potentially capping energy to gain 10% more damage on that KsP. Personally I'd say that getting that extra 10% damage is going to be worth it despite capping...

Forum: Rogues 08/12/11, 12:12 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei It's probably a good idea to finish your CP build... It's probably a good idea to finish your CP build for that finisher before using KsP then (If KsP is ready when you have 1 CP, build to 5 and use KsP before using your finisher, possibly moving up a...

Forum: Rogues 08/10/11, 6:14 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Just got my 4set tonight and noticed that the... Just got my 4set tonight and noticed that the stat increase takes a snapshot of your current stat value for the buff. Followed up with more experimentation, if you have Prestor's Talisman of...

Forum: Rogues 06/28/11, 6:47 AM

Replies: 307 4.2 Changes Discussion Views: 221,886 Posted By Sakuratei The 27 EP lost from using the Thrown can probably... The 27 EP lost from using the Thrown can probably be compensated by the ability to FoK during KsP if needed for Combat, on top of your arguments about an acceptable sacrifice to be able to AoE (which...

Forum: Rogues 06/28/11, 6:43 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei Speaking of which, is there any math on when it... Speaking of which, is there any math on when it is better to ignore Rupture and Eviscerate even if Rupture is down during Deep Insight? If not, how would you go about it to calculate? To clarify,...

Forum: Rogues 06/22/11, 6:06 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei I ran another test, only ended up as a 30 min... I ran another test, only ended up as a 30 min parse as the game disconnected me for inactivity. With 12.85 Mastery, equaling roughly 25.7% chance to proc Main Gauche, 783 melee attacks landed and 193...

Forum: Rogues 06/22/11, 2:06 AM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei The log that my section was taken from was... The log that my section was taken from was deleted by one of my officers (he considered target dummy parses as spam...) so I will have to record a newlog at some point. As for combat log timing...

Forum: Rogues 06/21/11, 3:57 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei So I ran a quick test for if Main Gauche can proc... So I ran a quick test for if Main Gauche can proc itself, and came across this in the log: [21:19:44.000] Sakuratei hits Training Dummy 1 (O: 2935) [21:19:44.500] Sakuratei's River of Death is...

Forum: Rogues 06/20/11, 8:25 PM

Replies: 1,110 Combat Guide for Cata [12/01/2011] Views: 3,382,543 Posted By Sakuratei As far as I know, Main Gauche cannot proc off... As far as I know, Main Gauche cannot proc off itself (I know I've read it somewhere here on EJ but can't find it to reference). The J-curve is referring to Main Gauche being able to proc Combat...

Forum: Rogues 06/08/11, 11:11 AM

Replies: 307 4.2 Changes Discussion Views: 221,886 Posted By Sakuratei It will work as the current Ignite does; each... It will work as the current Ignite does; each crit generates a DoT, but only one debuff is shown. For example, assume that the DoT ticks for 1 damage for each crit. If you crit once over four...

Forum: Rogues 05/28/11, 6:01 PM

Replies: 307 4.2 Changes Discussion Views: 221,886 Posted By Sakuratei Fact remains that Rogues are worse than all the... Fact remains that Rogues are worse than all the other classes at target switching (not just the ranged). Poisons are a big part of it, not just for the damage itself but also because DP can take...

Forum: Rogues 05/24/11, 10:29 AM

Replies: 307 4.2 Changes Discussion Views: 221,886 Posted By Sakuratei Yes, you're right. My mistake. The new values... Yes, you're right. My mistake. The new values are then 1411 for Combat and 1238 for Mutilate. The final verdict and it's placement in relation to other trinkets doesn't change much.

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