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Forum: Public Discussion 12/01/08, 6:16 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,316
Posted By Veneda
To be fair, mayority of the Naxx bosses is...

To be fair, mayority of the Naxx bosses is introduced in Death Knight starting zone. Sure, in theory players sticking to their main characters won't see them - but in practice many players do at...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/29/08, 5:12 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 62,818
Posted By Veneda
Coming from Horde side of the very same server I...

Coming from Horde side of the very same server I can only add that keeping last top guild alive through the transition was quite a task - about 4 months ago 2 top guilds (existing since MC days)...
Forum: Paladins 09/26/08, 3:29 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
It doesn't have to be something THAT good - but...

It doesn't have to be something THAT good - but the reasons for choosing it might be limited.

JotW is basically super-regeneration tool. By super-regenerating, holy paladin is able to achieve better...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/08, 9:55 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
It was suggested multiple times here and I guess...

It was suggested multiple times here and I guess on beta forums as well - changing JotW to scale with just base INT, not INT after added buffs and gear will definetly end whole issue. All the sudden...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/08, 3:59 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
I wonder if there is any viable way to check end...

I wonder if there is any viable way to check end game ret paladin DPS right now. WWS from beta Naxx (patchwerk?) perhaps?
Forum: Paladins 09/15/08, 5:47 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
I might miss something here, but can't find...

I might miss something here, but can't find connection between totem and seal mechanics. Totems are stationary, so it's only logical for them to have short duration. No one expects shaman to stay in...
Forum: Paladins 09/15/08, 5:07 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
Present beta version of ret talents and abilities...

Present beta version of ret talents and abilities seems quite solid, but I still feel duration of seals is not fitting whole system.

Since seal is basically weapon imbue ( you don't switch between...
Forum: Paladins 09/09/08, 6:31 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
Linking mana return not with judgement use, but...

Linking mana return not with judgement use, but either with CS or DS (or both, with more mana returned by DS) would finally got rid of this silly holy problem.

Still sloppy (why not just make CS/DS...
Forum: Paladins 09/09/08, 4:40 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
Am I missing something or the deficit is actually...

Am I missing something or the deficit is actually 42.59 mana/sec (125.42-168.01)?
Forum: Paladins 09/08/08, 3:17 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
Which of course makes perfect sense, as mayor...

Which of course makes perfect sense, as mayor part of our damage output is from swing+seal (so haste is superior), but at the same time significant part of it is not physical (and so is DK damage),...
Forum: Paladins 08/14/08, 6:23 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
With 2 min. seals, scaling JoW, Judgements of the...

With 2 min. seals, scaling JoW, Judgements of the Wise and CS getting cheap (and tons of spellpower from SoL to boost consecration) scaling it down shouldn't be needed anyway. Only significant mana...
Forum: Paladins 08/13/08, 6:28 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
Changing SoL will lower Ret damage output - and...

Changing SoL will lower Ret damage output - and not neccessary fully solve SoR/SoV vs. SoB/SoC dillema, only moving the point when SoR/SoV become superior to higher AP level.

Changing SoR/SoV...
Forum: Paladins 08/12/08, 6:20 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
No, SoL (Ret) and Touched by the Light (Prot) are...

No, SoL (Ret) and Touched by the Light (Prot) are rather attempts to improve Rets/Prots healing in general.

Since in WotLK there is no more separate spell crit/melee crit and both talent trees got...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/08, 9:44 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,315
Posted By Veneda
Eh, no. Healthstones and mana gems are...

Eh, no.

Healthstones and mana gems are completly different pair of shoes, because they are not sold or have to be farmed for. On the top of that, healthstones are always reactive measure (not...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/01/08, 8:34 AM
Replies: 595
Views: 1,352,759
Posted By Veneda
Point (a) is somehow valid but again, the fact...

Point (a) is somehow valid but again, the fact that this forum is full of SWP farming/progressing players doesn't mean it's something Blizzard have to take in consideration, when designing new...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/01/08, 6:28 AM
Replies: 595
Views: 1,352,759
Posted By Veneda
Ehm, I don't think SWP epics should be taken into...

Ehm, I don't think SWP epics should be taken into equation at all. SWP was added as extra dungeon for extreme hardcore guilds - while initial raid encounters in WotLK are supposed to be something...
Forum: Paladins 07/31/08, 3:17 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,583
Posted By Veneda
Wouldn't it be better to have damage seals...

Wouldn't it be better to have damage seals somehow tied to the type of weapon used?
Like SoR would scale better with 1hand weapons (or even better - with faster weapons), while SoC/SoB with 2 handers...
Forum: Death Knights 07/31/08, 12:38 AM
Replies: 4,142
Views: 830,233
Posted By Veneda
I always considered Heart Strike PvP talent, sort...

I always considered Heart Strike PvP talent, sort of equivalent of similar ret paladin ability.

Having ability that removes 1/5th of the boss HP pool right would be pretty insane (and make Heart...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/10/08, 8:48 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
I wouldn't mind Blizzard using experience of ZG...

I wouldn't mind Blizzard using experience of ZG plague hysteria as a base for WotLK event - after all, it was real, although a bit unexpected "world event" in vanilla WoW. Releasing plague (maybe not...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/04/08, 5:39 AM
Replies: 336
Views: 57,458
Posted By Veneda
Personally, I hope those unification attempts...

Personally, I hope those unification attempts will be limited to the leveling gear and non-set items. Sets should be optimized with class and talent tree in mind to avoid wasted stat points. There...
Forum: Paladins 06/29/08, 8:04 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
This is quite important - with enh. shaman buffs...

This is quite important - with enh. shaman buffs going raid-wide, power of our own buffs relatively drops - unless of course auras become raid-wide as well. Which wouldn't be all that bad solution to...
Forum: Paladins 06/25/08, 8:36 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
I think there was some math theorycrafting done...

I think there was some math theorycrafting done by Avitus on the previous pages of this thread (it's really hard to find, no one ever made the compilation of important stuff) that proved that fel...
Forum: Paladins 06/25/08, 4:43 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
Always prioritize CR. Can't stress is more. It...

Always prioritize CR. Can't stress is more. It have to be used as soon as cooldown ends. Delay judgement/reseal macro if you have to. Judgement is not priority - CR is.

Stop using Rank 1...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/13/08, 6:08 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
Titles. Custom character visualization...

Titles. Custom character visualization adjustments. Custom emotes. Pets. Mounts. Number of options is unlimited.

But I'm not sure if we are reaching core of the problem here. Thing is, there will be...
Forum: Paladins 05/02/08, 6:06 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
Did he respec in the meantime? He is fury now...

Did he respec in the meantime? He is fury now (armory).
Forum: Paladins 05/01/08, 8:56 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
MS warriors have lower DPS then retribution...

MS warriors have lower DPS then retribution paladins starting from early tier 5 gear and the gap gets wider and wider as you progress with gear. The reason for that is much better scaling of the...
Forum: Paladins 04/25/08, 4:35 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
Right now, it helps quite a bit in training...

Right now, it helps quite a bit in training weapon skill (When was the last time you have used polearm? Blackhand''s Doomsaw from UBRS?). Still, I don't think designers had it in mind...

EDIT: As a...
Forum: Paladins 04/10/08, 4:26 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
I can confirm that, Omen2 is still completly...

I can confirm that, Omen2 is still completly broken for ret pally aggro - last night in MH I was so annoyed by constantly riding tank aggro that I just went all out and ended 40-50% higher on aggro...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/31/08, 7:20 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 101,179
Posted By Veneda
Aye, it can't be reflected, our tank tested that....

Aye, it can't be reflected, our tank tested that. On the other hand, it should be possible to survive it with shield wall, so warriors still got upper hand in this fight.

Also I've found it very...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/14/08, 9:35 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King...

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (http://www.wow-europe.com/wrath/features/deathknight/interview.xml)

"For example, the death knight’s spells and abilities will be fueled by a new type of...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/14/08, 9:25 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
Considering that in TBC representatives of newly...

Considering that in TBC representatives of newly introduced race can slay their very own king, savior and guide (twice - in raid instance, then again in 5 men group), I would say this path is well...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/13/08, 8:05 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
On the "important stats" note... Since DK's...

On the "important stats" note...

Since DK's won't have mana bar, INT won't have any use for them. It's first thing that will make their itemization different from prot paladins. Additionally, it...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/13/08, 8:08 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
I must disagree with that part. Heroic AoE...

I must disagree with that part.

Heroic AoE tanking is domain of protection paladins that are overgeared compared to the content. Heroics are not expected to be done with badge tanking gear and...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/13/08, 5:40 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
Personally I find paladin tanking ok as it is...

Personally I find paladin tanking ok as it is now, maybe except from the overblown prot talent tree (warriors have somehow similar problem). AoE tanking is nice and certain trash packs (and some of...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/08, 7:06 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 28,451
Posted By Veneda
See, on that I disagree - not with the feeling...

See, on that I disagree - not with the feeling part, but the part about validity of "tuning to proper level" claim.

It's not us who decide what is the right level, but Blizzard.

For them, right...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/08, 6:45 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 53,795
Posted By Veneda
It doesn't work that way. There is global DPS...

It doesn't work that way.

There is global DPS needed that can be counted, but individual DPS is impossible to rate because of random elements of the game like secondary attacks, stuns, silences and...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/08, 4:12 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 28,451
Posted By Veneda
See, but that's the whole problem. Karazhan was...

See, but that's the whole problem.
Karazhan was nerfed several times to reach its current level. Magtheridon was changed multiple times. Same with Gruul. ZA got it's own pack of nerfs already....
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/08, 9:07 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,188
Posted By Veneda
We are talking about people here, their decisions...

We are talking about people here, their decisions don't have to be logical. ;)

One of the reasons for people leaving raiding might be a feeling that they have reached the end of game. Some of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/08, 8:19 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,188
Posted By Veneda
This is the point of view of the high end raider...

This is the point of view of the high end raider though.

As an officer of the guild that is now almost at the tier 6 content (hopefully Kael will be donwned this week, next one at the latest) I have...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/13/08, 2:59 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,188
Posted By Veneda
I've noticed those 2 new dailies related to Halaa...

I've noticed those 2 new dailies related to Halaa in 2.4 quest list:

In Defense of Halaa - Quests - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=11502)

Enemies, Old and New - Quests - World of...
Forum: Paladins 02/10/08, 12:55 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
I'm quite suprised they didn't replace AGI with...

I'm quite suprised they didn't replace AGI with crit rating. Why stop in the middle with adjusting things?

Anyway, it's just tier 4.
Forum: Paladins 02/08/08, 2:57 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 693,884
Posted By Veneda
Mp5 viability discussion aside, though......

Mp5 viability discussion aside, though...

Assuming 2.4 brings GCD changes the to spell haste, there is really no reason to not have more items built along the lines of Girdle of Stromgarde's Hope -...
Forum: Paladins 02/08/08, 3:06 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 693,884
Posted By Veneda
Related to that, I wonder how much healing...

Related to that, I wonder how much healing potential we could gain by having as much unfocused gear as possible, with budget distributed freely between healing, spell crit, mp5, spell hate and...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/07/08, 9:32 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,047
Posted By Veneda
Actually, starting level they mentioned (50-60)...

Actually, starting level they mentioned (50-60) might suggest that it will start in old WoW end game undead zones. Imagine how great it would be to have starting quest hub for DKs right outside the...
Forum: Paladins 02/04/08, 7:47 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,131,220
Posted By Veneda
To mirror warrior combat system, we need mana...

To mirror warrior combat system, we need mana regeneration gains from hitting target, with crits giving us more mana then normal hits. Currently we gain mana ("blue rage") from being hit (assuming...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/24/08, 5:06 AM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,304
Posted By Veneda
PvP changes are good, but Crusade change and...

PvP changes are good, but Crusade change and Sanctity Aura changes are puzzling at the best... which make notes more probable. ;) In obvious fake, Ret tree would finally get rid of spell damage...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/16/08, 5:51 AM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,304
Posted By Veneda
We are not amused. ;) There was a long...

We are not amused. ;)

There was a long discussion on this topic, haste for healers shares all the problems of haste for DPS casters, but got added issue of DPS being always useful (even if not all...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/15/08, 9:12 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 11,742
Posted By Veneda
Aye, HP comparison of all classes should be taken...

Aye, HP comparison of all classes should be taken after adding all standard 25 ppl raid buffs.

Reason is different increase of HP while stacking STA for different classes - it's the best for...
Forum: Paladins 01/11/08, 5:33 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,576
Posted By Veneda
Wouldn't suprise me - I was using Merciless...

Wouldn't suprise me - I was using Merciless Gladiator's Salvation with +81 healing enchant as tanking weapon for a while. It had total of 168 spell damage, which was slightly better then for example...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/08, 1:50 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,304
Posted By Veneda
Better loot is something that was expected....

Better loot is something that was expected.

After all, if it stayed in line with other lev. 70 instances (normal mode - lev. 115 blues only, heroic mode - lev. 115 blues and lev. 110 epic from...
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