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Forum: Class Mechanics 09/27/07, 6:54 PM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
As far as itemization goes, every single druid...

As far as itemization goes, every single druid weapon they add to the game should have at least 20 feral combat skill rating on it. The Earthwarden was probably the perfect weapon for its time,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/26/07, 6:24 PM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
It's probably better to test on your own. You...

It's probably better to test on your own. You had an enhancement shaman in your group, and that intermittent attack power buff probably muddies it up a bit. And if you powershift, that might throw...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/26/07, 5:52 PM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
It threw me for a bit too. Think about it this...

It threw me for a bit too. Think about it this way. What if the following happens:

Your mangle crits (2 combo points)
Your first shred crits (2 combo points)

Now you're sitting at 4 combo points....
Forum: Player vs. Player 09/17/07, 6:58 PM
Replies: 1,451
Views: 431,395
Posted By Monsanto
Speaking of Lifebloom, anyone have a good rule of...

Speaking of Lifebloom, anyone have a good rule of thumb about whether or not it's a good idea to stack it, or just use one at a time? I have problems because when it comes to healing, my brain tends...
Forum: Player vs. Player 09/04/07, 3:39 AM
Replies: 1,451
Views: 431,395
Posted By Monsanto
Regarding the Nature's Reach variants: How easy...

Regarding the Nature's Reach variants:

How easy is it to make use of the extra 6 yards? I don't really have a good sense for distance when it comes to a virtual world, but the way I figure it,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/01/07, 4:20 AM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
Well here's the thing about weapon skill, and as...

Well here's the thing about weapon skill, and as it relates to your Clefthoof Hide Leggings. You need +5 weapon skill. +4 weapon skill simply won't cut it for what we're trying to accomplish: which...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/31/07, 11:39 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 23,089
Posted By Monsanto
If you want to hear some of it straight from the...

If you want to hear some of it straight from the horse's mouth, here are Kalgan and Tigole Bitties talking about AV at Blizzcon:

YouTube - Blizzcon 2007 - PVP Panel 1/7...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/31/07, 10:56 PM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
I wanted to keep the above post relatively clean,...

I wanted to keep the above post relatively clean, but I'm getting my info for weapon skill calculations from: Research:Effects of Weapon Skill - WoWWiki, the Warcraft wiki...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/31/07, 10:55 PM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
I've been trying to follow several threads both...

I've been trying to follow several threads both here and elsewhere about the effects of +weapon skill for melee classes. In particular, I'm interested in how the druid community evaluates the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/29/07, 7:13 PM
Replies: 1,451
Views: 431,395
Posted By Monsanto
It depends on the warlock's spec. If you have...

It depends on the warlock's spec. If you have the addon called Tattle, it can tell you, otherwise you can usually tell what they are after a few seconds of combat. If they haven't been casting...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/29/07, 6:33 PM
Replies: 1,451
Views: 431,395
Posted By Monsanto
I play my warlock for arena (with a pally), and...

I play my warlock for arena (with a pally), and warrior teams tend to be pretty easy. So you are up against a pretty hard counter.

That said, from my perspective, one of the worst things that a...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/07, 2:37 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 59,599
Posted By Monsanto
Well why not, I'm tanking Hyjal and BT bosses...

Well why not, I'm tanking Hyjal and BT bosses using an idol out of Stratholme: Idol of Brutality. Not that it's acceptable, just the way it's always been...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/27/07, 1:51 PM
Replies: 1,408
Views: 255,201
Posted By Monsanto
Yeah, I do think I had the math wrong. I think I...

Yeah, I do think I had the math wrong. I think I was bringing a level 73 mob all the way down to a level 70 equivalent (15 weapon skill) instead of just to a level 72 (5 weapon skill).

I got the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/27/07, 3:00 AM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
Is Emmerald's Cat DPS list still considered a...

Is Emmerald's Cat DPS list still considered a valid ranking? Eyeballing it, everything seems reasonable, but most people on this thread who've run simulations end up deciding that agility is worth...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/27/07, 2:51 AM
Replies: 1,408
Views: 255,201
Posted By Monsanto
New Topic: There's a few threads on the first...

New Topic:

There's a few threads on the first page of this forum about the value of getting +5 weapon skill (20 skill rating). Here's what it would get you:

3% to hit
1.5% less chance to get...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/26/07, 6:23 AM
Replies: 1,177
Views: 366,365
Posted By Monsanto
Sorry to go back to some earlier material. On...

Sorry to go back to some earlier material. On one of the first few pages in the thread, there was talk about the swapping of idols, and how it makes you lose white attacks. I wanted to test it out...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/17/07, 5:17 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 22,197
Posted By Monsanto
I'm fairly certain that this only applies to...

I'm fairly certain that this only applies to things that BENEFIT you when you get crit. For example, blood craze and enrage for warriors, blessed resilience for priests.

There was a patch a while...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/01/07, 6:39 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 175,391
Posted By Monsanto
Apologies for the thread necromancy. I was...

Apologies for the thread necromancy. I was looking for this thread to see if there were any good foruc macros. Couldn't find one quite like what I wanted, so I had to build one from scratch. Here...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/18/07, 12:38 PM
Replies: 1,408
Views: 255,201
Posted By Monsanto
Surely everyone has some empirical opinions on...

Surely everyone has some empirical opinions on tanking with zero or low +hit. I've been tanking with zero or low hit rating for a long time now, and I'm pretty much in no danger of ever losing...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/07/07, 4:31 PM
Replies: 523
Views: 57,973
Posted By Monsanto
I think the main thing is that arena PvP is...

I think the main thing is that arena PvP is generally punishing to melee. Melee are heavily penalized by server lag, numerous snares, etc. Warriors are the exception to the rule (somewhat) because...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/07/07, 4:24 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,965
Posted By Monsanto
As a druid, I would of course like a really big...

As a druid, I would of course like a really big arena where travel form could really be put to good use.
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/04/07, 2:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,818
Posted By Monsanto
I got it too, and my first thought was that it...

I got it too, and my first thought was that it was one of those scams where someone sends you a CoD with some crap item.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/04/07, 1:45 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 14,626
Posted By Monsanto
For my part, I think the widespread belief that...

For my part, I think the widespread belief that there is a sizable number of "flavor of the month" rerollers is so wrong that it defies common sense. Unless you're Joanna/Mancow, rerolling and...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/01/07, 8:19 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 15,240
Posted By Monsanto
You might take solace in the fact that aside from...

You might take solace in the fact that aside from crushing blows, the other thing druids have been asking about for ~2 years (potions and procs in forms) has also been "under review" for as long as...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/31/07, 3:27 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,947
Posted By Monsanto
I don't know if it's a direct connection or not,...

I don't know if it's a direct connection or not, but a while ago I read what must have been a 7 year old forum post by Furor Planedefiler about warriors vs hybrids in Everquest when it came to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/31/07, 2:46 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,947
Posted By Monsanto
doublepost

doublepost
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/31/07, 2:39 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,947
Posted By Monsanto
Did you mispeak here, because druids do tank...

Did you mispeak here, because druids do tank better than paladins. Or is this some witty way of you saying that druids are in fact overpowered?
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/27/07, 8:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,685
Posted By Monsanto
On the bright side, The Alliance will always have...

On the bright side, The Alliance will always have Alterac Valley...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 2:37 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,947
Posted By Monsanto
My guess is that it would be to stop druids from...

My guess is that it would be to stop druids from being able to farm lower level instances for cash while having 100% damage mitigation through armor. You could aggro the whole instance and just...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/23/07, 2:24 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 10,807
Posted By Monsanto
I think enrage mechanics engender some of the...

I think enrage mechanics engender some of the worst aspects of WoW raiding there is. i.e. raid stacking (and hybrid unfriendliness), spec purity. and consumables.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/07, 7:29 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 17,989
Posted By Monsanto
Disclaimer: At level 60, my pvp character was my...

Disclaimer: At level 60, my pvp character was my warlock. My druid was pure resto until the expansion, and once I got my rank with her, I switched to my warlock because it was more fun, powerful,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/21/07, 11:42 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,560
Posted By Monsanto
It's probably a good thing, as it in theory...

It's probably a good thing, as it in theory allows for rogues, hunters and warlocks to compete with mages for the dps//cc slot on a team.
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/17/07, 7:51 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 22,388
Posted By Monsanto
I've become too dependent on Arena Live Frames...

I've become too dependent on Arena Live Frames for target selection. This blows up in my face when you come up against a team with stealthers, or one of those really aggressive teams that rushes you...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/17/07, 2:03 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 20,696
Posted By Monsanto
I think that's Unstoppable of Crushridge, right? ...

I think that's Unstoppable of Crushridge, right? I've been following some of his posts on the WoW forums, and it sounds like his strat is to suck the opposing healers dry of mana using mana drain. ...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/16/07, 12:50 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 23,089
Posted By Monsanto
I like to think that if I ever became a WoW...

I like to think that if I ever became a WoW developer in charge of creating new battlegrounds, that I would have learned a valuable lesson from AV: You can't rely on PuGs to "learn" anything. You...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/16/07, 12:41 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 23,089
Posted By Monsanto
This was already covered by myself and others...

This was already covered by myself and others when talking about the need to funnel unorganized players into a natural defense by moving spawn locations around.

However, this isn't the only thing...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/14/07, 5:40 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 23,089
Posted By Monsanto
I like EoTS. Not because of the game itself, but...

I like EoTS. Not because of the game itself, but because it's the best battleground to get in some good small-scale fights.

Anyways, concerning AV, you really have to specify what you are trying to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/14/07, 5:20 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 43,186
Posted By Monsanto
Famous last words before a raid leader goes...

Famous last words before a raid leader goes ballistic on vent because a cave in landed on someone who wasn't topped off.



Two problems with this statement. For starters, you assume every single...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/14/07, 5:03 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,423
Posted By Monsanto
Warlock on its own is really disgusting with it's...

Warlock on its own is really disgusting with it's utter lack of downtime (so far I've leveled a druid, warrior and warlock to 70), and I imagine it would be even more disgusting with a shadow priest....
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/14/07, 12:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,252
Posted By Monsanto
I thought the nigh-invulnerability belt was...

I thought the nigh-invulnerability belt was usable in the arena?
Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/07, 6:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 14,432
Posted By Monsanto
As someone who has alt-itis, I agree that it's...

As someone who has alt-itis, I agree that it's really not that easy to get attuned. My first 70, my tanking druid, had an easy time and I did all the Trials months ago. But at this stage in the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/07, 5:36 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 14,432
Posted By Monsanto
For me, I think the new arena system did heavy...

For me, I think the new arena system did heavy damage to raiding. For many people, PvP is more fun than PvE, and so that siphoned off a bunch of players, and even if people didn't quit your guild, a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/08/07, 5:51 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,947
Posted By Monsanto
You can definitely live without it, but it makes...

You can definitely live without it, but it makes your day when you get a resist. Whether it's in PvE against things that deaggro when they fear, or in PvP when you resist a priest fear and have...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/08/07, 5:26 PM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,947
Posted By Monsanto
You really don't want to give up brutal impact in...

You really don't want to give up brutal impact in PvP. You can no longer pounce and mangle->shred, and when you need to bash->heal in bear form, it's much harder.

Giving up brutal impact is...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/04/07, 5:41 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,621
Posted By Monsanto
I haven't found a lack of +hit to be a problem in...

I haven't found a lack of +hit to be a problem in bear form other than a potential bad string of luck off the pull. Once threat is established, druids pump it out at a pretty good rate. Don't get...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/04/07, 2:55 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,429
Posted By Monsanto
I'm hoping the devs give us Mortal Scratch for...

I'm hoping the devs give us Mortal Scratch for cat form.
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/04/07, 2:48 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,429
Posted By Monsanto
Do you know if Spoh has been recording any arena...

Do you know if Spoh has been recording any arena footage? He's made some of the best druid vids in the past and I'm hoping to see some footage of him in action.
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/01/07, 10:48 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,429
Posted By Monsanto
Their origins are as a PvP guild. Then like 90%...

Their origins are as a PvP guild. Then like 90% of them all hit high warlord, had nothing left to do, so started PvEing (cleared KT early december). These days it's mostly PvP again because the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/01/07, 7:39 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,429
Posted By Monsanto
Yes. Well they've all been PvPing with each...

Yes.



Well they've all been PvPing with each other for a very long time now and at least 3 of them know each other in real life. I'm pretty sure their lineup is the same as when the season...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/01/07, 6:59 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,429
Posted By Monsanto
OK.

OK.
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