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Forum: The Dung Heap 01/04/11, 1:24 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,482
Posted By Neuromaster
Why do most frost guides I've read recommend...

Why do most frost guides I've read recommend holding a brain freeze FFB until FoF is active? The wording of the FoF talent is specific to ice lance & deep freeze. Is FFB also being affected without...
Forum: Mages 06/24/09, 9:48 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,631
Posted By Neuromaster
Frost needs help, yes. It underperforms, and it's...

Frost needs help, yes. It underperforms, and it's boring to play.

That being said, think about it in terms of classes, not specs. Shaman and Paladins don't have the option of respeccing (or...
Forum: Mages 05/25/09, 11:13 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,454,432
Posted By Neuromaster
AM recalculates damage for every missile, so at...

AM recalculates damage for every missile, so at best you'd get the bonus on 2 of the 5 missiles (assuming missile barrage wasn't up). Testable by popping a trinket and/or AP & casting AM with 1-2...
Forum: Mages 12/24/08, 4:14 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,466
Posted By Neuromaster
Gotchya - didn't think of ice armor

Gotchya - didn't think of ice armor
Forum: Mages 12/24/08, 10:29 AM
Replies: 216
Views: 45,904
Posted By Neuromaster
What makes haste rating affect frost's...

What makes haste rating affect frost's efficiently differently than ffb or fire? x% more spells per unit time -> x% more mana spent per unit time should be roughly the same over different specs, and...
Forum: Mages 12/24/08, 10:10 AM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,466
Posted By Neuromaster
Why TtW? I was under the impression that on...

Why TtW? I was under the impression that on bosses you needed an attack speed debuff to activate the 12% bonus, which you wouldn't get in a solo situation.

Also: congrats, and when do we get to see...
Forum: News 12/20/08, 11:30 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 29,681
Posted By Neuromaster
/cheer for Child's Play

/cheer for Child's Play
Forum: Mages 11/24/08, 7:20 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,764
Posted By Neuromaster
I wonder what 5) means for mana-drainers fighting...

I wonder what 5) means for mana-drainers fighting bosses with a few hundred thousand/million mana (as I vaguely remember Ragnaros and probably a multitude of others had)
Forum: Warlocks 11/21/08, 2:06 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,854
Posted By Neuromaster
Is Rain of Fire/Hellfire worth casting over SoC...

Is Rain of Fire/Hellfire worth casting over SoC as Destruction? Demo? Aff?
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/30/08, 12:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,289
Posted By Neuromaster
Blizzard has stated...

Blizzard has stated (http://blue.cardplace.com/cache/wow-general-en/705675.htm) at least once that using the G15 (including the macro functionality) is OK. Unattended gameplay is what will get you...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/30/08, 8:17 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,289
Posted By Neuromaster
Using the G15 to hammer a /castsequence macro is...

Using the G15 to hammer a /castsequence macro is probably the easiest way of doing that.
Forum: Class Mechanics 04/10/08, 3:33 PM
Replies: 729
Views: 218,623
Posted By Neuromaster
Is this accurate? I thought this change was...

Is this accurate? I thought this change was reverted before 2.4 went live.
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/26/08, 1:57 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,896
Posted By Neuromaster
This is the theorycraft thread. At least until...

This is the theorycraft thread. At least until (if?) a new one is created for 2.4 TC.

The "help me" thread is thataway ==> http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t16781-mage_help_me_please/new-post.html

To be...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/08, 10:32 AM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 708,012
Posted By Neuromaster
Is there a way to play with talents in...

Is there a way to play with talents in Rawr.warlock b12.1? The "show talents" button under options does show your spec if you load a character from the armory, but I can't find any way to modify it...
Forum: Mages 03/02/08, 11:18 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 527,228
Posted By Neuromaster
Edit: Nevermind, was confused. Delete me.

Edit: Nevermind, was confused. Delete me.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/19/08, 5:59 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,896
Posted By Neuromaster
Edit: The following was written before I saw...

Edit: The following was written before I saw Roywyn's model. It's interesting, and haste looks more useful than I'd imagined. I don't trust myself to check that kind of math on a good day much less...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/18/08, 9:46 PM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,896
Posted By Neuromaster
Theory: Passive haste rating is a bad itemization...

Theory: Passive haste rating is a bad itemization choice for builds/spell rotations that use stacked arcane blasts to DPS, despite the changes to the GCD in 2.4.

Argument outline: Builds using...
Forum: Mages 01/28/08, 10:42 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 527,228
Posted By Neuromaster
Due to the limitations of the combat log, no mod...

Due to the limitations of the combat log, no mod or logging utility can differentiate between units with the same name. This includes water elementals. This may or may not be changed in an upcoming...
Forum: Mages 12/10/07, 8:48 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 859,645
Posted By Neuromaster
This post:...

This post: http://elitistjerks.com/570626-post1786.html seemed to have some really good information about the relative damage/MP5 tradeoffs of things like destruction pots vs mana pots, mage/molten...
Forum: Mages 12/01/07, 12:11 AM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 527,228
Posted By Neuromaster
You've pretty much got the list right there....

You've pretty much got the list right there. While I don't have numbers for you, note that one competent SP vastly outperforms pretty much every thing else put together, and SP mana is free (compared...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/18/07, 1:20 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,896
Posted By Neuromaster
Looking at 2.3 patch notes aaaaand... something...

Looking at 2.3 patch notes aaaaand... something came to mind.

Would you trade roughly 2% damage, 1% crit, and deep fire "utility" stuff for 30% of your spirit regen in the FSR? In short, under what...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/15/07, 5:20 AM
Replies: 3,840
Views: 881,896
Posted By Neuromaster
Yeah, just create that path and it should work.

Yeah, just create that path and it should work.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/11/07, 11:34 PM
Replies: 172
Views: 145,596
Posted By Neuromaster
Will they really be necessary if you're just...

Will they really be necessary if you're just mindlessly mashing your nuke button?
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/09/07, 2:26 PM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 676,323
Posted By Neuromaster
AoE question: Some mages are spamming AE until...

AoE question: Some mages are spamming AE until their MSD procs, then casting a hasted Blizzard to boost their DPS. Aside from the obvious threat and positioning issues, is something like this viable...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/08/07, 2:11 PM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,833
Posted By Neuromaster
Does the DoT actually stack? I guess I've never...

Does the DoT actually stack? I guess I've never noticed that behavior - I always assumed it overwrote itself, and in 5 minutes of sloppy testing the only way I can get the DoTs to stack is by using...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/08/07, 12:46 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 18,501
Posted By Neuromaster
Something my guild did with a pretty good level...

Something my guild did with a pretty good level of success was accumulating 7-8 applicants over a period of a few weeks, then scheduling an "extra" raid on friday/saturday to knock out SSC/TK and get...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/07/07, 1:51 AM
Replies: 3,132
Views: 496,833
Posted By Neuromaster
I assume arcane potency is a requirement as well?...

I assume arcane potency is a requirement as well? Common sense sez yes, but you didn't mention it as an explicit requirement in your post.
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/04/07, 7:00 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 226,673
Posted By Neuromaster
Has any research been done on how WoW handles...

Has any research been done on how WoW handles percentages between 1? More specifically 5% (hit/crit/etc) is obviously treated as 5% and 6% is 6%, but does 5.5% act like 5, 6, or 5.5 after all?

In a...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/07, 8:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,382
Posted By Neuromaster
That's DPS gained from time not spent casting...

That's DPS gained from time not spent casting lifetap/dark pact?
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/04/07, 2:58 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 59,125
Posted By Neuromaster
Our moonkin doesn't see a lot of playtime. More...

Our moonkin doesn't see a lot of playtime. More on that in a moment. Anyway, here's an anonymous WWS parse of one of the nights in BT where our moonkin was in the raid - Naj'entus and Supremus: Wow...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/07, 1:46 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,382
Posted By Neuromaster
OK, so it sounds like this is pretty much a...

OK, so it sounds like this is pretty much a consensus for arcane mages. No surprise to me - I raid as a mage. What I'm curious about is the ability of other classes (or lack thereof) to burn extra...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/02/07, 2:03 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,382
Posted By Neuromaster
Mana regen helps everyone's longevity, but I...

Mana regen helps everyone's longevity, but I think the OP was just as interested in how different levels of regen affect DPS.

As a mage, I think there're basically three different situations...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/09/07, 1:08 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 54,673
Posted By Neuromaster
Something I haven't noticed anyone else mention...

Something I haven't noticed anyone else mention yet: Warbringer O'mrogg can be disarmed. This is particularly helpful when he's beating on someone other than the MT and/or when he casts his weapon...
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