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Forum: Public Discussion 02/03/11, 6:24 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 19,288
Posted By Lord Loom
In general I agree, the only thing I could see...

In general I agree, the only thing I could see being a problem is 2h vs. mh+oh comparisons for casters, since one-hand item combinations come with the same weapon enchant as well as the 100 (soon 40)...
Forum: Paladins 08/18/10, 8:28 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,074
Posted By Lord Loom
I think this quote is clear and there's nothing...

I think this quote is clear and there's nothing to interpret - they plan to scale up the raid hit cap in higher tier content, among other things to avoid running into the issue we saw through parts...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/10, 9:06 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 237,135
Posted By Lord Loom
I view not having a stun as far less critical to...

I view not having a stun as far less critical to a tank's job as not having a "good" interrupt (ie. not on the GCD with an overly long CD), simply by virtue of having far less mobs who need to be...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/10, 11:55 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 47,652
Posted By Lord Loom
Since GuildOx doesn't exclude people based on...

Since GuildOx doesn't exclude people based on item level but based on achievements/boss-kill statistics, your point is moot. Whether 10H drops the same item level as 25N doesn't matter, it's...
Forum: Paladins 06/20/10, 9:38 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,475
Posted By Lord Loom
What makes you think they're ignoring expertise?...

What makes you think they're ignoring expertise? There's not that much ICC tank gear with expertise rating to begin with, and outside of a threat gear set few end game tank are going to waste gem...
Forum: Paladins 06/17/10, 9:33 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
The suggestion is to skip the FoL HoT, no one...

The suggestion is to skip the FoL HoT, no one mentioned not using Sacred Shield on tanks.
Forum: Paladins 06/17/10, 9:15 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
I think his comment was in regards to the...

I think his comment was in regards to the weakness of HoTs during heroic Lich King. HoTs are best suited to deal with steady damage auras and weaker DoTs. During heroic Lich King you don't really...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/10, 10:32 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 17,499
Posted By Lord Loom
The combination of stupidity, the genuine belief...

The combination of stupidity, the genuine belief in his idiot logic and the urge to spread it, all in one hilarious package is what I don't want to believe yet - of course I should know better after...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/10, 9:29 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 17,499
Posted By Lord Loom
Based on his post here I was thinking misguided...

Based on his post here I was thinking misguided idiot. After reading that "hunter guide", elaborate troll seems way more likely.

Or maybe I just like to believe there's no one in this game stupid...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/18/10, 11:02 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,768
Posted By Lord Loom
Looking at Trauma, the wording implies certain...

Looking at Trauma, the wording implies certain differences so straight up comparisons to the weapon are probably moot. HoTs shouldn't proc it which could make this less powerful for druids, but the...
Forum: Paladins 04/22/10, 5:40 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
Intellect-based regen is using replenishment,...

Intellect-based regen is using replenishment, Divine Plea and blood elves' Arcane Torrent (the boost to starting mana also contributes in a way), it won't show up on your character sheet (what you...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/12/10, 1:41 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 706,374
Posted By Lord Loom
I'm not sure what's going on, but upon importing...

I'm not sure what's going on, but upon importing my old mage (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Zul%27jin&cn=Malkavia), Rawr 2.3.14 showed her DPS as 0.0. Thinking this had something to...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/02/10, 9:39 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,768
Posted By Lord Loom
Being well-geared shouldn't be a problem. Sure it...

Being well-geared shouldn't be a problem. Sure it reduces the amount of healing you need, which again reduces spiritual attunement mana gains, but better gear (ie. higher avoidance and block) also...
Forum: Paladins 03/15/10, 10:58 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
Macroing beacon definitely worked for me, making...

Macroing beacon definitely worked for me, making a target Valithria -> focus -> cast beacon macro was one of the first things I did after getting fed up with losing her as a focus target everytime I...
Forum: Paladins 02/02/10, 5:10 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,475
Posted By Lord Loom
The idea would be to keep wings as a 2nd cooldown...

The idea would be to keep wings as a 2nd cooldown to mitigate the healing reduction, allowing you to plea more often. You only get 67.5% (DI with 2pc T10) and 60% (wings) of your regular healing, but...
Forum: Paladins 01/27/10, 6:59 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
It's a full tier, 95 spellpower, 15 haste and 13...

It's a full tier, 95 spellpower, 15 haste and 13 intellect behind the sword. All it has over heroic Rigormortis is the 29 mp5. That hardly makes heroic Lockjaw our best pre-Lich King weapon.
Forum: Paladins 01/27/10, 3:00 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
It's not like there's an overabundance of paladin...

It's not like there's an overabundance of paladin healing weapons in ICC before the Lich King, even with "wasted" hit itemization the sword still has 24 more intellect and 66 haste compared to heroic...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/27/10, 8:43 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,768
Posted By Lord Loom
Reaching hit and expertise caps is important, but...

Reaching hit and expertise caps is important, but you can still end up (on average) with higher DPS if you're slightly below the cap with higher level gear. Rawr definitely takes expertise into...
Forum: Paladins 01/21/10, 8:57 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,849
Posted By Lord Loom
You're not going to wait any longer since they're...

You're not going to wait any longer since they're crafted just like Puresteel Legplates, but they're better because they have the least crit and the most haste (other stats and sockets are the same)...
Forum: Paladins 01/13/10, 4:23 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,152,546
Posted By Lord Loom
Refer to...

Refer to http://elitistjerks.com/f76/t36779-paladin_simple_questions_simple_answers/p79/#post1521547

According to the quoted evaluation on Maintankadin your impression is correct, it sounds better...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/03/10, 9:09 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 706,374
Posted By Lord Loom
This question was asked about a year ago, but I'd...

This question was asked about a year ago, but I'd like to revisit this: I know that the "Display Item Types in Tooltips" option will label the slot in which an item goes, which is probably useful to...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/31/09, 10:53 AM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,067,144
Posted By Lord Loom
Quartz has buff bars which used to be on by...

Quartz has buff bars which used to be on by default, and mods like ClassTimers sometimes include self buffs in their default settings as well - it's hard to determine without knowing what mods you...
Forum: Paladins 12/27/09, 2:35 PM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,475
Posted By Lord Loom
Both abilities trigger a GCD so you can't macro...

Both abilities trigger a GCD so you can't macro them to a single keypress, you'll have to use a cast sequence macro and hit that twice, eg.

/castsequence Divine Shield, Divine Sacrifice

Keep in...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/26/09, 7:27 PM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,067,144
Posted By Lord Loom
Actually EveryQuest does that already, it can...

Actually EveryQuest does that already, it can query the server for your completed quest IDs and will mark them "done" on its quest list.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/12/09, 3:49 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 71,355
Posted By Lord Loom
I used to remove the player race display from...

I used to remove the player race display from PitBull's Class: Player classes only preset in DogTags, but so far all my attempts with the LuaText version just ruined the tag eventually. How do I keep...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/04/09, 6:08 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 41,142
Posted By Lord Loom
I don't disagree, but my second paragraph about...

I don't disagree, but my second paragraph about the "unfair" comparison strictly applies to the status quo and was in reply to complaints that horde racials are better than Heroic Presence. They can...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/04/09, 1:08 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 41,142
Posted By Lord Loom
Pegasux, while players are indeed responsible for...

Pegasux, while players are indeed responsible for capping their own hit chance, a lot of alliance raiders can do so taking the bonus 1% hit from draenei mates into account, which means they have more...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/15/09, 5:07 AM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 572,136
Posted By Lord Loom
That's correct, if your alts get any form of...

That's correct, if your alts get any form of aggro the whole mob will go after them as soon as your main is hexed, but it's easy to avoid unless you want to actively use an alt.

Don't underestimate...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/09, 5:46 PM
Replies: 685
Views: 194,896
Posted By Lord Loom
It's limited to 5 concurrent referrals, and you...

It's limited to 5 concurrent referrals, and you break your current link if you try to invite/link another account from the same main - so, one RaF-bonus link per account, but you can use the first...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/03/09, 3:12 PM
Replies: 685
Views: 194,896
Posted By Lord Loom
Don't forget to calculate the one month your main...

Don't forget to calculate the one month your main account is given for free if your "friend" account subscribes for its first month after the 30 days that come with the registration code.

As for the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/29/09, 1:13 PM
Replies: 1,117
Views: 572,136
Posted By Lord Loom
There's a lot of comments on Wowhead (and the...

There's a lot of comments on Wowhead (and the usual whining on the official forums) of people saying the same, so it seems they applied a min. level requirement for ZG shoulder enchants indeed.

I...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/23/08, 8:34 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 63,002
Posted By Lord Loom
This, like almost everything posted on the last...

This, like almost everything posted on the last two pages, was already addressed (http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t36869-game_over_-_blizz_s_failure_triumph/p5/#post979532) earlier. Basically YOU don't...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 12:26 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 63,002
Posted By Lord Loom
I honestly don't think we can say that the new...

I honestly don't think we can say that the new raid tuning is about to lead to more people getting "fatally bored" than the old design, considering a large part of players didn't even get to raid...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/08, 6:01 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,208
Posted By Lord Loom
Yes, now - but when first implemented it used to...

Yes, now - but when first implemented it used to grow at certain levels: quote of old announcement...
Forum: Mages 09/23/08, 5:47 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,192
Posted By Lord Loom
Of course 50 crit is worth more than 25 haste...

Of course 50 crit is worth more than 25 haste because you spend twice as much item budget on it - common sense would dictate he meant an equal/similar amount of item points spent on hit (if...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/08, 5:02 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 15,623
Posted By Lord Loom
re: Beckin

I see where you're coming from but a company that tries to make every single class and spec raid-viable is probably not going to give up and tell people to reroll if they want to PvP. And frankly I...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/21/08, 5:08 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,387
Posted By Lord Loom
No, because if only [Magic Widget] is on a CD...

No, because if only [Magic Widget] is on a CD nothing stops the customer from getting it - for the mentioned inflated materials price - off the AH and we're back at the "free bike for mats + 5g"...
Forum: Mages 09/17/08, 6:34 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,192
Posted By Lord Loom
It's not just a blind guess, after importing his...

It's not just a blind guess, after importing his character into Rawr I'm getting ~850 DPS for his currently equipped gear, those average 700 are about 80% of that - a reasonable number theoretically....
Forum: Mages 09/14/08, 9:02 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,297
Posted By Lord Loom
It's "only" 2 haste and 2 spellpower you're...

It's "only" 2 haste and 2 spellpower you're losing, sure it kinda sucks to have the "caster" neck be inferior to the healer version but it's still totally viable. Both have no chance against the...
Forum: Hunters 09/12/08, 7:26 PM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 754,104
Posted By Lord Loom
This was answered about 3 pages ago (giving up on...

This was answered about 3 pages ago (giving up on page 10 out of almost 150 is a bit early ;) ) - http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t15179-hunter_help_me_please/p147/#post855480 +/- 3 posts:

Hit rating is...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/12/08, 1:59 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,387
Posted By Lord Loom
Although to some people the money to level...

Although to some people the money to level enchanting repeatedly isn't a real issue, you can't claim it's not a huge commitment (not in time, but in gold) just because all you have to do is dump x...
Forum: Mages 09/09/08, 2:49 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,297
Posted By Lord Loom
No offense, but this is being asked and answered...

No offense, but this is being asked and answered every few pages although the very first post of this thread includes the information already: Yes it's still 17% (the same 16% for +3 mobs as on live...
Forum: Hunters 09/07/08, 6:26 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,965
Posted By Lord Loom
I think the point where people get confused is...

I think the point where people get confused is that they assume spell haste is what lowers ability cooldowns for casters, hence a unified haste stat should lower hunter GCDs too. What they don't...
Forum: Hunters 09/06/08, 3:02 PM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 754,104
Posted By Lord Loom
bigjonno, the Vengeful Gladiator's Waraxe for 800...

bigjonno, the Vengeful Gladiator's Waraxe for 800 arena points, Blade of Harbingers for 150 badges or (highly dependant on your server) perhaps even the Shivering Felspine from SWP trash runs are...
Forum: Mages 08/22/08, 8:33 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,297
Posted By Lord Loom
Potion sickness, while not giving a visible...

Potion sickness, while not giving a visible debuff, still seems to work and there's no reason why dropping combat via Invis would be treated differently than dropping combat via other means.

Keep in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/19/08, 5:53 AM
Replies: 729
Views: 218,017
Posted By Lord Loom
I've been raiding deep frost lately and except...

I've been raiding deep frost lately and except for Rage (high frost resist + binary frost spell = huge "miss" rate regardless of spellhit) I'm getting results close enough to my theoretical hit...
Forum: Mages 08/15/08, 4:10 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,192
Posted By Lord Loom
A warlock's CoE works raid-wide as it's a debuff...

A warlock's CoE works raid-wide as it's a debuff on the boss, and the first lock will probably put it up even just for himself.

40/0/21 isn't new, it's just the default arcane raid spec nowadays,...
Forum: Hunters 08/15/08, 9:06 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 754,104
Posted By Lord Loom
There's really nothing to disagree with that's...

There's really nothing to disagree with that's not covered in Kom's post - hit rating is best on a point-by-point basis, but it must not be looked at in a vacuum, which the people who advise "hit...
Forum: Mages 08/12/08, 12:34 PM
Replies: 2,576
Views: 526,192
Posted By Lord Loom
It will take a while but you can get him down...

It will take a while but you can get him down there, you just need patience and no one around who's on the quest. It won't be fast by any means (unless you bring friends, always an option), but you...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/08, 12:42 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,962
Posted By Lord Loom
You said it yourself, because mages have to...

You said it yourself, because mages have to respec for this raid utility while CoE, CoR and CoD are baseline abilities for locks, gained at levels 14, 32 and 60 (I think...). Right now we have 40/21...
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