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Forum: The Dung Heap 04/04/11, 1:30 PM
Replies: 30,129
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Posted By Valtiel
I'm not sure I can agree on the...

I'm not sure I can agree on the conclusions.

What you're fundamentally saying is that increasing 10% dmg buff to 11% if a bigger proportional increase than increasing a 100% dmg buff to 101%. It's...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/21/11, 3:47 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,042
Posted By Valtiel
I may be missing something, but with the RB 20%...

I may be missing something, but with the RB 20% increase gone, I don't see how the mastery nerf is a scaling buff. We simply lost 6 mastery points, nothing else changed.
Forum: Warriors 03/04/11, 9:12 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
I don't exactly see the reasons for that; the...

I don't exactly see the reasons for that; the flurry change valued hit because charges are consumed on a missed swing, but there's no reason to assume that this buff and hit rating scale in an at...
Forum: Warriors 02/17/11, 4:17 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
I think the fact that rage generation ISN'T...

I think the fact that rage generation ISN'T smooth is actually an argument for Deathwing's approach.

If rage generation was smooth, you could more or less find a rotational approach to weave in HS...
Forum: Warriors 02/12/11, 4:19 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
It's not hard to imagine that the RB nerf will...

It's not hard to imagine that the RB nerf will finally push SMF in the lead.

As for the proportions of the nerf, my RB (at 14.71 Mastery) went from 282% to 251% dmg. It's a 12%ish drop. Evaluating...
Forum: Warriors 02/09/11, 3:16 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,348,137
Posted By Valtiel
Do we have any currently reliable simulation tool...

Do we have any currently reliable simulation tool for 4.06?

I'm seeing a huge amount of doom-and-glooming over Arms PVE on the official forums. Is the new gap so bad (as in, even worse than before)?...
Forum: Warriors 02/09/11, 2:31 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
I don't see the benefit of delaying CS;...

I don't see the benefit of delaying CS; Executioner won't give you so many extra attacks to make up for the wasted time, unless we're looking at an extremely short Execute fase (so short you won't...
Forum: Warriors 02/09/11, 2:29 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
Agreed on everything (that's why I said I can see...

Agreed on everything (that's why I said I can see it happening) but I would expect the dps gap between 1h and 2h to also slightly widen (for scaling reasons).

For example the difference between 359...
Forum: Warriors 02/07/11, 11:58 AM
Replies: 1,077
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Posted By Valtiel
Isn't Lava Spine HC dropping from HM Magmaw vs...

Isn't Lava Spine HC dropping from HM Magmaw vs Ashkandi HC dropping from Nefarian HM?
Forum: Warriors 02/07/11, 10:20 AM
Replies: 1,077
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Posted By Valtiel
A couple observations: - I don't really get...

A couple observations:


- I don't really get how SMF is supposed to hit harder on white attacks. I mean, I can see it happen but it won't be an appreciable difference. Just taking a quick look at...
Forum: Warriors 01/27/11, 4:22 AM
Replies: 1,077
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Posted By Valtiel
Would you mind posting your latest 4.06 specc and...

Would you mind posting your latest 4.06 specc and rotation simulation results?

It would be interesting to see them confronted with current high hit rating results and current high crit ratings...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/20/11, 8:14 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,042
Posted By Valtiel
Remember that BT is also buffed in 4.06 (by...

Remember that BT is also buffed in 4.06 (by around 30%); I see no reason to move it lower in the priority list.
Forum: Warriors 01/19/11, 6:00 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,348,137
Posted By Valtiel
Since you talent into Executioner too as an Arms...

Since you talent into Executioner too as an Arms warrior, there's no reason for Fury warriors to distance you in the execute phase, if not for the fact that their baseline dps is higher. Come 4.06...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/13/11, 2:25 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,042
Posted By Valtiel
Fury AoE was in now way weak. Frost DKs, Surv...

Fury AoE was in now way weak. Frost DKs, Surv Hunters and Locks were a league of their own but they are getting nerfed, and once that went live I wouldn't have raised an eyebrow at Fury being on top...
Forum: Warriors 01/13/11, 2:13 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,348,137
Posted By Valtiel
An actually possible application for Arms would...

An actually possible application for Arms would be AoE situations. Stance dancing for WW is rarely an issue, and Arms doesn't have Meat Cleaver, but considering how many raid AoE situations consist...
Forum: Warriors 01/12/11, 12:08 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
There's an excellent trinket analysis post in the...

There's an excellent trinket analysis post in the Warrior Quick Questions sticky, you may want to check it. In short, until the stacking speed is buffed (as it is on the PTR) it's a gimped trinket....
Forum: Warriors 01/12/11, 10:26 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,348,137
Posted By Valtiel
Considering how many changes have been justified...

Considering how many changes have been justified with a reduction in burst damage, the new Inner Rage makes preciously little sense.

The new inner rage isn't particularly brilliant in pve (where...
Forum: Warriors 12/28/10, 11:37 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
A possible way of making Slam a viable rotation...

A possible way of making Slam a viable rotation spell would be that of giving Slam a 3 sec cd, and adding a "once the attack lands, the character will immediately perform a melee attack". The...
Forum: Warriors 12/28/10, 10:25 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
Slam is currently outside of Arms' standard...

Slam is currently outside of Arms' standard rotation; this means that even at 0.5 sec cast time and with benefits from talents such as LttS it's still considered a dps loss due to white damage output...
Forum: Warriors 12/23/10, 3:12 AM
Replies: 646
Views: 1,348,137
Posted By Valtiel
The core problem for me is that it seems we...

The core problem for me is that it seems we barely have the GCDs for Slam.
Over a period of 21 seconds (14 GCDs), we're theorycally gonna MS 4/5 times, OP 4 times out of TFB, Rend twice and CS...
Forum: Warriors 12/23/10, 2:49 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
Something to consider in the Incite / Deep Wounds...

Something to consider in the Incite / Deep Wounds debate is that DW affects aoe damage too. We're sort of splitting the hair here, but between that and the fact that Incite is heavily reliant on...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/21/10, 5:34 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,042
Posted By Valtiel
Name is Shafaar, from Darksorrow, Undead...

Name is Shafaar, from Darksorrow, Undead warrior.

Edit:

A) I wouldn't be surprised if he had a "pvpish" specc. He's not the kind of guy who reads these forums, as far as I know. I doubt he's got an...
Forum: Warriors 12/21/10, 4:56 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,539,343
Posted By Valtiel
Very noticeable. Wonder if it may be explained by...

Very noticeable. Wonder if it may be explained by the extremely short fights that 5 men hc bosses are right now. I could see SMF and haste having a multiplicative effect on rage income.
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/21/10, 4:22 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,042
Posted By Valtiel
DISCLAIMER: this is the kind of anedoctal...

DISCLAIMER: this is the kind of anedoctal evidence EJ hates. Interact at your own risk.

I generally don't post anedoctal crap but I consider this worthy for 2 reasons; first, we're so early in the...
Forum: Warriors 12/07/10, 11:06 AM
Replies: 547
Views: 730,075
Posted By Valtiel
Just wanting to double check this assumption: as...

Just wanting to double check this assumption: as far as pve is concerned, is it safe to say that it's possible to keybind MS and CS to the same key, putting CS on priority, at no dps loss? I can't...
Forum: Death Knights 10/22/10, 3:55 AM
Replies: 256
Views: 1,371,197
Posted By Valtiel
It's way too early to give a definitive answer....

It's way too early to give a definitive answer. If you read the OP, Consider links to a blog where he points at his simulations. The result is that right now DW is (slightly) superior.



An...
Forum: Death Knights 05/20/10, 4:37 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
I agree with the sentiment that 2h frost...

I agree with the sentiment that 2h frost discussions are for the most part a waste of space. However, I will need to question the idea that going 2h frost with Shadowmourne is automatically an...
Forum: Death Knights 05/10/10, 3:36 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
I know I had promised some updates on Frost 2h...

I know I had promised some updates on Frost 2h over the last few weeks, but I've hit some bumps along the road and had to fall back to UH as my offspecc fairly often.

However I did manage to put up...
Forum: Death Knights 05/06/10, 2:27 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
I think Consider isn't raid active at the moment...

I think Consider isn't raid active at the moment and he probably isn't fine tuning his gear at present.
Forum: Death Knights 05/04/10, 3:57 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
It's the path I'm following too. If you check my...

It's the path I'm following too. If you check my armory, I'm in 10/51/10 because I did some basic testing with Bladed Armor and Necrosis destroys it. So go 7/51/13 if you wanna test 2h Frost, as said...
Forum: Death Knights 05/03/10, 12:48 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
That's comforting because I still want to give a...

That's comforting because I still want to give a shot at Blood (before it's over), but I eventually will need to bring back in a viable UH offspecc.

What was your impression of Blood and...
Forum: Death Knights 05/03/10, 11:19 AM
Replies: 1,800
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Posted By Valtiel
I've prepared a specc, I'll see if I can test it...

I've prepared a specc, I'll see if I can test it this reset.
Forum: Death Knights 05/03/10, 5:45 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,668,125
Posted By Valtiel
All current evidence has UH winning out on DPS...

All current evidence has UH winning out on DPS meters, yes. The cap was actually higher before the 15% buff and SM becoming more common, but it's still there as a quick check of WoL can prove.
Forum: Death Knights 05/03/10, 5:39 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
I wasn't implying 12k was OMGAWESOME without the...

I wasn't implying 12k was OMGAWESOME without the buffs; I was pointing out that considering my gear was more or less horrible for UH (full arp gemming, no procc weapon, not hitcapped) the dps number...
Forum: Death Knights 05/03/10, 3:43 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
I fulfill both requirements and I'll be willing...

I fulfill both requirements and I'll be willing to give a shot at a "real life" test of, uhm, UH ArPcapped Reaping extravaganza. I had some honestly interlocutory results a while ago before I got...
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/10, 3:51 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
It's an on-next-strike ability, as a dpser you...

It's an on-next-strike ability, as a dpser you can just bind it to a comfortable key (I got it on F) - you have time till your next swing to activate it anyways, and even if you miss a swing, it's...
Forum: Death Knights 04/17/10, 5:58 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
Going slightly offtopic and back to that old...

Going slightly offtopic and back to that old discussion of blood vs UH single target, Decaying reported a very impressive Festergut kill this week as Blood 2h with SM (having slightly inferior gear...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/10, 10:53 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,868
Posted By Valtiel
No offense, because that was a pretty interesting...

No offense, because that was a pretty interesting analysis, but you may want to notice that we're playing a game where on the way to get to Arthas we fight a guy who is a spoof of a Futurama...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/10, 5:38 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,868
Posted By Valtiel
I have this gut feeling that we're gonna get so...

I have this gut feeling that we're gonna get so much inbuilt humor and focus on how destruction is actually fun and filled with new exciting things and goblins telling us how much more awesome the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/10, 5:04 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,868
Posted By Valtiel
I would say it's even worse. At least GoW has the...

I would say it's even worse. At least GoW has the justification of Hades being such an important (and easy to relate) theme of Greek myth that omitting it would run the risk of hampering the feeling...
Forum: Death Knights 04/14/10, 3:04 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
Give a shot at simming 2h Frost with Arp gemming;...

Give a shot at simming 2h Frost with Arp gemming; it was the only setup I foundt that was competitive with UH 2h.
Forum: Death Knights 04/14/10, 3:01 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
While your log is impressive, you need to...

While your log is impressive, you need to consider you also had an extremely good critstreak on strikes and spells.

I guess time will tell, but as significant as a single log can be, I would say a...
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
We're run a brief top 100 parses comparison...

We're run a brief top 100 parses comparison between the 3 speccs and once you remove SM from the equation (and even with SM, we're looking at Legendary using DKs getting 7 TotT pulling 500 dps ahead...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/13/10, 12:34 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,042
Posted By Valtiel
I'm slightly skeptical about the Frost and UH...

I'm slightly skeptical about the Frost and UH being perfectly working (it's puzzling to say the least that Frost DW is being fundamentally competitive with UH players using a legendary weapon even...
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 8:14 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
The Reaping thing was a major fluke on my part,...

The Reaping thing was a major fluke on my part, I'll admit that - my iPhone failed me in spotting pvp speccs. I also doubt SM will push reaping back into the specc (strike dmg just isn't important...
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 6:47 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
Yes, I verified that too; I was checking on my...

Yes, I verified that too; I was checking on my iPhone for Armories so I didn't have the frost tree displayed. Moot point is moot, sorry.
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 4:55 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
Looking at Fester HM: Sheya: SM,...

Looking at Fester HM:

Sheya: SM, Reaping
Sobieski: SM, no Reaping
Seqrlix: SM, Reaping
Hardhits: SM, Reaping, no Dirge
Rammydk: SM, no Reaping
Denzah: SM, no Reaping
Shinyah: SM, no Reaping
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 3:53 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,702
Posted By Valtiel
Consider, not that I want to force you to edit...

Consider, not that I want to force you to edit the OP for nothing, but a couple things:

- there's a solid number of chart-topping UH dks using shadowmourne and having Reaping in their sub-frost...
Forum: Death Knights 04/13/10, 3:41 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
How are you getting from 3.6 to 4.2 for DW? The...

How are you getting from 3.6 to 4.2 for DW? The only talent increasing DW damage is Nerves and that should be a 0.3 increase, not 0.6, unless you're having Nerves scaling OH damage to 0.75 instead of...
Forum: Death Knights 04/12/10, 11:44 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,811
Posted By Valtiel
Not more OBs, more OB damage. As for the why,...

Not more OBs, more OB damage.

As for the why, even assuming that at equal iLVL 2 1h = 1 2h as far as strike damage goes, there's no 1h equivalent of a 3.7 speed weapon, plus Twohander Weapon specc...
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