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Forum: Warriors 08/13/09, 7:47 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,904
Posted By Borodin
Now that CC is back in the PvE game in a limited...

Now that CC is back in the PvE game in a limited form, an AoE DoT would present some control problems (as TC Crits with Deep Wounds do now).
I wondered if that was the reason Bloodbatch (the AoE...
Forum: Warriors 07/16/09, 7:47 PM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,904
Posted By Borodin
I'm not on the PTR so genuinely don't want to...

I'm not on the PTR so genuinely don't want to speculate too much about this entry in the updated 3.2 Patch Notes:

Warrior (3.1 Skills List / 3.1 Talent + Glyph Calc.)
Devastate: Weapon damage and...
Forum: Warriors 06/29/09, 8:07 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,904
Posted By Borodin
I had the Shockwave (and Chopper Sonic Horn...

I had the Shockwave (and Chopper Sonic Horn attack) bug weeks ago and raised a ticket, it's also been reported via the EU Bug forums complete with screenshots and other logs.

Neither rebooting nor...
Forum: Warriors 06/24/09, 9:32 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,904
Posted By Borodin
Indeed the Dual Wield Miss Penalty is often not...

Indeed the Dual Wield Miss Penalty is often not applied to bosses, instead of such a random element they tune the damage output by setting the speed and swing values where they want them.
Forum: Warlocks 05/20/09, 8:00 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,693
Posted By Borodin
Without being able to put numbers on it right now...

Without being able to put numbers on it right now I can give your brief answers as I've been following developments closely:

1. Firestone is better for deep Destruction due to the vast majority of...
Forum: Warlocks 05/19/09, 8:40 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,693
Posted By Borodin
The talent/spell always did - the Glyph was going...

The talent/spell always did - the Glyph was going to change but they canned that proposed change. So with the (mandatory) Conflag Glyph in place your Conflags won't consume Immolate.

Note there's no...
Forum: Warlocks 05/08/09, 9:59 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,693
Posted By Borodin
The Front Page shows that 0/40/31 is slightly...

The Front Page shows that 0/40/31 is slightly ahead of 0/41/30 - but it's so close you might want to go off personal playstyle/experience between those two.
Forum: Warlocks 05/05/09, 10:19 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,693
Posted By Borodin
The irony of this Glyph debate is that it's...

The irony of this Glyph debate is that it's taking place on a SimCraft Thread where we have the very tool needed to confirm which Glyphs are optimal.

I can see both sides of the debate but think I...
Forum: Warlocks 05/02/09, 10:02 PM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,693
Posted By Borodin
With the newest changes lending a 15% bonus to...

With the newest changes lending a 15% bonus to Incinerate damage I wonder if the Glyph of Incinerate needs re-assessing against the default line-up of Conflag, Immolate and Life Tap.
Forum: Warlocks 03/03/09, 10:39 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,750,693
Posted By Borodin
Yes Exhaustion is changed to 10m in 3.1, the...

Yes Exhaustion is changed to 10m in 3.1, the cooldown on the spell itself reduced to 5m.

Certainly that's how it was stated in the Patch Notes thus far.
Forum: Warriors 02/24/09, 9:02 AM
Replies: 545
Views: 281,699
Posted By Borodin
Apparrently the TG -10% Damage entry has now been...

Apparrently the TG -10% Damage entry has now been removed from the Patch Notes. Might return but in the context of more complete patch notes rather than what the larger community perceived as an...
Forum: Warriors 02/24/09, 6:25 AM
Replies: 545
Views: 281,699
Posted By Borodin
Reserving any kind of judgement since there's so...

Reserving any kind of judgement since there's so little announced and what there is lacks context: e.g. we know there's changes to Stances, Heroic Strike, possibly Rage on Parry/Dodge and a lot more...
Forum: Warlocks 02/24/09, 5:39 AM
Replies: 739
Views: 288,086
Posted By Borodin
"but one question, any ideas on how new siphon...

"but one question, any ideas on how new siphon life works for healing? I assume you couldn't just spam corruption on a target and constantly get instant heals, what are the restrictions to it?"

I...
Forum: Warriors 02/19/09, 9:40 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,904
Posted By Borodin
Tamral, where are you getting your "TPS = 1.5x...

Tamral, where are you getting your "TPS = 1.5x our DPS...." figure from?

With Defensive Stance converting each point of damage into 2.07 threat then double our DPS + Static values would indeed be...
Forum: Warriors 02/18/09, 9:39 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,904
Posted By Borodin
Well they almost removed the Defensive damage...

Well they almost removed the Defensive damage penalty through Improved Defensive Stance which gives you back a near-constant 10% damage boost while tanking.
Alas this does not help the Rage/DPS and...
Forum: Warlocks 01/23/09, 7:55 AM
Replies: 1,399
Views: 2,337,121
Posted By Borodin
One of the things that sets the EJ forum apart is...

One of the things that sets the EJ forum apart is that there is some attention paid to spelling and grammar. That higher standard is made clear when you sign up.
Politely correcting someone is hardly...
Forum: Warriors 01/21/09, 7:54 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 28,055
Posted By Borodin
Well simply because double dipping exacerbates...

Well simply because double dipping exacerbates any other issues there may be with Deep Wounds.
And if Blizzard have overlooked it their assessment of the talent may be incorrect and cause them to...
Forum: Warlocks 01/21/09, 5:47 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 249,485
Posted By Borodin
That forum is a mixed bag at the moment (some...

That forum is a mixed bag at the moment (some even claiming a DPS gain) but 2 things stood out for me:

1. If Affliction DPS has dropped overall this may indicate some of the "fixes" were indeed...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/15/09, 9:10 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 110,648
Posted By Borodin
Multiplicative. Consider 2 buffs to damage of...

Multiplicative.

Consider 2 buffs to damage of "20%":

If these are applied Additively : 100% + 20% + 20% = 140% net damage
If these are applied Multiplicatively: 100% x 1.2 x 1.2 = 144% net...
Forum: Warlocks 01/13/09, 10:13 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 249,485
Posted By Borodin
What's the new base damage and co-eff. on Chaos...

What's the new base damage and co-eff. on Chaos Bolt? I keep seeing it referred to here but I've seen no numbers for the increase nor seen it mentioned in patch notes.

I levelled as deep destruction...
Forum: Warriors 12/08/08, 7:45 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 62,220
Posted By Borodin
More anecdotal "contribution": on reading this I...

More anecdotal "contribution": on reading this I spent some time on the Dummies using my 4 different weapons in different configs. of DW and 1H+Shield.
Ultimately the differences were minimal (as...
Forum: Warriors 10/22/08, 4:46 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
My assumption on the Armour is that they would...

My assumption on the Armour is that they would have had the equivalent armour values to generate the same Damage Reduction at 83 vs a Level 80 Player as for a Level 73 Boss vs 70 player.

Currently I...
Forum: Warriors 10/10/08, 11:32 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Well of course 3% less miss means more DPS from...

Well of course 3% less miss means more DPS from specials. No additional rage income though as that comes from white damage done or damage taken.

Of course with 3% more yellows landing you will waste...
Forum: Warriors 10/07/08, 10:01 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
I am being optimistic - sure the core of tanking...

I am being optimistic - sure the core of tanking will be a lot easier but the metagame of maximising TPS or just plain using abilities creatively is still there and therefore the ability to stand out...
Forum: Warriors 10/03/08, 6:57 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Block chance is more important to us now: 2 rage...

Block chance is more important to us now: 2 rage on a block, Critical Block, Damage Shield and Improved Defensive Stance are all effects that benefit from more Block chance.

That's why I will...
Forum: Warriors 10/01/08, 11:06 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Well the way Devastate applied Sunder threat was...

Well the way Devastate applied Sunder threat was actually a mystery to the masses (I knew how it worked, you knew how it worked, but how often did you get blank stares when you pointed out it applied...
Forum: Warriors 10/01/08, 10:34 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Satrina's testing has so far shown that Devastate...

Satrina's testing has so far shown that Devastate works the way I said i.e. it still applies Sunder Armour but not Sunder threat (previously you got the Sunder threat up until you had stacked...
Forum: Warriors 10/01/08, 8:31 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Confirmed and post edited :) -Soloman Hmm I...

Confirmed and post edited :)

-Soloman
Hmm I remember 1H Spec being buggy a few builds back but right now my sheet calculates the ideal that all bonuses are active and working correctly so 0.9...
Forum: Warriors 10/01/08, 4:47 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Threat Values on a Hit (including potential from Crits)

Estimating final Threat Values for hits including crit potential.
This is an update to a post I made some weeks ago, updated following work done by Satrina (Tankspot) and build 9014...
Forum: Warriors 09/30/08, 10:09 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 93,542
Posted By Borodin
Whitetooth has concluded Miss from Defence is...

Whitetooth has concluded Miss from Defence is affected by DR too (see the Combat Ratings thread) so probably a change for a future release.
Forum: Warriors 09/30/08, 9:12 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
2 AP per 360 Armour per talent point = 6 AP when...

2 AP per 360 Armour per talent point = 6 AP when fully talented; Prinsesa was right.

At my guess of 30,000 Armour for a geared Level 80 that's a neat 500AP.
Forum: Warriors 09/30/08, 8:53 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 93,542
Posted By Borodin
Talia, have you caught the changes to Armoured to...

Talia, have you caught the changes to Armoured to the Teeth? Now 2 AP per 360 Armour rather than 1 Str per 400.
Forum: Warriors 09/30/08, 5:45 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
I don't think you can even self-cast it. If you...

I don't think you can even self-cast it. If you can not sure if the 3-hit duration is still current.
Forum: Warriors 09/30/08, 4:53 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,587
Posted By Borodin
Thanks, I'd been wondering if the Sunder element...

Thanks, I'd been wondering if the Sunder element of Devastate benefited from the Sunder Glyph (I assumed it would but you never know quite how the logic would interact).
Thanks for the warning to all...
Forum: Warriors 09/29/08, 11:05 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,587
Posted By Borodin
Back to Glyphs, Resonating Power is now redundant...

Back to Glyphs, Resonating Power is now redundant as the target-limit has been lifted from Thunderclap.

So considering what I might use now:

Major
Glyph of Blocking is pretty much a no brainer -...
Forum: Warriors 09/29/08, 10:46 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,587
Posted By Borodin
Devastate is Attack Speed Normalised (2.4) -...

Devastate is Attack Speed Normalised (2.4) - remember it's contribution from AP that's normalised not the weapon damage so yes a slower weapon with a higher damage per swing will do more damage per...
Forum: Warriors 09/26/08, 8:49 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Yes Executioner is still a flat -840 Armour. This...

Yes Executioner is still a flat -840 Armour. This essentially gives it built-in negative scaling beyond 70 since target armour values will be increasing as you level whilst the enchant remains...
Forum: Warriors 09/17/08, 10:43 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Vigilance has a 30 minute duration or 3 hits. The...

Vigilance has a 30 minute duration or 3 hits. The 3 hit limit is designed precisely so you can't grant 5% dodge to another tank (also dropping their threat 10%). If you there was no 3-hit limit 2...
Forum: Warriors 09/16/08, 4:26 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
As far as I am concerned rage on Dodge/Parry...

As far as I am concerned rage on Dodge/Parry never made it into the build yet. I watch this very closely and from memory here's how it broke down:

Stalwart Protector talent granted 2 rage per...
Forum: Warriors 09/12/08, 10:39 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
I think that while the actual value of the Hit...

I think that while the actual value of the Hit penalty is probably too much, counterbalancing the talent itself is needed in reference to the value of a single talent point, even a "gold medal" 51...
Forum: Warriors 09/11/08, 9:36 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Zegai - Blizzard say Salvation has now been...

Zegai - Blizzard say Salvation has now been "added" to Defensive Stance. We don't know the details for sure but we are assuming that like Defiance it's just been added onto the Stance Threat for a...
Forum: Warriors 09/11/08, 8:00 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Looking at the new Devastate there's no mention...

Looking at the new Devastate there's no mention of inherant threat or extra threat per Sunder so I am confidently assuming those have been removed in favour of a pure damage to threat attack (except...
Forum: Warriors 09/10/08, 8:55 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Since we now have an idea about how AP effects...

Since we now have an idea about how AP effects several of our attacks I wanted to start looking at the threat we would get per attack if the talent/mechanics patch went in today.

My figures are all...
Forum: Warriors 09/09/08, 8:41 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Rustik if your in the beta are you not able to...

Rustik if your in the beta are you not able to quickly see if Improved TC effecs the 12% AP too?

For example at 2,000 AP it will add either 240 OR 480 damage to the base 600 attack. Attacking mob a...
Forum: Warriors 09/08/08, 9:40 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
" Looking more closely at these spells on...

"
Looking more closely at these spells on Wowhead, they read:
For 1-h: [Apply Aura]: Mod Dmg % (1) Value: 10
For 2-h: [Apply Aura]: Mod Dmg % (1) Value: 5
"

I think that's pretty conclusive that...
Forum: Warriors 09/07/08, 10:10 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Thunderclap threat is 175% damage in Live (Ghost...

Thunderclap threat is 175% damage in Live (Ghost has remembered incorrectly) so the base threat has been more than halved.
The damage has increased 50% but since the cooldown also increased 50%...
Forum: Warriors 09/07/08, 11:08 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,587
Posted By Borodin
Legaia, Is this argument assuming that before...

Legaia,

Is this argument assuming that before doing any Heroic Strikes or Cleaves rage is being expended on instant threat moves like SS, Revenge or Dev? i.e. are we talking about dumping excess...
Forum: Warriors 09/06/08, 9:15 PM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
Darkrenown, I've only just caught sight of this...

Darkrenown,

I've only just caught sight of this potential boost to Defensive Stance.

I think there's 3 ways you can interpret the comments about Salvation modfier being "baked in"

1. Every non...
Forum: Warriors 09/06/08, 9:19 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
It won't because the Devastate code just does not...

It won't because the Devastate code just does not allow 2 or even 1 "Sunder stack" to cast when 5 Sunders are present.

If you read the Devastate tooltip now it says "causes the Sunder Armour...
Forum: Warriors 09/06/08, 8:52 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,165
Posted By Borodin
I don't agree right now I see this Glyph as a...

I don't agree right now I see this Glyph as a minor one which simply cuts down the time taken to reach 5 Sunders (the threat of your first 2 Devastates are indeed boosted significantly by a whole...
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