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Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 2:05 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 578,687 Posted By Vontre It's just a base Arcane Blast with no stacks. All... It's just a base Arcane Blast with no stacks. All the spells in the detail list are calculated with the buffs provided and aggregate trinket effects - you can see a complete list of modifiers by...

Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 1:12 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 578,687 Posted By Vontre Quick update: Magegraf is now following the new... Quick update: Magegraf is now following the new patch rules, just because.

Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 01/03/11, 11:17 PM

Replies: 8 Mage PvE: Cataclysmic Changes Views: 748,024 Posted By Vontre They are current. The numbers you linked don't... They are current. The numbers you linked don't conflict to any significant degree either.

Forum: Mages 12/19/10, 8:36 PM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,965,048 Posted By Vontre It's Worgen and Troll. I put the racial modifiers... It's Worgen and Troll. I put the racial modifiers in Magegraf.

Forum: The Dung Heap 12/17/10, 12:23 PM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,390 Posted By Vontre Do people really need to be told that they should... Do people really need to be told that they should cast Scorch when they are constantly moving? This is an EJ thread, not a newbie's guide to leveling. The op has more than enough information on this...

Forum: Mages 12/11/10, 1:32 PM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,965,048 Posted By Vontre Pretty sure yes. I haven't paid a ton of... Pretty sure yes. I haven't paid a ton of attention to how that works but assuming you just add together the damage of Flamestrike and Blast Wave that would easily annihilate our single target dps...

Forum: Mages 12/07/10, 2:29 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,965,048 Posted By Vontre I would question whether Glyph of Blink actually... I would question whether Glyph of Blink actually makes the spell flat out better. Often when I was blinking during a raid boss I would overshoot my destination slightly and have to double back. I'd...

Forum: Mages 12/05/10, 5:35 PM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre Glyphed Frostfire Bolt and unglyphed Fireball... Glyphed Frostfire Bolt and unglyphed Fireball deal exactly the same damage for the same mana cost. This is easily verifiable in game right now and worked that way in the beta too. Fireball and...

Forum: Mages 12/03/10, 11:15 PM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre Just drop clearcasting, the 3 points are barely... Just drop clearcasting, the 3 points are barely even worth 1% dps. Improved Fire Blast is not at all comparable to Flame Throwing, don't even try to make them as such; the former effects a single...

Forum: Mages 12/02/10, 11:51 AM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre You really want an Ignite sized at Fireball or... You really want an Ignite sized at Fireball or higher before you hit Combustion. Adding that to LB/Pyro dot will almost double your Combustion damage.

Forum: Mages 12/01/10, 3:21 AM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre Yeah, I don't have the trinket procs implemented... Yeah, I don't have the trinket procs implemented yet. If they keep up with the standard fare that should be fairly quick once I get a list of relevant items. As for the discrepancy, first thing to...

Forum: Mages 11/30/10, 10:21 PM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre I use Mage Armor now. When I did an actual mana... I use Mage Armor now. When I did an actual mana analysis I found that it's not really viable to go without it. Could you do a swap? Probably, but I haven't calculated that. Edit: Lhivera the answer...

Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 11/28/10, 1:17 PM

Replies: 8 Mage PvE: Cataclysmic Changes Views: 748,024 Posted By Vontre Good point, went ahead and did that. All comments... Good point, went ahead and did that. All comments pertaining to WLK and below are gone now.

Forum: Mages 11/27/10, 6:31 PM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre Oh, old Magegraf. That's on the WLK rules. I... Oh, old Magegraf. That's on the WLK rules. I suppose it's about time to update that version, huh? Updated now! You should be seeing realistic numbers there.

Forum: Mages 11/27/10, 6:19 PM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre Magegraf gave you that? Can you link your result... Magegraf gave you that? Can you link your result set?

Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 11/27/10, 3:43 PM

Replies: 8 Mage PvE: Cataclysmic Changes Views: 748,024 Posted By Vontre Update for Cataclysm stuffs. Mostly complete.... Update for Cataclysm stuffs. Mostly complete. What did I miss?

Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 11/27/10, 3:42 PM

Replies: 0 Mage PvE: Cataclysm happens, hell on earth, Frost becomes awesome. Views: 405 Posted By Vontre Mage PvE: Cataclysm happens, hell on earth, Frost becomes awesome. #REDIRECT Mage PvE: Cataclysmic Changes

Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 11/27/10, 3:41 PM

Replies: 0 Mage: PvE DPS in WotLK Views: 228 Posted By Vontre Mage: PvE DPS in WotLK #REDIRECT Mage PvE: Cataclysm happens, hell on earth, Frost becomes awesome.

Forum: Mages 11/24/10, 12:25 PM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre I get crit as being damn near useless once you... I get crit as being damn near useless once you break the soft cap. Potentially because magegraf measures by increasing stats by 100 at a time (except for hit). This makes perfect sense though because...

Forum: The Dung Heap 11/24/10, 12:20 PM

Replies: 30,094 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,872,390 Posted By Vontre You're going to want Molten Armor and Pyroblast... You're going to want Molten Armor and Pyroblast at all times. Fireball is generally the best 3rd, a case could be made for Living Bomb when AoE is extremely heavy. Basically if your combat log ever...

Forum: Mages 11/24/10, 1:24 AM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre Shouldn't be a whole lot. I just posted an update... Shouldn't be a whole lot. I just posted an update right now, dps went up about 100 points (for the Frostfire Orb fix).

Forum: Mages 11/22/10, 10:10 PM

Replies: 373 Frost Cataclysm Discussion [4.0 thread] Views: 383,444 Posted By Vontre I've finally finished running some simulations in... I've finally finished running some simulations in the Tier 11 gear. Frost was the last on my list. My results indicated it's better to save FoF/BF charges to be used in combination, except for a 2nd...

Forum: Mages 11/20/10, 3:25 AM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre You don't want to hard cast Pyroblasts because... You don't want to hard cast Pyroblasts because they don't justify the mana cost when you can get a pretty good uptime from just Hot Streak. Molten Armor wins REALLY HARD at low gear levels because...

Forum: Mages 11/07/10, 2:15 PM

Replies: 265 Arcane in Cataclysm: Updated for 4.01 Views: 917,833 Posted By Vontre Arcane version of magegraf is ready for public... Arcane version of magegraf is ready for public scrutiny! It compares a few casting methods using the state cycle math that Kavan posted and mixes that in with a basic AB spam AP Gem Flame Orb burst...

Forum: Mages 11/03/10, 11:04 PM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre Not if you don't have enough mana to cast it.... Not if you don't have enough mana to cast it. Every extra AE spell or LB you cast is another Fireball you can't afford, which is why I'd guess a long multi-target encounter would have very few...

Forum: Mages 11/02/10, 11:44 PM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre Basically Glyph of Pyroblast is about 6.2% damage... Basically Glyph of Pyroblast is about 6.2% damage increase, a little more than double that of Living Bomb. Living Bomb would have to do more than double Pyroblast's overall damage in order to compete...

Forum: Mages 11/01/10, 2:16 AM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre Well this is the talent build I used: The World... Well this is the talent build I used: The World of Warcraft Armory (http://www.wowarmory.com/talent-calc.xml?cid=8&tal=3030001000000000000002303302211201210130310300000000000000000) Very standard...

Forum: Mages 10/31/10, 8:08 PM

Replies: 710 Fire Cataclysm Discussion: OP Updated for Release Views: 721,110 Posted By Vontre Cross posting this from the beta forums. I did... Cross posting this from the beta forums. I did some simulations and such and made numbers which hopefully put some questions to rest regarding current beta mechanics at 85. Someone may have already...

Forum: Mages 08/19/10, 9:54 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre All the rose colored memories of TBC Arcane are... All the rose colored memories of TBC Arcane are pretty funny when you consider that the spec's dps was terrible and you could destroy Arcane's numbers just by furiously mashing the Fireball key. The...

Forum: Mages 08/18/10, 10:28 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Mana management is great, I support it. Mana... Mana management is great, I support it. Mana Adept is a great way to undermine mana management. You know what would be cool is to mix the new Arcane concepts with the old Arcane Blast that gave you...

Forum: Mages 08/18/10, 2:59 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Arcane is a utility and mana manipulation tree.... Arcane is a utility and mana manipulation tree. That's the theme. So quirky weird talents fit right in! I'm not sure why you envy the Frost tree as its actual PvE damage rotation is a godawful mess...

Forum: Mages 08/18/10, 12:16 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre You are just doing it wrong. Which has been... You are just doing it wrong. Which has been covered multiple times elsewhere on this forum.

Forum: Mages 08/17/10, 2:25 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre ... why exactly are we picking on Improved Blink,... ... why exactly are we picking on Improved Blink, Prismatic Cloak and Improved Polymorph again? Do they not meet some mythical standard of awesome? Also with the removal of the Fireball dot the fire...

Forum: Mages 08/17/10, 2:21 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Arcane was originally a utility tree, its sole... Arcane was originally a utility tree, its sole purpose was to boost everything at once and provide the mage with more mana. In the early days the raiding frost mage would go 31 arcane for Arcane...

Forum: Mages 08/17/10, 12:42 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre They don't you to be able to take the 11 point in... They don't you to be able to take the 11 point in another tree.

Forum: Mages 08/16/10, 10:11 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Lowbie arcane mages already have a meter to watch... Lowbie arcane mages already have a meter to watch and that's the mana bar. The power meter might be a good way of changing the UI representation of what Arcane Blast does and perhaps adding a bit of...

Forum: Mages 08/16/10, 12:13 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre You clearly have not actually played Arcane in... You clearly have not actually played Arcane in beta.

Forum: Mages 08/08/10, 7:36 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Targeting reticules and the GCD do not play nice... Targeting reticules and the GCD do not play nice with each other. That's really all there is to it. Oh and the knockback was fun and cool.

Forum: Mages 08/06/10, 11:58 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Spot on, well done. I also believe the T10 haste... Spot on, well done. I also believe the T10 haste bonus provided the correct granularity for interesting risk management, and was just pretty cool overall. They really ought to bring this back as a...

Forum: Mages 07/30/10, 12:23 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre It's a better idea than the current mana adept... It's a better idea than the current mana adept for sure, except that it's exploitable to an extreme degree. Unless mana was so tight that you could never afford to start without full mana anyway, and...

Forum: Mages 07/25/10, 4:24 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre What they ought to do is bump FFB down to 1.5... What they ought to do is bump FFB down to 1.5 second cast, push more damage onto the dot and drop the dot down to 6 seconds. Make sure it's not strong enough for fire mages that they want to use it...

Forum: Mages 07/25/10, 12:41 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre The frost rotation offends me. I find it... The frost rotation offends me. I find it offensive.

Forum: Mages 07/15/10, 1:23 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre I like how the "new pvp design" has given... I like how the "new pvp design" has given everyone including Blizz carte blanche to come up with whatever insane damage burst they want and write it off as a non-issue. That's not gonna come back to...

Forum: Mages 07/14/10, 2:51 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Mage implementation is pretty much borked right... Mage implementation is pretty much borked right now, sooooo.

Forum: Mages 07/12/10, 11:09 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Or they could just bump the duration of the buff... Or they could just bump the duration of the buff slightly. The thing about Mana Adept is that while it does give benefit to mana conservation it in no way guarantees a benefit to mana management....

Forum: Mages 07/12/10, 10:06 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre You're mostly describing concepts that were of... You're mostly describing concepts that were of limited use in practice. I mean the devil is in the details, or more appropriately in the numbers. The fact that T10 mages use 3x cycles regularly to...

Forum: Mages 07/12/10, 11:12 AM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Well, this is entirely incorrect. Without haste... Well, this is entirely incorrect. Without haste buff rolling 4x AB is far and away the best rotation for almost all situations. What the haste buff does is considerably narrow the gap between 3x and...

Forum: Mages 07/11/10, 3:28 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Actually, I think 2-piece T10 would make a much... Actually, I think 2-piece T10 would make a much better mastery. Whenever you cast Arcane Missiles you get a haste buff for 5 seconds, with more haste per stat. It'd be fun and different from the...

Forum: Mages 07/11/10, 2:58 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre Nah, I didn't really check anything. I just... Nah, I didn't really check anything. I just wanted to have a good enough rotation for damaging shit on beta. Anyway I doubt moving from 3 to 4 is going to make up 36% overall dps, you'd have to more...

Forum: Mages 07/11/10, 2:03 PM

Replies: 570 Cataclysm Mage Changes Views: 226,540 Posted By Vontre By the way, because I couldn't help myself, I did... By the way, because I couldn't help myself, I did some testing and Fireball's DoT is dealing a huge amount of damage, like close to half of the total damage dealt. I'm not going to sim the hot streak...

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