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Forum: Public Discussion 04/02/12, 7:07 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
Pure speculation here: What if she tried to...

Pure speculation here: What if she tried to teleport whole Theramore out of the siege like the mages of Dalaran did with their city? I guess it is a fairly complex and demanding spell, something...
Forum: Mages 02/21/12, 10:17 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
I am not sure about fire, but for arcane the...

I am not sure about fire, but for arcane the usual cast time for my char with optimized gear (14xx haste, couldn't get any lower) is about 1.3s for AB, which puts 2AB very close to the optimal time...
Forum: Mages 02/14/12, 8:23 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,356
Posted By Light4
On a related note, soloing the Void Sphere on...

On a related note, soloing the Void Sphere on Zon'ozz with Iceblock to bounce it back doesn't work, it passes straight through. You can however, bounce it with Cauterize and block afterwards.
Forum: Mages 11/09/11, 12:19 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
I play frost in T12H (3/7) content and I am quite...

I play frost in T12H (3/7) content and I am quite fond of it, although the numbers are a little bit smaller than for arcane. However, we are no hardcore raid and I still do competitive damage and...
Forum: Mages 09/25/11, 11:12 AM
Replies: 433
Views: 2,304,071
Posted By Light4
Shadow Priests and Demo-Warlocks already have...

Shadow Priests and Demo-Warlocks already have cooldowns which are modified by other spells and are not set in stone. I assume the 4T13 will work similar, which means that the trick to cancel stacks...
Forum: Mages 09/22/11, 7:27 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 579,297
Posted By Light4
I have a question concerning Frost modeling in...

I have a question concerning Frost modeling in Rawr.

Rawr shows 2.2% Holy damage in Frost Profile. Any idea what that is?
Forum: Mages 08/17/11, 8:05 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 579,297
Posted By Light4
That explains a lot. The website was temporarily...

That explains a lot. The website was temporarily down when I checked for the function. Is there any other way to simulate "imperfection" in player style? The only way I see it is to adjust the...
Forum: Mages 08/17/11, 8:50 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 579,297
Posted By Light4
That action list with 25k iterations and player...

That action list with 25k iterations and player skill "good" often gives negative stat values for my character. Different individual 25k runs differ in the amount of negative stat values, though Int...
Forum: Mages 08/11/11, 5:18 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,713
Posted By Light4
Standard Arcane AoE is done by ABx4 to build up a...

Standard Arcane AoE is done by ABx4 to build up a stack, then AEx4, then ABx1 to keep the stack up, then AEx4 again, etc.

Tricky parts are:
a) you need something to put that ABs on without pulling...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/08/11, 7:34 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
If I remember correctly, the Titans created the...

If I remember correctly, the Titans created the Azerothian matrix (some kind of severe Terraforming), which got infected by the Old Gods. So the Titans had to decide whether to start over or contain...
Forum: Mages 07/29/11, 6:56 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,971,588
Posted By Light4
I just tested this at the raid-dummy in SW and DF...

I just tested this at the raid-dummy in SW and DF did damage. Seems to have been fixed.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/26/11, 5:59 AM
Replies: 877
Views: 581,377
Posted By Light4
In my experience this can only be related to...

In my experience this can only be related to either heavy swapping (i.e. the system running out of physical memory) or the game loading huge chunks of data from the hard disk.

I used to have similar...
Forum: Mages 07/07/11, 11:55 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
Do you mean he does not become invisible at all...

Do you mean he does not become invisible at all or becomes invisible, but continues casting so to reengage again? If it is the latter, this has happened pre-4.2 as well, you can add /petpassive into...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/11, 8:29 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
I was under the impression that Staghelm actually...

I was under the impression that Staghelm actually IS one of the hooded figures. And I guess even Aspects can be surprised (except for Nozdormu, but either he filled the others in on not to interfere...
Forum: Mages 07/01/11, 4:25 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
After some testing at the dummies in SW yesterday...

After some testing at the dummies in SW yesterday I can confirm that Blizzard now properly procs Theralion's Mirror and Stump of Time (and I assume other trinkets as well), but still does not proc...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/11, 5:45 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
As long as there is an object to bind the spirit...

As long as there is an object to bind the spirit to, multiple resurrection shouldn't be impossible. I remember some quests of WotLK, where we had to burn bodies to make it impossible for the scourge...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/28/11, 11:43 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
Well Teron Gorefiend managed to survive his...

Well Teron Gorefiend managed to survive his physical death while being already undead and return.
He says: "I was the first, you know. For me, the wheel of death has spun many times. <laughs> So much...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/20/11, 12:58 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,889
Posted By Light4
I noticed that too and attribute it to 2T11 (5%...

I noticed that too and attribute it to 2T11 (5% crit on IL). you effectively split the softcap into a softcap for IL at 28.4% and one for FFB/DF remaining at 33.4%. Since the nerfs to base mastery...
Forum: Mages 05/14/11, 9:13 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
Has anybody else noticed, that Blizzard does not...

Has anybody else noticed, that Blizzard does not proc trinkets or enchants? I submitted a bug report ingame, but I did so in 4.0.6 as well and nothing changed. Maybe someone can report it on the US...
Forum: Mages 05/02/11, 6:31 AM
Replies: 255
Views: 405,356
Posted By Light4
Not exactly raid related but since a lot of...

Not exactly raid related but since a lot of people might be trying to do timed runs in heroic ZA again it might be of general interest.

1. On Hallazi (Lynx Boss) you can nearly spam AB all the time...
Forum: Mages 05/02/11, 5:20 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
Even with identical fight settings, both tools...

Even with identical fight settings, both tools give rather different stat values, the main culprit being mastery. From the simulations I conducted a while back (and I am not aware of changes to the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/07/11, 6:17 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 19,448
Posted By Light4
Well, the best way would be to optimize your gear...

Well, the best way would be to optimize your gear using the obtained stat weights from SimC and your current armory, then sim with the optimized set, optimize again using the new stat weights and so...
Forum: Mages 04/06/11, 1:46 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
I just checked 4.1.3.0 and the amount of damage...

I just checked 4.1.3.0 and the amount of damage from IL is still too low (~5%).
Forum: Public Discussion 04/05/11, 6:57 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 19,448
Posted By Light4
Can you add an option to put in a breakpoint for...

Can you add an option to put in a breakpoint for an additional stat (aka softcap)?

Required input would be value before softcap, after softcap and softcap rating.
Forum: Mages 03/31/11, 4:50 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
Under the assumption of perfect execution...

Under the assumption of perfect execution petfreeze should average to +2 IL (with triple critchance for IL) and -1.5 FrB (with normal critchance for FrB) per 25s. I don't know if it is possible to...
Forum: Mages 03/30/11, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
I tried again with my current gear both ways and...

I tried again with my current gear both ways and the difference is negligible. What I remember is, it was just on the breakpoint between molten and mage armor, i.e. sequence reconstruction would show...
Forum: Mages 03/29/11, 1:40 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
I got strange results including negative dps...

I got strange results including negative dps ratings for gems under certain conditions and in general different results concerning haste/crit/mastery values. Further, the final (= with the optimized...
Forum: Mages 03/29/11, 5:04 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
I noticed that to get proper optimization results...

I noticed that to get proper optimization results (for my frost mage) you need to do the following things:

1. select advanced options and there all the necessary stuff (sequence reconstruction,...
Forum: Mages 03/23/11, 2:44 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 579,297
Posted By Light4
Have you checked that SimC is using Molten armor...

Have you checked that SimC is using Molten armor all the time? At least for my toon, it switches to Mage when low on mana and the resulting loss of 3% crit can explain the sub-100% crit of DF and FFB.
Forum: Mages 03/23/11, 2:40 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
I want to ask how stat values are in general and...

I want to ask how stat values are in general and with the 4.1. changes. Using mage armor and DF/FFB/FB glyphs I get very different results from Rawr and SimC for my toon. While SimC shows...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/11, 1:14 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
With all the support the Darkspear Tribe has...

With all the support the Darkspear Tribe has offered to Troll slaying in the past (in principle every Troll player character is a Darkspear), they might not be too popular amongst the other tribes....
Forum: Public Discussion 03/17/11, 11:18 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
Venoxis has been patched and remained at 1 HP...

Venoxis has been patched and remained at 1 HP when I tried to kill him as of late February/ early March.
Forum: Mages 03/09/11, 9:10 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,971,588
Posted By Light4
52% seems awfully low. It should be more in the...

52% seems awfully low. It should be more in the 85% region. Don't forget to count Mindflay as DoT.

The Guide to Dark Intent can be found over at MMO...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/11, 9:36 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 240,713
Posted By Light4
I could be mistaken, but after playing around...

I could be mistaken, but after playing around with my profile in SimC I realized that I had much more mastery than I should as a Frost Mage.
Is the 4.0.6. Frost Mage correctly modeled with 2 base...
Forum: Mages 01/23/11, 9:40 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
After reinstalling Rawr it works. I normally use...

After reinstalling Rawr it works. I normally use Rawr offline and the version was an older one.
I remember the LK Rawr version had such a nice update feature. Is it possible to include this with the...
Forum: Mages 01/22/11, 6:11 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
Rawr does not seem to model Tyrande's Favourite...

Rawr does not seem to model Tyrande's Favourite Doll correctly. At least I played around with the damage component to simulate it not always hitting, however, the value of the trinket does not change...
Forum: Mages 01/21/11, 11:33 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 918,402
Posted By Light4
from Making a macro - WoWWiki - Your guide to the...

from Making a macro - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft (http://www.wowwiki.com/Making_a_macro)

Because it executes MI at the same time as AP, the buff is not already up and it therefore...
Forum: Mages 01/17/11, 5:26 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,157,085
Posted By Light4
Related to optimization for Mana, does Rawr...

Related to optimization for Mana, does Rawr currently consider Armor-Switching midfight a viable option for Frost, if the Automatic Armor option is enabled?
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/14/11, 5:52 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,889
Posted By Light4
At least on Archimonde you could blink from high...

At least on Archimonde you could blink from high altitude directly to the ground. However, in the Magmaw room I experienced 0-distance blinking (i.e. a bug) sometimes, which might be related to the...
Forum: Mages 01/08/11, 8:36 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
Since we should reach 100% crit while under FoF,...

Since we should reach 100% crit while under FoF, how much paperdoll crit do we need, i.e. which crit buffs are tripled by the shatter talent?
I wonder, because Rawr is optimizing for 33.34% crit...
Forum: Mages 12/20/10, 4:48 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,829
Posted By Light4
In Grim Batol on first boss, my MI aggroed the...

In Grim Batol on first boss, my MI aggroed the mobs on the other side of that rift (next to the bridge, the pack you normally skip). We had aggroed them before once during trash pulls, though.
One...
Forum: Mages 12/11/10, 9:51 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 941,120
Posted By Light4
Reactive Barrier seems to be broken. I leveled...

Reactive Barrier seems to be broken. I leveled with frost and also ran some instances. Reactive Barrier only activates if
a) you have no CD on Ice Barrier (as expected) and
b) you have no spell...
Forum: Mages 12/03/10, 2:01 PM
Replies: 265
Views: 918,402
Posted By Light4
Well that is strange. I have the most recent...

Well that is strange. I have the most recent version of omen (3.1.0) and it is not only showing me MI threat, but also has a timer for it integrated as well as timers on tank threat coming from...
Forum: Mages 11/23/10, 10:25 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,817
Posted By Light4
Has anyone with beta raiding experience tried...

Has anyone with beta raiding experience tried these openings and can comment on thread issues? I imagine with 2 6-digit crits and FFO/IL spam and double-IV the tank might not be able to generate...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/03/10, 7:56 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,840
Posted By Light4
One way to implement story advances would be...

One way to implement story advances would be through quests with very high quality loot, similar to the PvP gear you used to buy with your rank back in vanilla. Quests like kill xx members of the...
Forum: Mages 10/18/10, 10:20 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 918,402
Posted By Light4
Is there any way to incorporate 2T10 into...

Is there any way to incorporate 2T10 into MMS?

From the state of simulation I got for my char and raidbuffed stats the following values using the cycles:

a) ABSpam during AP and until 35%
b)...
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 6:19 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,817
Posted By Light4
I guess it is a bug on live servers: BF used...

I guess it is a bug on live servers:

BF used with FoF uses up 2 charges of FoF, if you have 2.

Edit: I tested only with the FFB Glyph active.
Forum: Mages 10/13/10, 2:39 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,817
Posted By Light4
change in Cata Beta, straight from...

change in Cata Beta, straight from MMO-Champion


That looks like an interesting change.
It depends on how it interacts with FoF. If it doesn't, then it will just increase burst in PvP -adding 20%...
Forum: Mages 10/10/10, 8:45 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,817
Posted By Light4
Then neither wowhead nor the talent calculator at...

Then neither wowhead nor the talent calculator at wowtal is up-to-date. :(

Fingers of Frost (http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=83074)
Forum: Mages 10/08/10, 12:57 PM
Replies: 373
Views: 383,817
Posted By Light4
Frostbolt does not consume the FoF effect nor is...

Frostbolt does not consume the FoF effect nor is it influenced by it. FoF only works for DF and IL.
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