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Forum: Death Knights 05/21/09, 11:53 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 479,302
Posted By Stein
For maximum benefit of this feature (not...

For maximum benefit of this feature (not exploitation!), one could use 3min horn glyph, pop the potion pre-pull (even working in Frost Presence) and cancel/cast horn. If they weren't using Greatness...
Forum: Death Knights 05/11/09, 11:41 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
Not a spec, just rotation. If i think the mob...

Not a spec, just rotation. If i think the mob (boss, trash, add, w/e) will be dead in 10s or I'll have to run away, I don't apply diseases. ...and use more DS, less HS. Simple as that.

Diseased...
Forum: Death Knights 05/11/09, 9:56 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
Once the rotation smooths out, you'll fit in more...

Once the rotation smooths out, you'll fit in more DCs. One thing i like to do is build up enough RP (66+) to DC right before the DS. You have a free GCD before both runes come back.

For me, the...
Forum: Death Knights 05/06/09, 7:21 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,877
Posted By Stein
GoD not refreshing BP when BP has less than three...

GoD not refreshing BP when BP has less than three seconds remaining is a known bug, it's not just you; forcing 18s refreshes pretty much totally ruins GoD.
Forum: Death Knights 05/06/09, 4:56 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,589,033
Posted By Stein
Consider adding: Chestguard of the...

Consider adding:

Chestguard of the Recluse 0 83 0 0 0 63 232 63 591 1 4 4 4 8
Shoulderguards of...
Forum: Death Knights 05/06/09, 12:29 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
This has been rehashed many, many times upthread,...

This has been rehashed many, many times upthread, but I guess I'll reiterate. I believe the primary arguments against GoD are:

1) it doesn't refresh BP if used within 3s of BP falling off (has this...
Forum: Death Knights 05/05/09, 11:55 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
tetra is correct; GC is...

tetra is correct; GC is not:

http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t29453-combat_ratings_level_80_a/p18/#post1202772

the implications of surpassing 100% ArmPenn are discussed upthread.
Forum: Death Knights 05/05/09, 12:17 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
For reference, I'm approximating the two item...

For reference, I'm approximating the two item bonuses like this:

critValue(critRatingPerPercent*critPercent)*percentageOfDamageDone

2/5 t7 bonus ~= 1.56*(22*5)*.13 == 22.3 AEP
2/5 t8 bonus ~=...
Forum: Death Knights 05/01/09, 6:04 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
I think switching to unholy only has a chance of...

I think switching to unholy only has a chance of being beneficial if ERW is available (5 min CD). So it might make sense once a fight.

I like saving ERW for use with Hysteria, though...and I like...
Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 7:13 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
Not sure if this was common knowledge that I...

Not sure if this was common knowledge that I missed when I switched from DW to Blood when 3.1 hit or what, but....

I didn't know that DRW needed its own diseases to gain the 20% buff to its HS. The...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/29/09, 7:17 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 168,571
Posted By Stein
Ha! It must have just updated? Nicely done....

Ha! It must have just updated? Nicely done. :)



That is why i think Blood is probably the way to go. Staying even now, with people running around with BoH & t7. What will it be doing when Blood...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/29/09, 5:53 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 168,571
Posted By Stein
DK Scoreboard: WoW Meter Online - Combatlog...

DK Scoreboard: WoW Meter Online - Combatlog Replay in Engrish (http://www.wowmeteronline.com/rank/clazz/dps/dkt/7/0/3/310)

As of 4-27 for Ignus, Blood clocked in #1, #6 & #20. One frost at #15. ...
Forum: Death Knights 04/29/09, 1:27 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
...and you assumed 150 ArmPenn, right? Had a...

...and you assumed 150 ArmPenn, right? Had a chance to redo the calcs with more like 300 ArmPenn? :)
Forum: Death Knights 04/29/09, 12:35 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
If i'm reading correctly, the combat rating...

If i'm reading correctly, the combat rating thread that you linked above suggests that there isn't currently any hard cap on ArmPen. That when the mob sinks into negative armor values, player damage...
Forum: Death Knights 04/29/09, 12:20 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
This doesn't include ArmPen procs though, right? ...

This doesn't include ArmPen procs though, right? Grim Toll / Mjolnir procs could add another 600+ (1200+ i guess if you equipped both of them and they don't share a CD).
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 12:29 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
Kahorie's sim attempts to do this very thing. It...

Kahorie's sim attempts to do this very thing. It uses a priority instead of a rotation and tells us that in fact Str & ArmPenn are better than Hit & Exp.

Is his sim accurate? I'm not sure. Can...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
Assume on average: 1) You can do X% more damage...

Assume on average:

1) You can do X% more damage stacking Str/ArmPen at the expense of hit/exp (sims & sheets say this is true).
2) You can execute a priority within < X% accuracy.

For any time...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 11:37 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
...and the capped guy will have a lower dps...

...and the capped guy will have a lower dps ceiling as a result (if the sims & sheets are to be believed).

I'm not saying I, or anyone else, can actually execute a priority system perfectly. I'm...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 10:27 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
I'm not sure I should take the time to spell this...

I'm not sure I should take the time to spell this out or not; i doubt it will help :)

Some examples of properly/improperly handling a miss:

You miss a PS...Optimal: PS again; Suboptimal: HS
You...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 9:17 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
I'm saying that everyone's sims and spreadsheets...

I'm saying that everyone's sims and spreadsheets are grading Str & ArmPenn >> Hit & Exp. The implication is that if you can handle the misses, hitting harder and missing sometimes is better than...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 7:08 AM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
Can't dodge IT ;) (or DC for that matter). ...

Can't dodge IT ;) (or DC for that matter). Further, the loss of the GCD is already accounted for in the loss of the strike. No double counting handwaving allowed here.

Beyond missing the strike,...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/24/09, 6:38 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 168,571
Posted By Stein
Is anyone concerned about scaling issues? Let's...

Is anyone concerned about scaling issues?

Let's say after collecting TONS of data, we decide the hierarchy is Unholy > Blood > Frost. Couldn't all that be flipped on its head as people become more...
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 4:50 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,881,319
Posted By Stein
if you don't mind my asking, why 3/5+2/3 instead...

if you don't mind my asking, why 3/5+2/3 instead of 2/5+3/3 or 5/5+0/3?
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 2:36 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,881,319
Posted By Stein
Have you considered trading some single target...

Have you considered trading some single target threat for aoe? moving just 3 points from blood to morbidity would help a lot, right?
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/22/09, 10:52 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 168,571
Posted By Stein
Since my thread was heaped, i'll post the data i...

Since my thread was heaped, i'll post the data i gathered about ignus here.

Top Ignus DPS

Unholy
5859 Devik US-Anub'arak ...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/21/09, 8:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,509
Posted By Stein
Ignus Top DPS

To start off, we'll keep it simple (fight length & being put in a pot didn't hurt #1 so...):

Unholy
5859 Devik US-Anub'arak ...
Forum: Death Knights 04/21/09, 3:33 PM
Replies: 1,148
Views: 573,458
Posted By Stein
I scanned the whole thread and didn't see a...

I scanned the whole thread and didn't see a recount ss or log parse of any Ulduar boss kill. If I overlooked one, could someone please direct me to it?

If there actually aren't any in this thread,...
Forum: Death Knights 04/20/09, 1:48 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
So what do you do in the 3rd set of runes? The...

So what do you do in the 3rd set of runes? The DS that started the 2nd set will turn into two death runes, right? Do you use those for PS/IT? Seems a waste if so...
Forum: Death Knights 04/16/09, 4:36 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,141
Posted By Stein
I'm confused about line 4. It begins with HS>HS,...

I'm confused about line 4. It begins with HS>HS, but line three will produce no death runes and the previous HS were only 6 GCDs before. Should line 4 begin with a DS?

(edit: i guess 6x1.5 is...
Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 6:23 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,252,642
Posted By Stein
Darkmoon Card: Death:119 AP + 76 DPS Ran some...

Darkmoon Card: Death:119 AP + 76 DPS

Ran some sims with kahorie's tool. 8x24hrs removing high/low for default and default+100 AP. Per those sims:

100 AP : 62 DPS

which would give us:

Darkmoon...
Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 4:02 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,252,642
Posted By Stein
Yes, those were scary bad. Thanks for working up...

Yes, those were scary bad. Thanks for working up some more accurate numbers. :) (incidentally, I came up with the same Naxx BIS as you)



Couple of comments on the above:

- FotFF doesn't account...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/12/09, 11:28 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 168,571
Posted By Stein
If none are good, maybe it should just be the...

If none are good, maybe it should just be the average of the not-terrible ones.

I always liked the "All Bosses" feature of wws.
Forum: Death Knights 04/09/09, 4:37 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,029,264
Posted By Stein
Maybe...in some kind of contrived setup with tons...

Maybe...in some kind of contrived setup with tons of Str and amost no ArmPen....or it could be asymtotal (becoming ever closer, but never equaling). Neither is very interesting though....not like...
Forum: Death Knights 04/09/09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 767,384
Posted By Stein
How are trinkets figured into the sim? I'm...

How are trinkets figured into the sim? I'm specifically interested in Greatness & Grim Toll procs.
Forum: Death Knights 04/09/09, 11:41 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,029,264
Posted By Stein
So I ran a bunch of sims with various MaxPen...

So I ran a bunch of sims with various MaxPen setups. Findings:

Even with every scrap of ArmPen I could find (900+), ArmPen never passes Str in value...per Kahorie's sim.

(edit: methods saw...
Forum: Death Knights 04/09/09, 1:34 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,029,264
Posted By Stein
Are the last two attacks in the rotation death...

Are the last two attacks in the rotation death coils?
Forum: Death Knights 04/08/09, 4:30 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,029,264
Posted By Stein
So what's its value at 400? 500? 600? 700+?!?...

So what's its value at 400? 500? 600? 700+?!? ...and what kind of dps does a blood DK do with that much Arm Pen?

With items alone, one can nearly hit 750:

Stormedge...
Forum: Death Knights 04/08/09, 1:23 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,029,264
Posted By Stein
How much Arm Pen do you have in your current...

How much Arm Pen do you have in your current gear? Have you tried bumping your Arm Pen up/down to measure the effect on the value of Arm Pen?

The changing value of additional Arm Pen in relation to...
Forum: Death Knights 04/05/09, 10:49 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,625
Posted By Stein
Umm...which shoulders are better than t8: ...

Umm...which shoulders are better than t8: Conqueror's Darkruned Shoulderplates (//ptr.wowhead.com/?item=46117). Or are those t8.5?

Only Shoulderplates of the Eternal (ptr.wowhead.com/?item=45320)...
Forum: Death Knights 04/03/09, 12:18 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,625
Posted By Stein
The blood spec being cited above is blood/unholy,...

The blood spec being cited above is blood/unholy, right? ...with a ghoul?
Forum: Death Knights 02/25/09, 5:35 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,625
Posted By Stein
I like to stay in UP a bit longer to summon the...

I like to stay in UP a bit longer to summon the garg then change. Just delaying a death rune 10s.
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 6:55 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,625
Posted By Stein
Not to mention the fact that we'll be summoning...

Not to mention the fact that we'll be summoning the garg in UP anyway, so "+5-7.5% pet damage" could read "+5-7.5% ghoul damage"
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 12:40 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,625
Posted By Stein
Are the stat weights in the OP still the best...

Are the stat weights in the OP still the best ones for unholy?

Anyone feel like guessing how much impact 3.1 will have on stat weights?
Forum: Death Knights 02/18/09, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,424,499
Posted By Stein
So when does everyone else pop Emp Rune Wep? Two...

So when does everyone else pop Emp Rune Wep? Two weeks ago I worked ERW into my starting rotation and it seems to have helped my dps. This is how i start fights:

Start Potion 0 <--Unholy...
Forum: Death Knights 02/17/09, 11:57 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,625
Posted By Stein
I also like Power Auras Classic; I use it...

I also like Power Auras Classic; I use it combined with debuff filter.
Forum: Death Knights 02/13/09, 2:24 PM
Replies: 451
Views: 361,090
Posted By Stein
Flow of misinformation on the intardweb is...

Flow of misinformation on the intardweb is amazing:

Casting speed - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft (http://www.wowwiki.com/Casting_speed)



Have you guys not been reading the BB vs....
Forum: Death Knights 02/11/09, 3:23 PM
Replies: 323
Views: 346,293
Posted By Stein
wow...90 seconds. it would be cool if someone...

wow...90 seconds.

it would be cool if someone could come up with a way to normalize dps from different kill times. like pro-rate lust/CDs...
Forum: Death Knights 02/04/09, 4:41 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,424,499
Posted By Stein
If you're in blood presence (as you should...

If you're in blood presence (as you should be...probably), you will leave RP on the table. You just don't have time to burn it all. With enough haste, theoretically you could get 3xDC in every...
Forum: Death Knights 01/28/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,424,499
Posted By Stein
Did you mistype there? maybe switched a...

Did you mistype there? maybe switched a Blood/Unholy?

I'd also like to see a test with LL / AD, if you could. Curious about effects of fast/slow vs. best dps wep in MH.
Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 7:49 PM
Replies: 2,996
Views: 1,424,499
Posted By Stein
Live = 3.0.8

Live = 3.0.8
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