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Forum: Public Discussion 10/03/09, 3:20 PM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By typobox
Interesting. The other two are also genera of...

Interesting. The other two are also genera of fish.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/03/09, 1:18 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,846
Posted By typobox
Possibly ghoul pets of "real" bosses? Aren't...

Possibly ghoul pets of "real" bosses? Aren't those both names that can be generated for standard DK ghouls?
Forum: Priests 06/09/09, 8:38 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 475,026
Posted By typobox
If 25-man is the easiest, maybe you need to take...

If 25-man is the easiest, maybe you need to take fewer healers. :)
Forum: Priests 05/02/09, 11:56 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 927,458
Posted By typobox
Personally, I just don't see the value in Spell...

Personally, I just don't see the value in Spell Warding at all. How often are you getting hit with single-target magic damage of enough magnitude to make 10% a significant difference? If it's an...
Forum: Priests 04/23/09, 3:06 AM
Replies: 1,039
Views: 927,458
Posted By typobox
That's making the assumption that you have...

That's making the assumption that you have spellpower gems in the first place.
Forum: Priests 04/19/09, 10:19 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,387,683
Posted By typobox
I guess if you absolutely know that it's going to...

I guess if you absolutely know that it's going to be covered by others in your raid, it's not so necessary. However, it's already been mentioned that a Disc priest will have serious issues keeping...
Forum: Priests 04/19/09, 9:51 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,387,683
Posted By typobox
To add to this, stealing the numbers from a...

To add to this, stealing the numbers from a warrior tank in my guild, Inspiration is about a 5% physical damage mitigation buff for 3 talent points. This is a really efficient use of points and...
Forum: Priests 04/19/09, 9:38 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
Do you not raid with a Discipline priest...

Do you not raid with a Discipline priest alongside you? I'm pretty sure mine would bite my arm off if I tried shielding a tank.
Forum: Priests 04/17/09, 1:06 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
It stacks with Icy Veins, but not with...

It stacks with Icy Veins, but not with Heroism/Bloodlust.
Forum: Priests 04/16/09, 6:23 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,387,683
Posted By typobox
My feeling on Renew has really always been that...

My feeling on Renew has really always been that in 95% of cases, it's something to cast when you have some spare mana and nothing better to do. It'll always be useful to some extent. However, it's...
Forum: Priests 04/16/09, 5:31 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
Distilled Wisdom should still be better, but if...

Distilled Wisdom should still be better, but if you want truly max regen consumables and aren't afraid of elixirs, Guru's Elixir and Elixir of Draenic Wisdom is likely the best combo.
Forum: Priests 04/15/09, 1:34 PM
Replies: 2,225
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Posted By typobox
If used for PoH, it should be about 41 mp5 - and...

If used for PoH, it should be about 41 mp5 - and don't forget the benefits of the extra 25% crit. This already isn't bad for a single talent point (not amazing, but good), but don't forget that it...
Forum: Priests 04/15/09, 1:29 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
At the end of PTR, it wasn't affecting DoT spells...

At the end of PTR, it wasn't affecting DoT spells at all. There was a "we'll look into it" blue post, but I assume that'll have to wait for a later hotfix/patch.
Forum: Priests 04/11/09, 8:53 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
I believe that Blessed Resilience just has a proc...

I believe that Blessed Resilience just has a proc chance on every non-crit attack equal to your resilience-based "crit suppression". I don't have a source to back that up right now, though.
Forum: Priests 04/09/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,387,683
Posted By typobox
Unless I'm really badly failing at math, with the...

Unless I'm really badly failing at math, with the new spirit coefficient, 1 point of spirit will be equivalent to .529/.264 O5SR/I5SR regen. Ignoring all other factors and assuming 100% I5SR time,...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/09/09, 6:33 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,662
Posted By typobox
I think the assumption that Frozen Orbs will drop...

I think the assumption that Frozen Orbs will drop in price might be a little risky. Ulduar's release could mean a lot fewer people blowing through Naxx10 for an easy 16 emblems a week. Heroics are...
Forum: Priests 04/09/09, 4:12 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 199,038
Posted By typobox
What is there to abuse about that?

What is there to abuse about that?
Forum: Public Discussion 04/06/09, 7:16 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,083
Posted By typobox
This. It does suck from the perspective of this...

This. It does suck from the perspective of this theoretical "hardcore 10-man raider", but it's nice being able to gather a group of people on an offnight and have something to work on. Some of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/06/09, 7:12 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,846
Posted By typobox
This seems like a pretty big contradiction. Have...

This seems like a pretty big contradiction. Have there ever been any other serious contradictions between two points so close in the storyline/release time? It's almost as if there was never a last...
Forum: Priests 04/02/09, 8:50 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
Your choices are probably just fine. A lot of it...

Your choices are probably just fine. A lot of it is preference. Personally, I'd prefer to go with haste for now when you're "regen capped", as people don't usually die in the current content...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/02/09, 8:12 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,846
Posted By typobox
I'm looking at these files in the MPQ right now -...

I'm looking at these files in the MPQ right now - is there any viewer available for them?
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 1:15 PM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,073
Posted By typobox
Fair enough - I was being lazy/spacy and forgot...

Fair enough - I was being lazy/spacy and forgot to include talents/glyphs in the calculations. That being said... you need a 4140 Smite to get the 230 DPS that SW:P gets (again, amortizing the Smite...
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 1:03 PM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,073
Posted By typobox
Using some actual numbers here... you have a...

Using some actual numbers here... you have a Smite that hits for ~2500 @ 2500 spellpower. SW:P that ticks for ~690 - so 230 DPS. Take that 2500 damage Smite and spread it out over the 18 seconds...
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 12:15 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,850
Posted By typobox
Slots without an armor type (neck, back, ring,...

Slots without an armor type (neck, back, ring, trinket, weapons) also pay item budget for armor. Just in case you were wondering.
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 12:13 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
Posted By typobox
I can see certain types of regen trinkets being...

I can see certain types of regen trinkets being worth macroing to a spell - for example, one that gives +mp5. Doesn't really matter when you use it as long as you're not going to overflow your mana...
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 12:05 PM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,073
Posted By typobox
Mana consideration isn't involved because DPS...

Mana consideration isn't involved because DPS theorycraft is generally done assuming infinite mana in the absence of a really good reason not to (e.g. arcane mages).

Let's say that we have a DoT...
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 11:34 AM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,073
Posted By typobox
I'll have to think on your first point (not...

I'll have to think on your first point (not familiar at all with warlock theorycraft, for one thing, and the numbers for TBC stuff aren't exactly readily available anymore) - but as for the second...
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 10:37 AM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,073
Posted By typobox
The numbers given are very specifically not DPS...

The numbers given are very specifically not DPS but damage per cast time (DPCT). This should be the metric that you want to use when comparing spells for use in a rotation - you want to make sure...
Forum: Priests 03/31/09, 7:55 AM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,073
Posted By typobox
It's important to note that a Smite build is...

It's important to note that a Smite build is never going to compete with Shadow. Just not happening.

That being said, I think it might be better to spec like this...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/31/09, 7:17 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,912
Posted By typobox
I think you may be looking for...

I think you may be looking for http://elitistjerks.com/f77/t46027-discipline_priest_raiding_compendium/.

(This thread could probably use a title change back to something involving the word Holy.)
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/09, 12:33 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,083
Posted By typobox
I don't see how this follows at all, unless you...

I don't see how this follows at all, unless you think that a proper difficulty for 10-man raids is one that requires 25-man gear to complete. 25-man guilds are always going to have a leg up on...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/09, 12:30 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,662
Posted By typobox
Nope, that's not how it's going to work. Your...

Nope, that's not how it's going to work. Your pre-3.1 flasks will become a completely new item - for example, "Mixture of the Frost Wyrm" (name made up) - upon 3.1's release. Those will be able to...
Forum: Priests 03/26/09, 12:07 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 199,038
Posted By typobox
6% is the cap - bring some food and a couple of...

6% is the cap - bring some food and a couple of random pieces of gear and you'll be good.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/09, 7:47 AM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,083
Posted By typobox
Considering that the only realm first...

Considering that the only realm first achievements are for hard mode bosses, on many servers it's very likely that it will take multiple weeks before they go down. I'm pretty sure a lot of 25-man...
Forum: Priests 03/20/09, 3:42 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
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Fair enough, I was mostly comparing to Divine...

Fair enough, I was mostly comparing to Divine Plea in my head and not realizing that they were changing it back in 3.1.
Forum: Priests 03/20/09, 1:21 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
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Not a huge PvPer, but to me, it seems like...

Not a huge PvPer, but to me, it seems like disabling your primary source of active mana regen using one GCD is a bit much, which is essentially the situation presented by a CC-able fiend.
Forum: Priests 03/20/09, 11:44 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
Posted By typobox
Someone bug reported...

Someone bug reported (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/13/15864846355-bug-glyph-of-hymn-of-hope.html) the HoH glyph and got a "we'll look into it" response, so don't worry too much about having to make...
Forum: Priests 03/18/09, 9:46 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
Posted By typobox
PoH has always been an extremely powerful spell,...

PoH has always been an extremely powerful spell, it just used to be so situational that it rarely mattered. Removing the self-group limitation and adding the new Serendipity has just pushed it over...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/09, 5:14 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,925
Posted By typobox
For a lot of (most?) people, the pain of...

For a lot of (most?) people, the pain of obtaining an alt isn't gearing up once hitting 80, but hitting 80 in the first place. They may have made it quicker, but that doesn't make it any less...
Forum: Priests 03/12/09, 5:08 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
Posted By typobox
I'm beginning to think that the right solution is...

I'm beginning to think that the right solution is to simply knock the mana cost of most of our healing spells down a couple percent of base. I'm honestly not quite sure what other reasonable...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/11/09, 7:23 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 75,838
Posted By typobox
A nice example of that is the Wyrmrest Band,...

A nice example of that is the Wyrmrest Band, which is quite clearly intended to be ilvl 213 (and drops from Heroic Sartharion), but is in the database with an item level of 200. From this, you can...
Forum: Priests 03/10/09, 4:20 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 199,038
Posted By typobox
As a Holy Priest assigned as the MT healer for...

As a Holy Priest assigned as the MT healer for 10+3, I pretty much just camped on the MT the whole time unless I got a break and there was someone in range who needed a heal. This didn't happen...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/10/09, 4:57 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,925
Posted By typobox
You're assuming that Heroic Glory of the Raider...

You're assuming that Heroic Glory of the Raider is something you can expect people to have, which I would strongly disagree with. Immortal and 25-man 6 minute Malygos are both far harder than their...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/09, 10:14 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,925
Posted By typobox
Even if they weren't forced to by the stats of...

Even if they weren't forced to by the stats of the weapon, they'd do it anyway. It's orange. People want orange. I'm not saying that it feels like a perfect solution to hide it in Heroic only, but...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/01/09, 2:05 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 84,978
Posted By typobox
Considering that this is all tied up through...

Considering that this is all tied up through quests, I'm hoping that you only need to complete the hard modes once to unlock Algalon.
Forum: Priests 02/28/09, 10:44 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
Posted By typobox
I mathed Serendipity out here...

I mathed Serendipity out here (http://elitistjerks.com/1117084-post1937.html), although I did forget to account for GCD capping on the FHx3 rotation. Short story is that FHx2->GH is definitely a...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 7:05 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,846
Posted By typobox
Do they actually get "redeemed" on PTR...

Do they actually get "redeemed" on PTR (accompanied by some sort of speech at the end), or are they simply despawning, possibly as a PTR measure to avoid spoiling things in advance? I'm just...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/09, 7:02 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 141,083
Posted By typobox
It also means that you may not be able to...

It also means that you may not be able to complete any other achievements during the undermanned run. Not such an issue with existing content, but if the hard modes in Ulduar are tightly tuned,...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/27/09, 2:08 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,912
Posted By typobox
Cue a bunch of shamans complaining about how they...

Cue a bunch of shamans complaining about how they need a buff now. :rolleyes:
Forum: Priests 02/27/09, 2:06 AM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,937
Posted By typobox
Think you've got bad links on the images. [e:...

Think you've got bad links on the images. [e: fixed it as I was posting]

Also, is Hodir going to be up tomorrow? I was under the impression that this was a one-night thing, and Iron Council will be...
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