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Forum: Druids 09/10/09, 3:42 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,464,724 Posted By sulliwan The former, due to spell queueing mechanics you... The former, due to spell queueing mechanics you get a faster gcd if you leave a sf between dot refreshes. The time you save on casting dots seems to outweigh the damage the dot would have done itself.

Forum: Druids 06/20/09, 5:40 AM

Replies: 1,318 Restoration Itemization Views: 913,572 Posted By sulliwan No it doesn't. The increase in NG uptime from 1%... No it doesn't. The increase in NG uptime from 1% crit is absolutely marginal. Let's say you got 40% crit on nourish. If you're spamming it, you get 3 casts off during one NG proc. So, haste gained...

Forum: Druids 06/18/09, 4:31 AM

Replies: 2,439 Resto (PvE) Healing Discussion Views: 1,167,675 Posted By sulliwan I highly doubt your priests shield for 15k. Also,... I highly doubt your priests shield for 15k. Also, you're commiting the same fallacy of "it's not like people will die", by that argument sitting in a corner and doing nothing is an equally valid...

Forum: Druids 06/17/09, 5:38 PM

Replies: 2,439 Resto (PvE) Healing Discussion Views: 1,167,675 Posted By sulliwan While blanket hotting is extremely effective,... While blanket hotting is extremely effective, it's also extremely silly in most situations that are not first 2 phases of iron council or frozen blows during Hodir or Mimiron p2. While hardmodes are...

Forum: Druids 06/05/09, 11:44 AM

Replies: 2,439 Resto (PvE) Healing Discussion Views: 1,167,675 Posted By sulliwan Regardless, even with gcd only acting clientside,... Regardless, even with gcd only acting clientside, your spells are locked for the duration of the gcd making queueing impossible(or close to it). I guess if you hit the cast button while in the red...

Forum: Druids 06/05/09, 10:33 AM

Replies: 2,439 Resto (PvE) Healing Discussion Views: 1,167,675 Posted By sulliwan I haven't yet in any of my tests on this managed... I haven't yet in any of my tests on this managed to get 1.5 base speed spells to chain perfectly like slower spells do. I will run a few more tests today with different specs and different amounts of...

Forum: Druids 06/05/09, 7:46 AM

Replies: 2,439 Resto (PvE) Healing Discussion Views: 1,167,675 Posted By sulliwan @ Sheshonk Latency most certainly affects... @ Sheshonk Latency most certainly affects Nourish. You can only queue spells if the gcd for the spell you are casting has already finished and only during the last 300ms of the cast. This makes...

Forum: Druids 06/03/09, 12:01 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,464,724 Posted By sulliwan There seems to be some weird behaviour going on... There seems to be some weird behaviour going on with spell queueing. GetSpellCooldown() shows a gcd midcast after the gcd from the cast has finished in case you have queued another spell. This is not...

Forum: Druids 06/02/09, 2:11 AM

Replies: 465 Moonkin WWS Thread Views: 163,908 Posted By sulliwan What? Lunar eclipse is both more DPM and more... What? Lunar eclipse is both more DPM and more DPS. Edit: was wrong about solar eclipse, lunar eclipsed starfires are by far more DPM than solar eclipsed wrath, while wraths do of course use less mana...

Forum: Druids 06/01/09, 10:31 AM

Replies: 465 Moonkin WWS Thread Views: 163,908 Posted By sulliwan Ignoring eclipse on Vezax is just stupid. Using... Ignoring eclipse on Vezax is just stupid. Using solar eclipse, you trade 15% dps for 32% higher DPM for the duration of the eclipse. If mana is not an issue for you, lunar eclipse is ~10-12% dps...

Forum: Druids 05/26/09, 9:40 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,464,724 Posted By sulliwan If you are able to stand in crash for the full... If you are able to stand in crash for the full duration of eclipse, then yes, on average proccing eclipse is worth it. Basically, casting wrath instead of starfire in a shadowcrash is around a 42%...

Forum: Druids 05/22/09, 6:45 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,464,724 Posted By sulliwan Storm Power lasts 30sec, let's say you spend 5... Storm Power lasts 30sec, let's say you spend 5 seconds on moving to get to a lightbeam after getting stormpower(yes, while it is technically true that the one with storm cloud should be spreading it,...

Forum: Druids 05/22/09, 5:34 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,464,724 Posted By sulliwan Just run close to the person with Storm Cloud... Just run close to the person with Storm Cloud buff for storm power. It is by far the highest damage increase you can get as moonkin on Hodir and getting it doesn't really require much luck at...

Forum: Druids 05/21/09, 4:40 AM

Replies: 2,439 Resto (PvE) Healing Discussion Views: 1,167,675 Posted By sulliwan Your dps estimates from rage gains are way... Your dps estimates from rage gains are way off. HS and Maul are both on next attack abilities, so you should be using the difference between normal attack damage and hs/maul damage for your damage...

Forum: Druids 05/08/09, 6:05 AM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,464,724 Posted By sulliwan I actually checked it with both bloodlust and... I actually checked it with both bloodlust and without with getspellcooldown() and it was exactly 1sec in both cases. Forgot to tell you last night :)

Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/09, 7:21 AM

Replies: 236 Val'anyr - Hammer of the Ancient Kings Views: 101,625 Posted By sulliwan Well, to replicate the value of the bubble with... Well, to replicate the value of the bubble with spellpower would require around 500 additional spellpower, which I would consider significant. Also, this is only if you look at the raw healing....

Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/09, 6:03 AM

Replies: 236 Val'anyr - Hammer of the Ancient Kings Views: 101,625 Posted By sulliwan For druids it is standard practice to constantly... For druids it is standard practice to constantly spam 5x rejuve-wild growth on any encounter with significant raiddamage, which gives 15 active rejuvenations and a wild growth at any time. Let's...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/09, 4:33 AM

Replies: 236 Val'anyr - Hammer of the Ancient Kings Views: 101,625 Posted By sulliwan That is absolute and utter nonsense. You are... That is absolute and utter nonsense. You are basically arguing that any extra healing is useless since it's not the fact that there is not enough healing, but that is not distributed to people...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/06/09, 2:02 AM

Replies: 236 Val'anyr - Hammer of the Ancient Kings Views: 101,625 Posted By sulliwan That is absolutely ridiculous Denrire. Ignoring... That is absolutely ridiculous Denrire. Ignoring all common sense and logic just because GC doesn't use plural for bubble in his posts? Really?

Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/09, 7:54 AM

Replies: 236 Val'anyr - Hammer of the Ancient Kings Views: 101,625 Posted By sulliwan That is not quite true, Xunwael, it would be 3%... That is not quite true, Xunwael, it would be 3% increased healing if the proc only worked on effective healing, however since it works on raw healing, my napkin math puts it at around 10% increased...

Forum: Druids 05/02/09, 2:03 PM

Replies: 93 WrathCalcs - Moonkin DPS Spreadsheet Views: 179,223 Posted By sulliwan I ran the same kind of test as Skjaven, but... I ran the same kind of test as Skjaven, but included some more spells. Filtered out the non-NG casts in OO so was looking only at casts with NG active. For wrath, effect was pretty much identical to...

Forum: Rogues 02/11/09, 9:42 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,580,488 Posted By sulliwan An easier way to "fool" the spreadsheet is to... An easier way to "fool" the spreadsheet is to replace the whole *(1+0.5*OR(x)) with simply *1.2 :P

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/30/09, 5:00 AM

Replies: 68 [Theories and Math] The New Arena Rating System Views: 23,725 Posted By sulliwan I see absolutely no reason why team rating and... I see absolutely no reason why team rating and personal rating should change separate from eachother. After all, only things that PR matters for are achievements and items available to you, if you...

Forum: Rogues 01/19/09, 3:24 AM

Replies: 308 Problem-solving rogue issues Views: 80,391 Posted By sulliwan You certainly haven't played them with equal gear... You certainly haven't played them with equal gear then. Unless your grinding consists of pulling packs of 10 mobs or farming elites, mutilate is by far the superior grinding spec, every mob dies in 3...

Forum: Rogues 01/12/09, 9:00 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,580,488 Posted By sulliwan I honestly am unable to understand why having the... I honestly am unable to understand why having the slower weapon with deadly in offhand is the better choice next patch. 1) The slower weapon in mainhand instead of the other way around gives you...

Forum: Warriors 01/09/09, 5:20 AM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,507 Posted By sulliwan Overpower has a 50% increased crit chance from... Overpower has a 50% increased crit chance from talents, so it procs deep wounds significantly more often than MS and slam. It's not entirely obvious because you don't actually see bigger numbers pop...

Forum: Warriors 01/09/09, 2:36 AM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,507 Posted By sulliwan If you take into account the deep wounds damage... If you take into account the deep wounds damage then OP DOES hit as hard as MS or slam(considerably harder than slam in fact, even with 2p t7 and also harder than unglyphed MS).

Forum: Warriors 01/07/09, 2:39 AM

Replies: 3,232 In-Depth Fury DPS Discussion Views: 2,611,803 Posted By sulliwan Yes it does. It procs offhand deep wounds on an... Yes it does. It procs offhand deep wounds on an offhand crit just like expected. (However, if you get double crit on ww, only the offhand deep wounds gets applied)

Forum: Warriors 01/06/09, 10:41 AM

Replies: 2,213 In-Depth Arms DPS Discussion Views: 1,671,507 Posted By sulliwan Not quite accurate, for normalized attacks it is... Not quite accurate, for normalized attacks it is wep dps*wep speed + 3.3*ap/14 . The weapon damage range is not normalized, so a slower weapon with identical dps to a faster one will hit harder even...

Forum: Rogues 01/01/09, 8:00 PM

Replies: 308 Problem-solving rogue issues Views: 80,391 Posted By sulliwan Unless I am missing something completely obvious,... Unless I am missing something completely obvious, double instant+evis is already better and is better even at low gear levels if your weapons are sufficiently fast(double librarians or webbed death)....

Forum: Rogues 12/10/08, 5:58 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,580,488 Posted By sulliwan The sheet checks if you have deadly or wound on... The sheet checks if you have deadly or wound on either of your weapons for mutilate calculations, which is completely unnecessary for a raid setting since you most likely have at least a hunter in...

Forum: Druids 12/01/08, 3:56 AM

Replies: 1,318 Restoration Itemization Views: 913,572 Posted By sulliwan Oops, It was late and I mixed up the spell names,... Oops, It was late and I mixed up the spell names, of course I meant Flash Heal, yes :P Regrowth spam would also mean that you lose the healing you would normally get from the regrowth hot ticks due...

Forum: Druids 11/30/08, 3:03 PM

Replies: 1,318 Restoration Itemization Views: 913,572 Posted By sulliwan What? Nourish costs LESS mana than Flash of Light... What? Nourish costs LESS mana than Flash of Light and heals for more.

Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 12:53 PM

Replies: 1,690 Moonkin WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 338,676 Posted By sulliwan Where is this information from? What would you... Where is this information from? What would you consider very high critrate and haste? 40% critrate and 25-30% haste is pretty much standard raidbuffed and will be pretty much the same at 80 and at...

Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 10:48 AM

Replies: 1,690 Moonkin WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 338,676 Posted By sulliwan Even completely unbuffed testing on a target... Even completely unbuffed testing on a target dummy put starfire spam solidly ahead of wrath spam(1785 dps from starfire vs 1730 from wrath iirc, 100 starfire casts, 200 wrath casts, identical...

Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 6:42 AM

Replies: 1,690 Moonkin WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 338,676 Posted By sulliwan Indeed, I had a small error in the formula that... Indeed, I had a small error in the formula that calculates casttime lost to gcd during nature's grace procs. So although it is still possible under certain conditions that wrath spam does more dps...

Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 6:12 AM

Replies: 1,690 Moonkin WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 338,676 Posted By sulliwan It scales worse with crit and haste than... It scales worse with crit and haste than starfire, yes, however it actually scales better than starfire with spellpower because spellpower is applied per base casting time and the casting time...

Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 5:22 AM

Replies: 1,690 Moonkin WotLK Talent Preview / Discussion Views: 338,676 Posted By sulliwan Wrath vs starfire spam is an interesting... Wrath vs starfire spam is an interesting issue. According to a quick spreadsheet I made which mostly agrees with tests I did on target dummy, wrathspam is more dps than starfire spam in case your...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/28/08, 8:21 AM

Replies: 41 Recount 2 Testing Views: 31,719 Posted By sulliwan After finally moving from recap to recount with... After finally moving from recap to recount with 3.0 patch, there have been a few features I've missed a lot. First would be shift+click reporting data into whatever chat you have open which was just...

Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/07, 7:21 AM

Replies: 961 2.3 Changes 10/19 Views: 218,433 Posted By sulliwan Why would WWS credit offtank or pet attacks to... Why would WWS credit offtank or pet attacks to the tank? Also, recap/recount show exactly the same sort of numbers ingame.

Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/07, 6:52 AM

Replies: 961 2.3 Changes 10/19 Views: 218,433 Posted By sulliwan The problem with this idea is that bosses have... The problem with this idea is that bosses have significantly higher parry rates than 5%, more on the order of 12-15%. So making sure that every attack lands needs quite a significant investment in...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/22/07, 12:43 PM

Replies: 75 cooling healers on healing meters Views: 17,191 Posted By sulliwan I don't know what you all are raiding, but very... I don't know what you all are raiding, but very rarely in TBC encounters have I seen anyone die due to a healer failure. There's possibilities for extreme burst damage that no healer can ever react...

Forum: Player vs. Player 08/15/07, 1:06 AM

Replies: 67 Resil Cap? Views: 29,104 Posted By sulliwan You are using a 300 armor ring on one screenshot... You are using a 300 armor ring on one screenshot and not using it on the other :P

Forum: Public Discussion 08/08/07, 12:30 PM

Replies: 34 [item] Crystal Spire of Karabor effect Views: 10,730 Posted By sulliwan Well since the tooltip says "direct healing... Well since the tooltip says "direct healing spells", I doubt that will work.

Forum: Player vs. Player 07/18/07, 12:14 PM

Replies: 1,843 Warrior PvP Thread Views: 449,828 Posted By sulliwan Well, what I meant by what I said was that you... Well, what I meant by what I said was that you stay on the druid until he actually manages to get away from you. Sure, the warlock gets a few casts off, but you have a very real chance of killing the...

Forum: Player vs. Player 07/18/07, 2:42 AM

Replies: 1,843 Warrior PvP Thread Views: 449,828 Posted By sulliwan 1) Freedom should be purged. Stuns have... 1) Freedom should be purged. Stuns have diminishing returns. 2) Sure, you won't twoshot the priest, I didn't say you would. However I find it much easier for a warrior to pummel a manaburn than for...

Forum: Player vs. Player 07/17/07, 4:29 AM

Replies: 1,843 Warrior PvP Thread Views: 449,828 Posted By sulliwan 1) Going on the paladin with earthshock+pummel... 1) Going on the paladin with earthshock+pummel can force very early bubbles while your shaman should be in no danger of dying to their warrior at any point. Safer than going on their warrior. 2)...

Forum: Player vs. Player 07/11/07, 1:04 PM

Replies: 278 Upcoming changes to address resistance/resilience issues Views: 37,119 Posted By sulliwan Sure, show me even one arena talent+gear setup... Sure, show me even one arena talent+gear setup for a rogue or a warrior that has less crit than most opponents reduce with resilience and a ton of attackpower to make up for it. Oh wait, there is no...

Forum: Player vs. Player 07/03/07, 3:25 AM

Replies: 40 Arenas and the dependency from gear Views: 6,080 Posted By sulliwan A single arena match doesn't really give a good... A single arena match doesn't really give a good idea of the damage. Warr+healer mirrormatches are very gear dependant, obviously, but the difference in damage alone doesn't really show anything...

Forum: Player vs. Player 06/26/07, 2:43 PM

Replies: 1,843 Warrior PvP Thread Views: 449,828 Posted By sulliwan Well, your numbers kinda prove my point? Let's... Well, your numbers kinda prove my point? Let's take a warrior with 2000 ap and season 2 gladiator weapon. Maximum MS hit on 0 resilience and 0 armor: 549 + (2000/14)*3.3 + 210 = 1230 Maximum MS crit...

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