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Forum: Death Knights 10/08/10, 3:08 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 736,606
Posted By Suesse
I guess I'm curious if this "common wisdom" about...

I guess I'm curious if this "common wisdom" about avoidance being so much better in cataclysm actually turns out to the be the case. The item databases seem pretty weak right now, but here are some...
Forum: Warriors 08/12/09, 11:01 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 399,385
Posted By Suesse
Agreed. I see it as the 2nd best in slot for...

Agreed. I see it as the 2nd best in slot for physical damage, after the Twin Val'kyr. If you're looking at significant magical damage components, then the hard mode ring with 116 stam + a socket is...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/10/09, 10:16 AM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,268
Posted By Suesse
Set a goal for the Shocking achievement. Wipe as...

Set a goal for the Shocking achievement. Wipe as soon as someone crosses charges. Spend all night on Thaddius. His dps and healing requirement is so insanely low that you'll still be able to kill...
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/09, 10:04 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 68,263
Posted By Suesse
Interesting writeup. Good job explaining the...

Interesting writeup. Good job explaining the deathknight stuff for people who aren't familiar with the class. The only problem is this one conclusion:

And I suppose there are many cases where this...
Forum: Warriors 02/05/09, 9:33 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 688,846
Posted By Suesse
The troubles I see are: + warrior stamina...

The troubles I see are:
+ warrior stamina multipliers being so low, other tank classes having significantly more hp than us down the road. It seems (and correct me if I'm wrong) that warriors do...
Forum: Warriors 02/02/09, 9:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,950
Posted By Suesse
Pauldrons of Unnatural Death Valorous Dreadnaught...

Pauldrons of Unnatural Death
Valorous Dreadnaught Pauldrons

Same armor, approximately same stam, approximately same avoidance, but T7 has block rating where the other has expertise. I wonder if...
Forum: Warriors 01/06/09, 10:53 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 55,158
Posted By Suesse
I think this discussion relates back to the last...

I think this discussion relates back to the last expansion. Recall how brutal unnerfed R&J or Prince could be in Karazhan or Tidewalker in SSC when the star aligned with parry haste and fast attacks...
Forum: Warriors 12/12/08, 11:41 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 55,158
Posted By Suesse
A few thoughts. The tanking classes (I think)...

A few thoughts.
The tanking classes (I think) are currently balanced around paladins never taking an unblocked hit, but warriors "should" with the trade off that they have things like critical...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/13/08, 10:31 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 63,641
Posted By Suesse
Two issues with the curse client: I clicked...

Two issues with the curse client:

I clicked update this weekend and got new versions of addons which say even in their curse description "incompatible with the live 2.4 client." Now these mods...
Forum: Warriors 09/03/08, 10:47 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,107
Posted By Suesse
That's a good point. You can keep it up 40% of...

That's a good point. You can keep it up 40% of the time by intervening the current tank. You'll even get some rage assuming you get hit, refunding the rage cost. The downside would be that you...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/08, 10:31 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 34,090
Posted By Suesse
How long did it take you guys to get yours? I...

How long did it take you guys to get yours? I ordered mine in April, been stuck at the 3rd step since late May "FigurePrints' next-gen reality-creation technology is forging your hero and all...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/04/08, 5:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,637
Posted By Suesse
I haven't looked at the code, but it looks pretty...

I haven't looked at the code, but it looks pretty cool.
What would be really neat is if you could plug it into an item database, grab xml data from the armory or wowhead OR maybe use that firefox...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 08/02/08, 3:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,637
Posted By Suesse
This is a pretty interesting idea. I agree that...

This is a pretty interesting idea. I agree that it would work very well as an offline tool.

Once the basic framework is in, I can see some interesting additions. For example, as a warrior a lot of...
Forum: Warriors 07/25/08, 11:50 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
10k seems pretty high for a prince crush. Maybe...

10k seems pretty high for a prince crush. Maybe demo shout fell off? If you're dieing to crushes in phase 2, it may be because he's dual wielding so he'll eat up your shield block charges very...
Forum: Warriors 07/24/08, 9:43 AM
Replies: 3,508
Views: 677,107
Posted By Suesse
Haven't we heard this before though? I guess...

Haven't we heard this before though? I guess we'll see what happens, it sounds like the talent tree isn't nearly done.
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/21/08, 12:27 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 48,039
Posted By Suesse
I'd suggest delaying this thread until the beta...

I'd suggest delaying this thread until the beta is finishing up. I don't think we know enough about endgame pvp itemization yet, and talents will change a lot as the game is balanced in beta.
Forum: Warriors 07/17/08, 12:03 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
I believe it's actually 190 armor gain. People...

I believe it's actually 190 armor gain. People often forget about agility giving armor, and the T6 helm has a quite a bit.
Forum: Warriors 07/16/08, 11:04 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Only thing I can think of is Stratholme Holy...

Only thing I can think of is Stratholme Holy Water but I think it was nerfed in 2.4 to not scale with spell damage.
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/08/08, 4:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,494
Posted By Suesse
Sunder, Thunderclap, and Demo (demo to a lesser...

Sunder, Thunderclap, and Demo (demo to a lesser degree, but still better than bear version particularly with CoR up).

Has anyone put in the work to model how much is lost by the gcds and rage for...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/08, 10:32 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,420
Posted By Suesse
They gave unleashed rage as an example of a...

They gave unleashed rage as an example of a raid-wide buff, right? That means one enh shaman in every 25-man - buffing tanks (this may matter), melee dps, and hunters.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/26/08, 3:24 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 72,345
Posted By Suesse
Great idea and super low price! I play WoW with...

Great idea and super low price! I play WoW with people at work in our game room. The entire company has access to those game room machines. I'll feel a lot safer knowing my account and my guild's...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 10:06 AM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,395
Posted By Suesse
This would be my guess. It would still be pretty...

This would be my guess. It would still be pretty nice.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/08, 9:54 AM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,395
Posted By Suesse
Alts huh? Assuming the auto-blocker clone stacks...

Alts huh? Assuming the auto-blocker clone stacks with the original, I think a lot of tank mains will be interested in it at least situationally. It certainly sounds a lot easier to get than Glyph...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/23/08, 5:04 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 71,663
Posted By Suesse
Has anyone tested with Force Reactive Disk (Force...

Has anyone tested with Force Reactive Disk (Force Reactive Disk - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=22618) , the MC engineering shield). I don't know much about spell...
Forum: Warriors 06/18/08, 6:05 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Pre-dodge cap: Expertise gives twice as much...

Pre-dodge cap: Expertise gives twice as much "chance to hit" as +hit
Between dodge and parry cap: Expertise is slightly better than +hit on fights where parry haste is enabled (most fights)
On fights...
Forum: Warriors 06/18/08, 5:10 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
I tested out the ProtWarr model's block value and...

I tested out the ProtWarr model's block value and hit threat values by adding small amounts, observing the results, and comparing to what I expected based on some quick calculations. Seems pretty...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/08, 4:59 PM
Replies: 435
Views: 155,395
Posted By Suesse
Interesting point, but they'd be really killing...

Interesting point, but they'd be really killing themselves in terms of testing required for something like this. It really does make more sense to just dump everything out at once... except for the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/17/08, 6:41 PM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 705,930
Posted By Suesse
Are you using an SSO rep necklace?

Are you using an SSO rep necklace?
Forum: Warriors 06/17/08, 5:54 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
A couple questions on the Rawr ProtWarr...

A couple questions on the Rawr ProtWarr Model.

In "Custom>Relative Stat Values," there are mostly defensive stats, including agility and block value. Is there a way to add hit, expertise, haste,...
Forum: Warriors 06/06/08, 11:03 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
I find this change rather funny. Right now, you...

I find this change rather funny. Right now, you have to choose between shield slam, ms, and bt (all 6 second cooldown high threat attacks assuming tactical mastery). Now you can have all 3 starting...
Forum: Warriors 06/04/08, 12:32 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Can you elaborate? How did you gem it? If you...

Can you elaborate? How did you gem it? If you go 15 stam gems you do end up with more stamina at a loss of ~1% avoidance and 100 armor. Also for threat, 60 block value and 0.7% crit seems pretty...
Forum: Warriors 06/04/08, 11:02 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Pepe/Abyssal are definately two items I wear very...

Pepe/Abyssal are definately two items I wear very often, but I switch out to badge cloak/ring for Illidan/Archimonde/Kalec/Brut (no experience beyond Felmyst). I find that threat is really not...
Forum: Warriors 06/02/08, 4:38 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Yes, I've seen this 3% also. Seems a little...

Yes, I've seen this 3% also. Seems a little strange that a broken shield would only lose 3% of its block chance. I know for a fact this is not what happens when my shield goes red.

While expertise...
Forum: Warriors 06/02/08, 1:20 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Counters include shield break (mechanics seem...

Counters include shield break (mechanics seem weird), stuns, being behind the player (easy with two melee). Other disadvantages include doing no damage though this could change I guess if block...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 1:09 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 192,863
Posted By Suesse
Something like the inclusion of a non-gcd ability...

Something like the inclusion of a non-gcd ability in the castrandom list? This seems very strange to me.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/16/08, 10:21 AM
Replies: 2,725
Views: 705,930
Posted By Suesse
Trying specing out of imp scorch then toggling...

Trying specing out of imp scorch then toggling the debuff again. It could be that it's assuming you are applying it if you're speced into it.
Forum: Warriors 05/13/08, 10:54 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
What is the best sharpening stone for threat...

What is the best sharpening stone for threat and/or damage when tanking?
I'd guess Adamantite Sharpening Stone due to our fast attack speed but I know Elemental Sharpening Stone is pretty decent for...
Forum: Warriors 05/05/08, 4:32 PM
Replies: 4,239
Views: 1,105,694
Posted By Suesse
+4-5 block value. Not enough to get very excited...

+4-5 block value. Not enough to get very excited about.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/08, 2:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,634
Posted By Suesse
Just wait until screenshots of alpha are leaked...

Just wait until screenshots of alpha are leaked or closed/open beta begins. Summer vacation is starting in a week or so for college students, high school students a month from now. Seems like the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/01/08, 10:45 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 25,657
Posted By Suesse
It seems like there must be some good pve...

It seems like there must be some good pve applications of these new spell haste weapons. Would this be useful for AoEing? It seems like some AoEs have a low benefit from +dmg, but no penalty for...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/24/08, 4:33 PM
Replies: 287
Views: 96,884
Posted By Suesse
I can see the new trinket being useful for some...

I can see the new trinket being useful for some very situation pve tanking roles mostly undergeared situations, but also some resist fights also. The use effect can also be pretty nice at times -- I...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/08, 11:44 AM
Replies: 287
Views: 96,884
Posted By Suesse
I hope this means that they're planning on...

I hope this means that they're planning on releasing a new Nightfall-type weapon. Or possible a less powerful weapon enchant that does something similar.

I would have crafted one last weekend but...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/22/08, 1:32 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,775
Posted By Suesse
It's an interesting idea to put low rating...

It's an interesting idea to put low rating requirements on many of the pieces. It gives crappy pvpers (like myself) a goal we can reach, perhaps discouraging losing 10 games a week for points. It...
Forum: Warriors 04/15/08, 1:11 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Ever heard of patch 2.4...

Ever heard of patch 2.4 (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/implemented/2p4.xml)?
I'm not sure if Ring of Unyielding Force is maximizing any stat.
Forum: Warriors 04/09/08, 11:57 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Item level is available without calculations...

Item level is available without calculations through the game. The armor value is correct for the item level too. It's possible that this item is "over budget" but remember the formula for item...
Forum: Warriors 04/09/08, 10:58 AM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
True. However, even trash drops aren't item...

True. However, even trash drops aren't item level 141. Perhaps it was originally designed to be added to BT/MH like the new shaman weapons, but got stuck in Sunwell by someone who didn't understand...
Forum: Warriors 04/04/08, 12:36 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
I'm pretty surprised to see Fortitude of the...

I'm pretty surprised to see Fortitude of the Scourge on Gnolie. Are others using this enchant? How do you go about convincing your guild to do Naxx? :)
Forum: Warriors 04/02/08, 5:22 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
True, but this forces you to wear the trinket to...

True, but this forces you to wear the trinket to find out if it's any good on each fight which is rather backwards. This information also doesn't tell you anything about low health spikes when the...
Forum: Warriors 04/02/08, 3:50 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
What would be cool is if someone could write a...

What would be cool is if someone could write a mod or a combat log analysis program to determine how often you go below 35% health. If you're going that low somewhat frequently, but not dieing, I...
Forum: Warriors 03/28/08, 3:55 PM
Replies: 2,271
Views: 1,861,287
Posted By Suesse
Sunwell Radiance - Spells - World of Warcraft...

Sunwell Radiance - Spells - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=45769) (mouse over it)
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