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Forum: Death Knights 10/03/09, 9:11 PM
Replies: 3,498
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Posted By concept84
There have been ALOT of questions as to how good...

There have been ALOT of questions as to how good the 4pc really is, so here is a raid parse of ToC HM25 up to Anub:

WoW Meter Online - Combatlog Replay...
Forum: Death Knights 09/29/09, 1:44 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
I calculated this "magic" (read headache) number...

I calculated this "magic" (read headache) number back in Ulduar with Ulduar gear. It was an estimate then.

It has no bearing on current content! It keeps coming up, again, it has no bearing on...
Forum: Death Knights 09/15/09, 3:25 PM
Replies: 3,498
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Posted By concept84
As it was stated before Reaping is NOT a broken...

As it was stated before Reaping is NOT a broken talent, as its main function is to make death runes, and it will still do that. 1x SS still hits harder than 2x BS on average, but its the three...
Forum: Death Knights 09/13/09, 1:19 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
If I'm not mistaken, I believe GC was referring...

If I'm not mistaken, I believe GC was referring to Shadowfrost PvP in that post.
Forum: Death Knights 09/08/09, 2:13 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,976
Posted By concept84
We cleared 10m HToC a day or so after it came out...

We cleared 10m HToC a day or so after it came out and one thing I noticed (as co-raid leader) is the DPS checks are very high.

Switching at 3 works fine for Gormok, but you can't allow yourselves...
Forum: Death Knights 08/30/09, 12:16 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
Both of you bring good points to the table about...

Both of you bring good points to the table about Unholy Presence, but I must say simple math supports the possibility of more errors in UP. In a set amount of time the player in UP will hit roughly...
Forum: Death Knights 08/30/09, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
Obviously 100% ArP all the time is much better...

Obviously 100% ArP all the time is much better than 100% ArP only when a trinket procs.

Looking at your armory though I notice you don't have any Expertise aside from the Expertise you get from...
Forum: Death Knights 08/23/09, 12:01 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
Necrosis and BCB scale very well as gear gets...

Necrosis and BCB scale very well as gear gets better, while Bladed Armor pretty much stays the same. At Ulduar/Toc gear levels Necrosis and BCB are far better choices.
Forum: Death Knights 08/21/09, 11:45 AM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
Wouldn't it be smarter to sim with Awareness over...

Wouldn't it be smarter to sim with Awareness over Virulence, since it has been shown to be better than Virulence?
Forum: Death Knights 08/17/09, 12:32 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
A situation like this could prove devastating...

A situation like this could prove devastating because while having to reapply diseases isn't a huge dps loss in and of itself, losing diseases that you've been rolling with all your procs (the whole...
Forum: Death Knights 08/12/09, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
Testing both GoIT and GoBS last night (in Ulduar...

Testing both GoIT and GoBS last night (in Ulduar and ToC) I've realized for me that GoIT is near worthless, as I didn't find a single situation where I had an RP shortage.

I was really impressed by...
Forum: Death Knights 08/10/09, 9:08 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
This GoDisease rotation is as...

This GoDisease rotation is as follows:

OB-OB-BS-PT-Dump
OB-OB-OB-Dump

It has the same GCDs and just as simple of a rotation, but with both diseases. With either you are using your Rime procs. The...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 8:19 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I think its still a little too early to make this...

I think its still a little too early to make this call, especially with the recent parses and evidence on WMO Top 20 of DW Frost succeeding with IT, Disease, and even HB glyph in the third slot.

In...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 2:35 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
WMO Top 20...

WMO Top 20 (http://www.wowmeteronline.com/rank/clazz/dps/dkt/7/0/3/310)

Just to add, it looks like both DW Unholy and DW Frost (with IT or Disease glyph) are both having great success in Ulduar. ...
Forum: Death Knights 08/09/09, 1:56 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I looked over your armory and we have ALOT of the...

I looked over your armory and we have ALOT of the same gear, but there are so many factors that go into dps.

Slight difference is spec and rotation can go a long way. Different raid comp could also...
Forum: Death Knights 08/08/09, 2:19 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
There is no magic behind it, but I didn't pull...

There is no magic behind it, but I didn't pull this number out of thin air, as it was part of my sims and stat weighting that I came to the conclusion at the time, however this was done at the...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 6:04 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I'm interested Doc! :) For clarity are you...

I'm interested Doc! :)

For clarity are you showing us GoD vs. Standard without a third glyph?

If this is the case then clearly GoD glyph is a DPS loss.

On a side note I do question the...
Forum: Death Knights 08/06/09, 7:20 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
Most of the time I'm also not able to dump most...

Most of the time I'm also not able to dump most of my RP (using disease, fs, ob glyphs) in blood presence, except when i get a long string without any Rime procs. To me it all evens out in the end...
Forum: Death Knights 08/05/09, 1:31 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I also cleared Beasts (10 and 25m, both a...

I also cleared Beasts (10 and 25m, both a one-shot) and most of Ulduar last night with some hard modes using 1/52/18 and Go Disease with incredible results.

Our parse got all messed up and...
Forum: Death Knights 08/01/09, 7:16 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
It seems that some mages might just be FFB in...

It seems that some mages might just be FFB in 3.2. If the damage is competitive with Fire, it would only benefit raid synergy for at least one mage to spec FFB.

It would be nice to be able to...
Forum: Death Knights 08/01/09, 2:01 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
It suggests that if runes are available for...

It suggests that if runes are available for anything higher in the priority to use that ability instead. Its always better to use Rime with a KM proc, and given the length of time Freezing Fog is up...
Forum: Death Knights 08/01/09, 1:25 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I should have been more clear. What I meant was...

I should have been more clear. What I meant was if the Haste buff is being brought by an Enh Shaman or another Frost DK is the PT glyph looking better in your findings than the BS glyph, however I...
Forum: Death Knights 08/01/09, 12:55 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
You mention best glyphs without any mention of PT...

You mention best glyphs without any mention of PT glyph. Are you finding PT glyph to be a DPS loss provided someone else brings the raid buff?

You also mention ArP to be very valuable and I can...
Forum: Death Knights 07/31/09, 5:23 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
It seems most, if not all the sims were being run...

It seems most, if not all the sims were being run with 200 DPS weps, but now statset2 is showing 180 dps weps.

Even if you cannot run your own sims (like myself) you can view the source code and...
Forum: Death Knights 07/31/09, 4:10 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
Curious about the testing on current Blood BiS,...

Curious about the testing on current Blood BiS, do you find this higher on the sim than current Frost BiS?

Also, for Algalon there should be no issue for a DK to keep up full stacks of RI. There is...
Forum: Death Knights 07/28/09, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
I also did testing within raids on the PTR with...

I also did testing within raids on the PTR with glyph of disease and found it much better actually. Almost everything in current content is predictable and I found that due to movement or another...
Forum: Death Knights 07/28/09, 10:03 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
Given the percentage of physical damage dealt in...

Given the percentage of physical damage dealt in a 3/51/17 or slight variant build it might be more beneficial to test in current BiS Blood gear, because with the increase in percentage of physical...
Forum: Death Knights 07/27/09, 9:47 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
Malice is very slightly faster but still has...

Malice is very slightly faster but still has higher top-end damage, making it more ideal for the MH.
Forum: Death Knights 07/20/09, 3:24 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
I'm really curious to see a parse from one of...

I'm really curious to see a parse from one of your 25 mans, because the DPS you claim is very high based upon your gear, and considering your glyphs/sigil it seems highly suspect.

Your claims go...
Forum: Death Knights 07/19/09, 1:51 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
I'm still quite confused as to what you are...

I'm still quite confused as to what you are trying to show us. I agree with your closing statement that YOU do better with your DRM spec and rotation, however your parses logged both show very low...
Forum: Death Knights 07/17/09, 4:03 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
Its hard to justify taking a DK that brings no...

Its hard to justify taking a DK that brings no raid buffs to any competent raid, because you may as well stack more Rogues at that point, but lets assume the DK in question in just incredible and...
Forum: Death Knights 07/16/09, 4:34 PM
Replies: 2,021
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Posted By concept84
In current content a rotation like this greatly...

In current content a rotation like this greatly under-performs because of the lack of runic power to fuel Frost Strikes, and even though Frost Strike generates less overall damage % come 3.2 having a...
Forum: Death Knights 07/14/09, 9:52 AM
Replies: 1,423
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Posted By concept84
You are forgetting Blood Gorged which is applied...

You are forgetting Blood Gorged which is applied like ArP and not like Sunder/FF. 420 ArP puts you damn near close to 100% ArP.
Forum: Death Knights 07/11/09, 12:53 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
ArP is a weird stat because of the way it...

ArP is a weird stat because of the way it behaves. Its value can fluctuate greatly based upon gear choices. Currently the ArP trinkets are amazing for us, so I'd keep that in your gear lineup. ...
Forum: Death Knights 07/07/09, 8:41 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,557
Posted By concept84
I run in a caster stacked 10m hard mode group (on...

I run in a caster stacked 10m hard mode group (on Algalon), without Sunder or Expose Armor, as Blood. I find my threat to be the best in Blood spec even without the sunder debuff, although I am...
Forum: Death Knights 07/06/09, 3:38 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,728
Posted By concept84
I was one of the many who concluded that gemming...

I was one of the many who concluded that gemming ArP over Str after raid buffed 6200 is in fact a DPS increase for Blood, however in a real raid situation it showed that the difference was too small...
Forum: Death Knights 07/06/09, 3:05 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,976
Posted By concept84
I can't begin to imagine how you can keep threat...

I can't begin to imagine how you can keep threat with a build and strategy for how you dump your blood runes. In 10m we get Vezax to around 5% before the Animus pops, and I have to RT+VB because I...
Forum: Death Knights 07/03/09, 9:57 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
Without a simulator a few conclusions can be...

Without a simulator a few conclusions can be drawn based on the current stat weighting for Frost. Currently ArP is below Str, but above Crit and Haste.

It seems OB and BS will become larger...
Forum: Death Knights 07/01/09, 11:15 AM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
You'd be correct that the nerf to Bloody Strikes...

You'd be correct that the nerf to Bloody Strikes affects only Blood Strike. I expected this to happen anyway. The idea is to up Blood Strike in Frost and Unholy specs to compensate for the nerfs to...
Forum: Death Knights 07/01/09, 11:10 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,976
Posted By concept84
I tank 10m hard modes and on almost every fight...

I tank 10m hard modes and on almost every fight even without a sunder I have better TPS than Frost, although not by much, but definitely enough to allow my dps to go balls out and not worry about...
Forum: Death Knights 06/27/09, 1:19 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
[target=self] does not produce a valid target,...

[target=self] does not produce a valid target, because 'self' is invalid. For this macro to work each line with a target specified needs to be changed to [target=player].
Forum: Death Knights 06/25/09, 9:46 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I agree that single disease rotations will fail....

I agree that single disease rotations will fail. That is not what I was referring to.

I guess my mind reverts back to the 0/32/39 days where a 14-GCD (possible due to haste and lots of spells)...
Forum: Death Knights 06/25/09, 8:21 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
I think UP vs BP will largely depend on our...

I think UP vs BP will largely depend on our rotations; whether we can fill the extra GCDs or not. With a standard OB spam rotation I find it really hard to believe UP will outweigh BP, however if it...
Forum: Death Knights 06/25/09, 5:22 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
While I agree this needs to be tested again, and...

While I agree this needs to be tested again, and admittedly would rather use Death Coil, we have to remember back in the old DW days Frost Strike beat out Death Coil by a very large margin, and I...
Forum: Death Knights 06/25/09, 2:25 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,495,923
Posted By concept84
So far 0/44/27 is floating around quite a bit,...

So far 0/44/27 is floating around quite a bit, but when looking at the builds I'm confused as to why you wouldn't dump the 1 pt in Unholy Blight and just pick up Frost Strike instead. I've been...
Forum: Death Knights 06/23/09, 2:41 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
You're not looking at the big picture. You are...

You're not looking at the big picture. You are correct by saying that the value of ArP increases when one gains more ArP due to its scaling, however ArP and its usefulness is directly related to...
Forum: Death Knights 06/15/09, 12:48 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
Stacking expertise in an attempt to overcome or...

Stacking expertise in an attempt to overcome or better prevent dodge/parry against Kologarn/Auriaya is a terrible idea given the ease of the encounters and the very very low DPS check to succeed. ...
Forum: Death Knights 06/13/09, 4:36 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
I see the 2pc vs 4pc debate in the same light as...

I see the 2pc vs 4pc debate in the same light as the ArP vs. Str debate. The numbers are too close to produce a definitive answer within the game.

Personally I plan on holding onto the 4pc bonus...
Forum: Death Knights 06/13/09, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
It could also have to do with the balancing of...

It could also have to do with the balancing of gear stats on a BiS list. Using the T8.5 gloves not only might allow a set bonus, but also utilize the hit rating.

If you can fit them into you gear...
Forum: Death Knights 06/09/09, 2:30 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,439
Posted By concept84
My 'magic number' findings were largely based...

My 'magic number' findings were largely based upon my own math and spreadsheets and then cross referenced to the others we have available. Unfortunately uploading to WMO and WWS is the closest I can...
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