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Forum: Death Knights 02/17/12, 4:15 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,075,836
Posted By pindle
You are totally correct I wasn't thinking...

You are totally correct I wasn't thinking straight, it's worth mentioning though that you can PoF a little sooner then because you do have a filler for that one open GCD (Horn, PoF, Raise, (BT), some...
Forum: Death Knights 02/16/12, 10:36 AM
Replies: 577
Views: 2,075,836
Posted By pindle
You can fill up with Horn, Raise Dead, then PoF...

You can fill up with Horn, Raise Dead, then PoF and continue. So yes, it's probably a waste to hit PoF then have 2-3 empty GCD's but on the other hand you don't want to delay it too much as well...
Forum: Paladins 11/23/11, 10:05 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 484,576
Posted By pindle
Good one I'm still using it alot and 400...

Good one I'm still using it alot and 400 resistance for 10 sec on a 1 min CD is a major advantage in FL for alot of fights not sure why I didn't bring it up ;)
I'm not sure how other paladins are...
Forum: Paladins 11/22/11, 6:03 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 484,576
Posted By pindle
The real bursts in damage intake are usually...

The real bursts in damage intake are usually caused by boss hits coinciding (in most cases) with elemental damage, in which case avoidance is useless, I agree stamina will always be valuable for that...
Forum: Paladins 11/22/11, 5:03 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 484,576
Posted By pindle
Why is Resolve of Undying awful? It doesn't have...

Why is Resolve of Undying awful? It doesn't have an active use, I'll give you that, but 990 static dodge is just incredible from a trinket alone. I haven't been on the PTR yet but if the current...
Forum: Death Knights 11/14/11, 9:46 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,148,312
Posted By pindle
Although that sounds good, having a CTC (easy for...

Although that sounds good, having a CTC (easy for pallys from just 378ilvl on) covered paladin tank with perma Holy shield combined with huge Divine protection ...
Forum: Death Knights 11/14/11, 5:42 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,148,312
Posted By pindle
All cooldowns as in VB and IBF as well? If not I...

All cooldowns as in VB and IBF as well? If not I do not see DK's being able to keep the pace, CD's are as much a pally thing as they are a DK thing, except we don't have the shield (one could argue a...
Forum: Priests 10/20/11, 4:22 AM
Replies: 875
Views: 1,948,474
Posted By pindle
It's complete rubbish. If you're going to rely on...

It's complete rubbish. If you're going to rely on that 10% chance to save someone while a normal shield would not be sufficient, something else is wrong. It's decent for Disc if and only if the extra...
Forum: Death Knights 07/20/11, 3:14 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
Hit does affect Outbreak and Runestrike whereas...

Hit does affect Outbreak and Runestrike whereas expertise don't though, so I would advise against 0 hit/26 exp for example (rather sacrificing a little exp for hit in that case).


That would solve...
Forum: Death Knights 07/18/11, 7:11 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
It absorbs 50% of your HP so it does indeed...

It absorbs 50% of your HP so it does indeed mitigate half the damage of a strike that landed (leaving you at 55% hp, assuming you were topped off before the hit). I see the use in glyphing it for...
Forum: Death Knights 07/11/11, 9:21 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
Not to mention more RP procs from SoB due to more...

Not to mention more RP procs from SoB due to more white swings. However, the effect is, as stated, small on both occasions.
Forum: Death Knights 04/25/11, 7:19 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
Having a warrior myself I can argue against them...

Having a warrior myself I can argue against them having a prio system that affects their rotation healing whise. They keep their debuffs up, which are long enough anyway, and besides that only prio...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/11, 9:35 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
Pint has a good point: the two talents are not...

Pint has a good point: the two talents are not valuable enough to warrant a lengthy discussion, both have only a minor influence on survival and threat: pick according to taste.

The choice is...
Forum: Death Knights 02/25/11, 11:05 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
Without Gargoyle runeforge and armor trinkets I'm...

Without Gargoyle runeforge and armor trinkets I'm sitting at 34,5k armor raidbuffed, that is no heroic gear. I severely doubt any DK in full heroic gear will have 40k, reducing the healing loss even...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/18/11, 7:19 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,482
Posted By pindle
Don't look at percentages, just compare your...

Don't look at percentages, just compare your dodge and parry ratings in your character screen and try to balance them a little for optimal avoidance returns.

As far as the exp/hit discussion goes,...
Forum: Death Knights 12/30/10, 2:11 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
I agree that's a danger you have to look out for,...

I agree that's a danger you have to look out for, at first I have been delaying my DSs too much trying to get bigger heals/shields, it took me a while to get really comfortable with that. All you...
Forum: Death Knights 12/30/10, 12:58 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,315,162
Posted By pindle
While I do agree reaching hit/exp cap is less...

While I do agree reaching hit/exp cap is less important than it was in Cataclysm, I still don't feel comfortable being that low. The main reason for this is I like to time my DSs well with the Blood...
Forum: Death Knights 07/22/10, 5:54 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,224,793
Posted By pindle
You're not only losing a SS, your're also messing...

You're not only losing a SS, your're also messing up your rotation by using F+U earlier than you should therefor clipping the diseases and losing the remaining ticks as well. Not worth it.
Forum: Death Knights 06/11/10, 7:36 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
He's got 30 expertise (including the Glyph) but...

He's got 30 expertise (including the Glyph) but only 5.5% hit, that could be a problem. Glad to see my fears confirmed though cause I do consider him a fairly good tank and until the buff his threat...
Forum: Death Knights 06/10/10, 10:12 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Yet our warriors are still pushing out...

Yet our warriors are still pushing out respectable TPS and are generally close to me, way closer than the paladins are. That is why I'm asking here since it's my task to guide our tanks a bit, and...
Forum: Death Knights 06/09/10, 7:31 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Regarding paladin threat: I hear from our two...

Regarding paladin threat: I hear from our two prot pallies that they're having trouble keeping up with threat while MTing bosses, and they both seem to linger behind me (while not doing any IT...
Forum: Death Knights 05/29/10, 1:24 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 767,417
Posted By pindle
Low but still worth investigating in my opinion...

Low but still worth investigating in my opinion :) The talents are hard to compare though, with higher chance of overwriting KM procs it may be entirely up to personal playstyle and...
Forum: Death Knights 05/29/10, 11:34 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 767,417
Posted By pindle
Just tried it again, results: 4-5kmAbility|...

Just tried it again, results:
4-5kmAbility| Damage done|||| hits||| Crits||| Misses|| Glances||| Uptime|
|Total| %| #| Avg| #| %| Avg| #| %| Avg| #| Avg| #| %| Avg| %|
MainHand| 819823307| 17,5|...
Forum: Death Knights 05/28/10, 8:11 PM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 767,417
Posted By pindle
I've just run a number of tests using my 1-52-18...

I've just run a number of tests using my 1-52-18 frost build swapping around 4/5 KM and 2/2 Merciless Combat for 5/5 KM and 1/2 MC. Although many DK's seem to be favoring the first build, the 2nd...
Forum: Death Knights 05/12/10, 5:59 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Pally single target threat is lacking and I found...

Pally single target threat is lacking and I found a skilled, equally geared warrior's threat is pretty much on par with DKs as long as I don't cheat (IT spam). Tanking ICC bosses, a blood DK is...
Forum: Death Knights 04/28/10, 5:08 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By pindle
A few months ago this has been theorycrafted in...

A few months ago this has been theorycrafted in Suno's thread, conclusion was they are so close in damage/threat that it's personal preference (and perhaps playstyle dependant - no DRM would increase...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/07/10, 7:24 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,482
Posted By pindle
Ofcourse you shouldn't delay as long as your...

Ofcourse you shouldn't delay as long as your total runeset doesn't get delayed. If you can FS then continue using up runes within their grace period all should be fine.


I hardly ever use BB since...
Forum: Death Knights 03/10/10, 4:30 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Shouldn't VB gain more strength from the buff...

Shouldn't VB gain more strength from the buff than UA does? I might sound very biased here so please prove me wrong if I am, but VB scales with the 5% extra HP as well as with the 5% extra healing....
Forum: Death Knights 03/10/10, 3:55 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Another little pro on VB vs UA is that UA...

Another little pro on VB vs UA is that UA exclusively works for physical damage. Granted, not the biggest problem in ICC but on e.g. Sindragosa it's still a lifesaver.
Forum: Death Knights 03/02/10, 8:53 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Blood gets better the bigger the hits become....

Blood gets better the bigger the hits become. Previous tier hardmodes come to mind, I used to be a frost tank as well but WotN and VB were imo plain superior to frost CDs on Gormok and other...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/27/10, 11:02 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,482
Posted By pindle
If you're looking for snap aggro you might want...

If you're looking for snap aggro you might want to dig into the frost tree. I take it you're talking about trash or packs of mobs? Howling blast (glyphed if perferred) is great for that.
Forum: Death Knights 02/26/10, 3:02 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Quite easy: when it's a healing critical fights...

Quite easy: when it's a healing critical fights and you swap in a DS instead of a HS alot of times. Gives 2 GCD's/rotation, and no way to fill it without all RP generation talents. Not that I want to...
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/10, 1:01 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
This seems like the most logical explanation. We...

This seems like the most logical explanation. We all know DK threat needs some ramp up time if you apply diseases first, maybe Blizzard implemented the change to help a bit with initial threat...
Forum: Death Knights 02/19/10, 10:54 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
To make it fair you would also have to add the RP...

To make it fair you would also have to add the RP cost into the equasion. 16.6k threat for 0 RP or 64.4k threat for 60 RP. Also, assuming you *could* be using it under 80RP, the loss of 1 RS (this...
Forum: Death Knights 02/16/10, 9:43 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
His gear shold not be the problem. Even with an...

His gear shold not be the problem. Even with an unorthodox bloodspec you WILL generate more than enough threat opening up DS HSx2 DS ERW then starting the normal rotation (apply diseases and HS/DS...
Forum: Death Knights 02/12/10, 8:25 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,828
Posted By pindle
Besides controlling it, UA works well on AOE...

Besides controlling it, UA works well on AOE fights which is another clear advantage over BCB, assuming both talents provide a roughly similar single target damage gain.
Forum: Death Knights 02/08/10, 3:39 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
That's true people discount healing threat...

That's true people discount healing threat easily, although a crit HS should still out-threat it (also assuming only one mob since AFAIK healing threat is still split over multiple targets). That...
Forum: Death Knights 02/08/10, 8:24 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
That's assuming we will actually need to tank...

That's assuming we will actually need to tank them on heroic mode (or at least, for some periods of time). In normal mode we can get by without gtting hit a single time, even running through the...
Forum: Death Knights 02/08/10, 5:36 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
For Blood tanks it's certainly acceptable to drop...

For Blood tanks it's certainly acceptable to drop Necrosis/SD/Subversion for Imp RT but that may depend on your healers. Our healing team consists of at least 2 paladins that bomb the tanks anyway...
Forum: Death Knights 02/08/10, 4:00 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Which extra survival talents are you talking...

Which extra survival talents are you talking about then? You could probably get away with ditching some threat talents, or at least a few points from them, but what would you replace them with? As...
Forum: Death Knights 01/12/10, 10:56 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
If it grants more threat (which I doubt unless...

If it grants more threat (which I doubt unless your weapon is really bad) I don't see why this would be a problem. I actually find spreading my blood runes easier to tank with in most cases (for...
Forum: Death Knights 01/04/10, 9:02 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
That. Chaining them is of little benefit as in...

That. Chaining them is of little benefit as in most fights the healers will be landing at least 1-2 heals per 2 sec on you; which would probably just increase their overhealing. The most important...
Forum: Death Knights 01/04/10, 8:46 AM
Replies: 1,800
Views: 2,523,828
Posted By pindle
The blood subspec is considered to be optimal for...

The blood subspec is considered to be optimal for AoE situations and have had close to or on par results to the unholy subspec for singletarget dps. Results may vary depending on gear ofcourse.

On...
Forum: Death Knights 12/29/09, 7:44 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
You are forgetting that you won't RS quite as...

You are forgetting that you won't RS quite as much on some caster bosses or offtanking duties, which could in some extreme case (Lady Deathwhisper, Saurfang e.g.) lead to few enough RSs to make the...
Forum: Death Knights 12/29/09, 6:02 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Good to see the difference is small, although for...

Good to see the difference is small, although for most Bloods RS will show a better overall threat gain due to using DRs for HS instead of DS unless the boss is a caster. A matter of taste mostly ;)
Forum: Death Knights 12/24/09, 3:35 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
Im guessing you're not talking ICC fights...

Im guessing you're not talking ICC fights here?

Last time I checked the logs, DS was <9% of my total dmg and RS <15% in ICC on (fairly) static bosses (Marrow and Saurfang). I'm starting to feel both...
Forum: Priests 12/21/09, 5:50 AM
Replies: 292
Views: 306,641
Posted By pindle
Ofcourse it is if you have 2 disc priests that...

Ofcourse it is if you have 2 disc priests that almost completely starves his blood generation, shields are all that matters, that's basically what everyone agrees on. No hits from beasts, boiling...
Forum: Death Knights 12/16/09, 10:47 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
True but comparing threat, I don't see us bad...

True but comparing threat, I don't see us bad considering frontloading. Yes, if you stick to the usual rotation initial threat will suck, but if you don't apply diseases first thing and use ERW I've...
Forum: Death Knights 12/16/09, 10:05 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,637,914
Posted By pindle
It does after 6 seconds (4 GCD attacks, ERW, go...

It does after 6 seconds (4 GCD attacks, ERW, go again), it makes sure you get off a few more high-damage attacks before returning to inferior runedumping ones after your first runeset. I usually...
Forum: Death Knights 12/16/09, 5:35 AM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,227,736
Posted By pindle
Just put up DnD in the middle of the room, and if...

Just put up DnD in the middle of the room, and if for some reason you manage to lose aggro OR it's still on CD, just stand in the middle and grip one mob to you, wait for the rest to come and do a BS...
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