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Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/07, 3:37 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 14,939
Posted By syr
Slight derail - I realise it's a different...

Slight derail - I realise it's a different scenario but I was in Netherstorm herbing the other day and the debuff from a Netherbloom triggered my ES, not sure if that debuff uses any sorts of special...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/23/07, 10:03 AM
Replies: 1,484
Views: 135,553
Posted By syr
I couldn't see the point of giving SR or MT to...

I couldn't see the point of giving SR or MT to all shaman anyway, spec's allow for versatility and diversity while offering direction to those who choose it.

One thing I can't entirely understand is...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/07, 9:36 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 14,939
Posted By syr
If you look at the number he posted (130k) within...

If you look at the number he posted (130k) within a total of 3.6 million (effective) it's a tiny amount, I use ES a lot more than that. I believe you can also see the amounts in the healing...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/07, 4:59 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 14,939
Posted By syr
I'd agree with Kink. Why not just bring both,...

I'd agree with Kink. Why not just bring both, it's not as though you have to choose one or the other. Totem's offer a very different utility to Blessing's through entirely different means. The...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/05/07, 12:17 AM
Replies: 1,484
Views: 135,553
Posted By syr
I'm pretty certain the scaling has been in game...

I'm pretty certain the scaling has been in game for a *long* time, you just don't look at it as much at the lower stages, then past level 10 it's not so obvious atleast it seemed to be the case when...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/03/07, 10:56 AM
Replies: 1,484
Views: 135,553
Posted By syr
I found that when I entered outlands at 58 I felt...

I found that when I entered outlands at 58 I felt considerably "weaker" than I had previously in Azeroth and in that sense I struggled abit on mob's but the questing XP + mob xp was so much higher it...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/25/07, 2:06 AM
Replies: 1,484
Views: 135,553
Posted By syr
24.6% was the previously accepted miss rate value...

24.6% was the previously accepted miss rate value against raid bosses. I haven't seen or heard anything to go against that as the DW penalty (bearing in mind DW white damage is still a substantial...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/22/07, 11:29 PM
Replies: 1,484
Views: 135,553
Posted By syr
Yeah my dual flurry axe's seemed to be doing the...

Yeah my dual flurry axe's seemed to be doing the same thing and a guildy informed me the same was happening for him, flurry axe's are a 1.5 speed so pretty good for seeing the behaviour, though...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/22/07, 11:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,442
Posted By syr
While I can't offer fact's, merely experience of...

While I can't offer fact's, merely experience of levelling my shaman, I would say choosing the most recently ranked spell is generally idea till you get windfury. Though on the note of windfury I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/15/07, 12:47 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
Wodah's +...

Wodah's + Natrozim,

http://forums.elitistjerks.com/viewtopic.php?id=7331&p=57
http://forums.elitistjerks.com/viewtopic.php?id=7331&p=58

That's the sort of page range for the +skill DPS. I also said...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/15/07, 7:28 AM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
Sorry to nit-pick, but have you actually done...

Sorry to nit-pick, but have you actually done Patchwerk (arguably the best sustained DPS Boss level test) since the +skill change? we aren't actually aren't outdps'ing most other competent DPS...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/15/07, 4:33 AM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
:D Guess there really is nothing those of us on...

:D

Guess there really is nothing those of us on PvE server's can do then ;)


They'll still have instant's like earthshock too, aswell as higher AC value's for taking hit's from trash cleaves and...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/14/07, 8:07 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 68,782
Posted By syr
Tea is 60 @ 60, yes. I'm very glad I never got...

Tea is 60 @ 60, yes.


I'm very glad I never got around to stocking up...[/quote]
Even at 60-40 energy that's still useful if used well. Though maybe I'm just saying that because I still have about...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/14/07, 12:08 AM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
Having read quite abit of your maths you've...

Having read quite abit of your maths you've posted in the past it's no doubt going to be a matter of time before you get the same thing on your new character after posting some useful theorycraft...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/13/07, 11:20 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
We kind of were the DPS pinnacle in Naxxramas in...

We kind of were the DPS pinnacle in Naxxramas in a lot of situations it certainly wasn't any kind of issue til more recently, but for me, and I'm sure for other's aswell simply topping a meter while...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/13/07, 10:30 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
I think you're misunderstanding my use of the...

I think you're misunderstanding my use of the term 'status', I don't neccessarily mean your standing within your guild I was referencing a position within your server and unless you're running around...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/13/07, 4:55 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
It's a fairly "extreme" thing to be doing in WoW...

It's a fairly "extreme" thing to be doing in WoW aswell since rerolling means you lose all of the "status" you may have accumulated on a particular character aswell as a massive amount of time...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/12/07, 12:25 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,023
Posted By syr
I still think its going to boil down to class...

I still think its going to boil down to class makeup at the highest level of play. You can't use protection pots against a full caster group and you can't use limited invuln pots against a melee...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/11/07, 11:40 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
I think a lot of people are not really...

I think a lot of people are not really appreciating the full strength of Shadowstep, 20 yard's is huge when it comes to melee'ing people and so long as you put some degree of thought into if/where...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/09/07, 6:15 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
I guess I never fully understood why they put...

I guess I never fully understood why they put such heavy restrictions on sap, especially when you look at the other dps classes cc abilities (frost trap, sheep, banish, etc.)

The primary abuse I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/09/07, 11:04 AM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
I know it might have been a while, but Sap...

I know it might have been a while, but Sap already has a significant energy cost (60 energy); that fact alone would prevent an incombat out of stealth sap from being particularly overpowered.

Hell,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/08/07, 10:50 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
It wouldn't solve the issue of CC within a 5 man...

It wouldn't solve the issue of CC within a 5 man heroic though would it? there would probably still be a substantial cut off point for expose armour being worthwhile based on your amount of melee...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/07/07, 10:46 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 19,394
Posted By syr
I can't see how they'd get a rough 1:1 split of a...

I can't see how they'd get a rough 1:1 split of a single faction let alone a 1:1 horde/alliance. On servers where the alliance / horde ratio is significantly imbalanced (according to warcraftrealms...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/07/07, 7:11 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
Doh. Spineshatter for the lose. Yes, it grants...

Doh. Spineshatter for the lose. Yes, it grants some defense, which was boosting my parry, and I'm now swords. Oops.

That said, it still doesn't change my visible +hit rating. I haven't done any real...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/05/07, 10:54 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
I don't have any screenshot's and I hope you'll...

I don't have any screenshot's and I hope you'll not crucify me for a lack of evidence but when damage meters were basically first released and hunter's were still hammering away with the aimed shot...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/05/07, 10:23 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
After the EU retail release (before the entirely...

After the EU retail release (before the entirely widespread use of damage meters and the likes) rogue's were actually worthless in instance's for the damage they actually put out, especially when...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/04/07, 5:18 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
Even at the risk of sounding like a whining child...

Even at the risk of sounding like a whining child I think atleast some people will agree your sentiments are "slightly" out. Having a pet run at you out of stealth when you're not even capable of...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/30/06, 12:19 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 203,670
Posted By syr
In my very first WoW guild myself and several...

In my very first WoW guild myself and several other friends from CS basically decided to create a guild together on the same server and essentially we were having some difficulty deciding on a name,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/18/06, 1:53 PM
Replies: 2,735
Views: 612,996
Posted By syr
I think it depends on the situation you're using...

I think it depends on the situation you're using it for, assuming a raid situation the you're technically better off with the harbinger of doom but if you're pvping then you may want the higher...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/06, 9:55 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 25,036
Posted By syr
Ok, let's view it like this. Historically,...

Ok, let's view it like this.

Historically, stalemate's do occur and generally lead to something along the lines of a long term siege or a cease fire. However sieges can't really happen in AV since...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/06, 9:34 PM
Replies: 247
Views: 25,036
Posted By syr
My view's of Alterac Valley are perhaps slightly...

My view's of Alterac Valley are perhaps slightly different to your own and are in fairness based pretty much entirely on observation. Nothing I could heavily back up with quotations from Blizzard...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/11/06, 12:35 PM
Replies: 381
Views: 76,594
Posted By syr
Do TBC Mobs Have Resilience?...

Do TBC Mobs Have Resilience? (http://forums.elitistjerks.com/viewtopic.php?id=9163)[/quote]
Hmm I must be missing it somewhere in that thread but it does not actually say how much resilience a player...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/11/06, 12:06 PM
Replies: 381
Views: 76,594
Posted By syr
I got around 584 dps on Patchwerk on our last...

I got around 584 dps on Patchwerk on our last kill. Using a 11/40 build, with aid of pf's spreadsheet I should be capable of maintaining 779.30, now I don't know how accurate his sheet is for the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 10:14 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
Like I said most of the talents are really just...

Like I said most of the talents are really just fillers so the position of them is fairly irrelevant to the overall keypoints of the build, any number of changes could still be made to nigh on...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/03/06, 10:06 PM
Replies: 3,257
Views: 313,258
Posted By syr
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent-bc=whg0oZMeqb0Vzxbh...

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent-bc=whg0oZMeqb0Vzxbhox

Thats the sort of 11/40 build I'm likely to go for, dps wise it's better than a 10/41 alternative since SA just doesn't work out aswell...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/16/06, 10:03 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,919
Posted By syr
Thats because most rogues can't get +17hit. The...

Thats because most rogues can't get +17hit. The cap's considered to be 24.6% on a level 63 mob but if I remember correctly you'd be very hard pushed to stack enough +hit to reach that cap,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/16/06, 9:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,689
Posted By syr
It already is (especially when paired up with...

It already is (especially when paired up with Blade flurry+SnD) due to multiplicative haste effects.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/01/06, 9:33 AM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,919
Posted By syr
For Swords or Daggers? Swords clearly get the...

For Swords or Daggers? Swords clearly get the larger % effect from the 60% crit, meaning if the two Rogues were matched in DPS prior to Loatheb, the Sword Rogue would pull ahead on...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/31/06, 10:19 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,919
Posted By syr
No it just means sword rogue's are critting all...

No it just means sword rogue's are critting all their specials instead.

Edit: To elaborate, Dagger rogues are have the extra 30% crit on backstabs due to talents meaning the gains made from the crit...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/31/06, 8:09 PM
Replies: 1,946
Views: 498,919
Posted By syr
Having participated in that Patchwork fight one...

Having participated in that Patchwork fight one thing I can say about it is really to take any form of accurate contribution it's more ideal to take several screenshot's through the fight, *about to...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/06, 9:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,573
Posted By syr
I think it was suggested you needed 1000AP+ with...

I think it was suggested you needed 1000AP+ with an ancient qiraji ripper before your Hemo would do more than an SS, but then thats still before accounting your white DPS increase through combat...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/06, 7:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,679
Posted By syr
The diminishing returns on +hit apply through...

The diminishing returns on +hit apply through specials. It takes around 8% hit to never miss a special against a 63 mob and the cap for non specials is 24.6%. If you're stacking hit to ensure your...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/17/06, 12:14 PM
Replies: 2,003
Views: 326,846
Posted By syr
Yeah nurfed frames are alot less clean looking,...

Yeah nurfed frames are alot less clean looking, discord is far more open to editing and improving. However the discord set-up is a little more complex and time consuming, it's what put me off them...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/17/06, 10:03 AM
Replies: 2,003
Views: 326,846
Posted By syr
I've re-vised my UI fairly recently and my rogues...

I've re-vised my UI fairly recently and my rogues current ui looks like this,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/sean7x7/UIv2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/sean7x7/UIv1.jpg

The...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/06, 9:27 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,237
Posted By syr
I'm personally hoping that the 60-70 grind,...

I'm personally hoping that the 60-70 grind, however it may be based is atleast a reasonable amount more difficult than around 30-60. I got to 60 on my rogue with 20 days played time in under a...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/09/06, 9:22 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,984
Posted By syr
Assuming kiss of the spider works on a 2 minute...

Assuming kiss of the spider works on a 2 minute cooldown, which in itself may be wrong, would'nt the math be like (for active event),
(WhiteDPScontribution*0.2)*20/120

Not sure how you could factor...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/08/06, 10:35 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 6,131
Posted By syr
On my priest I favour the +healing and +mana/5...

On my priest I favour the +healing and +mana/5 route. I can use say, heal rank 2 (which I can't remember the mana cost of with talents off the top of my head - think its 165) and spam it through for...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/08/06, 10:13 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,849
Posted By syr
I'm in Drauk's guild and since it's such a...

I'm in Drauk's guild and since it's such a loveable rogue fight mightaswell add some comments. Even with salvation I was finding the whole attacking between sweeps waaaaay to sensitive, a few swings...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/06, 8:30 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 27,923
Posted By syr
They're not correct. For a start he said...

They're not correct. For a start he said "roughly", secondly thats for a rogue.

A warriors gear and % of white DPS is significantly different, Kalman's calculations for the comparisons are based...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/05/06, 8:19 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,165
Posted By syr
It would only apply to the OH since the Claw, is...

It would only apply to the OH since the Claw, is well, a claw, thus would'nt gain from the +swordskill. Have'nt tested it but it makes sense, since having muggers belt would have no impact for a...
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