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Forum: Death Knights 04/21/09, 6:10 AM
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Posted By Gaffadin
Actually as as 17/52/2 (yeah I like Hungering...

Actually as as 17/52/2 (yeah I like Hungering Cold, sue me) just under 52% of my damage is physical (Obliterate + Blood Strike + White). Is ArP going to be as good for Frost as it is for Blood? No,...
Forum: Death Knights 04/08/09, 12:37 AM
Replies: 1,148
Views: 572,899
Posted By Gaffadin
For T7 which pieces are you guys wearing for the...

For T7 which pieces are you guys wearing for the 4pc bonus, or do you go for all 5?

I think I'm likely to give Frost a try come 3.1 and I know what's BiS for Blood but not for Frost. I've got a lot...
Forum: Death Knights 04/05/09, 12:07 AM
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Posted By Gaffadin
That would more sense, I wasn't fully...

That would more sense, I wasn't fully understanding it.

It certainly seems a very solid spec and rotation. As a Blood outcast myself I think Frost may well be the way to go come 3.1.

The best I'm...
Forum: Death Knights 04/04/09, 7:43 PM
Replies: 1,148
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Posted By Gaffadin
The talents you posted in your screenshot show...

The talents you posted in your screenshot show 2/2 Merciless Combat.

Also, double-check that your HBs are not hitting adjacent targets.

I was getting 3600 DPS in Darnassus last night using that HB...
Forum: Death Knights 04/02/09, 8:58 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
Pretty much. It does make direct comparisons...

Pretty much.

It does make direct comparisons between specs difficult though, outside of a raid environment.

Not everyone can grab 24 people and go slam something to get an accurate DPS measurement.
Forum: Death Knights 04/02/09, 5:53 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I disagree. They are useful for live / PTR...

I disagree. They are useful for live / PTR comparisons, as already stated, and can be an indication of something being very wrong (or very right). If tests showed Blood 1000 DPS behind Frost or...
Forum: Death Knights 04/01/09, 8:44 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Brainfarted on that, sorry. Should have said...

Brainfarted on that, sorry. Should have said Glyph of Death Strike over Glyph of Obliterate.



Over what time frame was this? HoW? (I assume no from what you posted).

My weapon was worse...
Forum: Death Knights 04/01/09, 7:27 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I've been doing a good amount of testing recently...

I've been doing a good amount of testing recently on the PTRs, with an extended session last night.

Spec'd 51/2/18 I was doing just under 2500 DPS to a boss dummy over 10 minutes, no buffs, DRW /...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/26/09, 10:46 PM
Replies: 30,104
Views: 1,888,163
Posted By Gaffadin
My post on the Test board was basically asking...

My post on the Test board was basically asking them to try and clarify what they intended to do with DRW, and that they were making it difficult for us to give them any valuable feedback because of...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 10:23 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I have a post up regarding trying to get some...

I have a post up regarding trying to get some blue response with regards to DRW:

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> [Bug?] DK - DRW, please throw us a bone...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 10:03 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
An important caveat: once again the tooltip does...

An important caveat: once again the tooltip does not match the skill.

Tooltip: http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2235/newdrw.jpg

If the tooltip was accurate and the old way DRW was being...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 7:05 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I posted last page that the glyph states 5 but...

I posted last page that the glyph states 5 but gives 10.

That was the last PTR patch though and not today's. The patch still isn't available for download nor are the servers up so we cannot check...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 6:50 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
51/0/20 is most likely going to be the spec of...

51/0/20 is most likely going to be the spec of choice (other things being equal and assuming no other major changes) over 51/2/18 for optimal Blood DPS.

I'm sure 51/2/18 will be viable though,...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 5:58 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
When the PTR actually comes up I will jump on and...

When the PTR actually comes up I will jump on and see exactly what has changed with regards to DRW (if anything).

Hopefully they have at least reconciled the tooltip with the ability now, and the...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 4:53 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
God only knows how you are going to fit it into...

God only knows how you are going to fit it into 18 points of Unholy though.

Right now Blood seems to require at least 1/2 in Epidemic to be able to maintain its rotation

Drop a point from Morbidity...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 5:21 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I sincerely doubt that Blizzard would encourage...

I sincerely doubt that Blizzard would encourage the idea of Blood DKs skipping DRW and making 50/0/21 attractive the way it used to be when Gargoyle was good.

All this confusion over the tooltips of...
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/09, 5:38 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Well let's not forget that the single and only...

Well let's not forget that the single and only source of any change to DRW today has been the post on MMO-C. They posted the changed tooltip, which does not reflect the actual in-game tooltip as I...
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/09, 5:29 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
This is exactly what I did, DRW lasted for 38...

This is exactly what I did, DRW lasted for 38 seconds, precisely until the buff wore off.

And yes, my main point is that the MMO-C tooltip is wrong. Check my post above for a screenshot of the...
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/09, 3:45 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
As I posted above there are no massive nerfs to...

As I posted above there are no massive nerfs to DRW, MMO-C was wrong.

The only doubt is over the glyph, which says 5 seconds but still provides 10.
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/09, 12:57 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
Well I just got off the PTR myself and found some...

Well I just got off the PTR myself and found some interesting information.

First off, the initial cost of DRW (40 RP) no longer counts against the duration, so in other words 130 RP will give you 13...
Forum: Death Knights 03/23/09, 11:02 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Very unhappy with these changes to DRW. I could...

Very unhappy with these changes to DRW.

I could accept it doing less burst damage but lasting longer with a shorter cooldown, but right now they are gutting the talent in a similar way to how they...
Forum: Death Knights 03/19/09, 1:40 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Well that certainly is a good thing, and I'm glad...

Well that certainly is a good thing, and I'm glad they have made that change.

As for the Glyph of Blood Strike, I have no clue why they can't just make it the same as Glyph of Obliterate and let it...
Forum: Death Knights 03/17/09, 7:05 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Can we get some Sigil theorycrafting going...

Can we get some Sigil theorycrafting going on?

Unless they change the Sigil of Awareness to also include something Blood is going to actually use in a 3.1 rotation then this will become worthless to...
Forum: Death Knights 03/13/09, 5:13 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Glyph of Disease is listed as a minor glyph on...

Glyph of Disease is listed as a minor glyph on MMO-C.

[Edit]

Since I'm a scribe (and I really should have thought of this before) I just went to the trainer and learned it.

It is definitely listed...
Forum: Death Knights 03/13/09, 6:47 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I can confirm that right now on the PTR the Glyph...

I can confirm that right now on the PTR the Glyph of Blood Strike does work with Heart Strike still.

I did 20 strikes on a boss dummy with just Heart Strike and 20 strikes on a boss dummy using...
Forum: Death Knights 03/13/09, 5:29 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I was planning on dropping BCB. It is...

I was planning on dropping BCB. It is consistently one of my lowest damaging abilities when I go back and read the meters. This right now is mostly due to being diseaseless Blood, but even when I...
Forum: Death Knights 03/13/09, 4:25 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I've got to say I'm fine with that, and it was...

I've got to say I'm fine with that, and it was increasingly obvious with all these changes that that was the direction they were intending to move in.

I also didn't particularly want to drop points...
Forum: Death Knights 03/12/09, 11:14 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
With them adding in a specialised Glyph of Heart...

With them adding in a specialised Glyph of Heart Strike I am wondering whether or not the Glyph of Blood Strike will continue to work for Heart Strike.

That will be something that needs to be tested.
Forum: Death Knights 03/12/09, 10:42 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Yeah I totally brainfarted that. The cap isn't...

Yeah I totally brainfarted that. The cap isn't 50 RP like I said.



38 seconds with the Glyph, 28 seconds without, isn't it?

Assuming 130 RP, 130 - 40 = 90 / 5 = 18 + 10 = 28 baseline, 38 Glyphed....
Forum: Death Knights 03/12/09, 7:37 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
These changes only seem to confirm to me that...

These changes only seem to confirm to me that they are moving in the direction of Blood using Death Strike over Obliterate, contrary to what Ghostcrawler posted a week or so ago.

Obliterate is...
Forum: Death Knights 03/10/09, 5:41 PM
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Posted By Gaffadin
Rawr shows Grim Toll as an upgrade to me over the...

Rawr shows Grim Toll as an upgrade to me over the Mirror of Truth mostly because it will put me past the hit cap again.

I'll be using it with Greatness and dropping the Mirror whenever a Grim Toll...
Forum: Death Knights 03/10/09, 1:01 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I logged out in my PvP gear (I keep my gear tied...

I logged out in my PvP gear (I keep my gear tied to a Presence and when I'm running around IF I use Unholy Presence which automatically equips my PvP gear), I'll try to remember to log out in PvE...
Forum: Death Knights 03/09/09, 3:53 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Yes, OB -> OB -> HS -> HS using Sudden Doom procs...

Yes, OB -> OB -> HS -> HS using Sudden Doom procs immediately and DCs during "empty" periods in the rotation (when I'm waiting for runes to refresh).

Latest WWS is here...
Forum: Death Knights 03/09/09, 1:43 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
I personally prefer my diseaseless Blood build,...

I personally prefer my diseaseless Blood build, which picks up Mark of Blood, Rune Tap and Vampiric Blood.

The World of Warcraft Armory...
Forum: Death Knights 03/06/09, 6:32 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Glyph of Death Coil -- Increases the damage done...

Glyph of Death Coil -- Increases the damage done by Death Coil by 15%. (Old - Reduces the cost of Death Coil by 8 runic power.)

Seems to me that glyph is now damn good, and another one we have to...
Forum: Death Knights 03/05/09, 3:11 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
You may well be correct. All I know is that DRW...

You may well be correct.

All I know is that DRW now does an obscene amount of damage during its (very brief) lifetime. Almost doubling that lifespan is setting itself up to be a substantial damage...
Forum: Death Knights 03/03/09, 7:47 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
With regards to Glyph of DRW vs. Glyph of the...

With regards to Glyph of DRW vs. Glyph of the Ghoul, given that often my DRW will do almost 100k damage during its lifetime now and that as long as I pop it at 100 RP it is guaranteed to live that...
Forum: Death Knights 03/03/09, 1:02 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
There is no reason to believe it wouldn't, afaik...

There is no reason to believe it wouldn't, afaik nothing has changed with the Glyph of Blood Strike.

I agree that (as things stand) Blood's likely glyphs will be Blood Strike, Death Strike and DRW.
Forum: Death Knights 02/27/09, 7:54 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
From MMO-Champion - World of Warcraft Guides and...

From MMO-Champion - World of Warcraft Guides and Raid Strategies (http://www.mmo-champion.com) :

"New talent: Improved Death Strike. Increases Death Strike damage by 10/20." but this is listed under...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 5:28 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Got to say I'm a little underwhelmed so far. MoM...

Got to say I'm a little underwhelmed so far. MoM nerf is bad. Diseaseless is dead as soon as the patch hits but we all knew that was coming so it isn't really unexpected.

Imp. Blood Aura is...
Forum: Death Knights 02/17/09, 6:56 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Unholy DKs are currently benefiting from...

Unholy DKs are currently benefiting from double-dipping with regards to both spell and physical buffs. They are gaining from abilities which increase their AP and melee crit as well as those...
Forum: Death Knights 02/17/09, 2:29 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Blizzard are at fault for diseaseless becoming...

Blizzard are at fault for diseaseless becoming FotM because right now that is the Blood spec that seems the most competitive for DPS. As 2H Blood since the release of WotLK my DPS has always been...
Forum: Death Knights 02/13/09, 6:53 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
Isn't that the very definition of wasted? Don't...

Isn't that the very definition of wasted? Don't get me wrong I want Blood Aura to be good, I just don't think it is worth the investment with the talent as it stands. Now, if they changed it to be...
Forum: Death Knights 02/13/09, 6:00 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
I tried out diseaseless Blood for the first time...

I tried out diseaseless Blood for the first time in Naxx25 last night.

Managed 6k on Gluth (without a Ghoul):

Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/awkv3r464j1uo?s=517990-534970)

and 5.5k on...
Forum: Death Knights 02/11/09, 6:37 AM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
For optimal diseaseless then yes, Blood Worms is...

For optimal diseaseless then yes, Blood Worms is worth taking for the small amount of DPS that it adds.

There is really nothing better you can take in Blood to hit 51 points that will do more...
Forum: Death Knights 02/05/09, 6:02 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
Very impressive, and the best I have seen to...

Very impressive, and the best I have seen to date.

I tried to replicate your rotation on a boss dummy. In my normal IT -> PS -> HS -> HS -> OB -> DUMP -> "IT -> PS -> HS -> HS -> HS -> HS -> OB ->...
Forum: Death Knights 01/27/09, 9:17 PM
Replies: 2,187
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Posted By Gaffadin
You can be right on the far edge of one of the...

You can be right on the far edge of one of the strings of three dummies and Heart Strike will still hit the adjacent target next to it (I tested it to make sure).

You must always, always test on a...
Forum: Death Knights 01/27/09, 5:55 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
Unless you are using a Boss target dummy your...

Unless you are using a Boss target dummy your Heart Strikes will hit an additional dummy and artificially inflate your DPS results.
Forum: Death Knights 01/22/09, 5:47 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
Your gear is better than mine but not enormously;...

Your gear is better than mine but not enormously; you have about 25AP and ~3.5% crit on me, that's about it.

Also, the Sigil of the Dark Rider is better than the Sigil of Awareness for the OBx2 ->...
Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 9:52 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,430
Posted By Gaffadin
Using the no disease rotation (OBx2 -> HSx8 while...

Using the no disease rotation (OBx2 -> HSx8 while weaving in DCs on SD procs and "empty" periods in the chain) my DPS is much more than it has been usually (51/0/20).

Topping out at 2600-2700DPS on...
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