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Forum: Rogues 05/08/12, 12:58 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
I believe he's correct. I performed a dummy test...

I believe he's correct. I performed a dummy test on my 83 shaman on live and my melee miss/dodge percentages were exactly correct for a +3 level mob, with the majority of the rest of the hits being...
Forum: Rogues 05/08/12, 12:28 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
Resistance in this case means something...

Resistance in this case means something different. There's partial-to-full resistance which comes from having the resistance stat (aura, totem, racials, innate) and is countered by spell penetration...
Forum: Rogues 05/07/12, 10:09 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
We found it dramatically easier to have the final...

We found it dramatically easier to have the final onslaught soaked by our fire mage. Blink allows him to reach it through all the fire, the final set of drakes is down and they need to be burned to...
Forum: Rogues 05/07/12, 8:25 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
That's still up in the air. Back when it was...

That's still up in the air. Back when it was released, several people (myself included) felt that he likely meant "rogue poisons will also use melee crit chance." It hadn't been covered anywhere...
Forum: Rogues 05/07/12, 8:14 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
It works how you said. Within 1 second of...

It works how you said. Within 1 second of activating it, virtually all mechanics will be immuned. Any other duration and it just depends on the fight - on madness you can resist the blast on fourth...
Forum: Rogues 05/02/12, 3:18 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Talk about making preparation even more mandatory...

Talk about making preparation even more mandatory than it already is.

A 9 second (or nearly) stun isn't unprecedented, though. Revealing strike kidney currently performs the same function, and...
Forum: Rogues 04/25/12, 8:56 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Blizzard doesn't release set bonuses that are...

Blizzard doesn't release set bonuses that are dramatically (or even very noticeably) skewed towards one raid spec over the others unless it's to make up for a hole in the first place. We're not...
Forum: Rogues 04/22/12, 11:40 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Is there any reason it would behave differently...

Is there any reason it would behave differently than that? You can game which target blade flurry hits to a small degree, but it doesn't swap around unless another factor changes - meaning either...
Forum: Rogues 04/22/12, 5:15 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
To clarify: every single fan hit was cleaved with...

To clarify: every single fan hit was cleaved with blade flurry, but they were all consolidated onto that one target. So if you did 13k total aoe damage with a cast, and then another target would get...
Forum: Rogues 04/17/12, 1:30 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
Here's an excellent powerauras setup that I use. ...

Here's an excellent powerauras setup that I use. It's not too intrusive, it's offset from the center of the screen but not by too much, and it has everything you might need. Including a fabulous...
Forum: Rogues 04/11/12, 3:02 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,716
Posted By Sarvius
The value of hit increases noticeably upon...

The value of hit increases noticeably upon acquiring the legendaries. That should factor into your calculation of their relative worths, and the result will almost definitely be that the listed 2/3...
Forum: Rogues 04/08/12, 10:19 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Because defensive, situational abilities should...

Because defensive, situational abilities should never be tied to dps cooldowns. At best this coupling leads to unpleasant gameplay decisions, at worse it leads to dull design. When it becomes just...
Forum: Rogues 04/08/12, 6:43 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Everything you said I loosely agree with. So...

Everything you said I loosely agree with. So does the majority of the (vocal) community here. But it's not, apparently, how blizzard feels because they have consistently had vanish-based dps...
Forum: Rogues 04/08/12, 6:25 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
It's been my assumption that the best method is...

It's been my assumption that the best method is to use cp generators at the pull until your TotT buff falls off and you're loosely bottomed out on energy - which will usually leave you a bit into...
Forum: Rogues 04/06/12, 10:09 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
FoK also suffers heavily (in its current...

FoK also suffers heavily (in its current incarnation) from completely stalling your rotation, meaning snd/bandit's guile/rupture/recup will often be at risk of falling off during aoe situations. ...
Forum: Rogues 04/04/12, 4:17 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
They will almost certainly be changing its...

They will almost certainly be changing its functionality before launch. Otherwise it will simply grant you a single free attack in the entire fight and its value will be dramatically lowered - not...
Forum: Rogues 03/30/12, 5:41 PM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
That's fine. There are surely logs of rogues who...

That's fine. There are surely logs of rogues who don't use slice and dice at all, too. They're doing less damage than they could be. You should get slice and dice up immediately at the pull, and...
Forum: Rogues 03/30/12, 8:30 AM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
The smallest number you possibly can. 1, unless...

The smallest number you possibly can. 1, unless you get a glyph of ss proc.
Forum: Rogues 03/28/12, 4:54 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
The jaw won't have the fragment you need if you...

The jaw won't have the fragment you need if you aren't on the final step when you kill madness, so if your 60th cluster is from madness you'll need to wait an entire week. Grats on the forthcoming...
Forum: Rogues 03/23/12, 7:02 PM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
Spell hit cap is nearly as valuable as haste in...

Spell hit cap is nearly as valuable as haste in many high-end gearsets. Additionally, you can't always choose to dump 100% of your stats into the best one, so you'll usually have a large amount of...
Forum: Rogues 03/17/12, 4:17 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
All three versions blade of the unmaker and...

All three versions blade of the unmaker and electrowing dagger are included in shadowcraft, so I'm not sure exactly what you mean. If you're having difficulty finding a particular weapon, type its...
Forum: Rogues 03/16/12, 4:52 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
No one answered your question, so here it is. As...

No one answered your question, so here it is. As combat you never ever perform a damaging finisher under 5 cps. When you have 5 cps you check if rupture is about to fall of, and if not you...
Forum: Rogues 03/15/12, 4:19 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
Just a conflict of terms. You don't want to use...

Just a conflict of terms. You don't want to use TotT during high energy regen (spoon's point) but you do want to use it at mid-to-high energy (crevan's). Realistically that just means you shouldn't...
Forum: Rogues 03/15/12, 5:30 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,716
Posted By Sarvius
Ilvl works to compare items of the same slot, but...

Ilvl works to compare items of the same slot, but it applies differently when you're making cross-slot comparisons. If you could choose which to have a 410 of and which to have a 391 of between ring...
Forum: Rogues 03/14/12, 11:13 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Gotta say I disagree with that, Ros. Tools like...

Gotta say I disagree with that, Ros. Tools like feint, vanish, cloak, or combat readiness are powerful tools because they have no opportunity cost. So subtlety rogues are excellent on spine because...
Forum: Rogues 03/06/12, 12:32 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
Most of the rest of what you said I'm in line...

Most of the rest of what you said I'm in line with, but I heartily disagree with this idea. Meter padding means doing damage that doesn't actually help you complete the fight, so cleaving ghouls on...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/02/12, 9:36 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,870,103
Posted By Sarvius
Even on a single target, the mace is better for...

Even on a single target, the mace is better for humans. If you have access to 410 morningstar then you're presumably 6/8 and roughly the same gear level as I am. Morningstar is ~400 dps increase in...
Forum: Rogues 03/02/12, 7:43 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
I believe the quote was meant to be 'rogue...

I believe the quote was meant to be 'rogue poisons will also use the melee crit chance' since the section and line was about rogue poisons and enhancement shaman spells critting for 200%.

Barring...
Forum: Rogues 03/02/12, 3:07 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
Sure it does. Expertise now accounts for both...

Sure it does. Expertise now accounts for both dodge and spell hit for every point up to the 7.5 soft cap, which will dramatically increase its relative value. It should have comparable (actually,...
Forum: Rogues 02/28/12, 12:54 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,716
Posted By Sarvius
No, it's not. You will barely bottom out on...

No, it's not. You will barely bottom out on energy during the 6 seconds of MoS - and using recup first wouldn't cause you not to. Getting all of the possible buffs on your rupture is extremely...
Forum: Rogues 02/24/12, 2:37 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
I'll go ahead and eat my hat. I've never seen...

I'll go ahead and eat my hat. I've never seen that combat log event, and I'd assume it was created for roughly this reason. I tested, arbitrarily, on a non-boss target dummy. Seems rather...
Forum: Rogues 02/24/12, 1:42 AM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
It's a 363 dps loss for me with optimal...

It's a 363 dps loss for me with optimal reforges/gems in both setups. Are you selecting heroic belt of hidden keys? It's in the list despite the fact that it doesn't exist. Only thing I can...
Forum: Rogues 02/23/12, 9:50 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 301,692
Posted By Sarvius
What we're discussing is leaving one blood up...

What we're discussing is leaving one blood up from the first spawn and placing it next to the corruption/tentacle so that it can be passively cleaved while single-target dpsing. When its primary...
Forum: Rogues 02/23/12, 6:58 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 301,692
Posted By Sarvius
Spellweave procs constantly off of blade flurry. ...

Spellweave procs constantly off of blade flurry. There's a reason all of the world-first madness kills carried a blood from the first spawn all the way to the last platform: it is most certainly a...
Forum: Rogues 02/23/12, 2:25 AM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
Mastery also decreases in value when you're...

Mastery also decreases in value when you're working with daggers rather than a 2.6 because all of the MG procs you would have gotten from ss/rvs throughout the fight now do less damage. If all we...
Forum: Rogues 02/20/12, 11:37 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 390,987
Posted By Sarvius
You can't make a macro like that currently, so...

You can't make a macro like that currently, so there's not really a reason to think you'll be able to in mists. That macro will try to cast dispatch and will trigger the beginning of a gcd on your...
Forum: Rogues 02/19/12, 10:53 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
Mutilating at 5 cps.

Mutilating at 5 cps.
Forum: Rogues 02/16/12, 4:20 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,260
Posted By Sarvius
Yes. Troll is currently the highest racial dps...

Yes. Troll is currently the highest racial dps benefit.
Forum: Rogues 02/16/12, 4:15 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 301,692
Posted By Sarvius
If you get hit through evasion, it'll virtually...

If you get hit through evasion, it'll virtually always be a crit from which you will definitely die, even with reinforced leather. Still a low(ish) chance of being hit, but it's a gamble. Avoidance...
Forum: Rogues 02/14/12, 11:02 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,716
Posted By Sarvius
The DpE of hemo is really pretty similar to that...

The DpE of hemo is really pretty similar to that of backstab, so it shouldn't be a huge issue. Especially since crit rates should be upwards of 50%, so we're not talking about having to spam it for...
Forum: Rogues 02/14/12, 2:19 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
Like Jasos hinted at, the only thing that stalls...

Like Jasos hinted at, the only thing that stalls macros these days is when you have multiple lines of commands and more than one of them would trigger a gcd.

So pre-patch, you could not have had the...
Forum: Rogues 02/12/12, 8:40 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
There's no such thing as kick-immune. If casting...

There's no such thing as kick-immune. If casting kick had some potential effect like proccing a poison, it would always have that effect. Bosses can be immune to the other effects of kick...
Forum: Rogues 02/09/12, 10:15 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 301,692
Posted By Sarvius
Sub will be better for a single reason, and it's...

Sub will be better for a single reason, and it's hefty. With 2/3 enveloping (and probably less, it just gets riskier) you can simply feint and soak the waves. You'll take ~85-100k damage, which...
Forum: Rogues 02/07/12, 6:50 PM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
It doesn't benefit from lethality. It doesn't...

It doesn't benefit from lethality. It doesn't stack bandit's guile. It doesn't have a chance to proc an extra cp. It resets your swing timer. It's really not even close to overcoming its issues. ...
Forum: Rogues 02/03/12, 9:52 PM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
Pardon? I don't have averages displayed. It...

Pardon? I don't have averages displayed. It doesn't say up to, its damage range is 7654-11481. I was asking whether you had tried it yourself or if you were just repeating what you had read, which...
Forum: Rogues 02/03/12, 9:08 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 301,692
Posted By Sarvius
Yes, because spellweave is a straight % chance to...

Yes, because spellweave is a straight % chance to proc off of every hit and FoK on that many targets will produce more hits than BF+anything. Spellweave hits so hard that it doesn't really matter...
Forum: Rogues 02/03/12, 8:07 PM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
Where are you getting that information? I did a...

Where are you getting that information? I did a little bit of testing the other night and found that not a single proc ended up above the tooltip damage range (the testing was all in yellow and red...
Forum: Rogues 02/03/12, 6:42 AM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,440
Posted By Sarvius
If you're asking about using t2 daggers versus t2...

If you're asking about using t2 daggers versus t2 mainhand and heroic electrowing, it should be obvious. 250 extra agility trumps a small amount of offhand weapon dps. Not to mention more...
Forum: Rogues 02/02/12, 8:07 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,472
Posted By Sarvius
You're missing plenty, because they're not nearly...

You're missing plenty, because they're not nearly 7k dps worse. I did 1400 more dps with daggers on hultraxion this week than I did on it last week with no'kaled, which is not to say that the...
Forum: Rogues 02/02/12, 7:06 AM
Replies: 322
Views: 261,420
Posted By Sarvius
AR is cast every ~70-90 seconds with the...

AR is cast every ~70-90 seconds with the legendary under optimal conditions. So if you'll get more than half of the duration of AR, since you'll be cutting at least 40 seconds off the cooldown, it...
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