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Forum: Rogues 03/02/09, 11:00 AM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,992,153
Posted By VeeV's
Training dummys doesnt mean anything, stop...

Training dummys doesnt mean anything, stop killing yourself over them.

2K DPS vs 2,4KDPS can be your bad luck with crits and his good luck with crits depending on the time spent DPS-ing. If you...
Forum: Rogues 02/05/09, 6:38 AM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 791,921
Posted By VeeV's
Sword spec is a chance on hit effect, since the...

Sword spec is a chance on hit effect, since the focus shifted from white damage and +hit stacking it suffers greatly compared to static bonuses like +5% crit. TL:DR: Unless they rework its mechanics...
Forum: Rogues 11/25/08, 11:10 AM
Replies: 1,647
Views: 5,169,251
Posted By VeeV's
Why do we take KS with the 15/51/5 spec again?...

Why do we take KS with the 15/51/5 spec again?

Im pretty sure that 16/50/5 would be a better spec for bossfights regardless if you put the point into Vile Poisons (preferred) or into Imp...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 11:01 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,973
Posted By VeeV's
Achievements are not content, they are a clever...

Achievements are not content, they are a clever way to keep people doing old stuff. You cant cut a raidinstance just because you add X amount of achievements to old places. It gets old and the amount...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 10:17 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,973
Posted By VeeV's
Its not only about naxx, its about the concept of...

Its not only about naxx, its about the concept of lowering the bar on difficulty.

If they keep this formula people will run out of content. What will happen that instead of 10% of the guilds...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 6:20 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,973
Posted By VeeV's
I think Blizz is missing a really important point...

I think Blizz is missing a really important point here! (so far)

Difficulty is a way to prolong the life of the expac. If they are truly balance around the fact that everyone has S2 gear at last,...
Forum: Rogues 10/13/08, 4:29 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Have you changed the gemming? Mutilate has...

Have you changed the gemming? Mutilate has different statweights than combat.
Forum: Rogues 10/01/08, 4:58 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Did anyone tought about how the hitrating+combat...

Did anyone tought about how the hitrating+combat potency+SSpec relation will end up at lvl 80? With the weakened status of CP and the new stat weights SSpec could suffer as a consequence. (and it...
Forum: Rogues 09/29/08, 12:11 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Ill get a wws of some progress attempts where dps...

Ill get a wws of some progress attempts where dps matters, we can both agree that the regular BT farmrun is hardly relevant.

They have a few weeks to push out 3.0 to live and finish the expansion....
Forum: Rogues 09/29/08, 11:55 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Good question! Do you really call a 2rogue kick...

Good question! Do you really call a 2rogue kick rotation cost efficient? I dont! Loosing 500-600dps or more per rogue because you have to kick is not cost efficient. Its a novel idea that worked for...
Forum: Rogues 09/29/08, 10:15 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
You pretty much hit the nail on the head with the...

You pretty much hit the nail on the head with the PvP part.

The reasons why we were made to be a buff sponge, is pvp and more precisely arena. The only way to contain rogues is to make them buff...
Forum: Rogues 09/23/08, 4:58 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
While you do make a point and your argument is...

While you do make a point and your argument is reasonable, there is a problem that will pop up.

People minmax on rogues more than any other class, that is what blizzard fails to understand. We are...
Forum: Rogues 09/17/08, 10:00 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
We can agree that this will not go live, hell...

We can agree that this will not go live, hell there are blue posts saying it wont't.

They even say (snatched from a blue post):
"5K for rogues is a little silly. Don't expect to get buffed to that...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/15/08, 10:21 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 255,503
Posted By VeeV's
The tanks bumped up damage will help somewhat...

The tanks bumped up damage will help somewhat along with the incoming changes with SW Radiance. For older content it will be interesting especially considering the NYI talents/glyphs whatever.

On...
Forum: Rogues 09/11/08, 9:11 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
I sincerely hope that they will change their...

I sincerely hope that they will change their mind, if they do the above it will overvalue 10man and undervalue 25 man Tier set pieces.

Interchangeable setbonuses on T7 10 man and T7 25 man gear...
Forum: Rogues 09/11/08, 6:47 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
The people shortage can be attributed to player...

The people shortage can be attributed to player burn out, lack of new content for months and months. (then M'uru) If there is nothing left to explore and kill, only the content you can do half afk...
Forum: Rogues 09/09/08, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well it really depends on the intention of...

Well it really depends on the intention of keeping the DW penalty in its current state. Looking at the Naxx set there are a few possible scenarios. One of em being the Naxx Set carrying towards the...
Forum: Rogues 09/08/08, 8:13 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
While youre right, they stated 30 raid viable...

While youre right, they stated 30 raid viable specs that will include 3 rogue specs, with completely different stat weights.

In BC they had a very clear cut case of what is THE raid viable spec, yet...
Forum: Rogues 09/08/08, 5:17 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well this is what happens when a set of gear is...

Well this is what happens when a set of gear is shared between 3-4 classes, with completely and absolutely different mechanics. (horrid idea imo)

They cant carry for one stat wich has a different...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/02/08, 7:05 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 15,620
Posted By VeeV's
Well the current system is not working I think we...

Well the current system is not working I think we can agree on that.

Its a patchwerk (pun intended) of nerfs/buffs, in a endless cycle and complexity. At some point it will reach a state where the...
Forum: Rogues 08/27/08, 7:16 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Youre right to a certain degree, however we...

Youre right to a certain degree, however we shouldnt forget that there is no tank n spank in arenas. (such as Brutallus) So comparing thoose numbers to arena is quite unfortunate. Arenas are all...
Forum: Rogues 08/27/08, 6:23 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Why stop there? They could simply go and for...

Why stop there? They could simply go and for example say Hemo does 100% of its damage on PVE targets, but only 75% (or any number) on PvP tragets compared to the PvE damage. It would make balancing a...
Forum: Rogues 08/27/08, 4:48 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
The "Best Single Target DPS" concept and the...

The "Best Single Target DPS" concept and the original class description has gone to hell, at the moment they came out with the Arenas.

The problem of how to change a game that was developed towards...
Forum: Rogues 08/26/08, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Exactly.. There is no way they gonna add another...

Exactly..

There is no way they gonna add another battleshout or ferocious inspiration, renamed and slapped between the rogue talents labeled as "utility". They just got rid of them or made them...
Forum: Rogues 08/26/08, 7:19 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Its a statement and we have zero idea or data...

Its a statement and we have zero idea or data what is behind it, with the exception that we havent been touched yet.

I seriously doubt that they will just can the exisitng stuff and completely...
Forum: Rogues 08/26/08, 7:04 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Blue Quote And if I didn't say it clearly...

Blue Quote

And if I didn't say it clearly enough, rogues and any other class that feels they don't currently bring enough synergy to the raid will get be getting new or modified abilities to fill...
Forum: Rogues 08/06/08, 5:39 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Recent Blue Post Well here it is straight...

Recent Blue Post




Well here it is straight from the Boys in Blue, so we actually got a confirmation from official source about what is going on. Hopefully it will put doomsday scenario's to rest...
Forum: Rogues 08/05/08, 12:39 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Hybrid classes got their first (!) round of...

Hybrid classes got their first (!) round of polish and so did some of the pure DPS ones.

Rogues as of yet had their rough Talent/Ability table implemented, with no regard to class balance at this...
Forum: Rogues 08/05/08, 4:55 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well at this point in the beta we can suggest...

Well at this point in the beta we can suggest basically anything as we havent been polished yet.

The cornerstone status of Relentless Strikes in PvE wont be solved by moving it between tiers...
Forum: Rogues 08/01/08, 5:56 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well what Im really saying is, that if they want...

Well what Im really saying is, that if they want to rework dual wield this is the opportunity to do so.

The mechanic is tailored to vanilla wow and we all know how bad it got in BC until they...
Forum: Rogues 08/01/08, 4:41 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well one solution could be the bumping of...

Well one solution could be the bumping of Precision from 5% to 10% to sweeten the situation.

Even tough they changed itemization budgets so there is more room for much more statpoints, this could...
Forum: Rogues 07/01/08, 10:07 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
That talent tree calc is not up to date Im...

That talent tree calc is not up to date Im afraid. (afaik they changed the Shadow Dance to "can use abilities only usable in stealth")

On the other hand since WotLK is in alpha, and its a long way...
Forum: Rogues 06/23/08, 5:07 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well based on the preliminary info they have...

Well based on the preliminary info they have given out, we can assume a few rather important things about gear in general.

Since they clearly stated that Stamina wont have the same boost it had in...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/08, 6:06 AM
Replies: 386
Views: 122,044
Posted By VeeV's
It worts a try tho I'm fairly certain that...

It worts a try tho I'm fairly certain that Blizzard has thought of this. ( a leash maybe at some distance) The relative benefit of a bigger space would be negated by the healers range and the bosses...
Forum: Rogues 06/17/08, 9:47 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Well my point was that if you happen to be lucky...

Well my point was that if you happen to be lucky and proc TtT, Cold Blood will crit it as it will count as an offensive ability as you do damage. (and no it will never be viable I agree)
Forum: Rogues 06/17/08, 9:14 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,722
Posted By VeeV's
Innnteresstiiing... We are getting gimmick...

Innnteresstiiing...


We are getting gimmick talents.. Its almost like they are giving us specific stuff, to capitalize on in future boss encounters to increase rogue raid validity.. That would be...
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