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Forum: Mages 01/11/10, 3:33 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,414
Posted By CrazyGamer
Nice theorycrafting, but I believe that you are...

Nice theorycrafting, but I believe that you are overstating the impact of "wasting" haste due to the soft cap:

Even when I'm geared at 900 haste, I seriously doubt that staggering your cooldowns is...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/22/09, 6:23 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 128,329
Posted By CrazyGamer
Warlocks are clearly having issues at the moment,...

Warlocks are clearly having issues at the moment, and should get some tuning. That said, it has IMO always been one of the most complex classes in the game, and should remain such, even if it means...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 12:23 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,598
Posted By CrazyGamer
We were among the guilds to handle Sapphiron...

We were among the guilds to handle Sapphiron quickly by running 1-2 learning raids and then just buff so immensely as to compensate for lacking experience.
While going for our second Sapph kill,...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/06/07, 10:07 PM
Replies: 2,359
Views: 540,454
Posted By CrazyGamer
I'm curious if, or when, this mod might, in its...

I'm curious if, or when, this mod might, in its current version, be desirable over KTM, and which remaining flaws we should be keeping an eye out for. Is there some main page being updated with the...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/26/07, 7:45 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 24,839
Posted By CrazyGamer
Server crashes created a bit of confusion back...

Server crashes created a bit of confusion back then, but I'm reasonably certain that my co-leader wasn't the first, but rang the gong a few minutes after the opening event was started and he got the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/07, 7:06 AM
Replies: 247
Views: 31,714
Posted By CrazyGamer
It's a step in the right direction of course but...

It's a step in the right direction of course but I'll be very disappointed and would probably quit the raidgame a few months down the line if this is the only change they make to the consumable...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/21/07, 9:30 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 48,137
Posted By CrazyGamer
Indeed, that is the fundamental problem but is it...

Indeed, that is the fundamental problem but is it so hard to replace high DPS with something equally desirable or restrict it to a PvP scenario? I already made the proposal of adding a resilience...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/21/07, 7:01 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 48,137
Posted By CrazyGamer
Any comments on my suggestion...

Any comments on my suggestion (http://elitistjerks.com/showpost.php?p=289821&postcount=116) to deal with this imbalance by making the weapons more PvP focused and possibly inventing new stats to...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/21/07, 12:20 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 48,137
Posted By CrazyGamer
I agree with Gurgthock's assessment of the...

I agree with Gurgthock's assessment of the consequences but I think you are looking at the problem the wrong way:

I *want* the bad/lazy players to get good gear - good *PvP* gear. I long since got...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/07, 10:49 PM
Replies: 328
Views: 48,137
Posted By CrazyGamer
I'm not familiar with the real life ELO system,...

I'm not familiar with the real life ELO system, short of the basic concept, and I find that the observations from those who discuss it don't match my expectations of the system, so I'm curious if...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/28/07, 10:28 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 25,950
Posted By CrazyGamer
There's clearly a lot of inaccurate data in this...

There's clearly a lot of inaccurate data in this thread so it would be nice if you could update the first post with your estimates on how accurate each individual rating is at the moment. If we have...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/28/07, 9:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,411
Posted By CrazyGamer
Using Shiffar's Nexus-Horn (35% proc on crits) as...

Using Shiffar's Nexus-Horn (35% proc on crits) as a frost mage and chaining crits all over with shatter, nova, water elemental freeze and AoE etc. I very frequently proc it and I stand a very good...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/12/07, 6:07 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,425
Posted By CrazyGamer
I was a great fan of custom maps back in Warcraft...

I was a great fan of custom maps back in Warcraft 3, designing a few, testing/balancing others and trying out hundreds. One of the most common mistakes I came across was not taking mitigation into a...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/11/07, 8:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,783
Posted By CrazyGamer
We've been raiding since May 2005 and made to...

We've been raiding since May 2005 and made to with simply doing copy/paste threads on our forum with polls which had the classes as viable options. This is functional but takes more work than the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/04/07, 8:58 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 202,099
Posted By CrazyGamer
As others have said, a bad name won't really hold...

As others have said, a bad name won't really hold a good guild back. Our name is terribly cliche and was chosen in the days when we were a semi-serious clan of 5 or so people in Warcraft 3. As we...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/28/06, 11:27 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,233
Posted By CrazyGamer
When comparing the difficulty of 4 Horsemen and...

When comparing the difficulty of 4 Horsemen and Sapphiron, it got me thinking that many raid challenges are about your ability to spread your attention to many things at once - though they may be...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/25/06, 11:11 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 89,594
Posted By CrazyGamer
They are achieving much the opposite. There is no...

They are achieving much the opposite. There is no progression in terms of consumables, as they could have made if they would let raid buffing be purely in the hands of raid designers. I posted a...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/20/06, 7:12 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 11,021
Posted By CrazyGamer
We're in an interesting position in regard to...

We're in an interesting position in regard to reputation:
Our guild dates back to the release of The Frozen Throne and values reputation and social values highly. Meanwhile it has evolved into one of...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/06, 9:27 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 89,594
Posted By CrazyGamer
As long as the same consumables are used in solo...

As long as the same consumables are used in solo play and raiding, it is meaningful to give some bonuses in health instead of stamina, as it lets them give a certain bonus in solo play without...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/19/06, 9:15 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 89,594
Posted By CrazyGamer
Making a new post since the old one was...

Making a new post since the old one was accidentally deleted:

I agree with many of the points presented but I think people are going the wrong way about it when saying that it would kill alchemy to...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/06, 11:39 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,283
Posted By CrazyGamer
On another note, I'm kinda surprised to hear so...

On another note, I'm kinda surprised to hear so many stories of GMs not caring at all.

Some time back on our server, a guild website was hacked, an officer account was used to PM another officer for...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/06, 11:22 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 14,197
Posted By CrazyGamer
Well, I guess most of us have at some point...

Well, I guess most of us have at some point experienced people who were crashing whenever you messaged them a certain word/character. I still have fond memories of the days when our MT would...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/06, 8:27 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,283
Posted By CrazyGamer
A few other things I would like to see: Separate...

A few other things I would like to see:

Separate areas of access:
It would be nice to designate consumable access for some and armor scrap access for others. Not a big deal in any of our guilds I...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/06, 7:35 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 25,373
Posted By CrazyGamer
I haven't read up on the abilities and hope I...

I haven't read up on the abilities and hope I won't have to before we've at the very least given Sapphiron some pokes.
Could you fill me in on whether shadow res is useful and, if so, how we should...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/06, 5:04 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 25,373
Posted By CrazyGamer
We are currently on 4H but are somewhat short on...

We are currently on 4H but are somewhat short on runes so have been hesitating with going all out on 4H and neglecting the rest of the instance till they're down. How much FrR would you say we should...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/24/06, 3:14 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,015
Posted By CrazyGamer
No. The threat difference between TF and every...

No. The threat difference between TF and every other weapon in existence is a hell of a lot more than 2%. If you had 2% threat on every single item you can equip you might be getting...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/22/06, 9:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,015
Posted By CrazyGamer
Agi is without a doubt the better overall...

Agi is without a doubt the better overall enchant, with a decent amount of threat too along with clearly superior survivability. With that said, the +threat enchant shines as its task and may be...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/06, 6:28 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,887
Posted By CrazyGamer
It makes sense that it'd get pushed off - ignite...

It makes sense that it'd get pushed off - ignite stacking being semi-unintended and all. Which debuffs have higher priority though? We avoid the DOTs of course so I'm rather surprised by this being...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/15/06, 8:24 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,887
Posted By CrazyGamer
We bring 6-7 fire mages and simply don't manage...

We bring 6-7 fire mages and simply don't manage to keep up ignites consistently in any fight despite knowing from the posts of others that it should happen. We mostly just chaincast fireballs but...
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/02/06, 4:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,299
Posted By CrazyGamer
I guess all of you (or perhaps it's Alliance...

I guess all of you (or perhaps it's Alliance only?) know that the Onyxia buff bugs somewhat frequently and doesn't get cast when you turn in the quest. This happened to us on our first buffed...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/06, 10:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,415
Posted By CrazyGamer
In my experience with frost nova, the amount of...

In my experience with frost nova, the amount of damage matters. I definitely saw a pattern than my 200% frostbolt crits seemed far more likely to break novas than hits, back when I was frost...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/06, 9:52 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 13,916
Posted By CrazyGamer
You say he has the support of some officers but...

You say he has the support of some officers but it appears to me that they are the same officers who are slacking in raids. If you have the support of the members who are pulling their own weight,...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/06, 9:41 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 13,916
Posted By CrazyGamer
First off, be sure you have realistic impressions...

First off, be sure you have realistic impressions of the guild you're considering to join. It will occasionally wipe on trash or fail to kill a boss it's been farming for a month. There will be slow...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/06, 8:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,350
Posted By CrazyGamer
Don't underestimate the threat a tank can...

Don't underestimate the threat a tank can generate on this fight.

While doing training without any offensive buffs, I missed the first spore but managed to get a crit before the other fire mages...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/08/06, 10:20 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,214
Posted By CrazyGamer
Cap is 99%. Standard chance to hit is 96% against...

Cap is 99%. Standard chance to hit is 96% against level 60 and 95% against level 61 so you need +3-4% depending on which encounter you're doing.

At Widow, shield yourself before MCs and the first...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/22/06, 5:48 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 47,009
Posted By CrazyGamer
We haven't started seriously working on Loatheb...

We haven't started seriously working on Loatheb yet but it seems to me that warlocks, would still be able to perform decent, depending on the amount of buffs.

Rank 4 shadow bolt already gets as much...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/06, 3:40 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 18,510
Posted By CrazyGamer
Nightfall's lifetime is only until the expansion....

Nightfall's lifetime is only until the expansion. With higher DPS weapons coming out and less players in the raid, the axe will be almost worthless unless it receives a change.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 5:56 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 10,102
Posted By CrazyGamer
In theory, I feel that the 4 corners strategy is...

In theory, I feel that the 4 corners strategy is slightly superior but ultimately it's about learning the encounter as quickly as possible so we've chosen left-right for the simplicity. If I were to...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/15/06, 3:14 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 15,365
Posted By CrazyGamer
I agree with the general statements that the...

I agree with the general statements that the consequences of a significant health buff would mostly be positive - for PvP in particular.

One issue that I feel has been overlooked so far is casters...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/06, 7:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 887
Posted By CrazyGamer
We are on Thaddius at the moment and making...

We are on Thaddius at the moment and making progress with phase 2. We recently hit the 5 minute enrage barrier, and now "merely" have to make 40 people consistently execute the positioning rather...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/03/06, 10:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,579
Posted By CrazyGamer
As a mage, I consider it a situational upgrade...

As a mage, I consider it a situational upgrade over tier 2. I don't have firepower enchant on gloves though and I have Dark Storm Gloves normally so I rarely switch to it anymore as the normal gear...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/06, 8:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,764
Posted By CrazyGamer
We've started using it basically everywhere on...

We've started using it basically everywhere on the MT and frequently on significant OTs too and I'm quite happy with the result. As for Patchwerk, you'd have to be mad or foolish not to have a mage...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/29/06, 7:49 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 14,816
Posted By CrazyGamer
Speaking of which, what is...

Speaking of which, what is http://www.thottbot.com/?sp=30441?

I'm not very familiar with Thottbot's MPQ mining but it smells a bit like an upcoming nerf to the random factor of the 4H fight.

Oh and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/06, 11:31 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 14,787
Posted By CrazyGamer
I'm a bit disappointed. He could have cut out 15...

I'm a bit disappointed. He could have cut out 15 minutes of PvP and still gotten the point across nicely. Too much PvP and too far between the jokes IMO though the dialogue was great as usual.

Part...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/06, 8:51 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 12,651
Posted By CrazyGamer
Any chance that EU realms will be added to the...

Any chance that EU realms will be added to the list at some point?
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/06, 11:25 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 32,316
Posted By CrazyGamer
Could anyone elaborate on the Thaddius changes...

Could anyone elaborate on the Thaddius changes for those of us who haven't done the encounter and would want to understand the implications without heavy spoilers?

Does this basically mean that they...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/22/06, 7:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,440
Posted By CrazyGamer
Sadly I can't explain it as well as some others...

Sadly I can't explain it as well as some others as I was for vacation during the raid where they experimented with positions.

We used to hug the wall at the middle of the web and have Maex very...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/06, 8:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,440
Posted By CrazyGamer
We were stuck on this encounter for like 3 raids...

We were stuck on this encounter for like 3 raids and only rarely making it to the enrage phase since we had a lot of bugged deaths on the wall. This was mainly fixed by adjusting the position of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/06, 8:39 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 9,638
Posted By CrazyGamer
I don't think he was disputing that it's...

I don't think he was disputing that it's excellent - merely pointing out that the relative upgrade is far lower for a hunter than rogue/warrior due to hunter getting more use from his blue trinkets.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/06, 7:28 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 28,702
Posted By CrazyGamer
Indeed, this simple change should prove...

Indeed, this simple change should prove incredibly convenient to most raid guilds.

On another note, is this a sign that devs are fleeing R&D too? :D
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