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Forum: Public Discussion 10/26/09, 7:35 PM

Replies: 793 Macro Questions Views: 192,836 Posted By Foundry You can right click on chat tabs and select "Make... You can right click on chat tabs and select "Make non-interactive" now, it's part of the base UI. Mouse clicks will go right through it as if the chat window does not exist.

Forum: Death Knights 06/14/09, 8:05 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,665 Posted By Foundry Dark Command can be resisted, it's on the spell... Dark Command can be resisted, it's on the spell hit table. Being only melee hit capped is not enough if you want to eliminate a potential resist. A "spell" attack in Blizzard parlance is something...

Forum: Death Knights 05/27/09, 12:48 AM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Frost Presence was boosted to 80% when our... Frost Presence was boosted to 80% when our baseline mitigation was too streaky. We were fine with cooldowns up, and too vulnerable without them. Armour was boosted to smooth out those peaks and...

Forum: Death Knights 04/16/09, 10:12 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Indeed. Rereading the Proc Mechanics TTT... Indeed. Rereading the Proc Mechanics TTT (http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t21822-proc_mechanics/), and updated testing from 3.1 PTR...

Forum: Death Knights 04/16/09, 7:20 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Edit. Rune Strikes yes, for more frequent high... Edit. Rune Strikes yes, for more frequent high threat attacks sure. Killing Machine yes, the talent was changed to a proc per minute rate. Edited this point to reflect that PPM is calculated on...

Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 5:26 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Rune Strikes yes, for more frequent high threat... Rune Strikes yes, for more frequent high threat attacks sure. Killing Machine yes, the talent was changed to a proc per minute rate. Edited this point to reflect that PPM is calculated on base...

Forum: Death Knights 03/18/09, 12:48 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,257,665 Posted By Foundry Ghostcrawler made an explicit statement on DK... Ghostcrawler made an explicit statement on DK skill design recently. Yes, DS will be your UF rune attack as Blood spec according to Blizzard's present plans for 3.1, subject to the usual PTR...

Forum: Death Knights 03/16/09, 1:54 AM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry You won't burn through it in one sec, that's a... You won't burn through it in one sec, that's a bit of hyperbole. The new Scent is also 10 RP. Where DW will see a significant benefit is if the RP gain is a net gain over time while hitting Rune...

Forum: Death Knights 03/15/09, 8:59 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Close. Threat from healing is effective healing... Close. Threat from healing is effective healing divided by two. Say you heal for 1000; 500 is overheal, 500 is effective heal, 250 baseline threat is generated. If that is modified by Frost...

Forum: Death Knights 03/10/09, 6:39 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry As long as Rune Strike continues to represent... As long as Rune Strike continues to represent about 40% of my threat on a single target fight I will look to utilise any RP generation to offset the cost of being able to RS every swing. Having...

Forum: Death Knights 03/08/09, 11:13 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry The thing about Blade Ward is that relying on... The thing about Blade Ward is that relying on procs for avoidance factor gets you killed. It's a % chance on a proc to get a % chance to not get hit. That's double dipping of a dangerous kind. If...

Forum: Death Knights 03/02/09, 4:29 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Reforge your weapon to Spellshattering. 4% magic... Reforge your weapon to Spellshattering. 4% magic deflected is worth it over 2% stam until Shadron is dead, then weaponswap to a backup running Gargoyle as melée damage is increasing and Gargoyle is...

Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 6:30 PM

Replies: 1,448 Frosty DPS Discussion (no magic hat required) Views: 672,076 Posted By Foundry Glyphing for it is not really what I said, that... Glyphing for it is not really what I said, that was a simple test for illustrating max potential ie unholy/glyphed/talents. I was referring to the idea that you'll want Blood Plague due to abilities...

Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 5:43 PM

Replies: 1,448 Frosty DPS Discussion (no magic hat required) Views: 672,076 Posted By Foundry The new PS is not that great if you are looking... The new PS is not that great if you are looking at it for a damaging ability. Using a Betrayer, glyphed, talented, self buffed on a dummy I was getting ~1.1k hits and ~2.5k crits. That's as Unholy...

Forum: Death Knights 02/17/09, 7:54 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,634,894 Posted By Foundry Side note on runed weapons; just swap them in... Side note on runed weapons; just swap them in combat. Specifically for Sarth I reforge my Betrayer to Spellshattering as it has the higher stam value for the spell damage part of the fight, and move...

Forum: Death Knights 02/05/09, 11:16 PM

Replies: 3,071 DK Tanking Discussion Views: 1,879,427 Posted By Foundry You answered your own question though. Raid... You answered your own question though. Raid was stacked in their favour, and they had damage multipliers. You had no synergy and no multiplier to your threat. It's the way of malygos, dps will...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/03/09, 5:15 AM

Replies: 683 Sartharion and Company (3 Drakes) - Discussion Views: 355,080 Posted By Foundry Harkonnen, Pestilence. It uses the Blood Runes... Harkonnen, Pestilence. It uses the Blood Runes runes, but you are at risk of spreading your diseases to a Lava Spawn if you get bad luck on a spawn.

Forum: Death Knights 01/21/09, 9:53 PM

Replies: 3,071 DK Tanking Discussion Views: 1,879,427 Posted By Foundry This is true, though worth considering that... This is true, though worth considering that things can change especially if Blood spec is involved. I swapped to a Blood spec after our 3D kill last night, as I had tested Blood heavily on the PTR...

Forum: Death Knights 01/20/09, 6:54 PM

Replies: 3,071 DK Tanking Discussion Views: 1,879,427 Posted By Foundry Be sure your rune strike macro calls it... Be sure your rune strike macro calls it as: /cast !Rune Strike That exclamation mark was something I learned back as a Warrior when adding Heroic to attacks, I can't recall the exact logic but I...

Forum: Death Knights 01/02/09, 4:56 AM

Replies: 3,071 DK Tanking Discussion Views: 1,879,427 Posted By Foundry You can't build threat if your attacks miss. ... You can't build threat if your attacks miss. It's simple. Aim for Hit to 8%, before even considering expertise.

Forum: Death Knights 12/08/08, 5:41 PM

Replies: 3,071 DK Tanking Discussion Views: 1,879,427 Posted By Foundry @ kharntor MMO-Champion BlueTracker - Death... @ kharntor MMO-Champion BlueTracker - Death knight dual wield vs. two-hander (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/18/9679889011-death-knight-dual-wield-vs-twohander.html) MMO-Champion BlueTracker - Death...

Forum: Public Discussion 11/05/08, 8:10 PM

Replies: 203 The Blizzard Authenticator Views: 72,340 Posted By Foundry Confirmation, retrospective refunds on the... Confirmation, retrospective refunds on the insanely overpriced shipping that was on International orders. I just recieved this email.

Forum: Public Discussion 10/25/08, 8:20 AM

Replies: 8,188 Wrath of Lich King Stuff (was 'Blizzcon' thread) Views: 1,903,852 Posted By Foundry Ghostcrawler talking about dual... Ghostcrawler talking about dual specs: MMO-Champion BlueTracker - The restrictions "dual-spec" needs to succeed...

Forum: Warriors 10/15/08, 10:51 PM

Replies: 3,508 WotLK talent Preview/Discussion Views: 677,087 Posted By Foundry I think that has been posted before but it's also... I think that has been posted before but it's also bugged (reported it on Beta) too, on Beta and now live. You can buff yourself, then remove the trinket and you keep the Solarian's Grace...

Forum: Warriors 10/07/08, 9:17 PM

Replies: 3,508 WotLK talent Preview/Discussion Views: 677,087 Posted By Foundry I think what he's implying is that crit replaces... I think what he's implying is that crit replaces hit on the table, and hit replaces miss. A miss comes before both. To turn a miss into a crit, it has to be turned into hit first. This was a blue...

Forum: Warriors 10/05/08, 11:12 PM

Replies: 3,508 WotLK talent Preview/Discussion Views: 677,087 Posted By Foundry I said nothing about Prot being best, or fastest.... I said nothing about Prot being best, or fastest. I said effective and viable. If your goals include solid questing ability, low downtime, preferred playstyle and ability to use the best gear you...

Forum: Warriors 10/05/08, 9:18 PM

Replies: 3,508 WotLK talent Preview/Discussion Views: 677,087 Posted By Foundry DPS output as Protection is significantly higher... DPS output as Protection is significantly higher in the Beta, even at 70. I've tested Protection questing in Northrend in my T6/Sunwell tank gear, and in a mix of Arena/DPS gear. It's viable. In...

Forum: Death Knights 08/27/08, 9:50 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,117 Posted By Foundry Small correction. Last time I checked it was... Small correction. Last time I checked it was 2RP/5sec with 2/2 Butchery, both in beta build at the moment, and in talent calcs. Blizzard did bring it down from 2RP/3sec in an older build. I...

Forum: Death Knights 08/27/08, 8:14 PM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,117 Posted By Foundry Butchery in it's present form seems ok to me. It... Butchery in it's present form seems ok to me. It doesn't scale, RP costs remain the same most of the time. I view the RP on kill portion as a solo benefit, and the in combat RP generation as the...

Forum: Death Knights 08/26/08, 7:22 AM

Replies: 4,142 WotLK Discussion - Talents and abilities. Views: 830,117 Posted By Foundry The tooltip for Raise Dead says "Lasts until... The tooltip for Raise Dead says "Lasts until cancelled" in the current build (8870). Testing it just now, the ghoul I had out died out it's own accord on a timer. No points in Unholy. Confusion...

Forum: Public Discussion 05/02/08, 2:11 AM

Replies: 542 Kalecgos - more than one way to save a dragon Views: 190,159 Posted By Foundry I remember reading when 2.4 came out, the patch... I remember reading when 2.4 came out, the patch note about pally taunt always working on NPCs was slight skewed when you dug into the detail. Most pallies were using [help] in their macros to...

Forum: Public Discussion 04/29/08, 12:19 AM

Replies: 429 Felmyst Views: 169,691 Posted By Foundry @ Espy I became the caller for our... @ Espy I became the caller for our learning/kill, along with others in our melee party. Calling dust paths boils down to some simple rules we found: 1. Get to the edge of the dust each cycle, or...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/13/08, 9:07 PM

Replies: 46 Cooldown counters and notifications Views: 12,031 Posted By Foundry I use ElkBuffBars for this, and some boss... I use ElkBuffBars for this, and some boss buffs/debuffs. I don't use EBB for my buffs/debuffs, just delete the groups and uncheck "Hide Blizzard Buff Frame" to make the default ones available to...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/09/08, 12:59 AM

Replies: 46 Cooldown counters and notifications Views: 12,031 Posted By Foundry If the above poster's comment about Ghost:Pulse... If the above poster's comment about Ghost:Pulse is not what you meant then I think you are also referring to OmniCC or CooldownCount. Both have an option where you can increase the scale of the...

Forum: Player vs. Player 03/28/08, 1:21 AM

Replies: 1,843 Warrior PvP Thread Views: 449,886 Posted By Foundry Also if the disarm is being used to save a... Also if the disarm is being used to save a partner or allow escape, it will often be part of an intercept/disarm macro as the cooldown is worth it to stay in the match versus partner down. You can't...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 02/26/08, 7:48 PM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,109 Posted By Foundry You can change the colours still, I updated my... You can change the colours still, I updated my EBB a week or so back, still in there. Some time back I accidentally hit copy from Group 1 for layout so all my bars were the blue colour used for...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/08, 7:14 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,575,072 Posted By Foundry Since when? Item level is available as a data... Since when? Item level is available as a data point via mods using the GetItemInfo API. It's not in the default UI but is an actual game value assigned to items. Item level is accurate. The...

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 02/24/08, 5:49 AM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,109 Posted By Foundry Auralin, Several of those, namely the r* mods,... Auralin, Several of those, namely the r* mods, are being made by Zork (http://elitistjerks.com/members/5362-zork/). In his words: You can see his posts and sample screenshots here...

Forum: Warriors 02/04/08, 3:21 AM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,649 Posted By Foundry Point taken about Armor Penetration, but that... Point taken about Armor Penetration, but that applies to all things equally (decrease in % dmg mitigated) so it's not "wrong" since the effect is the same on BT or Execute. The benefit of ArP does...

Forum: Warriors 02/03/08, 5:57 PM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,649 Posted By Foundry @Org Indeed, a search on the thread for Execute... @Org Indeed, a search on the thread for Execute would have yielded some replies of value. In summary though, the main thing is Execute does not scale very much; 2pc T6 + Imp Execute being the sole...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/03/08, 5:41 PM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,582 Posted By Foundry Almost. I posted some screenshots of this from... Almost. I posted some screenshots of this from the 2.2 PTR, where they changed the wording on Sword Spec. You are mostly correctly, it does proc from yellow as well as white hits. However they...

Forum: Warriors 01/26/08, 6:35 PM

Replies: 4,239 Future of a DPS Warrior Views: 1,105,649 Posted By Foundry Don't underestimate Cat's Swiftness either. ... Don't underestimate Cat's Swiftness either. Giving up 6 Agi for a permanent 8% move speed is also a very decent tradeoff. Crit you can get from any number of sources (skill & class buffs, stones,...

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/03/08, 9:11 PM

Replies: 277 Working Theories of Theorycrafting as of 2.1 Views: 226,418 Posted By Foundry Note, this thread is old. The 2.3 Working Theory... Note, this thread is old. The 2.3 Working Theory thread is found here (http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t18865-working_theories_theorycrafting_2_3_a/).

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/27/07, 9:12 PM

Replies: 2,727 Sticky: UI Help Center Views: 474,319 Posted By Foundry Are there any users of Mik's Scrolling Combat... Are there any users of Mik's Scrolling Combat Text? I have tried Parrot and prefer Mik's. For reference Parrot does not have Victory Rush working by default either, so both mods have this...

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/27/07, 9:03 PM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,582 Posted By Foundry @ Stink. Slamming mid swing will make your next... @ Stink. Slamming mid swing will make your next white hit a very long duration away. Up to 5 secs assuming a 3.6 weapon (3.6+1.8). This also means you have delayed the next potential WF proc as it...

Forum: Player vs. Player 12/14/07, 11:12 PM

Replies: 1,843 Warrior PvP Thread Views: 449,886 Posted By Foundry Another good way to level, is the old buy white... Another good way to level, is the old buy white vendor weapon and Rend elementals (bleed immune). As others have mentioned the wep skill ups are normalised but it's pretty consistent. I did most...

Forum: Warriors 12/04/07, 4:43 AM

Replies: 2,271 The Protection Guide Views: 1,861,135 Posted By Foundry Great information. A very small point... Great information. A very small point considering the high level of detail in the OP. The paper doll rounds up, so 490 def on your paper doll may in fact be 489.1. I always aimed for 491 to be...

Forum: Class Mechanics 12/02/07, 6:05 PM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,582 Posted By Foundry I would agree with Snarl. Buy Season 2, or pick... I would agree with Snarl. Buy Season 2, or pick up a Jin'Rokh for now. You can still use your Stormherald as a Master Hammersmith. 50g per respec if mace spec matters to you for pvp is cheaper...

Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/07, 5:12 PM

Replies: 616 EJ Forum Community - Zul'aman testing Views: 321,755 Posted By Foundry The targeting seems a bit weird at times. Don't... The targeting seems a bit weird at times. Don't stand on top of each other, you simply need to be in the frontal cone of the mob. Myself and and a druid are our usual tanks on this boss, and I...

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/30/07, 11:42 PM

Replies: 1,062 [Warrior] Endgame PvE 2-Hand Views: 304,582 Posted By Foundry If you have access to CE or Twinblade, then I... If you have access to CE or Twinblade, then I would not bother with crafting a Lionheart Executioner. Stormherald has a higher top end (579 vs 549) and is slower (3.8 vs 3.6), so the basic Slam...

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