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Forum: Druids 09/07/11, 1:49 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 307,706
Posted By Bonemage
I'd look at the parses you are comping to; a lot...

I'd look at the parses you are comping to; a lot of top guilds rely on passive cleave to take down the adds, or just let ferals sit on the boss due to our weakness in switching to short lived adds....
Forum: The Dung Heap 08/27/10, 10:14 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,428
Posted By Bonemage
Care to wager some gold on that? World of Logs -...

Care to wager some gold on that?

World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis (http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/vkxcixlrbzy2mwbb/details/10/?s=10696&e=11151#tab-auras)

My cat spec has 0 points in...
Forum: Druids 07/20/10, 9:07 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
I'd ignore them because I was building a...

I'd ignore them because I was building a spreadsheet in a couple minutes at work and didn't feel like trying to model in energy regen, OoC procs and rotation, also as I noted in my last post MRS...
Forum: Druids 07/20/10, 4:22 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
I think on a relative basis to other trinkets it...

I think on a relative basis to other trinkets it is. Take the MRS for example, both have a 45 ICD, MRS is a 15% chance on any swing, NES is a 10% on crit. Assuming a 65% crit rate and a .8 sec swing,...
Forum: Druids 07/20/10, 10:52 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
NES has an up time problem. It has a 10% proc...

NES has an up time problem. It has a 10% proc chance on crits, while most other proc based trinkets have a higher proc chance based on any hit. Due to this NES has a fairly low up time ~18%-22% even...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/10, 9:50 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 59,108
Posted By Bonemage
The Korean Law excuse just doesn't hold water....

The Korean Law excuse just doesn't hold water. They could easily, and already do, have some different features in the various regional forums. Also I doubt the cost of developing differently tailored...
Forum: Druids 07/04/10, 1:32 AM
Replies: 477
Views: 428,925
Posted By Bonemage
It's currently bugged, when you charge with the...

It's currently bugged, when you charge with the talents ravage vanishes from your cast bars until the buff is gone.
Forum: Druids 05/11/10, 10:44 AM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,792
Posted By Bonemage
Depends on your strategy. If you will be swapping...

Depends on your strategy. If you will be swapping tanks for soul reaper in phase 2 and beyond, armor will likely be more beneficial. However, if you are mainly just solo tanking LK and depending on...
Forum: Druids 04/18/10, 2:13 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
A time to die monitor and a trinket...

A time to die monitor and a trinket monitor.

Most fights you get 2 berserks, most trinkets have a 2 min or less cooldown, which usually leads to being able to delay berserk to stack. If time for the...
Forum: Druids 04/14/10, 2:43 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
Varies by encounter. BPC it is very valuable...

Varies by encounter. BPC it is very valuable because the ret will not always be on your target, DBS not very valuable since the ret will always be on him. The main opportunity costs are you give up...
Forum: The Dung Heap 03/24/10, 10:28 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,428
Posted By Bonemage
I think the risk of 6 energy every minute costing...

I think the risk of 6 energy every minute costing you a FB are pretty low. With the change I think the 3 points it frees up become more flavor than anything else. You can choose to maximize damage by...
Forum: Druids 03/11/10, 9:27 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,037,468
Posted By Bonemage
I can't speak to LK hardmode but for normal SI is...

I can't speak to LK hardmode but for normal SI is very useful in Phase 2 on the Valk's. Given swipes wide and long cone of effect, if your raid has them heading in the same general direction it will...
Forum: Druids 03/10/10, 8:00 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
You need to look back a little and realize you...

You need to look back a little and realize you just made exactly the same point as me and I never said to forgo 4T10 for a rakeless rotation only that in 264 gear without 2T9 or 4T10 shred may very...
Forum: Druids 03/10/10, 10:24 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 288,084
Posted By Bonemage
False! He may have over simplified but in most...

False! He may have over simplified but in most cases in mostly iLevel 264 gear, without 2T9 and without 4T10, shred offers better dpe than rake. That being said, if you do not have 4T10, 2T9 is worth...
Forum: Druids 03/05/10, 11:51 AM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,037,468
Posted By Bonemage
If you choose to ignore positioning requirements...

If you choose to ignore positioning requirements the dps drop will likely be a lot steeper as you add a lot of parries to the hit table. The only fights where it is at all viable for a cat is a fight...
Forum: Druids 02/22/10, 2:12 PM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,037,468
Posted By Bonemage
Gims that is an unbelievably bad idea. Lets do...

Gims that is an unbelievably bad idea.

Lets do some math:

Toskk’s dps value of each additional point of agility for my dps set: 1.46
Additional Agility gained: 200 * 1.308252 (multiplier talents...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/10, 3:43 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 86,559
Posted By Bonemage
If the healers know its coming there isn't a ramp...

If the healers know its coming there isn't a ramp up problem, especially given that it is on a fixed timer and that outside of soulreaper the Lich King is pretty easy to tank heal. We have found it...
Forum: Druids 02/15/10, 10:30 AM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,792
Posted By Bonemage
This is a fight you purely want to go for stam...

This is a fight you purely want to go for stam given the mechanics. When off tanking there is no incoming damage that is really a threat, with the exception of multiple shambling horrors enraging at...
Forum: Druids 02/10/10, 1:29 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 301,411
Posted By Bonemage
2.8a will have me sitting pooling at full energy...

2.8a will have me sitting pooling at full energy with berserk up, with 100 energy when berserk is down, etc. I have 4t10 if there is a check in there for that.
Forum: Druids 02/06/10, 1:45 PM
Replies: 285
Views: 125,232
Posted By Bonemage
Has anyone noticed a problem with feral...

Has anyone noticed a problem with feral charge-cat not showing up on oozes in PP? I know I charged oozes a number of times but when I look at the dazed hits I have 5 on PP, or when I look for it in...
Forum: Druids 02/04/10, 5:29 PM
Replies: 962
Views: 2,037,468
Posted By Bonemage
I went through about a dozen fights that are...

I went through about a dozen fights that are static or nearly static for me (Deathbringer, Rotface, Festergut and Blood Queen) and came up with 11.6% up time, which translates into 56 AP from the...
Forum: Druids 01/27/10, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 564,107
Posted By Bonemage
Armory is down right now, without being able to...

Armory is down right now, without being able to see your gear I can't give you a 100% correct answer. However, even before I got my DBW and was still using NES rawr had me gemming over the ArP soft...
Forum: Druids 01/14/10, 10:35 AM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,792
Posted By Bonemage
1) Have a Pally? I generally stop attacks and go...

1) Have a Pally? I generally stop attacks and go cat right after the taunt, get 1-2 hand of salvations and once the tank has ~30% threat lead over me resume attacking, blowing berserk shortly into...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/15/09, 10:22 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,645
Posted By Bonemage
There are actually several previous series of...

There are actually several previous series of posts on this. Here is a link (http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t38127-icy_art_making_gold/p32/#post1151650) to one of the summary posts. Mainly its a matter...
Forum: Druids 10/20/09, 12:55 PM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,792
Posted By Bonemage
For hard modes stam is generally king, no matter...

For hard modes stam is generally king, no matter how good your avoidance you will have bad luck strings. In ToGC it only takes a moderately bad luck avoidance string and 1 of your healers with a...
Forum: Druids 09/11/09, 4:21 PM
Replies: 958
Views: 1,190,792
Posted By Bonemage
Specials attacks such as Mangle, Swipe, Lacerate...

Specials attacks such as Mangle, Swipe, Lacerate and FFF are independent of white hits/normal melee, i.e. hitting a special attack doesn't effect your normal melee swing timer. Maul works by turning...
Forum: Druids 09/11/09, 9:31 AM
Replies: 1,584
Views: 1,036,421
Posted By Bonemage
In the Armor pen profile you have the ilvl 245...

In the Armor pen profile you have the ilvl 245 death's choice instead of the ilvl 258.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/02/09, 3:53 PM
Replies: 660
Views: 246,117
Posted By Bonemage
Adding ~20 samples my druid has yet to get a...

Adding ~20 samples my druid has yet to get a snobold and has done the fight in both cat and bear form.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/09, 11:20 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,755
Posted By Bonemage
I searched and was unable to find this...

I searched and was unable to find this information if someone already posted it. I realize the choice to extend is individual, but wanted to verify that if one person keeps an extended lockout they...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/22/09, 4:57 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,523
Posted By Bonemage
There have been a number of posts arguing for a...

There have been a number of posts arguing for a small group approach or dynamic small group approach in the phase 2 portals. Or in other words left portal takers go left, right go right, etc. My...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/21/09, 9:44 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,428
Posted By Bonemage
We were working on Yogg+3 the other night, didn't...

We were working on Yogg+3 the other night, didn't quite get it kept failing on aura mastery timing at some point phase 3 losing a tank and then some melee or a healer and that was all she wrote....
Forum: Paladins 06/29/09, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,873
Views: 4,155,520
Posted By Bonemage
The second taunt has the down side of pulling...

The second taunt has the down side of pulling multiple mobs, which while an advantage at times can be terrible at others, i.e. grabbing a newly spawned Yogg add off the shuttling tank + the one that...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/15/09, 11:18 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,428
Posted By Bonemage
If there is a coruptor close to the crusher a...

If there is a coruptor close to the crusher a Pally can interupt by using hammer of the rightous on the corupter. Hammer counts as a melee hit and the range for secondary targets is greater than the...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/09/09, 9:14 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,645
Posted By Bonemage
This isn't always true, there appears to be a...

This isn't always true, there appears to be a fairly annoying operator on our server that makes it a pain to sell in the common farm markets. Seems like it's multiple people working together, but the...
Forum: Priests 06/08/09, 4:38 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,835
Posted By Bonemage
I apologize if this has been answered before;...

I apologize if this has been answered before; searched this thread and several others found the question being asked but no luck on an answer within a couple pages. I'm trying to help out a SP in our...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/04/09, 3:20 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,523
Posted By Bonemage
Given our rogues going in the portal scream...

Given our rogues going in the portal scream bloody murder to get busted out if they get constricted on the 1st portal phase since HoPs aren't back up from blowing them prefight I would think not.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/26/09, 2:36 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,645
Posted By Bonemage
I Bolded the important part of your statement...

I Bolded the important part of your statement then look at the orginal post to which he was responding:



The reason it would violate the TOS is that you would not be at the keys pressing the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/20/09, 8:57 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 124,814
Posted By Bonemage
Delete, posted incorret information based on what...

Delete, posted incorret information based on what I had seen from other resources.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/18/09, 10:43 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,004
Posted By Bonemage
A 4th instance we've observed is if dps gets...

A 4th instance we've observed is if dps gets itchy trigger fingers and targets while air born and throws an instant they appear to over shoot and go splat. I and another mage were having problems...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/18/09, 10:36 AM
Replies: 288
Views: 124,814
Posted By Bonemage
We've been operating with 8 and had no problems....

We've been operating with 8 and had no problems. Last night for example we had 8 (6 healers, the hunter intervene target and an dpsing tank who had to run out so another melee wouldn't get shafted)...
Forum: Mages 05/15/09, 3:27 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,599,862
Posted By Bonemage
We tank him at the base of the stairs, know the...

We tank him at the base of the stairs, know the other way is easier, but we have several players who are bad relearners so we've just kept doing the way that we 1 shot it each time and while it...
Forum: Mages 05/14/09, 11:58 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,599,862
Posted By Bonemage
I think you're overlooking the benefit of a FFB...

I think you're overlooking the benefit of a FFB specced into improved Blizzard for XT, it isn't about the dps its about the control. With the improved blizzard spec I can easily hold down a pile...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/09, 5:00 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 133,523
Posted By Bonemage
We were experimenting with a configurations with...

We were experimenting with a configurations with 2-3 tanks, 1 tank near the door holding the adds, using a DK in frost presense to pull a taunt an add out of the group by the door when it was low and...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/05/09, 1:28 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,645
Posted By Bonemage
The meta's are more profitable, but its a much...

The meta's are more profitable, but its a much lower volume market. I fly around mining for 2-3 hours 1 night a week while "watching" a chick flick with my wife and there is no way I could sell the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/04/09, 5:25 PM
Replies: 288
Views: 124,814
Posted By Bonemage
How are others rotating to reduce the Mark and...

How are others rotating to reduce the Mark and crash on pool issues? We seemd to hit our stride going every other healers - casters with 6 offensive casters and 7 healers and 2 hunters who just used...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/04/09, 8:48 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,159,645
Posted By Bonemage
Not sure if this would work on a more active...

Not sure if this would work on a more active server, but on Friday I logged on and saw infinte dust down to a page, with most of it sub 4g each (large swath at 3.5g each). Prices have generally been...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/09, 3:45 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,004
Posted By Bonemage
We've done this two weeks in a row now. Hit it...

We've done this two weeks in a row now. Hit it pretty easy just working on the right and letting the AoE abilities that are part of players normal DPS rotations (Living Bomb, Divine Storm, etc) work...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/30/09, 10:02 AM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,004
Posted By Bonemage
This is an xperl issue if you haven't updated to...

This is an xperl issue if you haven't updated to the most recent one, same guy with this problem in our raid kept freaking out over the same tank dying almost every boss fight, but only in his raid...
Forum: Mages 04/17/09, 2:39 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 909,218
Posted By Bonemage
So after 3 nights in Ulduar I'm wondering what...

So after 3 nights in Ulduar I'm wondering what other mages and even other casters are seeing as far as relative damage dealing with the 3.1 changes. Pre 3.1 I was nealy always top 3 in boss fights,...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/15/09, 5:23 PM
Replies: 816
Views: 318,004
Posted By Bonemage
Has anyone figured out what triggers the bug of...

Has anyone figured out what triggers the bug of Ignis running off to grab someone for the slag pot and instead meleeing them? Least I assume its going to grab them for the slag pot since looking at...
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