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Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/07, 6:07 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 11,800
Posted By Fres
Good lord I do not wish WoW was more complex. My...

Good lord I do not wish WoW was more complex. My reasoning? EQ2. The original crafting system made me want to blow my brains out all over the monitor. The combat system was your standard fare,...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/07, 1:43 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,777
Posted By Fres
Most of the time the problem is between keyboard...

Most of the time the problem is between keyboard and chair, not in the class distribution. There are exceptions to this of course.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/07, 1:21 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,777
Posted By Fres
Would you say that your experiences are typical,...

Would you say that your experiences are typical, Gurg?

edit: I think that the content was designed purely for the masochistic powergaming mentality. I think this because the second I hit revered...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/09/07, 1:14 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,777
Posted By Fres
You guys are all glossing over something really...

You guys are all glossing over something really primitive here. The attunement requirements wouldn't be a damn issue if the content was even remotely fun. There is nothing fun about Heroic Arcatraz...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/07, 3:47 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,777
Posted By Fres
Are you honestly trying to convince me that the...

Are you honestly trying to convince me that the content (pre-nerf gruul, pre-nerf magtheridon, pre-ssc trash respawn nerf) was fine, and the people just needed to man up and play better? It took us...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/07, 2:14 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,777
Posted By Fres
My personal opionion is that raid size is...

My personal opionion is that raid size is irrelevant to the accessibility of raiding. The content isn't fun, and it is far too difficult for the average resource pool of random_player01.

In my...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/04/07, 1:25 PM
Replies: 1,243
Views: 299,422
Posted By Fres
I saved my warrior alt in one instance, only to...

I saved my warrior alt in one instance, only to watch it get sharded by a different raid id group that couldnt find a person in guild that needed it! sadface :(

Then again, it took our group like,...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/04/07, 12:32 PM
Replies: 303
Views: 51,832
Posted By Fres
A lifetapping fel armor-ed warlock can easily get...

A lifetapping fel armor-ed warlock can easily get himself down to -8000 hp, and throw an inner focus gheal with this fantasy talent would be pretty sexy.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/03/07, 1:02 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 54,595
Posted By Fres
First boss of arcatraz was pretty easy since we...

First boss of arcatraz was pretty easy since we had a heroic tank already geared with shadow resist from poking our heads into mana-tombs. He positioned him up the ramp firemaw style and we just...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/01/07, 4:43 PM
Replies: 427
Views: 56,056
Posted By Fres
I think the gutteral reaction to this is that...

I think the gutteral reaction to this is that we're not talking about dkp decisions, or boss loot, or things that people simply picked up. We're talking about something that had a material cost, an...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/01/07, 10:34 AM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 138,901
Posted By Fres
Yeah I was about to say the same thing. Give...

Yeah I was about to say the same thing. Give them a lightning capacitor and they go all emperor palpatine. Balance druids I've never actually seen one geared/specced/played appropriately so I can't...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/07, 11:59 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,067
Posted By Fres
By the same token, that screenshot with the 50...

By the same token, that screenshot with the 50 +shadow dam and spell hit cloak (I think that was the german translation) leads me to believe that affliction will do fine in the hands of warlocks that...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/21/07, 1:04 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,421
Posted By Fres
PvP discussions tend to become one big circlejerk...

PvP discussions tend to become one big circlejerk of anecdotes and personal opinion. That grates on people used to impartial number-crunching or PvE discussions.

Since there is not a 1v1 arena from...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/07, 11:50 AM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 138,901
Posted By Fres
That's a slightly different connotation than your...

That's a slightly different connotation than your last post :) which seemed to be implying that people are completely oblivious to some sort of mysterious hunter gem/gear selection

I retract my...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/07, 11:43 AM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 138,901
Posted By Fres
ok now you are just chasing your tail. How does...

ok now you are just chasing your tail.

How does the MANA CONSUMPTION of a hunter have anything to do with gear or gem selection? Especially if we're talking about returns from judgement of wisdom...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/07, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,036
Views: 138,901
Posted By Fres
This is just unrealistic for the average hunter,...

This is just unrealistic for the average hunter, in my opinion. CoR isn't going to be present on learning fights where tank death is a real concern, and you require what I consider to be mutually...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/07, 6:09 PM
Replies: 870
Views: 138,553
Posted By Fres
:rolleyes: The revolution will not be...

:rolleyes: The revolution will not be alchemized.

edit for content: I think people are reading into this far more than is necessary. The discrepancy between well played DPS and poor DPS is STILL to...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/07, 5:51 PM
Replies: 870
Views: 138,553
Posted By Fres
Which would you prefer, a moderate consumable...

Which would you prefer, a moderate consumable change or Blizzard tuning encounters assuming that every DPS class performs to 98% of their maximum dps potential?

Farming herbs or buying them with...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/07, 4:27 PM
Replies: 870
Views: 138,553
Posted By Fres
I'm fine with flasking. In my opinion, the one...

I'm fine with flasking. In my opinion, the one flask in lieu of many elixirs is an elegant solution. Persists through death, represents as many materials as you would be using anyway on unflasked...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/10/07, 6:26 PM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
I wonder how people would feel about Gruul if...

I wonder how people would feel about Gruul if they had toned down the growth damage or his hp only, and left shatter at the same (lethal) levels. That, in my opinion, would be VERY C'thun-esque in...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/10/07, 6:21 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 76,562
Posted By Fres
We had a fun mag attempt a few weeks ago in which...

We had a fun mag attempt a few weeks ago in which our raid leader, who switched to a mage shortly after TBC dropped, proceeded to use every single caster dps potion, elixir, food, the whole nine...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/10/07, 6:10 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 76,562
Posted By Fres
Yeah, I was about to say that Frost Nova turns...

Yeah, I was about to say that Frost Nova turns those things into landmines. It's still a tool but its one of the few short term CC abilities that actually makes the thing MORE dangerous to the...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/10/07, 2:08 PM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
Isn't this just a roundabout way of admitting to...

Isn't this just a roundabout way of admitting to having poor DPS players? Nightbane is really one of the only fights where I feel that DPS is a complete non-issue, and even then that's not 100%...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 12:14 PM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
This right here illustrates the big problem with...

This right here illustrates the big problem with rogues, at least in my experience.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 12:07 PM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
My personal opinion, reserved for tea times at...

My personal opinion, reserved for tea times at the country club and chats while waiting for my manservant to fetch my polo horse, is that rogues are given such a narrow skillset and tight focus (DPS,...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 11:40 AM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
Right now its a hell of a lot easier for a...

Right now its a hell of a lot easier for a warlock to take advantage of Shadow Weaving and Misery than it is for rogues to all take advantage of
-shaman totems
-shaman unleashed rage
-warrior...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 11:23 AM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
Absolutely not. This game rewards min-maxing. I...

Absolutely not. This game rewards min-maxing. I did not enjoy sitting outside naxx so that our 6 rogues and 8 warriors could tear down bosses with their unequivocably higher damage. Utility is...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 11:07 AM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
I just don't understand the rationale that any...

I just don't understand the rationale that any one dps class should be crushing meters all the time. Mages, Warlocks, Rogues, Hunters - They all should provide approximately the same relative dps...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/04/07, 10:48 AM
Replies: 548
Views: 90,518
Posted By Fres
I'm very confused by a lot of the rogues who post...

I'm very confused by a lot of the rogues who post here. It has been my experience that right now rogues/warlocks are competing for "top" dps, approaching 1000 (or more) sustained dps on fights like...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/30/07, 5:59 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,471
Posted By Fres
I always advocated having at least one point in...

I always advocated having at least one point in it for soloing/pvp as it counted as an additional affliction effect, raising soul siphon effectiveness.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 4:32 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,356
Posted By Fres
Nightbane pre-nerf was one of the only fights...

Nightbane pre-nerf was one of the only fights where more dps didn't really matter. Even now, you can slow and steady him as long as you assist and control the skeletons.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 1:36 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 20,356
Posted By Fres
Honestly, there isn't a lot of complex decision...

Honestly, there isn't a lot of complex decision making to be made in kara pre-shade. People want to be able to smoke, watch TV while listening to music, not use voice-communication, do it all in...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/21/07, 6:07 PM
Replies: 236
Views: 21,179
Posted By Fres
Since we're waxing speculative in a lot of these...

Since we're waxing speculative in a lot of these discussions, I'll go out on a limb and say that if anything, the discrepancy between PVP and PVE gear will grow but not in the means people seem to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/05/07, 3:09 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,471
Posted By Fres
Some major differences that add up: he uses +9...

Some major differences that add up:
he uses +9 spelldamage gems in every slot. Many pieces of gear have negligible socket bonuses that can be ignored in favor of just more raw damage, especially if...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/28/07, 1:09 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,471
Posted By Fres
I don't have patch notes handy but I thought...

I don't have patch notes handy but I thought demonic tactics was being changed, demonic knowledge remaining the same. Tactics going from 5% damage to 3% crit or something similar.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/07, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,385
Views: 221,264
Posted By Fres
Paladin utility stems from their auras being...

Paladin utility stems from their auras being useful for fights with interrupts (aran, illhoof) and their heals being absurdly mana efficient. Having an undead based CC (turn undead) is nice in a...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 5:31 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,368
Posted By Fres
I don't know Bibdy, we had to beg one of our...

I don't know Bibdy, we had to beg one of our priests to respec shadow for the increased utility. The whole time he's threatening to respec back to holy/disc so he can be "useful" again outside of...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 5:22 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 32,230
Posted By Fres
Yes. I farmed for about 20 minutes tuesday...

Yes. I farmed for about 20 minutes tuesday evening and in that time killed maybe 15 mobs. Spent the rest of the time tabbing in and out of game looking for spawns. Got nothing but vendor trash...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 4:57 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 32,230
Posted By Fres
Not hyperbolic. I'd give myself a stack or two...

Not hyperbolic. I'd give myself a stack or two of the level 70 mage food/water, head out there <7am on Sat/Sunday morning. With waterbreathing, felhunter, and well, being a warlock, I could kill 5...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 2:04 PM
Replies: 1,385
Views: 221,264
Posted By Fres
Yeah a warlock trivializes illhoof. By myself I...

Yeah a warlock trivializes illhoof. By myself I can keep all the summoned imps clear, leaving the other dps to kill chains/illhoof and healers just need to heal me and the tanks
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 1:17 PM
Replies: 1,385
Views: 221,264
Posted By Fres
We didn't have a paladin so we just stacked HoTs...

We didn't have a paladin so we just stacked HoTs on the tank at 4-5 seconds until repentance. One time he dipped and had to last stand, but otherwise it seemed pretty trivial.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/14/07, 1:08 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,471
Posted By Fres
Imp Howl is pretty awesome on Shade of Aran as...

Imp Howl is pretty awesome on Shade of Aran as well, you really don't want to waste time on that fight standing still to CC the elementals. It's just another oshit button, if I can't survive a melee...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/14/07, 1:00 PM
Replies: 662
Views: 75,663
Posted By Fres
To be honest the meters comparisons are pretty...

To be honest the meters comparisons are pretty much anecdotal. It's not like every player is putting out STANDARD_WARLOCK_DPS and that standard is above all the rogues.

One thing I'm noticing is...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 12:49 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 32,230
Posted By Fres
The Elemental Plateau got nerfed straight to...

The Elemental Plateau got nerfed straight to hell. I don't know how this will interact with the prices of transmutes, but gone are the weekends of getting up early and farming 12 primal waters in an...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 12:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,642
Posted By Fres
There are a few mob specific cleave mechanics. ...

There are a few mob specific cleave mechanics. When I enslave the scythe-wielding satyrs in Botanica, the tooltip for their cleave ability says "hits target and 2 additional nearby targets for xxx."...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/07, 12:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,368
Posted By Fres
Moonkin makes a swell tank on kiggler during the...

Moonkin makes a swell tank on kiggler during the maulgar fight. He's immune to polymorph, thus negating the only real issue with tanking kiggler at all, and frees up your hunters to do durps.

Then...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/12/07, 5:32 PM
Replies: 827
Views: 133,471
Posted By Fres
My current gear objective is t4 gloves/helm,...

My current gear objective is t4 gloves/helm, frozen shadoweave full set. The 2 pc set bonus for T4 is pretty much built for SM/Ruin, and free health regen never hurt anyone.

I prefer contagion, imp...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/06/07, 1:00 PM
Replies: 662
Views: 75,663
Posted By Fres
Posting to pretty much deny everything I said...

Posting to pretty much deny everything I said earlier in the thread. Did a boat load of heroics over the weekend, gruuls lair attempts and some more karazahn. The only time I ever, ever, ever...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/30/07, 1:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,572
Posted By Fres
The green satyr mobs with scythes in botanica...

The green satyr mobs with scythes in botanica have a 35%(!) stamina reduction curse debuff, melee for 1100 and cleave 3(!) additional targets for 1400. Why the fuck can't they give that to warriors...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/29/07, 3:49 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 12,773
Posted By Fres
Well, that's tough to say. Outdoors I use it...

Well, that's tough to say. Outdoors I use it almost every pull (because I typically do 2-4 mobs at a time and one of them is BOUND to resist howl of terror), and if it fails I just pull one mob next...
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