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Forum: Public Discussion 05/30/08, 6:07 AM

Replies: 775 M'uru Views: 223,532 Posted By Dawme Yes. I don't know what's the bounce range... Yes. I don't know what's the bounce range exactly, probably 10 yards ? But phase 2 is all about dps, you don't really have the time to find the perfect position to avoid dmg.

Forum: Public Discussion 05/30/08, 4:46 AM

Replies: 775 M'uru Views: 223,532 Posted By Dawme Not exactly. Negative Energy in phase 2 is a... Not exactly. Negative Energy in phase 2 is a chain light spell : 2000 on the main target, 1000 on the first bounce, 500 on the second. It's chain casted every 1.0-1.2 sec. Every 12-18 sec, Entropius...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/28/07, 8:21 AM

Replies: 64 Raiding beyond Hyjal/BT Views: 15,832 Posted By Dawme We do bt/hyjal in 2 days, and 1 t5 instance per... We do bt/hyjal in 2 days, and 1 t5 instance per week another night but we probably gonna stop that because T5 instances are not fun at all... Morale is still good because we know sunwell is coming...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/17/07, 8:43 AM

Replies: 616 EJ Forum Community - Zul'aman testing Views: 321,704 Posted By Dawme They are stunnable... Your paladins don't need T6... They are stunnable... Your paladins don't need T6 gear to stun a mob, right ?

Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/07, 8:13 PM

Replies: 91 PTRs: When will they learn? Views: 14,784 Posted By Dawme A good first step would be a checkbox in account... A good first step would be a checkbox in account management to choose one character automatically copied for each PTR phase. When a PTR phase is about to begin, just do a massive copy of all...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/14/07, 10:17 PM

Replies: 616 EJ Forum Community - Zul'aman testing Views: 321,704 Posted By Dawme Hex boss is one of the 2 easiest bosses in the... Hex boss is one of the 2 easiest bosses in the zone and you definitely don't need shadow resist... But I agree that some fights are a bit tuned too hard (dragonhawk boss and zuljin). Anyways, I...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/07/07, 11:28 AM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme Indeed. And wow pre tbc achieved that. You began... Indeed. And wow pre tbc achieved that. You began with MC, which was basically tank&spank with adds. We could even say you began with UBRS and MC was just UBRS (tank, dps, heal, some adds) improved :...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/07/07, 9:00 AM

Replies: 136 Attunments and Recruitment Views: 18,444 Posted By Dawme If only this was true... fact is, if you walk... If only this was true... fact is, if you walk into BT and try Najentus with Kara gear, you'll do exactly the same thing everybody did : you'll wear 2 arena pieces. And kill him.

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/05/07, 12:18 PM

Replies: 84 Shadow Priest group allocation Views: 10,152 Posted By Dawme lol ? Hunters are the very first ones to go oom... lol ? Hunters are the very first ones to go oom in any fights. Unless they afk autoshot off course.

Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/07, 9:26 AM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme We should be able to find a good difficulty level... We should be able to find a good difficulty level between "2 pulls" and "1 month", no ? If sunwell is really supposed to be the latest BC instance, so the hardest, I hope the first 5 fights are...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/04/07, 8:25 AM

Replies: 84 Shadow Priest group allocation Views: 10,152 Posted By Dawme In my opinion : hunters > mages > warlocks > * >... In my opinion : hunters > mages > warlocks > * > healers. That's general rule, there are some fights where your healer really needs more mana than they can regen themselves so they need a SP. I...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/07, 8:21 AM

Replies: 386 Illidari Council Views: 122,040 Posted By Dawme Council is only easier than emperors precisely... Council is only easier than emperors precisely because you did emperors before (and things like maulgar / karathress which are not that far from it). So well, you already know what to do : analyze...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/07, 8:15 AM

Replies: 386 Illidari Council Views: 122,040 Posted By Dawme Yeah he has no armor, our hunters dps him... Yeah he has no armor, our hunters dps him whenever they can and they do insane dmgs.

Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/07, 8:05 AM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme The only thing I hope is, since there will be... The only thing I hope is, since there will be only 6 bosses in Sunwell, that we don't see 2 supremus, 3 akamas and 1 real boss. This zone is pretty much the latest chance for Blizzard to convince...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/03/07, 10:26 AM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme Well, it's a mmorpg, a large part of "fun" is... Well, it's a mmorpg, a large part of "fun" is actually there because you "suffered" to get it. Nothing new here, this paradigm can be found in all other mmorpg since 15 years. If you only want fresh...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 11:10 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme We did, and yeah, it was the first really... We did, and yeah, it was the first really interesting night since 2 months in WoW, people were excited by a new "challenge". However, I fail to see how it has anything related to the subject, that...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 7:22 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme I hope you're wrong here because if they really... I hope you're wrong here because if they really thought that, they don't play the game. Not really. Nihilum won the game because they won the latest really challenging encounter in tbc, kael'thas....

Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 4:48 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme Everyone explains how it is different since 10... Everyone explains how it is different since 10 pages. We KNOW we will have to farm 6 months a year and we KNOW we will have fresh content only 6 months a year. But it's much better to have 2 months...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 4:46 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme Absolutely. It's especially sad for Kael'Thas who... Absolutely. It's especially sad for Kael'Thas who is probably the best encounter in burning crusade but also one of the most "useless". I killed stuff in karazhan more than kael'thas just because...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 11:08 AM

Replies: 840 The Illidan Thread (was "Flames of Azzinoth Question") Views: 295,521 Posted By Dawme P2 is definitely a dps race. I remember, during... P2 is definitely a dps race. I remember, during our first tries and our first kill, everyone was oom after p2 but p3/4 are all about survival so it's not a problem to use, say, 90% of your mana to...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/01/07, 9:58 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme Well, don't nerf it then. If it's possible, it... Well, don't nerf it then. If it's possible, it will be done. See, even original lady vashj was killed legit, and twice, by Method. There's so many guilds on WoW, it's not a problem. Obviously lady...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/01/07, 9:47 PM

Replies: 777 Pacing Revisited -- Is More Always Better? Views: 85,763 Posted By Dawme Off course we are bored. We raid 2 days a week... Off course we are bored. We raid 2 days a week and then, see ya next week ... The main problem, in my opinion, is that Tier 6 was absolutely too easy. The encounters themselves were pretty good but...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 5:24 PM

Replies: 209 2.2 Illidan Enrage Views: 37,460 Posted By Dawme We just killed him, it was fun indeed but not... We just killed him, it was fun indeed but not easy at all to fill the timer requirement (and no trap, thanks maiev to drop them just in the raid or too far from the tank). A few wipes with people...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 11:53 AM

Replies: 209 2.2 Illidan Enrage Views: 37,460 Posted By Dawme Akama can't fail with his unlimited hp pots... Akama can't fail with his unlimited hp pots without cooldowns !

Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 10:19 AM

Replies: 209 2.2 Illidan Enrage Views: 37,460 Posted By Dawme There are plenty of possibilities to add... There are plenty of possibilities to add punishment for errors without a stupid enrage timer. Make 1 more demon spawn by demon phase starting at 2, make one more demon spawn by dead people not...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 9:15 AM

Replies: 209 2.2 Illidan Enrage Views: 37,460 Posted By Dawme I think experienced players are a bit tired of... I think experienced players are a bit tired of this so boring logic "difficult" = "kill faster" (="stack your raid better"). First, i don't see any logical reasons to justify that illidan needed to...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 7:10 AM

Replies: 89 Sound Post 2.2 Views: 13,503 Posted By Dawme Sound is broken. It was especially painfull... Sound is broken. It was especially painfull yesterday during RoS P2 and trash clearing to Shahraz, I was hearing the aura or aoe sound like 5 times per second. Insane.

Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/07, 6:46 AM

Replies: 209 2.2 Illidan Enrage Views: 37,460 Posted By Dawme It sucks. I don't care so much because we can... It sucks. I don't care so much because we can kill him since we're "illidan geared" but it just sucks. Enrage timer at 20 mins to prevent kills with multiples errors/deaths, ok. Making a fun, control...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 9:13 PM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme Ok so we killed her tonight : - There are still... Ok so we killed her tonight : - There are still 1-2 FA ports. - PoM works (and is wonderfull : you can't die on a 3 ports with a priest holy, it's like another shadow pot). - FA dmg were massively...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 6:27 AM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme Ok, no love for holy dmg so :( It would have been... Ok, no love for holy dmg so :( It would have been fun to smite hard to remove the shadow penalty for warlocks !

Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 5:40 AM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme So how does the shields work exactly ? -25% /... So how does the shields work exactly ? -25% / +25% and they are removed with damage from the bonus school ? I'm still wondering if it's the first fight where a shadowpriest might do better dps...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/07, 7:42 AM

Replies: 928 Reliquary of Souls in 2.1.2 Views: 223,524 Posted By Dawme The dot value is reset when you die and use... The dot value is reset when you die and use soulstone (aswell as the +dmg buff). We had a few early kills where everyone including the main tank were dead but a few rogues soulstoned, used evasion...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/07, 7:06 AM

Replies: 928 Reliquary of Souls in 2.1.2 Views: 223,524 Posted By Dawme Really better to soulstone rogues. They can keep... Really better to soulstone rogues. They can keep EoA in fight for many seconds with evasion chains while dots ticks finish it. Tell your priests/warlocks to reapply dot if they are going to die, they...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/07, 4:58 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,168 Posted By Dawme Archimonde is way too subject to raid stacking to... Archimonde is way too subject to raid stacking to be perfect imho. I enjoy the fight every week, but honnestly, Archimonde with 1 shaman and Archimonde with 3-5 shamans are 2 _very_ different fights....

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/07, 4:55 AM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme There's really no real way to say "do this or... There's really no real way to say "do this or that" to be better with shahraz imho. It's one of these encounters where your raid needs to experience the fight again and again before getting better at...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/24/07, 10:03 AM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme Yeah, don't worry you will kill her. We learnt... Yeah, don't worry you will kill her. We learnt shahraz in 2 nights of attemps. First night was horrible, our best try was like 50% and I felt "omg we will never make it" but 2nd night, things got...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/24/07, 9:44 AM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme It feels easier each week off course, but we... It feels easier each week off course, but we never one shoted her though (but many guilds do). Usually, we kill her in the 3-5 first attempts, so it's ok for us. We aren't probably using the best...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/07, 1:14 PM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme That's wrong. Definitely. We have a very basic... That's wrong. Definitely. We have a very basic positionning for shahraz : everyone is in the middle "normal" path aligned like this : Tanks <=> Shahraz <=> Melee <=====> Ranged/Healers <========>...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/07, 8:26 PM

Replies: 707 Gurtogg Bloodboil - Luck or Strategy? Views: 232,693 Posted By Dawme Gurtogg can't crit yeah. They let him crush to... Gurtogg can't crit yeah. They let him crush to make fel rage target healing a bit challenging with spike dmg coupled to a ms like debuff, but let him crit would mean a one shot for some classes so...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/16/07, 11:37 AM

Replies: 724 Mother Shahraz Question Views: 173,918 Posted By Dawme Cap is 365. Craft every item for everyone except... Cap is 365. Craft every item for everyone except legs, they should be able to reach 340+. Offtanks need full SR, melees too, main tank is a bit more difficult to answer. Some guilds do it with 0 sr...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/07, 7:39 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme Well that's nice for you if you can find 3 good... Well that's nice for you if you can find 3 good healers so easily, but that's still "comfort" in my book. I don't want to brag or something (excuse me if it feels like that, english isn't my native...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/07, 7:23 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme Well, my opinion is that the word "vastly" is a... Well, my opinion is that the word "vastly" is a bit too much, or is used too much. Yes, some (let's say up to 5) fights in the game are really easier ou harder with some specific lineups but for the...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/07, 6:53 AM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme We never ever modified our lineup for Vashj or... We never ever modified our lineup for Vashj or Kael... Kael with 8 healers is not a problem, and it was not even 3 months ago. So is vashj with 4 rogues. Many people seems to scream "unbalanced" for...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/07, 6:47 AM

Replies: 928 Reliquary of Souls in 2.1.2 Views: 223,524 Posted By Dawme We tried p3 with a druid main tank before our... We tried p3 with a druid main tank before our first kill (and wiped at 10% or so for what it's worth) but came back quickly to the warrior choice. First, a druid just generates too much rage for p3...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/13/07, 7:35 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme When 2.2 will be live, I suspect we'll be able to... When 2.2 will be live, I suspect we'll be able to do everything in BT smoothly with the same raid. 8 healers, 3 tanks, and you're good to go. Off course, t6 stuff helps hugely since we can now , for...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/07, 5:27 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme I suppose that's due to the fact that you can't... I suppose that's due to the fact that you can't really control fights in wow since there are many many random elements so the general opinion is : we can wipe if the mobs casts this spell just before...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/07, 5:08 PM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme That's not the point. Pre BC raids were much less... That's not the point. Pre BC raids were much less dps oriented, so yeah, 16 healers was a normal raid. Since BC, I suspect most raids run with 7-8 healers so yes, 10 can be considered stacking but is...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/07, 6:49 AM

Replies: 1,353 BT/Hyjal Progression Views: 259,691 Posted By Dawme Mother is not nerfed because she is too hard,... Mother is not nerfed because she is too hard, she's nerfed because she's probably the least fun and the most boring fight in BC. Off course, time will tell if she's nerfed too much or not and I agree...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/07, 2:40 PM

Replies: 928 Reliquary of Souls in 2.1.2 Views: 223,524 Posted By Dawme A good timing is all bloodlusts around 75%... A good timing is all bloodlusts around 75% (including on MT) then shield wall at 30%, which lets your mt healers help on the raid.

Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/07, 12:24 PM

Replies: 928 Reliquary of Souls in 2.1.2 Views: 223,524 Posted By Dawme Nop, you can't resist the aura, with gear,... Nop, you can't resist the aura, with gear, talents or whatever.

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