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Forum: Priests 01/08/11, 7:56 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,323,835
Posted By Cadfael
You are right. It appears that my SW:D crits were...

You are right. It appears that my SW:D crits were showing as non-crits, giving me the wrong numbers and impression. Thus I have to agree that keeping SW:D for movement (or if needed mana-pumping) is...
Forum: Priests 01/05/11, 1:28 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,323,835
Posted By Cadfael
Yeah it's a bit tricky, I fully agree. I just am...

Yeah it's a bit tricky, I fully agree. I just am not sure if a blanket "keep SW:D ready for movement and execute range, never cast it otherwise" is good advice, as SW:D keeps being largest DPET...
Forum: Priests 01/05/11, 4:21 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,323,835
Posted By Cadfael
I am a bit puzzeld as to why SW:D should only be...

I am a bit puzzeld as to why SW:D should only be cast when moving (while > 25% HP). Assuming the self-inflicted damage is not relevant for healing (ie. is self-healed by VE relatively fast) and I...
Forum: Priests 12/11/10, 6:54 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 283,612
Posted By Cadfael
Generally use SW:D on cooldown, don't keep it...

Generally use SW:D on cooldown, don't keep it back specifically for sub 25%, it will give you back lots of mana and basically solve the mana issue for shadows.
Forum: Priests 10/27/10, 3:09 PM
Replies: 244
Views: 609,408
Posted By Cadfael
Spirits influence does show up in the character...

Spirits influence does show up in the character pane, but under Hit chance and it does not differentiate between what is being contributed by hit and what part by spirit.

Spirit does nothing for us...
Forum: Priests 10/26/10, 9:55 AM
Replies: 244
Views: 609,408
Posted By Cadfael
Huh? Either you are confused or I am now. Shadow...

Huh? Either you are confused or I am now. Shadow Priest mastery increases damage caused by the orbs, not damage caused overall. So a 0 orb MB is exatly the same strength wheter you have 0 mastery...
Forum: Priests 10/26/10, 8:19 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
Unless you find an unpatched loophole, that is....

Unless you find an unpatched loophole, that is. But this is precisely the kind of automation that Blizzard does not want and prohibits with all technical and non-technical means.

The GUI can give...
Forum: Priests 10/12/10, 7:56 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 346,865
Posted By Cadfael
I think they can still be in macros and not do...

I think they can still be in macros and not do any harm. As in technically the rank attribute/parameter is still valid, it just doesn't have any effect. I only heard that however and didn't test that...
Forum: Priests 10/12/10, 7:43 AM
Replies: 151
Views: 346,865
Posted By Cadfael
There are no longer any spell ranks, so this...

There are no longer any spell ranks, so this point doesn't really make any sense (anymore).
Forum: Priests 09/30/10, 10:02 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 213,475
Posted By Cadfael
Please note that since the last patch,...

Please note that since the last patch, Evangelism/Archangel is bugged on the beta (possibly PTR as well). Archangel currently gives 25% and Dark Archangel 15% mana while the tooltip (and previous to...
Forum: Priests 09/28/10, 8:06 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,658
Posted By Cadfael
Yes that goes without saying. Although as a...

Yes that goes without saying. Although as a Shadow, I probably don't put that much focus on spirit gear once my hit conversion is capped, whereas as a healer you probably take quite a bit more of...
Forum: Priests 09/28/10, 7:32 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,658
Posted By Cadfael
Yes, but if the talent remains at 100%, then...

Yes, but if the talent remains at 100%, then there is never a reason for a SP to actually have hit gear, as spirit does the same thing plus a little bit of other stuff. (Isn't there also a small crit...
Forum: Priests 09/24/10, 4:19 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,658
Posted By Cadfael
There's actually some choices when playing as...

There's actually some choices when playing as shadow, at least in theory. Some buffs/abilities charge up on mind flay usage, while others depend/charge on the orbs. Now this would in theory lead to...
Forum: Priests 07/07/10, 12:37 PM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,658
Posted By Cadfael
As with today's announcement, pretty much any...

As with today's announcement, pretty much any talent speculation / tree comparisons are a waste of time until more concrete information emerges.

See mmo-champion or your favorite other info site if...
Forum: Priests 06/10/10, 8:12 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
Yeah it reads that since a while. But does it...

Yeah it reads that since a while. But does it really work? I mean back in Black Temple for example, it didn't work at Reliquary of Souls and Illidari Council. Two fights were it could have been...
Forum: Priests 06/10/10, 5:21 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
In the light of the talent preview and the amount...

In the light of the talent preview and the amount of "free talent points" to be spent outside of the mandatory talents, I am wondering how useful Silence in the shadow tree is in the current PVE...
Forum: Priests 06/10/10, 5:14 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,658
Posted By Cadfael
Perhaps they meant pure threat reducing talents,...

Perhaps they meant pure threat reducing talents, not those that do something else at the same time (if those even exist).

It probably also bears to note that there is a huge difference in the...
Forum: Priests 06/02/10, 8:19 AM
Replies: 635
Views: 302,658
Posted By Cadfael
GC tells it here: World of Warcraft - English...

GC tells it here:
World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Cataclysm Utility of a Shadow Priest (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25134893717&pageNo=2&sid=1)

Last time when I...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/08/10, 5:21 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,230
Posted By Cadfael
DI on the tank has wiped many a raid. I'm sure we...

DI on the tank has wiped many a raid. I'm sure we need to remove that spell. Or repeated polymorph on the target we want to kill. So let's remove the sheep.

There are ways to make the use of the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/10, 3:50 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,667
Posted By Cadfael
My realm went down yesterday so I couldn't test...

My realm went down yesterday so I couldn't test it out thoroughly, but when I equipped my 46874 it did not start the cooldown on equipping, so I could use its teleport right away.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/26/10, 6:35 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 581,400
Posted By Cadfael
I have a bit trouble to see why there should be...

I have a bit trouble to see why there should be problems. I would understand it if WoW was a 64bit program, but both are 32 bit programs.

You said you already switched the OS. Does it actually work...
Forum: Priests 01/26/10, 2:26 PM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
They are not so simple actually. iVE was changed...

They are not so simple actually. iVE was changed a few times. I believe both the VE and the iVE tooltips are a bit misleading at this point. I haven't tested this again for some time, but I believe...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/17/10, 11:26 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 360,959
Posted By Cadfael
Yes you can do this. Not killing Putricide only...

Yes you can do this.

Not killing Putricide only prevents you to go to Arthas. Nothing else.
Forum: Priests 01/14/10, 10:05 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
Well it makes the SW:P free of mana cost, but it...

Well it makes the SW:P free of mana cost, but it definitly does not increase SW:P's crit rating, so you can't use it and inflate the crit on SW:P as you can do with the Nevermelting Ice Crystal and...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/07/10, 10:11 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,907,230
Posted By Cadfael
You may notice that he is a shadow priest and yes...

You may notice that he is a shadow priest and yes for us T10 is really attractive.

So in order to evade the misunderstanding, it's probably best to write what exactly are you seeking. After all, we...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/03/10, 6:38 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,667
Posted By Cadfael
It doesn't apparently for my realm pool. However,...

It doesn't apparently for my realm pool. However, the Wintergrasp quests showed that behaviour up until the 3.3 patch, and now they seem to be strictly weekly (too).
Forum: Priests 12/16/09, 5:03 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 812,000
Posted By Cadfael
Proc'ing replenishment early isn't really that...

Proc'ing replenishment early isn't really that important. After all, if you just start the fight I suppose everyone's mana bar is already full and the diference of getting perhaps 100-400 more mana...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/15/09, 7:35 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 34,788
Posted By Cadfael
I'm sorry to be the party crasher, but I fear...

I'm sorry to be the party crasher, but I fear I've found the black spot here. This should of been pointed out before me.
Forum: Priests 12/11/09, 8:46 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 1,024,552
Posted By Cadfael
Well they already said that SW:P was removed from...

Well they already said that SW:P was removed from haste not due to the bug, but due to it when not using tricks to increase and keep rolling haste/crit, it was still providing too much DPS. And I...
Forum: Warlocks 12/10/09, 8:13 AM
Replies: 1,633
Views: 3,271,411
Posted By Cadfael
This is precisely how Priest's Shadow Word: Pain...

This is precisely how Priest's Shadow Word: Pain worked on the PTR until they removed SW:P gaining from haste again.

The resetting effect preserved the tickrate (crit/haste values) but reset the DoT...
Forum: Priests 12/09/09, 3:39 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
The only thing that changed in VE with regards to...

The only thing that changed in VE with regards to its healing throughput / value is that it no longer works with AOE damage. So if your shadow is doing single target spells (ie. multidotting Anub'...
Forum: Priests 12/02/09, 1:58 PM
Replies: 566
Views: 815,704
Posted By Cadfael
I did level from 70 to 80 as disc as I was away...

I did level from 70 to 80 as disc as I was away on Holiday anyway when Wotlk came out and so didn't have to win much by being faster and I wanted to test if it really is viable. It is and the killing...
Forum: Priests 10/28/09, 12:27 PM
Replies: 282
Views: 190,079
Posted By Cadfael
You do realize though that shadow priests heal...

You do realize though that shadow priests heal perfectly fine, albeit a bit inefficient, if they manage to drop off their shadow form, right? You don't even need to misspend a single talent point...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/09, 4:56 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 360,959
Posted By Cadfael
They intervene when you scam someone off trade...

They intervene when you scam someone off trade mats. I don't see why they shouldn't intervene also when you scam a full raid of people off their gold.
Forum: Priests 10/08/09, 7:17 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 1,024,552
Posted By Cadfael
Am I mistaken or would this not also influence...

Am I mistaken or would this not also influence stat weighting in favor of crit?
Forum: Public Discussion 10/08/09, 4:10 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
The Return of Harrison Jones? He is in Grizzly...

The Return of Harrison Jones? He is in Grizzly Hills after all.

Brann could actually do something bad, like switching on a Titan Doomsday machine, or something like that in Cataclysm/Uldum.
Forum: Priests 10/07/09, 11:29 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 818,861
Posted By Cadfael
I have it macroed into my Mind Blast and Mind...

I have it macroed into my Mind Blast and Mind Sear casts for the shadow spec.
Forum: Priests 10/06/09, 11:28 AM
Replies: 864
Views: 475,031
Posted By Cadfael
Well PW:Barrier should still come somewhen....

Well PW:Barrier should still come somewhen. Though it's quite the question if only for 4.0 and cataclysm or before. I'm pretty certain it would be extremly desirable for those who are currently...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/28/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 877
Views: 581,400
Posted By Cadfael
That may be, but it may also be something else....

That may be, but it may also be something else. As far as I know there are things like invisible (de-)buffs, that serve as things like markers. They never show up in the combat log nor do you ever...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/24/09, 6:40 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
Yes, perhaps. But wouldn't he sign his letter...

Yes, perhaps. But wouldn't he sign his letter with "N" and not "B"? After all, the Blightcaller is just a nickname or added title. His name is Nathanos.
Forum: Priests 09/10/09, 11:28 AM
Replies: 373
Views: 275,055
Posted By Cadfael
Many damage meters and analyzers measure DPS as...

Many damage meters and analyzers measure DPS as some form of sliding 5second window over damage dealt and take the maximum value. This is kind of burst-max DPS. The window could be any other size....
Forum: Priests 09/10/09, 5:24 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 1,024,552
Posted By Cadfael
I read the change as "spirit does suck less now,...

I read the change as "spirit does suck less now, but it still sucks. At least you get passively a bit more SP". Well it's a buff. A minor one but a buff nonethless.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/09/09, 11:31 AM
Replies: 877
Views: 581,400
Posted By Cadfael
tcpackfrequency still has an impact on the...

tcpackfrequency still has an impact on the numbers shown in-game. I can't say if it has an impact playwise, I'm already sitting at 20ms without and at 13ms with it. Put bluntly, without...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/09, 10:57 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
I actually found The Last Guardian ("The Karazhan...

I actually found The Last Guardian ("The Karazhan one") the best of all the warcraft novels out there. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't by Knaak. While Knaak isn't terrible per se, as someone who reads...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/09, 4:01 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
Did you guys read the lore texts about Thrall and...

Did you guys read the lore texts about Thrall and Garrosh on the official Cataclysm site? (Link here: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Features - Lore...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/09, 2:05 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 85,024
Posted By Cadfael
Watch perhaps the official trailer and instead of...

Watch perhaps the official trailer and instead of reading "Level cap raised to 85" move your eyes to the lower part which is full of the "new" water?

Or go to the official Cataclysm site and watch...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/09, 4:09 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
I consider current classic content to be somewhat...

I consider current classic content to be somewhat broken. With current leveling speed (which can be boosted massively further by RAF) fresh people or reroll characters run out of the level range so...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/17/09, 3:41 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
That pertains only to the Goblins & Worgens as...

That pertains only to the Goblins & Worgens as new factions. But basically, yes.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/17/09, 11:33 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
No he wrote (in the first sentence even!): "None...

No he wrote (in the first sentence even!): "None of the information below has been officialy announced by Blizzard, this is only a compilation of information gathered from reliable sources. Just keep...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/16/09, 6:05 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,455,903
Posted By Cadfael
Depends what the "entire leak" is. Many things...

Depends what the "entire leak" is. Many things that are still on MMO-champion.com at this point in time have direct hints in the current active PTR 3.2.2, like the shen'dralar coming back to the...
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