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Forum: Rogues 08/21/10, 2:24 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 607,288 Posted By Rilias I think the main reason they shy away from having... I think the main reason they shy away from having the Combo Points on the rogue not on the target is a PvP-implication. Giving rogues the ability to unload attacks on one target while spending the...

Forum: Rogues 07/25/10, 7:48 PM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 607,288 Posted By Rilias I would argue that trying to maintain the largest... I would argue that trying to maintain the largest possible rolling rupture is just as bad. Or isn't that the alternative we are looking at? Dots scaling up and down with all buffs all the time would...

Forum: Rogues 05/13/09, 10:07 AM

Replies: 3,201 Combat and Mutilate Spreadsheets (Obsolete as of 4.0.x) Views: 3,819,694 Posted By Rilias I would root for 2 instantly. Option 1 would also... I would root for 2 instantly. Option 1 would also contain a setting for wich combo builder to use and the difference is then only between having 2 calc sheets with separate calculations or one that...

Forum: Rogues 05/08/09, 4:42 AM

Replies: 767 Rogue DPS Simulation Spreadsheet Views: 1,096,894 Posted By Rilias Depending on the strategy the spreadsheet employs... Depending on the strategy the spreadsheet employs you could "loose" those envenom to achieve higher Rupture uptime. But then the strategy without waiting for DP-Ticks should probably pool more to...

Forum: Rogues 05/06/09, 4:59 PM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias How does one convince someone that hitrating has... How does one convince someone that hitrating has no effect on the number of whitecrits you perform? (barring the critcap which is not all that important to rogues) The wowwiki page explaining attack...

Forum: Rogues 04/29/09, 1:52 AM

Replies: 76 The Major Armor debuff Views: 53,446 Posted By Rilias But multiple warriors would still pay the... But multiple warriors would still pay the DPS-loss of sundering 5 times to get the stack up (maybe more if they overshoot) and then one of them would keep it going. It might not be as bad as starting...

Forum: Rogues 04/28/09, 5:33 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Since the debuffs (and buffs) have exactly the... Since the debuffs (and buffs) have exactly the same effect the sheet offers no way to specify wich one exactly is up. You mark the entire group of equal debuffs as TRUE or FALSE and thats that....

Forum: Rogues 04/24/09, 5:49 AM

Replies: 3,201 Combat and Mutilate Spreadsheets (Obsolete as of 4.0.x) Views: 3,819,694 Posted By Rilias I usually make a copy of the item with different... I usually make a copy of the item with different sockets and substract the socket bonus from the copies stats. That way you don*t end up fooling yourself what color gem you use where.

Forum: Rogues 04/24/09, 3:36 AM

Replies: 1,647 Pocket Guide to WOTLK (Updated for 3.3) Views: 5,173,915 Posted By Rilias Use the Spreadsheet. I had 4T7,25 broke it for... Use the Spreadsheet. I had 4T7,25 broke it for 2T8,25 because I got 2 T8 pieces that matched 2 of my 4T7 and I didn't have the fifth Item to trade into my gear. But then I had the fifth T7 drop and...

Forum: Rogues 04/22/09, 1:48 AM

Replies: 3,201 Combat and Mutilate Spreadsheets (Obsolete as of 4.0.x) Views: 3,819,694 Posted By Rilias There are also some situation in which the... There are also some situation in which the MP-Debuff will be of value even when running with Paladins. Think of AoE or just multitargetfights where the paladin is not on your target. FoK will apply...

Forum: Rogues 04/20/09, 11:22 AM

Replies: 1,647 Pocket Guide to WOTLK (Updated for 3.3) Views: 5,173,915 Posted By Rilias After WP has undergone changes that let it proc... After WP has undergone changes that let it proc not percentbased but on a ppm mechanic it will now proc equally often per timeinterval from Whiteattacks no matter what weaponspeed the weapon with WP...

Forum: Rogues 04/13/09, 7:50 AM

Replies: 767 Rogue DPS Simulation Spreadsheet Views: 1,096,894 Posted By Rilias Please be aware that rupture uptime has no value... Please be aware that rupture uptime has no value in itself (barring the new HfB) since it is the number and power of rupture ticks that is important. Clipping rupture does always cost you a number of...

Forum: Rogues 04/03/09, 4:52 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias It could also be precision for arguments sake. I... It could also be precision for arguments sake. I do actually lose 1DPS by removing Heroic Presence and adding 33Hitrating in the DPS-Sheet. Somewhat surprising.

Forum: Rogues 03/30/09, 3:33 AM

Replies: 571 The Rogue UI: Your Silent Partner Views: 835,394 Posted By Rilias What I do is use the standart /cast [help]... What I do is use the standart /cast [help] [target=focus, help] [target=targettarget, help] Tricks of the Trade The advantage beeing that I can target the tank prepull to tricks him before the...

Forum: Rogues 03/10/09, 7:05 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias If I am not mistaken there is not a single... If I am not mistaken there is not a single SpellPower Buff implemented in the Spreadsheet. There are however multipliers to Spelldamage. These increase Poisondamage by some percent value and work as...

Forum: Rogues 03/03/09, 7:13 PM

Replies: 387 TTT Article - Rogue: PvE DPS - Discussion Views: 361,296 Posted By Rilias Hit to specials cap and Expertise to cap are of... Hit to specials cap and Expertise to cap are of increased importance to Mutilate cycles since refreshing SnD with an Envenom or Eviscerate in the last second of SnDs uptime and then missing the...

Forum: Rogues 03/02/09, 10:51 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias If I read this correctly you are falling for some... If I read this correctly you are falling for some common mistakes when calculating effects of reduced Cooldown on frequency. When reducing a 120s CD by 45s it does indeed lose (45/120)*100%=37.5% of...

Forum: Rogues 02/26/09, 3:57 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Yes. By you. Unhide the weapons-sheet and fill in... Yes. By you. Unhide the weapons-sheet and fill in what you want. Google should be able to explain how this is done. Otherwise you could search this very thread. Keyword "unhide" should get some hits.

Forum: Rogues 02/16/09, 5:34 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Switching from Exp to AP Gems is a difference of... Switching from Exp to AP Gems is a difference of ~1 DPS per gem for me. If I switch as many as 5 out the last is then an increase in DPS again and overall the difference is nonexistant between...

Forum: Rogues 02/15/09, 4:26 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias @Vulajin: Did you change anything with the... @Vulajin: Did you change anything with the cycles? I tried realy hard to enter the exact same information in the two sheets and somehow the new one comes up with a thighter cycle 18.35s down from...

Forum: Rogues 02/15/09, 3:43 AM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Saving with Open Office (in original format not... Saving with Open Office (in original format not ODF) breaks the the Envenom DPS Cell B48 on DPS-Sheet (the one that is never hidden if there are more than one) for Microsoft Excel 2007. Other DPS...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 11:59 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias The Finishercycle as Mutilate should be... The Finishercycle as Mutilate should be oportunity based meaning that you only perform 2 envenoms in a row if you could not "wait and rupture" instead without letting energy cap. So basicly you pull...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 10:39 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias What you mix up here is that there is no such... What you mix up here is that there is no such thing as a 16 Expertise gem per se. One often says "I use 16 Exp gems" or something like that, but it is a mutual understanding that the gem in question...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 5:31 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias Go take a look in the thread "The Roguecraft... Go take a look in the thread "The Roguecraft Spreadsheet" people have modeled the new hastebuffs into the spreadsheet and surprisingly come to the conclusion that sinister strike plays such a minor...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 4:05 AM

Replies: 308 Problem-solving rogue issues Views: 80,694 Posted By Rilias Blizzard seems fond of the idea to exclusively... Blizzard seems fond of the idea to exclusively buff autoattack damage sources to prevent PvP burst. I kind of think they are attacking the problem backwards here. Rogue burst is coming from several...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 3:22 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias Trying to move the Combat fast mainhand... Trying to move the Combat fast mainhand discussion here. Has anyone checked the effect of running with full Poisonspec running either IP/IP or DP/IP with Envenom. Granted poisonhit is not an ideal...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 3:02 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias German Armory is basicly wrong on this, don't... German Armory is basicly wrong on this, don't know if that is also the case in the english version. Expertise Rating is what is on gear and such, this scales with level and translates to Expertise by...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 2:54 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias Thaddius is more random due to fluctiuations in... Thaddius is more random due to fluctiuations in said stacking buffs strength so it is possible to run an entire fight with say one stack more on average than last time which then dominates the...

Forum: Rogues 02/12/09, 2:43 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias OK here's the trouble with percent. One percent... OK here's the trouble with percent. One percent means dividing the whole by 100 and looking at that fraction. Likewise 10% is ten times said fraction and so on. What you do different is defining the...

Forum: Rogues 02/11/09, 5:43 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Nope, no typo. I copy pasted. I assume Open... Nope, no typo. I copy pasted. I assume Open Office just does it differently or something. What the change should do is not floor the Expertise given by rating, so that every point of rating has an...

Forum: Rogues 02/11/09, 2:57 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Am I right in assuming that new findings about... Am I right in assuming that new findings about Expertise can be reflected in the Spreadsheet by changing DPS-C6 from FLOOR(B6/(xpbase*conv);1;1)+5*twex to B6/(xpbase*conv)+5*twex

Forum: Rogues 02/11/09, 3:17 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias The Slime debuffs you with a statdecreasing... The Slime debuffs you with a statdecreasing debuff. If you didn't hit him with a single melee swing it's very likely a positioning problem. Might be that you found an angle or distance where Styles...

Forum: Rogues 02/09/09, 11:33 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias This is not a diminishing return but rather the... This is not a diminishing return but rather the perfect example of linear scaling. The same could presumably be said about AP as having 10k AP would heavily inflate the value of other stats while...

Forum: Rogues 02/08/09, 4:13 PM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias Yes, melee Finishers that actually hit the enemy... Yes, melee Finishers that actually hit the enemy (even Expose Armor) do so with the main hand weapon and can also proc main hand poisons.

Forum: Rogues 02/08/09, 2:30 PM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias There is a small benefit to getting you'r rupture... There is a small benefit to getting you'r rupture in under the envenom buff too if you have the luxory of paying attention to such things.

Forum: Rogues 02/08/09, 4:40 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias PickupContainerItem(bagID, slot); Will let you... PickupContainerItem(bagID, slot); Will let you choose an item from a slot in your inventory, since the weapon you swap out will also land in that slot you can use the same macro twice to swap back...

Forum: Rogues 02/07/09, 6:52 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias You can achieve that effect with lot's of... You can achieve that effect with lot's of treetuning though. Think about Turn the Tables and Master Poisoner. No one specs them both because there are better alternatives in other trees, but...

Forum: Rogues 02/06/09, 9:02 AM

Replies: 308 Problem-solving rogue issues Views: 80,694 Posted By Rilias Agreed. In particular because I really enjoyed... Agreed. In particular because I really enjoyed beeing the guy that is faster, more agile and easier to heal than the rest because I had room for talents in my spec that did just that. At the current...

Forum: Rogues 02/06/09, 3:33 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias When acting as the only source of poisons on the... When acting as the only source of poisons on the target, how much would a mutilate rogue benefit from the fact that deadly poison on mainhand can proc from envenom after the stack is consumed? I ask...

Forum: Rogues 02/05/09, 4:10 AM

Replies: 1,701 3.1 Rogue Changes - Early Preview Views: 793,157 Posted By Rilias Do percent based Haste buffs stack additively... Do percent based Haste buffs stack additively with each other and multiplicative with Haste from Hasterating? If so the LR change would increase the revenue for HR by ~7% depending on what Speedbuffs...

Forum: Rogues 02/03/09, 6:07 PM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias New Ambush has it's merits but keep in mind the... New Ambush has it's merits but keep in mind the time you lose on the way behind the target. Sometimes Mutilate might be the better choice here. In the end a fights opening depends mostly on if you...

Forum: Rogues 02/03/09, 1:16 AM

Replies: 1,647 Pocket Guide to WOTLK (Updated for 3.3) Views: 5,173,915 Posted By Rilias And DPS in the spreadsheet even dips slightly for... And DPS in the spreadsheet even dips slightly for me when I equip Omen over LPC... But you can pick up all those slow daggers for Trash-FoK-Spam now! Rejoice!

Forum: Rogues 02/02/09, 2:08 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias Holding down Capslock while changing Items or... Holding down Capslock while changing Items or something like that can let you switch an item without the stats beeing updated. Maybe you did that.

Forum: Rogues 02/02/09, 1:21 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias The Weapon Chain is clearly inferior to so many... The Weapon Chain is clearly inferior to so many other enchants that it is not modeled in the sheet (since we are talking about optimizing DPS here). You can quickly model it by choosing accuracy and...

Forum: Rogues 01/28/09, 9:46 AM

Replies: 308 Problem-solving rogue issues Views: 80,694 Posted By Rilias 13% Spelldamage is even worse so there's that. As... 13% Spelldamage is even worse so there's that. As for Melee I can only think of Buffs doing that for us other than Major Armor reduce, our debuffs are pretty weak.

Forum: Rogues 01/27/09, 5:06 PM

Replies: 1,931 The Roguecraft Spreadsheet Views: 1,582,448 Posted By Rilias You need to enable the buff in the buffs page. You need to enable the buff in the buffs page.

Forum: Rogues 01/27/09, 4:59 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias After the part about "magic numbers" the guide... After the part about "magic numbers" the guide had automatically lost any credibility in my eyes. You just don't call it that as it will always be misunderstood. Apart from that he seems to kinda...

Forum: Rogues 01/21/09, 12:48 PM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias Conserning Edrielles analysis of LPC vs... Conserning Edrielles analysis of LPC vs Omen. You are using EP-Values taken frome some static point of reference. Those are by nature an approximation that loses precision the farther we go from the...

Forum: Rogues 01/21/09, 5:22 AM

Replies: 5,390 Rogue: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,995,171 Posted By Rilias Most bigger Raidmobs are immune to slow-effects... Most bigger Raidmobs are immune to slow-effects and can thus not be debuffed with crippling Poison.

Forum: Rogues 01/19/09, 3:11 AM

Replies: 308 Problem-solving rogue issues Views: 80,694 Posted By Rilias Thinking about refresh mechanics I just realized... Thinking about refresh mechanics I just realized that Glyph of Spirit of Redemption sets precedence for an incremental refresh mechanic that might be an interesting choice for some of our currently...

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