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Forum: Rogues 03/30/11, 12:08 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,768
Posted By Stoical
Subtlety. Arena Junkies has a lot of info that...

Subtlety. Arena Junkies has a lot of info that can help you get back up to speed, starting with a very thorough stickied guide to rogues in the rogue subforum.
Forum: Rogues 01/27/11, 1:45 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,025,608
Posted By Stoical
Further on this point, the MMOC post (which is...

Further on this point, the MMOC post (which is actually supported by math and spreadsheeting) has been incorporated into the Warlock threads on this very forum, which I would hope people here would...
Forum: Rogues 01/25/11, 6:01 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,768
Posted By Stoical
Aldriana answered this a few pages back. Her...

Aldriana answered this a few pages back. Her conclusion was to "clip envenoms all day before you even think about doing one of the other choices." The addition of the dodged Envenom doesn't change...
Forum: Rogues 01/20/11, 5:02 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,025,608
Posted By Stoical
You can throw at Atramedes during air phase to...

You can throw at Atramedes during air phase to keep your DP and Fluid Death/Tia's stacks up. Even if you have to kite, you can save Sprint for it, sprint way ahead, and get one throw off at ~10-12s,...
Forum: Rogues 01/19/11, 2:04 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 662,768
Posted By Stoical
You can pre-pot with Garrote as easily as you can...

You can pre-pot with Garrote as easily as you can pre-pot with anything else. Pot/stealth a second before the pull, open with Garrote.
Forum: Death Knights 06/18/09, 3:42 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Base is 5s, not 10s.

Base is 5s, not 10s.
Forum: Death Knights 06/04/09, 4:23 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,668,135
Posted By Stoical
You mean like he did do, in the exact portion of...

You mean like he did do, in the exact portion of the post you quoted? He did the same math as you, only using 90 instead of 45, which isn't exactly an obvious mistake given that the tooltip says...
Forum: Death Knights 06/01/09, 5:54 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Giant hammer like The Banhammer...

Giant hammer like The Banhammer (http://elitistjerks.com/f34/)? There are no unmoderated threads here, so what you're asking for is already the case with the half dozen or so threads addressing the...
Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 8:01 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,158
Posted By Stoical
Why? If strength is a better stat than expertise...

Why? If strength is a better stat than expertise pre-cap, then 8str/12stam is better than 8exp/12stam, just like 16str is better than 16exp. The change in prismatics should have no effect on...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/19/09, 2:46 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
Lowered duration of slowing effects doesn't make...

Lowered duration of slowing effects doesn't make you faster, and improved running speed/unholy presence don't stack. You're still 50% slowed with 15% running speed bonus, and your target is 30%...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/19/09, 11:20 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
I'll just pick this part out of what you said. ...

I'll just pick this part out of what you said. This is completely wrong. Do you honestly think that it's worth lowering your main snare from 50% to 30% just to gain a couple of points in some...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/18/09, 8:42 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
No, you would be insane to skip Desecration and...

No, you would be insane to skip Desecration and will never be able to stay on a competent target. If you drop it, your only slow as Unholy is Chains, meaning if they're trying to kite you have to...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/13/09, 3:50 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 168,571
Posted By Stoical
Target dummy tests are irrelevant. You're on a...

Target dummy tests are irrelevant. You're on a dummy with no raid debuffs that is probably in execute range the whole time comparing the spec that's the most dependent on raid debuffs against the...
Forum: Death Knights 05/13/09, 3:37 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
This is wrong if you are Unholy, which both he...

This is wrong if you are Unholy, which both he and you are. See the Unholy thread for more specific discussion. The most recent specific numbers in there are from a post by Methods in mid-April,...
Forum: Death Knights 05/11/09, 9:30 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,158
Posted By Stoical
That doesn't mean it's not still good for AoE. ...

That doesn't mean it's not still good for AoE. The 8-9% in my post is post-fix. Pre-fix that was closer to 12% on trash, 21% on Freya.
Forum: Death Knights 05/11/09, 7:05 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,158
Posted By Stoical
If it's really that low for you, maybe you're...

If it's really that low for you, maybe you're misusing it. Looking at some examples from my most recent parse, DRW was 8.3% of my damage on Ignus, 6.1% on RS, 6% on XT, 6.6% on Hodir, 7% on...
Forum: Death Knights 05/11/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 840
Views: 709,158
Posted By Stoical
Not disagreeing with your conclusion, but don't...

Not disagreeing with your conclusion, but don't rely on that post for anything at the moment. Darkside hasn't updated the post since mid-April, so it only has the first round or so of XT kills.
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/30/09, 8:01 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
How have you been finding rogue/priest as that...

How have you been finding rogue/priest as that comp? We haven't had a chance to play very many games yet (unholy/disc as well, 2050 last season), but so far have run into the most trouble with good...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 7:25 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
And when your IT or PS misses or gets dodged,...

And when your IT or PS misses or gets dodged, your whole rotation is jacked and you're wasting a bunch of runes on subpar abilities because you're using them all on a 1-diseased target. Then when...
Forum: Death Knights 04/27/09, 7:14 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
I found it for you. Don't try to macro ability...

I found it for you. Don't try to macro ability rotations and expect to do well.

As far as your original question, just weight the stats appropriately against others and don't go over cap, there's...
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 2:57 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t40739-dw_tanking_buil...

http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t40739-dw_tanking_builds/p14/
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/31/09, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 646,703
Posted By Stoical
It reminds me a bit of Vanilla PvP, when horde...

It reminds me a bit of Vanilla PvP, when horde used to blame all losses on pallies, and allies would simultaneously blame all losses on shaman.

In all seriousness though, Dodo, you can't seriously...
Forum: Death Knights 03/26/09, 6:25 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
I have not personally tested it, but the...

I have not personally tested it, but the consensus in posts on these forums is that INT has no effect on spell crit.
Forum: Death Knights 03/20/09, 11:53 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
In addition to Foxx's math, search this thread...

In addition to Foxx's math, search this thread for "dark conviction" and you can scroll down to posts by Fugazor and me for some parse analysis. I came out to .6% per point and he came out to .58%...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/20/09, 11:30 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
15 minutes base time...

15 minutes base time (pre-talent/glyph-reduction), if I recall correctly, and I think that's a safe assumption unless testing proves otherwise. I'll try to find support for that statement other than...
Forum: Death Knights 03/18/09, 5:39 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
It is typical for DW to outperform 2h unholy on...

It is typical for DW to outperform 2h unholy on single-target benchmark fights. If you look at the top raid performance thread for single-target (Patchwerk), you'll see that 0/32/39 was pretty...
Forum: Death Knights 03/17/09, 8:06 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
I don't think it is. Going off some Patchwerk...

I don't think it is. Going off some Patchwerk numbers, I typically have to PS/IT 4 times over the course of a 3m kill. Looking at a parse of mine from several weeks ago, it's a loss of about 1684...
Forum: Death Knights 03/17/09, 4:11 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Deleted, above fix makes my post moot.

Deleted, above fix makes my post moot.
Forum: Death Knights 03/17/09, 3:45 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Level 80s start with 400 defense skill. Every...

Level 80s start with 400 defense skill. Every ~4.92 points of defense rating on gear gives you another point of defense skill, and you need 540 defense skill to be uncrittable. The tanking sigil,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/17/09, 1:31 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
Frost looks very promising in the patch, but...

Frost looks very promising in the patch, but what's your point with these posts? It seems like you're trying to convince people that it's better than the alternatives now, but you don't have good...
Forum: Death Knights 03/12/09, 10:58 AM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
Are you? According to the Armory, you have...

Are you? According to the Armory, you have Outbreak and On a Pale Horse, neither of which is part of the cookie cutter spec, because they're bad for Unholy PvE, instead of Virulence and Dirge. ...
Forum: Death Knights 03/11/09, 2:47 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
Your post is so long and overly spaced out it's...

Your post is so long and overly spaced out it's almost impossible to read and pull out interesting points, but ultimately even with all that math, you still don't come to a good mathematical...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/10/09, 3:47 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 642,172
Posted By Stoical
Myul's first two comments are right, but speccing...

Myul's first two comments are right, but speccing for cold snap is dumb, you lose living bomb. I don't think you'd find a single person in the FFB thread to support that tradeoff. Pristin did well...
Forum: Death Knights 03/06/09, 8:40 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Don't RP dump when you're tanking. Pop UB if...

Don't RP dump when you're tanking. Pop UB if your next ability would put you over 100, and pop DC if you're in that spot and UB's still up, but the latter will be rare; you should be keeping RP in...
Forum: Death Knights 02/27/09, 1:47 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
Unless PS is so heavily buffed that we turn...

Unless PS is so heavily buffed that we turn completely away from SS builds and don't even use the SS glyph, which I highly doubt given that SS is also getting buffed, Desecration will continue to be...
Forum: Death Knights 02/26/09, 9:13 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
I'll caveat the math below with my feeling that...

I'll caveat the math below with my feeling that Epidemic has more value than simply increasing the probability SS will proc, such as keeping diseases ticking for longer when you have to run out or...
Forum: Death Knights 02/26/09, 1:14 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
I think this is right, and going further than...

I think this is right, and going further than Bladed Armor, out of Morbidity, Necrosis, BcB, and Dark Conviction, I think Dark Conviction is where you'd want to lose points. I ran some numbers on an...
Forum: Death Knights 02/25/09, 4:23 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 538,349
Posted By Stoical
The math is easy; UB glyph lets you cast fewer...

The math is easy; UB glyph lets you cast fewer UBs which means you have more RP to blow on DC, DC glyph directly gives you more RP to blow on DCs or UB. All that matters is how much RP you save. On...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 11:46 AM
Replies: 983
Views: 538,349
Posted By Stoical
Yeah, it's not so good at the moment for any...

Yeah, it's not so good at the moment for any purpose, I wouldn't even bother taking it. I'm hoping they'll just change the talent to instant before it goes live. Perhaps someone will remind them...
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 3:14 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
Please show your work or explain your source. ...

Please show your work or explain your source. This is completely contrary to the stats in the first post of this thread, spreadsheets I have seen, my own rawr testing, and even quicker/less accurate...
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 3:10 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Going without gargoyle would be crazy. Even...

Going without gargoyle would be crazy. Even post-nerf, gargoyle is easily 4% of your dps for 1 talent point, you're not going to get that kind of boost from 1 point anywhere else. You're better off...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/23/09, 3:01 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
In arenas, even when you're being kited, it's not...

In arenas, even when you're being kited, it's not like you're full-time out of melee range. You're in with grip, out again, in from chains, out again, etc. Because of this, KM is great both where...
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/09, 6:37 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
4-piece is huge, there's no item that's good...

4-piece is huge, there's no item that's good enough to justify equipping over a 7.5 piece if it would mean losing your set bonus. Which 5th piece you swap out and for what will vary depending on...
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/09, 2:53 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
You're mixing up SS and PS.

You're mixing up SS and PS.
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/09, 2:43 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
Compare all your numbers to a good 17/0/54 parse...

Compare all your numbers to a good 17/0/54 parse in the top dps thread.

At a glance: You have 39 ticks of Unholy Blight in a 176s fight. It looks like you're either not using the SS glyph or not...
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/09, 2:25 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Any decent PvE spec will pick up both Unholy Aura...

Any decent PvE spec will pick up both Unholy Aura and Dirge if you're that deep in the tree. PvP specs often favor Unholy Aura.

We can't estimate how much personal DPS it's worth because it varies...
Forum: Death Knights 02/19/09, 9:36 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Buck's Fireside Chat...

Buck's Fireside Chat (http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t44638-bucks_fireside_chat_dk_endgame_tanking_updated/) is your friend. Cookie cutter specs and rotation advice.
Forum: Death Knights 02/18/09, 7:21 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,259,694
Posted By Stoical
Personally, I'll always go with what's better and...

Personally, I'll always go with what's better and also pay attention to the fire. This is especially true now that missed strikes from death runes don't repop as non-death runes anymore, before that...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/12/09, 7:21 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 781,161
Posted By Stoical
It's very tough for priests to survive right now,...

It's very tough for priests to survive right now, especially against melee, which is why the priest PvP thread is called "Surviving as a priest." Double DPS, yes, you definitely want to protect him...
Forum: Death Knights 02/11/09, 7:06 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,503,642
Posted By Stoical
AmeroGER is right about this, and those UB...

AmeroGER is right about this, and those UB numbers sound fine to me. For reference, a recent Patchwerk kill for me lasted 2'55" and I did 5581 dps. I'm pretty good about keeping UB up, and it only...
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