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Forum: Player vs. Player 06/01/07, 12:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,673
Posted By Viktus
Well with season 2 coming up, it might not be...

Well with season 2 coming up, it might not be unreasonable to just resocket your season 1 gear to spell penetration. Sure, you take a hit in stats, but not as big a hit as the guy wearing greens of...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/01/07, 10:14 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 17,185
Posted By Viktus
Calm down, I didn't say 'LOL you should just afk...

Calm down, I didn't say 'LOL you should just afk out'

I was just pointing out that attempting to CC two warlocks while your paladin attempts to outcleanse 3 dot classes and somehow heal at the same...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/31/07, 2:27 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,574
Posted By Viktus
I've used the Diamondback for the past year or...

I've used the Diamondback for the past year or two and haven't experienced this.
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/31/07, 2:20 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 17,185
Posted By Viktus
Sorry, that just strikes me as a whole lot of...

Sorry, that just strikes me as a whole lot of theorycraft.

Lets assume that the shadow team is doing nothing to counteract the cyclones and whatever the hunter is doing to lockdown warlock...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/31/07, 11:00 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 17,185
Posted By Viktus
Umm... why? Unless people are throwing dispels,...

Umm... why? Unless people are throwing dispels, UA is just another dot. A paladin trying to cleanse against 3 dot classes is a lost cause, a paladin trying to cleanse against 3 dot classes with no...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/30/07, 2:59 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 17,185
Posted By Viktus
So a dot based team destroys a team that relies...

So a dot based team destroys a team that relies on a single paladin to main heal, what else is new.

Warlocks are good at shutting down paladin healing. Fear, tongues, and school lockouts are very...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 3:46 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 17,966
Posted By Viktus
It's been brought up before, but the mage/warlock...

It's been brought up before, but the mage/warlock raid spot situation is basically a reversal of the pre-debuff slot change situation (and I played a mage back then). The "you could replace all the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/24/07, 2:54 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 8,598
Posted By Viktus
I haven't done any pvp since the patch hit, how...

I haven't done any pvp since the patch hit, how likely is fear to break off a single dot?

Fear + UA was a pretty legitimate tactic against dispellers and I'd hate to see that go.
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/22/07, 1:52 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,555
Posted By Viktus
I don't have a rigid definition of "abuse" for...

I don't have a rigid definition of "abuse" for arena gameplay, it's just personal feeling. When I see a mage vs another class in the arena use poly/invis/whatever to run away from the fight and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/22/07, 12:03 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,555
Posted By Viktus
Personally I think this is a bad change, but...

Personally I think this is a bad change, but definitely an improvement over mage teams abusing water vs everyone else.

It feels alot like leaving someone OOC in molten core to res during boss...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/16/07, 1:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,875
Posted By Viktus
I don't think it's valid to use buffed HP when...

I don't think it's valid to use buffed HP when you argue 5v5 survivability anymore, if a team is going to focus you down they're going to purge train you unless they have a very unconventional setup...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/14/07, 11:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,247
Posted By Viktus
Tell that to my rocket launcher.

Tell that to my rocket launcher.
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/10/07, 10:17 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 17,667
Posted By Viktus
Our paladin decided to quit the game the last...

Our paladin decided to quit the game the last week of qualifiers, but we got into the tournament anyways due to the large ammount of disqualifications.

We got the team together the 2nd day I believe...
Forum: Player vs. Player 05/09/07, 1:25 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 19,631
Posted By Viktus
As far as I know the sole intention of resilience...

As far as I know the sole intention of resilience in pvp is to make it less bursty. Not foil certain classes, certain specs, or certain people... burst damage as a whole. And yes, it is better to...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/30/07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 8,895
Posted By Viktus
Have your hunter harass the mage to prevent a...

Have your hunter harass the mage to prevent a polymorph.

Nova -> Imp CS -> Poly doesn't work against a scattershot, silencing shot, or even enough spell pushback from a pet + shots, and if you break...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/30/07, 10:17 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,300
Posted By Viktus
Sure, there are plenty of ways to kill it. None...

Sure, there are plenty of ways to kill it. None of them are really convienient, especially wanding. Between the initial immuned cast, the global cooldowns, and that stupid autoshooting, you're...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/30/07, 9:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,300
Posted By Viktus
My hunch is that the "every 10 seconds" isn't...

My hunch is that the "every 10 seconds" isn't applied when it absorbs the spell, its on some independant timer. So when you throw a dot or something towards the shaman, see IMMUNE, and expect it to...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/27/07, 1:14 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,424
Posted By Viktus
The first time I ever saw a tree druid in the...

The first time I ever saw a tree druid in the arena was back around ~1600 when I first made the team, and I remember looking around for a while to find whatever moonkin had summoned it.

That was the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/27/07, 10:58 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 20,690
Posted By Viktus
I've used drain mana pretty effectively in 2v2,...

I've used drain mana pretty effectively in 2v2, its a much easier format to establish control and go after an alternate win condition. Putting a guy oom in 2v2 is generally more effective than in...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/26/07, 4:04 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 20,690
Posted By Viktus
Warrior/Paladin will have the warrior drop a...

Warrior/Paladin will have the warrior drop a succubus before it has any meaningful impact. It really just can't survive at all.

Maybe if seduce mechanics weren't as terrible as they currently are...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/26/07, 2:23 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,019
Posted By Viktus
I think it bears pointing out that...

I think it bears pointing out that bloodlust/heroism combined with the buff to improved manaburn is a big factor in why this tactic is so popular. You can easily take a player from full to nothing...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/26/07, 12:36 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 20,690
Posted By Viktus
Playing affliction in 5v5 with under 200...

Playing affliction in 5v5 with under 200 resilience is asking for trouble.

For the paladin/lock 2v2 teams... UA warlock will eat up the paladin/warrior matchup, a felguard warlock will struggle....
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/25/07, 12:36 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,424
Posted By Viktus
Affliction lock/paladin is just as hard a counter...

Affliction lock/paladin is just as hard a counter to warrior/paladin as the others, although that might not hold true with the illumination nerf. It's just a longer match.
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/25/07, 11:39 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 18,376
Posted By Viktus
If they didn't have mana burn, it might =/ You...

If they didn't have mana burn, it might =/

You can't leave a priest alone to deal massive ammount of effective damage by preventing heals later in the game unless your strategy is to simply gib...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/24/07, 3:37 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 26,424
Posted By Viktus
I think I recall playing against Beef's team...

I think I recall playing against Beef's team using 3 healers with a double warrior/double shaman setup, but I haven't been playing 5v5 much in the last couple weeks.



That would definitely be nice,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/24/07, 3:15 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,719
Posted By Viktus
The resilience is the important part, all the hp...

The resilience is the important part, all the hp in the world won't save you from being a complete mana sponge to your healers with garbage mitigation. I wouldn't play affliction under 200+...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/07, 4:13 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 19,501
Posted By Viktus
It would have to be an absolutely massive number...

It would have to be an absolutely massive number to overcome the 20% healing bonus from fel armor, not to mention the +100 damage. Anything that counteracts mortal strike to any degree is pure gold...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/07, 12:38 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 19,501
Posted By Viktus
The only spells I would wear a cast time reducing...

The only spells I would wear a cast time reducing bonus over a large chunk of resilience would be UA or fear, pref UA since fear has pushback resistance through the pvp gloves.

It won't happen...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/23/07, 12:23 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 56,698
Posted By Viktus
The ammount of stam on the warlock set is pretty...

The ammount of stam on the warlock set is pretty staggering. Gloves alone are an 18 stamina upgrade over gladiator's dreadweave, not to mention the socket which could bring it up to 30.

If the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/23/07, 11:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,101
Posted By Viktus
That's only going to hold water in the 2v1...

That's only going to hold water in the 2v1 situation.

The mage could probably nuke down the guy in resist gear in a 2v1 without his talents. Against 2 other players it would probably cost you the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/20/07, 10:36 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 18,376
Posted By Viktus
I don't believe nerfing ice block in any way...

I don't believe nerfing ice block in any way would make a fire mage more viable in 5v5, it only serves to make bringing a different class more viable.

Once you realize an enemy mage can't iceblock,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/19/07, 12:24 PM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 292,783
Posted By Viktus
Dark pact will put you in combat, I don't believe...

Dark pact will put you in combat, I don't believe lifetap will. Not worth using it to stay in combat though, as your pet's mana is pretty crucial.

Not to get into the warrior vs. druid...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/12/07, 11:32 AM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 292,783
Posted By Viktus
Kiting in the 2v2 arena is actually drastically...

Kiting in the 2v2 arena is actually drastically different than outside of it, to the point of being the opposite of what you'd expect in some cases.

Frost mages, arguably the best kiting class,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/06/07, 12:58 PM
Replies: 386
Views: 54,250
Posted By Viktus
Where is this "rogues need a defensive buff"...

Where is this "rogues need a defensive buff" coming from? I play 5v5 as an affliction warlock and I can't imagine that they have it worse in terms of getting focus fired. Fear is a relatively...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/05/07, 2:57 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 8,839
Posted By Viktus
I had been going off the notion that evenly...

I had been going off the notion that evenly matched teams are worth 15 points, although I don't recall where I first read this.

What's scary is that the system can (and will) match you up against a...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 04/03/07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 668
Views: 164,855
Posted By Viktus
I just did some work on my UI and the first thing...

I just did some work on my UI and the first thing I wanted to try was Power Auras. Absolutely loving it with one problem, events set to trigger on becoming usable seem to trigger every global...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/27/07, 11:06 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 32,274
Posted By Viktus
Has anyone gotten 2 pieces of multiple gladiator...

Has anyone gotten 2 pieces of multiple gladiator sets to test if the resilience bonus will stack?
Forum: Public Discussion 03/26/07, 2:57 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 32,274
Posted By Viktus
That might be difficult to acheive, given that...

That might be difficult to acheive, given that currently resilience gems are unique epics. It would also make upgrading arena gear from season to season a nightmare of farming halaa kills and the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/23/07, 3:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,791
Posted By Viktus
I was under the impression that the original post...

I was under the impression that the original post was trying to reduce the time spent regaining mana, not asking how to replace the health lost to tapping.

There should be a simple answer in terms...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/07, 1:52 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 14,499
Posted By Viktus
How unreplacable do you consider the pvp bracers?...

How unreplacable do you consider the pvp bracers? The tradeoff from unyielding is ~15 stam lost for +20 damage and some int. Considering that the -5 melee damage bonus can easily provide several...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/07, 1:48 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 14,499
Posted By Viktus
Talisman all the way. Think of the heal as extra...

Talisman all the way. Think of the heal as extra stamina that you tap into once a fight. It's almost like wearing a 80-90 stam trinket (100+ with a healing modifier) even if you're mortal struck,...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/07, 1:40 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 18,573
Posted By Viktus
That's still a pretty narrow opening though. The...

That's still a pretty narrow opening though. The final boss of a premier instance goes down for the first time what, 2-3 times a year? What is your sponsored team doing for you in the meantime? ...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/07, 1:23 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 14,499
Posted By Viktus
Sorry, I clearly forgot to mention the shaman I...

Sorry, I clearly forgot to mention the shaman I keep in my pocket for good luck.

You're right about the epic gems, but those are only obtainable from specific heroics and unique to boot. My point...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/12/07, 11:55 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 14,499
Posted By Viktus
So whatever happened to the spell penetration on...

So whatever happened to the spell penetration on PvP sets? As a warlock, any team with a priest will automatically be way above what the cloak enchant will mitigate. Paladins can swap auras to...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/07, 1:09 PM
Replies: 153
Views: 23,582
Posted By Viktus
Diminishing returns on silence effects would be...

Diminishing returns on silence effects would be nice in this regard as well, with all the new silencing effects being added.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/07, 12:15 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 32,274
Posted By Viktus
If you were to hypothetically fight a fire mage...

If you were to hypothetically fight a fire mage with 20% crit with zero resilience versus enough resilience to reduce his crit by 5%, on average you would see him getting 25% less criticals with the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/07, 11:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,335
Posted By Viktus
What numbers did you use for the base damage?

What numbers did you use for the base damage?
Forum: Public Discussion 02/27/07, 2:56 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 28,744
Posted By Viktus
I'd argue that the immunity to school lockouts...

I'd argue that the immunity to school lockouts and full mobility while healing is more effective survivability than the actual ammount it heals for.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/26/07, 4:47 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 8,217
Posted By Viktus
Was this changed? I can definitely recall using...

Was this changed? I can definitely recall using blink -> counterspell to stop a warstomp -> regrowth without spinning to face the druid.
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