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Forum: Druids 06/11/09, 6:25 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 268,835
Posted By red
Am I to understand that the way druids heal...

Am I to understand that the way druids heal heroic hard modes is to cast plenty of nourishes on targets without hots? Since you know, that was the entirety of my post which you're apparently posting...
Forum: Druids 06/11/09, 2:54 AM
Replies: 317
Views: 268,835
Posted By red
This is not my experience at all. I would say...

This is not my experience at all. I would say that the number of times I land nourish on a target with a hot on them is defintiely above 95% of casts. The amount of nourishes on targets with 2 hots...
Forum: Druids 06/10/09, 2:44 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 268,835
Posted By red
I don't think it's optimistic to assume the...

I don't think it's optimistic to assume the average nourish target has 1 hot on them. I can't speak for every druid, but I often go an entire week without landing nourish on a raid member who doesn't...
Forum: Druids 06/09/09, 6:42 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
I've done Freya10 + 3 with 0/3 subtlety and GHT,...

I've done Freya10 + 3 with 0/3 subtlety and GHT, it's not that bad. What are you getting aggro on, Storm Lasher? Also, while GHT does heal for a bit more, I think a more apt hypothetical would be...
Forum: Druids 06/05/09, 12:07 AM
Replies: 2,439
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Posted By red
I have only stated facts. If you disagree then...

I have only stated facts. If you disagree then you are mistaken. What I said is indisputable.


I don't know what you're talking about with regards to taking NG as a talent or not; I haven't...
Forum: Druids 06/04/09, 7:16 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Haste can bring Nourish's cast speed below 1s....

Haste can bring Nourish's cast speed below 1s. Obviously the GCD is unaffected, but haste is definitely NOT useless for nourish past 365. Single casts are unlikely to be under the effect of NG and...
Forum: Druids 06/04/09, 5:24 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Because Nourish (and other spells) still gain...

Because Nourish (and other spells) still gain some marginal benefit after that haste amount. So it is not a hard cap. Beyond this number you're proposing, additional haste will still allow you to...
Forum: Druids 05/30/09, 3:07 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,310
Posted By red
If you have access to hard mode loot, the best...

If you have access to hard mode loot, the best offset pieces are definitely gloves 45520 and chest 45519. They both drop from Vezax 25 hard mode. Between the two, the offset chest is relatively...
Forum: Druids 05/30/09, 2:59 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Both the range/melee mechanic and healers...

Both the range/melee mechanic and healers meleeing for clearcast have been discussed to death here http://elitistjerks.com/f15/t57434-general_vezax/

He will do shadow crash and mark normally if at...
Forum: Druids 05/30/09, 2:32 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
I wasn't asking for 10m hard mode, I was relating...

I wasn't asking for 10m hard mode, I was relating my experience there since I have no experience in 25m hard modes. Either way, thanks for your experience.
Forum: Druids 05/29/09, 6:14 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
I always use innervate on myself and consider it...

I always use innervate on myself and consider it a normal part of every fight once I get low on mana. For those of you who use innervate on other players, why do you do so? I'm just looking for some...
Forum: Druids 05/26/09, 5:25 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
That might be the behavior with auto self cast...

That might be the behavior with auto self cast enabled, I don't know. But normally if I cast a spell on a boss I just get the "hand" cursor asking me to pick a target. However, if I cast WG on the...
Forum: Druids 05/21/09, 8:15 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
According to wowhead comments, 45519 drop from...

According to wowhead comments, 45519 drop from Vezax 25, hard mode. The correct place to ask would be: http://elitistjerks.com/f73/t36776-druid_simple_questions_simple_answers/
Forum: Druids 05/18/09, 3:11 AM
Replies: 317
Views: 268,835
Posted By red
I've never seen another person argue that druids...

I've never seen another person argue that druids don't excel at healing the raid in Ulduar. I'm kind of confused as to how we could see things so completely differently. Perhaps everybody I've ever...
Forum: Druids 05/15/09, 8:17 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
This 22k swing / 44k health scenario is the...

This 22k swing / 44k health scenario is the absolute best case for rolling Lifebloom. As a counter-example, imagine a 21k / 44k fight; rolling lifebloom is suddenly FAR less effective.

There are...
Forum: Druids 05/15/09, 2:37 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
You're computing the average cast time of...

You're computing the average cast time of Nourish? That's not very useful. I think his point was to prevent clipping when NG was active. The way you should handle the buff is simple. Cast time with...
Forum: Druids 05/15/09, 12:27 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
Rawr's tree model is very poor. Continue doing...

Rawr's tree model is very poor. Continue doing what you're doing; don't change your gems around according to what it recommends.
Forum: Druids 05/12/09, 2:23 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
At all reasonable gear levels, spirit still...

At all reasonable gear levels, spirit still provides more mp5 than mp5 does, relative to their budget costs. Continue gemming for spirit over mp5 when you need a blue gem. Gemming 39998 in blue slots...
Forum: Druids 05/12/09, 10:11 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
Honestly I'd go with 40749, from emblems of...

Honestly I'd go with 40749, from emblems of valor. Between the two you linked though, Septic Wounds are better. While haste may generally be preferable to crit, the much more important considerations...
Forum: Druids 05/10/09, 7:35 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
What has happened so that people are choosing...

What has happened so that people are choosing 41333 over 41401? The last time I saw the math Insighful was always the best meta, and should be the last regen option you exchange for throughput. Are...
Forum: Druids 04/29/09, 12:11 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
What if it turns out to be better for elemental...

What if it turns out to be better for elemental shaman? Since obviously the wording of the tooltip is totally meaningless, and it's possible that the proc will actually give 1000 spellpower to damage...
Forum: Druids 04/29/09, 1:14 AM
Replies: 778
Views: 515,672
Posted By red
As a healer, what we look out for is missing...

As a healer, what we look out for is missing health. Inverted bars prominently show missing health, while normal colors show current health more than what's missing.
Forum: Druids 04/22/09, 8:54 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
And yet this is a forum for craftsmen and...

And yet this is a forum for craftsmen and workshop enthusiasts, in a thread about the finer differences between hammers. Yeah they can both hit nails. What of it?




The fact that GHT doesn't change...
Forum: Druids 04/20/09, 1:56 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
The number of times I cast two glyphed HTs in a...

The number of times I cast two glyphed HTs in a row has to be extremely small. I'd wager less than once per encounter on average. It's not a primary go-to heal. It's like a second Swiftmend with no...
Forum: Druids 04/20/09, 9:40 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
The differences I see are that I took Subtlety...

The differences I see are that I took Subtlety and Natural Perfection, while your build has Imp. Tranquility, Living Seed, and 1/3 Revitalize. Also, I have the Lifebloom glyph while you have...
Forum: Druids 04/20/09, 7:19 AM
Replies: 2,439
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Posted By red
I'm not really clear on your spec. Is it for tank...

I'm not really clear on your spec. Is it for tank healing or raid healing? You specced into both HT and nourish/regrowth. Any build without GotEM is presumably for tank healing only, but then why get...
Forum: Druids 04/18/09, 1:52 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
I did Razorscale as HT glyph spec, and it worked...

I did Razorscale as HT glyph spec, and it worked fine for raid healing. It certainly felt incredibly inefficient to spam HT all over the place, but once the fight got under control it was great for...
Forum: Druids 04/14/09, 6:50 AM
Replies: 307
Views: 271,920
Posted By red
He's not saying they work differently. He's...

He's not saying they work differently. He's saying spellpower procs from trinkets are generally large enough that the bonus healing your hot gets from it outweighs the inconvenience from being unable...
Forum: Druids 04/14/09, 6:46 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Global cooldown refers to a single cooldown...

Global cooldown refers to a single cooldown before your character can act again. The length of your GCD depends on what ability caused it. Once you get a gcd, it's the same for all abilities. Wild...
Forum: Druids 04/07/09, 6:46 AM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,310
Posted By red
A balance druid or ele shaman can be the 1/2...

A balance druid or ele shaman can be the 1/2 healer for that fight without a hybrid spec. We use 3 tanks, 2 healers for that fight, and a dps shaman/moonkin heals the acolyte tank in the portal, and...
Forum: Druids 04/06/09, 7:03 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
How exactly should the raid be healed of aoe...

How exactly should the raid be healed of aoe damage without it being just "mashing a rotation?" It's repetitive because lots of people need to be healed. Unless you're arguing in favor of some...
Forum: Druids 04/06/09, 2:46 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
I hate rolling Lifebloom, but I have no problem...

I hate rolling Lifebloom, but I have no problem healing ~8 people by rolling Rejuv. That is how I have been primarily playing since WLK. It's fine. Have you ever done Sapphiron? How else do you heal...
Forum: Druids 04/03/09, 12:59 PM
Replies: 2,439
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Posted By red
A resto shaman can do more dps than you can with...

A resto shaman can do more dps than you can with wrath, and you're a more effective healer on Loatheb. Yes, wrath spam is 'easier' but certainly not the best way to go about it.
Forum: Druids 03/20/09, 1:30 PM
Replies: 2,439
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Posted By red
I play with a HT spec, and there definitely is an...

I play with a HT spec, and there definitely is an advantage to further decreasing the cast time below the GCD. Obviously not when you're spamming the heal back-to-back, but how often do you do that?...
Forum: Druids 03/15/09, 4:01 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
I can't imagine replacing the Swiftmend glyph in...

I can't imagine replacing the Swiftmend glyph in 3.1. I use swiftmend all the time, since I'm constantly throwing Rejuvenation everywhere. It's a fairly significant tool in my arsenal, which I would...
Forum: Druids 03/10/09, 12:17 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
On Sartharion 10+3, I definitely agree with your...

On Sartharion 10+3, I definitely agree with your assessment of GCD lock and often not having time to restack LB if you let it drop off. However, I don't think I have quite the mana troubles you do. I...
Forum: Druids 03/09/09, 9:43 PM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
Cast time and global cooldown are totally...

Cast time and global cooldown are totally separate, except that haste reduces both. It's very possible to have a spell cast in 1.0s or less, but have a global cooldown of 1.5s.


I was under the...
Forum: Druids 03/08/09, 3:36 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 318,947
Posted By red
You still get an error trying to queue a spell...

You still get an error trying to queue a spell while under the GCD, even when the cast time is .01s longer than the GCD.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/07/09, 9:45 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 225,761
Posted By red
I don't understand the objections to a lower ilvl...

I don't understand the objections to a lower ilvl version of the mace coming from normal Ulduar. Naturally shards obtained in normal mode could only be used to create the lesser version of the mace,...
Forum: Druids 03/03/09, 3:38 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Yep, this. I healed the sarth tank for this. The...

Yep, this. I healed the sarth tank for this. The whelps almost always would attack me straight out of the portal. I'd make a point to be standing on the tank's AOE though, so they never hit me more...
Forum: Druids 02/19/09, 1:36 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
1) "While casting" (as in, when you've cast a...

1) "While casting" (as in, when you've cast a spell in the last 5 seconds), there will be effectively no change.
2) "While not casting" (cast no spell in the last 5 seconds), you will regen much less...
Forum: Druids 02/09/09, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,779
Posted By red
I've been using that idol almost exclusively in...

I've been using that idol almost exclusively in WLK so far. A quick and dirty test I did a while back showed that Harold's idol added the same amount per tick to Rejuv that Lush Moss added to each...
Forum: Druids 02/07/09, 3:19 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
It seems as if you're implying blizzard is not...

It seems as if you're implying blizzard is not making these changes in an attempt to decrease overall mana regen. However, they have stated pretty explicitly that mana regen is too powerful and they...
Forum: Druids 02/03/09, 10:41 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,310
Posted By red
It refers to a point (which varies depending on...

It refers to a point (which varies depending on context) where a stat becomes less effective. It still has some effect, but less so. For example, once a resto druid reaches 1.0 GCD on spells effected...
Forum: Druids 01/29/09, 2:03 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
GCD of Thorns and Rejuvenation with varied haste and Celestial Focus levels.

/cast Thorns
/script local start, duration, enable = GetActionCooldown(4);DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(duration);

Using the above macro, I tested the GCD of Thorns and Rejuvenation with both 336...
Forum: Druids 01/25/09, 5:51 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,310
Posted By red
None that I know of, though you could glean most...

None that I know of, though you could glean most of what you need from separate sources. I'll link some useful threads and try to fill in the...
Forum: Druids 01/24/09, 1:07 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 563,310
Posted By red
Rawr is not for grinding mobs. Your friend is...

Rawr is not for grinding mobs. Your friend is basically right; pull with FFF, open with rake, mangle to taste, finish with Ferocious Bite (or optionally Savage Roar I guess).
Forum: Druids 01/23/09, 3:38 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
My post specifically referred to raid healing,...

My post specifically referred to raid healing, not tank healing.

Malygos vortex is a great example of Rejuvenation being better for raid healing. The damage is steady and not insignificant, so you...
Forum: Druids 01/23/09, 1:59 PM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Assume you somehow cast Rejuvenation on player X...

Assume you somehow cast Rejuvenation on player X and Lifebloom on player Y at the exact same time, and count the total amount healed on each player by those spells once every second. Player X (rejuv)...
Forum: Druids 01/21/09, 10:20 AM
Replies: 2,439
Views: 1,167,939
Posted By red
Most fights in normal Naxxramas can be healed by...

Most fights in normal Naxxramas can be healed by 1 person. Sapphiron is especially easy to solo heal as a druid, since damage is very predictable. All fights are very doable with 1 dedicated healer...
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