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Forum: Paladins 10/31/10, 9:04 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 235,503
Posted By CrazyScot
In the last couple of weeks things have changed...

In the last couple of weeks things have changed pretty seriously for me away from the game, my company went bust and it has lead to me now moving from the UK to Australia; I've discussed it with...
Forum: Paladins 10/25/10, 8:45 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 235,503
Posted By CrazyScot
All comments and bits are highly appreciated...

All comments and bits are highly appreciated folks, I will update the OP today with the bits added so far.

I apologise for the initial title, it was intended as a personal joke and somehow I decided...
Forum: Paladins 10/20/10, 11:09 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 235,503
Posted By CrazyScot
The Cataclysm Holy Paladin Compendium

Please note the thread is unfinished, I've had a very strange week with regards to work. The company folding and finding a new job; my time has sadly been quite limited for writing and I will update...
Forum: Paladins 10/18/10, 7:25 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,005
Posted By CrazyScot
The healing "rotation" is an extension of the...

The healing "rotation" is an extension of the WotLK playstyle of healing. Cataclysm is going to be less about rotations and more about choosing the right spell for the right job.

If I'm tank healing...
Forum: Paladins 10/18/10, 12:07 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,368
Posted By CrazyScot
The highest HPS heal we have now is Flash of...

The highest HPS heal we have now is Flash of Light, I would still beacon Dreamwalker and make use of WoG as when talented and glyphed the 1s GCD allows for a heal similar in size to the heal of FoL....
Forum: Paladins 10/16/10, 10:10 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 70,960
Posted By CrazyScot
I am in the process of finishing the first draft...

I am in the process of finishing the first draft of the Holy Paladin thread. It should be up in the next 48 hours (if I stop re-reading and adding more detail)
Forum: Paladins 10/15/10, 10:08 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 814,622
Posted By CrazyScot
This is why I raise the question. Under certain...

This is why I raise the question. Under certain circumstances as I mention, will it always be a DPS loss.

Let us consider the condition solely on using WoG after a Hand of Light proc, paladin is on...
Forum: Paladins 10/15/10, 5:06 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 814,622
Posted By CrazyScot
Has there been any consideration or theorycraft...

Has there been any consideration or theorycraft for Selfless Healer being used in accordance with Hand of Light procs or during Zealotry. The question essentially becomes, does a 12% damage increase...
Forum: Paladins 10/13/10, 12:34 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 70,960
Posted By CrazyScot
If anyone is willing to do some Holy Paladin...

If anyone is willing to do some Holy Paladin testing (prior to me having the patch downloaded).

I am interested in testing to find out if the out of combat regen model follows the long known formula...
Forum: Paladins 10/11/10, 11:08 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 70,960
Posted By CrazyScot
Is 1 intellect still providing 15 mana? I am...

Is 1 intellect still providing 15 mana?

I am currently in the process of writing a draft Holy page but cannot find anything on this detail...
Forum: Paladins 09/25/10, 12:46 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,005
Posted By CrazyScot
If we're looking towards a "standard output"...

If we're looking towards a "standard output" build for Cata then I have a few issues with the three talents that you've provided as the optionals. Blazing light and spiritual focus I agree are...
Forum: Paladins 07/21/10, 9:15 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 519,005
Posted By CrazyScot
Denounce seems like a strong place to put a...

Denounce seems like a strong place to put a single point if you're going with a conviction build, a mana free spell which will be up to use on cooldown the majority of the time to try and maintain...
Forum: Paladins 06/29/10, 10:31 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
I agree with the Saurfang statement but it really...

I agree with the Saurfang statement but it really depends on the position that you take in the group. If you've got 30 yards from the front adds then I personally always kept it up, getting initial...
Forum: Paladins 06/21/10, 9:34 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
In what fights wouldn't you use righteous fury?...

In what fights wouldn't you use righteous fury? In ICC I can only think of Deathwhisper HC and Valithria being an issue add wise. If you've sub-specced prot (which I imagine 90% of players in the...
Forum: Paladins 06/17/10, 9:24 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
I agree on the FoL HoT being a waste of a GCD but...

I agree on the FoL HoT being a waste of a GCD but not using SS on a tank is a terrible choice at any time regardless of the healing type required. As has been discussed many times by many different...
Forum: Paladins 04/29/10, 4:35 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,368
Posted By CrazyScot
In 2's FoL is generally the best spell to use...

In 2's FoL is generally the best spell to use mostly against Healer/DPS teams, in games vs Dual DPS whatever keeps the target alive long enough to kill the other team. paladins being less offensive...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/23/10, 4:22 AM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,878,226
Posted By CrazyScot
If you are still struggling it is clearly stated...

If you are still struggling it is clearly stated in the original post of every Holy Paladin Compendium thread exactly how much mp5 you gain per 100 intellect...
Forum: Paladins 04/19/10, 5:37 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
I know that it is possible but disagree on it...

I know that it is possible but disagree on it being a huge issue. I don't understand of any situation whereby the tanks would be 60 yards apart. It makes the most sense to maintain the other 2 mobs...
Forum: Paladins 04/18/10, 5:02 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
Misread last post. Delete please While I'm here...

Misread last post. Delete please


While I'm here though. On the healing strats I feel that you would benefit more by suggesting that on the Lana'thel and Arthas encounters, beaconing the MT is...
Forum: Paladins 04/14/10, 4:43 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
As has been stated numerous times in the...

As has been stated numerous times in the different Holy Paladin threads from wrath, if mana stops being an issue then you should gem for straight up haste. It is the only real way of increasing...
Forum: Paladins 03/24/10, 1:20 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
We're not talking about 0.3 seconds off of a holy...

We're not talking about 0.3 seconds off of a holy light but the difference between 2.0 seconds and 2.3 seconds with a powerful debuff ticking every 0.8 seconds. It's not a matter of disagreeing with...
Forum: Paladins 03/23/10, 12:28 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
I think most of us would be looking at a grand...

I think most of us would be looking at a grand total of 0.3 seconds saved by having a heroism, because of the small nature of the increase it's not going to produce any great effect or make it that...
Forum: Paladins 01/25/10, 1:18 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
Why would you plea when you can regen mana in...

Why would you plea when you can regen mana in between casts without having to suffer the self MS? That's the point I'm trying to make here. On every single fight barring the ones I mentioned in my...
Forum: Paladins 01/25/10, 12:51 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
A mana intensive fight like the blood queen...

A mana intensive fight like the blood queen (where you cannot stand in melee) I would agree that Pleaing is not a fail play thing, on any fight in the plague wing, ToCHC (barring NRB P1), 3/4...
Forum: Paladins 01/25/10, 12:17 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
To reiterate a point we should be pushing out...

To reiterate a point we should be pushing out more here is that pleaing at all is not "safe" unless there is no or negligible damage to the entire raid. With the other tools we have at our disposal...
Forum: Paladins 01/22/10, 4:33 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
The thing people also need to bear in mind when...

The thing people also need to bear in mind when they are looking to perhaps make use of the 4 piece bonus is that the gloves and legs are the worst itemised pieces of the set. Therefore replacing the...
Forum: Paladins 01/20/10, 1:18 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
How much of the extra crit you are stacking...

How much of the extra crit you are stacking results in a crit heal? Holy Specced and raid buffed (2000 int) we're looking at

6% from Sanctified Light (Holy Light)
5% from Holy Power (All holy)
+0-8%...
Forum: Paladins 01/19/10, 1:28 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
I think it's to do with client side latency from...

I think it's to do with client side latency from testing I've done personally. When I was in Australia I was finding in heroics that the IoL would take up to about 0.5s to register on my client when...
Forum: Paladins 01/18/10, 7:51 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
Every point of mp5 is beneficial until the point...

Every point of mp5 is beneficial until the point at which you are not oom at the end of a fight without using a single plea, being as I am arguing the point here that Divine Plea is bad, and...
Forum: Paladins 01/17/10, 7:33 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
Just as a matter of discussion, our gloves are...

Just as a matter of discussion, our gloves are the worst itemised piece out of the chest/glove slots therefore that leaves these 3 277 pieces with haste/mp5 (the ashen verdict ring is a given for...
Forum: Paladins 01/17/10, 1:24 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
The point I'm making is that it is not needed on...

The point I'm making is that it is not needed on cooldown, there are very few fights where you NEED to maintain Holy Light spam or those that do not allowing you to be in melee range. If you are...
Forum: Paladins 01/16/10, 9:49 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
The whole point of mp5 though is you minimise...

The whole point of mp5 though is you minimise your lowered healing from DP, if you're DPing on cooldown then you are not playing well and relying on a crux. Regardless of anything else it is a self...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/13/10, 11:28 PM
Replies: 30,100
Views: 1,878,226
Posted By CrazyScot
Going by what you've posted I'm guessing you're...

Going by what you've posted I'm guessing you're more of a FoL spam paladin than a HL spam paladin in which case you want to be stacking haste to 676 then going full SP. mp5 and crit really don't mean...
Forum: Druids 01/13/10, 10:23 AM
Replies: 1,318
Views: 913,792
Posted By CrazyScot
I would say the paladin having the lowest uptime...

I would say the paladin having the lowest uptime also depends on whether the Glyph of Holy Light activates the proc, again more testing is needed before comments like that come up. Bear in mind that...
Forum: Paladins 01/11/10, 4:39 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
Another thing people are missing here on the...

Another thing people are missing here on the throughput discussion of crit vs mp5 is different natures of how both work, mp5 provides a static throughput increase through as Varuk discussed allowing...
Forum: Paladins 01/06/10, 7:55 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
In a situation where you are the sole healer on a...

In a situation where you are the sole healer on a tank I agree wholeheartedly with what you are saying and perhaps I should have explained further. When you consider HoTs rolling on the tank, other...
Forum: Paladins 01/05/10, 1:03 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 1,257,676
Posted By CrazyScot
I don't know about others but I have my Divine...

I don't know about others but I have my Divine Plea cancellation tied into my Holy Shock. It means in the rare times I used to use plea in Ulduar I would just Holy Light (if casting) -> Holy...
Forum: Paladins 07/14/09, 11:25 AM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 808,004
Posted By CrazyScot
AW also works incredibly well as a "mana neutral"...

AW also works incredibly well as a "mana neutral" tool when damage is low enough that 5k HPS from AW/Flashes is going to be sufficient to keep a tank up. With the regen from replenishment, mp5 and...
Forum: Paladins 07/11/09, 9:16 PM
Replies: 1,539
Views: 808,004
Posted By CrazyScot
So I noticed just now a new intellect trinket...

So I noticed just now a new intellect trinket dropping from the new 5 man on normal mode New Trinket (http://www.worldofraids.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5519&c=7). My first and main question is...
Forum: Paladins 06/18/09, 4:00 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
A new playstyle? Put up Bacon and spam Holy Light...

A new playstyle? Put up Bacon and spam Holy Light on the raid but less than you currently do because you don't have the mana to maintain it any more?
Forum: Paladins 06/18/09, 3:38 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
Am I honestly the only one here annoyed by the...

Am I honestly the only one here annoyed by the fact that this is a very large nerf in our ability to tank heal strongly for an a dodgy fix to our ability to raid heal when required?

Everyone is hung...
Forum: Paladins 05/19/09, 6:00 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
The easiest way to do it would be a talent in the...

The easiest way to do it would be a talent in the protection/ret trees that allows for the use of plate armor. I'd suggest it would be tied into the positions Holy Shield and Repentance (level 40)...
Forum: Paladins 05/19/09, 11:16 AM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
I run with a similar macro only I have the...

I run with a similar macro only I have the cancellation built into my Holy Shock, I find that if I'm cancelling plea it's because the tank is spiking and Holy Shock is the first spell I cast into a...
Forum: Paladins 04/29/09, 10:21 AM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
Your protection build is not viable as a proper...

Your protection build is not viable as a proper healing build unless you are supported by other healers willing to pull you through content. By taking the build you will get some nice (crit) numbers...
Forum: Paladins 04/27/09, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
I ran rough numbers through my built in...

I ran rough numbers through my built in calculator earlier and found exactly what endo did, a marginal difference in Spellpower. Raid buffed I have around 1750 intellect (in my balanced gear which...
Forum: Paladins 04/26/09, 7:02 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 569,800
Posted By CrazyScot
I've been looking over the past couple of days...

I've been looking over the past couple of days with that in mind and I've come to the conclusion that we'll need to gear and spec for the fights. I've been playing around lots on the easymodes with...
Forum: Paladins 04/20/09, 8:42 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,328
Posted By CrazyScot
If you run with a resto shaman (which I assume...

If you run with a resto shaman (which I assume you do) I would urge you to drop the 2 points in Imp BoW, drop them in Aura Mastery and Blessed Hands (I'd also removed 1 point from Imp LoH to max...
Forum: Paladins 04/15/09, 4:46 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,328
Posted By CrazyScot
I agree that AM is a compulsory talent but I'm...

I agree that AM is a compulsory talent but I'm currently questioning personally over 1/2 Imp LoH 2/2 BH or 2/2 Imp LoH 1/2 BH. How many fights are we going to encounter that are 11-13 minutes long in...
Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 3:23 PM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,328
Posted By CrazyScot
The value is anything but meaningless, it's just...

The value is anything but meaningless, it's just how you interpret the value yourself. I know for instance that should I keep the 51/0/20 build going into Ulduar that I shall be considering crit in...
Forum: Paladins 04/07/09, 1:51 PM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,328
Posted By CrazyScot
I was a little later in getting back than...

I was a little later in getting back than expected but here goes.



That is the intention of the maths, in working out the "real" value per point of crit you need to take in the effect it has on...
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