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Forum: The Dung Heap 07/21/10, 7:38 AM
Replies: 30,102
Views: 1,882,311
Posted By Safiyania
I think you're underestimating the value of...

I think you're underestimating the value of Murderous Intent by completely skipping over it for Deadened Nerves. The DPE of Backstabs in the MI "execute range" is substantial.
Forum: Rogues 07/14/10, 12:48 AM
Replies: 1,422
Views: 606,243
Posted By Safiyania
If the talent trees that are up on MMO-champion...

If the talent trees that are up on MMO-champion (http://www.wowtal.com/#k=-bWP7d0.9mn.rogue) are any indication it certainly appears that for now a combat build will incorporate Bandit's guise,...
Forum: Rogues 07/12/10, 1:00 PM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,992,611
Posted By Safiyania
It is answered, and the answer is it's best to...

It is answered, and the answer is it's best to stack haste effects as much as possible.
Forum: Rogues 02/21/10, 2:02 PM
Replies: 3,201
Views: 3,816,103
Posted By Safiyania
The basic approach that I took when running...

The basic approach that I took when running EA-Rupture cycles was not a great deal different than say running the "Low Rupture" or "High Rupture" cycles as Aldriana defined them, except that in this...
Forum: Rogues 02/08/10, 7:27 PM
Replies: 1,647
Views: 5,169,724
Posted By Safiyania
1) The quick and dirty answer is that the change...

1) The quick and dirty answer is that the change to deadly poison pushes up the value of haste for both combat and mutilate specs, though just how valuable that haste is relative to other stats...
Forum: Rogues 01/08/10, 9:22 PM
Replies: 1,143
Views: 941,962
Posted By Safiyania
That advice holds for a lot of the stats,...

That advice holds for a lot of the stats, expertise, hit, and haste particularly. I know from experience with my own gear that any small change in AP or haste shifts the sheet's preference. Such is...
Forum: Rogues 01/08/10, 7:26 PM
Replies: 5,390
Views: 1,992,611
Posted By Safiyania
I prefer to drop Glyph of Eviscerate for an AoE -...

I prefer to drop Glyph of Eviscerate for an AoE - centric combat build. Doing heavy FoK spam usually means performing relatively few Eviscerates, but you will be SSing to keep SnD going...
Forum: Rogues 01/06/10, 12:22 AM
Replies: 3,201
Views: 3,816,103
Posted By Safiyania
Just confirming that Gangrenous Leggings have 3...

Just confirming that Gangrenous Leggings have 3 sockets, 1 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue. +8 Agi as the socket bonus.
Forum: Rogues 09/08/09, 7:07 PM
Replies: 3,201
Views: 3,816,103
Posted By Safiyania
Well, there are a couple of possibilities. 1/ A...

Well, there are a couple of possibilities.

1/ A bug in the sheet.

2/ The possibility that as MH weapon base damage increases along with AP/crit/ArPen, the value of finishers such as Rupture and...
Forum: Rogues 03/19/09, 6:04 PM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 792,016
Posted By Safiyania
Yes, a slower weapon will have a higher chance to...

Yes, a slower weapon will have a higher chance to apply IP on hit than a fast weapon.

A 1.9 speed mace hasted to 1.77 speed (247 haste rating) achieved 1484 procs in 3692 swings in my latest test @...
Forum: Rogues 03/19/09, 4:33 PM
Replies: 1,701
Views: 792,016
Posted By Safiyania
Tested Improved Poisons talent today on PTR today...

Tested Improved Poisons talent today on PTR today on a lvl 60 dummy using an X/13/7 spec to see if they have gotten it working yet or not. Testing was done to ~5k Landed attacks (approximately the...
Forum: Priests 03/01/09, 11:46 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,547
Posted By Safiyania
Yes, the total healing done does go down, but the...

Yes, the total healing done does go down, but the HPS of renew ends up increasing. That's the tradeoff.

At 2231 spellpower an unglyphed, but otherwise fully talented renew ticks 5 times at about...
Forum: Priests 03/01/09, 1:55 PM
Replies: 801
Views: 287,547
Posted By Safiyania
Having spent some time trying out Empowered Renew...

Having spent some time trying out Empowered Renew on my priest alt I found that my renew ticks were ticking for a lot less than I had expected them to be assuming the formula for determining healing...
Forum: Rogues 02/13/09, 9:44 AM
Replies: 3,201
Views: 3,816,103
Posted By Safiyania
The first question I would pose Osicat is are you...

The first question I would pose Osicat is are you running a glyph of expose armor when specced 51/13/7? The extra time it grants really helps in the stability of keeping a 5 point expose up on the...
Forum: Rogues 02/11/09, 1:16 AM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,580,670
Posted By Safiyania
Removed, found my mistake

Removed, found my mistake
Forum: Rogues 02/04/09, 4:46 PM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,580,670
Posted By Safiyania
Even though I do run with prot warriors in 25...

Even though I do run with prot warriors in 25 mans there are plenty of scenarios in which I find myself running an "Expose Armor Cycle" simply because the prot warriors are on other targets...
Forum: Rogues 11/26/08, 10:56 AM
Replies: 604
Views: 264,431
Posted By Safiyania
I've noticed that behavior on Cut to the Chase as...

I've noticed that behavior on Cut to the Chase as well. I suspect a double hit on latency may be the cause. I know my timer mod seems to have a delay on refreshing SnD after hitting envenom, so I...
Forum: Rogues 11/01/08, 4:31 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
The short answer to your line of inquiry is that...

The short answer to your line of inquiry is that it's ok for your rupture to drop (refreshing it before it does is suboptimal). You want to maximize rupture uptime, but this does not mean that there...
Forum: Rogues 10/26/08, 5:56 PM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,580,670
Posted By Safiyania
sp00n's AEP version of the 0.4.1 BC sheet does. ...

sp00n's AEP version of the 0.4.1 BC sheet does. Click here to jump to the post (http://elitistjerks.com/941203-post317.html)
Forum: Rogues 10/17/08, 1:08 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
At this point the Rupture Glyph is a non-issue as...

At this point the Rupture Glyph is a non-issue as it won't be available until WotLK launches. In an assassination build that glyph will increase the likelihood that you will use more than one...
Forum: Rogues 10/17/08, 12:41 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
The key word there, is unbuffed, and with...

The key word there, is unbuffed, and with additional haste and crit from standard raid buffs a 5s/5r/5n should be completely stable and should outperform an Xs/5r rotation once coupled with the full...
Forum: Rogues 10/03/08, 9:14 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
Well, if you have 8 seconds of SnD left and 75...

Well, if you have 8 seconds of SnD left and 75 energy I'd say SS. But I suspect that at 8 seconds left you probably don't have that much energy pooled. With AToL rotations, it is generally in your...
Forum: Rogues 10/03/08, 6:30 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
As a note, I didn't consider the JC only gems, as...

As a note, I didn't consider the JC only gems, as it only covers a maximum of two sockets nor am I personally a JC on my rogue. The Crit gems were a blatant oversight on my part, though I'm finding...
Forum: Rogues 10/02/08, 1:29 PM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
I too had the SnD glyph selected in the sheet and...

I too had the SnD glyph selected in the sheet and it is still giving 100% SnD uptime even with a Slow/fast dagger combination (Shard of Azzinoth/FoK). So I went back and plugged in 4/5 RS 1/2 Opp....
Forum: Rogues 10/02/08, 7:05 AM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,580,670
Posted By Safiyania
By mid-SW gear levels I'm observing a dps...

By mid-SW gear levels I'm observing a dps DECREASE in a SS build by using an Xs/Yr/Ze rotation compared to an Xs/Yr rotation. I wonder if this transition has something to do with 4-pc T6 bonus? Or...
Forum: Rogues 10/02/08, 6:09 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
Having spent some time tonight playing around...

Having spent some time tonight playing around with Vulajin's BC 0.4.1 sheet in order to figure out what I'll be doing regarding spec and gemming and I came across a couple of points that I found...
Forum: Rogues 08/30/08, 10:47 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
Again, pointing to the Combat ratings post, and...

Again, pointing to the Combat ratings post, and assuming no major change to the probability distribution of the hit table, the Hit rating cap will be slightly more than double what it is now, as this...
Forum: Rogues 08/30/08, 3:56 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t29453-combat_ratings_...

http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t29453-combat_ratings_level_80_a/

Assuming that dodge % of a boss remains approximately the same for a level 80 as it does for us now, then your cap is whatever gets you...
Forum: Rogues 07/21/08, 2:27 PM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,580,670
Posted By Safiyania
I think it makes a certain amount of sense that...

I think it makes a certain amount of sense that these abilities, coming from separate sources would stack, as it seems that Blizzard is continuing the trend of adding synergies to raids, especially...
Forum: Rogues 07/21/08, 2:06 PM
Replies: 1,931
Views: 1,580,670
Posted By Safiyania
As far as I know, any %-based haste effect stacks...

As far as I know, any %-based haste effect stacks multiplicatively, external or not. Has there been any conclusive proof that external %-based haste effects do not stack at all?
Forum: Rogues 07/08/08, 12:11 AM
Replies: 4,255
Views: 1,492,944
Posted By Safiyania
First... why your post shouldn't be here...

First... why your post shouldn't be here (http://elitistjerks.com/f31/announcements.html)
Second...what you should spend more time reading...
Forum: Rogues 06/22/08, 3:38 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 51,424
Posted By Safiyania
There's something that has been nagging me about...

There's something that has been nagging me about this formulation for energy efficiency that I couldn't quite put my finger on for some time until it came to me. 3/3 Ruthlessness factors into the...
Forum: Rogues 06/21/08, 4:25 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 114,714
Posted By Safiyania
I'd say that it's at the very least a good...

I'd say that it's at the very least a good starting point. Playing around with Vulajin's sheet with AToL and different energy queueing settings doesn't appear to have an enormous effect on the...
Forum: Rogues 06/20/08, 7:17 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 114,714
Posted By Safiyania
I don't have a particular rule to apply here but...

I don't have a particular rule to apply here but I would add the obvious upper bound to the amount of energy queued should not allow for the possibility of energy capping via energy regeneration...
Forum: Rogues 06/16/08, 7:36 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 114,714
Posted By Safiyania
Which, for the most part I believe is a...

Which, for the most part I believe is a reasonable assumption, and usually this whole issue usually only comes up when looking at the first few seconds of a boss encounter, or in some sort of highly...
Forum: Rogues 06/16/08, 6:40 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 114,714
Posted By Safiyania
The primary function of the syntax being sought...

The primary function of the syntax being sought is to first and foremost act as a starting point (of sorts) for an analytical modeling problem. Of course this same syntax at the end also has to...
Forum: Rogues 06/16/08, 3:43 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 114,714
Posted By Safiyania
So, just to throw in some thoughts from the...

So, just to throw in some thoughts from the peanut gallery, it seems to me that the general syntax of a cycle might want to indicate the following features:

1. Priority of a given finisher in the...
Forum: Rogues 06/13/08, 6:43 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 114,714
Posted By Safiyania
Given that the Armory can sometimes be slow to...

Given that the Armory can sometimes be slow to respond, and I've had my profile fail to load more than a few times, I'd suspect that your issues are more likely Armory-side than RogueCalc...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/03/07, 4:49 PM
Replies: 4,068
Views: 641,044
Posted By Safiyania
Thanks to everyone so far with the feedback to...

Thanks to everyone so far with the feedback to Altraman's post, I'm seeing some very constructive feedback thus far. We will definitely be passing on this information to our raiders.

On a note of...
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