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Forum: Priests 02/09/09, 7:54 AM
Replies: 2,077
Views: 817,592
Posted By Kretschmer
I was doing some target dummy practice, and it...

I was doing some target dummy practice, and it appears that using quartz with mind flay is functioning properly. When I cast within the red "latency" area of the bar, I'm successfully getting 3...
Forum: Priests 01/25/09, 11:32 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 21,086
Posted By Kretschmer
Wouldn't another approach be a numerical cap on...

Wouldn't another approach be a numerical cap on the number of possible stacks/contributing spells? After that, the old DA procs drop off. The number would need to be tweaked a bit, but would...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/28/08, 11:10 AM
Replies: 2,727
Sticky: UI Help Center
Views: 474,456
Posted By Kretschmer
sRaidFrames and X-Perl are so very, very close to...

sRaidFrames and X-Perl are so very, very close to being perfect for my needs, with two cavets:

1)sRaidFrames was my TBC raid-frame option, but it appears to have added an annoying option since my...
Forum: Priests 12/12/08, 12:11 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,207
Posted By Kretschmer
I'd rather Blizzard nerfs CoH now and balances...

I'd rather Blizzard nerfs CoH now and balances around the new spell than decide to do so after 2 more tiers of raids...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/11/08, 9:01 PM
Replies: 215
Views: 88,915
Posted By Kretschmer
I'm surprised that none of the Disc bugs were...

I'm surprised that none of the Disc bugs were fixed. Perhaps next patch?
Forum: Priests 12/08/08, 7:36 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,207
Posted By Kretschmer
I'd imagine that encounters will be tuned around...

I'd imagine that encounters will be tuned around a weakened CoH as needed.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/18/08, 8:13 AM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,066,475
Posted By Kretschmer
I'll try the latter, but the former is a...

I'll try the latter, but the former is a dealbreaker. I want to track HoTs and DoTs across all targets, not just a few. Chronometer was very simple and powerful; what happened to it during my...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 11/18/08, 12:10 AM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,066,475
Posted By Kretschmer
Looking for two things: 1)3.0 Chronometer...

Looking for two things:

1)3.0 Chronometer replacement for healing/shadow DPS. (Classtimer is horrid; DoTimer is clunky; Chromometer was perfect.)

2)PoM tracker (Up/down? Current owner?)
Forum: Public Discussion 11/09/08, 7:25 AM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,452
Posted By Kretschmer
Dogfish Head IPA is fantastic. If you live in...

Dogfish Head IPA is fantastic.

If you live in Western New York, some Wegmans locations actually have excellent microbrew selections.
Forum: Priests 11/08/08, 11:10 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,828
Posted By Kretschmer
I'm looking at jumping from druidry to priest...

I'm looking at jumping from druidry to priest healing for WotLK, and am having trouble with some talent trade-offs. For reference, I'm mostly interested in heroic 5-man and 10-man content, due to...
Forum: Priests 10/13/08, 11:36 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,828
Posted By Kretschmer
I modified this macro and it's working...

I modified this macro and it's working admirably:

/stopcasting
/cast [help] Greater Heal; /cast [harm] [target=mouseover,exists] Greater Heal
Forum: Priests 10/13/08, 11:03 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,828
Posted By Kretschmer
Thanks for the information! I'm digesting it...

Thanks for the information! I'm digesting it now. A quick follow-up:

Is there an easy way to get penance to not cast on the current target but cast on the person that I click on? I've tried beta...
Forum: Priests 10/13/08, 8:41 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,828
Posted By Kretschmer
It looks like I'm moving from Druid healing to...

It looks like I'm moving from Druid healing to Priestly ways in WotLK. I've healed a couple of heroics and raids on the beta realm and it's a much closer match to my personal healing style. I'm...
Forum: Warlocks 10/11/08, 3:15 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,877
Posted By Kretschmer
Life tap now scales off of SPI; Dark Pact (as far...

Life tap now scales off of SPI; Dark Pact (as far as I know) continues to scale off of +shadow. Fel Armor adds 30% of your spirit into +dam.

Does this mean that Dark Pact users could circumvent...
Forum: Druids 10/07/08, 2:36 AM
Replies: 653
Views: 188,205
Posted By Kretschmer
Out of curiosity, what kind of MT healing...

Out of curiosity, what kind of MT healing rotations are beta players using?

I'm a former WoW player thinking about resubbing for WotLK, but am used to playing what guild-mates affectionately dubbed...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/13/07, 12:02 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 57,578
Posted By Kretschmer
Eh, the standard procrastination and missing out...

Eh, the standard procrastination and missing out on a social event or two.

On the flip side, many things come before WoW.

/ra Got to go; cuddling.

Don't think I ever lived that one down.
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/13/07, 10:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,474
Posted By Kretschmer
Emberspur Talisman should rank above Shining...

Emberspur Talisman should rank above Shining Chain of the Afterworld.
Forum: Druids 11/13/07, 9:48 AM
Replies: 1,536
Views: 933,915
Posted By Kretschmer
Would this be a proper place to discuss DS...

Would this be a proper place to discuss DS healkins? I doubt there's enough of us to justify our own thread.

I've been pleasantly surprised by healkin spec in raids. I've only been able to bring...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/06/07, 9:26 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 27,873
Posted By Kretschmer
I think there are a few areas that could see...

I think there are a few areas that could see improvement:

-A compendium of values. For example, a chart of +hit against a mob your level, level+1, etc. It doesn't have to be complete, just give us...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/01/07, 5:44 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,005
Posted By Kretschmer
If I never see a 5, 6, or 7-elite pull in a 5-man...

If I never see a 5, 6, or 7-elite pull in a 5-man I'll be a happy WLK customer. Make the heroic monsters insanely tough, hit like trucks, and require special tactics. Just don't listen to that one...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/30/07, 6:33 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 17,021
Posted By Kretschmer
The question of "should Blizzard allow...

The question of "should Blizzard allow higher-level players to reduce their effectiveness to group with lower level players?" is moot. It's not going to happen. It's much more interesting to think...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/07, 3:11 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 14,793
Posted By Kretschmer
That's subpar from a tuning perspective. Do we...

That's subpar from a tuning perspective. Do we really want ZA tuned by transfers in T6 gear? Do you want every ticket to be "Content is trivial; tighten the tuning?" It's good to have a mix of...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/10/07, 9:19 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 48,037
Posted By Kretschmer
The only one I can think of is telling myself...

The only one I can think of is telling myself "finish this run and you can gain a point into fitness!" during a tough workout. Hey, it works.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/07, 9:34 AM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,611
Posted By Kretschmer
Way back when we were first attempting Prince, I...

Way back when we were first attempting Prince, I tossed the following joke into /ra:

"Remember, guys, hellfire is the only way out of enfeeble. ;)"

A few attempts later, we notice that our warlock...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 12:27 PM
Replies: 777
Views: 85,781
Posted By Kretschmer
Hey, at least you're not a 10-man guild. We've...

Hey, at least you're not a 10-man guild.

We've been utterly stymied by the 10->25 man transition, and there are a lot of similar guilds. With TBC, it was viable to form your guild around a core of...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/01/07, 9:01 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 98,349
Posted By Kretschmer
Just a quick comment: if you're in treeform...

Just a quick comment: if you're in treeform without some sort of "click to cast" mod, you're missing out. I was having trouble keeping my HoTs on 3 tanks last night, as sometimes the client would be...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/29/07, 12:38 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 98,349
Posted By Kretschmer
So that's it? Keep LBs up on tanks and use any...

So that's it? Keep LBs up on tanks and use any gaps in the rotation to SM/add additional HoTs? Part of me is grinning that I don't have to compete with faster direct heals anymore and part of me is...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/29/07, 1:06 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 98,349
Posted By Kretschmer
Any tips for a newly-floral druid? I've been...

Any tips for a newly-floral druid? I've been dreamstate healing for Kara and Gruul's (and doing quite well for myself), but respecced heavy restoration for 2v2 arenas and some PvE experimenting. ...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/27/07, 9:37 PM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,155
Posted By Kretschmer
What brought about this line of inquiry was...

What brought about this line of inquiry was thoughts about the conventional wisdom of maxing out +hit and then moving your points out of suppression. It seems like a fairly large itemization...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/27/07, 2:50 PM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,155
Posted By Kretschmer
I'm trying to find the average impact and...

I'm trying to find the average impact and tradeoffs. For every time you get back-to-back nightfalls, there's going to be a minute with no procs. On average, you should get .8 PPM.

I'm looking at...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/27/07, 11:42 AM
Replies: 2,447
Views: 674,155
Posted By Kretschmer
Is my math correct for this nightfall/suppression...

Is my math correct for this nightfall/suppression analysis?

Suppression vs. +hit and nightfall is an interesting discussion.

Nightfall procs will save you 1 second over a normal cast with...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/26/07, 4:16 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 48,042
Posted By Kretschmer
Ok thanks for the clarification. Recently...

Ok thanks for the clarification.

Recently finished my Blessings deck, so it's time to save up some more badges...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/26/07, 11:38 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 48,042
Posted By Kretschmer
As an affliction lock, would I be well-served...

As an affliction lock, would I be well-served picking up Quagmirran's Eye? The +37 damage is rather nice, but I'm curious about the haste rating. Does haste decrease the global cooldown of spells,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/26/07, 8:50 AM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,786
Posted By Kretschmer
Would a wrath card be a good investment for a ret...

Would a wrath card be a good investment for a ret pally? Apparently many pally attacks refresh both the spell power and AP stacks.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/07, 11:03 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 59,598
Posted By Kretschmer
As a comparative, I was actually pretty far...

As a comparative, I was actually pretty far behind when I healed Att with him and he could keep two lifebloom stacks up. I stupidly asked him not to roll lifeblooms on both tanks during Curator,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/07, 10:21 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 59,598
Posted By Kretschmer
We're having a bit of throughput issues with our...

We're having a bit of throughput issues with our tree on our Kara boss fights. He's doing substantially less healing than our direct healers (priest, pally, dreamstate druid, and shaman), we're...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/28/07, 9:59 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,704
Posted By Kretschmer
We've had a hunter successfully trap one add for...

We've had a hunter successfully trap one add for the entire fight when BM spec; could he just be quite lucky?

If trap isn't working out you could burn 2, keep shackle up (your priest IS using a...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/26/07, 10:47 PM
Replies: 1,104
Views: 153,808
Posted By Kretschmer
I prefer the greater personal raid responsibility.

I prefer the greater personal raid responsibility.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/07, 12:31 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,298
Posted By Kretschmer
Complementary gear would be less than ideal for...

Complementary gear would be less than ideal for ZA's target audience: guilds that can easily clear Kara but don't have the numbers for current T5 content. We want a progression in difficulty and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/07, 12:43 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,298
Posted By Kretschmer
Speaking from personal experience, a lot of...

Speaking from personal experience, a lot of guilds have the capability to tackle Gruul level content without having the numbers to actually zone in and take a stab at it.

Chromaggus horde has quite...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/07, 11:10 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 59,598
Posted By Kretschmer
Matholwch, that's an interesting story, as we're...

Matholwch, that's an interesting story, as we're at roughly the same point of progression.

I'm still using a 34/0/27 spec for Kara, and it's going quite well. Middle of the pack in gear, and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/07, 10:30 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 8,249
Posted By Kretschmer
I don't have a solid depth of raiding (Kara on...

I don't have a solid depth of raiding (Kara on farm; woot), but I personally use consumables after one or two dry runs. On the first couple of attempts, we seem to die to gross play errors (standing...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/20/07, 6:48 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 98,349
Posted By Kretschmer
This seemed like the best place to ask: Will my...

This seemed like the best place to ask:

Will my dreamstate spec hold up in later content?

I've been running 34/0/27 for a while, and it's been great. Tons of MT healing throughput, literally...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/20/07, 12:53 PM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,611
Posted By Kretschmer
I joked to a warlock in my guild that the only...

I joked to a warlock in my guild that the only way to escape Prince's enfeeble is to hellfire.

He took me seriously.

Whoops.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/07, 9:20 AM
Replies: 498
Views: 167,992
Posted By Kretschmer
And that's ok. If you're already farming the...

And that's ok.

If you're already farming the 25-man content, you've got plenty to fill your schedule. Us smaller guilds would be very happy to have something to do after Kara. Not all new content...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/30/07, 6:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,301
Posted By Kretschmer
"Hybrid" gear is rejected by the vast majority of...

"Hybrid" gear is rejected by the vast majority of druids. Most players don't want to water down their primary role for stats that are used on a minority basis. The gear that you want would be...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/07, 10:49 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,103
Posted By Kretschmer
On my druid, threat is a huge issue in 5-mans and...

On my druid, threat is a huge issue in 5-mans and raids, even with full subtlety and blessing of salvation. This could be due to several things:

-As a HT efficiency spec (27/0/34), I main heal most...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/25/07, 9:35 AM
Replies: 235
Views: 38,866
Posted By Kretschmer
I wish that there were more "mix options" instead...

I wish that there were more "mix options" instead of more linear upgrades. I.e. on my affliction lock there seems to be a pretty clear upgrade path if you're interested in +dam/+splcrit gear, but...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/24/07, 11:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 32,532
Posted By Kretschmer
What's the best endgame balance/resto spec for a...

What's the best endgame balance/resto spec for a healer? At 63, I'm using this:

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=MtMrzicsMZZxEc0ba

Good combination of damage talents and healing talents.

One option...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/23/07, 9:41 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 32,532
Posted By Kretschmer
I've always been a HT user; the efficiency and...

I've always been a HT user; the efficiency and precise nature of the spell is appealing. And - with the smaller sizes of today's raids - there's less of an issue of flash heals interrupting your...
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