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Forum: Monks 01/08/13, 1:05 AM
Replies: 544
Views: 299,670
Posted By Baconslicer
FoF does scale with haste though. The channel...

FoF does scale with haste though. The channel time is affected by it.
Forum: Monks 12/04/12, 4:57 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,232
Posted By Baconslicer
Pretty much right after you posted that, they put...

Pretty much right after you posted that, they put in a hotfix (http://us.battle.net//wow/en/blog/7922045):
Forum: Monks 10/26/12, 7:12 AM
Replies: 571
Views: 489,316
Posted By Baconslicer
Hm. With zero haste, FoF has an initial tick at...

Hm.

With zero haste, FoF has an initial tick at 0s, and then a 4s channel for additional ticks at 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s.

Testing in this thread has shown that the 5th tick is dropped at around 14.3%...
Forum: Monks 10/22/12, 5:34 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,232
Posted By Baconslicer
Daxxarri just posted a clarification on the two...

Daxxarri just posted a clarification on the two recent Vengeance changes here (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6933236387).
Forum: Monks 10/16/12, 9:47 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,232
Posted By Baconslicer
Ha, hotfixes for today...

Ha, hotfixes for today (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/7207170):

Monk

Guard

Guard will no longer fade from the Monk when her Ox Statue applies Guard to another player.
Glyph of Guard will no...
Forum: Monks 10/13/12, 3:13 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,232
Posted By Baconslicer
Yep, that'd be it. Just tested it here and got...

Yep, that'd be it. Just tested it here and got the same results.

e: Posted about it on the official bug report forums (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6864516976).
Forum: Monks 10/13/12, 7:59 AM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,232
Posted By Baconslicer
Numerically, the Stagger mechanic looks like a...

Numerically, the Stagger mechanic looks like a not-impossible culprit. As a theory, let's pretend that incoming hits get logged at the full damage without any stagger reduction, and then whatever...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/28/09, 12:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 23,729
Posted By Baconslicer
Just to add some data: I'm in a 2v2 team with a...

Just to add some data:

I'm in a 2v2 team with a mage friend. We're both basically raiders (I'm tank specced and he's frostfire) and we're honestly just in it to get some points until dual specs come...
Forum: Death Knights 01/09/09, 12:30 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Baconslicer
Aha, there's the philosophy difference. Until...

Aha, there's the philosophy difference. Until threat turns out to actually be a problem on DPS race fights, I'd say that more often our goal as min/maxers is to increase threat while sustaining as...
Forum: Death Knights 01/09/09, 12:13 PM
Replies: 441
Views: 192,502
Posted By Baconslicer
Interesting; the KM change reduces the value of...

Interesting; the KM change reduces the value of the RS glyph for frost tanks to some extent, because the synergy from the increased crit on RS is gone. Of course the change makes KM significantly...
Forum: Death Knights 01/04/09, 5:14 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Baconslicer
Right, but the quote I was responding to was...

Right, but the quote I was responding to was saying that DW has always turned out for the best in the long run. It's true that it's always turned out best for DPS, but we only have one historical...
Forum: Death Knights 01/04/09, 4:10 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Baconslicer
Yes... for DPS. Warriors can dual-wield, but they...

Yes... for DPS. Warriors can dual-wield, but they don't dual-wield tank, not even for threat-sensitive fights.
Forum: Death Knights 01/02/09, 7:43 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Baconslicer
Interesting. It's probably worth throwing...

Interesting. It's probably worth throwing together an addon that logs UNIT_ATTACK_POWER events, just to pin an exact number on it.
Forum: Death Knights 01/02/09, 7:03 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Baconslicer
Math as promised for KM/RS interaction with Glyph...

Math as promised for KM/RS interaction with Glyph of Rune Strike (link (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43550)), which as of 3.0.8 is a pure 10% increased crit chance for RS.

I'm not going to attempt...
Forum: Death Knights 01/02/09, 2:55 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,784
Posted By Baconslicer
The thing about KM is the synergy with Glyph of...

The thing about KM is the synergy with Glyph of Rune Strike. Despite the tooltip for KM, RS crits do cause KM procs in my testing on live. I haven't heard of any changes to this in 3.0.8 (though that...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/14/07, 2:37 PM
Replies: 661
Views: 182,200
Posted By Baconslicer
I was seeing the "a more powerful effect already...

I was seeing the "a more powerful effect already exists" message when trying to refresh ruptures last night. Not that clipping my rupture was a good idea for DPS or anything.
Forum: Paladins 10/23/07, 9:07 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,345
Posted By Baconslicer
They're the same as Curator's adds, then.

They're the same as Curator's adds, then.
Forum: Paladins 10/23/07, 8:32 PM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,345
Posted By Baconslicer
If you're getting hit 8 times in 8 seconds,...

If you're getting hit 8 times in 8 seconds, you're in trouble anyway - Holy Shield just dropped and if the boss keeps attacking at that speed, you'll take one more hit for sure without crushing...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/07, 9:53 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 38,000
Posted By Baconslicer
Not necessarily. It's possible for the same item...

Not necessarily. It's possible for the same item to be in multiple pools. This would look like:

Pool A: Chestguard of the Forgotten ProtectorChestguard of the Forgotten ConquerorChestguard of the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/11/07, 9:48 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,061
Posted By Baconslicer
Precision is an easy 3 points - 3 expertise is 3%...

Precision is an easy 3 points - 3 expertise is 3% combined dodge/parry reduction, let alone the stamina. Magic absorption is another one - 4% magic damage reduction vs. 4% extra stamina +...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/07, 9:18 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 38,000
Posted By Baconslicer
The theory of different pools is spot on, I...

The theory of different pools is spot on, I think. I remember seeing a list like this for Karazhan some months ago. Nice to see one for tier 6 content though.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/07, 9:12 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,730
Posted By Baconslicer
Folks, let's wait for the full patch notes before...

Folks, let's wait for the full patch notes before we start screaming bloody murder.

They've been updated at least once today, and the servers aren't even up yet. It's not like they're going to push...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/11/07, 8:49 PM
Replies: 172
Views: 144,886
Posted By Baconslicer
No. A queue means you can start a fireball, then...

No. A queue means you can start a fireball, then hit the fireball button again half a second later, and when your first cast finishes, your second starts without you having to push anything...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/11/07, 5:22 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,061
Posted By Baconslicer
It's become fairly clear that the 2.3 patch notes...

It's become fairly clear that the 2.3 patch notes are still being updated. They added a couple of talent swaps for warriors a few minutes ago, for example.

I'm holding off judgement (ohoho) until...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/11/07, 4:40 PM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 235,778
Posted By Baconslicer
EDIT: Too slow.

EDIT: Too slow.
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/10/07, 3:16 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 23,913
Posted By Baconslicer
I'd be happy to do a protection paladin thread,...

I'd be happy to do a protection paladin thread, but there are likely better choices for an author given that my raiding experience only goes as far as Prince.

I'll do it tomorrow if nobody else...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/20/07, 2:55 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,061
Posted By Baconslicer
A great way of looking at armor is to work out...

A great way of looking at armor is to work out the effective health it gives you against pre-armor damage:

Damage Reduction = Armor/(Armor + AF)
Since (Damage Taken)/(Incoming damage) = 1 - Damage...
Forum: Priests 09/19/07, 8:29 PM
Replies: 282
Views: 189,611
Posted By Baconslicer
My suspicion is that getting the 10% Sanctity...

My suspicion is that getting the 10% Sanctity Aura bonus is not going to be worth it from a raid DPS standpoint.

About the best group setup I can see that gets a Smite priest and a Ret paladin in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/18/07, 8:18 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 18,028
Posted By Baconslicer
Hakkar has a ten minute enrage timer, as I recall.

Hakkar has a ten minute enrage timer, as I recall.
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/13/07, 6:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,986
Posted By Baconslicer
There's a decent amount of discussion about this...

There's a decent amount of discussion about this already in this other thread (http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t12576-warriors_shield_block_rating/).
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/07, 6:02 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 19,213
Posted By Baconslicer
It's because the line: P(3 hits | Hit = (1-.65))...

It's because the line:

P(3 hits | Hit = (1-.65)) = 1 * .35 ^ 3 * .65^0 = .042875

is calculating the chance of not avoiding an attack. This .042875 can only possibly be a crush or a normal hit...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/07, 5:41 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 19,213
Posted By Baconslicer
Not exactly. The chance of the third hit being a...

Not exactly. The chance of the third hit being a crush given that it is not avoided is 0.15/(1-0.65), or 0.42857. The chance of getting 'block block crush' here is .042875 * 0.42857 = 1.84%


The...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/07, 4:46 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 19,213
Posted By Baconslicer
Minor correction: Paladins generate a lot of...

Minor correction: Paladins generate a lot of passive threat from Holy Shield, by blocking and reflecting damage back. As a result, if a paladin isn't blocking hits with Holy Shield, he's losing...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/07, 8:20 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,562
Posted By Baconslicer
There are such things as physical buffs and...

There are such things as physical buffs and debuffs. I'm not sure why sunder seems magical in nature to you, since it involves breaking armor with your weapon so that it's less effective. :) There's...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/06/07, 9:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,523
Posted By Baconslicer
Under those assumptions, yes, you could become...

Under those assumptions, yes, you could become parried-immune.

However, the actual amount of reduction of your parried chance from weapon skill is under research over in the weapon skill thread, and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/07, 6:39 PM
Replies: 302
Views: 52,313
Posted By Baconslicer
Daelo has clarified the matter in a later post...

Daelo has clarified the matter in a later post (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=711993555&sid=1&pageNo=4#61) in the same thread:
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/24/07, 5:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
Posted By Baconslicer
PerfectTargets is still around (and is still...

PerfectTargets is still around (and is still hosted at wowace (http://files.wowace.com/PerfectTargets/PerfectTargets.zip)) - I use it myself. But as mentioned, the 2.0 changes meant that it's no...
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