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Forum: Mages 08/05/10, 7:54 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,961
Posted By RpgWizard
Actually, everything I've seen from my testing so...

Actually, everything I've seen from my testing so far after that combat log is that it's not consecutive crits and if you crit once it stores it until your next crit, regardless of how long you're...
Forum: Mages 07/30/10, 2:24 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,961
Posted By RpgWizard
I'm really excited for the fire changes. With...

I'm really excited for the fire changes. With Fire's "rotation" essentially being Fireball -> Scorch -> Scorch -> (Fireblast? if Hot Streak hasn't procced), while keeping up Living Bomb, using Flame...
Forum: Mages 03/24/09, 6:16 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,672
Posted By RpgWizard
No, the idea is that if you take the talent and...

No, the idea is that if you take the talent and someone else is keeping up the debuff that your 3 talent points aren't wasted.

Edit: Beaten above, delete if you want.
Forum: Mages 12/11/08, 4:12 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,402
Posted By RpgWizard
This is not how Hot Streak works. You will still...

This is not how Hot Streak works. You will still have the Hot Streak buff when the 3rd spell crits before you use Hot Streak. Hot Streak will never be eaten. You can still use Hot Streak before...
Forum: Mages 10/26/08, 4:45 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,690
Posted By RpgWizard
No, the situation that TheGoodMan portrayed...

No, the situation that TheGoodMan portrayed definitely happens, regardless of range, as long as you mash your Pyroblast button as your Fireball cast finishes (There may be situations where you have a...
Forum: The Dung Heap 08/21/08, 5:33 AM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,742
Posted By RpgWizard
Hello Moonkin since my guild has no...

Hello Moonkin since my guild has no Moonkin.

Goodbye Mage class, it's been a grand 4 years.
Forum: Mages 08/20/08, 6:45 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,116,690
Posted By RpgWizard
You basically have several situations: 1) You...

You basically have several situations:

1) You balance ALL Mages around 60% regen - Then you force all Mages to spec 18 into Arcane and Molten armor is useless in PvE. YAY COOKIE CUTTER

2) You...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/15/08, 3:21 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
I was thinking something like this would be great...

I was thinking something like this would be great to implement when they implemented the constant energy update mechanic. It would work just like that, with mana, energy, and rage regenerating every...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/06/08, 7:19 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
1) This was posted on every mana class' board and...

1) This was posted on every mana class' board and is not mage specific.
2) Mana cost changes really have very little to do with the theoretical DPS limits of a spec which have been shown to be quite...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/08, 11:50 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
I left out 5x fire spec due to the "fix" which...

I left out 5x fire spec due to the "fix" which guts the usefulness of burnout. The previous math by Lhivera shows deep fire falling behind even Arcane. With, I would assume, an expected nerf to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/08, 9:20 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
So Tom Chilton basically confirmed Frostfire bolt...

So Tom Chilton basically confirmed Frostfire bolt will be affected by frost and fire talents in the WotLK dev panel today. Looks like an elemental or tri-spec will be the way to go, probably a...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/22/08, 5:54 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
I think this argument is ridiculous. So all...

I think this argument is ridiculous. So all debuffs have exactly the same duration as UA so that UA provides dispell protection for these debuffs at all times? This is not the case, and you'll have...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/08, 3:40 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
They've already stated that 10man progression and...

They've already stated that 10man progression and 25 man progression are not linked in anyway. You should be able to jump right into either the 10man or the 25man right when you get the appropriate...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/08, 6:14 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
This won't encourage people to try the next level...

This won't encourage people to try the next level of content, because by definition they can just farm Karazhan1 for their badges and not go to Karazhan2. The whole point of the stratification/tiers...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/02/08, 3:37 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,573
Posted By RpgWizard
Except if you don't talk about class balance,...

Except if you don't talk about class balance, then the discussion means nothing. The fact you call into question Bloodlust and totems with regard to shamans is a class balance issue because a class...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/08, 4:43 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Huh. I missed that then, thought I went back to...

Huh. I missed that then, thought I went back to the last post I had read. Sorry.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/08, 4:25 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
If you are deep fire, there is no way in hell you...

If you are deep fire, there is no way in hell you would switch to AM or Pyro because you are wasting haste. If you're deep arcane, you won't be casting fireballs as frost is a better tree to spend...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/08, 4:19 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Wait wait wait, this doesn't make any sense to...

Wait wait wait, this doesn't make any sense to me. How is going from a 1second cast to a .833 second cast a loss in dps? That can't be true, it would only not increase your dps from the 1 second...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/24/08, 6:15 AM
Replies: 504
Views: 99,111
Posted By RpgWizard
It is much more likely they are changing mana...

It is much more likely they are changing mana potions with the changes to caster itemization having more spirit, the changes to shadow priests, and the changes to BoW and JoW. Obviously we are to be...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/23/08, 7:24 PM
Replies: 504
Views: 99,111
Posted By RpgWizard
"Restore Mana" is the "spell" that is cast when...

"Restore Mana" is the "spell" that is cast when you use a Mana potion. You can check any WWS to see that.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/08, 2:23 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
He edited his post after I posted. Though I...

He edited his post after I posted.

Though I don't know, I'm still not completely convinced that mana will be a huge problem in the expansion. Only going 50 in fire means you skip every AoE talent,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/08, 2:00 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
except you can't have an 18/50/11 build

except you can't have an 18/50/11 build
Forum: Public Discussion 05/23/08, 11:27 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
Spellpower is better than burnout, lower in the...

Spellpower is better than burnout, lower in the tree, bigger bonus crit damage, and no extra mana cost. You can pick up Clearcasting on the way down for more mana conservation. You can pick up...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 1:55 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Wait, what? Warlocks get mana regen as well as a...

Wait, what? Warlocks get mana regen as well as a damage increasing armor? GG Blizz.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 1:48 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
What's the Fel Armor change? And on Moonkin...

What's the Fel Armor change?

And on Moonkin Aura, the first time I read it, I thought it said that you gain 100% of your current spell haste. Dunno why I read that. However, a flat +haste rating...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 12:16 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Believe me I have no disillusions as to what the...

Believe me I have no disillusions as to what the arcane tree is now and, from the looks of it, is going to be.

I really don't think we will see a switch back to talent points being spent in Arcane...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/22/08, 7:27 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
I think it's a necessary change if to at least...

I think it's a necessary change if to at least force Blizzard to think of something a bit more interesting for healers to do than "OMG INC HUGE AMOUNTS OF RAID DAMAGE FOR SIX MINUTES."

Seriously,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 5:50 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
I wouldn't be so sure. Blizzard has said the...

I wouldn't be so sure. Blizzard has said the gear stratification wouldn't be as noticeable in the expansion and that T6+ would last into the first 25 man raid or so. Arcane mages are *still* using...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 5:31 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Oh no doubt, one of the downfalls to having THREE...

Oh no doubt, one of the downfalls to having THREE dps centered talent trees. They've never quite known what to do with Arcane: support, dps, or pvp. With the gutting of the tree and giving us the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 5:11 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Yeah but PVP runs contrary to what they wanted...

Yeah but PVP runs contrary to what they wanted arcane to be, THE PVE mage spec for raiding. I forget the exact blue post, but that was their goal with arcane, with fire to be the burst spec. I may...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/22/08, 1:26 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
This is not necessarily true. MoE returns 30% of...

This is not necessarily true. MoE returns 30% of the mana cost of the spell you cast while Burnout costs 1% of your total mana. If:

.01*totalMP > .3*SpellCost

Then crit reduces mana...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 7:38 AM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,219,510
Posted By RpgWizard
True, but I will bet with how long vortexes have...

True, but I will bet with how long vortexes have been out and available for general consumption, the demand is much much lower than the supply regardless. So even though there is a low supply, it is...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 6:07 AM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,219,510
Posted By RpgWizard
This is the picture of what supply and demand...

This is the picture of what supply and demand looks like for vortexes:

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8529/vortexdl2.jpg

However, in the case of Gems, for one person, it's more like...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 5:35 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
Dominance for most of BC? Have we been playing...

Dominance for most of BC? Have we been playing different expansions? It wasn't until they finally removed the coefficient reduction on the first tier cast time reduction talents that mages were at...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/21/08, 3:19 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 771,147
Posted By RpgWizard
Ok then, what do you want to talk about? ...

Ok then, what do you want to talk about? Seriously, every bit of theorycrafting has been worn out and there are no more surprises. The expansion is the only thing worth talking about now in a...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 2:47 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
If you bothered to read that thread there are...

If you bothered to read that thread there are very few actually excited about the TALENTS, sure base abilities like Frostfire are nice, but don't just read the OP and 1 other person in the thread to...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 2:01 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
Both the Frost and Fire talents that have been...

Both the Frost and Fire talents that have been leaked, if they are real of course, really disappoint me. It looks like they're pushing fire to be the AoE king, Frost to be PVP king, and Arcane for...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/08, 1:05 AM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,219,510
Posted By RpgWizard
I don't think having epic gems at 300g uncut is...

I don't think having epic gems at 300g uncut is unreasonable and "devoid of logic." The thing about Nether Vortexes is the fact that once you've made your piece of gear that's it, you never want...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/14/08, 10:23 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
Just because you are heir apparent doesn't mean...

Just because you are heir apparent doesn't mean the powers transfer or Azeroth isn't harmed in some way. From what I know there is no lore explaining what happens when an aspect dies, only people...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/14/08, 6:36 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,906,224
Posted By RpgWizard
However, Blizzard hasn't really given a...

However, Blizzard hasn't really given a possibility for the world to survive with an Aspect's death. They are the pillars of Azeroth and I was under the impression that killing the Aspect's would...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/31/08, 7:40 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 12,512
Posted By RpgWizard
I think our DKP system is pretty unique and...

I think our DKP system is pretty unique and wanted to describe it here. We essentially use a 12 week moving window in which we calculate current DKP. All DKP spent or gained before that 12 week...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/16/07, 4:01 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 420,594
Posted By RpgWizard
(nevermind, I didn't look far enough back, whelp,...

(nevermind, I didn't look far enough back, whelp, looks like to fire I go)
Has anyone thought about Arcane and all the new haste gear available before BT/MH? I think it is something like 265 haste...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/13/07, 7:39 PM
Replies: 2,358
Views: 420,594
Posted By RpgWizard
This is more of a gearing issue regarding arcane...

This is more of a gearing issue regarding arcane mages.

What I was wondering was with regards to the Mystical Skyfire Diamond, with the 50% reduced cast time proc. Since I won't be getting my tier...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/26/07, 6:31 AM
Replies: 1,004
Views: 355,746
Posted By RpgWizard
I have a question regarding pet merge. I haven't...

I have a question regarding pet merge. I haven't raided with recount since you put pet merge in, so please excuse me.

Does pet merge take into account differing water elementals? Like Mage A's...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/23/07, 8:36 AM
Replies: 1,004
Views: 355,746
Posted By RpgWizard
One thing I would like to request, if this is the...

One thing I would like to request, if this is the appropriate thread to do so, is one regarding the death reporting. Is if possible that you could put the current health of the person whose death...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/14/07, 7:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,367
Posted By RpgWizard
I used SuperMacro for our guilds Magtheridon...

I used SuperMacro for our guilds Magtheridon macros, and, let me say, it is one buggy mod. The biggest problem I had with it was when you would move the macro to your bars, the UI would think you...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/07, 4:09 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 54,672
Posted By RpgWizard
Not to go OT, but in response to Shattered Halls...

Not to go OT, but in response to Shattered Halls Heroic being easy, the same applies to Shadow Labyrinth. The Fel Overlords now hit CLOTH for about 2.7k. It's ridiculous. We pulled the 2 fou r...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/10/07, 8:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,191
Posted By RpgWizard
Some items seem a bit weird. I've used Vontre's...

Some items seem a bit weird.

I've used Vontre's DPS spreadsheet for a while, and I just saw this thing - which I think is an AWESOME idea- but some items seem a bit off.

For example, when I plugged...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 05/21/07, 10:03 AM
Replies: 312
Views: 41,544
Posted By RpgWizard
I'm really excited about this addon, I've wanted...

I'm really excited about this addon, I've wanted to do something like this for a long time, but never really had the drive to. I downloaded your current release from wowace and just thought you'd...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/06, 10:29 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 28,048
Posted By RpgWizard
Sorry for the slight derail, but has there been...

Sorry for the slight derail, but has there been any notification on whether healers will be allowed to stack HoTs on a target in patch 1.13? Seems to me, the only way the Druid 41 point Tree of Life...
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