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Forum: Mages 11/16/10, 8:01 PM

Replies: 88 Cataclysm Mage Resources Views: 797,811 Posted By Shawn Regarding racials: While wowhead shows Blood Fury... Regarding racials: While wowhead shows Blood Fury as a 584 spell damage increase it actually provides 173 on beta servers at the moment (at 85, both for 15 sec. duration).

Forum: Priests 08/03/09, 7:41 AM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,592 Posted By Shawn I doubt the Rune of Power is worth that much and... I doubt the Rune of Power is worth that much and it's more safe to just kill Molgeim first. As you said: The Rune of Death usually leads to some random deaths and makes the whole fight harder to...

Forum: Priests 07/28/09, 12:16 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,592 Posted By Shawn Not gonna argue with your calculations there... Not gonna argue with your calculations there since the whole discussion is rather pointless. Disc is not about having a maximum of HPS. The 10k sound a bit far fetched though, I have to agree. Here's...

Forum: Priests 05/05/09, 7:48 AM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,592 Posted By Shawn After having done some of the Ulduar25 hardmodes... After having done some of the Ulduar25 hardmodes here's what spec and playstyle I found to be ideal for those encounters: Thorim: Disc all the way. Sif's Volley + Chain Lightning + targeted...

Forum: Priests 04/18/09, 4:26 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,592 Posted By Shawn To be honest I don't understand everybody's... To be honest I don't understand everybody's obsession with Disc. On our 25 man-clear I tried a 57/14/0 spec on every encounter at least once and I simply didn't feel useful with it at all. I see the...

Forum: Priests 04/18/09, 12:01 PM

Replies: 864 WotLK Healing Discussion v3.2: Ulduar and Coliseum Views: 474,592 Posted By Shawn Vezax hardmode. Can't think of anything else... Vezax hardmode. Can't think of anything else really, but from my PTR-experience it really shines in that scenario. Then again you probably want to spec Disc for that fight anyway... ;)

Forum: Priests 04/17/09, 6:57 AM

Replies: 801 3.1 PTR Views: 287,534 Posted By Shawn I'm not sold on calling the PoH-Glyph bad. I find... I'm not sold on calling the PoH-Glyph bad. I find myself having more heal from PoH than from CoH/PoM on some encounters and on these the Glyph accounted for up to 10% of my overall healing. Some...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/09/08, 4:07 PM

Replies: 378 [Mage] Raiding as Arcane mage post 2.4 Views: 182,105 Posted By Shawn One of our Mages went 40/0/21 the other day and... One of our Mages went 40/0/21 the other day and it seems like he loves it while the rest of us specced back to Deep Fire. This is purely anecdotal but maybe some of you are interested in his results...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/27/08, 11:05 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,325 Posted By Shawn I like 5/5 Improved Frostbolt as well. I'm using... I like 5/5 Improved Frostbolt as well. I'm using Max Rank Frostbolts against mobs that are immune to fire (Al'ar, Fire Elementals, Flames of Azzinoth) and Rank 1 Frostbolts for a fast snare (Shadow...

Forum: Class Mechanics 02/21/08, 9:29 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,325 Posted By Shawn It's the same with IV and Heroism. Of course it... It's the same with IV and Heroism. Of course it was already announced in the patch notes but I expected them to simply not stack even when they're both active. When I activeated IV on PTR today I...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/08, 11:40 PM

Replies: 4,393 2.4 PTR and Patch Notes Views: 1,575,106 Posted By Shawn Am I blind or what? Where did you see those... Am I blind or what? Where did you see those stats? The only thing I saw so far were the reagents for the upgrades.

Forum: User Interface and AddOns 01/21/08, 9:09 PM

Replies: 5,688 Sticky: WHAT'S THAT MOD??? Views: 1,066,246 Posted By Shawn I'm looking for a mod that changes my own debuffs... I'm looking for a mod that changes my own debuffs on my target to be a lot bigger than the rest. Saw it for the first time in this video (http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=59806) (you...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/15/08, 11:38 AM

Replies: 27 Clothie Casters: +Armor Rating? Views: 5,117 Posted By Shawn chardev.org - A World of Warcraft character... chardev.org - A World of Warcraft character planer v.2.beta (http://www.chardev.org/?template=17154) A lot of armor-enchants are missing (40 to chest and boots, 240 to gloves). Add the improved Ice...

Forum: Player vs. Player 01/15/08, 11:15 AM

Replies: 27 Clothie Casters: +Armor Rating? Views: 5,117 Posted By Shawn Did you even look at those items? And what you're... Did you even look at those items? And what you're saying is wrong. With full S3/Vindicator-equip, Arcane Fortitude, Frost Warding and Ice Armor you can easily have more than 3,5k Armor as a Mage....

Forum: Class Mechanics 01/10/08, 9:49 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,325 Posted By Shawn That was discussed already on page ~70. Not worth... That was discussed already on page ~70. Not worth it.

Forum: Class Mechanics 11/13/07, 7:48 AM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,325 Posted By Shawn Keep in mind that you will overwrite the Slow of... Keep in mind that you will overwrite the Slow of Cone of Cold with Blizzard if you spec 3/3 Improved Blizzard. I'd always go 3/3 Permafrost and 2/3 Imp Blizzard if planning to AoE with Blizzard and...

Forum: Mages 11/09/07, 11:24 AM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 526,089 Posted By Shawn Copernicus just wrote a quite fitting post in... Copernicus just wrote a quite fitting post in another thread: http://elitistjerks.com/542962-post857.html The old MSD in combination with an Arcane spec was worth sacrificing stats for - the new...

Forum: Mages 11/09/07, 6:03 AM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 526,089 Posted By Shawn Dyegirl is doing a decent job, the others just... Dyegirl is doing a decent job, the others just cast Flamestrike which definitely is subpar. Do your tanks require the mobs to be rooted with Frost Nova? Unless they really do (they shouldn't...) your...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/13/07, 11:50 PM

Replies: 3,840 [Mage] TC after 2.3 Views: 879,325 Posted By Shawn Though until then Auchenai Staff or Seer's Cane... Though until then Auchenai Staff or Seer's Cane probably are the cheapest alternatives. The Intellect-enchant is pretty cheap so I think I'm just gonna slap an enchant on one of them until I get that...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/11/07, 4:52 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn It's weird how Blizzard changes the behaviour of... It's weird how Blizzard changes the behaviour of metagems over and over again. I.e. making RED working for casters, then again for melees only. Making MSD work so ridiculously well together with...

Forum: Mages 10/11/07, 12:05 PM

Replies: 2,576 Help me please? Views: 526,089 Posted By Shawn Your gear is alright. Don't be too keen on... Your gear is alright. Don't be too keen on getting your hit capped to the last tenth. You would deal a lot more damage if you would cut the excessive scorching altogether. Debuffing adds on...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/10/07, 11:03 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Was Stormstrike... Was Stormstrike (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=17364) on him maybe?

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/10/07, 6:27 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Just look at the WWS reports that Manly recently... Just look at the WWS reports that Manly recently posted. Compare his damage to Stion's who doesn't have a TLC. It is THAT good. I'm wearing the Talisman myself though on your gearlevel I'd prefer a...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/10/07, 6:02 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Having ~15%-25% more AM-hits than Stion and... Having ~15%-25% more AM-hits than Stion and Ishaxa is definitely something. Wouldn't wearing more Spellhaste-stuff improve this even further? Looking at your Armory-profile you used to wear Waistwrap...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/09/07, 9:33 AM

Replies: 3,132 TBC Mage Theorycrafting Views: 494,820 Posted By Shawn Could you explain this a bit more, please? Could you explain this a bit more, please?

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/06/07, 9:12 AM

Replies: 84 Shadow Priest group allocation Views: 10,156 Posted By Shawn It really doesn't work that way, José. ;) Take a... It really doesn't work that way, José. ;) Take a look at the primary and secondary stats that Blizzard is putting on the shiny purple gear. Primary stat for healers is Healing, primary stat for...

Forum: Class Mechanics 10/04/07, 10:02 AM

Replies: 84 Shadow Priest group allocation Views: 10,156 Posted By Shawn Looking at your parses and your mage's armory... Looking at your parses and your mage's armory profiles some advice for them: Mandos is using Scorch way too often. He should spam a lot more Fireballs and (depending on his mana) Fireblast. Improved...

Forum: Class Mechanics 09/25/07, 7:25 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn If you mean putting red damage-gems everywhere I... If you mean putting red damage-gems everywhere I beg to differ. I don't think that's the way to go in endgame. You don't want a critrate below 25% - 30% with trinkets like The Lightning Capacitor and...

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/15/07, 6:38 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Great posting, Manly, thanks. Would be great if... Great posting, Manly, thanks. Would be great if you could find the time to provide us with some more DPS numbers for the AB/AM/AM-rotation to get an idea of what can be expected.

Forum: Class Mechanics 08/06/07, 9:04 PM

Replies: 202 Mage Trinket Advice, part 2 Views: 50,709 Posted By Shawn A thing that wasn't mentioned in here so far as... A thing that wasn't mentioned in here so far as far as I can see: All "clicky" trinkets trigger a cooldown for other similar trinkets for their duration since the big ToEP/ZHC-nerf. Though...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/20/07, 11:17 AM

Replies: 161 Moonkin viability in 25 mans Views: 59,019 Posted By Shawn I think he is referring to the aura's range. And... I think he is referring to the aura's range. And that is actually somewhat of another downside compared to the LotP-aura which Ferals provide: Melees will always be in melee-range thus will benefit...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/17/07, 6:15 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn That's six times ~600 Mana in one fight which is... That's six times ~600 Mana in one fight which is equal to two Super Mana Potions. How can this possibly disappoint you? The passive 10 resistance are nice to have as well. I enjoyed the talent...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 11:30 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,241 Posted By Shawn I remember group-healers (priests) dying and... I remember group-healers (priests) dying and shortly after that their whole group would be dead. Or decursers would die and the the curse would heal Sapphiron more everytime while more people were...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 11:11 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,241 Posted By Shawn Oh, I see. So you cannot compare any... Oh, I see. So you cannot compare any non-tBC-content with tBC-content because of world-buffs not being an option anymore? Weird argument...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/16/07, 10:54 AM

Replies: 1,512 Archimonde Views: 424,241 Posted By Shawn Some really offensive postings here. You might... Some really offensive postings here. You might want to read your angry words again before posting them. A 10 minute enrage in that fight is absolutely okay IMO. It's straight forward tank 'n' spank...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/15/07, 9:34 PM

Replies: 797 2.2 PTR Patch notes available Views: 213,326 Posted By Shawn Anyone tested if Ignite is affected by the new... Anyone tested if Ignite is affected by the new resilience-change? Or does it only impact "real" DoTs like SW:P and Corruption?

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/12/07, 7:02 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Yes, I understood that. I doubted that Spellfire... Yes, I understood that. I doubted that Spellfire was better than T4 or other stat-heavy equip in the first place. Though I came to the conclusion that it actually is the best option until you get 4pc...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/12/07, 8:11 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Let's have a look at it (socketed as Manly... Let's have a look at it (socketed as Manly proposed): Spellfire Robes - 17 Int, 10 Sta, 82 Damage, 32 Crit Spellfire Gloves - 10 Int, 10 Sta, 60 Damage, 27 Crit Spellfire Belt - 18 Int, 10 Sta, 60...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/12/07, 7:21 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn Did you factor in the setbonus? Can't see... Did you factor in the setbonus? Can't see Spellfire Belt win over Belt of Blasting, though.

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/12/07, 5:12 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn I'm not sure if the Spellfire set is the way to... I'm not sure if the Spellfire set is the way to go for an arcane spec. Sure, it offers a fantastic spelldamage-boost, especially with the setbonus. But on the other hand you're losing a huge amount...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/11/07, 10:04 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn MP5 is worth much less than spirit, mana... MP5 is worth much less than spirit, mana regeneration-wise. With Arcane Meditation and Mage Armor (and Improved Divine Spirit for an extra bang) you would rather socket Spirit than MP5. Though...

Forum: Class Mechanics 07/10/07, 8:11 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn I was really underwhelmed from arcane the last... I was really underwhelmed from arcane the last time I specced it (61/0/0 (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=oixEfofdgIuio)) as you can also see in my previous postings in this thread. Though I was fed...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/20/07, 5:28 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn The Robe of Elder Scribes is a nice robe for... The Robe of Elder Scribes is a nice robe for Arcane. It has a good amount of stats, DMG and Crit and the proc will often be up during AM-spam and AE-parts. In general (as earlier stated in this...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/17/07, 9:18 PM

Replies: 12 [Mage] Arcane Power Views: 14,155 Posted By Shawn Now go ahead and do the math for Molten Fury... Now go ahead and do the math for Molten Fury which is also difficult to model in a DPS-spreadsheet.

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/17/07, 2:54 PM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn No, I can't. I'm seeing a ~150ish... No, I can't. I'm seeing a ~150ish spelldamage-plus (20% from 668 - 772) in my Theorycraft2 when equipping two T5-pieces. Regarding the feedback from the other mages from my guild I'm quite sure that...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/16/07, 9:40 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn About playstyle: There is really not that much to... About playstyle: There is really not that much to look out for in the "new" Gruul-fight. Run in, let the tank get a Sunder Armor off and start nuking with Arcane Blast/Arcane Missiles. Wand two times...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/16/07, 8:21 AM

Replies: 2,358 [Mage] How Can Arcane Damage Work? Views: 418,967 Posted By Shawn No, it's not. It's actually one of the worst boni... No, it's not. It's actually one of the worst boni on epic mage-sets I've encountered so far. It only applies to Arcane Blast's base damage and seems to not scale with your spelldamage. He got the...

Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/07, 9:24 PM

Replies: 202 Mage Trinket Advice, part 2 Views: 50,709 Posted By Shawn I tend to use my Mana Agate after ramping up... I tend to use my Mana Agate after ramping up Improved Scorch and activating Combustion just like one would to with another "clicky"-trinket like the Icon. You should also note that you can conjure...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/28/07, 12:08 AM

Replies: 46 Counterspell in 5v5 arena matches Views: 8,217 Posted By Shawn I'd like to discuss counterspelling again - this... I'd like to discuss counterspelling again - this time the other way around. How can I as a Mage work against talents like the Shaman's Focused Mind, skills like the Paladin's Concentration Aura or...

Forum: Class Mechanics 03/13/07, 10:12 PM

Replies: 46 Counterspell in 5v5 arena matches Views: 8,217 Posted By Shawn As a rule of thumb: - The more players you have... As a rule of thumb: - The more players you have that are capable of healing, the more useless gets a counterspell. - Standing still in the open and healing draws attention to you. I think the key to...

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