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Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/09, 8:45 AM
Replies: 660
Views: 245,923
Posted By Dodo
Like 95% of the posts in this topic are basic...

Like 95% of the posts in this topic are basic arena knowledge. The whole fight feels like playing against 1700 rated people who know basic arena strategies (focus mage, he might chain sheep us...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/17/09, 5:24 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
I think my Hunter/Paladin combo never lost to...

I think my Hunter/Paladin combo never lost to Mage/Ret, so I don't know how you could beat it. Maybe try and get a good sheep/sheep/counterspell/repentance/stun combo on the paladin to kill the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/15/09, 2:29 AM
Replies: 602
Views: 371,618
Posted By Dodo
depends entirely on the bracket you want to focus...

depends entirely on the bracket you want to focus on, but survival generally can work in all brackets. BM is good for 3s in certain teams (hunter/dk/paladin), but it basically sucks in 2s because...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/15/09, 2:26 AM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 292,789
Posted By Dodo
Don't play as caster/healer in 2v2. I guarantee...

Don't play as caster/healer in 2v2. I guarantee you that your keyboard will have signs of your teeth in it after some time because you are biting into it. Your only option in 2s seems to be the...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/04/09, 6:37 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
paladin/hunter counters you as long as you a)...

paladin/hunter counters you as long as you
a) play in the open field and let your team be drawn apart. This is fixed by playing around a pillar and intelligently staying out of line of sight. (this...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/03/09, 8:14 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
I think what most priest, rogues and mages do not...

I think what most priest, rogues and mages do not realize: the synergy of PMR is hurting you in every other brackets than 3s. As Blizzard repeatedly stated they are balancing around the 3s, this...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/01/09, 2:03 PM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
1. I do not have to tell you that mixing...

1. I do not have to tell you that mixing different brackets is in general a very bad idea.
2. The statistic represents the users registered on arenajunkies, not all gladiators, which means a...
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/01/09, 8:36 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
Paladin level will drop (maybe not drastically...

Paladin level will drop (maybe not drastically but it will) and priest/shaman level will probably rise with druids staying roughly constant. I would bet money on it if you were on my server.
Forum: Player vs. Player 04/01/09, 4:12 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
You are all looking at a percentage of 0.0018% of...

You are all looking at a percentage of 0.0018% of all players and base your opinion of classes and their OPness around this. I do not have to mention how awesomely skewed your numbers and perceptions...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/31/09, 10:09 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
You should also look at the number of existing...

You should also look at the number of existing paladins and deathknights (28% together, so almost a third, at level 80 over all servers, Warcraft Census -...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/31/09, 4:24 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
It's a good self-defensive tool, which is...

It's a good self-defensive tool, which is absolutely needed with the nerf to IoL (holy light part). I think the holy paladin will still be a good thing in 3.1 and I will enjoy playing it. And if not...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/06/09, 11:47 AM
Replies: 602
Views: 371,618
Posted By Dodo
Hunter Paladin is very good if and only if the...

Hunter Paladin is very good if and only if the paladin specs holy, where the most common specs are 37/0/34 (divine purpose, judgement of the wise and repentance included) or 49/0/22 (divine purpose...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/23/09, 2:44 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
1. The warrior has to go shield+board and should...

1. The warrior has to go shield+board and should properly spell-reflect when he is focused. When he is running around in zerker stance and trying to blow kill someone fast, he will die in like...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/20/09, 4:00 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
I (2v2 rating around 2000) would say that...

I (2v2 rating around 2000) would say that warlock/x is on the strong side against my hunter/paladin combination. They are beatable, but if you are eating fears and get UA on you, it's basically over.
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/26/09, 8:31 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 128,329
Posted By Dodo
I am very well aware of the fact that priest and...

I am very well aware of the fact that priest and shamans (and druids if opened on) are even worse than paladins. But EVEN as a paladin, it is beyond any reason. I can only feel sorry for the other...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/26/09, 2:58 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 128,329
Posted By Dodo
I (holy paladin) run a 2v2 with together with a...

I (holy paladin) run a 2v2 with together with a hunter (sv) from my guild and I can provide anecdotal evidence for mages and rogues being far too strong:

1. Whether they open or not with a sap is...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/01/08, 3:54 AM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,261
Posted By Dodo
Reliknom, people tried exactly the same in 40 man...

Reliknom, people tried exactly the same in 40 man Naxxramas. For some it worked, for some it was worse than with 4 tanks. You can roll the dice of course and hope that the heals land in the correct...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 5:57 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,985
Posted By Dodo
KamPa, this is really only a matter of...

KamPa, this is really only a matter of ressources. I mean the people in Blizzard's internal testing team are not dumb, lazy and incompetent. They can do their job very well, but they are a fixed...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/19/08, 3:49 AM
Replies: 273
Views: 62,985
Posted By Dodo
I think they learned their lesson regarding open...

I think they learned their lesson regarding open beta with raid dungeons when they tried to release blackwing lair (BWL) in vanilla wow without openly testing it. It was horrible! Every single fight...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/11/08, 8:41 PM
Replies: 615
Views: 113,775
Posted By Dodo
I don't know, but my priest in blues and greens...

I don't know, but my priest in blues and greens (and the guardian belt) (Nurafor on EU-Antonidas) constantly hovers around 1420-1500 in 2's and that is together with another alt. Soon when we get...
Forum: Player vs. Player 07/05/08, 1:04 PM
Replies: 946
Views: 339,718
Posted By Dodo
Isn't it possible for your warrior to keep the...

Isn't it possible for your warrior to keep the ret-pala away from you by just applying hamstring continously? Just dispell the blessing of freedom of the enemy paladin and he will be very slow and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/09/08, 10:27 AM
Replies: 561
Views: 110,658
Posted By Dodo
Don't forget that your hunter may run oom while...

Don't forget that your hunter may run oom while draining their people, so your DPS will decrease significantly after some time and it may be to low with only one lock.
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/27/08, 4:08 AM
Replies: 1,221
Views: 292,789
Posted By Dodo
rogue/druid is very good in the hands of good...

rogue/druid is very good in the hands of good players but he has to play the druid at a good level or else he will be killed every time in a matter of seconds.
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/19/08, 8:10 AM
Replies: 561
Views: 110,658
Posted By Dodo
You have like 2 intercepts and hamstrings? You...

You have like 2 intercepts and hamstrings? You can also use them defensively to protect the druid which then can run away. Melees are intercepted and get hamstring and casters get intercepted and...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/12/08, 3:53 PM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,688
Posted By Dodo
I assume you are facing warlocks with fel...

I assume you are facing warlocks with fel hunters. The key is to destroy the fel hunter TWICE (he will instant cast it the first death, be prepared), so you have a bit more breathing room and can...
Forum: Paladins 01/03/08, 5:38 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,438
Posted By Dodo
SoV was just to unreliable for my taste. I tried...

SoV was just to unreliable for my taste. I tried to make good use of it but didn't manage. I don't recommend to roll the dice any more than you have to. You have enough of these factors already...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/28/07, 5:24 AM
Replies: 894
Views: 377,987
Posted By Dodo
Basically Duilliath says it all. I play with a...

Basically Duilliath says it all. I play with a enhancement shaman in the arena but he pretty much REQUIRES to have BoF all the time and get dispelled. He is useless without it.
Forum: Paladins 10/24/07, 2:23 AM
Replies: 2,705
Views: 901,438
Posted By Dodo
I tank Solarian Adds with the raid standing just...

I tank Solarian Adds with the raid standing just on my spot (I run over to Solarian in the non-add phase to hold up JoW). We have our mages spec arcane so they get nice aggro reduce on their spells...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/07, 9:28 AM
Replies: 1,680
Views: 522,598
Posted By Dodo
On Vashj last night: I put divine intervention on...

On Vashj last night: I put divine intervention on the priest standing next to a generator instead of throwing my core. Damn mouse :(
Forum: Public Discussion 09/12/07, 1:04 PM
Replies: 431
Views: 120,397
Posted By Dodo
did it yesterday and there were no adds at start...

did it yesterday and there were no adds at start of phase 2.
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/12/07, 1:03 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,182
Posted By Dodo
Gloves with 2% Threat scale much better than 20...

Gloves with 2% Threat scale much better than 20 spell damage. This is even more true when you start acquiring some T5/T6 (or equivalent) items.
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/12/07, 5:29 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,182
Posted By Dodo
Never tanked hydross myself (I'm on add duty...

Never tanked hydross myself (I'm on add duty there) but why don't you throw your shield at it AND judge your seal. The aggro should be rock solid then and the frost adds (which you will aggro with...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/11/07, 12:32 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 94,329
Posted By Dodo
Cool Math here. I believe you're doing it in...

Cool Math here. I believe you're doing it in almost the same way (as numbers prove!) but Irise does it in a more natural way. It is almost like the things in school where you put money in your bank...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/10/07, 2:08 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,182
Posted By Dodo
Well, if you don't manage to recruit enough tanks...

Well, if you don't manage to recruit enough tanks in time:
Frost phase: Tank all and AOE the adds down. Should be possible with max FR and many healers on you. Let the feral and the prot warrior...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/08/07, 12:01 PM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,182
Posted By Dodo
900 is not weak for a warrior tank! it seems ok...

900 is not weak for a warrior tank! it seems ok to me. with my usual tanking gear I average around 1000 tps (fully buffed, oils, food).

Zeidrich stated a few posts above yours that he does around...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/07/07, 1:43 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,399
Posted By Dodo
Bubbling a tank is doable but a very bad way to...

Bubbling a tank is doable but a very bad way to handle the debuff stacks left on your demon tank.
We handle it the way that a Off-Warrior tanks him in that case. Starting with a full ragebar into the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/01/07, 8:45 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 116,399
Posted By Dodo
Our demon phase tank is a warrior with max fire...

Our demon phase tank is a warrior with max fire resist and he tanks with a shield and the lurker mace. He does just fine. I'm tanking him in human form though and so the raid may be able to put out...
Forum: Class Mechanics 09/01/07, 6:19 AM
Replies: 2,114
Views: 256,182
Posted By Dodo
Most bosses don't require you to have the King's...

Most bosses don't require you to have the King's Defender equipped when you could equip a 200 spell damage weapon (+40 from the enchant). So better improve your TPS and let your damage dealers do...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/06/06, 3:46 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,705
Posted By Dodo
I hope you can stack it to a level where...

I hope you can stack it to a level where (almost) no crits are possible from spells because it's only fair from a melee point of view (+defense negates MANY MANY crits)
Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/06, 2:18 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 16,675
Posted By Dodo
As a long-time paladin I can say that the...

As a long-time paladin I can say that the spreadsheet does nearly the exact same suggestions for gear that I would do! So I assume you did your job very good. The assumptions and calculations you...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/03/06, 2:31 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,668
Posted By Dodo
i think this is possible but i just don't know...

i think this is possible but i just don't know because nobody will ever bother to skip huhu and do emps instead =)
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/06, 6:32 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 16,156
Posted By Dodo
i liked all encounters so far. some people don't...

i liked all encounters so far. some people don't like encounter x because their class sucks in that encounter.

Maybe Loatheb will change my opinion but he's some time away, so I basically don't care...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/06, 6:19 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 30,539
Posted By Dodo
yeah, but that was clearly a one time action that...

yeah, but that was clearly a one time action that can't be repeated so it doesn't count :D
Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/06, 1:38 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 14,988
Posted By Dodo
It's interesting how many guilds break on things...

It's interesting how many guilds break on things like "stealing the gf of someone"...
This happened to my old guild in some way, too. A long-time VL friend of mine and I started this guild and we...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/24/06, 7:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,356
Posted By Dodo
uhm...that's clearly too many consumables if you...

uhm...that's clearly too many consumables if you just could change the spells the priest is using and get a BETTER result...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/24/06, 7:27 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,358
Posted By Dodo
If your raid is taking MASSIVE damage in the...

If your raid is taking MASSIVE damage in the sartura fight, it's not your healers fault. It's a different story if your healers keep dying to the adds and/or Sartura.

Ideally only your melee forces...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/06, 7:23 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 75,080
Posted By Dodo
This is the one phrase that you all should...

This is the one phrase that you all should remember. The healers just need time to adapt to the boss. This can be fastened by a good setup but it's still required. I've yet to see a guild who walked...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/15/06, 4:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,436
Posted By Dodo
That's why PMs were invented.

That's why PMs were invented.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/13/06, 7:10 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,423
Posted By Dodo
cross healing is required sometimes, but it...

cross healing is required sometimes, but it should be minimized because it generates huge amounts of overheal if your healers have some latency issues.

Without the overhealing you could take maybe...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/13/06, 4:47 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,423
Posted By Dodo
zak, just assign each healer a group and you'll...

zak, just assign each healer a group and you'll be fine. you don't actually have to be in that group to heal them...problem solved.
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