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Forum: Mages 12/28/10, 1:35 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,724
Posted By radikal
Is there an easy way in simcraft to change deep...

Is there an easy way in simcraft to change deep freeze's behavior to the non-stun-immune version? I'm interested in stat scaling solely within deep freeze stuns. (It's a little messy as you need to...
Forum: Mages 06/17/09, 3:31 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,567
Posted By radikal
Frost grenades work just fine. I prefer Frost for...

Frost grenades work just fine. I prefer Frost for the survivability however as DPS really doesn't matter that much. (You usually will be killing waves with time to waste anyways and once waves are...
Forum: Mages 06/01/09, 3:49 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,095
Posted By radikal
I strongly recommend you go without...

I strongly recommend you go without frostbite

Btw why the lack of rage concerning frostbite in general? Wiping because you proc and the mob one shots a melée gets old
Forum: Mages 05/29/09, 12:30 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,860
Posted By radikal
Ideally you should have ffb and pyro dot up for...

Ideally you should have ffb and pyro dot up for combustion -- if not only for the extra stacks, but for gauranteed ffb x 3 -> pyro
Forum: /LFGuild 05/26/09, 7:29 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,926
Posted By radikal
[Alliance][Black Dragonflight] <Forgotten Heroes> Top 40 World Top 15 US LFM Ulduar

Forgotten Heroes (FH)
FH's website (http://www.fhguild.net)


::Recruiting::

DPS
1-2 Mages
1 Rogue
1 Ele Shaman
Forum: Mages 05/22/09, 10:27 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,860
Posted By radikal
FFB is certainly better on XT hardmode for heart...

FFB is certainly better on XT hardmode for heart dmg although at some point this might not matter much. Depending on how you do the fight exactly, I can see mana being a huge concern for Fire/TTW...
Forum: Mages 05/22/09, 7:32 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,095
Posted By radikal
This sort of change would skew frost into ONLY...

This sort of change would skew frost into ONLY spamming fbolt, something that the WotLK talents were trying to address. (However, because of the mechanics of many encounters, sadly spamming...
Forum: Mages 05/22/09, 7:25 AM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,663
Posted By radikal
Yeah, even on encounters where spacing doesn't...

Yeah, even on encounters where spacing doesn't matter a lot, if you have to move in/out of boss range, you buy almost a whole global with FF.
Forum: Mages 05/15/09, 7:50 PM
Replies: 1,054
Views: 908,567
Posted By radikal
For hardmore vez, I'm leaning towards some sort...

For hardmore vez, I'm leaning towards some sort of 28/0/43 (to 32/0/39) type spec.

TBH, I'm not sure WE is worth using. It seems like the optimal way of using it is to summon as passive right before...
Forum: Mages 03/19/09, 2:33 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,973
Posted By radikal
I'm pretty confused with the logic on the new...

I'm pretty confused with the logic on the new Molten Armor. Evocation's reliance on spirit was removed to enable the spell to be effective in both PvP and PvE, but now you get this effectiveness...
Forum: Mages 02/10/09, 5:46 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,424
Posted By radikal
You cannot use PoM with AP even with glyph sadly.

You cannot use PoM with AP even with glyph sadly.
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/08/09, 6:20 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,877,696
Posted By radikal
Yeah, even with increased use of Ice Lance, frost...

Yeah, even with increased use of Ice Lance, frost will still be the most retarded-ly boring of the specs available.
Forum: Mages 02/07/09, 3:20 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,424
Posted By radikal
It strangely seems to always get the 3 stack...

It strangely seems to always get the 3 stack bonus. I tested this a lot when they first added the mechanic because I was quite skeptical it would. Not sure how it works. If you proc a trinket no your...
Forum: Mages 02/07/09, 3:12 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,038
Posted By radikal
Something like "Your frostbolts crits cause your...

Something like "Your frostbolts crits cause your next Ice Lance spell to trigger no GCD" would probably sort of work...

Doesn't seem like it would change PvP any except potentially allow for...
Forum: Mages 01/31/09, 7:10 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,424
Posted By radikal
How horrible is 20/51/0 assuming infinite mana...

How horrible is 20/51/0 assuming infinite mana and AB+ LB rotation? (Assuming bugged burnout obviously) Granted you end up with a LOT of wasted talent points...
Forum: Mages 12/31/08, 11:37 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 39,595
Posted By radikal
This is tangential, but has any gotten much of an...

This is tangential, but has any gotten much of an understanding for what determines the AI of the images themselves? It seems to be something like 2nd threat aside from your initial target, but this...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/18/08, 6:39 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 128,329
Posted By radikal
I've been recently thinking that perhaps the...

I've been recently thinking that perhaps the resilience mechanic needs an offensive rebalancing. The stat should also how much damage you DEAL in Player vs Player combat.

Perhaps something along the...
Forum: Mages 12/15/08, 10:47 PM
Replies: 887
Views: 299,038
Posted By radikal
The conflict largely arises from the fact that...

The conflict largely arises from the fact that players find it "fun" to strive for the absolute maximal possible damage all the time, and this involves ignoring mana, and focusing on damage at the...
Forum: Mages 08/30/08, 12:28 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,784
Posted By radikal
Aww, no more hot streak awesomeness. FoF at 2...

Aww, no more hot streak awesomeness. FoF at 2 casts is pretty mindless. It's like one step forward, one step backwards with each patch. Spamming a macro that frostbolts unless you've got a BF proc up...
Forum: Mages 08/21/08, 9:04 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,784
Posted By radikal
An extra nova after Ice Block is just not very...

An extra nova after Ice Block is just not very appealing as very frequently this is basically just at best ~10 seconds off the cooldown. The scorch thing could be amazing in pvp if it actually is 5...
Forum: Mages 08/21/08, 7:48 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,784
Posted By radikal
The Ice Veins, Frost Nova, and Remove Curse seem...

The Ice Veins, Frost Nova, and Remove Curse seem to be the only "PvP" glyphs with obvious potency. Not that others won't be useful, and tbh the Nova and Curse glyphs depending greatly on their...
Forum: Mages 08/20/08, 7:10 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,784
Posted By radikal
Jaw dropping damage take two. LOL. I hope we see...

Jaw dropping damage take two. LOL.

I hope we see a new beta build this weekend with our talents actually working. I like that suggestion Lhivera with Brain Freeze but don't take my Hot Streak!
Forum: Mages 08/18/08, 9:37 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,112,784
Posted By radikal
For whoever asked, Ffb does "Ensare" Dr Boom....

For whoever asked, Ffb does "Ensare" Dr Boom. (Watch any of the more recent hot streak vids I put up)

A better test would be something that is definitely unkitable, which I'll do when I'm feeling...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/14/08, 9:46 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Anyone seen the new wanding? It's pretty nifty....

Anyone seen the new wanding? It's pretty nifty. No second GCD.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/11/08, 7:11 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
oh btw, hot streak sploiting where you replace...

oh btw, hot streak sploiting where you replace the scorch with pyroblast at <35% is pretty sick if perhaps a dumb mechanic

ignite bug needs to be fixed so i can sploit infinite crits for profit
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/10/08, 11:17 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
First of all, WE is not up all the time. Second,...

First of all, WE is not up all the time. Second, it's quite possible that mana restorative abilities will NOT stack. It's possible that Imp Scorch does not stack with CoE/Ebon Plague. We can...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/09/08, 10:18 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Are people retarded? Living bomb currently works...

Are people retarded? Living bomb currently works like this:

It ticks 4 times, once every 3 seconds. On each tick, IF you, THE MAGE, are NEAR the mob that is ticking, when the tick occurs, an AoE...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/09/08, 10:36 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
WC is still crit...

WC is still crit...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/08/08, 10:28 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
I posted a quick clip of that rotation I was...

I posted a quick clip of that rotation I was TCing about on radikalnoise.com

ffb->scorch->fb->lb->ffb->scorch->il->ffb->scorch->fb->ffb->scorch->il REPEAT
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/07/08, 8:43 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
0/50/21 mage shaping up as the sweetest leech...

0/50/21 mage shaping up as the sweetest leech spec of them all
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/07/08, 6:04 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Confirmed with the infinite crits on single...

Confirmed with the infinite crits on single targets doing frostfire bolt->scorch->fireblast. Well...I think. lol.

(I tested this at very high haste however as I don't have optimal gear to test...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/05/08, 7:23 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Manly - The old WG mechanic was dynamic and to...

Manly - The old WG mechanic was dynamic and to play "optimally" would have never been extremely trivial especially if the fight required even small amounts of movement. A similar mechanic would be...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 2:16 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
So Blizzard doesn't reliably do damage right now...

So Blizzard doesn't reliably do damage right now for me.. Or Arcane Explosion. Good build.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 12:22 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
So, one 53/18 mage who rotates damage with being...

So, one 53/18 mage who rotates damage with being focus magic bitch and one ffb mage who keeps up both imp scorch and WC.
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 1:40 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
It's getting to the point where knowing if FFb...

It's getting to the point where knowing if FFb should double dip all these talents would be nice...

0/34/37 is looking to have some nasty crit ^^ 27 + gear + base + buffs?
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/02/08, 1:21 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
This is perhaps beyond the scope/intention of...

This is perhaps beyond the scope/intention of this thread, but what do we want as far as the relative strength of our raid specs?

On the one hand, it sucks to be pigeonholed into a single spec....
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/01/08, 9:26 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Confirm that everything is still broken and...

Confirm that everything is still broken and there's thus nothing to test. =\

Are people still thinking that Barrage->Ablast is sustainable with perfect timing at 33%?
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/30/08, 7:17 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
I can't get the Barrage/ABlast rotation with any...

I can't get the Barrage/ABlast rotation with any consistency. It does seem sort of possible. I don't really have the perfect setup to test it though...(I'm using IV+MQG+4%)
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/28/08, 8:52 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
@Roywyn -- Your recent numbers don't really imply...

@Roywyn -- Your recent numbers don't really imply to me that anything is wrong with Frostfire Bolt or WG scaling. The only spec that stands out above the pack if a raid stacked with 5 Ffb mages....
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/28/08, 5:54 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
I'll check in a little bit if nobody else does.

I'll check in a little bit if nobody else does.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/28/08, 5:18 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Deep Freeze does NOT get Arctic reach. And for...

Deep Freeze does NOT get Arctic reach. And for whoever asked, Brain Freeze is not a debuff. I'm not even sure it works.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/28/08, 4:54 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Frostfirebolt can be partial resisted. Partials...

Frostfirebolt can be partial resisted. Partials are very abundant in WotLK. I wear about 65 spell pen (I wear s3 gear) and still see pretty frequent 10% partial resists.

Magic attunement does NOT...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/26/08, 9:56 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
I don't really think the problem is WG. I don't...

I don't really think the problem is WG. I don't realy agree with the idea that it is only two points and that shatter is "utility" for outside of raids. It's a 9 point investment. (hi2u imp nova) It...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/26/08, 11:14 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
If Elementalist isn't the best raiding spec by a...

If Elementalist isn't the best raiding spec by a pretty good margin, what's the point of Frostfire Bolt? It's near useless for leveling. Horrible in PvP. Mediocre at best in 5mans. It needs a lot of...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/25/08, 6:19 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
After playing with Frostfire Bolt for the past...

After playing with Frostfire Bolt for the past hour or two, I'm revoking my agreement on it being JesusBolt. It really really is only a raiding spell.

I'd like to add that while you can theorycraft...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/24/08, 3:47 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
I haven't had a nova break from a lance below...

I haven't had a nova break from a lance below 2500. Big frostbolt crits I've had break novas, same with them breaking in 5mans. I'm assuming that the breaking odds have just been scaled up pretty...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/10/08, 3:04 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
I think a lot of the warlock envy comes from a...

I think a lot of the warlock envy comes from a PvP perspective more than a PvE when comparing the WotLK talents. Every warlock tree seems dangerously OP. UA Locks with SL and Fel Dom? AND Cripple?...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 10:39 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
On the point about Deep Freeze being best as a .5...

On the point about Deep Freeze being best as a .5 second cast with a .5 gcd -- I'd personally prefer it to be instant:

1) Casting speed debuffs. Tongues and Mind Numbing (which is underused because...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/25/08, 11:31 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
The only issue is that I can't picture too many...

The only issue is that I can't picture too many situations where I wouldn't want to be using Ice Armor. Otherwise the solution is quite elegant as long as they keep spell penetration off of holy/disc...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/08, 9:24 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,701
Posted By radikal
Pyro is terribly designed still. I really don't...

Pyro is terribly designed still. I really don't see why the spell can't become a short casting time, slightly less hard hitting, medium cooldown ability. (Mind Blast-ish but longer cd) By putting the...
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