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Forum: Mages 07/14/11, 2:35 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,366
Posted By Aestis
The simple answer is yes, slightly. With Arcane...

The simple answer is yes, slightly. With Arcane you generally have each cycle of three or four casts planned out already, whereas Fire is more reactive, with shorter casts, such as when Hot Streak...
Forum: Mages 05/15/11, 1:29 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,366
Posted By Aestis
Your point about the refreshing is true; however,...

Your point about the refreshing is true; however, the DoT damage would in fact be a lesser contributing factor because instead of ticking for the usual period between Hot Streaks (say, 6 seconds) the...
Forum: Mages 05/14/11, 9:17 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 294,366
Posted By Aestis
I believe this would be as simple as recording...

I believe this would be as simple as recording your exact cast time (say, 0.92s for Fireball), multiplying its Simcrafted DPET*0.92 (to account for the lost time under the hard GCD cap), and...
Forum: Mages 03/31/11, 4:52 PM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,029
Posted By Aestis
ZippsUI

http://i.imgur.com/PPnup.jpg


ForteXorcist: Proc tracking
Dominos+OmniCC+ButtonFacade
Pitbull
kgPanels
TipTop
Grid
CombustionHelper
Forum: Mages 03/08/11, 9:27 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 404,959
Posted By Aestis
Keeping debuffs up is as easy as casting Scorch...

Keeping debuffs up is as easy as casting Scorch or Pyroblast every 30s--I don't believe there are any significant problems with this tactic.
Forum: Mages 03/08/11, 8:59 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,663
Posted By Aestis
BL is a 30% haste increase; Molten Fury is an 8%...

BL is a 30% haste increase; Molten Fury is an 8% damage increase. It would stand to mind that an SP pot used during BL would result in higher damage. Since the potion lasts 25s and BL lasts 40s, I...
Forum: Mages 01/13/11, 3:52 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 254,663
Posted By Aestis
There are really a lot of solutions for...

There are really a lot of solutions for this--Tidyplates, DocsNameplates and other addons will show debuffs on nameplates whereas I find it easier to track LBs with Scorchio2. Fortexorcist is useful...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/06/10, 5:28 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,873,132
Posted By Aestis
Why bother reforging or gemming for hit when Int...

Why bother reforging or gemming for hit when Int is a clearly superior stat? The only significant drawback from being under the cap, as far as I can see, would be disrupted rotations after a miss,...
Forum: Mages 10/02/10, 3:41 AM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,141
Posted By Aestis
Under the hit cap, hit should be superior to crit...

Under the hit cap, hit should be superior to crit and haste. With proper use of reforging (haste, crit -> hit, etc.) I would expect to see straight Int in blue sockets under the hit cap unless the...
Forum: Mages 09/28/10, 12:57 AM
Replies: 710
Views: 721,119
Posted By Aestis
Fire spreadsheet

I created a simple spreadsheet for Fire DPS: http://www.crystal-lp.com/wow/Cataclysm%20mage%20TC%20-%2013066.10%20-%20FB%20cycle.xlsx

Numbers are pretty rough but tested DPS was within 5% of...
Forum: Mages 08/19/10, 5:53 PM
Replies: 527
Views: 950,029
Posted By Aestis
Actually I drop my minimap, Recount and buffs in...

Actually I drop my minimap, Recount and buffs in combat, with all necessary procs shown in ForteXorcist. Grid's great for decursing. Dropping actionbars is fine but you'll need some way to track your...
Forum: Mages 08/17/10, 5:28 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,152,136
Posted By Aestis
You wouldn't weaken it either way--after the t9...

You wouldn't weaken it either way--after the t9 MA is cast it'll scale up/down with changing spirit while still keeping the 15% buff until you recast MA without t9.
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/09/10, 2:27 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,873,132
Posted By Aestis
You shouldn't put LB on Horrors. Also, speaking...

You shouldn't put LB on Horrors. Also, speaking of real raid settings... shit happens. You simply *won't* be guaranteed 2-3 GCDs to run back to the ranged camp on LK, not to mention Twilight...
Forum: Mages 06/22/10, 6:02 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
To clear up a common misunderstanding--people...

To clear up a common misunderstanding--people often quote this thread as a hard-and-fast rule against using ABarr to break AB stacks under a stationary rotation. ABarr is a reasonable way to clear...
Forum: Mages 06/13/10, 1:42 AM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,754
Posted By Aestis
I've heard this is because similar mods can't...

I've heard this is because similar mods can't track mobs except by their name. If you're tagging multiple Drudge Ghouls for whatever reason, nameplate mods will be unable to distinguish between them...
Forum: Mages 04/27/10, 6:48 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 103,860
Posted By Aestis
I believe Demonic Runes share CD with Flame Caps...

I believe Demonic Runes share CD with Flame Caps and Healthstones but again, it's been over a month since I checked. I would question the effectiveness of Mana Shield either way, as you're paying a...
Forum: Mages 04/22/10, 4:54 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
Abductkill, can you provide a source for your...

Abductkill, can you provide a source for your GCD-locking theory? I don't feel that's the case... in many cases it's beneficial to dip just below the GCD, for example stacking Berserking with BL...
Forum: Mages 04/10/10, 5:57 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 226,553
Posted By Aestis
Mana-scaled DPS with Arcane is going to open up...

Mana-scaled DPS with Arcane is going to open up some dynamic rotations for sure. All CDs and the 100% mana opener is gonna feel good coming into Cata raids and PvP especially. Mana gems and Evo I can...
Forum: Mages 03/24/10, 3:36 PM
Replies: 1,603
Views: 1,598,754
Posted By Aestis
I disagree, Cabian... DPET notwithstanding, LB...

I disagree, Cabian... DPET notwithstanding, LB should be refreshed before HS-Pyro unless there's a chance of HS munching, simply because you've got a 10-second window to cast Pyroblast, during which...
Forum: Mages 03/18/10, 4:48 PM
Replies: 2,838
Views: 1,235,141
Posted By Aestis
Living Bomb will be fire's best AoE spell by far,...

Living Bomb will be fire's best AoE spell by far, as long as it's allowed to explode. With 10 mobs, spam LB until they're 15 seconds away from dying (TimeToDie addon is great for that), then start in...
Forum: Mages 03/17/10, 5:29 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
I've found Deus Vox invaluable for timing...

I've found Deus Vox invaluable for timing pre-pots, since the combat timer is consistently accurate and allows for a minimum of lost buff time.

Typically I'll pop MI right before the pre-pot (or one...
Forum: The Dung Heap 02/18/10, 4:32 PM
Replies: 30,094
Views: 1,873,132
Posted By Aestis
As a general rule: Red sockets: sp Yellow...

As a general rule:

Red sockets: sp
Yellow sockets: sp/haste
Blue sockets: sp, or sp/spirit with socket bonuses of +7 sp or better.

We'll be socketing sp/haste in red sockets eventually, but...
Forum: Mages 02/11/10, 3:40 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
This is exactly what I set out to discover--it's...

This is exactly what I set out to discover--it's been suggested that the nochanneling macro gives a delay of double your ping for client-server-client communication. I beat up some dummies and found...
Forum: Mages 02/09/10, 7:10 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
The upshot of this clipping discussion, to me, is...

The upshot of this clipping discussion, to me, is that it's best to wait briefly after the ABAM channel before casting an AB, ensuring that that first AB will benefit from 2t10. This would also have...
Forum: Mages 02/06/10, 10:38 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
I don't understand that macro either. From what...

I don't understand that macro either. From what I've read here t10 procs as soon as the MB channel ends, regardless of whether it's clipped. A [channeling:Arcane Missiles] macro would be awesome, but...
Forum: Mages 02/01/10, 3:37 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
Option B seems to make more sense here, which is...

Option B seems to make more sense here, which is essentially how I start fights. You blow cooldowns and spam AB as soon as you have Pushing the Limit (2t10 buff) and a 10-stack of Cultivated Power...
Forum: Mages 01/10/10, 5:02 PM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,152,136
Posted By Aestis
As far as I can tell this is because Rawr applies...

As far as I can tell this is because Rawr applies 10 Spyglass stacks on the first damaging spell hit. It appears to work the same with Eye of the Broodmother.

Edit: Meaning they're modeled the same...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/10, 4:20 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,759
Posted By Aestis
Maje, Pongueur did the math and got similar...

Maje, Pongueur did the math and got similar theoretical results--72.2% uptime. Simcraft had me at 73% as well after I put on the 264 head and 251 shoulders. Calculations are below--hopefully this...
Forum: Mages 01/10/10, 4:02 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 1,728,554
Posted By Aestis
Phrynia, I'm assuming that's because the forums...

Phrynia, I'm assuming that's because the forums automatically link the Heroic versions of loot in [item] tags, when you don't specify a specific item ID.
Forum: Mages 01/10/10, 6:12 AM
Replies: 1,672
Views: 1,152,136
Posted By Aestis
Uptime for 50353 should be 20/(45+1.75*(1/10%)) =...

Uptime for 50353 should be 20/(45+1.75*(1/10%)) = 32%. (http://elitistjerks.com/f47/t21822-proc_mechanics/)

With my Arcane gear and the Rawr settings you've entered that's 10.6% 14.1% better than...
Forum: Mages 01/10/10, 12:54 AM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
That's some nice TC Pongueur. What I'm taking...

That's some nice TC Pongueur. What I'm taking from this is: In addition to being aware of the 50/100% steps, stack your CDs wisely to avoid hitting the t10-procced GCD cap.

Haste multipliers from...
Forum: Mages 01/04/10, 2:12 PM
Replies: 3,728
Views: 3,451,255
Posted By Aestis
How many points you'll want to take in Arc...

How many points you'll want to take in Arc Stability depends in a big way on your pally situation. With Concentration Aura (35% pushback resistance) and 3 points AS (60%), you're still missing 5%....
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