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Forum: Mages 04/18/09, 9:44 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
The mention of Molten Armor damage crits and...

The mention of Molten Armor damage crits and ignite procs is hardly a raiding issue, since you shouldn't be attacked. For PvP, specs are much more arbitrary and when considering people trying to PvP...
Forum: Mages 04/16/09, 8:39 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
When are you referring to? Molten Armor was...

When are you referring to? Molten Armor was changed, as far as I remembered, not to proc crit-based effects like Ignite nor Master of Elements. Not including the current 3.1 version, Molten Armor...
Forum: Mages 03/23/09, 1:40 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 541,079
Posted By Raglu
The problem with Evocate doesn't lie with degrees...

The problem with Evocate doesn't lie with degrees of pushback.
The problem is that a mage's active regeneration (read: non-spirit/MP5 regeneration) is wholly dependent on a powerful, (relatively)...
Forum: Mages 02/22/09, 1:02 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,169
Posted By Raglu
Admittedly, I've always been sitting on the idea...

Admittedly, I've always been sitting on the idea of a deep-tier frost talent that changed Arcane Blast to do frost damage, which would then allow the spell to benefit from talents that boosted frost...
Forum: Mages 02/21/09, 11:46 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,169
Posted By Raglu
Blizzard does not want (usually) suggestions of...

Blizzard does not want (usually) suggestions of refocusing or revamping to the level you suggest that the elemental might be. Even in the current Test Realm forum, the sticky asks that the feedback...
Forum: Mages 01/10/09, 1:11 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 45,811
Posted By Raglu
Old Evocation: When activated, Evocation...

Old Evocation:

When activated, Evocation immediately activated spirit regen (the OO5SR regen) and increased spirit-based mana regen for 1500% for 8 seconds.


I mention this not as a solution, but...
Forum: Mages 09/30/08, 3:19 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
Going back to FFB's "true" purpose, GC has listed...

Going back to FFB's "true" purpose, GC has listed it:
Forum: Mages 09/27/08, 5:11 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
I thought it was supposed to be both. When people...

I thought it was supposed to be both. When people first observed that Frostfire Bolt benefited from most fire talents and most frost talents, in my mind I had believed, "Wow, that's addresses exactly...
Forum: Priests 09/07/08, 6:10 PM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,840
Posted By Raglu
DR% = Armor / (Armor + (467.5 * AttackerLevel -...

DR% = Armor / (Armor + (467.5 * AttackerLevel - 22167.5))

Effective time to live = 1/(1-DR%) * Base time to live

If we had 50% damage reduction and 100 seconds base time to live, Effective time to...
Forum: Priests 09/07/08, 4:56 PM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,840
Posted By Raglu
You're right, armor has no diminishing returns in...

You're right, armor has no diminishing returns in regards to effective time to live. Each point of armor that you get increases the amount of time you live by an equal amount, regardless of how much...
Forum: Priests 09/06/08, 1:49 PM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,840
Posted By Raglu
I do, that makes perfect sense and I do see why...

I do, that makes perfect sense and I do see why you do what you do. However, I then wonder how you deal with spell pushback if you do not use Power Word: Shield. Since the first time I played a...
Forum: Priests 09/06/08, 11:53 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,840
Posted By Raglu
I don't understand why people complain about...

I don't understand why people complain about losing Inner Fire while soloing. Sure, in PvP it comes off way too quickly with 20 charges when facing a rogue or enhancement shaman, and that's a problem...
Forum: Mages 08/30/08, 1:49 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
Except that Totem of Wrath and Flametongue Totem...

Except that Totem of Wrath and Flametongue Totem cannot be out at the same time.
That means that if you don't have an elemental shaman out providing the Totem of Wrath but do have a resto or...
Forum: Mages 08/27/08, 1:17 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
And frankly, it's not that bad design. I like...

And frankly, it's not that bad design. I like having a PvE and PvP effect on each armor, it gives them a flavor rather than simply one armor to be used in PvE situations and one in PvP. As has been...
Forum: Mages 08/26/08, 11:31 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
Thankfully? I seem to be reading a lot that...

Thankfully? I seem to be reading a lot that partial resists are all over now that it's in increments of 10s rather than 25s. You should be looking for penetration, as even small amounts should make a...
Forum: Mages 08/26/08, 5:16 AM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
Respecs became effectively inexpensive due to the...

Respecs became effectively inexpensive due to the economy's progression. The respec cost has simply been unchanged rather than actively made cheap. Respeccing is still expensive to non-70 players...
Forum: Mages 08/25/08, 11:22 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
On the official WoW forums, quite a long time...

On the official WoW forums, quite a long time ago, there were some posters who liked to post an "Automated Response Against Trivializing Talents". In it was some "Learn to play" insults, a link, and...
Forum: Mages 08/25/08, 1:14 PM
Replies: 5,355
Views: 3,113,124
Posted By Raglu
This do-able, and probably the intended way of...

This do-able, and probably the intended way of "preventing" stacking.

The reason I say this with some confidence is because this is how elixirs worked before the Alchemy changes (the same changes...
Forum: Priests 08/22/08, 2:40 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,840
Posted By Raglu
The Weakened Soul effect is a very good limiter...

The Weakened Soul effect is a very good limiter effect on the spell, and should definitely stay. Imagine Power Word: Shield in its current state if you could keep re-spamming it on yourself every...
Forum: Priests 08/19/08, 7:19 PM
Replies: 282
Views: 189,647
Posted By Raglu
Those all have PvP uses, and Arcane Missiles has...

Those all have PvP uses, and Arcane Missiles has simply been unsuccessful as a PvE main nuke rather than unintended as a main nuke--look at Missile Barrage in the WotLK talents. Unlike these spells,...
Forum: Priests 08/19/08, 4:20 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,840
Posted By Raglu
Of course, that's why it's bad design. It's so...

Of course, that's why it's bad design. It's so stupidly powerful for its placement that holy priests and shadow priests will be considered stupid not to take it. Sorry, but it needs to be hit with...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/13/08, 1:38 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
Perhaps we've lost sight of wands, which stand as...

Perhaps we've lost sight of wands, which stand as an infinite-damage source for casters. The damage dealt by wands pales in comparison to our spells, and does not scale with nearly any stat at all....
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/12/08, 5:50 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
You're correct in that probably the ideal...

You're correct in that probably the ideal situation first envisioned by differentiating energy and mana was that mana-users could have a higher DPS than warriors, rogues, and kitties but with low...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/12/08, 4:23 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
Of course not. The system of mana is different...

Of course not. The system of mana is different than the system of energy because it emphasizes a different effect on playstyle. The rogue energy system is to act as a limiter on DPS through timing....
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/28/08, 10:44 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
I'll cover the fire tree: First tier: 2/2...

I'll cover the fire tree:


First tier:

2/2 Improved Fire Blast: Reduces Fire Blast cooldown by 2 seconds.
3/3 Incineration: 6% more crit on Scorch, Fire Blast, Arcane Blast, and Cone of Cold.
5/5...
Forum: Shamans 07/28/08, 6:30 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 408,051
Posted By Raglu
Truth of the matter is that the discussion about...

Truth of the matter is that the discussion about this really SHOULD be in the Enhancement shaman thread, because it's based off of dual-wield and subsequently raiding as a Enhancement shaman....
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/28/08, 6:08 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
I've used Magic Absorption in its current BC...

I've used Magic Absorption in its current BC state to farm SM and other instances.
It is indeed the imagined hefty mana return, it doesn't differentiate between level-based resists and...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/25/08, 2:25 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
There's no knockback, but Impact synergizes well...

There's no knockback, but Impact synergizes well with Living Bomb.
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/24/08, 7:18 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
Now I feel like a jerk. D: Well, didn't...

Now I feel like a jerk. D:



Well, didn't Lhivera have an idea about using Incanter's Absorption to take advantage of AoE damage by shielding to get the spell damage increases? Mana Shield is a lot...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/23/08, 10:14 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
A bit tired? :P Arcane Fortitude is the...

A bit tired? :P

Arcane Fortitude is the 11-pointer of the Arcane tree, Pyroblast is the 11-pointer for the Fire tree (and Icy Veins is the 11-pointer for the Frost tree).

My "the" that had quotes...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/23/08, 9:25 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,857
Posted By Raglu
I can't see the tree staying like this--I'm not...

I can't see the tree staying like this--I'm not saying it's a lie or anything, but the tree designer isn't looking at it properly.
Arcane Potency must have a prerequisite of Arcane Concentration,...
Forum: Shamans 07/05/08, 8:54 AM
Replies: 1,604
Views: 382,612
Posted By Raglu
Sorry for steering the topic back to Elemental...

Sorry for steering the topic back to Elemental Oath, but when I first saw Elemental Oath, I saw it almost purely as a PvP talent. Though resilience takes away some of the crit that Elemental Shaman...
Forum: Shamans 12/17/07, 11:08 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 1,088,556
Posted By Raglu
Just copy what Nacht put there. Its the most...

Just copy what Nacht put there. Its the most clear and concise description of Earth Shield here. And mention the threat reduction.







I have to say, I think the perception of haste to a...
Forum: Shamans 12/16/07, 3:26 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 1,088,556
Posted By Raglu
Small edit that it's actually a 10%-50% chance to...

Small edit that it's actually a 10%-50% chance to get healed, not an automated free heal, could be in place here I think.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the text is slightly misleading.

Nature’s Guardian: This is...
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