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Forum: Death Knights 01/26/11, 4:34 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
Add an explamation point before Lichborne and you...

Add an explamation point before Lichborne and you don't need the semi-colon

/cast !Lichborne
/cast [@player] Deathcoil
Forum: Death Knights 01/18/11, 7:45 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
Well, Bone Shield does kind of sync well with DRW...

Well, Bone Shield does kind of sync well with DRW too. A great example is Cho'Gall. His Shadow Orders do those three aoe pulses. With Bone Shield up and high avoidance, I can keep BS up longer and...
Forum: Death Knights 01/17/11, 11:18 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
Also be aware that if you completely absorb an...

Also be aware that if you completely absorb an attack with blood shield (or any shield really) you do not lose a bone shield charge. I like how it all nicely flows in that way.
Forum: Death Knights 01/16/11, 1:14 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
It really depends on group really. You can't just...

It really depends on group really. You can't just say, "MASTERY IS BEST" or "NO NOOB AVOIDANCE ALL THE WAY!" You have to see how you are using your abilities in your group composition.

Example: We...
Forum: Death Knights 01/15/11, 10:51 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
It's easy to say "just one" and that would be...

It's easy to say "just one" and that would be easy if we did a lot of Death Strikes. But how many do we do in a minute? Five or six. Losing one DS a minute is a large portion of the total. Again,...
Forum: Death Knights 01/14/11, 5:08 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
The biggest problem with tying SC with PS for me...

The biggest problem with tying SC with PS for me is losing a death strike. Normally, I don't worry about the 20% FF because I have a feral applying it. This means I can ignore diseases outside of...
Forum: Death Knights 01/04/11, 8:50 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
Wyrmbreaker would definatly tip the scales to...

Wyrmbreaker would definatly tip the scales to favor avoidance over mastery. The MS debuff is applied via is melee attacks and getting the debuff reduces the value of DS heal/blood shield. That being...
Forum: Death Knights 12/26/10, 11:23 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,314,136
Posted By Mild Confusion
I was under the impression that the parry...

I was under the impression that the parry provided by Swordshattering was not under nor contributed to the diminishing returns that normal parry rating is subject to.
Forum: Death Knights 11/29/10, 6:04 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,841
Posted By Mild Confusion
Ug, hate to have two posts in a row, but I've...

Ug, hate to have two posts in a row, but I've been looking for a clear answer and having a hard time finding it. I'm trying to figure out the correct damage done by a DW frost attack with Threat of...
Forum: Death Knights 11/23/10, 11:37 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,841
Posted By Mild Confusion
Yes it stacks with itself and with the NS from...

Yes it stacks with itself and with the NS from other DK's.
Forum: The Dung Heap 11/10/10, 12:43 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,475
Posted By Mild Confusion
Simply put, the majority of your damage is not...

Simply put, the majority of your damage is not white damage. Simply looking at a combat log will tell you how much of your dps is white and the rest is special attacks. That means hit value drops...
Forum: Death Knights 11/09/10, 8:23 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 736,674
Posted By Mild Confusion
Even the situational utility of desecration is...

Even the situational utility of desecration is pretty weak. If you are going to break up an FU ability anyhow. Chains will be better on any single target kite. Beyond being ranged, COI is also...
Forum: Death Knights 11/08/10, 8:24 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 736,674
Posted By Mild Confusion
Even if you go diseaseless, it won't be for the...

Even if you go diseaseless, it won't be for the whole fight. Outbreak is still a ranged disease applicator that you can start the fight with. Combigned with epidemic, you really only have to apply...
Forum: Death Knights 10/25/10, 2:22 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 1,370,457
Posted By Mild Confusion
So I've been seeing some people considering...

So I've been seeing some people considering dropping blacksmithing for jewelcrafting because of the 1 strength difference and it got me thinking. Depending on Cata socket colors and socket bonuses,...
Forum: Death Knights 10/20/10, 10:50 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 1,370,457
Posted By Mild Confusion
Four minutes really isn't enough time to get an...

Four minutes really isn't enough time to get an accurate estamite. I only had 0.2% dodges when I was playing with 164 expertise and that was over the course of two hours. But the first hour and a...
Forum: Death Knights 10/19/10, 11:31 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 1,370,457
Posted By Mild Confusion
Yeah, something is definatly up with expertise. I...

Yeah, something is definatly up with expertise. I dropped down to 164 as a human with an axe and didn't get a single dodge all night. Maybe I'll try a little more later and see how far it can be...
Forum: Death Knights 10/15/10, 10:12 PM
Replies: 256
Views: 1,370,457
Posted By Mild Confusion
Out of curiousity, is that 900 softcap on haste...

Out of curiousity, is that 900 softcap on haste for level 80 raiding?

Consider's OP goes back and forth between Cataclysm and Wrath stats.

I'm guessing Wrath, but I'm just making sure.
Forum: Death Knights 06/15/10, 12:18 AM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,623
Posted By Mild Confusion
Bone Armor is the biggest draw in blood subspec....

Bone Armor is the biggest draw in blood subspec. It's just such a useful talent. The 20% damage reduction does help out a lot on many encounters. Sindragosa is a prime example of it.

But yeah, they...
Forum: Death Knights 05/31/10, 3:16 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Correct, but don't forget that if the person is...

Correct, but don't forget that if the person is close to the hit cap that they need to calculate the value of hit past what they need. If they are only .30% or less below, it would be better to gem...
Forum: Death Knights 05/10/10, 7:20 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,623
Posted By Mild Confusion
That's gonna suck in pvp though, going to have to...

That's gonna suck in pvp though, going to have to sit on a frost rune. Maybe endless winter will make it free again.
Forum: Death Knights 05/09/10, 2:57 PM
Replies: 345
Views: 424,623
Posted By Mild Confusion
Outbreak will really weaken disease glyph if not...

Outbreak will really weaken disease glyph if not outright kill it. With diseases lasting 30 seconds and outbreak cooldown only being one minute, you would only need to refresh diseases manually every...
Forum: The Dung Heap 05/05/10, 3:28 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,475
Posted By Mild Confusion
Ok, so I took a small leave from raiding for a...

Ok, so I took a small leave from raiding for a few months, but now that I am back, my guild is asking that I try raiding as frost. Thing is, I'm geared for unholy and I do not have any decent 1hand...
Forum: Death Knights 03/16/10, 10:40 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
This will be moot shortly anyhow if frost subspec...

This will be moot shortly anyhow if frost subspec turns out to be higher dps. No bladed armor means armor pot is useless.
Forum: Death Knights 01/10/10, 12:23 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Is there any reason people keep using blood...

Is there any reason people keep using blood strike with their blood tap macros? I replaced it with plague strike. PS hits and crits for more than BS and they have pretty much the same crit rate....
Forum: Death Knights 01/08/10, 8:11 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Are we assuming that they already nerfed...

Are we assuming that they already nerfed Bryntroll? The only post I have seen so far is Blizz discussing nerfing it, not that it is cuttently been nerfed.
Forum: Death Knights 12/22/09, 3:15 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
I disagree with this. I once did a test with a...

I disagree with this. I once did a test with a guildie of mine who was not convinced that keybinds was better than clicking. So I took him to a target dummy and using the same spec and rotation and...
Forum: Death Knights 12/17/09, 8:04 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
From what I understand, this is only true untill...

From what I understand, this is only true untill reaping becomes a dps increase with T10 gear. Once you get reaping, you gain an extra GCD for an extra death coil. And because SS can no longer double...
Forum: Death Knights 12/16/09, 3:54 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
The new recount does it now if you DL it.

The new recount does it now if you DL it.
Forum: Death Knights 12/16/09, 12:49 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
You should also get an extra GCD one you get the...

You should also get an extra GCD one you get the gear for reaping as well. It should allow for an extra DC in there provided you have the RP.
Forum: Death Knights 12/15/09, 1:59 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
This has been discussed, but I haven't read a...

This has been discussed, but I haven't read a clear answer so far when it comes to no epidemic and glyph of SS. I know that my ghoul usually contributes roughly 11 to 12% of my dps. I've been trying...
Forum: The Dung Heap 12/11/09, 8:52 AM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,475
Posted By Mild Confusion
I don't understand? How is that a bug? It's how...

I don't understand? How is that a bug? It's how it works now, if you have no diseases on the target, there is no shadow damage. It even states this in the tooltip.

One disease is 25% shadow damage,...
Forum: Death Knights 12/11/09, 12:49 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
I am getting the same thing actually. I'm not...

I am getting the same thing actually. I'm not sure if it's being read wrong or not. Max hits at 6843 and max crits at 6442. I'm not sure if it's simply being reported wrong by the combat log, but it...
Forum: Death Knights 10/22/09, 10:57 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Don't forget that GoDD loses value on fights...

Don't forget that GoDD loses value on fights where you lose boss time on switches or phase changes such as Beasts when the Jormungers(sp?) go under, diseases have a chance to fall off then.
Forum: Death Knights 10/18/09, 7:13 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
One of the reasons GoSS isn't considered good is...

One of the reasons GoSS isn't considered good is that it only counts for the target you are hitting, it doesn't refresh diseases on aoe. So depending on how much aoe is in Icecrown will determine the...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/02/09, 7:05 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 210,156
Posted By Mild Confusion
Does anyone know how to fix magic runes? It...

Does anyone know how to fix magic runes? It hasn't been saving my settings since 3.2.2
Forum: Death Knights 09/23/09, 12:57 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Has it always been that way and I am just...

Has it always been that way and I am just noticing it now?
Forum: Death Knights 09/22/09, 11:22 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Here is something I found that's intersting, you...

Here is something I found that's intersting, you guys let me know if I am missing something.

When in blood presence, desolation is buffing damage by 6%, not just 5%. It seems to be double dipping...
Forum: Death Knights 09/22/09, 11:13 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Butchery would give him the RP.

Butchery would give him the RP.
Forum: Death Knights 09/16/09, 7:52 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Has anyone found a macro that makes Raise Ally...

Has anyone found a macro that makes Raise Ally work right anymore? Cause rezzing someone midfight was one of my favorite things to do pre-3.1 and I have no idea why they can't fix it like it used to...
Forum: Death Knights 09/10/09, 6:07 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
I completely forgot to think about that. The...

I completely forgot to think about that. The reason people are seeing better dps is because there are no longer wasted points in subversion to get to the better talents.

It didn't make sense to me...
Forum: Death Knights 09/10/09, 9:17 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Ok, supposing that blood is the better offspec,...

Ok, supposing that blood is the better offspec, this still goes back to what is better, an extra SS every 60 seconds or the dps that can come from different talents.

12/0/59...
Forum: Death Knights 09/10/09, 6:36 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
In the current build, 5 points in black ice in...

In the current build, 5 points in black ice in have been proven to be more than the blood off spec.

Giving up black ice loses damage on SS, DC, UB, and your diseases. Plus you lose AoE damage from...
Forum: Death Knights 09/09/09, 10:07 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
I didn't consider a 3rd option with epidemic and...

I didn't consider a 3rd option with epidemic and UB glyph.

I know UB depends person to person, but from my most recent parse (a couple weeks old cause of a broken hand), my overall UB dps was 2.1%....
Forum: Death Knights 09/09/09, 9:26 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Indirect connection. I'm talking about 3/10/50...

Indirect connection. I'm talking about 3/10/50 maxed epidemic (http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight#8lc-JPxgWHMHw,,10433) vs 3/10/58 maxed necrosis and desolation....
Forum: Death Knights 09/09/09, 9:07 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,610
Posted By Mild Confusion
Here is to hoping that the extra 9 seconds...

Here is to hoping that the extra 9 seconds applies to Ebon as well. Blizz has done stranger things in the past.

With this change, we gain 3 talents from annihilation but must now spend 4 for...
Forum: Death Knights 06/24/09, 8:03 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 478,887
Posted By Mild Confusion
Still, those numbers seem quite low, even for a...

Still, those numbers seem quite low, even for a target dummy. How was killing machine interacting with the greater miss rate on duel wielding?
Forum: Death Knights 06/24/09, 7:28 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 478,887
Posted By Mild Confusion
Did you account for the bonus damage nerf to...

Did you account for the bonus damage nerf to frost strike? It's only 110.55 now. As well as the Blood of the North nerf? From 15% to 10%.
Forum: Death Knights 06/22/09, 9:22 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 478,887
Posted By Mild Confusion
I'm just going to point out that the change to...

I'm just going to point out that the change to frost strike in pvp is going to hurt a lot more than people realize. It's not the damage or being DW that will affect it, it's that frost strike can be...
Forum: Death Knights 06/19/09, 5:34 PM
Replies: 492
Views: 478,887
Posted By Mild Confusion
I'm more interested in how DW will interact with...

I'm more interested in how DW will interact with killing machine. Unless I am mistaken, KM does not proc from off hand attacks, so you will have a faster weapon (2.6-ish) only proccing KM which will...
Forum: Death Knights 06/02/09, 9:38 PM
Replies: 492
Views: 478,887
Posted By Mild Confusion
Yeah, I'm in Ulduar now.

Yeah, I'm in Ulduar now.
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