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Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/06, 3:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,072
Posted By Staarkhand
Plugging stuff into a spreadsheet and assuming...

Plugging stuff into a spreadsheet and assuming you'll see that .03% increase in every situation is the new AEP.

(I love the spreadsheet, but any tool can be misused)
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/06, 3:09 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 33,189
Posted By Staarkhand
It's also not true for all values of +skill under...

It's also not true for all values of +skill under 10 - so yes if he was a human since he'd be at +13 with WE, but otherwise no. The increase in glancing blow damage is linear from 0 (70%) to 10...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/22/06, 11:47 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,558
Posted By Staarkhand
The best advice is to get some mod that will show...

The best advice is to get some mod that will show when the WW's will happen. I use enemycastbar, I hear bigwigs works but haven't made the jump just yet. This should be considered essential, it's...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/11/06, 5:02 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 56,826
Posted By Staarkhand
I always assumed variation in DoT applications...

I always assumed variation in DoT applications was because it can only happen on the 2 second server clock - the 'tick' all rogues are very familiar with.

I don't play a fire mage, but I'd be...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 9:55 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 12,887
Posted By Staarkhand
You nailed it - it's because there's less of a...

You nailed it - it's because there's less of a dissonance to play something completely imaginary than something real. Something you have a lot of real experience with, which has left you with...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 1:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,741
Posted By Staarkhand
My troll is bald. Bald, I tell you, but with...

My troll is bald. Bald, I tell you, but with longish hair on the sides. I didn't know on day 0 that you could view the top of your character's head during character creation.

I hear there is talk...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/06, 6:33 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 56,826
Posted By Staarkhand
I agree with your assessment of how all dps...

I agree with your assessment of how all dps classes could benefit from the mage model, with Ignite and to a rather lesser extent Winter's Chill. Those abilities pretty much lay the groundwork for...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/01/06, 4:58 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
Can't you carry 100 energy a full 2 seconds...

Can't you carry 100 energy a full 2 seconds before you miss the next tick? I still get extra SnD time even with 2/3 Imp SnD (anytime ruthlessness has gone and no dodges), and I do what Kalman says...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/28/06, 4:15 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
The spreadsheet is steady state, in that it...

The spreadsheet is steady state, in that it assumes 100% of energy generation goes into backstabs which is only possible using 5 pt SnD's with Relentless Strikes.

With 2/3 Imp SnD you can bootstrap...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/06, 12:43 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
I guess it's capped at 100%? Meaning that, me...

I guess it's capped at 100%? Meaning that, me being a human, I won't have much use for both Maladath and Weapon Expertise? There's still the added 0.16% crit and such, but it wouldn't really be...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/26/06, 2:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,351
Posted By Staarkhand
I've noticed that with True Fulfillment and Blade...

I've noticed that with True Fulfillment and Blade Flurry as well. The first time I did Skeram I was running critline and got a new record SS for 2k and a new record Blade Flurry for 6k. As a side...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/19/06, 4:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,123
Posted By Staarkhand
I'm certainly glad for this reversal, but if...

I'm certainly glad for this reversal, but if you'll allow me to be cynical for a moment, we're now back to business as usual with horde severely lagging behind alliance in many key aspects of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/19/06, 4:19 PM
Replies: 691
Views: 67,843
Posted By Staarkhand
Any chance the haste rework might allow...

Any chance the haste rework might allow berserking to stack with SnD? I doubt it, since it seems to simply a tooltip change.

I guess I'm assuming that testers here have confirmed it doesn't...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/14/06, 1:13 PM
Replies: 243
Views: 31,491
Posted By Staarkhand
Of the 4 members of my guild I know are in the...

Of the 4 members of my guild I know are in the service we have 2 rogues and 2 warriors. Although one of the rogues is playing primarily on a priest now.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/14/06, 12:57 PM
Replies: 691
Views: 67,843
Posted By Staarkhand
AR fits into some combat dagger builds now, with...

AR fits into some combat dagger builds now, with IMO very minimal losses. So swords doesn't exclusively get that synergy with Earthstrike/Slayers etc anymore.

I also see the argument alot about...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/13/06, 6:18 PM
Replies: 243
Views: 31,491
Posted By Staarkhand
I've always associated warriors and healers with...

I've always associated warriors and healers with leaders. Probably a bit of personal experience and the fact that when trying to figure out what went wrong in an encounter the MT/OT and the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/13/06, 5:48 PM
Replies: 691
Views: 67,843
Posted By Staarkhand
I've never been convinced that I need Imp SS as a...

I've never been convinced that I need Imp SS as a dagger rogue. I've been 5/5 dodge for some time now and plan to stay that way.

This revision made my head asplode. I'd resigned myself to be happy...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/13/06, 5:21 PM
Replies: 301
Views: 24,348
Posted By Staarkhand
E But I've been delaying doing a complete remap,...

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But I've been delaying doing a complete remap, it so needs to happen based on the number of times I have to hit Y in a raid. No excuse.

For some reason I'm incapable of mapping abilities to keys...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/12/06, 2:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 11,235
Posted By Staarkhand
I'm definitely picking up the WE talent since...

I'm definitely picking up the WE talent since unless am I missing some reason raiders should care about dps vs 60's other than epeening the DM's, dps vs bosses or dps vs trash is not a tough...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/06, 5:47 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,057
Posted By Staarkhand
That's good to know, but I do feel it's within...

That's good to know, but I do feel it's within the scope of this topic to point out that the logitech website claims about a 10 hour battery life for the G7.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/06, 5:18 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,057
Posted By Staarkhand
I'm eyeing the G5/7 line right now, basically...

I'm eyeing the G5/7 line right now, basically trying to balance between going back to the leash on the G5 after a while cordless, or dealing with a battery life on the G7 that means my mouse is...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/06, 2:26 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,057
Posted By Staarkhand
I don't spam in order to run out of energy, it's...

I don't spam in order to run out of energy, it's more like when trying to get that evis off to dump combo points on a trash mob before it gets executed down. Otherwise I take a much more deliberate...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/06, 1:50 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,057
Posted By Staarkhand
I started out using the n52, but have moved away...

I started out using the n52, but have moved away from it. Primary reason was I found the button resistance to be far too much for really enthusiastic rogue spamming. Although the fact that others...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/12/06, 1:32 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
The interesting thing about the Veiled Shadows...

The interesting thing about the Veiled Shadows bonus isn't really in the longterm steady dps, which is what the spreadsheet looks at. Using 5pt cycles you really don't save a lot of energy - enough...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/08/06, 7:12 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
Why can't we just calculate crusader uptime the...

Why can't we just calculate crusader uptime the same way warriors look at flurry? Instead of hits simply being 3 it would be a function of weapon speed and chance to hit.

As before where m = chance...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/06, 5:20 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
I was hoping for comments about Kobal's...

I was hoping for comments about Kobal's assertion. I can't pick it apart, and it certainly feels like it should be of this form, for what that's worth.

I had to think about the equation for p, so...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/06, 1:53 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 21,077
Posted By Staarkhand
With 5 hours to Domo, 1 wipe, I have to ask -...

With 5 hours to Domo, 1 wipe, I have to ask - what are you doing? Are you spending that time discussing strategy? Seriously, see how much time you're actually executing. Because you're right,...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/06, 1:24 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 21,077
Posted By Staarkhand
7 hours to Domo has to mean wipes. Your tanks...

7 hours to Domo has to mean wipes. Your tanks are being overconservative, but that's probably forgivable since they're really focused on, well, not wiping. CoR is worth using, but probably not...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/02/06, 2:08 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,426
Posted By Staarkhand
I believe the point is that if all points are...

I believe the point is that if all points are halved, all leads are halved, despite not affecting relative standings. Meanwhile points continue to come in at the same rate.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/30/06, 11:05 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,507
Posted By Staarkhand
A raid leader certainly does need some mechanism...

A raid leader certainly does need some mechanism to address motivation and participation in early hardship raids which lack the immediate compensation in purples. While many have found incentive DKP...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/06, 1:09 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,200
Posted By Staarkhand
I'm more curious how you don't break the zero-sum...

I'm more curious how you don't break the zero-sum system. Split DKP spending by 50 instead of 40?
Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/06, 12:24 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,200
Posted By Staarkhand
I didn't know anyone gave DKP for not raiding...

I didn't know anyone gave DKP for not raiding under a zero-sum system. How does that work, and really, why?
Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/06, 12:11 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 28,010
Posted By Staarkhand
Quick numbers looks like the changes to the 4...

Quick numbers looks like the changes to the 4 pieces of BS listed earlier nets

AP +83
Crit +0.83%
ToHit -1
Stam -15

Using Wodin's results earlier this post, this should mean that comparing all...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/24/06, 3:31 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,200
Posted By Staarkhand
We used an upgrade based, zero-sum system with...

We used an upgrade based, zero-sum system with one point total for all instances for some time. We somewhat recently moved to an instance separated system (which is naturally non-upgrade, with the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/16/06, 5:58 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
Crit chances are out of the total number of...

Crit chances are out of the total number of swings, not the total number of hits as they are being shown in your ui.

Those percentages are 23.1% and 27.3% for sword/dagger OH respectively.

Out of...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/12/06, 3:10 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
The dps increase from 'the next' +dagger is only...

The dps increase from 'the next' +dagger is only accounting for the changes +skill makes to hit/crit/dodge, and not accounting for glancing blow factors. This is apparent when the dps increase from...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/12/06, 2:42 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
Should have figured. Thanks for the info.

Should have figured. Thanks for the info.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/12/06, 2:35 PM
Replies: 656
Views: 115,706
Posted By Staarkhand
Call me a n00b, but I thought the damage bonus to...

Call me a n00b, but I thought the damage bonus to BS from Opportunity didn't apply to the additive damage, i.e. it looks like

1.8*(MHDam + 1.7*AP/14) + 225

instead...
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