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Forum: Death Knights 06/12/13, 2:16 PM

Replies: 42 Frost DPS 5.3 - Winter is Still Here Views: 222,739 Posted By Jeges Let's look at 2-handed Frost again, since I think... Let's look at 2-handed Frost again, since I think you're undervaluing the bonus, mendenbarr: by prioritizing those extra Obliterates above Frost Strikes and Rime procs, and the extra Frost Strikes...

Forum: Death Knights 06/12/13, 1:32 PM

Replies: 60 Unholy DPS 5.2 | Thunderstruck Views: 335,941 Posted By Jeges T16 4pc bonus It's obviously early days, but here's some preliminary math on the proposed T16 4pc bonus: (all numbers approximated from logs and simulations, not guaranteed exact for any particular encounter, but...

Forum: Priests 05/02/13, 4:34 PM

Replies: 43 5.2 Disc Priest Discussion Views: 51,734 Posted By Jeges FDCL adds some mobility as Disc (and a decent... FDCL adds some mobility as Disc (and a decent amount of mana savings and triage throughput, as well), on fights where you're using Atonement a lot. Most fights I heal as Discipline, but I go Holy...

Forum: Priests 03/18/13, 8:34 AM

Replies: 43 5.2 Disc Priest Discussion Views: 51,734 Posted By Jeges From your 5.1 log, your crit is 2.06x your... From your 5.1 log, your crit is 2.06x your noncrit Atonement cap (347771 versus 168821). That seems right. Things make less sense to me looking at your 5.2 log snippets.

Forum: Priests 03/17/13, 9:04 PM

Replies: 43 5.2 Disc Priest Discussion Views: 51,734 Posted By Jeges 11068+76124 = 87192. Not to say that there isn't... 11068+76124 = 87192. Not to say that there isn't a cap, of course, but refute it with good math, please. :)

Forum: Priests 03/08/13, 11:27 AM

Replies: 43 5.2 Disc Priest Discussion Views: 51,734 Posted By Jeges Are you getting this from logs of fights with... Are you getting this from logs of fights with ticking damage, where the average absorb would be calculated from multiple hits against a single shield? I'm still seeing shields of approximately 115K.

Forum: Priests 03/04/13, 8:30 AM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges This is the same latency bug seen with casting... This is the same latency bug seen with casting Renew right after a single-target heal with a cast time as Holy in single-target Chakra. The upshot for that, as a smiting Disc. priest, is that the CD...

Forum: Priests 02/14/13, 9:45 AM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Subtracting BT haste gains from PW:S to calculate... Subtracting BT haste gains from PW:S to calculate HPS only makes sense if the spells you're casting afterwards are the spells you should have cast anyway. For a silly example, if I cast PW:S and then...

Forum: Priests 02/04/13, 4:47 PM

Replies: 33 Sticky: Priest Simple Questions/Simple Answers: Mists of Pandaria Views: 47,609 Posted By Jeges Lightspring is affected by Bathed in Light when... Lightspring is affected by Bathed in Light when you have the buff while Lightspring Renew is being applied to someone, and not when you don't. This can lead to a situation where you have one...

Forum: Priests 02/02/13, 6:17 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Caveat: I'm not trying to start a fight, or to... Caveat: I'm not trying to start a fight, or to perpetuate one, or to "win". I'm happy to be convinced of anything, as long as it's true. I'm trying to get at what is true. I think if we could come...

Forum: Priests 02/01/13, 11:23 AM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges The distribution d I proposed was on health... The distribution d I proposed was on health deficits, not heal sizes. Should be identical between hits and crits modulo Inner Focus and Int on-use effects. As a side note, 100 samples is for most 1-D...

Forum: Priests 01/31/13, 12:44 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Let h be the normal full value of a heal. Not... Let h be the normal full value of a heal. Not counting Divine Aegis, the added value of a crit is zero (i.e. the crit ratio is 1) when the healed health deficit d is between 0 and h. When d is...

Forum: Priests 01/30/13, 6:38 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Just a few data points regarding crit,... Just a few data points regarding crit, overhealing, etc., from some of my own recent logs: Protectors of the Endless (Hard): 11.8% overhealing, mean effective crit (not counting DA) 2.06x mean...

Forum: Priests 01/06/13, 11:22 PM

Replies: 33 HolyCalcs beta, 5.2 PTR Views: 17,143 Posted By Jeges Why not make it so that you can input actual... Why not make it so that you can input actual spell usage (counts or fractions)? That way people can see, based on how they actually heal, which spells and stats are most useful for them? Would...

Forum: Priests 01/06/13, 1:22 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges You're dividing crit values by "direct heals",... You're dividing crit values by "direct heals", which include crits. You should be dividing crits by "hits". And no, I was not including Divine Aegis. DA obviously makes crits more valuable, even if...

Forum: Priests 01/05/13, 7:31 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Every spell will cast more quickly with more... Every spell will cast more quickly with more Haste, up to a 1 second GCD. Haste does not reduce CDs, though. MoP, more I think than any other expansion, has huge disparities in spell efficiency....

Forum: Priests 01/05/13, 2:40 AM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Havoc, I think you calculated your value of Crit... Havoc, I think you calculated your value of Crit in a funny way. At your numbers, it should give you a 7.6% increase in healing (though does not change things for PoH of course). I'm also not...

Forum: Priests 12/26/12, 6:01 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges Fair point - there's no indication that Spirit... Fair point - there's no indication that Spirit Shell would exclude non-crit DA from PoH. This leaves non-PoH SS (typically not a significant factor in most fights) as H*(1+2C+CM), and PoH SS as...

Forum: Priests 12/24/12, 1:37 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges My figuring for Spirit Shell numbers: Expected... My figuring for Spirit Shell numbers: Expected heal is H(1-C) [non-crit heal times chance of not getting a crit] + 2H*C*(1+0.5*(1+M)) [chance of getting a crit times crit heal value, taking mastery...

Forum: Priests 12/22/12, 1:04 PM

Replies: 410 Disc Priest - Mists of Pandaria Views: 261,375 Posted By Jeges I wanted to include calculations that would... I wanted to include calculations that would accommodate things like overheal percentage, wasted absorbs, effective crit multiplier, etc... The analytical solutions started getting messy enough that...

Forum: Priests 11/25/12, 2:54 AM

Replies: 33 Sticky: Priest Simple Questions/Simple Answers: Mists of Pandaria Views: 47,609 Posted By Jeges A simple, silly question (silly because I suspect... A simple, silly question (silly because I suspect I know the answer): does Glyph of Purify work on Tsulong? I haven't been able to find an answer via Google, but unless they've made a major...

Forum: Priests 08/03/12, 11:56 AM

Replies: 175 MoP beta discussion Views: 71,339 Posted By Jeges Rerun your numbers with 360/5=72 (not 120) mana... Rerun your numbers with 360/5=72 (not 120) mana regenerations and see how they compare?

Forum: Death Knights 04/06/12, 2:51 PM

Replies: 212 Mists of Pandaria: All Specs Views: 210,104 Posted By Jeges Death/Heart Strike damage I don't think it's as big a deal as you're making it out to be, tyvi. First, even a max HS rotation would give us 8 HS and 2 DS per two rune racks. A max DS rotation would give 4 HS and 4 DS (not...

Forum: Death Knights 02/09/12, 1:11 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,037 Posted By Jeges Not taking at least the one point that lets you... Not taking at least the one point that lets you convert magic damage into RP is crazy, if you care about DPS. Every single fight this tier has a ton of reliable ways to use it. In fights where the...

Forum: Death Knights 02/08/12, 3:25 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,037 Posted By Jeges One small caveat with SimulationCraft, is that it... One small caveat with SimulationCraft, is that it doesn't take AMS RP soaking into account. I did some rough math for my character, and assuming three extra Death Coils per minute (pretty...

Forum: Death Knights 01/19/12, 9:31 PM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,241 Posted By Jeges It reduces the damage you take by about 1%,... It reduces the damage you take by about 1%, unless someone else is putting up those two debuffs.

Forum: Death Knights 12/11/11, 11:48 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,037 Posted By Jeges Crit boosts absolutely everything we do (at... Crit boosts absolutely everything we do (at last!), while Mastery boosts only our personal shadow damage. Simulations tend not to take into account AMS soaking or phases with multiple targets (both...

Forum: Death Knights 12/09/11, 6:27 PM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,241 Posted By Jeges I started stacking stamina when I noticed that... I started stacking stamina when I noticed that most of my deaths were overkills by a few thousand to maybe 10000. If I can pick up 10000 HP (which helps always) at the cost of 9% weaker shields...

Forum: Death Knights 12/02/11, 5:57 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,037 Posted By Jeges Death coil is worth much more than its actual... Death coil is worth much more than its actual DPS. It buffs the ghoul and can proc runic corruption. Figure out what the DPS value is of three seconds off the rune timer for three runes (approx. 3/8...

Forum: Death Knights 11/29/11, 12:11 PM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,037 Posted By Jeges Cort, I respectfully and tentatively disagree. If... Cort, I respectfully and tentatively disagree. If I'm at a certain gear point and I want to know what stat will help me more, I don't care which one gave me the most benefit per point starting from...

Forum: Death Knights 11/29/11, 8:31 AM

Replies: 437 Unholy DPS | My Friend of Misery [4.3.0] Views: 1,127,037 Posted By Jeges There's also the fact that any linearly growing... There's also the fact that any linearly growing stat suffers marginal diminishing returns (going from 0% Haste or Crit to 1% increases your DPS by about 1%, while going from 50% to 51% increases your...

Forum: Death Knights 11/23/11, 1:23 AM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,241 Posted By Jeges Smith, I was thinking the exact same thing. With... Smith, I was thinking the exact same thing. With that, and an ordinarily-idiotic build emphasizing haste, you'd be cranking out an estimated 9K HPS just from weapon procs and minimum-value Death...

Forum: Priests 10/30/11, 5:37 PM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges Don't forget about Borrowed Time. That sixth tick... Don't forget about Borrowed Time. That sixth tick is very much within reach (and for Renew as well, of course).

Forum: Priests 10/29/11, 10:48 AM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges The on-use trinkets do have advantages. On... The on-use trinkets do have advantages. On average, they're each 320 Intellect from the use effect, if you keep them on CD, and their mana returns will on average reflect that. But by timing...

Forum: Death Knights 10/19/11, 1:56 PM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,241 Posted By Jeges Minor thoughts on spec, 4.2 and 4.3 First, relevant now, a point in Crimson Scourge should provide more RP than a third point in Scent of Blood, unless one is GCD-capped. Based on my old simulation, that third point in SoB provides...

Forum: Priests 10/19/11, 9:55 AM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges Having a stronger shield cuts both ways, though,... Having a stronger shield cuts both ways, though, with Rapture. It may be that a weaker one will break first when Rapture comes off CD, and you won't get the mana bonus. It may also be, though, that...

Forum: Death Knights 09/29/11, 3:59 PM

Replies: 724 Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 1,148,241 Posted By Jeges Banking RP doesn't really mean fewer Rune... Banking RP doesn't really mean fewer Rune Strikes. It's two fewer right at the beginning of the fight, but then you're sitting at 60-100 RP instead of 0-40 and getting exactly the same number of Rune...

Forum: Priests 09/23/11, 10:19 AM

Replies: 365 Priest Simple Questions/Simple Answers: Cataclysm Views: 283,609 Posted By Jeges Ember versus Revitalizing meta gems I haven't seen any proper theorycrafting on the choice between Ember and Revitalizing meta gems for Holy and Discipline priests (Google revealed nothing, apologies if my search skills failed)....

Forum: Priests 08/29/11, 2:33 PM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges Vraie, it's because 100% haste gives you twice as... Vraie, it's because 100% haste gives you twice as much throughput with a (spammable) spell than 0%. While the effect of more Haste on your cast decreases from an arithmetic point of view, what's...

Forum: Priests 08/28/11, 9:07 AM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges Havoc12, they stack in exactly the same way. It... Havoc12, they stack in exactly the same way. It takes ~128 Haste rating to go from 110% cast speed to 111% cast speed, and ~128 Haste rating to go from 120% cast speed to 121%. They have the exact...

Forum: Priests 08/22/11, 9:52 AM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges Crit is dramatically better than Mastery as a... Crit is dramatically better than Mastery as a throughput stat. It's tempting to think "Oh, 40% of my heals are absorbs, and a point of Mastery increases those by 2.5%, so a point of Mastery is a 1%...

Forum: Priests 05/02/11, 9:17 AM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges PW:S has never had a cap. Divine Aegis had a cap... PW:S has never had a cap. Divine Aegis had a cap at 20% of the priest's HP introduced at some point, which was then rapidly changed to 40%, where it's been ever since.

Forum: Priests 03/31/11, 10:44 AM

Replies: 875 Cataclysm Discipline Priest Compendium Views: 1,948,446 Posted By Jeges Why are people claiming that Power Word: Shield... Why are people claiming that Power Word: Shield is inefficient? In Inner Will and with Mental Agility, and with a decent amount of mastery, it's extraordinarily efficient. In a raid environment, on...

Forum: Death Knights 11/04/10, 12:26 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By Jeges Yes, Gurnsey, thanks. The numbers seemed absurdly... Yes, Gurnsey, thanks. The numbers seemed absurdly high, so I triple-checked the math, and it was all right. Correct math can't compensate for human stupidity, though. Correct numbers...

Forum: Death Knights 11/03/10, 3:36 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,272 Posted By Jeges Scent of Blood simulations Whipped up a little matlab code to simulate Scent of Blood. Assuming 2 second boss swing timer, 3.6 speed two-hander and 2.6 speed one-handers swinging exactly out of phase with each other. 10% melee...

Forum: Death Knights 06/24/10, 12:23 AM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,867 Posted By Jeges Capstone, if this is really the case, it should... Capstone, if this is really the case, it should also be possible to figure out how much damage the physical part should deal, right? If it's 70K unmitigated, 70.6% reduction leaves you with 20580...

Forum: Priests 04/26/10, 10:29 AM

Replies: 184 WotLK Healing Compendium v3.3.5: Fun in the Twilight with Halion Views: 601,471 Posted By Jeges Cryptrobber, your methodology was fine (not what... Cryptrobber, your methodology was fine (not what you said you did, but what you actually did - namely, divide the difference between the spellpowered versions and the 0 spellpower versions by the...

Forum: Death Knights 03/31/10, 12:38 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,867 Posted By Jeges A small point, OleFrosty - your avoidance math... A small point, OleFrosty - your avoidance math only works if you're going from 0% to 3% avoidance. Realistically, you'll be sitting somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% avoidance. Pushing that up to...

Forum: Death Knights 02/05/10, 12:43 AM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,867 Posted By Jeges If you got hit a split-second after putting the... If you got hit a split-second after putting the shield up, and kept getting hit quickly enough that you were riding the 3s cooldown, you could see it last that short of a time: 0s Bone shield up (4...

Forum: Death Knights 12/07/09, 3:14 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,867 Posted By Jeges Pintofbrew, avoidance's value increases as your... Pintofbrew, avoidance's value increases as your current avoidance rises. The 1% going from 99% to 100% avoidance is incredibly valuable, while the 1% going from 10% to 11% avoidance is almost...

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