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Forum: Warlocks 04/30/10, 1:37 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
What's supposed to happen when a user clicks...

What's supposed to happen when a user clicks "Export Gearset?" When I click that button, it appears that nothing happens.
Forum: Warriors 04/13/10, 12:58 PM
Replies: 560
Views: 491,316
Posted By mjball
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Forum: Warlocks 02/19/10, 9:06 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 84,547
Posted By mjball
It's not just about range. A long duration, weak...

It's not just about range. A long duration, weak ticking DoT (like a Rank 1 Curse of Agony) that's an instant cast, which doesn't even require the caster to be facing the target, is the ideal type of...
Forum: Warlocks 01/11/10, 12:41 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,323
Posted By mjball
I'm not sure why you bothered testing...

I'm not sure why you bothered testing with/without a weapon equipped. It would be the same as testing with/without any other piece of gear that doesn't provide a proc of any sort. At any rate, you...
Forum: Warriors 01/10/10, 9:24 PM
Replies: 921
Views: 689,331
Posted By mjball
Where did that heuristic conversion come from?

Where did that heuristic conversion come from?
Forum: Warriors 01/10/10, 3:57 AM
Replies: 921
Views: 689,331
Posted By mjball
It's been about a month since the brief...

It's been about a month since the brief discussion on T10 set vs. offset pieces (mostly here (http://elitistjerks.com/f81/t45411-finalizing_prot_warrior_design/p30/#post1493372) through here...
Forum: Warlocks 12/10/09, 1:29 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
Nope, if you read the afflock thread that's...

Nope, if you read the afflock thread that's exactly how it works. The first corruption has a shortened duration, but the subsequent ones have the full 18 second duration, keeping the initial...
Forum: Warlocks 11/10/09, 4:26 PM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,752,333
Posted By mjball
Using the new Qt GUI, how do I enable specific...

Using the new Qt GUI, how do I enable specific buffs like heroic presence? I've tried a few things, like putting the line "heroic_presence=1" in the overrides tab, but Simulationcraft complains about...
Forum: Warriors 10/28/09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 1,185,261
Posted By mjball
I don't fully understand the combat mechanics...

I don't fully understand the combat mechanics behind Retaliation (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=20230). The tooltip says that you "counterattack," but I'd like to know exactly what that means. Does...
Forum: Warlocks 10/26/09, 2:06 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,323
Posted By mjball
Haste is barely more personal DPS than...

Haste is barely more personal DPS than spellpower, and no raid DPS. If you're the DP provider for your raid you should be maximizing spellpower (to maximize the raid DPS gain) since you're already...
Forum: Warriors 10/19/09, 10:56 AM
Replies: 2,923
Views: 3,333,442
Posted By mjball
If I had to guess, it's because of some Armory...

If I had to guess, it's because of some Armory weirdness with the new Headless Horseman gear. I was able to import my warrior from the armory into the spreadsheet (with no problems) with no HH gear...
Forum: Warriors 10/13/09, 11:21 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 93,760
Posted By mjball
Last night I ran some target dummy tests, using...

Last night I ran some target dummy tests, using Procodile to measure uptime of a couple of procs. I was using 49495; note it is not a 1.6 speed weapon. Standing behind a level 60 target dummy (to...
Forum: Warlocks 10/07/09, 12:00 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 258,223
Posted By mjball
You only casted 9 conflags in each dummy fight....

You only casted 9 conflags in each dummy fight. That sample size is WAY too small - you need at *least* 1000 or 2000 conflags in order to get reasonable data.
Forum: Warlocks 09/29/09, 2:18 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
Much easier than what you did: ./simcraft...

Much easier than what you did:

./simcraft armory=eu,darkspear,normaj (other args here) calculate_scale_factors=1
Forum: Warlocks 09/29/09, 2:10 PM
Replies: 670
Views: 192,312
Posted By mjball
Chaos bolt has both higher DPET than incinerate,...

Chaos bolt has both higher DPET than incinerate, and a cooldown. Therefore, regardless of backdraft, chaos bolt has a higher priority than incinerate.
Forum: Warlocks 09/22/09, 11:39 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,752,333
Posted By mjball
You say that throwing Curse of Doom between chaos...

You say that throwing Curse of Doom between chaos bolt and incinerate (in a Conflag -> Chaos Bolt -> Incin -> Incin ... rotation) increases DPS. I don't see how the Pyroclasm buff would change this....
Forum: Warlocks 09/17/09, 12:35 PM
Replies: 670
Views: 192,312
Posted By mjball
Based on my gear, I feel like I should be putting...

Based on my gear, I feel like I should be putting out significantly more damage than I do. Simcraft backs this up: running my personal profile through the very latest version of simcraft (as of...
Forum: Warlocks 09/17/09, 11:47 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
edit: please delete this post.

edit: please delete this post.
Forum: Warlocks 09/14/09, 11:58 AM
Replies: 1,399
Views: 2,338,594
Posted By mjball
Given that the tooltip says "Increases the damage...

Given that the tooltip says "Increases the damage done by your Incinerate and Chaos Bolt spells to targets afflicted by your Immolate by 10%, and the critical strike chance of your Conflagrate spell...
Forum: Warlocks 09/14/09, 11:52 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
Why would you set the hit value (of a gear...

Why would you set the hit value (of a gear combination which has hit value > target value) to be equal to the target value? I don't see how that would prevent Optigear from calculating sets with...
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/11/09, 3:50 PM
Replies: 30,129
Views: 1,906,849
Posted By mjball
At the time of this post, your armory link has...

At the time of this post, your armory link has you way under hit cap. Is that your raiding set?
Forum: Warlocks 09/10/09, 10:34 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
Post it to this thread, just like how Optigear...

Post it to this thread, just like how Optigear itself is attached in this (http://elitistjerks.com/f80/t65583-optigear_bis_warlock_gear_optimiser_alpha/p2/#post1308712) post.
Forum: Warlocks 09/09/09, 12:53 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 202,466
Posted By mjball
If you're under hit cap, gem for hit, no...

If you're under hit cap, gem for hit, no questions asked.
The philosophy I've been using is using the Simcraft stat weight scale to determine whether or not a socket bonus is worth the loss of using...
Forum: Warlocks 09/04/09, 12:20 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
Since when do warlocks have any taunt spell, let...

Since when do warlocks have any taunt spell, let alone an AoE one?
Forum: Warlocks 09/02/09, 11:33 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,752,333
Posted By mjball
That said, in almost every fight, there is some...

That said, in almost every fight, there is some movement involved, which means opportunities to life tap (for the mana return and to refresh the glyph buff) that aren't "wasted" GCDs you could be...
Forum: Warlocks 08/31/09, 1:26 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 755,236
Posted By mjball
I'm not sure if this question belongs more in...

I'm not sure if this question belongs more in simple questions/simple answers, but it's trinket-related so I might as well be as specific as possible.

Is there a "better" spell to use when not...
Forum: Warlocks 08/29/09, 3:05 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
@Nevin and Izi: that's not how OptiGear works...

@Nevin and Izi: that's not how OptiGear works right now. For one, Wowhead does have most, if not all, of the 3.2 items. The data that Wowhead gathers from users is statistics, like drop rate. If you...
Forum: Warlocks 08/28/09, 2:30 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
I can confirm this problem. It exists with the...

I can confirm this problem. It exists with the Gul'dan set as well. OptiGear definitely doesn't handle the new ambiguous/non-unique item names correctly. I'm curious to know why Blizzard decided to...
Forum: Warlocks 08/28/09, 12:09 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
To clarify, that's something you would type in a...

To clarify, that's something you would type in a shell (on a Windows machine). Specifically, the part you type or paste is what's after the "C:\Simcraft>".
Forum: Warlocks 08/28/09, 12:07 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 1,396,323
Posted By mjball
You can't swap trinkets while you're in combat....

You can't swap trinkets while you're in combat. Regardless, Warloco's post is correct.
Forum: Warlocks 08/28/09, 12:04 AM
Replies: 3,035
Views: 3,752,333
Posted By mjball
The short answer: very quickly. Also see...

The short answer: very quickly. Also see Corruption Triggers Crit - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=60170#comments) for comments about the proc.

The long answer:
Are you...
Forum: Warlocks 08/27/09, 10:21 AM
Replies: 505
Views: 258,223
Posted By mjball
The last time I tested this in 3.2, trinkets and...

The last time I tested this in 3.2, trinkets and Every Man For Himself worked as expected. Using teleport did put distance between me and the roots, but I was still taking damage and stuck in place,...
Forum: Warlocks 08/26/09, 12:07 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
One area of Optigear that seems to be...

One area of Optigear that seems to be particularly lacking right now is the tier set bonuses. Do we have any reasonable estimate for the DPS value of T8 and T9 bonuses? I really haven't seen any yet....
Forum: Warlocks 08/25/09, 1:01 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
It depends on how long a simcraft run for a...

It depends on how long a simcraft run for a single gearset would take. There are a HUGE number of possible gearsets, so a brute force approach like this could easily take a prohibitively long...
Forum: Warlocks 08/25/09, 12:33 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
You clearly didn't even scroll up to see this...

You clearly didn't even scroll up to see this post (http://elitistjerks.com/f80/t36783-warlock_simple_questions_simple_answers/p61/#post1358136) regarding that exact question. I don't know what spec...
Forum: Warlocks 08/23/09, 8:13 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 1,084,302
Posted By mjball
I'm pretty sure this is way old information. I've...

I'm pretty sure this is way old information. I've been using firestone for destro and spellstone for afflic. Can't speak for demo as I don't play it.
Think about it: aside from the crit vs. haste...
Forum: Warlocks 08/19/09, 2:02 PM
Replies: 637
Views: 755,236
Posted By mjball
Of course it is. That's how "on use" trinkets...

Of course it is. That's how "on use" trinkets work, and besides that, SoF is listed under "Shared cooldowns" on the very page you linked.
Forum: Warlocks 08/19/09, 12:26 PM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
Venom, here's some more feedback on OptiGear for...

Venom, here's some more feedback on OptiGear for you.
Bugs:

OG is definitely not loading all of the items it should/could from Wowhead, particularly the latest-and-greatest from the new raids. For...
Forum: Warlocks 08/18/09, 2:24 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
No kidding :P

No kidding :P
Forum: Warlocks 08/18/09, 11:39 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
Okay, here's one that I'd really like to know and...

Okay, here's one that I'd really like to know and haven't found an answer to:
For each faction (Ally/Horde) there are distinctly named tier pieces and sets. Within each factions (set of) sets, there...
Forum: Warlocks 08/18/09, 10:28 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
Thanks, Venom! I'll give the new build a...

Thanks, Venom! I'll give the new build a shot.
Incidentally, my newish loaded work PC (Vista x64, 6 gigs ram, 2.5 GHz core 2 quad, etc) had a lot of trouble running the last version of OptiGear...
Forum: Warlocks 08/17/09, 11:49 PM
Replies: 448
Views: 1,084,302
Posted By mjball
Using the latest stat weights from simcraft +...

Using the latest stat weights from simcraft + optigear (forcing 341 hit rating), i ended up with:

Stat | Amount
Spellpower | 2847
Crit | 24.58%
Haste | 13.63%
Hit | 13.11%


Which seems right on par...
Forum: Warlocks 08/17/09, 6:55 PM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
If I can tease the meaning out of what you're...

If I can tease the meaning out of what you're saying here, I think it just adds up to the mages arguing that they can "loop" the FM casts between the mages, whereas a warlock cannot reciprocate FM...
Forum: Warlocks 08/17/09, 2:56 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 202,466
Posted By mjball
I thought that GoLT was better (with 3.2) than...

I thought that GoLT was better (with 3.2) than GoImm despite the 2pc T8. What gives?
Forum: Warlocks 08/17/09, 11:52 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
When I run this, calculating item slot 18 (and...

When I run this, calculating item slot 18 (and some other item slots between 18 and 22) does take a very long time, but just let it run til it finishes. It'll get there eventually.

Venom - I think...
Forum: Warlocks 08/17/09, 11:31 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
Found at SampleOutputT8 - simulationcraft -...

Found at SampleOutputT8 - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/SampleOutputT8) (for 0/13/58):

Stat | Weight
int | 0.34
spirit | 1.10
spell...
Forum: Warlocks 08/16/09, 1:26 PM
Replies: 1,399
Views: 2,338,594
Posted By mjball
I'm also extremely interested in finding out...

I'm also extremely interested in finding out about any changes to the stat weights and conclusions on which glyph combination works best. (Right now I'm using GoLT, GoConflag, and GoIncin.)
Forum: Warlocks 08/14/09, 11:53 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 331,394
Posted By mjball
Just downloaded and gave OptiGear a shot. Very...

Just downloaded and gave OptiGear a shot. Very awesome! Looks like it doesn't include any of the items added in patch 3.2. When do you think those will make their way in?
Thanks for a great little...
Forum: Warlocks 08/14/09, 11:17 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 202,466
Posted By mjball
Not to latch onto the wrong thing here, but do I...

Not to latch onto the wrong thing here, but do I correctly see that imp scorch and imp shadow bolt are both up? In a real (correctly coordinated) raid situation, there should only be one or the other.
Forum: Warlocks 08/11/09, 11:46 AM
Replies: 2,067
Views: 870,833
Posted By mjball
It seems that there is still no conclusion (post...

It seems that there is still no conclusion (post patch 3.2) on which spec will yield highest DPS. I'm particularly interested in top DPS specs assuming BiS gear, though what I'd really love to see is...
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