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Forum: Druids 11/26/12, 5:46 AM

Replies: 695 [Balance] Mists of Pandaria 5.2, Guide and Discussion [5.3 updates] Views: 445,132 Posted By Ektoplasme According to Item level - WoWWiki - Your guide to... According to Item level - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft (http://www.wowwiki.com/Item_level#Slot_modifiers) Head, Chest, Legs, 2H Weapon have the highest slot modifier of 1.00 (1H...

Forum: Priests 02/21/11, 4:25 AM

Replies: 375 Shadow Priest -- Cataclysm Views: 1,323,795 Posted By Ektoplasme Actually you can always refresh VT exactly when... Actually you can always refresh VT exactly when it's optimal. VT ticks every 3/(1+haste) seconds (so with 30% haste for example, you get a tick every 2.3s). The optimal time for VT to be refreshed is...

Forum: Mages 02/16/11, 1:56 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme You're absolutely right about that. Maybe a good... You're absolutely right about that. Maybe a good compromise would be to just give this order: Int > Hit > ( Haste or Crit or Mastery ) This way, people can still take away the most important...

Forum: Mages 02/04/11, 4:14 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme You're overevaluating the Draenei racial. All... You're overevaluating the Draenei racial. All characters in BiS 372 will be hitcapped so the draenei racial doesn't add 102 hit rating but 102 points of whatever rating you reforged your excess hit...

Forum: Mages 01/31/11, 4:12 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme Alvira, I can answer some of your questions. The... Alvira, I can answer some of your questions. The DPS during evocation is not zero on the chart because it is an average over thousands of iterations. Since evocation doesn't happen exactly at the...

Forum: Mages 01/27/11, 2:17 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme I corrected my post. Of course it's purple, so... I corrected my post. Of course it's purple, so you would gem int/hit in a blue socket with a strong bonus. This doesn't invalidate my point. And I think you are misunderstanding the purpose of BiS....

Forum: Mages 01/26/11, 11:13 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme It's completely possible that the BiS profile... It's completely possible that the BiS profile will not be hit capped. There are only 3 reasonable ways to increase hit: - reforging the worst stat for this gear level into hit - using 20 int /20 hit...

Forum: Warlocks 01/20/11, 9:10 AM

Replies: 231 Affliction in Cataclysm (4.3 Release) Views: 2,441,711 Posted By Ektoplasme The GCD is not 1 second. It's 1.5 / (1 +... The GCD is not 1 second. It's 1.5 / (1 + haste%) So the damage value of 1 GCD is higher than 28.5K in this case.

Forum: The Dung Heap 01/11/11, 9:54 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,720 Posted By Ektoplasme It's multiplicative. 1.03*1.05*1.04029 = 1.12507 It's multiplicative. 1.03*1.05*1.04029 = 1.12507

Forum: Mages 01/11/11, 9:50 AM

Replies: 1,672 Rawr.Mage Views: 1,157,076 Posted By Ektoplasme Haste and crit are really close in value in both... Haste and crit are really close in value in both Rawr and SimC for some level of gear. So when in this situation, stacking the best stat is usually enough to push the value of the over stat enough to...

Forum: Mages 01/11/11, 9:46 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme Haste is NOT far below crit in SimC. Not with... Haste is NOT far below crit in SimC. Not with your gear at least. I did the simulation on your mage: Simulationcraft Results (http://pastehtml.com/view/1cqwn2e.html) Haste and crit have the same...

Forum: Mages 01/11/11, 9:11 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme Since Int is always better than uncapped hit, you... Since Int is always better than uncapped hit, you won't use an Int/Hit gem to reach the cap. You will use it to activate a strong bonus with a blue socket if there is one. The hit cap will be...

Forum: Mages 01/11/11, 3:12 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme 1% increase from a single point of haste is a lot... 1% increase from a single point of haste is a lot actually. Your math is correct but your interpretation is not. I also did the simulation with Simc and I'm seeing about 2% DPS increase between...

Forum: Paladins 01/11/11, 1:46 AM

Replies: 475 Cataclysm Tanking/Protection Field Manual :: Updated Feb 9, 2011 (4.0.6) Views: 2,251,678 Posted By Ektoplasme Vengeance is not capped at 10% of max health as... Vengeance is not capped at 10% of max health as indicated in the tooltip. The cap is actually (stamina + 10% of base health). This is different because 1 stamina now gives 14 health. The OP should be...

Forum: Paladins 01/05/11, 9:04 AM

Replies: 475 Cataclysm Tanking/Protection Field Manual :: Updated Feb 9, 2011 (4.0.6) Views: 2,251,678 Posted By Ektoplasme 5% base miss is against a lvl 85. Against a lvl88... 5% base miss is against a lvl 85. Against a lvl88 boss, the base miss chance is 2.6%. At 100% you cannot be hit anymore. Alternatively, you can keep the 5% miss chance and compare the total to...

Forum: Mages 12/17/10, 10:05 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme Lhivera, someone mentioned in the fire thread... Lhivera, someone mentioned in the fire thread that hard casting Pyroblast when the dot is not on the target could be a DPS gain. I simulated this new rotation and apparently he's right. I get a 200...

Forum: Mages 12/17/10, 9:44 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme I was a bit surprised by the result but you are... I was a bit surprised by the result but you are actually right Mentalfloss, hard casting Pyroblast when there is no pyro dot on the target results in a DPS gain (~1% for BiS ilvl 372 profile). I...

Forum: Mages 12/16/10, 7:59 AM

Replies: 88 Cataclysm Mage Resources Views: 798,799 Posted By Ektoplasme No, gnome racial used to affect total intellect.... No, gnome racial used to affect total intellect. It was changed to increase total mana pool by 5% in cata. You're confusing it with the Endurance tauren racial which is 5% more base health.

Forum: Mages 12/14/10, 4:05 PM

Replies: 265 Arcane in Cataclysm: Updated for 4.01 Views: 918,394 Posted By Ektoplasme There was a bug in the arcane model in... There was a bug in the arcane model in simulationcraft. It was fixed in the latest build. This fix brings arcane to the same level as frost. Arcane is not harder to model than any other specs. Any...

Forum: Mages 12/13/10, 7:23 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme Yeah I didn't mention mana gems usage because... Yeah I didn't mention mana gems usage because after the first one, it's basically "use it on CD". But as you can see, mana gems are indeed included in the simulation. So with mana gems included, the...

Forum: Mages 12/13/10, 5:18 AM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme Based on the latest simulations from SimCraft,... Based on the latest simulations from SimCraft, Evocation is a DPS gain. With the priority list currently implemented in SimCraft, here is the timeline you get for a 5 minute Patchwerk fight: 1 -...

Forum: Mages 12/13/10, 4:30 AM

Replies: 265 Arcane in Cataclysm: Updated for 4.01 Views: 918,394 Posted By Ektoplasme The exact order for arcane depends on your... The exact order for arcane depends on your specific gear. But for example with BiS Preraid blue gear and BiS ilvl 359 epic gear, here are the scaling factors as given by the latest version of...

Forum: Mages 12/09/10, 12:09 PM

Replies: 783 Cataclysm Fire Mage Compendium Views: 3,971,501 Posted By Ektoplasme You should should be more precise in the part I... You should should be more precise in the part I bolded: you do not want to reach hit cap with hit gems in fact. Even below hit cap, you should gem for as much Intellect as you can (within the meta...

Forum: Hunters 12/04/10, 11:40 AM

Replies: 1,262 Cataclysm Hunter Changes Views: 466,601 Posted By Ektoplasme The answer is simple actually: a skull level boss... The answer is simple actually: a skull level boss is always at least your level +3. But they also have a real level, and it's not hidden. For example, Doom lord Kazzak is lvl 73. If you go raid him...

Forum: Mages 12/03/10, 10:34 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme Yes I run the sim myself. And I built the version... Yes I run the sim myself. And I built the version I got this morning from the repository (the cataclysm branche). I did some further testing with a fight length of 250 seconds. It means that only in...

Forum: Mages 12/03/10, 4:53 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme The test is on any Ignite. And there is no way... The test is on any Ignite. And there is no way to improve this without changing the code, because for now you cannot make a condition on the origin of the ignite.

Forum: Mages 12/03/10, 4:35 AM

Replies: 442 Cataclysm Mage Simulators and Formulators Views: 579,290 Posted By Ektoplasme I did some testing with the lastest version of... I did some testing with the lastest version of simulation craft on the Fire BiS ivi372 profile for a 5 minutes fight. It clearly shows that waiting for the 3 dots provides the best DPS. Here are the...

Forum: Rogues 10/29/10, 4:43 AM

Replies: 1,422 Cataclysm Rogue Changes Views: 607,286 Posted By Ektoplasme There is an easy knob to turn in each spec that... There is an easy knob to turn in each spec that doesn't interact a lot with other things. For combat it's Ambidexterity - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://cata.wowhead.com/spell=13852) I think they...

Forum: Warriors 10/27/10, 2:17 AM

Replies: 560 Cataclysm Warrior Changes Views: 491,314 Posted By Ektoplasme But that's not all. You're forgetting that you... But that's not all. You're forgetting that you should use IR in a high rage situation when there is a risk of capping rage. So in your scenario, if you are close to 100 rage and decide to go with 2...

Forum: Druids 09/29/10, 5:21 AM

Replies: 573 Balance Raiding in Cataclysm Views: 141,324 Posted By Ektoplasme Yeah, you should stop freaking out because of the... Yeah, you should stop freaking out because of the spirit/hit conversion. Without reforging you may have a point. But reforging is huge : + or - 40% on your hit is more than enough to min/max your hit...

Forum: Mages 09/29/10, 1:48 AM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,545 Posted By Ektoplasme Ok, you're right, I didn't know the first 12%... Ok, you're right, I didn't know the first 12% were given by a base 8 mastery points. So I can change my formula to: Damage increase from Mana Adept= { 1 + 0.015 * M * %Mana } Where M=Mastery...

Forum: Mages 09/28/10, 4:19 PM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,545 Posted By Ektoplasme Well my formula was also wrong, I edited it and... Well my formula was also wrong, I edited it and now it's correct :) But you should also remove the "Spellpower Coefficient of spell" from your formula, it has nothing to do there. finally, if...

Forum: Mages 09/28/10, 3:48 PM

Replies: 311 Arcane Design Views: 217,545 Posted By Ektoplasme Actually it is: Damage increase from Mana Adept... Actually it is: Damage increase from Mana Adept = 1 + (0.12 + [0.015 * M]) * (%Mana / 100) Where M=Number of Mastery Points (and not rating)

Forum: Druids 09/28/10, 3:25 PM

Replies: 573 Balance Raiding in Cataclysm Views: 141,324 Posted By Ektoplasme I assume you didn't read it so I'll quote it... I assume you didn't read it so I'll quote it directly for you (from MMO-Champion BlueTracker | The problem with hit scaling in raid tiers...

Forum: Druids 09/28/10, 10:28 AM

Replies: 573 Balance Raiding in Cataclysm Views: 141,324 Posted By Ektoplasme There was always a big difference between lvl+2... There was always a big difference between lvl+2 and lvl+3 hit cap (6% and 17% respectively), it has been the same since at least BC if I remember correctly. So cata doesn't change this. I'm sure...

Forum: Hunters 09/28/10, 10:02 AM

Replies: 1,262 Cataclysm Hunter Changes Views: 466,601 Posted By Ektoplasme Usually when there are no new spells to learn... Usually when there are no new spells to learn from the trainer it's because you get something new from your talents. Without ranks, you cannot have something new every other level so they have to...

Forum: Druids 09/28/10, 9:47 AM

Replies: 573 Balance Raiding in Cataclysm Views: 141,324 Posted By Ektoplasme Nothing has changed. They still want to scale the... Nothing has changed. They still want to scale the hit cap (and crit reduction, expertise of the boss etc.) in the following raids. See this recent quote from GC: MMO-Champion BlueTracker | The...

Forum: Paladins 09/24/10, 5:48 AM

Replies: 993 The Way of the Sword: Retribution in Cataclysm Views: 637,690 Posted By Ektoplasme But if you don't judge on cooldown, you might run... But if you don't judge on cooldown, you might run into some mana problems. So this fact has to be taken into account when creating the priority list.

Forum: Death Knights 09/22/10, 5:09 PM

Replies: 345 Cataclysm Death Knight Changes Views: 424,921 Posted By Ektoplasme Ghostcrawler already stated that it's not a... Ghostcrawler already stated that it's not a problem if one class has to take a talent for something required that another class gets for free. Because this other class will have to talent into...

Forum: Shamans 06/10/10, 5:04 AM

Replies: 218 Cataclysm Shaman Changes Views: 96,685 Posted By Ektoplasme Blizzard already stated that the hit cap would... Blizzard already stated that the hit cap would increase with each raid tier. They will tune the numbers so that it's not a nightmare to adjust our hit level.

Forum: Druids 05/12/10, 5:55 AM

Replies: 355 Going Forward: Cataclysm Discussion Views: 92,618 Posted By Ektoplasme The last mastery bonus (so 12% in the screenshot)... The last mastery bonus (so 12% in the screenshot) represents the added damage in an eclipse phase. For now we know that an eclipse will increase wrath or starfire damage by x %. We don't know x yet....

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/15/10, 11:10 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,720 Posted By Ektoplasme Of course lunar guidance is better, that's why... Of course lunar guidance is better, that's why it's not considered a leftover talent, it's included in the talent tree linked at the beginning of the guide.

Forum: Druids 03/11/10, 6:24 AM

Replies: 420 Resto PvE Compendium and General Discussion Views: 681,486 Posted By Ektoplasme Your friend is wrong, here is the math. The fact... Your friend is wrong, here is the math. The fact that you should use RR or not has nothing to do with the fact that Nourish is the number one heal on the fight. Of course it will be the number one...

Forum: Druids 02/25/10, 12:39 PM

Replies: 3,383 Moonkin Raiding Views: 1,467,710 Posted By Ektoplasme The buff to Starfall is really nice and needed.... The buff to Starfall is really nice and needed. Let's hope it's not nerfed before going live because of pvp. Glyph of Starfall is now better than Glyph of IS, but the Glyph of focus is a more...

Forum: Paladins 04/10/09, 8:10 AM

Replies: 3,523 The Retribution Paladin Thread (Wrath/3.0) Views: 1,878,698 Posted By Ektoplasme You're right about skinning, it's 32 crit rating... You're right about skinning, it's 32 crit rating and not 24. Master of Anatomy - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=53666) You're right that Bracer enchant for leatherworking...

Forum: The Dung Heap 03/20/09, 6:54 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,906,720 Posted By Ektoplasme deleted. deleted.

Forum: Paladins 03/10/09, 1:49 PM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,155,555 Posted By Ektoplasme You used 4 normal +16 expertise gems and 2 JC +27... You used 4 normal +16 expertise gems and 2 JC +27 expertise gems. That's a bit extreme I think. You're actually gearing yourself for 20% of the fights where it will be somewhat useful and gimping...

Forum: Paladins 03/10/09, 1:10 PM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,155,555 Posted By Ektoplasme Really? I'd love to see a WWS and an armory link... Really? I'd love to see a WWS and an armory link with 56 expertise. I had no idea you could reach 56 expertise in current content without gimping your other more important stats. Or maybe you mean...

Forum: Paladins 03/10/09, 12:50 PM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,155,555 Posted By Ektoplasme Good luck with that. The expertise cap to remove... Good luck with that. The expertise cap to remove dodge is 26, and it is 55 to remove parry. No way you can reach the parry cap without gimping yourself severely. So short answer is : do not aim for...

Forum: Paladins 03/10/09, 11:34 AM

Replies: 1,873 The Protection Paladin Field Manual (WoW-3.0/WotLK) Views: 4,155,555 Posted By Ektoplasme I found the post on maintankadin. If you want to... I found the post on maintankadin. If you want to read it : Maintankadin :: View topic - Hit so bad? (http://www.failsafedesign.com/maintankadin/viewtopic.php?p=375807#375807) If not then the summary...

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