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Forum: Europe 06/25/10, 4:41 AM
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Forum: Europe 04/02/10, 1:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,471
Posted By Greenpiggy
[Horde][Arathor] <Maligned> 10/12 Heroic ICC (25) LF 1 Holydin/3-4 dps

# About Us:

Maligned is a casual-hardcore horde guild on EU-Arathor.
Formed shortly after release, Maligned has consistently been at the forefront of raiding on the server, capturing a number of...
Forum: Hunters 04/02/09, 11:48 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,512
Posted By Greenpiggy
I think you can have best of both worlds...

I think you can have best of both worlds Fimbo.

According to my maths 2/18/51 turns out top - I think a lot of people are forgetting to take aimed shot out of their rotation when they lose the...
Forum: Hunters 02/24/09, 5:05 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,512
Posted By Greenpiggy
Why wouldn't you just drop points from TotH and...

Why wouldn't you just drop points from TotH and also one in Expose(that point is marginal with current critrates)
Something like this will allow you to keep up BA, SS and have the nice % modifiers...
Forum: Hunters 12/18/08, 7:22 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,125
Posted By Greenpiggy
With regard to specs being posted, i'm curious as...

With regard to specs being posted, i'm curious as to why people are still throwing points into improved steady shot?
If the mana reduction on arcane sticks, we should definitely always be using it on...
Forum: Hunters 12/15/08, 5:18 AM
Replies: 2,816
Views: 1,940,125
Posted By Greenpiggy
If you want a lazy macro then this works: /cast...

If you want a lazy macro then this works:

/cast Kill Shot
/castrandom Chimera Shot, Steady Shot, Chimera Shot

Adding more chimera shots to the random line will increase your chances of firing...
Forum: Hunters 12/03/08, 12:13 PM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,913
Posted By Greenpiggy
To jump back to the topic of Aspect of the Beast...

To jump back to the topic of Aspect of the Beast vs Dragonhawk while under the effects of BW i did the following:

1. Changed the uptime of BW in Shandara's Spreadsheet to be 100% for both the hunter...
Forum: Hunters 11/04/08, 3:29 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,913
Posted By Greenpiggy
Until the BW glyph is available, its better to...

Until the BW glyph is available, its better to just spam it when CD allows, and even when it is available, its a pretty marginal decision.
On a side note - if you actually get into theorycrafting the...
Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 12:14 PM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,913
Posted By Greenpiggy
Why would you do that? Lets make the assumption...

Why would you do that?
Lets make the assumption that you delay your viper shooting by 1 global CD by switching weapons, that means you just lost 400 mana(at least at my current viper levels) -...
Forum: Hunters 10/28/08, 10:45 AM
Replies: 1,230
Views: 839,913
Posted By Greenpiggy
One thing that has been lost in my memory over...

One thing that has been lost in my memory over the mists of time - is the healing from 2 piece T5 threatless, attributed to the hunter or attributed to the pet?
Forum: Hunters 10/17/08, 5:21 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
Its never worth waiting. Take it as average dps...

Its never worth waiting.

Take it as average dps over a cycle:
Assuming a 6 steady+1 unbuffed chimera rotation over 10.5seconds

Average damage of a steady shot(using 80 gear from the spreadsheet) -...
Forum: Hunters 10/02/08, 5:09 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
The wording of improved tracking intrigues me(has...

The wording of improved tracking intrigues me(has it changed?)

'Increases all non-periodic damage done to targets that are being tracked by 5%'

Has anyone thought to test if that includes pet...
Forum: Hunters 09/24/08, 1:03 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
True, forgot about the pet talent, but I think...

True, forgot about the pet talent, but I think its safe to say Invigoration is somewhere in the mid-200s with a 10k mana pool(if someone can get back to me on that I can adjust my post)

And yes, as...
Forum: Hunters 09/24/08, 12:37 PM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
Well whether they get better or not is not the...

Well whether they get better or not is not the issue, we can perfectly well figure out how much better they can get, what i'm interested in discovering is how they compare at typical rates, you can...
Forum: Hunters 09/24/08, 11:10 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
But of course, a talent can always be better, but...

But of course, a talent can always be better, but it still results in the fact that BM and Survival can only maintain pure steady spam for 3/4 of the time that Marksman can, and its a good question...
Forum: Hunters 09/24/08, 10:42 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
What does it matter if its savings in efficiency...

What does it matter if its savings in efficiency or active mana regen? - its just 2 sides of the same coin, the end result is that each type simply extends the time until you have to switch to...
Forum: Hunters 09/23/08, 11:46 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
Ah, well if thats the case then fine, but some...

Ah, well if thats the case then fine, but some have zero armour so its a little difficult to trawl through who's using what - and given that the spec comparisons vary so vastly depending on who's...
Forum: Hunters 09/23/08, 10:32 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
Testing on target dummies gives really skewed...

Testing on target dummies gives really skewed results in favour of physical damage.
Please can people test on blasted lands servants or something similar so we can see slightly more realistic figures...
Forum: Hunters 09/23/08, 6:09 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
No, haste is not still somewhat useful. Haste...

No, haste is not still somewhat useful.
Haste rating is given the same item budget as 1 of a statpoint and 1 of the other ratings(I don't know about ArP rating though) - Attack Power is actually half...
Forum: Hunters 08/27/08, 5:17 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
Steady Shot is normalised still, the tooltip is...

Steady Shot is normalised still, the tooltip is just misleading.
Tested on Beta by a few people and Lactose posted this a few pages back - ammo contribution is also normalised too, so zero benefit...
Forum: Hunters 08/08/08, 7:17 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
The reason is currently we can push our steadies...

The reason is currently we can push our steadies down to 1s cast time and because of the hidden autoshot cast time, we are still benefitting from that haste on steadies.
Because we cannot cast the...
Forum: Hunters 08/08/08, 6:06 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
Yes and no. Haste is useful at the moment down...

Yes and no.

Haste is useful at the moment down to the point of being haste capped(around 1.65 full cycle time depending on latency) at which point more haste has an almost zero benefit.

In Wotlk...
Forum: Hunters 07/29/08, 5:52 AM
Replies: 5,086
Views: 990,843
Posted By Greenpiggy
I noticed something interesting from browsing...

I noticed something interesting from browsing that list:

Lightning Breath - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?spell=25012)

That would seem to destroy the fast focus dump aspect,...
Forum: Hunters 07/09/08, 11:44 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
I'm confused - when you say you are switching to...

I'm confused - when you say you are switching to a 1:1 rotation under BL and RF - are you dumping your 3:2 macro and manually weaving shots?
A 3:2 macro like most posted here(/cast !autoshot /cast...
Forum: Hunters 07/01/08, 6:07 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Then I would ask this question: What happened to...

Then I would ask this question:
What happened to the short server-side queue for requests? - surely with a spam macro that request will be sent to the server anyway and the cast will be executed the...
Forum: Hunters 06/30/08, 8:43 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
I am curious about this - I hear these numbers...

I am curious about this - I hear these numbers bandied about a lot but with little explanation as to why exceeding this amount of haste is bad.

To my mind hasting down so that a 1:1(with quickshots)...
Forum: Hunters 03/29/08, 10:37 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Yes thats the only exeption, never pop RF while...

Yes thats the only exeption, never pop RF while under Bloodlust.
(Or Haste drums as well)
Forum: Hunters 03/29/08, 8:10 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Pop it with trinkets and TBW Whats the...

Pop it with trinkets and TBW
Whats the alternative? you can pop it when you don't have those things up and you're still clipping, but without an extra 10% damage and whatever trinket bonus you have.
Forum: Hunters 03/27/08, 1:04 PM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Yes screech stacks - but having a bird for raids...

Yes screech stacks - but having a bird for raids is probably a job for a marksman or survival hunter if you have one.
Thinking over it though, Improved demo shout would take you over the cap for AP...
Forum: Hunters 02/27/08, 5:48 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
This for me is the interesting thing about a 3:2...

This for me is the interesting thing about a 3:2 macro.
Going from being able to run a 1:1 rotation with a minimum rotation time of 1.6s to one with a minimum time of 1.5s is more appealing than the...
Forum: Hunters 02/14/08, 5:38 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Don't even train Bite. With Misery up, LB has...

Don't even train Bite.
With Misery up, LB has better Damage/Focus and is a faster focus dump too.
Forum: Hunters 01/30/08, 8:01 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
Or surpass those results, given that the...

Or surpass those results, given that the spreadsheet does not account for drums, bloodlusts, syncing trinkets, multiple FI's
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/29/08, 6:15 AM
Replies: 2,425
Views: 790,785
Posted By Greenpiggy
Yep, just checked myself, seems I was stuck in...

Yep, just checked myself, seems I was stuck in the dark ages of version 39 ;)
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/29/08, 5:43 AM
Replies: 2,425
Views: 790,785
Posted By Greenpiggy
It is included, you can check simply by adding...

It is included, you can check simply by adding the hand adjust values and comparing.
Don't think Band of the Eternal Champion is added yet though :)
Forum: Hunters 01/22/08, 11:51 AM
Replies: 608
Views: 1,011,054
Posted By Greenpiggy
Can you confirm if you had your pet unsummoned or...

Can you confirm if you had your pet unsummoned or not?
I only ever had a chain of more than 2 steadies when I had my pet out, assuming it was some problem with the Kill Command or Lightning breath...
Forum: Hunters 01/15/08, 9:31 AM
Replies: 608
Views: 1,011,054
Posted By Greenpiggy
With respect to the first macro - has anyone...

With respect to the first macro - has anyone tested at what complete cycle time it will stick to a 1:1 rotation?
I'm assuming from previous answers that it would be anything under 1.5s but would like...
Forum: Hunters 01/10/08, 3:43 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Clipping while under effects like Rapid Fire or...

Clipping while under effects like Rapid Fire or Bloodlust is no disaster, it just means that you're not getting the full benefit of the haste, but you are still getting a benefit.
Barrel Blade...
Forum: Hunters 12/23/07, 7:36 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Depends where you're getting the crit from,...

Depends where you're getting the crit from, stacking critrating is marginally less beneficial per itembudget than stacking hitrating, but stacking agility over hittrating will give you far more...
Forum: Hunters 12/06/07, 6:19 AM
Replies: 267
Views: 201,967
Posted By Greenpiggy
(Orc obviously) With CoR / AotH Hunter DPS:...

(Orc obviously)
With CoR / AotH
Hunter DPS: 1464.14
Pet DPS: 520.84
Total DPS: 1984.97
Key Values:
Hit: 98.42% (117 hit rating)
Crit: 35.30%
Pet: Windserpent
Talents: 41/20/0
Forum: Hunters 12/05/07, 5:22 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
Yep, i'm probably doing about 100 less on that...

Yep, i'm probably doing about 100 less on that fight, which ties in with the gear gap, so it's certainly possible.
Forum: Hunters 12/04/07, 11:10 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
No way. If you can run a non-clipped rotation...

No way.
If you can run a non-clipped rotation with a 2.7 speed weapon and you switch to a 3.0 speed weapon you've just lost 10% of your Steady Shot dps.
No increase in damage range on a weapon can...
Forum: Hunters 12/04/07, 10:37 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
Weapon depends entirely on spec - Crossbow is...

Weapon depends entirely on spec - Crossbow is great for Marks, junk for BM
The Arena axe is way way better than Sonic Spear regardless of spec(unless you're after the agi as Survival)
Forum: Hunters 12/01/07, 5:31 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Not really, I use it and get zero clipping when...

Not really, I use it and get zero clipping when i'm at around 100ms latency or less, even when under quickshots.
Forum: Hunters 11/30/07, 4:24 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
There's nothing wrong with your gearing and gem...

There's nothing wrong with your gearing and gem choices - if you have access to a 4th piece of tier 5 then get it, the setbonus would be a very good dps boost.
Arcanite Steam pistol is too slow...
Forum: Hunters 11/14/07, 10:24 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
No link to the actual experiments as i can't seem...

No link to the actual experiments as i can't seem to find it, but the work was pretty extensive:

http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t9258-kenco_guide_threat/
Forum: Hunters 11/14/07, 5:50 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
Threat is the same as damage(with certain spell...

Threat is the same as damage(with certain spell exceptions)
Crits don't produce any extra threat by virtue of being crits.
Forum: Hunters 11/14/07, 4:47 AM
Replies: 3,820
Views: 753,772
Posted By Greenpiggy
Try getting him to update or reinstall Threat 1.0...

Try getting him to update or reinstall Threat 1.0 and see if he's still having the problems.
If its not working properly, his data in Omen may well be pretty inaccurate
Forum: Hunters 11/03/07, 8:05 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Spec your pet with maximum Arcane Resist and...

Spec your pet with maximum Arcane Resist and throw him a mend every so often.
Also - you did spec him with avoidance right?
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/07, 12:56 PM
Replies: 1,690
Views: 384,994
Posted By Greenpiggy
I ranged tank the Engineer, If you are further...

I ranged tank the Engineer, If you are further away than about 30 yards he will have aggro on you(keep you targeted) but be unable to bomb you, so he turns round and throws bombs randomly at the...
Forum: Hunters 10/01/07, 10:30 AM
Replies: 4,216
Views: 1,363,444
Posted By Greenpiggy
Aimed shot and Serpent sting? - just remove those...

Aimed shot and Serpent sting? - just remove those from your actionbar.

You also had a shadow priest, which means there is no way on gods earth that Aspect of the Viper should ever have been touched,...
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