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Forum: Hunters 04/25/13, 12:08 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
The spreadsheet does not appear to save the...

The spreadsheet does not appear to save the Setting "Enable Public Test Realm Changes" anymore. You will have to manually check that box to see the 5.3 settings.
Forum: Hunters 04/23/13, 12:06 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
Replacing the HTF Terra-cotta with the Meg Brooch...

Replacing the HTF Terra-cotta with the Meg Brooch because we're unsure if the HTF Terra-cotta will exist. Hit was reforged into crit/haste wherever possible, but we're still at a surplus of over 300....
Forum: Hunters 04/22/13, 4:18 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
I discussed this at MMO-Champions several weeks...

I discussed this at MMO-Champions several weeks ago when we were talking about the BiS list.

What other hunters have said is that they do believe there is a Heroic version of this as it is in Boss...
Forum: Hunters 04/15/13, 4:40 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 35,389
Posted By Effinhunter
They appear to be the 50% modifier that is...

They appear to be the 50% modifier that is currently in 5.2. 30% was the previous value of Beast Cleave. We are currently at 50% in game, and we are being buffed to 75% on the 5.3 PTR.
Forum: Hunters 04/14/13, 4:59 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
I also am not a fan of the 6 second window used...

I also am not a fan of the 6 second window used here. KS becomes much better than KC with weapon upgrades, and I think some hunters may have had some tunnel vision on the KC cooldown. With heroic 5...
Forum: Hunters 04/14/13, 2:55 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 108,700
Posted By Effinhunter
When doing a public search, the slider only...

When doing a public search, the slider only allows us to search for profiles under 200k dps. With the current 5.3 changes, 200k dps is attainable in all specs. Could you possibly increase the slider...
Forum: Hunters 04/14/13, 2:50 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
So, I've modeled some 5.3 PTR builds and tried...

So, I've modeled some 5.3 PTR builds and tried several different stat priority profiles, as well as the new Blink Strike. Here were the results.

5.3 PTR BM HTF

220,236.71 dps
Zeherah's Hunter DPS...
Forum: Hunters 04/13/13, 6:37 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
Just a quick note about BM with regards to 5.3...

Just a quick note about BM with regards to 5.3 PTR.

1.) The attack power buff is in place for Aspect of the Hawk. This 10% AP buff appears to be ~6.5% damage increase to BM.
2.) Beast cleave is...
Forum: Hunters 04/12/13, 6:13 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
It would seem that there is a diminishing returns...

It would seem that there is a diminishing returns point regarding haste/crit with the reworked Blink Strike, specifically, but that point is beyond the point at which your pet only has enough focus...
Forum: Hunters 04/12/13, 2:57 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
I do not have a PTR account, so I am unsure what...

I do not have a PTR account, so I am unsure what they are applying Blink Strike to at this point (notice the "IF" in the bold section of my post). Do "basic attacks" include just claw and bite? When...
Forum: Hunters 04/12/13, 1:13 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
The blink strike change should make it a good...

The blink strike change should make it a good talent for BM in the Megaera fight, where pet pathing has been a problem. It would also probably help in situations like the pylons in Elegon. Some quick...
Forum: Hunters 04/12/13, 12:54 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
Lynx Rush does not dynamically update (it updates...

Lynx Rush does not dynamically update (it updates on application of the stack) and acts similar to serpent sting after it has been applied. Lynx Rush is another one of those abilities that shouldn't...
Forum: Hunters 04/11/13, 12:10 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
This lines up with the rankings I have found with...

This lines up with the rankings I have found with FD and napkin math for normal trinkets. For heroic-gear levels, Rune of Reorigination gains some ground due to its increased proc rate, but not...
Forum: Hunters 04/11/13, 11:44 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
Again, I'm going to link to the 5.2 Trinkets...

Again, I'm going to link to the 5.2 Trinkets thread at MMO-champion (http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1261739-5-2-Agility-Trinkets) because they've done a better job of discussing the trinket...
Forum: Hunters 04/11/13, 11:17 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 51,024
Posted By Effinhunter
Our other hunter does this because he's lazy....

Our other hunter does this because he's lazy. He's also completely specc'd out of BM because he was convinced at one point that he outgeared BM (not sure where he came up with that one). I have a...
Forum: Hunters 04/11/13, 11:09 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 51,024
Posted By Effinhunter
We got a little behind on our 3-day schedule and...

We got a little behind on our 3-day schedule and should be trying Heroic Horridon next week. I plan on trying fd to see what happens, but if you did feign death and the dinosaur stayed on you, then...
Forum: Hunters 04/10/13, 5:57 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
For those interested in Rivkah's analysis of the...

For those interested in Rivkah's analysis of the Talisman of Bloodlust and its effect on RPPM, check out the spreadsheet Rivkah created using simc...
Forum: Hunters 04/10/13, 2:44 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
For SV, this is even more clear-cut (LnL, TotH...

For SV, this is even more clear-cut (LnL, TotH for AoE, etc. which force priorities) but even for BM, I find that the trinket procs are forcing me to be priority-based to maximize dps and...
Forum: Hunters 04/09/13, 4:56 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
@Nooska The Rune of Reorigination discussion is...

@Nooska

The Rune of Reorigination discussion is probably no longer necessary (it certainly wasn't meant to be a focus point when I brought it up in the profiles, and the Rune has since been removed...
Forum: Hunters 04/07/13, 1:47 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
Rivkah updated the proc rate for the Rune of...

Rivkah updated the proc rate for the Rune of Reorigination, and it is no longer anywhere near BiS. I've updated the BiS profiles accordingly:

BM Thunderforged Heroic BiS: 195,130.80 dps
Zeherah's...
Forum: Hunters 04/06/13, 11:33 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
Much of the reason for this major shift in haste...

Much of the reason for this major shift in haste versus mastery is due to weapon damage and the RPPM mechanics and how both interplay with haste.

For a primer on the RPPM mechanics, I would...
Forum: Hunters 04/02/13, 3:16 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 51,024
Posted By Effinhunter
Thanks, Lokrick. In that same thread, after the...

Thanks, Lokrick. In that same thread, after the blue post, there were hunters complaining that Avoidance no longer applied to raid mechanics like Blade Lord's Unseen Strike and issues with the trash...
Forum: Hunters 04/02/13, 12:19 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 108,700
Posted By Effinhunter
Hi Rivkah, When you get a chance, could you also...

Hi Rivkah,

When you get a chance, could you also add the Thunderforged Abandoned Spaulders of Arrowflight (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/item/96242) to the shoulders listing? I've also noticed an...
Forum: Hunters 04/02/13, 10:23 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 51,024
Posted By Effinhunter
Lokrick mentioned earlier that Force and Verve...

Lokrick mentioned earlier that Force and Verve only targets players. Are you sure the DB avoidance is coming into play here? Are you sure Avoidance is working at all for DB?

Blue posts have...
Forum: The Dung Heap 04/01/13, 12:32 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,002
Posted By Effinhunter
The following is how you, Nooska, accomplished...

The following is how you, Nooska, accomplished your conclusions and how others have corrected you, frequently, within this thread.

1.) You make your OP stating that various stats are better than...
Forum: Hunters 03/31/13, 4:12 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
The Rune of Reorigination is beside the point....

The Rune of Reorigination is beside the point. Any fully equipped gear profile you model that has a weapon from >T14 LFR will result in haste showing better returns than mastery in BM. It's because...
Forum: Hunters 03/31/13, 4:48 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
In a similar vein, here is the BiS BM profile,...

In a similar vein, here is the BiS BM profile, gear-wise, that we currently have modeled on femaledwarf.

Heroic thunderforged BM: 199,279.52 dps
Zeherah's Hunter DPS Analyzer...
Forum: Hunters 03/29/13, 9:54 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 420,828
Posted By Effinhunter
In T14, going mastery to increase BM was feasible...

In T14, going mastery to increase BM was feasible and even encouraged. In the mechanics-heavy T15 content, it's inadvisable to go mastery-heavy due to the utility and aoe of SV (Horridon adds,...
Forum: Hunters 03/28/13, 12:23 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
Well, I guess one consequence of an excess of the...

Well, I guess one consequence of an excess of the hit and expertise ratings on our gear would be that having 1% extra expertise would eventually catch up to trolls. Orc is now back on top for BM....
Forum: Hunters 03/27/13, 11:03 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
Also, the dps values of the current BiS profiles...

Also, the dps values of the current BiS profiles have changed in the spreadsheet. These are the updated profile values (with links to settings):

BM (Heroic with only Thunderforged Ra-Den): ...
Forum: Hunters 03/27/13, 10:21 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
I've also noted that the uptime for Bad Juju and...

I've also noted that the uptime for Bad Juju and the Shado-Pan Assault trinket range from 14% to 35% in world of logs parses (the simulators tend to keep the uptime at 30%, which is rarer--though, I...
Forum: Hunters 03/19/13, 12:56 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
If I remove the Heroic Thunderforged Rune, I get...

If I remove the Heroic Thunderforged Rune, I get -17k dps. Was there something you were replacing it with? If you add 319 expertise to the profile and switch it to Orc, you will get 1k+ dps, but it's...
Forum: Hunters 03/19/13, 8:53 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
Thanks and cheers, Rivkah! Updated values: BM...

Thanks and cheers, Rivkah!

Updated values:

BM Thunderforged DPS: 183,135.57
Zeherah's Hunter DPS Analyzer (http://www.femaledwarf.com/?setting_id=9358)

MM Thunderforged DPS: 175,022.66 (something...
Forum: Hunters 03/18/13, 12:34 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
Legendary meta gem and Bad Juju trinket. The...

Legendary meta gem and Bad Juju trinket. The following only have Thunderforged from Ra-den.

Max BM DPS: 176,664.74
Zeherah's Hunter DPS Analyzer (http://www.femaledwarf.com/?setting_id=9353)

Max...
Forum: Hunters 03/18/13, 1:48 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 105,778
Posted By Effinhunter
It's up to you whether or not you want to include...

It's up to you whether or not you want to include Thunderforged in the criteria. However, from a 25-man guild perspective, we've been seeing an average of 2 Thunderforged drops per boss in ToT on...
Forum: Hunters 05/08/09, 5:03 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,561
Posted By Effinhunter
Mind linking a source? This could mean GC was...

Mind linking a source? This could mean GC was wrong (which is certainly plausible). It could also mean that separate armor penetration abilities/debufs can be combined to produce new caps that chain...
Forum: Hunters 05/08/09, 4:49 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 95,014
Posted By Effinhunter
Since this appears to be causing some confusion...

Since this appears to be causing some confusion in other threads, you may want to update the armor penetration mechanics description to reflect the latest blue posts about the changes to armor...
Forum: Hunters 05/08/09, 4:38 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,561
Posted By Effinhunter
This is an incorrect assumption and was explained...

This is an incorrect assumption and was explained by a blue. There is a soft cap on what your armor pen is applied to and you will see diminishing returns.

Blue post was on April 17, 2009. Reference...
Forum: Hunters 04/30/09, 7:05 PM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,561
Posted By Effinhunter
This is the rate they had proposed during PTR,...

This is the rate they had proposed during PTR, and what I thought we had been testing all this time. The tooltip is probably just being updated to what the percentage has been since shortly after the...
Forum: Hunters 04/10/09, 4:12 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
Black Arrow does spell damage. Just like...

Black Arrow does spell damage. Just like Explosive Shot, it should be partially resisted per tick. This would probably explain the differences between the tooltip damage (3992 for your tests), and...
Forum: Hunters 03/31/09, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
As was noted earlier in the thread, the proc rate...

As was noted earlier in the thread, the proc rate for LnL will be significantly lower after 3.1 and it has to do with the fact that LnL is greatly affected by RNG (which wasn't the case pre-3.1)....
Forum: Hunters 03/15/09, 12:01 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
Point is that using a 40% Survival Physical DPS...

Point is that using a 40% Survival Physical DPS vs 55% BM Physical DPS in regards to ArP seems wrong in the napkin math. I guess there is a possibility of Arcane shot being taken out of the BM...
Forum: Hunters 03/14/09, 6:51 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
Take this recent parse of mine from a...

Take this recent parse of mine from a patchwerk:

Wow Web Stats (http://wowwebstats.com/vf2ggz56xkbj5?s=318398-352944&a=x4cc1f8)

My dmg breakdown would be 36% (explosive + serpent) + 19% (pet) = 55%...
Forum: Hunters 03/14/09, 2:17 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
Haste and Armor pen have historically benefited...

Haste and Armor pen have historically benefited survival and marks more than BM. There is no data that I have seen that would give the impression that BM would all of a sudden start to benefit from...
Forum: Hunters 03/02/09, 6:32 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
Yep, you're right again. After performing the...

Yep, you're right again. After performing the same math on a 2 minute window (which divides the terms better), I got the same result. Thanks for the correction.
Forum: Hunters 03/02/09, 7:21 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
Well, hopefully I stand corrected on this. I...

Well, hopefully I stand corrected on this. I believe others confirmed that the previous hotfix accomplished that same nerf on Live, and I remember GC noting a couple of PTRs ago, that they tend to...
Forum: Hunters 03/02/09, 6:15 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
There's confusion about what the %s they are...

There's confusion about what the %s they are quoting mean. We'll have to wait until the next PTR patch to guage what the true effects are.

As for your last paragraph, I would read back through the...
Forum: Hunters 03/02/09, 5:48 AM
Replies: 3,246
Views: 2,498,561
Posted By Effinhunter
According to the spreadsheet, the ranking would...

According to the spreadsheet, the ranking would indeed be Fury of the Five Flights, Mirror of Truth, then Bandit's. Nobles deck beats all three for survival by ~100 dps, but those three are typically...
Forum: Hunters 03/01/09, 5:10 AM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
So, based on the GC quote, my estimate for dps...

So, based on the GC quote, my estimate for dps loss from the new explosive shot nerf is the following.

Current base dmg is 428-496. 10% dmg reduction will be 429 * .9 to 496 * .9 = 386.1 to...
Forum: Hunters 02/28/09, 6:29 PM
Replies: 1,237
Views: 514,592
Posted By Effinhunter
I'm looking at my calculations page right now,...

I'm looking at my calculations page right now, and my total RAP is 7.291k (which is just above what we were talking about). My crit chance for explosive is 63% in the spreadsheet (slightly above),...
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