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Forum: Paladins 09/26/08, 7:34 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
I'm not sure if this has come up for discussion...

I'm not sure if this has come up for discussion already but I really, really dislike being reliant on Consecration for the maximum DPS in a given situation. I'm wondering if perhaps we need another...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/08, 4:27 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 15,617
Posted By Rheyah
It is much easier to balance PvE in relation to...

It is much easier to balance PvE in relation to PvP than the other way around, which is the approach Blizzard have taken as of late. PvE is just static and is easy to simulate. PvP balance takes...
Forum: Paladins 09/10/08, 4:38 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
Altirias. This blue rage mechanic that everyone...

Altirias. This blue rage mechanic that everyone is talking about is not one borne from a need to feel warrior like. In PvE, people do not bring me for my healing power at the moment. I have the...
Forum: Paladins 09/09/08, 6:11 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
So from a PvP perspective it's a Divine Storm...

So from a PvP perspective it's a Divine Storm measured against a heal. That sounds about right. I mean there'll be other problems but they did mention 'cool' talents, so we'll have to see.
Forum: Paladins 09/08/08, 3:15 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
The paladin was holding back on mana rather a...

The paladin was holding back on mana rather a lot. Based on average damage, given enough mana to sustain a full set of cooldowns plus Exorcism and Hammer of Wrath the pally is capable of quite a lot...
Forum: Paladins 09/06/08, 1:45 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
Sorry to repost this twice but I felt it...

Sorry to repost this twice but I felt it important enough to go into both threads. I've had someone do some very preliminary testing on new coefficients and I've found the following:

JoC coeffs: ...
Forum: Paladins 09/06/08, 1:40 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
They have altered the scaling slightly and I've...

They have altered the scaling slightly and I've posted my results in the main Wrath thread. I'm hoping people will confirm or deny what I found.
Forum: Paladins 09/03/08, 5:06 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
I don't really think they are anywhere near...

I don't really think they are anywhere near finished with the Seal system. There are too many mechanical deadends and too many illogical spells floating about. I wouldn't put money on them keeping...
Forum: Paladins 08/29/08, 4:26 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
I think you might be lost in a cloud of...

I think you might be lost in a cloud of theorycraft.

There are fundamental differences between a shadowpriest, a hunter and a retribution paladin that go beyond merely buffs, namely how and where...
Forum: Paladins 08/27/08, 4:40 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
Proportionally we're looking at something like...

Proportionally we're looking at something like 17% of our mana pool to cast one AE attack. We are not warriors. Our "rage" does not regenerate on melee hits. It generates exactly once every 8...
Forum: Paladins 08/26/08, 7:08 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
You forgot organised PvP, where warriors have...

You forgot organised PvP, where warriors have soloing rage in a group environment. We cannot be restricted in our personal mana regeneration by having a group around us. Our abilities consume too...
Forum: Paladins 08/23/08, 5:04 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
You'd have to modify each spell depending on the...

You'd have to modify each spell depending on the level of Blessing of Light availible to it and have it scale downwards depending on level (which is what BoL would have done before the downranking...
Forum: Paladins 08/22/08, 2:14 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
Also that's quite a lot of strength. An awful...

Also that's quite a lot of strength. An awful lot of strength. Tanks are going to be doing quite a lot of DPS come Wrath.
Forum: Paladins 08/22/08, 4:50 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
Ghostcrawler has come out and stated that the...

Ghostcrawler has come out and stated that the Vengeance change isn't an officially sanctioned one and is just a designer playing about. I believe Kalgan also stated mages are doing something like...
Forum: Paladins 08/21/08, 3:39 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
-50% wouldn't surprise me on Judgements, as well...

-50% wouldn't surprise me on Judgements, as well as stopping JoC's double damage. It never did double damage in the first place - the base damage was the only thing doubled.

There really isn't any...
Forum: Paladins 08/21/08, 7:32 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
The target will be Judgements, so most of our...

The target will be Judgements, so most of our single target burst will remain intact especially considering SoC now procs off special weapon attacks. That in itself has the potential to boost our...
Forum: Paladins 08/21/08, 6:04 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
I am increasingly convinced neither Seal of...

I am increasingly convinced neither Seal of Wisdom, Light or Justice are in their final forms. The fact that none of them have any additional Judgement effects speaks for itself, and Justice simply...
Forum: Paladins 08/20/08, 4:30 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
You can't have something that scales at a 0.6AP...

You can't have something that scales at a 0.6AP coefficient and not have this happen. A friend of mine was testing on beta the other day (I am still lacking an invite) and he stated pretty clearly...
Forum: Paladins 08/19/08, 5:24 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
I think there's a slight difference between an...

I think there's a slight difference between an instant effect once every few minutes that is capable of such damage and an instant effect that is capable of it once every 8 seconds which has no...
Forum: Paladins 07/31/08, 12:32 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
Seals already have a kind of cost in the form of...

Seals already have a kind of cost in the form of their duration and expense. For a paladin with not a whole lot of intellect, changing Seals mid combat will incur considerable expense in addition to...
Forum: Paladins 07/29/08, 7:01 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,246
Posted By Rheyah
I saw one comment earlier in the thread along the...

I saw one comment earlier in the thread along the lines of "there is nothing that really says 'bring a ret paladin'". I don't know how this can possibly be said at this point because Ret paladins...
Forum: Player vs. Player 03/07/08, 5:53 AM
Replies: 304
Views: 51,322
Posted By Rheyah
I suspect Kalgan's numbers are normalised not...

I suspect Kalgan's numbers are normalised not only against class population but also class population in that bracket that are active. Note in his post that he mentions he watches relative class...
Forum: Player vs. Player 02/16/08, 6:26 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
Therein lies the problem, unfortunately. Having...

Therein lies the problem, unfortunately. Having two completely non-self-sufficient classes in one arena team can be crippling since they are both reliant on something co-dependant. In the case of...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/08, 4:07 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,574,961
Posted By Rheyah
Kind of odd that they seem to think because they...

Kind of odd that they seem to think because they cocked up Retribution PvP itemization in the first place, that they absolutely need to continue doing so. Hence that comedy blue set.

It's getting...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/29/08, 4:26 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 12,112
Posted By Rheyah
Yes, and vastly reduce the effectiveness of those...

Yes, and vastly reduce the effectiveness of those classes who do have the ability to generate passive resists. Speaking as someone with access to around 70 resistance at any given time, it's not a...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/22/08, 7:46 PM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
In all seriousness the most fun you can feasibly...

In all seriousness the most fun you can feasibly have with a Retadin in 2v2 is with a frost mage. Some of the stuff you can pull off with your partner is just staggering, and it's really a...
Forum: Paladins 01/16/08, 8:05 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
You do not need Windfury to do good DPS. You can...

You do not need Windfury to do good DPS. You can do perfectly capable DPS without it, just not compatible with a 25 person environment. You need it there, where the stacking buffs of other classes...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/16/08, 8:02 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
We're doing a "for fun" setup in 5v5 with some...

We're doing a "for fun" setup in 5v5 with some incomprehensible dribble of classes up to and including frost mage, rogue, disc priest, druid, and Ret paladin. The only difference is, the mage is...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/05/07, 4:02 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
This is slightly off topic but there are so many...

This is slightly off topic but there are so many things you could do to make life more interesting for paladins, that Blizzard is unwilling to do. Blessings for instance could be made far more...
Forum: Player vs. Player 11/05/07, 3:55 AM
Replies: 606
Views: 75,887
Posted By Rheyah
It is remarkably hard to cleanse a hunter's viper...

It is remarkably hard to cleanse a hunter's viper sting poison as a Ret paladin since most of my global cooldowns are spent actually trying to DPS if they have a scorpid. I also have a limited mana...
Forum: Player vs. Player 10/29/07, 4:35 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
I guess I've got a challenge on my hands then. ...

I guess I've got a challenge on my hands then. That's what I like to hear.
Forum: Paladins 10/28/07, 4:22 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
Something is going to change for paladins at a...

Something is going to change for paladins at a very low level I believe. Blizzard want us using Judgements - that much is clear from their itemization for us, as they consider them the defining...
Forum: Player vs. Player 10/27/07, 8:30 PM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
All spell damage is gone on the season 3 sets. ...

All spell damage is gone on the season 3 sets. Every last drop. Jesus christ.
Forum: Paladins 10/25/07, 6:38 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
I don't mean to shit up the theorycraft thread...

I don't mean to shit up the theorycraft thread but if Blizzard follow through on this logic and do, infact, shift Judgement of Command to be AP based by some degree then.. Well. About the only way...
Forum: Paladins 10/24/07, 11:58 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
I see, I wasn't aware it scaled like that. ...

I see, I wasn't aware it scaled like that. However it still doesn't take into account that to properly scale all involved attacks with crit, you need two seperate stats that are rarely on the same...
Forum: Paladins 10/24/07, 10:13 AM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
I see no mention of SoR's hit rate in those...

I see no mention of SoR's hit rate in those calculations, which would be divided by 3.8 with that same weapon unless I'm reading wrong?

Yes, I'm getting 13.915 additional damage per hit divided by...
Forum: Player vs. Player 10/24/07, 7:33 AM
Replies: 1,483
Views: 645,564
Posted By Rheyah
I am going to try a frost mage/Ret paladin...

I am going to try a frost mage/Ret paladin combination, obviously in 2v2. I'm hoping it comes through. Has anyone any real experience of this combination and how it'd work? I'm clever enough to be...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/17/07, 10:50 AM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
YouTube - Blizzcon 2007 - Class Discussion Panel...

YouTube - Blizzcon 2007 - Class Discussion Panel 3/6 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu46t7mMr0I)

Watch, please. The rest is relatively unimportant.



Of course it's incomplete. I don't care...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/17/07, 10:28 AM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
I thought Blizzard made it quite clear at...

I thought Blizzard made it quite clear at Blizzcon that your primary role was the primary role of whatever tree you specced into. This fact is now true. Can we please stop complaining about it? We...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 7:27 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
I can't wait myself. I was doing 1000 DPS threat...

I can't wait myself. I was doing 1000 DPS threat capped before. I suspect I may not even reach the threat cap now. It's quite a lovely thought, to have all that space to lounge into, and not to...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 7:20 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
That analogy would only work if Shadowform...

That analogy would only work if Shadowform reduced the effectiveness of Holy spells by 30%. Shadowform is far more drastic than this change to Fanatacism, which has a half dozen countermeasures...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 6:47 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
Ret paladins needed threat reduction because our...

Ret paladins needed threat reduction because our threat was inordinately high compared to the amount of DPS being produced. This has nothing to do with threat ceilings and everything to do with ours...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 6:43 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
Honestly at this point I'd say be happy that we...

Honestly at this point I'd say be happy that we finally have proper specialisation in our trees. By and large I imagine the bulk of Retadins will be happy with their new found and pretty incredible...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 6:36 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
Due to the mechanics of Judgements that's...

Due to the mechanics of Judgements that's slightly inaccurate, but more or less correct. You did not take into account however the increased damage from Vengeance to begin with which does help to...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 5:51 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
As I've said previously, most of the threat...

As I've said previously, most of the threat problems created by this change are hugely offset by Improved Righteous Fury which provides a colossal amount of threat benefit, and Fanaticism itself,...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 3:04 PM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
It is completely feasible for a Ret paladin even...

It is completely feasible for a Ret paladin even with this 30% threat reduction to viably tank. It doesn't sound easy, but I have held aggro for an extended period of time against solid DPSers...
Forum: Paladins 10/16/07, 2:55 PM
Replies: 7,310
Views: 2,129,859
Posted By Rheyah
I will get you those numbers.

I will get you those numbers.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/16/07, 3:36 AM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
That spell damage has to go. I'm not sure why...

That spell damage has to go. I'm not sure why Blizzard are still pretending that it is useful to us when it very plainly is not useful to us, especially when several of our abilities scale so poorly...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/07, 6:37 AM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
Just so it's confirmed a second time. The bosses...

Just so it's confirmed a second time. The bosses I've tested are IMMUNE to Vindication. It is useless for any purpose in PvE besides making Parrot go mental.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/15/07, 4:05 AM
Replies: 2,625
Views: 438,698
Posted By Rheyah
Vindication does not work on boss mobs. I get...

Vindication does not work on boss mobs. I get spammed with "Immune" messages that make it the most annoying. I'm also pretty sure you're missing something with Judgement of Wisdom. I was threat...
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