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Forum: Public Discussion 10/09/09, 3:59 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 360,145
Posted By Pyre
Honestly, I'd be pretty skeptical that GMs...

Honestly, I'd be pretty skeptical that GMs actually would intervene, this seems like a pretty grey area for GMs to get involved in.

Actually having successful runs will promote confidence more than...
Forum: Paladins 11/30/08, 12:08 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,489
Posted By Pyre
There's only a few slots where this will matter...

There's only a few slots where this will matter for you - most everything you wear will be spellpower plate, and thus unusable by any other class.
Forum: Paladins 11/17/08, 11:49 AM
Replies: 2,219
Views: 693,424
Posted By Pyre
I doubt such numbers would be useful, for three...

I doubt such numbers would be useful, for three reasons. First, the numbers depend on the gear you already have, so it's difficult to take any single piece of gear in isolation and give it an exact...
Forum: Paladins 11/06/08, 11:12 AM
Replies: 2,260
Views: 1,846,489
Posted By Pyre
I'd guess anything having to do with holy...

I'd guess anything having to do with holy paladins in a PVE context would be on topic. For example (http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php),:



This may be too late to help me with leveling, but...
Forum: Paladins 10/16/08, 1:42 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 693,911
Posted By Pyre
Geboran, I guess everything is relative. For at...

Geboran, I guess everything is relative. For at least 70-75, retribution is broken enough that it's massively faster than holy, regardless of seal. Beyond that it starts to level out some as the stat...
Forum: Paladins 10/01/08, 10:55 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,621
Posted By Pyre
For what it's worth, the thread on the official...

For what it's worth, the thread on the official beta forums has had at least one from each other healing class post saying, "Well, yeah, we have problems, but nothing like this..."

With the 3.0...
Forum: Paladins 09/30/08, 1:16 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,621
Posted By Pyre
That would seem to run counter to their overall...

That would seem to run counter to their overall 'focus on player skill, not class' vision. I'd be surprised and very disappointed if double paladin healer combinations were non-viable in 10-man...
Forum: Paladins 09/23/08, 4:34 PM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,621
Posted By Pyre
Ghostcrawler's now posted on the beta boards...

Ghostcrawler's now posted on the beta boards (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=10043322049&pageNo=1&sid=2000#19) that holy's unlikely to get any meaningful review.
Forum: Paladins 09/19/08, 11:27 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,621
Posted By Pyre
Comparisons to live are irrelevant, since no one...

Comparisons to live are irrelevant, since no one levels as holy on live, either. If I'm choosing between leveling as holy or leveling as prot, prot will be much faster, to the extent that I'd be...
Forum: Paladins 09/19/08, 9:09 AM
Replies: 5,793
Views: 799,621
Posted By Pyre
What does "fine" mean? My paladin is currently...

What does "fine" mean? My paladin is currently holy, and is expected to be holy in the expansion as well. I have a full set of t6 in both holy and prot. Unfortunately, I've had little time to level...
Forum: Priests 09/18/08, 9:28 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,630
Posted By Pyre
This confuses me, possibly because it conflicts...

This confuses me, possibly because it conflicts with the talent tooltip on mmo-champion. Does this mean that up to 10 raid members get .25% of their max mana when your MB lands, or does it mean that...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/10/08, 6:52 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 144,953
Posted By Pyre
A couple of things I've noted as I've leveled my...

A couple of things I've noted as I've leveled my horde Paladin:

1. Spiritual Focus is less helpful to protection paladins than you'd think. Paladins can't block/parry/dodge while casting spells, so...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/01/08, 2:27 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,257
Posted By Pyre
I don't see this doing anything but killing the...

I don't see this doing anything but killing the price of LPS. Even casual guilds like mine have stacks and stacks of void crystals just sitting there. If those are going to hit the market as shards,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/15/08, 10:08 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
So you want to encourage the pug Alliance not to...

So you want to encourage the pug Alliance not to even play and so make your queue times even longer? This is baffling to me.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/15/08, 9:33 AM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,257
Posted By Pyre
If they only undercut by 1 or 2g, someone else...

If they only undercut by 1 or 2g, someone else will undercut them. It's almost impossible to control price on items that are that plentiful - there's always someone else that will compete if it's...
Forum: Druids 01/10/08, 1:52 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,924,551
Posted By Pyre
It's not really a huge problem. Defense over the...

It's not really a huge problem. Defense over the cap isn't worthless, it's just expensive from an item budget perspective relative to stamina or agility. If you have gems or enchants that add...
Forum: Druids 01/10/08, 1:49 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,924,551
Posted By Pyre
Going to the Druid Wiki link in the original post...

Going to the Druid Wiki link in the original post will answer both those questions for you, as you'll be able to use Rawr and Toskk's work to determine relative value of tanking and dps gear,...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/09/08, 12:57 PM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
Why would that affect Horde more than Alliance?

Why would that affect Horde more than Alliance?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/08/08, 11:13 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 46,675
Posted By Pyre
By killing Kael on the 2.3.2 PTR?

By killing Kael on the 2.3.2 PTR?
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/03/08, 6:03 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,312
Posted By Pyre
Possibly not. My guild isn't that far along,...

Possibly not. My guild isn't that far along, though, and the layout's much better IMHO. I stand corrected.
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/03/08, 5:57 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,312
Posted By Pyre
I prefer Lootzor myself, but yeah, that's a...

I prefer Lootzor myself, but yeah, that's a hundred hours I can do better things.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/01/08, 7:20 PM
Replies: 574
Views: 256,647
Posted By Pyre
I dunno, maybe the prior mentions in this thread,...

I dunno, maybe the prior mentions in this thread, including a post by one of the people involved, might've been your first clue.
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/31/07, 6:12 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,312
Posted By Pyre
The question you're asking doesn't apply to stat...

The question you're asking doesn't apply to stat evaluation very well, since the evalution is based on damage out, not damage in. The question I have is really why are you dying? If it's not an agro...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/31/07, 4:22 PM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,066,684
Posted By Pyre
To the best of my knowledge, the appearance or...

To the best of my knowledge, the appearance or disappearance of highlights on the minimap trigger no events, and I don't know of any commands to handle highlights that currently exist on the minimap,...
Forum: Priests 12/30/07, 4:52 PM
Replies: 1,401
Views: 809,731
Posted By Pyre
First, please read the posting rules, especially...

First, please read the posting rules, especially the parts about using complete sentences and not signing your posts.

Second, there is no spell damage cap. Your friends are either morons,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/28/07, 5:56 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,312
Posted By Pyre
I guess my AH must be more robust than most,...

I guess my AH must be more robust than most, since I've already got green offhand maces "of the Tiger" at level 42 (2.7 speed) and 48 (2.8 speed) stashed away for when my wee one gets to those...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/23/07, 12:41 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
Given the current state of AV, wouldn't that...

Given the current state of AV, wouldn't that strategy make joining a turtle even more likely? If you want marks, you'd want games that will be over one way or another in 5-10 minutes, not one where...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/23/07, 12:19 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
So I got 57 AV marks on my paladin today, and...

So I got 57 AV marks on my paladin today, and reached a moral crossroads. Between the Alliance BG chat and first glimpses at Horde defense, I know three minutes into the game about how long it's...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/22/07, 6:33 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
...to the extent that they'd rather not have the...

...to the extent that they'd rather not have the solution be so overboard as to guarantee Alliance win percentages equivalent to current Horde chances. I think everyone wants a reasonable chance to...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/22/07, 3:52 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
Honestly, when that's your definition of Alliance...

Honestly, when that's your definition of Alliance success, you're describing the problem fairly well.

The first reasonable change to make is to make Balinda as hard to kill as Galv, if not harder,...
Forum: Mages 12/12/07, 8:33 AM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 858,768
Posted By Pyre
Before Kara or before 25-man raids? Certainly...

Before Kara or before 25-man raids?

Certainly 2pc Spellstrike and 3pc Spellfire. That's five slots of fire and forget.

Before Kara:

Neck: Brooch of Heightened Potential
Back: Sethekk Oracle...
Forum: Mages 12/11/07, 2:09 PM
Replies: 1,206
Views: 858,768
Posted By Pyre
"Good" is entirely subjective and arbitrary. In...

"Good" is entirely subjective and arbitrary. In the vast majority of environments, arcane is mathematically inferior to fire. If you (generally, not necessarily Tyrian specifically) want to say...
Forum: Paladins 12/10/07, 9:02 AM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 693,911
Posted By Pyre
Search-fu isn't turning up anything, and there's...

Search-fu isn't turning up anything, and there's barely two lines about this in the OP. I'm thinking of using PvP to shore up a few slots in my healadin's gear (currently at roughly early Kara gear),...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/03/07, 12:27 AM
Replies: 885
Views: 107,102
Posted By Pyre
I played about two dozen AVs on Saturday on my...

I played about two dozen AVs on Saturday on my druid, none took longer than about 15 minutes to complete. The general Alliance strategy was to at least tag every gy and tower on the way down to Drek,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/28/07, 12:24 PM
Replies: 550
Views: 274,453
Posted By Pyre
sorry, answered my own question.

sorry, answered my own question.
Forum: Public Discussion 11/28/07, 12:11 PM
Replies: 2,980
Views: 1,218,257
Posted By Pyre
I spent two weeks using my cooldowns for...

I spent two weeks using my cooldowns for earthstorm/skyfire diamonds, bugging all my friends to use theirs as well. I made enough clear profit for an entire epic mount last night. I literally could...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/23/07, 9:48 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 182,264
Posted By Pyre
I was leveling yet another alt through the...

I was leveling yet another alt through the Outlands, and found the Skywing script now bugs out shortly after the jump down to the lower platform. He will agro and fight the mob that's right at the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/07, 3:14 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 197,492
Posted By Pyre
Is the item also held up, or just the cash?

Is the item also held up, or just the cash?
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/22/07, 4:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,725
Posted By Pyre
This sounds suspiciously like the unit frame bug...

This sounds suspiciously like the unit frame bug that's supposedly fixed in 2.1.3. More information can be found here (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=110644023&sid=1&pageNo=1).
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/17/07, 3:46 PM
Replies: 2,014
Views: 552,390
Posted By Pyre
Make the font size smaller, then narrow the chat...

Make the font size smaller, then narrow the chat box.
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/15/07, 2:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 8,481
Posted By Pyre
No, it just requires tailoring to get the set...

No, it just requires tailoring to get the set bonus. The set bonus is extremely nice, though.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/15/07, 9:29 AM
Replies: 2,014
Views: 552,390
Posted By Pyre
Here's mine. Buffs go in the upper right-hand...

Here's mine. Buffs go in the upper right-hand corner - I'd just died to the garrote, so I'm unbuffed in this screenshot.
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/13/07, 10:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 31,664
Posted By Pyre
There's several threads that have already...

There's several threads that have already repeatedly answered this. Please use "search" instead of "new thread".
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/07, 1:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,027
Posted By Pyre
Please use the search function before starting a...

Please use the search function before starting a brand new thread, since you'll usually find it's already covered elsewhere.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/08/07, 2:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,557
Posted By Pyre
The three I hear about the most are Bartender,...

The three I hear about the most are Bartender, Bongos, and Trinity Bars. Maybe one of the other two will work better for you.
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/08/07, 2:43 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 87,260
Posted By Pyre
I tend to respond in kind, but point taken. I'll...

I tend to respond in kind, but point taken. I'll let this thread resolve itself. My apologies to all.
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/08/07, 2:34 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 87,260
Posted By Pyre
All of that is true. Your appeal to authority...

All of that is true.



Your appeal to authority is touching, but irrelevant. Your concept is absurd, and my posts here are intended to point that out to you. Do I really have to link you my...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/08/07, 2:17 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 87,260
Posted By Pyre
All that's utterly irrelevant when the point is...

All that's utterly irrelevant when the point is TPS using the macro vs TPS when, you know, you actually use your brain.



No, no. I'm quite sure I've not.



That's never been the issue. The issue...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/08/07, 12:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 87,260
Posted By Pyre
You've already admitted that you lose threat when...

You've already admitted that you lose threat when you use a macro.



As others have pointed out, the macro would have to be excessively complex to perform as well as a relatively skilled, thinking...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/08/07, 11:46 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 87,260
Posted By Pyre
Pretty much, yeah. The point is to maximize...

Pretty much, yeah. The point is to maximize performance, not maximize laziness. What benefit would you ever have from gimping your tanking just so you only have to hit one button?
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