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Forum: Monks 01/17/13, 12:44 PM
Replies: 324
Views: 161,084
Posted By Brotherbear
Wasn't the "buff" determined to be how it is on...

Wasn't the "buff" determined to be how it is on live? And, if so, isn't this a pretty significant nerf to our raid bubbles? With the cap on vengeance I don't see how we could be scaling such that...
Forum: Monks 08/12/12, 1:44 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 41,185
Posted By Brotherbear
So now that RaF has been officially allowed, I've...

So now that RaF has been officially allowed, I've been looking over my "instant 80" gear set I'm getting ready for my monk and I'm torn about weapons.

I've got two Death Pyre Mace as well as a...
Forum: Rogues 07/27/12, 3:32 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
Fair points all and it does look an awful lot...

Fair points all and it does look an awful lot like it won't be nearly as meaningful a choice compared to LP as I'd initially concluded.

I have been wondering what does trigger LP since the tooltip...
Forum: Rogues 07/27/12, 12:13 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
So I was doing up a post for my guild talking...

So I was doing up a post for my guild talking about talents and such in 5.0 and I ended up coming up with the following analysis for Ultraxion and talents.

Leeching Poison or Elusiveness is actually...
Forum: Rogues 06/18/12, 3:17 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
Edit: please delete this post, I misunderstood...

Edit: please delete this post, I misunderstood the role of the que system and latency.

Thanks.
Forum: Rogues 06/15/12, 3:43 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
I'm assuming you mean Revealing Strike and not...

I'm assuming you mean Revealing Strike and not Relentless Strikes. Honestly given that RvS has the old glyph of SS baked into it now, I'd assume that it's a mistake to use it anywhere except right...
Forum: Monks 05/02/12, 3:21 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 384,403
Posted By Brotherbear
I can't see these changes making it to live...

I can't see these changes making it to live without something fundamental changing.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but we're looking at being able to chain BoK with Elusive Brew to effectively have 85%...
Forum: Rogues 04/26/12, 10:51 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
It's not that I don't agree with you about...

It's not that I don't agree with you about symbiosis. It's just that I don't see rogues getting given the ability unless there's a very gimmicky mechanic that we can handle. Especially in 10mans...
Forum: Rogues 04/10/12, 2:37 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
I jokingly refer to Vanish as "Vanish means never...

I jokingly refer to Vanish as "Vanish means never having to say you're sorry" in that I love the fact that it bails me out of bad situations/wipes. Stealth as a positioning tool/distracting pathing...
Forum: Rogues 03/31/12, 10:49 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
Beta thoughts and notes: Combat Readiness does...

Beta thoughts and notes:

Combat Readiness does not currently share a cooldown with Cloak and my fears regarding Bladeflurry and Leeching Poisons were groundless since LP applies so often there is no...
Forum: Rogues 03/29/12, 2:35 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
According to MMO-Champ, Shadowstep also now works...

According to MMO-Champ, Shadowstep also now works on "a target" instead of "an enemy target" which I think is a pretty solid improvement. It likely still won't beat Prep for PvE, but it certainly...
Forum: Rogues 03/22/12, 4:14 PM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
Looking over the glyph design so far, it seems...

Looking over the glyph design so far, it seems that Blizz is pushing us towards having our glyphs vary based on encounter design (much like they think we should do with the new talents).

Looking at...
Forum: Rogues 03/14/12, 11:04 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
#1 The only caution I'd have about using KS with...

#1
The only caution I'd have about using KS with the legendary daggers would be that you should avoid using it if your agility stacks are high to avoid having the proc occur right as you hit KS. I'm...
Forum: Rogues 03/06/12, 3:59 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
You raise a good point and I shouldn't have used...

You raise a good point and I shouldn't have used the phrase "meter padding" as I did. What I meant was that there is so much AoE damage that I have found that the dps gain in cleaving to adds (which...
Forum: Rogues 03/06/12, 11:35 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
There's lots of different ways to decide the best...

There's lots of different ways to decide the best spec for dps, but really it comes down to the role/need of your raid for heroic content. Topping meters is nice. Winning fights is better.

Morchuk...
Forum: Rogues 02/24/12, 11:33 AM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,975
Posted By Brotherbear
The likely culprit is that Flayed Skin has a ton...

The likely culprit is that Flayed Skin has a ton of expertise on it, so if you're already at/near the cap it will be a dps loss to equip it until you reforge.

That being said, for 397 gear the...
Forum: Rogues 01/17/12, 6:25 PM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,887
Posted By Brotherbear
One quick question. When I set up a hemo based...

One quick question. When I set up a hemo based subltety spec, it tells me that the glyph of Hemo is a 1400 dps gain.

I was under the impression that the DoT from the hemo glyph wasn't a rolling one...
Forum: Rogues 12/09/11, 10:58 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 961,887
Posted By Brotherbear
The issue you're encountering is that while...

The issue you're encountering is that while subtlety is making a comeback in 4.2/4.3 as a viable pve spec, it's still not played by the majority of rogues and so hasn't been given the same attention....
Forum: Rogues 12/01/11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 301,751
Posted By Brotherbear
Just a heads up for Ultraxion. If you change...

Just a heads up for Ultraxion. If you change specs during his monologue you lose access to the survival button.

I've been starting fights as Assassination, hitting Vendetta, and then hopping over...
Forum: Rogues 11/30/11, 2:27 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,483
Posted By Brotherbear
Shadowcraft isn't accurately rating the new gear...

Shadowcraft isn't accurately rating the new gear as of right now.

For instance, I upgraded my offhand from normal Alys to LFR Electrowing last night, which SC is telling me is a 237 dps loss (as...
Forum: Rogues 11/29/11, 2:49 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
I'm not on the PTR, so I can't confirm this...

I'm not on the PTR, so I can't confirm this myself (at least until I get home tonight) but I thought that the JC gems got buffed to 77 stats.

Did that go away?

source:
JC useless raidprofession in...
Forum: Rogues 11/14/11, 11:18 AM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,975
Posted By Brotherbear
I did some very rough math in the SQSA thread. ...

I did some very rough math in the SQSA thread. In BiS T12 gear, the difference for combat works out to about 180 dps on 30k.

So a little under 1/3 of a percent. And that's without accounting for...
Forum: Rogues 11/10/11, 12:36 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,483
Posted By Brotherbear
Is the troll racial granting true haste instead...

Is the troll racial granting true haste instead of attack speed modeled in SC? I'm assuming not since it currently tells me that going from Orc to Troll with BiS gear is a dps loss.

But I just...
Forum: Rogues 11/04/11, 10:46 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
Does the energy regeneration aspect of the...

Does the energy regeneration aspect of the racials change their hierarchy within the horde?

With Berserking granting energy regeneration (and Time is Money) it would seem to push Troll racials into...
Forum: Rogues 10/27/11, 11:09 AM
Replies: 540
Views: 391,142
Posted By Brotherbear
Honestly my expectation for the "poison" talents...

Honestly my expectation for the "poison" talents is that they will be an additional poison on top of our dps/utility poisons.

Otherwise we just won't use them except on very specific encounters. ...
Forum: Rogues 10/20/11, 11:20 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 230,489
Posted By Brotherbear
I agree with what you're saying, but at the same...

I agree with what you're saying, but at the same time I'm wondering if combat rogues won't be in a position where they completely ignore the legendary until the final phase if they aren't a decent...
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/18/11, 6:01 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,876,875
Posted By Brotherbear
Without looking at WoLogs, I'd assume that those...

Without looking at WoLogs, I'd assume that those rogues are doing the "no scorpion" strategy where you spend the majority of the fight in cat phase.

The "no scorp" strat basically has the raid...
Forum: Rogues 10/06/11, 4:49 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,022,532
Posted By Brotherbear
From my post a few posts back. "This is all very...

From my post a few posts back.

"This is all very rough napkin math, but if we estimate that a full garrotte is the same as 12 seconds of rupture (in that both represent 6 ticks of venomous wounds)...
Forum: Rogues 10/05/11, 4:17 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,022,532
Posted By Brotherbear
My "math" was based purely on assuming garrotte =...

My "math" was based purely on assuming garrotte = rupture for dps calculations so I could use the "dps loss" table from the OP, which I assume includes the dps benefit from VW.

I have to admit that...
Forum: Rogues 10/05/11, 1:29 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
I want to start by stating that my...

I want to start by stating that my concerns/comments in regards to this topic stem from the fact that this discussion is occurring in the "Simple Questions" thread.

The original question was if...
Forum: Rogues 10/04/11, 3:29 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
That's not exactly accurate. This is a bit of a...

That's not exactly accurate. This is a bit of a complicated question, so I apologize for the wall of text that follows.

Stat values do not decline in value the more of it you have unless the...
Forum: Rogues 10/01/11, 1:14 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,022,532
Posted By Brotherbear
The /start attack isn't there to double up on the...

The /start attack isn't there to double up on the garrotte. It's there to minimize the dps loss of vanishing.

This is all very rough napkin math, but if we estimate that a full garrotte is the same...
Forum: Rogues 09/29/11, 4:53 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 230,489
Posted By Brotherbear
As a quick history lesson, I played a feral druid...

As a quick history lesson, I played a feral druid in TBC (hence my account name). The 2pc T4 bonus was so good that I (and most feral druids) wore 2T4 all the way through sunwell.

The way blizzard...
Forum: Rogues 09/29/11, 11:02 AM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,022,532
Posted By Brotherbear
The three critical things to monitor when...

The three critical things to monitor when deciding when to vanish are total length of the fight, loss of autoattacks and envenom uptime.

Basically if delaying a vanish will cost you overkill uptime...
Forum: Rogues 09/28/11, 2:47 PM
Replies: 335
Views: 230,489
Posted By Brotherbear
I'm interested in how the proc interacts with...

I'm interested in how the proc interacts with Rupture. Assuming the ticks adjust for the increased damage modifier, then casting a 5pt rupture right before the proc (with enough time to get back to...
Forum: Rogues 09/27/11, 2:25 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,483
Posted By Brotherbear
So I've found an interesting behaviour. 1)...

So I've found an interesting behaviour.

1) Import Artifice
2) Change to stock Assassination
3) Change main hand to the normal organic dagger
4) Change my gloves to Tier
5) Hit Auto-reforge

It will...
Forum: Rogues 09/26/11, 6:12 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
Energy capping, while not ideal, actually isn't a...

Energy capping, while not ideal, actually isn't a problem as long as you're using every single GCD. It's if you're delaying actions and then energy capping that is the big issue.

So I'd check the...
Forum: Rogues 09/23/11, 1:01 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 114,537
Posted By Brotherbear
In the spirit of Aldriana's posting the Tier...

In the spirit of Aldriana's posting the Tier preview.

Rogue Legendary Daggers: First Look - Forums - World of Warcraft (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3229384993)

Apparently the legendary...
Forum: Rogues 09/19/11, 10:42 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 114,537
Posted By Brotherbear
That was my feeling as well. If we assume there...

That was my feeling as well. If we assume there will be a proc associated with the legendary, then they could tweak the proc based on the spec of the rogue using it.

I'm envisioning either:

1) A...
Forum: Rogues 09/14/11, 1:33 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 114,537
Posted By Brotherbear
Honestly I'd love to see the final "legendary" be...

Honestly I'd love to see the final "legendary" be a pair of daggers so that all three specs get at least some use out of them, but while maintaining the aesthetic of not having an out of proportion...
Forum: Rogues 09/13/11, 10:53 AM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,483
Posted By Brotherbear
Perfect, that was the issue. When I refreshed...

Perfect, that was the issue. When I refreshed from the armory it didn't refresh my glyphs properly and I didn't notice.

Thanks!
Forum: Rogues 09/12/11, 4:31 PM
Replies: 985
Views: 837,483
Posted By Brotherbear
Hi all, Did something fundamental change over...

Hi all,

Did something fundamental change over the last week to shadowcraft? I'm sorry for being so vague but here's the situation.

Basically last week Shadowcrafy was predicting that I would do...
Forum: Rogues 08/26/11, 12:03 PM
Replies: 1,110
Views: 3,382,975
Posted By Brotherbear
I would also think that it could be worthwhile on...

I would also think that it could be worthwhile on a fight by fight basis.

For instance on Alysrazor I'm on add duty down below, so I tricks the flying dps and the tanks to assist in pushing through...
Forum: Rogues 05/18/11, 2:22 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,431
Posted By Brotherbear
After reviewing Aldriana's points I think I have...

After reviewing Aldriana's points I think I have some points for EJ to consider beyond changes to the rogue forums themselves.

If EJ wants to improve on their current abilites to desiminate...
Forum: Rogues 05/17/11, 12:10 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 15,431
Posted By Brotherbear
I have a number of alts (as do we all) and thus I...

I have a number of alts (as do we all) and thus I can tell you how much better the rogue forums are then basically every other class forums on EJ.

In all honesty we're spoiled by having guides...
Forum: Rogues 02/28/11, 2:58 PM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,022,532
Posted By Brotherbear
In the vast majority of circumstances (and in...

In the vast majority of circumstances (and in every single fight in Cata so far) pre-potting will be a decent dps gain. However there are also definite circumstances where you will not want to do...
Forum: Rogues 02/25/11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
The confusion here is that we (the OP on this...

The confusion here is that we (the OP on this question and myself) should have realized that Ieat would have included reforging in his calculations. The wording was a bit vague, and it might not be...
Forum: Rogues 02/24/11, 4:51 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 92,442
Posted By Brotherbear
Sorry about that, I should have been more...

Sorry about that, I should have been more specific. I don't think the reduced cooldown on stealth is actually going to be all that meaningful for pvp. Instant Stealth is only instant out of combat,...
Forum: Rogues 02/24/11, 2:41 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 92,442
Posted By Brotherbear
mmo-champ has the blue notes on the...

mmo-champ has the blue notes on the patch.

•Nightstalker now reduces the cooldown of Stealth by 2/4 seconds, and instead of negating the movement penalty from Stealth, it adds a 5/10% movement speed...
Forum: Rogues 02/23/11, 4:09 PM
Replies: 1,162
Views: 661,638
Posted By Brotherbear
The issue I'm concernd with is that previously...

The issue I'm concernd with is that previously I'd been told that 1ep literally equals 1dps. Which would mean that opportunity is "only" worth 40ep per point.

So if I can reforge to make up that...
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