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Forum: Druids 03/04/09, 3:32 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 319,052
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Nightcrowler, remember that bleeds are effected...

Nightcrowler, remember that bleeds are effected by resilience and you will not hit for that high in PVP gear.

As far as FB goes, it was never a part of any rotation. It was just something to do if...
Forum: Druids 03/03/09, 12:18 PM
Replies: 761
Views: 319,052
Posted By TheNameLessOne
"high end" gear generally includes crud like the...

"high end" gear generally includes crud like the polar vest and other overly stam heavy items. Outside of threat there isn't any real penalty for using that gear. That's the fundamental problem...
Forum: Druids 02/09/09, 5:30 PM
Replies: 857
Views: 398,806
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Feral aggression is too situational at the moment...

Feral aggression is too situational at the moment and does almost nothing for increasing your overall DPS, just your burst damage. 5 talent points for 4% crit is also rather expensive and below...
Forum: Druids 02/09/09, 3:21 PM
Replies: 857
Views: 398,806
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The thing about full DPS spec is the last 5-10 or...

The thing about full DPS spec is the last 5-10 or so points are almost useless and do so little for your DPS. The only thing you really miss out on is 4% crit and that takes five talent points. I...
Forum: Druids 12/18/08, 4:23 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,219
Posted By TheNameLessOne
It's still a bug even if it is just a poorly...

It's still a bug even if it is just a poorly written tool tip. Predatory Strikes says all attack power, not just FAP.
Forum: Druids 12/17/08, 1:43 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,219
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Well lacerate also has the minor benefit of...

Well lacerate also has the minor benefit of causing threat when you are not hitting the boss and is the only bleed bears have to bump maul threat up (assuming you don't have a rogue, kitty or DPS...
Forum: Druids 12/16/08, 4:08 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,219
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Polearms were originally two separate weapon...

Polearms were originally two separate weapon classes of spear and halberd. It was done to keep with the D&D theme of druid don't use metal, in other words sharp pointy sticks are ok but sticks with...
Forum: Druids 12/11/08, 7:08 PM
Replies: 329
Views: 134,219
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The armor changes are a nerf if your bonus armor...

The armor changes are a nerf if your bonus armor is >= 45% of your total armor, which a top of the line naxx druid was. If you are in full Wrath blues then it should be a buff, however if you are...
Forum: Druids 12/08/08, 4:23 PM
Replies: 1,356
Views: 949,446
Posted By TheNameLessOne
ILotP is not an on demand healing ability; it is...

ILotP is not an on demand healing ability; it is spiky, RNG and often times doing nothing but over healing (outside of trash pack swipe spamming). It is in no way shape or form anywhere close to 2%,...
Forum: Druids 11/11/08, 6:38 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Also depending on team size it is trivial to get...

Also depending on team size it is trivial to get 500 points a week (assuming you are half way decent). Why deprive a rogue or kitty druid a clear upgrade for something that you are guaranteed to...
Forum: Druids 11/11/08, 4:41 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The PVP gear beats out (or ties) the PVE gear due...

The PVP gear beats out (or ties) the PVE gear due to it having higher stam and roughly equal agility (some pieces even had more). PVE gear wastes stats on garbage like haste and AR. PVP wastes...
Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 6:19 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Druids have 10% dodge with talents plus the 5%...

Druids have 10% dodge with talents plus the 5% baseline bonus and some unknown amount of miss (defense skill can be all over the map).
Warriors have 5% parry and 5% dodge with talents plus 5% miss...
Forum: Druids 11/06/08, 6:03 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
You are forgetting that warriors will have a...

You are forgetting that warriors will have a higher miss than druids.
Forum: Druids 11/05/08, 3:23 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The new PVP gear at 80 doesn't have bonus armor. ...

The new PVP gear at 80 doesn't have bonus armor. The reason the new PVP gear is better or equal to the PVE gear is it has more stam and generally equal agility. All you lose is generally some crit...
Forum: Druids 10/30/08, 6:23 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
There have been no fundamental changes to druids...

There have been no fundamental changes to druids that require different gear than before. Against a pure physical mob you would be stupid to use anything other than high armor accessories once you...
Forum: Druids 10/27/08, 1:43 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
We have, they still haven't even given an answer....

We have, they still haven't even given an answer. So its just kinda of stuck in limbo of "is it a bug" or "is it intentional".
Forum: Druids 10/24/08, 11:54 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
nightcrowler - are you still assuming SR stacks...

nightcrowler - are you still assuming SR stacks with unleashed rage in your simulations?
Forum: Druids 10/23/08, 5:26 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Diameter - the point is cool down mismanagement...

Diameter - the point is cool down mismanagement should decrease your DPS but screwing up a single one while getting everything else perfect (either due to the fight or skill) should not cost you a...
Forum: Druids 10/23/08, 2:21 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
No amount of skill can help you overcome the DPS...

No amount of skill can help you overcome the DPS gap on fights where you have to move around enough that SR falls off. Feral already has to manage OoC and TF in addition to keeping SR up all the...
Forum: Druids 10/22/08, 6:47 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The problem is that SR is trying to emulate both...

The problem is that SR is trying to emulate both slice and dice and dual weld at the same time. The DPS loss for screwing up SR should be roughly the same as a rogue screwing up SnD, bad and...
Forum: Druids 10/22/08, 4:29 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
You have to balance around the high end or you...

You have to balance around the high end or you will make a class overpowered in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing and has zero lag. The problem with the current druid rotation that...
Forum: Druids 10/17/08, 5:09 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Well there is always the fact that hopefully they...

Well there is always the fact that hopefully they balance druids around their shitty glyphs verse other classes with their super, awesome ones. Granted some other classes/specs have glyphs that are...
Forum: Druids 10/01/08, 1:53 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
It's those +armor trinkets that are the cause of...

It's those +armor trinkets that are the cause of "too much" mitigation. Since druids have such bad scalability with just about everything other than armor and stamina, those trinkets are god. ...
Forum: Druids 09/18/08, 2:31 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The warrior one, by a lot. Its still an OH *&^%$...

The warrior one, by a lot. Its still an OH *&^%$ button, so either the druid is blowing it randomly when they don't need it (running the risk of not having it when they absolutely need it) or does...
Forum: Druids 09/15/08, 2:46 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The reason they can't just split bear and cat all...

The reason they can't just split bear and cat all the way is cause why would ever bring a pure bear druid then? Hell how could you even level a tanking druid?

A bear druid in kitty mode still has...
Forum: Druids 09/12/08, 11:50 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Careful about talking about balance like that. ...

Careful about talking about balance like that. They are in just a bad as shape as ferals are, possibly worse. Its lack of clear direction (PVE wise balance is far worse than feral), terrible...
Forum: Druids 09/10/08, 1:09 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
When four piece of your gear do not have the...

When four piece of your gear do not have the stats you want (ring, ring, neck and back) , you have dead slot (relic), your stats are not focused 100% on that super stat and the other tanks scale just...
Forum: Druids 09/09/08, 2:23 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Haste feeds one single attack; agility/crit and...

Haste feeds one single attack; agility/crit and attack power feed all of them. That is why haste is such a poor tanking stat. You will still always be spamming mangle, lacerate and swipe.
Forum: Druids 09/09/08, 1:57 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Resilience will be useless in PVE. However from...

Resilience will be useless in PVE. However from a tanking standpoint, there are stats that are also wasted for tanking on the PVE gear beyond some very minor threat increase (haste) or will be...
Forum: Druids 09/05/08, 4:29 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
If want to use anything close real numbers use...

If want to use anything close real numbers use Tossk's or don't bother trying. The only flaw with Tossk's numbers is he doesn't count the gun, which is a huge itemization discrepancy.
Forum: Druids 09/05/08, 1:42 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
If your healers always run OOM, you die and never...

If your healers always run OOM, you die and never kill the boss. You have a 100% chance of auto dying, the other tank does not.

If you have a random chance of getting gibbed but your healers don't...
Forum: Druids 09/04/08, 5:41 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Either the HP pool is irrelevant or the healers...

Either the HP pool is irrelevant or the healers never cancel cast. You cannot have both in the given example.

The avoidance tank is the one who wants more HP. More HP means less chance of a spike...
Forum: Druids 09/04/08, 12:35 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Prot warriors in DPS gear, spamming devastate are...

Prot warriors in DPS gear, spamming devastate are roughly equal to kitty DPS provided they get proper group make-up.
Forum: Druids 09/03/08, 6:37 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
That means druid only rings, cloaks and necks. ...

That means druid only rings, cloaks and necks. Since no rogue in their right mind would want anything with bonus armor on it and no other tank would want something with stam, armor and agility. Not...
Forum: Druids 09/01/08, 1:24 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
You will still crit as much as you dodge and...

You will still crit as much as you dodge and crits generate 5 rage rather than 3.
Forum: Druids 08/31/08, 8:31 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The bear form dodge is not a talent. That is a...

The bear form dodge is not a talent. That is a baseline static number that they added in due to the agil nerf being deemed to large.

As for the rage, druids could care less under most conditions. ...
Forum: Druids 08/31/08, 4:50 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Bear form comes with a baseline 5% dodge that...

Bear form comes with a baseline 5% dodge that they tacted on cause the avoidance nerf was deemed to severe.
Forum: Druids 08/31/08, 4:09 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
I said talents, not talent. Natural reaction is...

I said talents, not talent.

Natural reaction is the truly piece of trash that they just tacked on so a bears mitigation would be roughly the same as the other tanks at entry level. Its just one...
Forum: Druids 08/30/08, 3:55 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Going bear form from cat form is way more than...

Going bear form from cat form is way more than -10% damage. Bear is its own draw back already.

These talents are just badly thrown together, short sighted garbage. They don't address the real...
Forum: Druids 08/30/08, 3:58 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Fury warriors do not bring mangle, arms warriors...

Fury warriors do not bring mangle, arms warriors do that plus blood frenzy. Fury brings Lotp and only that (well shouts too if you want to count those).
Forum: Druids 08/30/08, 1:23 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
So how exactly is this supposed to make you want...

So how exactly is this supposed to make you want rogue gear and the DK tanking rings, trinkets and cloaks?

Also how exactly is this supposed to address the terrible scaling mechanics that bear...
Forum: Druids 08/29/08, 10:49 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
And a feral druid spamming cat form will be out...

And a feral druid spamming cat form will be out of mana well before the shaman. You are completely missing the point with the ghost wolf comparison.

Going ghost wolf for a snare break only costs...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/29/08, 12:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 15,396
Posted By TheNameLessOne
The whole point is they do not want any spec to...

The whole point is they do not want any spec to ever have a must have buff that is not provided via an alternate way. Further more warlocks and DKs also provide most of these utility debuffs you are...
Forum: Druids 08/28/08, 11:35 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Yeah its not like they can do this for a snare...

Yeah its not like they can do this for a snare break or anything

/cast Ghost Wolf
/cancel form

So stop being a smart ass and think why feral would be switching back and forth between caster and cat...
Forum: Druids 08/28/08, 5:07 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
It needs significant rework considering...

It needs significant rework considering enhancement shaman can do the same thing (assuming they are outdoors) without paying such a high opportunity cost for only two talents points and only 13% of...
Forum: Druids 08/26/08, 4:23 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,924,617
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Kitty has a lot more positive changes, with...

Kitty has a lot more positive changes, with tigers fury not sucking and KoJ. So it may even come out to be a buff.

Bear on the other hand didn't get any cool new toys for mitigation/avoidance other...
Forum: Druids 08/26/08, 2:24 PM
Replies: 5,072
Views: 1,924,617
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Feral at 70 should be fine since they sledged...

Feral at 70 should be fine since they sledged hammered in +5% baseline to crit and dodge to cover up the agility nerf. Most of ferals problems are terrible itemization and bad scalability at 80,...
Forum: Druids 08/25/08, 7:45 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Remember they are trying to actually keep kitty...

Remember they are trying to actually keep kitty scaling with the rest of the DPS this time. Since kitty's white damage is poo and will still be poo, they have to up the energy generation a lot. ...
Forum: Druids 08/24/08, 5:33 PM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Dukes - My point was that even with the changes...

Dukes - My point was that even with the changes to omen of clarity, haste still sucks and should generally be avoided like the plague (DST aside). Going from clearly the worst and overall sucky DPS...
Forum: Druids 08/24/08, 5:08 AM
Replies: 3,759
Views: 756,536
Posted By TheNameLessOne
Actually haste is still an absolutely terrible...

Actually haste is still an absolutely terrible stat according to Toskk's calculator. It's below one attack power still even w/ the omen of clarity change.
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