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Forum: Warriors 02/11/11, 2:21 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 726,266
Posted By Bryne
Healing threat is global; divided between all the...

Healing threat is global; divided between all the mobs you are in combat with. Healing the mage causes the same threat to any individual mob as healing any other raid member does. Additionally, the...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/24/10, 2:44 PM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,545
Posted By Bryne
Seconding this. I had some of this at a BBQ over...

Seconding this. I had some of this at a BBQ over the weekend and it was really surprisingly good. I was prepared to be a little overwhelmed since the label said "added banana flavors" but it really...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/25/09, 4:50 AM
Replies: 2,712
Views: 333,545
Posted By Bryne
I don't think I've ever had a stout quite as...

I don't think I've ever had a stout quite as creamy as the Old Rasputin I had tonight. Man, that was delicious.

A new beer+burger joint called Stout opened up in Hollywood and they have a ton of...
Forum: Hunters 10/08/09, 5:53 PM
Replies: 1,974
Views: 880,818
Posted By Bryne
Neither of those buffs overwrite TSA as of the...

Neither of those buffs overwrite TSA as of the latest patch. There was a cancelaura macro that hunters with that glyph could use to ensure uptime for Aimed Shot, but it's no longer necessary to use....
Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/09, 5:30 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,447
Posted By Bryne
Was it ToGC25? That has different mechanics as...

Was it ToGC25? That has different mechanics as well.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/23/09, 5:26 AM
Replies: 877
Views: 580,166
Posted By Bryne
I'm pretty sure GSY is GearScore, a terrible mod...

I'm pretty sure GSY is GearScore, a terrible mod that ranks player gear and spams the guild and raid comm channels with that information.
Forum: Death Knights 08/14/09, 4:06 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
Frost's AOE threat is better, but blood will have...

Frost's AOE threat is better, but blood will have superior single-target threat. Both are with 2H - DW tanking is suboptimal and has poor threat generation. For frost DPS, DW will probably win...
Forum: Death Knights 08/11/09, 4:58 PM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,072
Posted By Bryne
If by "other DPS talents" you mean "utility...

If by "other DPS talents" you mean "utility talents of dubious value such as Endless Winter, Lichborne, Chilblains, or Imp. Frost Presence", then yes, that is what it lets you do.

If you don't have...
Forum: Death Knights 08/11/09, 10:49 AM
Replies: 2,021
Views: 1,496,072
Posted By Bryne
Glyph of Disease does not refresh the Icy Talons...

Glyph of Disease does not refresh the Icy Talons haste effect, but it works properly with Tundra Stalker - the target has Frost Fever, after all. Because of the way TS works you will have to reapply...
Forum: Authorization 07/08/09, 10:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,414
Posted By Bryne
He's cool. Not that I count.

He's cool. Not that I count.
Forum: Death Knights 06/26/09, 1:56 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
SSG is 3% avoidance. Swordshattering is fine on...

SSG is 3% avoidance. Swordshattering is fine on fights that don't have a strict EH requirement, and as you said you'll be gaining defense rating from weapons. People are still going to try to dual...
Forum: Death Knights 06/21/09, 5:38 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
+225 armor is the best EH enchant, yes.

+225 armor is the best EH enchant, yes.
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/06/09, 11:12 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,126
Posted By Bryne
Is this a joke? Do the math on how much AP 32% of...

Is this a joke? Do the math on how much AP 32% of 600 + 180 is before you make another ignorant post. Greatness is a better trinket.
Forum: Death Knights 06/04/09, 3:18 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
For the millionth time; mitigation, avoidance,...

For the millionth time; mitigation, avoidance, and threat are different gear sets. It's ridiculous how many people in this thread make the same stupid suggestion - his entire point was about...
Forum: Death Knights 06/03/09, 8:13 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
Don't be silly. Change your runeforge to Gargoyle...

Don't be silly. Change your runeforge to Gargoyle and equip the Deflection sigil. You'll gain a small amount of avoidance over the previous setup when the sigil's proc is up, as well as a large chunk...
Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 4:02 PM
Replies: 492
Views: 478,886
Posted By Bryne
None, and zero. If you're over the spell hit cap...

None, and zero. If you're over the spell hit cap with trinkets alone you should consider swapping some gear.
Forum: Death Knights 05/20/09, 5:42 AM
Replies: 1,148
Views: 572,883
Posted By Bryne
Questions like the above are getting pretty...

Questions like the above are getting pretty stupid. Erekose, you should just go ahead and create a new Frost thread as the OP of this one hasn't been back for over two months.
Forum: Death Knights 05/19/09, 2:34 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
There's an excellent thread about this topic...

There's an excellent thread about this topic right in this very forum. http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t42392-raid_tested_uses_army_dead/
Forum: Death Knights 05/18/09, 5:19 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
More or less. And Axeurface suggesting his...

More or less. And Axeurface suggesting his rotation worked with 1/2 Epidemic means he'd have to be holding a blood rune open to refresh every time. Saving those runes and using them only once per...
Forum: Death Knights 05/15/09, 11:49 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
Your white damage is so high because you are...

Your white damage is so high because you are using a shitty macro. Learn how to run the rotations correctly and manually and you should see your DPS go up as your % of white damage goes down.
Forum: Death Knights 05/15/09, 11:32 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
Razorice was stealth nerfed/bugged in 3.1 to only...

Razorice was stealth nerfed/bugged in 3.1 to only stack to 5%, it has never been 10% on live servers despite patch notes. It's really not worth using for any spec on any fight (except maybe Hodir and...
Forum: Death Knights 05/14/09, 2:38 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
This was my experience trying out glyphed IT as...

This was my experience trying out glyphed IT as well last night. Using death runes on IT with the odd AMS filling up my bar kept me almost GCD-locked even in unholy with the sheer amount of FS spam...
Forum: Death Knights 05/13/09, 7:08 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
FWIW you probably want to assume +225 armor on an...

FWIW you probably want to assume +225 armor on an EH cloak, since that set will always use the SSG rune.
Forum: Death Knights 05/13/09, 5:33 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
That's why I suggested it just replace one of the...

That's why I suggested it just replace one of the rotations (which should probably be classified as 'Regular' and 'HB Glyph'). As for the RS glyph, the Unholy one doesn't use it - like I said, I'm...
Forum: Death Knights 05/13/09, 4:08 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
If your blood build doesn't include Morbidity,...

If your blood build doesn't include Morbidity, the frost one probably doesn't need to either. Something like 14/51/5...
Forum: Death Knights 05/12/09, 11:59 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
You're aware that Stoneskin Gargoyle gives you 3%...

You're aware that Stoneskin Gargoyle gives you 3% avoidance as well, right? It also gives you something like 8 more defense rating than Repelling Charge. I'm pretty sure a trinket slot is worth more...
Forum: Death Knights 05/12/09, 8:22 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
"Top" players in an Ulduar raid can be putting...

"Top" players in an Ulduar raid can be putting out two, maybe three times the amount of DPS that the players in your 10-man OS were doing, more on some fights.

As long as you are healing bosses to...
Forum: Shamans 05/12/09, 4:53 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 73,364
Posted By Bryne
Since shaman have ankh, don't they technically...

Since shaman have ankh, don't they technically have twice the stamina that other classes do? I think that makes this mostly a non-issue.
Forum: Death Knights 05/10/09, 7:38 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
You shouldn't really be seeing many 24k hits on...

You shouldn't really be seeing many 24k hits on 10-man unless the tank is undergeared, but yeah - two high-range swings in a row is probably enough to kill most tanks. Edited my earlier post after...
Forum: Death Knights 05/10/09, 6:37 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
Vezax's average melee on a DK tank is around ~18k...

Vezax's average melee on a DK tank is around ~18k with maybe ~25k max hits on 25. It should be about 20% lower on 10.

[Edit] First estimate was a little low.
Forum: Death Knights 05/09/09, 3:10 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
Or tank, because having a death knight tank Vezax...

Or tank, because having a death knight tank Vezax pretty much totally trivializes the fight. Surge of Darkness is on a precisely 60-second cooldown - I wouldn't even bother glyphing IBF for it if you...
Forum: Death Knights 05/03/09, 11:59 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
Unless I'm doing it very wrong, testing on the...

Unless I'm doing it very wrong, testing on the PTR seems to indicate that not only is Glyph of Disease not a significant threat/damage boost over refreshing diseases in a normal rotation, it's also...
Forum: Death Knights 04/30/09, 7:56 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
For people using the HB glyph, the comparison...

For people using the HB glyph, the comparison should be a "diseaseless" rotation - i.e., no Icy Touch used and no Blood Plague applied at all, in favor of an extra Obliterate per cycle.

I'll do some...
Forum: Death Knights 04/28/09, 8:51 PM
Replies: 1,148
Views: 572,883
Posted By Bryne
It's the exact same debuff. It even applies IIT.

It's the exact same debuff. It even applies IIT.
Forum: Death Knights 04/28/09, 11:44 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
Glyph of Disease is terrible for Frost specs more...

Glyph of Disease is terrible for Frost specs more than any other because you are AoE applying a disease in the process of your normal damage rotation, and also because there are so many good glyphs...
Forum: Death Knights 04/23/09, 6:21 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,252
Posted By Bryne
That's sort of the idea, yeah. Everyone in here...

That's sort of the idea, yeah. Everyone in here worrying about "trying to stay hit/exp capped with the best possible gear" is missing the point - you should have two setups at the bare minimum for...
Forum: Death Knights 04/23/09, 6:17 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
Right. Nobody uses that glyph anymore. All the...

Right. Nobody uses that glyph anymore.


All the RP for DRW is expended when you cast the spell. The duration isn't extended by consuming more RP the way Gargoyle is.
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 6:41 PM
Replies: 1,148
Views: 572,883
Posted By Bryne
Razorice seems to have been nerfed back to 5% in...

Razorice seems to have been nerfed back to 5% in the latest patch rather than 10% where it was on PTR. This is probably already reflected in these tests but it seems to cement FC as the DPS runeforge...
Forum: Death Knights 04/22/09, 5:46 PM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
I'm finding the spec to have pretty similar...

I'm finding the spec to have pretty similar strengths/weaknesses as you're describing - single-target threat is quite good even without the RS glyph with a PS-less rotation. Frost just has too many...
Forum: Death Knights 03/16/09, 1:06 AM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,407
Posted By Bryne
The first post in this thread links two tested...

The first post in this thread links two tested cases of Glyph of Blood Strike and snares working on raid bosses, even if the mob is immune to movement impair.
Forum: Death Knights 03/15/09, 7:24 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
Twilight Torment - Spell - World of Warcraft...

Twilight Torment - Spell - World of Warcraft (http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=57988)
Twilight Torment deals base damage, not reflected damage, so yes. I typically stop auto-attacking between using Icy...
Forum: The Quotem Pole 03/05/09, 12:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 61,692
Posted By Bryne
http://www.greenlyph.com/new/images/46528.jpg

http://www.greenlyph.com/new/images/46528.jpg
Forum: Death Knights 03/02/09, 3:39 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,737
Posted By Bryne
From the simple questions thread (but better...

From the simple questions thread (but better answered in here):



The tooltip on sites like Wowhead is just being reported as "0.05" right now because the armor variable = 0. I'm still really not...
Forum: Death Knights 03/01/09, 5:05 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
3.1 questions are probably better suited for the...

3.1 questions are probably better suited for the 3.1 thread (http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t45545-death_knights_3_1_big_update/) as answers are subject to change with every new build.

Thottbot lists...
Forum: Death Knights 02/28/09, 11:29 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
The original patch notes implied that the 3rd...

The original patch notes implied that the 3rd point would add an additional 3 seconds for a total of 9 (15 -> 24), but Epidemic is still 2 points for 6 seconds on PTR. A lot of the changes mentioned...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/09, 12:25 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,746
Posted By Bryne
It's 18 seconds on live, not 21. Epidemic still...

It's 18 seconds on live, not 21. Epidemic still grants 2 seconds per point.

[Edit]Er, misunderstood. Yeah, 2 points in Epidemic gives you 15 + 6 = 21. It seems like the "extra point" isn't...
Forum: Death Knights 02/23/09, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Bryne
CF and EB do not stack, so that solution doesn't...

CF and EB do not stack, so that solution doesn't work. One of you needs to explore a different spec.
Forum: Death Knights 02/21/09, 9:48 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
Just do a little shuffling and you can end up...

Just do a little shuffling and you can end up with something like this: (http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=j0EzZhxZfg0hx0kgcoMfkut) you're basically cannibalizing Outbreak and 1 point out of 2H spec for...
Forum: Death Knights 02/21/09, 9:09 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
Your Orc racial has no effect on your tanking...

Your Orc racial has no effect on your tanking ability, so why bother taking that into account when choosing a spec?

If you just want the permanent Ghoul for the DPS boost, you can just take a point...
Forum: Death Knights 02/17/09, 3:50 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,228
Posted By Bryne
Do you mean Spellbreaking? I'd certainly never...

Do you mean Spellbreaking? I'd certainly never use Swordshattering over Stoneskin Gargoyle on this fight simply for the HP advantage and itemization freedom it allows you, even if the majority of the...
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