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Forum: Rogues 02/18/11, 1:10 PM
Replies: 886
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Posted By Zurm
Be careful with this statement. As Aldriana...

Be careful with this statement. As Aldriana pointed out here (http://elitistjerks.com/f78/t110328-rogue_simple_questions_thread_cataclysm_edition/p16/#post1849774), having to spend CP to re-apply...
Forum: Rogues 12/28/10, 11:23 AM
Replies: 886
Views: 4,022,825
Posted By Zurm
Sorry if this has already been mentioned (I did a...

Sorry if this has already been mentioned (I did a search, but didn't find anything), but I had a thought earlier today. If hit becomes sufficiently easy to come across, is there a point where...
Forum: Paladins 09/23/10, 8:42 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
While your rotation may feel less full at times,...

While your rotation may feel less full at times, you have to keep in mind by using only one filler you are heavily pushing back the effective CD of our fillers, as opposed to mildly pushing back on...
Forum: Paladins 09/20/10, 2:42 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
The delay seems to have been drastically lowered...

The delay seems to have been drastically lowered (less than .5 seconds for the DP proc to appear) by the beta build released on Saturday. Not sure if that fix carried over to PTR as well. It's...
Forum: Paladins 09/18/10, 10:40 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Furthermore, the burst from ret comes from the...

Furthermore, the burst from ret comes from the massive disparity between TV's damage and the damage of everything else. Dropping the proc chance of DP would only lead to more deadspace (and...
Forum: Paladins 09/16/10, 10:54 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Exactly, this is the problem. I can't really...

Exactly, this is the problem. I can't really model it out due to exorcism/AoW behavior, but from my personal, entirely non-scientific observations, fillers tend to cluster. The problem here is that...
Forum: Paladins 09/15/10, 3:41 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
I'm going to have to agree here. While I really...

I'm going to have to agree here. While I really do feel it's still too early to make these kinds of conclusions just yet, from what we see right now TV does hit significantly harder than anything...
Forum: Paladins 09/14/10, 7:24 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
This is a common misconception. Normalization...

This is a common misconception. Normalization doesn't remove the benefit of slower weapons, it simply prevents them from double dipping.

For example, it USED to be that ability damage was...
Forum: Paladins 09/14/10, 8:49 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
That's not the only effect. It also makes the HP...

That's not the only effect. It also makes the HP consuming ability act as if it had max (3/3) hp. So if HoL procs when you have 1 HP, if you cast inquisition with the 1 HP, it will last 30 seconds...
Forum: Paladins 09/13/10, 2:59 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
As you pointed out just a few posts ago, they...

As you pointed out just a few posts ago, they still haven't retuned (although it pains me to say even this because there really hasn't been any tuning yet) our holy damage sources to make up for the...
Forum: Paladins 09/03/10, 1:53 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Consecrate is not practical for ret, at least at...

Consecrate is not practical for ret, at least at the moment. While it's on a 30s cooldown, it also costs something like 50% base mana... it's just a massive hit. Also, it ticks for substantially...
Forum: Paladins 09/03/10, 9:05 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
While the arguement isn't exactly ret-specific,...

While the arguement isn't exactly ret-specific, feral druids actually do have it considerably worse on live.

And while our rampup is still poor on beta, it's not as big of an issue in Cataclysm...
Forum: Paladins 09/01/10, 9:25 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
I don't think anyone has done the hard math on...

I don't think anyone has done the hard math on this yet, nor do I think it's worth it until our numbers stabilize. When our mechanics solidify, we can then develop a model that determines ability...
Forum: Paladins 08/30/10, 8:33 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
No, there isn't. Given what I've experienced on...

No, there isn't. Given what I've experienced on Beta it seems hit will still be our best stat until cap. While I haven't done a hard analysis of it, all the factors that make hit so good today...
Forum: Paladins 08/17/10, 8:11 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
They don't offer a lot of haste, they have a very...

They don't offer a lot of haste, they have a very low item budget just like wands do. MMO-Champion actually posted a screenshot of the ICC Relic/Libram/Sigils that were converted here...
Forum: Paladins 08/14/10, 2:22 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Definitely appears to be gone now, passive regen...

Definitely appears to be gone now, passive regen is much slower than it was at any rate.

New holy power generation seems much faster on average but much more sporadic with a 4.5s CS (due to a NYI...
Forum: Paladins 08/11/10, 9:09 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
While I agree this would be interesting, it would...

While I agree this would be interesting, it would ultimately make the rotation too random and complicated. Already with the current HP proc system on Beta, it is quite distracting to have to keep up...
Forum: Paladins 08/09/10, 3:25 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Don't lose sight of the true limiters behind...

Don't lose sight of the true limiters behind classes. In WOTLK, no class is really mana-limited in the traditional sense (although you could argue arcane mages can do slightly more DPS with lots of...
Forum: Paladins 08/09/10, 8:53 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Have you ever hit your Zealotry button? Even...

Have you ever hit your Zealotry button? Even judging right before you hit it and then on cooldown, mana gets quite tight.
Forum: Paladins 08/05/10, 10:31 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Done....

Done. (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26399010653&postId=263964352203&sid=2000#0)



Call me dense, but I still don't understand where you pulled this conclusion from, or what...
Forum: Paladins 08/05/10, 3:46 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Without this passive regen, we'd be in serious...

Without this passive regen, we'd be in serious trouble. Look at chippydip's breakdowns above (good work by the way, chippydip), and then plug in mana costs. I don't remember offhand all the costs,...
Forum: Paladins 08/05/10, 1:23 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
I just wanted to bring this up, since those of...

I just wanted to bring this up, since those of you not in beta may get the wrong idea regarding our regen in Cataclysm.

Recently, when the level 10 skills of the classes were redefined, some of...
Forum: Paladins 08/05/10, 9:11 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Actually its *+*90% damage. Divine storm does...

Actually its *+*90% damage. Divine storm does not require holy power to use, and the base spell does 20% weapon damage. However, it's mana cost was bumped up to 20% base so you won't be able to...
Forum: Paladins 08/05/10, 8:16 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
It did for the previous few builds. I haven't...

It did for the previous few builds. I haven't been able to get on for this one yet but I'll check at lunch.

Also, did anyone else notice they removed swift retribution? While they slapped the 3%...
Forum: Paladins 08/04/10, 9:40 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
I would even be surprised if you used it then. I...

I would even be surprised if you used it then. I actually tested WoG out already on Beta, and I was very dissapointed from a Ret perspective. I went ahead and spec'd even in a gimpy way to get the...
Forum: Paladins 08/02/10, 1:40 PM
Replies: 993
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Posted By Zurm
For your first two questions, I can't say. They...

For your first two questions, I can't say. They claimed to have implemented mastery in the last build, but I don't see it. I see a mastery rating to points conversion (off the top of my head, it...
Forum: Paladins 08/02/10, 9:42 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
And yet, I'm still having trouble wrapping my...

And yet, I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around how exactly they want our rotation to look. At it's most simple (ignoring the talent Divine Purpose, for arguement's sake), our rotation...
Forum: Paladins 07/30/10, 8:10 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
No, it's really not. On any kind of fight that...

No, it's really not. On any kind of fight that requires even the smallest amount of movement, runspeed is the single best stat you can have as a melee. Back in the WOTLK Naxx days, I did the math. ...
Forum: Paladins 07/26/10, 7:48 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
The only problem I see here is that you are...

The only problem I see here is that you are assuming CS remains at 4 seconds. GC said they were playing with both, but the intention for now is to leave it at 3 seconds (Source...
Forum: Paladins 07/25/10, 1:04 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
For some reason I was unable to learn SoT on...

For some reason I was unable to learn SoT on beta, but SoR does not have this behavior. Good find though, you should report it via the in-game feedback tool.

EDIT... screenshot with proof it does...
Forum: Paladins 07/25/10, 10:30 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
It's not a double proc. The same talent that...

It's not a double proc. The same talent that makes SoR "cleave" (SoC is gone from the game, you might as well stop calling it that) also makes every seal proc an additional 15% weapon damage as holy...
Forum: Paladins 07/25/10, 10:27 AM
Replies: 956
Views: 1,175,238
Posted By Zurm
Holy Power is just a 30s buff that stacks 3x...

Holy Power is just a 30s buff that stacks 3x currently, but eventually it will be a new UI element just like combo points or runes.
Forum: Paladins 07/22/10, 3:58 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Your whole post is based around this idea of mana...

Your whole post is based around this idea of mana being a problem, and it makes me wonder if you've actually TRIED playing on the beta at all, or read how JOTW has been changed (that isn't reflected...
Forum: Paladins 07/15/10, 7:28 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
No refund on absorbs, same on quick kills but I...

No refund on absorbs, same on quick kills but I figure you can trust me for that without a screenshot...

http://imgur.com/R46W1.jpg
Forum: Paladins 07/15/10, 8:02 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Considering my experiences this beta patch, mana...

Considering my experiences this beta patch, mana is certainly not even remotely an issue unless you plan on spamming consecrate with it's current 2 second cooldown. They really gave us blue rage...
Forum: Paladins 07/14/10, 5:17 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Something else I picked up from my messing around...

Something else I picked up from my messing around in beta (sorry if this was mentioned already)...

Judgement of the Wise is no longer just a flat mana return. While the tooltip remains unchanged...
Forum: Paladins 07/14/10, 8:58 AM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Actually on beta, Exorcism has no cooldown at all...

Actually on beta, Exorcism has no cooldown at all for me. Unfortunately, even though I try to spend all my talents, once I hit "learn" it goes back to just the 20, so I don't have key talents like...
Forum: Paladins 07/12/10, 3:29 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Of course you spend GCDs in combat to get that...

Of course you spend GCDs in combat to get that damage. Are you saying you would do just as much seal damage auto attacking as you would also using CS and DS? The damage of these abilities are...
Forum: Paladins 07/09/10, 3:20 PM
Replies: 993
Views: 637,065
Posted By Zurm
Only one can be up at a time. If you recast it,...

Only one can be up at a time. If you recast it, it will remove the original. Also of note, as I mentioned in the now-locked Cataclysm thread, there is a consecrate icon next to your character frame...
Forum: Paladins 07/09/10, 2:50 PM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,729
Posted By Zurm
Maybe I'm being dense here, but how does that...

Maybe I'm being dense here, but how does that prove that the real crit cap is 80.8% instead of just 76%? It seems to me (especially based on your results) that the "crit suppression" was simply...
Forum: Paladins 07/09/10, 9:02 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,729
Posted By Zurm
While this is true from a modeling standpoint,...

While this is true from a modeling standpoint, when it comes to actual play this isn't really the case. A human's reaction time + latency ensures that we won't be able to react as perfectly as a...
Forum: Paladins 07/08/10, 3:43 PM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,729
Posted By Zurm
I knew I was forgetting something, thanks! As...

I knew I was forgetting something, thanks!

As for crit vs haste, I just wanted to support what redcape and fmorrison said. With all the running arround we do, crit just makes more sense (since RV...
Forum: Paladins 07/08/10, 9:00 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,729
Posted By Zurm
No, crit doesn't have diminishing returns. There...

No, crit doesn't have diminishing returns. There *is* a softcap, but even wearing the BIS set with some agi pieces, you aren't in danger of hitting it. The softcap is essentially 100% minus your...
Forum: Paladins 07/07/10, 2:11 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,758
Posted By Zurm
It appears with the new talent changes, Divine...

It appears with the new talent changes, Divine Storm will be "baseline" with the retribution tree (since you are locked into a primary tree now), and we are getting a new end tier talent (31 pointer...
Forum: Paladins 07/02/10, 10:29 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,758
Posted By Zurm
Seemed like it was quite sustainable. Again my...

Seemed like it was quite sustainable.

Again my testing was limited to a target dummy, so I didn't have full raid buffs. Also, we still don't have the initial revamp so we have no idea how other...
Forum: Paladins 07/02/10, 8:46 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 92,758
Posted By Zurm
It doesn't overlap. Also, in the default UI...

It doesn't overlap. Also, in the default UI there is a new icon near your character while consecrate is ticking (with a timer). If you right-click it, the consecrate is "killed".



From my quick...
Forum: Paladins 06/29/10, 2:00 PM
Replies: 659
Views: 1,240,729
Posted By Zurm
While this is a good point to keep in mind for...

While this is a good point to keep in mind for any ret pally (since you are effectively hurting your guild by taking this over someone who makes better use of it), as Glutton pointed out the last...
Forum: The Dung Heap 06/24/10, 2:36 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,885,126
Posted By Zurm
Rawr is correct in this case. Strength is good,...

Rawr is correct in this case. Strength is good, but you have one totally wasted stat and another that isn't very ideal on the BQ neck, where as you make full use of the Charge (plus, we are talking...
Forum: Paladins 06/23/10, 7:39 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,729
Posted By Zurm
In hardmode, disc priests are too busy shielding...

In hardmode, disc priests are too busy shielding everyone to protect from infest, which is an entirely different beast in heroic difficulty. But yea, you really want an elemental shaman to handle...
Forum: Paladins 06/22/10, 8:22 AM
Replies: 2,370
Views: 3,350,729
Posted By Zurm
I don't know of any ret paladins responsible for...

I don't know of any ret paladins responsible for this, and it's not ideal for numerous reasons. While it's one thing to have a hybrid do it, a ret paladin is a poor choice. You want a hybrid DPS...
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