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Forum: Mages 04/16/09, 5:17 PM
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Posted By alvinrod
Considering that Arcane does not cast fire or...

Considering that Arcane does not cast fire or frost spells against boss level mobs, it would be completely pointless to pick up an additional 3% spell hit unless there were a talent that provided a...
Forum: Mages 04/09/09, 1:48 AM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By alvinrod
With all of the data the Blizzard has at its...

With all of the data the Blizzard has at its fingertips it's possible that they actually see fire and frost DPS as relatively close. Consider that they could have access to the amount of DPS done by...
Forum: Mages 04/06/09, 5:12 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 403,045
Posted By alvinrod
It makes a certain amount of sense if you work...

It makes a certain amount of sense if you work from the assumption that Blizzard wants to make changes that will not create balance concerns in regards to frost PvP. Because PvP gear has very little...
Forum: Mages 03/26/09, 7:01 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,902
Posted By alvinrod
This is probably true for fire, but I wonder if...

This is probably true for fire, but I wonder if there's a point for Arcane mages where it would be worthwhile to stack spirit to the extent that their mana regeneration was sufficient to sustain a...
Forum: Mages 03/26/09, 5:34 PM
Replies: 1,700
Views: 540,902
Posted By alvinrod
I'm not really sure that it is on the high side....

I'm not really sure that it is on the high side. Based on the post made by Enthorn in the Optimal sets thread where he imported the new gear available in Ulduar into Rawr, the BiS gear still avoided...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/01/08, 6:31 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I guess there's a lot of ambiguity in the...

I guess there's a lot of ambiguity in the statements from WWI, but I think that our single target DPS will be at least competitive. Honestly, I'd be happy with mage and warlock DPS being equal...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/29/08, 6:14 PM
Replies: 4,786
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Posted By alvinrod
I'd probably go with 1/3 Pyro, Combustion, and...

I'd probably go with 1/3 Pyro, Combustion, and 2/2 MF if going 34 fire. However it may be better to pick up the water elemental and just stop and fire power.

If the Arcane talents worked with FfB...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/29/08, 2:18 PM
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Posted By alvinrod
The only problem with including WC in your...

The only problem with including WC in your calculations is that you only get 10% after hitting the mob with 5 spells. You should probably be able to kill the mob before then.

Also, the damage...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/29/08, 3:52 AM
Replies: 4,786
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Posted By alvinrod
I think you misunderstood what I meant. FfB is...

I think you misunderstood what I meant. FfB is believed to count as both a fire and a frost spell for the purpose of determining by which talents it is affected. For that reason any talent that says...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/08, 10:13 PM
Replies: 4,786
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Posted By alvinrod
Why you assume that WC will not always affect...

Why you assume that WC will not always affect FfB? It's wording states that it increases the critical strike chance of your frost spells by 10% when full stacked. Assuming that talent wording...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/08, 8:12 PM
Replies: 4,786
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Posted By alvinrod
The only problem is that our AoE is extremely...

The only problem is that our AoE is extremely limited. Flamestrike would be better if it worked more like SoC in that you target some mob with it so that it falls on the mob rather than putting down...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/08, 6:35 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I think raid wide totems are going to be a fairly...

I think raid wide totems are going to be a fairly big deal as well. At least it solves the problem of stacking large numbers of shaman in the raid or requiring one for every group or needing two...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/26/08, 4:17 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Just based on the new ranks of buff spells,...

Just based on the new ranks of buff spells, Divine Spirit saw a larger increase than other buffs did. Then again it's not a huge enough change to suggest that spirit cost was reduced. There might be...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/25/08, 9:52 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
The simulation data I saw showed that adding the...

The simulation data I saw showed that adding the extra IL at the end increased the WG uptime by something like 1 or 2% and that the total DPS difference between lance at the end and straight bolt...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/25/08, 5:52 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
While I was browsing around the early part of...

While I was browsing around the early part of this thread earlier I stumbled across some TC on this. I'll see if I can find the link for it, but the math showed that IL spam did result in...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/25/08, 2:10 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Or they make the blue items have enough intellect...

Or they make the blue items have enough intellect and spirit so that the players without epics have decent-good regeneration and then give the epics just a little bit more so that the raiders have...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/25/08, 1:10 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I think that they've already realized this and...

I think that they've already realized this and adjusted the cost of spells accordingly. This works out fine for PvE where you will be using your regeneration abilities, but it does shake PvP up a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/25/08, 4:34 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I think it would be much better to run at least...

I think it would be much better to run at least 37 points in frost. This allows you to pick up Combustion and Molten Fury and Winter's Grasp. Since FfB appears to count as both a fire and a frost...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/21/08, 8:17 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Based on Lhivera's post...

Based on Lhivera's post (http://elitistjerks.com/f31/t25976-mage_wotlk_talent_preview_discussion/p49/#post785628) it would appear as though CoW is getting an attack speed reduction that is greater...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/14/08, 1:19 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
The wording on that ability is fairly ambiguous...

The wording on that ability is fairly ambiguous and leaves out a lot of information. How long is the cast time, what's the mana cost, and how long is the duration? It also states that the target...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/08, 7:45 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I haven't seen much information on lava burst yet...

I haven't seen much information on lava burst yet so it's difficult to tell how useful it will be. Is it something that replaces LB spam or is it something one a long cool down that's only used with...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/08, 7:05 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Brilliant aura would be nice but it would...

Brilliant aura would be nice but it would potentially lead to mages being in groups where they don't get any useful buffs from other classes that add group synergy. Imagine if the aura gave everyone...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/08, 6:56 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
So new patch note information has been leaking...

So new patch note information has been leaking out from wikidot. It looks like the rumors about +healing getting axed are true. Everything will be "spellpower" now. This is exactly the same as the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/12/08, 5:09 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I looked on the wikidot site forums to see if...

I looked on the wikidot site forums to see if there was anything out and saw the thread off of which you most likely based your post. Unfortunately other posters have said that this is a hoax and the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/09/08, 3:53 PM
Replies: 4,786
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Posted By alvinrod
The AE part is only really meaningful right now...

The AE part is only really meaningful right now since in WotLK a lot of classes will have AE abilities. Of course we don't know what everyone's single target damage is going to look like in WotLK....
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/08/08, 2:27 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I think you meant that mages as a class lack...

I think you meant that mages as a class lack synergy.

Otherwise we have plenty of utility that we bring to raids:

We're 1 of 2 classes than can decurse.
We have one of the best CC spells in the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/07/08, 2:11 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I think the AoE changes have more to do with...

I think the AoE changes have more to do with balancing 10-man instances. For example, in KZ there are a few AE pulls before the second boss. Up until WotLK, only mages and warlocks were able to do...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/06/08, 9:25 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I don't know if fire or frost will be the easy...

I don't know if fire or frost will be the easy outs for resistance fights in WotLK simply because up until now mages were the only class that made extensive use of either school. Destruction warlocks...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/03/08, 10:27 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Couldn't you just as easily look at the values...

Couldn't you just as easily look at the values for level 71 - 74 and see if it's apparent what it will be at 80. With four points you could get a fairly good line fit and make a prediction for 80.
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/01/08, 4:11 PM
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Posted By alvinrod
I think it was Lhivera who pointed out that since...

I think it was Lhivera who pointed out that since the FfB spell isn't available until level 75 and the maximum level on the official Blizzard servers at the moment is 74, it probably is a private...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/31/08, 10:58 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
The fact that FfB applies the WC debuff is...

The fact that FfB applies the WC debuff is interesting since I had assumed that it wouldn't unless it dealt frost damage.

One other thing that I haven't seen touched on yet is how the spell is...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/31/08, 4:34 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Although I haven't seen anything beyond the...

Although I haven't seen anything beyond the description of the spell, I think that the damage listed is the total damage. I'd have to guess that the way it animates is a few arcane missile looking...
Forum: Warlocks 05/30/08, 9:13 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,652
Posted By alvinrod
Since they made resilience affect DoTs in PvP I...

Since they made resilience affect DoTs in PvP I don't really see the issue with them. They can always move the damage reduction towards DoTs around to rebalance it for PvP without worrying too much...
Forum: Warlocks 05/30/08, 7:53 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,652
Posted By alvinrod
I don't presume to speak for all warlock raiders,...

I don't presume to speak for all warlock raiders, but it was a complaint that I had noticed more than once in this thread. I realize that some people may actually like a simple two-button class while...
Forum: Warlocks 05/30/08, 5:36 PM
Replies: 4,153
Views: 875,652
Posted By alvinrod
I have a hypothetical question on which I would...

I have a hypothetical question on which I would like to get raiding warlocks' opinions.

Do you believe it would be appropriate that the best warlock raiding spec throughout WotLK would be deep...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/30/08, 4:17 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Based on the numbers I was seeing against a...

Based on the numbers I was seeing against a single target I was probably only getting around 50 spell damage counted towards the spell. Based on my spell damage it would only be getting around 4%....
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/30/08, 3:00 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
The wikidot site lists it as 1% per rank. I'm...

The wikidot site lists it as 1% per rank.

I'm guessing the 3% per rank on the talent calculator is an error. Either that or it was recently changed and hasn't been updated on the site yet.
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/30/08, 2:08 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Tried looking in the informational thread to see...

Tried looking in the informational thread to see if was listed there, but there's no mention of it. Google searching also didn't reveal anything so I decided to run into RFC and train as many mobs as...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/29/08, 8:29 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,409
Posted By alvinrod
Well it's one way to stop serious warlock...

Well it's one way to stop serious warlock stacking. Is there really any better way to do it than making destruction so mana starved that it has to spend a lot of it's time tapping or beating the hell...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/29/08, 7:19 PM
Replies: 967
Views: 155,409
Posted By alvinrod
I'm not even sure if the warlock stacking issue...

I'm not even sure if the warlock stacking issue will continue to exist in WotLK simply because at this point it appears to me as though affliction may be the best warlock raiding spec, at least...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/08, 5:51 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I don't know exactly how all of the mana regen...

I don't know exactly how all of the mana regen abilities from other classes look at the moment or how useful shadow priests will be with the changes to VT, but it seems that in general 10 mans will...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/29/08, 12:33 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
It's possible that T7 gear will give AB some...

It's possible that T7 gear will give AB some coefficient. I think that Blizzard must realize that AB is the main Arcane nuke. Also it's necessary to consider that the nature of the spell makes if...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 10:11 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
I'm still not completely sold on deep Arcane (or...

I'm still not completely sold on deep Arcane (or for that matter deep anything until the talents mature) but I think that all 3 trees have some viable function. Frost is a great PvP tree and there's...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 4:56 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
The problem is how to model this talent? Can we...

The problem is how to model this talent?

Can we expect priests to give us shields to make it more valuable?

How many fights will exist such that we able to use shatter shield or fire/frost ward to...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 3:39 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Was thinking of a full out AB spam until the mana...

Was thinking of a full out AB spam until the mana ran low and just switch to frostbolt or something like that. They bumped up the base damage on AB a lot so this may compensate for the loss of T5. Go...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 3:28 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
The biggest problem with Incanter's Absorption is...

The biggest problem with Incanter's Absorption is that you can't pick up this talent along with IB, which is a mage's best shield. Maybe we'll get PW:S more often if we can get priests to toss them...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 3:10 PM
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Posted By alvinrod
Someone had pointed out that 33/0/38 would be...

Someone had pointed out that 33/0/38 would be dependent on a deep frost build in order to keep WG up, but it's possible for the 33/0/38 build to pick it up instead of empowered frostbolt if it turns...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 2:17 AM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
As Lhivera pointed out there's a lot up in the...

As Lhivera pointed out there's a lot up in the air with how the talent works. If it's only one percent of current mana then there's little reason to worry since it eventually becomes insignificant...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/28/08, 1:53 AM
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Posted By alvinrod
Although we'd all love that, it'd almost make it...

Although we'd all love that, it'd almost make it too easy.

I think it was Manly who suggested it but since AF and EP are essentially the exact same talent it would make more sense to just change AF...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/27/08, 11:54 PM
Replies: 4,786
Views: 768,598
Posted By alvinrod
Yeah By the way, even though it's difficult to...

Yeah

By the way, even though it's difficult to model the new talents initially and they're likely subject to change, has anyone bothered to run simulations on the 33/38 and 33/0/38 builds that will...
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