Elitist Jerks
Register
Blogs
Forums


Go Back   Elitist Jerks » Search Forums
Reload this Page Search Results

Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Showing results 1 to 50 of 75
Search took 0.01 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Irise
Forum: Theorycrafting Think Tank 03/23/09, 11:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 46,776
Posted By Irise
I was making a long post about the incorrect...

I was making a long post about the incorrect values listed above which are not only inconsistent with live but inconsistent with the theorycrafting posted at beginning of thread when I realized that...
Forum: Priests 02/06/09, 10:44 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,273
Posted By Irise
I don't think their intention is this. Currently...

I don't think their intention is this. Currently the mana regen formula is K x Sqrt(INT) x Spi and what I think they intend on doing is lowering the value of K which affects Int and Spirit. A...
Forum: Death Knights 01/24/09, 4:53 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Irise
I didn't know what spec you were comparing it...

I didn't know what spec you were comparing it against but simply put if you have Subversion then you are better off using Oblit for single target threat (other than KM procs). The build you and I are...
Forum: Death Knights 01/24/09, 10:25 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,830
Posted By Irise
The short answer is that it depends on your...

The short answer is that it depends on your build.

Personally I use this (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Fenris&n=Runes) build hence I try to use HB whenever the cooldown is up and...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/09, 10:13 AM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,368
Posted By Irise
My inscriber is at level 70 with 400 Inscription...

My inscriber is at level 70 with 400 Inscription and is not discovering new recipes through Minor Research. One of the recipes I have not discovered is the Glyph of Renewed Life which only requires...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/04/09, 12:46 PM
Replies: 1,901
Views: 881,368
Posted By Irise
For the past few days Minor Inscription Research...

For the past few days Minor Inscription Research just creates a scroll of Recall for me instead of discovering a new recipe. However, I still do not have a few (about 5) minor glyphs. Anyone know...
Forum: Priests 12/29/08, 10:16 AM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,273
Posted By Irise
What am I doing wrong?

I am trying to calculate the amount absorbed by my PW:S. Armor link: The World of Warcraft Armory (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Fenris&n=martingale)

With my talent build as I...
Forum: Priests 10/26/08, 2:11 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,273
Posted By Irise
A section with coefficients for various spells...

A section with coefficients for various spells would also be wonderful.
Forum: Priests 10/25/08, 11:10 PM
Replies: 2,225
Views: 1,386,273
Posted By Irise
You have specific values for various stats in...

You have specific values for various stats in many places. Are these values taking raid buffs into account?

In the question about inspiration I would definitely add a comment about how quickly...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/29/08, 4:41 PM
Replies: 900
Views: 394,328
Posted By Irise
After spending 3 years in the hardcore raiding...

After spending 3 years in the hardcore raiding scene I decided to hang up the boots and join a 10 man guild. About half of us have some T6 raiding experience and half don't have any beyond Kara. I...
Forum: Priests 07/21/08, 7:44 AM
Replies: 2,702
Views: 414,846
Posted By Irise
I think the Healing to Spellpower conversion (for...

I think the Healing to Spellpower conversion (for TBC items) will be done in a way as to keep the ilevels on the items the same. Assuming that and taking a look at how item levels are calculated we...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/08, 3:55 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,604
Posted By Irise
The same problem is posed in basketball as well...

The same problem is posed in basketball as well where each player's stats depends not only who was on the floor as well but how they played. There is no perfect way to calculate this stat but there...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/07/08, 12:39 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,604
Posted By Irise
A New Raiding Metric

Anyone familiar with NBA knows that a player cannot just be measured by the main stats of Points, Rebounds, Steals, Assists and Blocked Shots. There are also efficiency stats which are even more...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/11/08, 3:14 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,168
Posted By Irise
I think implicit in that line of reasoning is cat...

I think implicit in that line of reasoning is cat gear with a cat spec, and assuming that, it would be unreasonable to expect to be ~50% healer. However, it is possible to have a hybrid spec such...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/24/08, 9:33 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,242
Posted By Irise
Not to put a too fine point on it but one of six...

Not to put a too fine point on it but one of six sets of those equivalent gears is demand by roughly 27% of the raiding population. They have implemented essentially a token system but now instead of...
Forum: Class Mechanics 03/23/08, 3:07 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
What is the correct formula for...

What is the correct formula for downranking?

WoWWiki states that it is a multiplicative factor of ([Level at which next higher rank of Spell is Learned] + 5) / [Character Level] = [Downranking...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/16/08, 3:01 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 32,859
Posted By Irise
My ideal setup Helm - Cowl of Light's...

My ideal setup

Helm - Cowl of Light's Purity
Neck - Brooch of Nature's Mercy
Shoulders - Mantle of Absolution
Chest - Robes of Faltered Light
Wrist - Cuffs of Absolution
Hands - Handguards of the...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/16/08, 2:31 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
Does anyone know if a healer cloak drops in...

Does anyone know if a healer cloak drops in Sunwell? The only new healer cloak that I could find is via badges and it inferior to the Cloak from Tier 6 trash.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/15/08, 9:05 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 138,580
Posted By Irise
Jayde, would it possible to change the spread...

Jayde, would it possible to change the spread sheet so you don't need to calculate the int and spirit from gear etc. What I am thinking off is to input stats from the char sheet without any buffs and...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 02/13/08, 10:17 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 11,563
Posted By Irise
Suggestions - A feature where guilds could...

Suggestions

- A feature where guilds could compare how they have improved on a fight over time. For example, if they could compare their dps on Illidan kills over a 2 month period.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/11/08, 1:26 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 162,141
Posted By Irise
The table at the top of the page is really...

The table at the top of the page is really partial derivatives of Regen with respect to Spirit and Int.

Each additional point of Spirit will give you 0.0466350(Int)^0.5 mp5.

Each additional point...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/11/08, 11:44 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
This is a bit frustrating because I currently had...

This is a bit frustrating because I currently had been considering picking up Leggings of Eternity but with these changes it is quite possible that Breeches of Absolution will edge them out.

I could...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/10/08, 4:36 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 162,141
Posted By Irise
I don't buy this formula yet. I plugged Bekah's...

I don't buy this formula yet.

I plugged Bekah's data into a spreadsheet and I ran a linear regression of Bekah's regen against the results from your formula the slope was 1.08 (not 1.00 as expected)...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/08, 3:01 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,242
Posted By Irise
Could you post some more numbers? I only have the...

Could you post some more numbers? I only have the stuff that Bekah gave to work with so I can't prove one way or the other.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/10/08, 2:51 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
I looked at Bekah's number and did a linear...

I looked at Bekah's number and did a linear regression to get a preliminary formula for how Regen scales with Intellect. You can find it here: http://elitistjerks.com/633457-post630.html
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/08, 2:47 PM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,242
Posted By Irise
Great stuff. I input this into open office and...

Great stuff. I input this into open office and ran LINEST (Linear Regression Estimator). The formula I got is
R = R(I,285) = 0.29 I + 202.42
where R is the regen out of combat, S is spirit, I is the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/08, 12:05 AM
Replies: 4,393
Views: 1,575,242
Posted By Irise
Nothing in the patch notes about unlocking...

Nothing in the patch notes about unlocking bosses. I am hoping they dropped this idea.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/08/08, 9:47 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
You are incorrect because you are assuming that...

You are incorrect because you are assuming that all fights require the same ratio of healing and regen. For something like RoS and BB you want to push your +healing as high as possible while on...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/05/08, 5:03 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
In trying to quantify spell haste the most...

In trying to quantify spell haste the most usefull metric for me is latency. I notice a difference between 200ms and 500ms but not between 200ms and 300ms. With the Blessed Band and Nature's Mercy I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/05/08, 4:03 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
Let us compare how a Haste set stacks up against...

Let us compare how a Haste set stacks up against the "ideal" Healing set. Here are the gear choices.

Blessed Band of Karabor vs Band of Eternity
Shroud of the Highborne vs Shroud of the Final...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/29/08, 9:10 AM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,327
Posted By Irise
I would like to hear the counter arguments to the...

I would like to hear the counter arguments to the following idea.

1. Lets combine all armor piece tokens off a Boss into one type. So for example Archimonde will drop 2 tokens which can be turned...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/20/08, 12:14 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
This is my post from a now dead thread about...

This is my post from a now dead thread about Healing Priests.



Note that doubling the number of Priests does not double the uptime due to overlap. My main issue with inspiration is that it doesn't...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/05/08, 4:32 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,605
Posted By Irise
Affine function is a very fancy of saying...

Affine function is a very fancy of saying
F{\vec{u}) = c + a_1 u_1 + \dots + a_n u_n

The mean of any symmetric distribution is the arithmetic mean of the lower and upper limit but what I am...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/05/08, 12:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,605
Posted By Irise
If you let F(\vec{u}) be an affine function then...

If you let F(\vec{u}) be an affine function then the gradient is constant hence optimal gear path does not change period.

Edit: Some what related to this, do we know what the damage distribution is...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/05/08, 11:52 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,605
Posted By Irise
The correct model for average multiplier on...

The correct model for average multiplier on damage due to armor would be
W(w)=\frac{1}{1+\frac{w}{w_l}}\vee 0.25

Assuming that we are the in range that you are talking about, I can extract from your...
Forum: Class Mechanics 01/05/08, 2:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,605
Posted By Irise
Completely agree with everything here. I would...

Completely agree with everything here. I would also add that since armor is modeled logarithmically its cannot accurately modeled via only the first few terms of the taylor expansion.

There are only...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/27/07, 4:35 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
Every priest has their own healing style and...

Every priest has their own healing style and should gem according to what benefits their playing style the most. When assigned to MT healing you are going to be using GHeal most hence it makes sense...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 12/24/07, 2:17 PM
Replies: 1,004
Views: 354,550
Posted By Irise
Anyone have any suggestions for a recount...

Anyone have any suggestions for a recount replacement? I am mostly interested in a mod which displays death logs. I tried assessment but it didn't display as much information as I wanted (parries for...
Forum: Class Mechanics 12/24/07, 12:20 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
However, if you socket Boots of the Divine Light...

However, if you socket Boots of the Divine Light (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32609) with +22 healing gems then the difference is 44 healing and 2 spirit vs 9 mp5. Now obviously the trade off...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/21/07, 12:40 AM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,327
Posted By Irise
I think you are mistaking curiosity about boss...

I think you are mistaking curiosity about boss models and loot with genuine interest in the competition for World Firsts. How does it matter to me whether DnT, Nihilium, EJ or LR finish it first? I...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/08/07, 10:34 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 138,580
Posted By Irise
Awesome work Jayde. I haven't had a chance to...

Awesome work Jayde. I haven't had a chance to reply to your PM but I will definitely do so and take a closer look at the spreadsheet it once my work schedule loosens up.

Would it also be possible...
Forum: Class Mechanics 11/02/07, 5:51 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
Vurrin, how are you tracking your OFSR time? I...

Vurrin, how are you tracking your OFSR time? I haven't been able find a good mod to do this.
Forum: The Dung Heap 10/26/07, 2:16 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 9,357
Posted By Irise
Segregating guild ranks by skill or privileges is...

Segregating guild ranks by skill or privileges is a bad idea as it will only lead to conflict from perceived slights. We separate guild ranks by responsibility ie. Guild Master, Raid Leader, Class...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/23/07, 4:07 PM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
That is an interesting point of view. I rarely...

That is an interesting point of view. I rarely use renews on MT because I find them it to be an incredibly mana inefficient spell since damage these days is spiky so usually the tank gets healed back...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/22/07, 10:06 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
It would be nice to have healing coefficients for...

It would be nice to have healing coefficients for all priest healing spells on the list. Perhaps even a table of HPM and HPS for each spell or just a link to Nightshroud's spreadsheet.
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/18/07, 10:01 AM
Replies: 986
Views: 574,514
Posted By Irise
This is exactly what a guide shouldn't contain....

This is exactly what a guide shouldn't contain. The guide should be digest of facts about priest, talents, abilities and gear rather than opinions much less passing character judgment on people based...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/18/07, 9:35 AM
Replies: 541
Views: 148,018
Posted By Irise
There is a much simpler way of calculating...

There is a much simpler way of calculating Inspiration uptime. The chance that Inspiration is up at any time depends solely on what happened in the last 15 seconds. Let

G = Number of Greater Heals...
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/12/07, 11:58 PM
Replies: 541
Views: 148,018
Posted By Irise
I can see myself stacking spell haste for trash...

I can see myself stacking spell haste for trash and extremely short boss fights which require high HPS.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 10/10/07, 10:46 AM
Replies: 2,359
Views: 540,630
Posted By Irise
Does Omen receive Data from Recount and vice...

Does Omen receive Data from Recount and vice versa?
Forum: Class Mechanics 10/07/07, 8:05 AM
Replies: 541
Views: 148,018
Posted By Irise
That would be the right model to use if spirit...

That would be the right model to use if spirit did not contribute to +healing and I did not regen any mana out of FSR. There is another thread pertaining to such stat comparisons where I and a few...
Showing results 1 to 50 of 75
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

 

Ten Ton Hammer Network   EVE   GW2   Spark   SWToR   WoW
Contact Us   Privacy Policy