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#4227 Feb 20 2011 at 5:12 PM Rating: Good
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Not raiding.

Besides, EJ says to reforge everything to mastery. Smiley: dubious

I had to get expertise (and soon hit) capped, though. Can't stand it when my MSBT pumps out "miss, miss, dodge, miss, miss, dodge" when it should be saying "OMFG MAZ, YOUR DPS IS CRAAAAZY!" like it is now.

Messed up my rotation on the first boss in Tol'vir and still ended up first in Damage Done (by about 500k damage) at 14.5k DPS.
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#4228 Feb 20 2011 at 5:57 PM Rating: Good
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If you are going to be raiding then you should reforge to the hit cap at least. Interrupts are very important and in 10 mans, there aren't always a lot of interrupters available (especially if the tanks aren't hit capped).


I'd agree with Friar if you do mainly 10 mans. Expertise is still whatever as other stats will net more DPS than expertise. Tanks will likely not be hit-capped unless they farmed a separate gear set for kick duty.

If I start playing my druid again farming a hit set and a threat set will be the main things on my agenda.
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#4229 Feb 20 2011 at 7:40 PM Rating: Good
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I'm only doing heroics at the moment. When I have the VP, I'll be getting the Fluid Death trinket, which will put me at hit cap, allowing me to reforge a lot of hit into mastery.

If you're on the interrupt duty, getting Brutal Impact and hit capped is obviously important. I hate being on Bash duty, though. Nothing like an emergency Bash leaving you at not enough energy to refresh Rip. Sadface.

And I think it's silly that tanks don't have to get hit/expertise capped anymore. Obviously this mastery thing is just fantastic. First it causes Blizzard to gut our class and make itemization a bore (just reforge mastery lolol) and now it's forcing me to be on Bash duty.

Just ******* get rid of this mastery crap, Blizzard. Select some kind of average value and roll it into the specs. Let Hunters, Rogue and Ferals gear for agility, hit and expertise instead of this mindless mastery focus. It's crap. I hate it. And give me back my mobility. I actually found myself trying to shift out of the AOE root in Vortex Pinnacle today.

Stupid Blizzard.
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#4230 Feb 21 2011 at 12:41 AM Rating: Good
The hit cap is certainly a pain, but definitely necessary in my 10 mans. Expertise on the other hand is not needed at all - I have a grand total of zero at the moment. Also, with the latest talk on EJ's being that FB is only used during execute (to refresh rip), having enough combo points and energyto keep rip and SR up is now a lot easier so the interrupting isn't as much of a hassle as it was previously.

I'm pretty happy with where our DPS is at the moment. We are pretty good without being on the radar for nerfs :) I'm generally 2-3 on our DPS meters on regular fights - always beaten by the SPriests at the moment.


Oh, and I made the mistake of trying to heal without my grid yesterday (My PC crashed and took all my grid settings with it Smiley: mad ). Really, really hard! Had no idea who had a rejuv on already, or when my lifeblooms were running out. Mana disappeared so fast because I was refreshing too early instead of letting them tick. Must get it fixed tonight!

#4231 Feb 21 2011 at 5:11 AM Rating: Excellent
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Cat druids should be the last person on interrupts, anyway. 25 Energy compared to 15 for a rogue is way to steep to be using as often as some raid spells need to be interrupted. They should have put the energy cost reduction on a talent and put the secondary effect of Skull Bash (target has increased cost of spells) on the PvP gloves.
#4232 Feb 21 2011 at 11:38 AM Rating: Good
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Complex dinamic is complex, I say.
And their images are pretty.

Finally, pretty Math. Teachers should show fractals to students that say they dont like math.
#4233 Feb 22 2011 at 8:05 AM Rating: Good
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I wish Worgen got Worgen Form instead of Cat Form.

Seems stupid that you have to go from a vicious, feral wolfman with huge claws to some puttytat to Claw, Rake, Mangle, Rip and (F)Bite stuff. I mean, the claws on the Worgen are larger than the claws on the Cat. What gives?

Would be awesome if Cat Form was renamed for Worgen and caused them to drop on all fours or something, like Running Wild.

Ps. Running Wild is probably the most awesome mount in this game.
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#4234 Feb 22 2011 at 8:40 AM Rating: Good
I agree. Their swift flight form isn't bad either. It's win-win.
#4235 Feb 22 2011 at 10:52 AM Rating: Good
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Might just make the switch one of these days.

Kazzak is dead (ed: guild is dead, not the server) and those who are still playing are moving soon. Might be time I go back to my home server. Just not feeling the Horde rush like I used to, either. Plus, I'm really liking Worgen, even if it's silly that they have to switch to Kitty Form when they have those long claws and teeth.

Meh, game is losing its hold on me. The only issue is: if I quit WoW, what the hell am I going to spend those six hours a day on instead? Socializing? Eurgh!

Oh, I could go out in the sun. Except it's snowing and raining at the same right now and I'd honestly rather stab myself in the thigh with a rusty fork.

Edited, Feb 22nd 2011 5:53pm by Mazra
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#4236 Feb 22 2011 at 12:08 PM Rating: Good
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Mazra wrote:
Kazzak is dead (ed: guild is dead, not the server) and those who are still playing are moving soon.

That was a joke, me and sheepish were on skype at the time, dreading what he would do next, but I don't think he'll hit 85 on any character he makes on Kazzak. He hates leveling too much. So we're not really moving.
#4237 Feb 22 2011 at 1:09 PM Rating: Good
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Hey, I'll be coming back sometime this week.
#4238 Feb 22 2011 at 1:33 PM Rating: Good
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His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Hey, I'll be coming back sometime this week.


Omfg, what happened to your 4-month vacation thing?

And Rio, don't be mean. There I was, feeling all alone and with no one to talk to. Smiley: frown

Btw, I'm glad I went back to Kitteh. Did 18k DPS on that "life" dude in HoO heroic. No BL, just Berserk.

Edited, Feb 22nd 2011 8:57pm by Mazra
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#4239 Feb 22 2011 at 5:44 PM Rating: Good
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Me not being mean is the reason that I might eventually have to move server again. I can't find it in myself to tell him that I wouldn't mind if he jumped off a cliff and never spoke to me again. He really is that annoying.
#4240 Feb 22 2011 at 8:29 PM Rating: Good
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Guild drama? Do tell.
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#4241 Feb 22 2011 at 9:08 PM Rating: Good
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Not guild drama, RL drama. Sorta.

Basically, I went to school with a guy, and we were friends, but he was annoying when you had to spend more than 10 minutes with him at a time, and I only ever saw him at breaks. Then I left school and went to College, and he stayed at school. Suddenly he was at my house every day, for a few hours at a time. I had enough, moved to a different city. He insisted on coming to visit me every weekend, but I dodged the bullet every time he brought it up, and avoided him like the plague whenever I went home to see friends. I transfer to Kazzak so I can play with Aeth and Maz. Life was good, I didn't have to talk to him, unless he phoned/I saw him when I went home. The real ID came, and he started talking to me again, because I couldn't decline the friend invite, because I'm just that nice a person. Then I move to Canada, and he talks about coming to visit occasionally. I can't convince myself that telling him that I wish he'd go die in a fire. It would feel like kicking a puppy, while it was making the puppy eyes at you.
#4242 Feb 22 2011 at 11:07 PM Rating: Good
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Yeesh... Just another casualty of the Real ID system. >.< Man I hate that thing...
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#4243 Feb 23 2011 at 1:31 AM Rating: Good
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Mazra wrote:
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Hey, I'll be coming back sometime this week.


Omfg, what happened to your 4-month vacation thing?
It was more of a vacation until I've got enough time to play again, because I haven't had much time to do anything but school and sleep for the past months.
But now that I've passed to year two there's just some RL stuff to catch up to and then I'll be back to playing.
#4244 Feb 23 2011 at 7:46 AM Rating: Good
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Mazra wrote:
Might just make the switch one of these days.

Kazzak is dead (ed: guild is dead, not the server) and those who are still playing are moving soon. Might be time I go back to my home server. Just not feeling the Horde rush like I used to, either. Plus, I'm really liking Worgen, even if it's silly that they have to switch to Kitty Form when they have those long claws and teeth.

Meh, game is losing its hold on me. The only issue is: if I quit WoW, what the hell am I going to spend those six hours a day on instead? Socializing? Eurgh!

Oh, I could go out in the sun. Except it's snowing and raining at the same right now and I'd honestly rather stab myself in the thigh with a rusty fork.

Edited, Feb 22nd 2011 5:53pm by Mazra

Or you could give other games a try. Like Dragon Age 2. =D
#4245 Feb 23 2011 at 8:25 AM Rating: Good
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Brisin wrote:
Or you could give other games a try. Like Dragon Age 2. =D


I've played both Dragon Age (1) and World of Warcraft at the same time. Sometimes I'll focus on a game for a couple of days (like happened with Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed), but often I manage to play both at the same time. Well, not the same time, but both games in the same day.

Problem with single player games is that I lose interest once I complete the game. Replay value is near zero because I remember most games, movies and books I've played, watched or read.

Dragon Age 2 might be able to entertain me for a week or so, though.
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#4246 Feb 23 2011 at 11:04 AM Rating: Good
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Mazra wrote:
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Or you could give other games a try. Like Dragon Age 2. =D


I've played both Dragon Age (1) and World of Warcraft at the same time. Sometimes I'll focus on a game for a couple of days (like happened with Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed), but often I manage to play both at the same time. Well, not the same time, but both games in the same day.

Problem with single player games is that I lose interest once I complete the game. Replay value is near zero because I remember most games, movies and books I've played, watched or read.

Dragon Age 2 might be able to entertain me for a week or so, though.

That`s what DLC are there for, I suppose. I got entertained by DA for 2 weeks, I would say, cause that's what took me to finish it. Then, few months later, it got some dlc and I got entertained a litlle more. Then, I bough a Xbox, had some fun with a few games, like fable, and mass effect and that one with Jack Black, and now it's gathering dust right beside my tv. Actually, the only reason I still use my tv it's because it's way bigger than my monitor and it has an USB port, so I see movies and stuff on it through the USB.

Anyways, you can also try new MMOs, like that Rift one. Several friends saying it's a really great MMO. Didn't tried it, but I'm thinking on giving it a try.

Problem wih MMOs, for me, is that they just dont deliver the same fun factor as WoW does, unfortunately. I mean, for example, I tried AoC, wich was a total failure. I tried the new FF, another big fail. I got a bit entertained with Warhammer Online, but the endgame there isn't really fun for me. I'm not a huge pvp fan, though I did like the pvp there more than wow pvp, and I suppose that's what keeping the game from dying, but the fun factor on it wasn't that much. Instead, I just reactivated my WoW account when Cataclysm came and I'm back to my addiction. bleh.
#4247 Feb 23 2011 at 11:25 AM Rating: Excellent
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I made a lasagna the other night. I had finished putting it together, and was getting set to pop it in the oven when I realized it was too big for the pan. I thought I'd be able to keep an eye on it, but then a sleepy toddler claimed my lap. So I sat there helplessly listening to the lasagna bubble over the edge of the pan. It turned out okay, especially considering I was pretty limited on ingredients. However I'm extremely thankful the store down the street is open late...

and had scouring pads on sale. Smiley: thumbsup



I also should play more WoW. Smiley: frown
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#4248 Feb 23 2011 at 11:41 AM Rating: Good
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Hmmmmm lasagna. <3
#4249 Feb 23 2011 at 12:26 PM Rating: Good
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I enjoyed Warhammer Online for the story, to be honest.

The lag and generally unpolished feel to it just killed my interest, though. Apparently, the latest patch broke the game completely, removing open RvR (= world PvP) which has people groaning out loud across the board.

Looks like EA is trying to sink their game so they can push players over into SW:TOR.
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#4250 Feb 23 2011 at 2:06 PM Rating: Good
Yeah a few years ago I tried a few different MMO's, and none of them could hold a candle to WoW. This was back when I was dating an obsessive MMO player, and he had to try every single one that game out, and buy the Collector's Edition of each one. He's really weird... Anyways, we took a break from WoW when City of Villains originally came out. I loved the concept and the creativity of character creation, but the game play was terrible. There was literally no story. Every mission you either killed snake people or gangsters. That was it. We also tried Lineage II. That game is gorgeous, but omg is it boring. We got bored of leveling before even leaving the starting area. We also tried the open beta of DDO and it was pretty good, but nothing overly special.

Since then, I've tried LOtR:online, Maple Story ('cause it's free and I have college friends that play it), and I'm currently playing around with Rift a bit. Rift looks to be the closest thing that could give WoW a run for its money. The only thing I don't care for is the sci-fi setting. Character creation is awesome, and I love how you can choose three different specializations from each of the four primary classes. Being a mage that can cast lightning, ice and plant spells is a lot of fun. =x
#4251 Feb 23 2011 at 2:16 PM Rating: Good
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I loved the concept and the creativity of character creation, but the game play was terrible. There was literally no story. Every mission you either killed snake people or gangsters. That was it.
Same for City of Heroes, Champions Online and every other superhero MMO.
It's a real shame too because there's such an amazing character creater in those games but they just don't follow it up with solid gameplay and their player base doesn't really seem to want to hand in any of the character creation freedom for better gameplay either.

In the case of Champions Online there's really very little actual content and zero balance because you can pretty much cherry pick abilities from across the board, when I talked about a system similar to what Rift is using (as far as I can tell) people got incredibly pissed off because it limited their freedom even though it would make balancing so much easier.

Of course there also wasn't any sort of endgame at all so the only real point to the game is creating pretty characters. I think it would work well as a single player game actually.
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