tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post1784587233955723856..comments2023-12-13T05:38:56.001-06:00Comments on Gray Matter: Patch Notes: Eclipse BuffedGraylohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-23393254581867257852009-12-06T03:50:39.640-06:002009-12-06T03:50:39.640-06:00Personally I got bored of 2t8+2t9 a long time ago ...Personally I got bored of 2t8+2t9 a long time ago and so made the switch, but am still regularly at/near the top of the dps meters in 10 and 25m. I also dropped WE a few weeks ago to get back in the swing of how it used to be/is going to be, and honestly my dps hasn't suffered. <br /><br />Due to these 2 factors I am really looking forwards to 3.3 as it will be nothing but benefit, and can't wait to start gearing up in IC :)Aeiedilhttp://www.strayegg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-11577544788779384282009-12-04T10:17:51.615-06:002009-12-04T10:17:51.615-06:00They could have just as easily buffed some other t...They could have just as easily buffed some other talent to provide similar results. What about a buff to Moonfury or the personal portion of Earth and Moon? <br /><br />If Eclipse wasn't an over budgeted talent before... it certainly is now, one may argue the MOST over budgeted in-game. I'm not certain on the exact numbers, but without it we'd probably loose 30-40% of our DPS... for a 3-point talent, honestly.Bovismaximusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-44158785846830771472009-12-04T09:20:09.924-06:002009-12-04T09:20:09.924-06:00@Mîk
I expected a still overall nerf, so I'm n...@Mîk<br />I expected a still overall nerf, so I'm now happy. The fact that solar eclipse will now be random (for those of us who used wise eclipse), we can expect to have to cast 3 or 4 starfires after the end of lunar eclipse. That's like adding 8 seconds or so to eclipse's cooldown. Of course, that's not the most elegant way to describe it, but you catch my drift. The problems with we moonkins is that we REQUIRE this ONE starfire to crit, or our dps starts declining? Didn't crit? Minus 100 dps, hope this next one does! Didn't crit? Minus 100 dps, darn!<br /><br />I've gotten so unlucky with crits that i've actually had to start wrathing again after 10 or 11 starfire casts, because starfire NEVER crit. (as unlucky as that is.) Moonkin dps is just so very random, we're like tanks with 95% avoidance and a 25k health pool, but who are unable to reach the defence minimum. 95% of the time, we don't get hit and do fine. However, if we do get hit, there's that small chance that we get crit and the whole group dies...Leaving your fate up to the rng is hardly heartening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-79273472334549334262009-12-04T06:48:32.982-06:002009-12-04T06:48:32.982-06:00And since we will be using SF more than before we ...And since we will be using SF more than before we will get some extra use of our post 400 haste?Romoehttp://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Ragnaros&n=romoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-38918143666050365462009-12-04T06:05:21.432-06:002009-12-04T06:05:21.432-06:00@Rhi Its not as bad as it seems. If Blizzard had n...@Rhi Its not as bad as it seems. If Blizzard had not made the changes they have done (the nerfs and the buffs), you would be running around with 2pt8 until you got the second level of tier 10. Would you rather do that?<br /><br />In fact, when 3.3 hits, and the changes i will make to my gear (4pt9.245 and switching out a ring to lower my new haste), i stand to gain 80 spellpower, 17 haste, and lose about 0,75% crit. The critloss sucks, but is made up by the extra spellpower.<br /><br />Even more, remember how we were sort of disappointed about the tier 10 bonuses? Well, they get a direct buff with this aswell. Imagine if you had tier 10 and still had your 2pt8 bonus - well, you almost do. More crit and more damage means bigger languish dots, and a higher benefit from the +15% damage from 2pt10.Qiethhttp://www.qieths-quips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-39896012387386405402009-12-03T21:31:11.458-06:002009-12-03T21:31:11.458-06:00Great! I just LOVE having to drop 2 awesome non-ti...Great! I just LOVE having to drop 2 awesome non-tier pieces to get craptastic legs and shoulders for a 1.24% DPS increase that is still way too tied to RNG factors!<br /><br />Screw you, Blizzard. Preferably with a cactus.Rhihttp://bellonae.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-25378238531868022992009-12-03T19:42:35.508-06:002009-12-03T19:42:35.508-06:00Re: Tulveli's comment
This is what I am wonde...Re: Tulveli's comment<br /><br />This is what I am wondering now, too. My guild, up until just recently, has only been raiding 10-man content. Chances at trophies--let alone the emblems to accompany them--have been few and far between.<br /><br />After reading about the 2pc T8 nerf, I stopped saving emblems for my tanking offspec and started saving up for the T9 gloves and leggings; I now have just enough for both, but all 4 pieces of my T9 will be iLvl 232.Emnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-24797916088960318622009-12-03T16:54:52.766-06:002009-12-03T16:54:52.766-06:00When you say that 4T9 is an upgrade of about 1.24%...When you say that 4T9 is an upgrade of about 1.24%, I'm assuming this is the ilvl 245 version? What would ilvl 232 T9 gear give?Tulvelinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-78081638859425675172009-12-03T13:05:59.916-06:002009-12-03T13:05:59.916-06:00I'm surprised this buff only results in a 1.24...I'm surprised this buff only results in a 1.24% net increase in DPS if you have 4 piece t9. I'm no math wizard and don't run my own numbers but I felt the DPS boost would be more than that since this buff almost contains the 2 piece t8 bonus. I guess that 15 second delay between eclipses drops our DPS more than I initially thought.Mîkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011764305640904606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-81301592486755220772009-12-03T12:51:24.275-06:002009-12-03T12:51:24.275-06:00@Daedalus
I think your underestimating how diffic...@Daedalus<br /><br />I think your underestimating how difficult changes of this type are. Yes, we are probably at least 6months away from the expansion, but 6months isn't that long in terms of development time.<br /><br />Any significant changes would require testing. That would push the patch back a couple of weeks. Even then, it's hard to get a full picture of how they would impact the game until they were implemented on to live realms.<br /><br />Sure, they could do it quicker, but would likely just cause additional problems.<br /><br />Second, once this patch gets going we have to assume that most of the development for the game will shift to the expansion. Do you really want them to take time away from that work so that they can play around with a couple of mechanics what will likely change in the expansion anyway?Graylohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-38147721450592468772009-12-03T12:07:25.038-06:002009-12-03T12:07:25.038-06:00What exactly is wrong with big or risky changes th...What exactly is wrong with big or risky changes this patch? It's not like Cataclysm is going to drop a month after we're into ICC; this isn't vanilla Naxx. <br /><br />By Blizzard's own statements, it's going to be "several weeks" (my interpretation, six) before we're even out of the Lower Spire. There'll then be similar delays between the opening of each subsequent wing. Assuming my interpretation of "several" is correct, that means we're looking at four and a half months until we even see Arthas on normal. Then there's the time they'll want us to have for heroic mode.<br /><br />Really, we're looking at six months minimum between the release of 3.3 and 4.0. Personally, I think ten months is more likely. That's plenty of time to fix any glaring imbalances introduced by such changes. And even if they don't think it's worth fixing, 4.0 will wipe the slate clean as we start over anyway.<br /><br />All this, of course, is assuming in the first place that being OP or UP at the end of an expansion arc is somehow worse than being so in the beginning or middle. I don't believe that it is. So, really, why the hesitation?Daedalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479897091838492713noreply@blogger.com