tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post6097049656396826375..comments2023-12-13T05:38:56.001-06:00Comments on Gray Matter: Patch 3.3: First ImpressionsGraylohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12928540421337175942noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-6099765335575662882009-12-17T10:28:19.680-06:002009-12-17T10:28:19.680-06:00I don't know if the typhoon strat change befor...I don't know if the typhoon strat change before your posting but I read the strat. It wasn't talking about trying to hold aggro with hurricane but using a holy pally behind you with righteous fury to aggro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-86900177054252243172009-12-17T05:35:55.769-06:002009-12-17T05:35:55.769-06:00I'm starting a new blog at:
http://shittygobl...I'm starting a new blog at:<br /><br />http://shittygoblin.blogspot.com/Fake Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134590803605770859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-15544026926769923572009-12-14T13:08:50.212-06:002009-12-14T13:08:50.212-06:00Other good Eclipse tracking addon:
3.3 broke the ...Other good Eclipse tracking addon:<br /><br />3.3 broke the addon I was using to track eclipse buffs and cooldowns (EventAlert; was a very good method if it gets fixedt for 3.3), so I gave the updated Squawk/Awe a test run and didn't like it very much. Part of that was subjective, but it kept bugging out on me, keeping the buff icon on the screen and generally being a little awkward.<br /><br />I gave Quartz a whirl and liked it much better when combined with Quartz: proc module for tracking Eclipse buffs and cooldowns. It's still not perfect (can't seem to make it stop showing earth and moon) but its much more consolidated, more asthetically pleasing and more consistant with showing whats going on with Eclipse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-36124950442161196082009-12-14T10:10:49.243-06:002009-12-14T10:10:49.243-06:00I liked the LFG tool on the first night only. Sinc...I liked the LFG tool on the first night only. Since then I have had 15 to 20 minute wait times or more. As a boomy it seems like DPS is a dime a dozen and the limiting factors are tanks and healers. As it always was, yet now it is much more pronounced. Not real happy with it atm, we'll see...<br /><br />The other problem is when there is a cloth drop that's an upgrade for me, yet everyone else rolls DE and of course that overrides my greed (because I can't Need due to it not being my "type" of gear). I really hate this part and wish Blizz would change it to allow Need on cloth for druids and probably leather for shammys and so on, maybe one level "lower" type of gear if you know what I mean.MuShUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-88960423254795591512009-12-14T04:25:49.863-06:002009-12-14T04:25:49.863-06:00So what are all your views on weapon choice.
Pers...So what are all your views on weapon choice.<br /><br />Personally I'm going with Nibelung simply because I'm getting bored of weapon after weapon with the same old stats, I like nice procs :) That and I like a druid with a staff.<br /><br />I've done an initial wowhead profile with what I am aiming for, working on a post on strayegg about it. Unfortunately wowhead doesn't list all the items I would like to include (i.e. the reverred/exalted rings, and items from bosses not yet ingame), so I've used some EoF items to patch in the gaps (and my trusty Bejeweled Wizards Bracers)<br /><br />Can view it here : http://www.wowhead.com/?profile=19102924<br /><br />Any comments? :)Aeiedilhttp://www.strayegg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-22999097475489001002009-12-12T09:53:39.762-06:002009-12-12T09:53:39.762-06:00Seems like Squawk and Awe is working again, it is ...Seems like Squawk and Awe is working again, it is doing sometimes it lags my whole screen when eclipse procs.<br /><br />I believe it is the work around that they used, it's definitely better than without it.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732069059295034013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-69857830275117288312009-12-12T09:22:20.592-06:002009-12-12T09:22:20.592-06:00Gray, try Surgetracker for Eclipse Procs, there...Gray, try Surgetracker for Eclipse Procs, there's a post about it on NoStockUI, I cant access it from work to post the original link soz.<br /><br />Tis a very nice addon :)Cybachttp://www.raidleader.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-26826749630378970102009-12-12T00:03:04.304-06:002009-12-12T00:03:04.304-06:00I am glad to see the opinion of another moonkin fo...I am glad to see the opinion of another moonkin for the Saurfang fight and know I'm not totally crazy >.< there was absolutely no way I could hold aggro against our mages with hurricane, and most the adds were dead by the time they got in typhoon range of me anyway. I will talk with my raid leader about some of the other strats I heard here :DMobusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-87894355033304295562009-12-11T10:47:03.336-06:002009-12-11T10:47:03.336-06:00I believe it checks your current gear, so probably...I believe it checks your current gear, so probably not a good idea to queue as healer with ilevel 200 gear if your main set gear is full IC epics :) Maybe swap over to your healer gear before you queue or something, would expect that to prevent you being in a dungeon you can't heal.Aeiedilhttp://www.strayegg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-20533368490917973142009-12-11T10:37:17.039-06:002009-12-11T10:37:17.039-06:00I really like the new LFG tool as well, but have s...I really like the new LFG tool as well, but have some questions on how the random instances are picked, specific to hybrids. I'm afraid to queue as a healer, since my off-set gear, while adequate for most of the instances, may be behind on the new ones. Any ideas or suggestions on how this works?<br /><br />I also expect the queue times to lengthen as the novelty wears off. Although the teleport feature helps like it did with the battle grounds since I can queue and go about other things while I wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-21048773965740709392009-12-11T08:47:23.105-06:002009-12-11T08:47:23.105-06:00Regarding the LFD tool, it makes me more inclined ...Regarding the LFD tool, it makes me more inclined to run random heroics instead of idling all day as it takes a lot of the headache out of joining a random heroic pug. Among other things, no bickering over deciding where to go!Aeiedilhttp://www.strayegg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-68703623103382969712009-12-11T07:51:45.699-06:002009-12-11T07:51:45.699-06:00I really enjoyed the LFG tool. Last night, i queue...I really enjoyed the LFG tool. Last night, i queued up for Pit of Saron (2nd instance) at like 00.30, and it took me 10 minutes to find a group. Not bad, considering its a whole new instance, and most people had probably done it. I did the random heroic for the first time, and i was amazed that i had to wait just a minute, and when we all got ported in, we were all ready. The party didn't stop, everybody knew what they were doing, nobody had time to go AFK because we just went through it.<br /><br />It was like playing with myself. Gaming. Gaming with myself.Qiethhttp://www.qieths-quips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-86087153558466207932009-12-11T03:29:33.515-06:002009-12-11T03:29:33.515-06:00I agree with your sentiments on a few bosses.
D...I agree with your sentiments on a few bosses. <br /> <br />Deathwhisper we found very simple, easy to beat the enrage timer. That said we did wipe for an hour and a bit, because every time we pulled we would be bent over and spanked by the lag beast, making all dps and healing impossible. Would see a raid dps of 6-7k per person fall to a max 2.5k. Strong win<br /> <br />On the gunship I was also on ship defence. Halfway through I got bored so told the raid leader to stuff it, because DPS on the below zero add was low. I just started jumping around doing what I felt like (being the only Moonkin in the guild means I can often get away with this so long as I don't screw up), and that made the fight a bit more fun :) Just made sure to keep an eye on adds to make sure they weren't overwhelmed.<br /><br />Saurfang I was moaned at for being unable to hold aggro with Hurricane because "it worked in the video". It took some explanation to point out that hurricane hitting for 90/hit could NOT hold aggro unless all melee stopped aoe (they refused to), and the healers stopped healing entirely. This of course was not possible, so finally we went to single-targetting and people paying attention and goddam moving, like I had been trying to get people to do at the start. Boss fell, cookies were had :)Aeiedilhttp://www.strayegg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-42235973591400302432009-12-11T00:58:47.362-06:002009-12-11T00:58:47.362-06:00I'd like to comment a bit on 4th ICC boss. We ...I'd like to comment a bit on 4th ICC boss. We did in fact use the typhoon method and yes, hurricane doesn't help much (tho when I stopped using it, it somehow was getting even worse). Anyway, I gues the key to success was hunters trap, focused dps on adds and putting paladins with RF on me ... plus other healers not further than 1 group from me. Adds still tend to aggro randomnly in some cases but most of them did go in my dirrection.Lilijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084109517825847060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-74316852903684935612009-12-10T17:09:19.607-06:002009-12-10T17:09:19.607-06:00I actually enjoyed the gunship but I was on a cann...I actually enjoyed the gunship but I was on a cannon and jumping back in forth from the ships for killing the mage guys.<br /><br />Another thing we did on Saurfang is that the adds are tauntable on 25man. So if someone pulled agro and were getting close to hitting someone i just shifted and taunted. Normally this bought enough time for the mob to die.Puccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-37441530580470048392009-12-10T16:38:26.719-06:002009-12-10T16:38:26.719-06:00As a moonkin raider of similar raid experience/gea...As a moonkin raider of similar raid experience/gear level, I would like to propose another moonkin strategy for Deathbringer Saurfang to you. <br /><br />Instead of attempting to pull aggro with the Bloodbeasts (a la Tankspot), just stand in the center facing Saurfang, typhoon both adds as soon as they spawn and then root one and have ranged dps burn down the other.<br /><br />We completely avoided the need for hunter traps and DK chains of ice spamming. This also avoids the issues of trying to pull aggro, hurricane related mana issues and split dps.<br /><br />Given a lower gear level, melee heavy raid or a 3 healer approach, a second form of slow/cc may be necessary but it is possible with only a moonkin for control.<br /><br />~Aeon of DragonmawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-41709409914379318162009-12-10T15:20:22.085-06:002009-12-10T15:20:22.085-06:00We did Deathbringer on the one night none of our h...We did Deathbringer on the one night none of our hunters showed up. We did Righteous Fury in the back, earthbinds in the middle and I did Typhoon after the first earthbind.<br /><br />I really liked the fight the most. Seems like our healers enjoyed it as well.Diermakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772318805582631416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-61638590375898236112009-12-10T14:03:55.055-06:002009-12-10T14:03:55.055-06:00That Tankspot strat looks overly complicated, I ju...That Tankspot strat looks overly complicated, I just stood front and center at the bottom of the stairs, 3 hunter frost traps on the stairs.<br /><br />Pallies with Righteous Fury up stood behind me, I would Typhoon as soon as they spawned. The adds hardly ever made it through the frost trap, if they did they would be knocked back a second time with Thunderstorm.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732069059295034013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-8021275633593892332009-12-10T13:29:02.564-06:002009-12-10T13:29:02.564-06:00These fights were all easy, but I definitely can s...These fights were all easy, but I definitely can see them being very difficult on Heroic. Oh, and we did wipe on the gunship - some guy started the fight before anyone had grabbed their rocket launchers and nobody could go onto the other ship :P<br /><br />Regarding Typhooning the adds - I just Typhooned them as they spawned, and they seemed to die before they ever reached the ranged. We did have a couple of healers tank a couple, lol.Ballerkinhttp://moonkin.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-8812632370053726802009-12-10T13:04:03.046-06:002009-12-10T13:04:03.046-06:00Personally I enjoyed the freshness of all the new ...Personally I enjoyed the freshness of all the new content. I was slightly underwhelmed by the difficulty(i think we wiped once on Saurfang), but I assumed the difficulty would be easy since blizz is on the "let everyone win" kick still in this expansion. Im setting my sights on Hard Modes.<br /><br />You comment about the typhoon was interesting, our guild just had a couple of strong dps stand in front of the traps each take an add and get it to focus them then I would typhoon them back once they got close. We didn't bother trying to hurricane themDawninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-88344376256405159632009-12-10T13:02:38.844-06:002009-12-10T13:02:38.844-06:00Have you tryied "Quartz: Procs Module" i...Have you tryied "Quartz: Procs Module" instead? I havent noticed any difference between that and S&A.Monninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-55433168868336801192009-12-10T12:57:01.409-06:002009-12-10T12:57:01.409-06:00To be more specific, they have been working on a f...To be more specific, they have been working on a fix for the cooldown bug you are describing.lissannahttp://restokin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-73716228577166172542009-12-10T12:56:20.543-06:002009-12-10T12:56:20.543-06:00They've been working on EJ to work through som...They've been working on EJ to work through some of the bugs. Once they have that all settled, you should try downloading the newest version.lissannahttp://restokin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232240169123589462.post-59644954364617554482009-12-10T12:45:14.839-06:002009-12-10T12:45:14.839-06:00If you manually edit the previous version of Squaw...If you manually edit the previous version of Squawk and Awe as is mentioned in its Elitist Jerks thread (just some copy and pasting in the .lua file, not hard), the cooldown bar still functions as it did before.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901738346280768334noreply@blogger.com