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This kind of thread is kinda unproductive. We have data threads on specific specs. Make up your mind that way. You can also simulate the two specs. Frost seems good at this patch but I'm not sure if it's good at AOE yet. It's also considered awkward and I think it's also tiring compared to others si...

Don't nerf it by lining it up with RoP, it might take a long time being unused. You use it near cooldown, with the exception of being able to create Hot Streaks during Combustion and it's used during Combustion only if you can't create Hot Streak!s anymore, which is very rare on the default rotation...

It should be mentioned how to enter a wowhead item. For instance I have this already in a Simulation script: head=collar_of_enclosure,id=134424,bonus_id=1727/1517 I want to compare it for example against http://www.wowhead.com/item=134304/manawracker-crown that dropped in an 880 version. I first fin...

It's true that Living Bomb looks better in various top logs but they also seem to be padding or being lucky. e.g. someone doing 95%+ of his LB damage at the 3rd platform which could have no adds at all if the fight was done more optimally, or people doing most of it in 1 drop of spiders and not on t...

Full FS here is exactly like the default rotation of the 19H profile of Simcraft with the change that it never pyros, it flamestrikes instead of pyroing.

PS. It doesn't even DB at any number of targets, unless one equips the legendary, but it wouldn't change the order, DB remained almost identical.

Trash clears isn't an important factor for minmaxers though. You can use an item to retalent. If you do some basic gold making too it's not a big deal to change each boss.

I thought of quickly testing the effect of Flamestriking instead of Pyroblasting on multiple targets. For the purpose of this crude test the targets are Patchwerks (i.e. never-dying), when I say "FS" it means FS instead of Pyro at all times apart from Pyro phase and when I say "Full FS" it means FS ...

I meant mythic. In most cases normal and heroic versions don't stay up for more than 2 seconds. For the times mythic has them up, it won't be more than 5 seconds either if a few DPSes care for them. It's very unlikely those 10 to 30seconds of the entire encounter that could use LB warrant the use of...

Fire is still better than Arcane after the nerf because: - Arcane loses dps if you stuff up a single rotation key - Mana problems if you don't pull a Evocation properly - Major planning ahead in fights; as Arcane dps is all about timing cooldowns, more so than fire. If a boss mechanic prevents you ...

It does look like lag. And it seems worse than it worked in 6.2.x. I think it deserves a look by Blizzard.

I doubt the game reports high latency on network data when it happens.

Flamestrike-ing is buffed; Pyroblast is nerfed; the overall nerf on single target is about 1 to 2%.

AOE buff with FS isn't too significant either.

I get the impression lately that as we gear up most mobs die like paste in WQs anyway, I rarely bother to eat or flask anymore, so it might be more beneficial to pack them with mission-table boosts rather than WQ boosts because they are limited anyway and the combat allies will usually be needed on ...

Honestly it might be faster and more complete to just read the APL.

I doubt Elerethe should get Living Bomb. Those adds are minor parts of the fight. Let alone Ignite alone and other similar effects of other players can almost automatically kill them sometimes.

Your basic error is that you assume the majority of players make the right decisions on talents or know how to play any talent they take Your basic error is that you assume you know better than 90% of top parsers. That's a strawman. After the ad hominem you thought of adding another fallacy. Do you...

The only serious trick about it is that Cinderstorm can max it before the Pyroblasts start hitting. This happens either after RoP or before RoP if BL is available at the right distance. It's still cryptic information and most mages will parse lower for not knowing about it.

link stats [..] not your personal opinions Your basic error is that you assume the majority of players make the right decisions on talents or know how to play any talent they take perfectly. If most mages take Kindling no matter what, or/and if they don't know how to utilize Cinderstorm properly - ...

I guess he meant to ask it doesn't work in a way that negates the raid damage. I believe that can't be normally negated anyway on any mode. This is to negate the mage incoming damage only, correct?

Just add it to the end with a comma, e.g. wrist=,id=139196,bonus_id=1805/1808/1487,gem_id=130219 If you /simc after equipping it, it might not have a gem but adding it that way the sim will take it.

So, what determines the start of a combat phase as far as the pot is concerned?

Being in combat.