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Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
Are you running this spec only in raids or also in high M+? Previously I had a lot of fun with GS, using Shard and Sephuz' (which can be procced by GS).
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Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
Are you worried that the paragon point bonuses will be removed in 7.2 so we wont have that 14.5% dmg increase which is a necessity for glacial spike?
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Whats the best way to kill a spec? speculation. Play the spec while it's viable and stop trying to predict what's happening months away it's pointless, and most likely you will miss the mark by miles.Are you worried that the paragon point bonuses will be removed in 7.2 so we wont have that 14.5% dmg increase which is a necessity for glacial spike?
When thats being said, i just jumped into this spec again, after playing it more than not through EN, and i gotta say it's much more reliable now than it was then. Without using CD's pot's and other benefactors i can pull a steady 450k dps barely trying, which is nuts imo. In fire i parse 550-600 ST if im doing really good and i put so much effort into that. But if i can just walk into NH mythic tonight and Drop 600k+ dps without the big amount of trouble, i gotta say this spec is busted, and might just be what i've been looking for on ST fights.
I've also noticed that without any FB or IL relics the dmg from shattering my GS is higher than shattering FB+IL, so if i got Flurry up, and i'm only one Frostbolt away from GS i tend to save Flurry for GS+IL since it´s apparently posible now that the travel time of Flurry has gone down. I'm not sure if this is optimal or not, but from what i can see the dmg is strong, and with ~75% of my GS being crit, it seems right, but is it?
Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
They actually increased the speed of flurry in the hotfix this past Tuesday. They didn't like people shattering two lances under IV and lust.I've also noticed that without any FB or IL relics the dmg from shattering my GS is higher than shattering FB+IL, so if i got Flurry up, and i'm only one Frostbolt away from GS i tend to save Flurry for GS+IL since it´s apparently posible now that the travel time of Flurry has gone down. I'm not sure if this is optimal or not, but from what i can see the dmg is strong, and with ~75% of my GS being crit, it seems right, but is it?Are you worried that the paragon point bonuses will be removed in 7.2 so we wont have that 14.5% dmg increase which is a necessity for glacial spike?
Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
What is the right way to use shatter combo in this build?
If I have FoF and BF procs, GS not on CD, what should I do?
If I have FoF and BF procs, GS not on CD, what should I do?
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If you can pick any 2 940 legendarily items available, which two would they be?
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Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
Can you actually shatter Glacial Spike without doing the blink then flurry combo?
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Not currently. Glacial travels rather fast.Can you actually shatter Glacial Spike without doing the blink then flurry combo?
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GS not on cd? I assume you mean it's available? You would glacial, then use your Brain freeze proc. Assuming you're not capped on FoF procs.What is the right way to use shatter combo in this build?
If I have FoF and BF procs, GS not on CD, what should I do?
Very vague question but just make sure to use procs to prevent capping, BF caps at 1 stack so use that over FoF if for example you're only at 2 FoF procs.
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So if I were to build a GS specific WA for my wife; what am I looking at tracking for sure for sure?
Brain Freeze
FoF
Incanter's Flow
GS
Frozen Orb
Bone Chilling (until she has gear enough for lonely)
Ebonbolt CD
Flurry
Anything else? IV. TimeWarp. Hrm.
Range check for distance (does the 22yard thingy matter still?)
Anything out there reccomended I could adapt? Save time on building.
Brain Freeze
FoF
Incanter's Flow
GS
Frozen Orb
Bone Chilling (until she has gear enough for lonely)
Ebonbolt CD
Flurry
Anything else? IV. TimeWarp. Hrm.
Range check for distance (does the 22yard thingy matter still?)
Anything out there reccomended I could adapt? Save time on building.
Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
Personally I like having chain reaction and blizzard cooldown(or duration) auras. Brain Freeze is covered by blizzard auras, and I adapted FoF to add extra graphics for a 3rd charge, from the base of 2 from blizzard. (Note, Blizzard FoF auras are still bugged. Sometimes when casting FoF multiple times, the graphic will show you having 2 FoF when you only have 1 charge left. So keep that in mind.) Other than that, I'm a TV player, so I can't say too much about GS auras.Anything else? IV. TimeWarp. Hrm.
You'll probably want to keep track of icicles as the way to keep track of GS, rather than just if GS is usable.
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Not "worried", but has anyone seen what they plan to do with the paragon points in regards to %. I am sure this is a common "worry" among all classes/specs...?Are you worried that the paragon point bonuses will be removed in 7.2 so we wont have that 14.5% dmg increase which is a necessity for glacial spike?
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They just posted it today. MMO-C has it.
Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
Patch 7.2 is months away, even then we should see some type compensation.Not "worried", but has anyone seen what they plan to do with the paragon points in regards to %. I am sure this is a common "worry" among all classes/specs...?Are you worried that the paragon point bonuses will be removed in 7.2 so we wont have that 14.5% dmg increase which is a necessity for glacial spike?
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Ooops. Blizzard Watch had it:
http://blizzardwatch.com/2017/01/25/new ... clarified/" target="_blank
http://blizzardwatch.com/2017/01/25/new ... clarified/" target="_blank
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Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
With the 2set I'm guessing you still shatter all your frostbolts even though for the thermal void build that is no longer the case. Also is the 4set even worth going for as gs?
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Yea shattering frostbolts = bigger glacials. We use ice lance now so the 4 set is nice, however it's not that big. I wouldn't drop anything significant ilvl wise to pick it up.With the 2set I'm guessing you still shatter all your frostbolts even though for the thermal void build that is no longer the case. Also is the 4set even worth going for as gs?
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Good Job with the updates Razlopp. I'm going to redirect to this post from the old one.
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Re: Glacial Spike - How to Ham 101
Can someone explain the "shattering" process of frostbolt to GS??
also, what kind of crit cap am i looking at ?? i have about 25% crit, but 72% mastery and 3% vers.
I use Fury of the Burning Sky and SSFC (875, mastery proc trink)
should i be using infernal writ over SSFC??? or even my 870 oakhart... please help!!!
this spec is awesome
also, what kind of crit cap am i looking at ?? i have about 25% crit, but 72% mastery and 3% vers.
I use Fury of the Burning Sky and SSFC (875, mastery proc trink)
should i be using infernal writ over SSFC??? or even my 870 oakhart... please help!!!
this spec is awesome
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All listed in the OP mate, give it another thorough read..Can someone explain the "shattering" process of frostbolt to GS??
also, what kind of crit cap am i looking at ?? i have about 25% crit, but 72% mastery and 3% vers.
I use Fury of the Burning Sky and SSFC (875, mastery proc trink)
should i be using infernal writ over SSFC??? or even my 870 oakhart... please help!!!
this spec is awesome
Ideal way to handle flurry procs, Frostbolt->Flurry>Ice lance
Frostbolt won't shatter if you're not at least 20~ yards away from the boss.
If that is the case then you can Flurry freely and Ice Lance after.
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