Thursday 30 April 2009

Revised DPS cycle #2

Testing on the dummy, the original idea did not work out so well, the timing was off and a cycle lock would happen.

With some adjustments, the final dps cycle goes like this..

#show
/castsequence reset=3 Icy Touch, Howling Blast, Plague Strike, Blood Strike, Blood Strike, Frost Strike

Talent points where then respecced to remove the tanking skills and added them to the blood tree..


DPS went from 1300 to 1500. Which was an improvement. Now looking at gear and a better main hand weapon to improve that further.
Check the armur for my current talent tree.

Wednesday 29 April 2009

Main DPS Cycle

One touch macro revision.
Old

#show
/castsequence reset=4 Plague Strike, Icy Touch, Blood Strike, Blood Strike, Howling Blast
(If Rime Proc's hit Obliterate)


Revised for testing
#show
/castsequence rest=3 Icy Touch, Howling Blast, Plague Strike, Blood Strike, Obliterate, Blood Strike,

Following some fights in Naxx, i noticed i was looking at Obliterate, and Frost strike within the cycle, adding 2 extra abilities within the cycle screwing things up.
With some tests on a dummy, i should be able to see if this cycle locks out at all.

To Get : Glyph of Howling Blast

Monday 27 April 2009

TANK GEAR 3.2

Chest:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39072 (Howling Fjord)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41846 (Zul'Drak)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39508 (Sholazar Basin)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39458 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42827 (Storm Peaks)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44407 (Utgarde Pinnacle - instance)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39085
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40672

Rep reward:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44057 (The Kalu'ak - Honored)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44198 (The Wyrmrest Accord - Revered)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43279 (Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom - Jedoga Shadowseeker)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37052 (Utgarde Pinnacle - Gortok Palehoof)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37735 (Drak'Tharon Keep - The Prophet Tharon'ja)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37658 (Halls of Stone - Sjonnir the Ironshaper)

Feet:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42768 (The Nexus - instance)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39088
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40671
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41392

Rep reward:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44243 (Knights of the Ebon Blade - Honored)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44201 (The Wyrmrest Accord - Revered)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37082 (The Culling of Stratholme - Meathook)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37712 (Drak'Tharon Keep - Trollgore)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37618 (Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom - Herald Volazj)

Hands:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39180 (Grizzly Hills)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39845 (Zul'Drak)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39454 (Sholazar Basin)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43847 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43213 (Storm Peaks)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42765 (The Nexus - instance)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44362 (Azjol-Nerub - instance)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41975
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41114
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41357

Rep reward:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44183 (Kirin Tor - Exalted)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37862 (Violet Hold - Ichoron)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37645 (Gundrak - Gal'darah)

Head:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39503 (Sholazar Basin)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40295 (Sholazar Basin)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43846 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44040 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42879 (Storm Peaks)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39084
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40673
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41387
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42549 (Engineering only)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36969 (The Oculus - Ley-Guardian Eregos)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37633 (Gundrak - Moorabi)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37135 (The Nexus - Grand Magus Telestra)

Legs:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39175 (Grizzly Hills)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43203 (Storm Peaks)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39086
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40674
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41345

Rep reward:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44240 (Argent Crusade - Honored)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43353 (Violet Hold - Zuramat the Obliterator)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37292 (The Oculus - Ley-guardian Eregos)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37688 (The Culling of Stratholme - Chrono-Lord Epoc)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43500 (Violet Hold - Cyanigosa)

Shoulders:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39172 (Grizzly Hills)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43184 (The Nexus - instance)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44373 (Halls of Stone - instance)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39083
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40675

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37635 (Gundrak - Drakkari Elemental)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37814 (Halls of Lightning - General Bjarngrim)

Waist:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39471 (Icecrown)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39087
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40669

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36952 (The Oculus - Mage-Lord Urom)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37379 (Utgarde Pinnacle - Skadi the Ruthless)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37241 (Azjol-Nerub - Anub'arak)

Wrist:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44341 (The Oculus - instance)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41974
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41116

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37040 (Utgarde Pinnacle - Svala Sorrowgrave)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37682 (The Culling of Stratholme - Salramm the Fleshcrafter)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37620 (Ahn'akhet: The Old Kingdom - Herald Volazj)

Cloak:

Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44026 (Icecrown)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41238

Rep reward:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44188 (The Wyrmrest Accord - Honored)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43363 (Violet Hold - Erekem)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37084 (The Culling of Stratholme - Salramm the Fleshcrafter)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37728 (The Nexus - Commander Kolurg (Alliance), Commander Stoutbeard (Horde)

Rings:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39482 (Sholazar Basin)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39650 (Drak'Tharon Keep - instance)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43179 (Gundrak - instance)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44337 (The Oculus - instance)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43248
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42643

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35661 (Azjol-Nerub - Anub'arak)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36961 (The Oculus - Ley-guardian Eregos)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38617 (Halls of Stone - Maiden of Grief)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37186 (Utgarde Keep - Ingvar the Plunderer)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37591 (Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom - Elder Nadox)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37257 (The Oculus - Drakos the Interrogator)

Neck:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39655 (Zul'drak)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39485 (Sholazar Basin)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43849 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44035 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44402 (Utgarde Keep - instance - Horde only)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44377 (Utgarde Keep - instance - Alliance only)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42646

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37053 (Utgarde Pinnacle - Skadi the Ruthless)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43282 (Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom - Jedoga Shadowseeker)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37689 (The Culling of Stratholme - Mal'ganis)

Trinkets:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28042 (Hellfire Penninsula)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=30300 (Netherstorm)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38675 (Ebon Hold)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43829 (Icecrown)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=40767 (Engineering Only)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44323 (Alchemy only)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42341 (Jewelcrafting only)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44063 (Jewelcrafting only)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27891 (Shadow Labyrinth - Blackheart the Inciter)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36993 (Halls of Lightning - Loken)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37220 (Azjol-Nerub - Hadronox)

Two-handed weapons:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=35812 (Howling Fjord)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37080 (Borean Tundra - Coldarra)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38237 (Borean Tundra) - technically not a tanking weapon, but for raw DPS (threat) it will beat anything you'll get for a while
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41816 (Zul'drak)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=42859 (Storm Peaks)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43929 (Icecrown)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=39115 (Icecrown)

Crafted:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41257

Rep reward:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44053 (The Kalu'ak - Revered)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44244 (The Argent Crusade - Revered)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37108 (The Culling of Stratholme - Mal'ganis)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37653 (Halls of Stone - Tribunal Chest event)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43409 (Violet Hold - Moragg)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38618 (Halls of Stone - Maiden of Grief)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43281 (Ahn'Kahet: The Old Kingdom - Jedoga Shadowseeker)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37852 (Halls of Lightning - Loken)

One-handed weapons:
Quested:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44735 http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44734 (Zul'drak)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=44745 (Icecrown)

Regular 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=36984 (Halls of Lightning - Volkhan)

Heroic 5 mans:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37179 (Utgarde Keep - Prince Keleseth)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37260 (The Oculus - Varos Cloudstrider)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37401 (Utgarde Pinnacle - King Ymiron)

Duel Spec's & UI's

With the duel spec available i was playing around with 2 separate specs for Tanking and DPS'ing.



Frost Blood DPS Spec Taking out all of the tanking abilities, this build is based on crits, AP and rune generation



Frost Unholy DPS Spec is more about auto attack curses in addition to the forst crits and runic generation, the macros remain the same, in rotation. Although i prefer the 1st spec

Tanking Spec is pretty much what i am specced at the moment....

Decided to wipe my UI after being offline for so long, and try out Roth UI
I added Omen, Wardrobe2, Baggins and something else...oh yes fubar for wardrobe. Carbonite was being an ass, so i took it off again, kept spewing some lua message. Screen shot is an example from the UI download page. Ui looks good, need to scale down the target bars though, and see what its like ina raid, but we will see.





Friday 17 April 2009

Musing....

Nadiastorm
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#sV0bZE0tAbuMhoIufzE000b Prot
#Show
/castsequence Judgement of ####, Holyshield
offspec http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#sV0bZVZEfbtbIhhdIfsu Ret
...to be continued