tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post129136855702029102..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Monday Random ThoughtsTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-66737598968692140852014-01-14T07:11:41.756-05:002014-01-14T07:11:41.756-05:00I got lucky on my lucky, there is no other way to ...I got lucky on my lucky, there is no other way to say it. I ran through the SoOs once, yes once, one time for each, and managed to get the full 4 piece tier set, the weapon and the offhand.<br /><br />I still have a lot of week spots on it like back, rings, trinkets, and the 502 quest line boots. I managed to get the ordos bracers yesterday so was able to spend some valor on them.<br /><br />In the end it just "feels" better upgrading something you are going to keep instead of upgrading something you are hoping to replace ASAP.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-5333135782046448522014-01-14T06:50:39.623-05:002014-01-14T06:50:39.623-05:00I think auto attack is that low for some classes, ...I think auto attack is that low for some classes, but it could also be melee just auto attacking but not actually swinging because they are not in range. I think it would take effort to do less than 40K. Even more so on a fight like sha because the boss does not move, so the "out of range" thing is not an excuse.<br /><br />I've been capping on coins too being I have not run in a few weeks. At least I will have a lot when we start doing heroics.<br /><br />Congrats on the gloves.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-54695841270508851272014-01-14T06:47:47.688-05:002014-01-14T06:47:47.688-05:00Got to love typos sometimes. :PGot to love typos sometimes. :PTheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-51577498102395881162014-01-13T19:07:53.499-05:002014-01-13T19:07:53.499-05:00LOL, just noticed that the title of the post says ...LOL, just noticed that the title of the post says "Momday" instead of "Monday". :DJaegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-74483310559292500362014-01-13T18:49:42.169-05:002014-01-13T18:49:42.169-05:00I suck at my mage but I know I can do more than 40...I suck at my mage but I know I can do more than 40k in 485 gear and that's not in a raid group...<br /><br />Heck, I could do that single target on my blood DK in 485 gear. 100k if I had enough AoE. Neither in a raid group... I have no idea how someone can do 40k in 520 gear in a raid. Is auto-attack even that low?<br /><br />I think my dps is horrible on my mage and I need to learn frost/unholy for my DK, so I won't do LFRs with them. I could probably just wing it and still do better than half the people.<br /><br />The new Revive pet CD is very nice. With my LFR AoC trinket, it's like 1.63 seconds or something. It was a buff to compensate PvP. They can't use Dismiss pet in arenas anymore.<br /><br />Finally got the tier gloves off Celestials, so I could spend some valor points this week finally... Been sitting at cap for weeks. I'm capping out on extra rolls too now, since I only use 2/week and we get three each week... Guess I only need to use 1/week now.<br /><br />So iLvL went from 553 to 554... 555 if I break two piece set. Still need some items off Ordos.<br /><br />Otherwise, I was busy with other stuff this weekend. ::cough cough:: beta testing ::cough cough::Jaegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-48846791822674677932014-01-13T16:10:29.369-05:002014-01-13T16:10:29.369-05:00... stupid blog comment reply system ... grumble ....... stupid blog comment reply system ... grumble ...Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-84635441374104232362014-01-13T16:09:45.759-05:002014-01-13T16:09:45.759-05:00Yeah, upgrading older items is a bit painful but a...Yeah, upgrading older items is a bit painful but a) that's what VP are used for these days and b) upgrading a 483 weapon or trinket is still probably going to give you as much or more bang-for-the-VP as upgrading an Ordos bracer. It may not last as long but I've never minded getting upgrades... :)<br /><br />Yeah, we had the combination of people running around with half (but only half, could probably have dealt if it'd been all) the adds on them PLUS players knocking back the mobs in random directions. It was brutal. Still a two-shot, though.<br /><br />My 'lock, 536 gear overall but only a 491 weapon (sigh), did 150K on Protectors (and that was with about 10 seconds of not attacking during the final burn when none of my buttons worked... when did Fire and Brimstone stop auto-disengaging when you run out of embers? Took me a while to figure out what the hell was wrong...), about 130K on Norushen (I got inside late and had to soak an orb shortly after I came out so I was mostly at or below 100% damage the entire fight) and about 150K on Sha... I'll admit I'm not good at Destro AoE but the adds were never close enough to the boss for F&B to be useful so I was mostly just sticking to a single-target on Sha while putting RaF on adds as best I could and putting Havoc on Sha right when I was switching to the big add... not really sure what I could have been doing better. I was peaking at or around 250K on AoE trash pulls, though, so it's entirely possible I'd be able to get that same bump on Sha with a slightly more organized/competent group.Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-35412408724512431252014-01-13T15:53:28.025-05:002014-01-13T15:53:28.025-05:00I did that myself. Have a priest enchanter for cl...I did that myself. Have a priest enchanter for cloth, a monk enchanter for leather, a hunter enchanter for mail and a death knight enchanter for plate and those 4 play catch all.<br /><br />I disenchant most of them and keep a set of 4 of each, just in case. ;)<br /><br />I use althoholics which is great for monitoring that stuff but its been giving me fits telling me one of my characters have mail about to expire but doesn't tell me which one. I am sure I have lost some stuff recently because of it.<br /><br />I will upgrade something, I agree, better to do that then not use it at all. And it does seem to tempt fate for sure. I just hate upgrading junk items. I am sure you know what I mean.<br /><br />I hate when people have the adds all over the place like that, or are being chased by one so they run away and then they are all over the place. STAY STACKED. Or worse, some asshalf shaman or druid knocking them back so we can not AoE them. Where do these people learn how to play?<br /><br />My lock does huge numbers I never see otherwise on that fight. I can pull 100-130 in my locks current gear on most single targets, on that fight I am never below 250. Again, assuming they do not all run around like chickens with the heads cut off. Even if you single target keep rain on the adds burn blots left and right on the boss, HUGE numbers.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-25183290570337650672014-01-13T14:45:07.657-05:002014-01-13T14:45:07.657-05:00"Now I can lose my heirlooms on many servers ..."Now I can lose my heirlooms on many servers instead of just one."<br /><br />Heh. That was (exaggerating slightly) most of my weekend... I had a bunch of bounced e-mails here and there with TI BoA tokens so I decided to, once and for all, consolidate them on a toon... went to every toon, scoured bags, mail and banks and sent them all to one toon.<br /><br />Logged into that toon and realized I had waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many tokens for one toon to manage (rough estimate - 400-500, and I've already used a bunch of tokens on most of my toons already, those are the leftovers). So, I designated "class token leads" - plate toon, mail toon, etc, to collect all the tokens of that type and my original collection toon handled the neck, ring and trinket tokens. Yep, the weekend was so thrilling that I ran SoO LFR 1 for FUN last night. Got a ring upgrade but still no weapon on that toon... it's become a thing, I think that's my last toon with a first-tier LFR weapon, the rest all have at least a first-tier normal raid level weapon. Did get a few sigils or whatever so soon I'll have another toon stuck at the PvP quest, too. :)<br /><br />Upgrade the 483 weapon, absolutely... if history has taught me anything, the best way to force an upgrade is to "waste" resources on whatever piece is going to be replaced. Best case, you get the upgrade you want. Worst case, you don't but did, literally, everything you could to coerce fate. Job well done, etc.<br /><br />"One run this weekend I had 6, repeat 6, people on sha of pride with 6 stacks when we downed him, still doing under 40K. How is that even possible?"<br /><br />That's tough but it's possible not to do a ton of dps on that fight when LFR rule #1 is in effect - "LFR Rule #1 - Stacking is HARD". I was on my Warlock and, literally, was frozen by indecision on where to put my Rain of Fire for the adds since they were running all over the damned place. I ended up doing about the same dps I do on primarily single-target fights on that fight. Disappointing but, under the circumstances, I gave myself a mulligan.Rnoreply@blogger.com