Tier 8 Bonus? Overrated
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in General, Theorycrafting | No Comments »The protection warrior tier 8 set bonuses have cause some consternation; the 2-piece bonus which boosts the critical strike chance of Devastate by 10%. A small threat boost, but nothing huge. And then there's the 4-piece bonus: "Shield Block also grants ...
Divining the Future
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 Posted in Bosses, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 2 Comments »There's a few things of note in the upcoming patch notes which we can use to divine what the as-yet unseen bosses in Ulduar will be like. For a start, Last Stand is having its cooldown reduced to 3 minutes. When ...
Just how good is Titanium Plating?
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Theorycrafting | 1 Comment »(Warning: this post contains Math.) There's a new shield enchant in town - Titanium Plating. And the question that has been going around my mind is - is it any good, or should I stick with the old favourites of 20 ...
An End to A Myth
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in General, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 3 Comments »Say it with me: 3.0.2 will make protection soloing viable. There, you've just uttered something almost completely incorrect. It's based on a complete misassumption that so many people seem to hold, that Prot soloing is non-viable currently. I've no idea who ...
What kind of day will it be?
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 4 Comments »So, now I'm on the PTR, how is my gear holding up? Well, to start with, let's take a look at how my current tanking gear holds up: [caption id="attachment_128" align="aligncenter" width="307" caption="2.4.3 "][/caption] This is my "trash" set - it's the ...
My.. uh.. Shield is like a Shield of Steel!
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Bosses, Class Discussion, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »Finally, the Reliquary of the Lost (yes, that's its name. No idea who came up with "Reliquary of Souls" but whoever they are, they were wrong. OK, pedantry out of the way). It's an encounter which places unique demands on ...
The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Class Discussion, Theorycrafting, Wrath of the Lich King | 1 Comment »The NDA has been lifted on Wrath of the Lich King. While it was active, I've refrained from speaking about what's coming, because speculation and rumour are just that. Rochelle made that mistake, and denounced the leaked talents as fake, ...
Thunder… Thunder… Thunder Clap Ho!
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Theorycrafting | 1 Comment »So, going back to my post a few days ago on crushing blows. I made a decent job of illustrating a stat that you really shouldn't be stacking to try to avoid crushing blows. Block rating in that situation is ...
On Block Rating
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Theorycrafting | 4 Comments »A recent discussion I had with our raid leader over block rating brought some useful information to the fore. It started with him suggesting that my passive block chance was low and I should perhaps tweak my gear to increase ...
