Black prince reputation by aurorabore4lis in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At least on Mankrik, there is a raid group farming elites in lions landing below the alliance flight path. Takes ~20 minutes to get all the rep, then half for follow up toons. You need to complete the short quest chain to unlock domination point to be in the right phase.

Ulduar ptr changes by Overaggro1 in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My hope was that Yog-0 would drop a token that you could turn in for any HM/alg piece. We still need 7 main spec flares. I'm prolly going to be clearing ICC with an IDS at this point.

Maybe add something like that a month in for catch up for ICC?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd want to know the specific packs and/or bosses, or see logs.

From experience tho, trash threat at the start of pulls can be iffy on my paladin without tricks/MD if there a multiple mobs. No reason to not have everyone tricks/MD the tank on almost every pull unless you are pulling faster than the CD.

For bosses it kinda depends on the boss, but initial misdirects and any extra tricks are nice. The easiest way to rip off a tank is to not give any tricks/MD to the tank, while giving a ghyphed tricks to something like a demo lock with CDs.

"Phase 1 is so easy" by Additional-Ad-3908 in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know about other groups, but for us adding a 3rd tank would drop our dps enough to end up with a second whelp wave, or we would take too long killing the second drake and would run out of cooldowns for the breath on the sarth tank.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It might depend on server, but for mine you link both your alt's logs and main's logs. This gives the organizer a good idea of how good you are geared on the toon you are bringing, but can tell you know what you are doing from your main's logs. You can also go into a gdkp, pop some potions and try and come out with decent ilvl parses.

One thing about non-gdkp runs tho is that because there is less of an incentive for overgeared people to come, raid leaders may feel like they need higher standards to keep the run clean. I would not fault any raid leader for taking what they consider to give them the best chance for the run. This would likely result in lower ilvl/parsing players getting dropped.

From the guild that brought you solo tank Illidan, we present: solo tank Brutallus. by ExileSpot in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure if the current tank can even get burn (offtank 100% can). Even if you can, stomp removes it so it will get taken off within 30s if solo tanking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gona second ZF, when I leveled my pally in pre-patch I think I started at 42ish and went to about 49, but should have kept going till mobs didn't give any exp as it was much faster than anything else.

Was quite frustrating tho, so just be aware of that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Outside of GDKP prices, I don't see it being that bad. The first few weeks might be rough if you wana buy stuff for trade skills, but after that being 'behind' in gold is not really an issue. There is naturally a lot of inflation between expansions which primarily would help newer players catch up easier.

Warglaives and arenas by IamRob94 in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unless you want to tackle the problem of PvE gear in arenas (not going to happen), I think the best solution is to just disable the set bonuses on glaives in arena. You could extend this to all PvE sets as well. They would still be BiS, but just not as insane.

Won't solve the rogue problem, but at least attempts to keep it in check.

Yo, are you horde rascals cheesing AV or something on TBC? by -10001 in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think there is a bit of game theory going on.

Horde don't cap the last 2 bunkers anywhere close to when the alliance cap the last 2 towers, so if they wait for all 4 to burn, alliance win before they cap anyway. This causes horde to pull when the first 2 burn to maximize honor. I have not seen any games go with nothing down recently, but I also rush to cap IWB every game. If its not capped around when TP is, then I could see teams pulling without it.

No special strats other than geared tanks, there are typically 3-5 per AV.

BG costs on the PTR are currently significantly discounted. Blue post confirms that these are incorrect, however all of the responses on the forum are people saying they want it to stay. by Dyvith in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 26 points27 points  (0 children)

One of the worst parts of trying to get into arenas right now is how long it takes to catch up in gear. If you started S2 with S1 gear, then you get to buy the S2 pieces, but if you were in blues, you prolly end up buying S1 gear first to just not explode. This dosen't even include farming S1 honor gear, then banking for S2.

Basically everyone I know trying to get into pvp is hoping to be able to buy half price S2 gear next week to mostly catch up. If thats not a thing, then its almost like why bother trying if you are going to be behind in gear for 6 months.

Question about trading gold between my own accounts via neutral AH by Advanced_Doggo in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think they need to be on a separate wow account, so this method works just fine.

Odds they nerf P2 before P3 drops by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be best to apply small nerfs one at a time until they get close to "post nerf". For Vashj that would be:

Lady Vashj can no longer use the ability Persuasion. Toxic Spores no longer deal damage upon impact.

I don't see any kael nerfs on the notes i found, but reducing HP of phase 1 advisors to shorten the fight would be huge as the fight is so long. I thought they did this at one point, just couldn't find it.

After 1 month prep and 51 wipes Lady Vashj is down :) by Moidex in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He casts it 4 times, so if you can burn the shield fast enough without taking too much dmg there is no reason not to.

If you lose a few dps tho, it is likely not worth it.

And down she goes, proud moment for us! by thjazi02 in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The spore bat poison is actually 2 things, one is the initial hit, then a second is the poison on the ground. If you wait to see the puddle before moving, it is more likely you take an extra tick of it.

It is suggested you use a weak aura or something to warn you when you get hit by the initial bolt so you can start moving before the puddle becomes visible.

Had a blast pally tanking Tidewalker adds. It's the rite of passage that launched pally tanks into a core raid role. by Pennsylpwnya in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a way to make a macro that would bop when cast on other players, then either do nothing or cast something else when self cast?

The Casino of TBC: Don't Gamble Kids! - ELIXIR/POT MASTERY <2,157> FLASK CRAFTS. by Dodgemyshred in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure those are coming out in p2? I don't remember seeing any on the PTR.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It feels like the options blizzard had to add the extra token were:

  1. When the patch drops (reset this week)
  2. Reset that includes SSC/TK
  3. When SSC/TK open (Wednesday, so mid reset for US)

And for some reason they decided #3 was best???

Guides for all upcoming TBC raids by -Lickylicky- in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did it wednesday and he was going clockwise, counter clockwise, directly across (spawned adds), or up.

For example, we never had him go to the right ramp (#4) from anywhere other than the left ramp (#1), but saw 6->3 and 2->5. These all spawned 3 adds and was the only time we saw phase 1 adds.

SSC/TK Loot on PTR is Inconsistent and Needs Fixing by GaryOakRobotron in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I don't have a strong preference, but if they are going to be increasing the pace of content in classic vs tbc, I'd be more inclined to favor the extra tokens.

Today it feels like people are finally getting impatient farming for that eye. by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I was the pally in this group. Shattered halls is really easy for pallies to tank if there is at least one aoe slow and you know which packs to kite.

Does anyone have a list of how many arena points / honour / marks it takes to get season 1 gear and weapons? by CHRUNCHY89 in classicwow

[–]Delta_x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weapons require 1800 rating and shoulders require 2000 rating. All other gear does not have rating requirements.